Beef and Carrot Stew with Barley, a dinner idea

Cooking almost every meal we eat, is my usual kitchen style. Often requiring a bit of creative license to use what we have on hand in the pantry. When eating dinner, my husband will often turn to me and say, "are you going to blog this?” That is how a dinner idea came to be...not always a recipe, but too good, not to share.

Today we have Beef and Carrot Stew with Barley. 

Welcome to The Senior Salon Pit Stop #412

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! 

We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas in today's line up. Along with thrifting treasures, photography and a wonderful assortment of family friendly articles being shared. I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share with all of us as well!

 

Some of Our Favorite Food and Kitchen Tips!

May is a tough month in Texas...the weather is still deciding how it wants to behave while changing from day to day. First it is hot, then cold, then wet, then dry and time to get out the watering hoses for the garden. And while we are currently eating fresh cucumbers and zucchini from the garden, there has not been much time spent on recipe development. But what we have been doing....

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 5.22.2026

Hello and welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! for May 22, 2026!

What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives, until you share them again.

Favorite Honey Chicken Skillet.

Don't let failed plans get the best of dinner. There is always another way to get dinner on the table...which is how we came up with Favorite Honey Chicken Skillet! And you are going to love this one, also....

Have you heard about 30+ each week? So, how much variety do you eat?

One of the easiest ways to take care of your gut, your microbiome and your heath is by monitoring what you eat in a 30 day period. And by monitoring, I really mean eat a wide variety of food choices. Have you heard about 30+ choices per week? Neither had I, until searching for ways to eat, for better nutrition. It turns out the folks that consistently eat a variety of food sources, are the healthiest...

Welcome to The Senior Salon Pit Stop #411

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! 

We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas in today's line up. Along with thrifting treasures, photography and a wonderful assortment of family friendly articles being shared. I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share with all of us as well!

 

Whole Fruit Organic Applesauce, from your IP or Stovetop Model

Quick, easy, and delicious! What are we talking about? Whole Fruit Organic Applesauce from your Instant Pot. You probably need to give this applesauce a try! Why exactly? For starters, fresh applesauce on demand...for the applesauce lovers in your family.