LIFE

 Time flies - 

Not sure where it went but it went! 

Since our move back to Michigan its been a whirl wind...

Not living where we expected to, but settling into and loving where we do live took time 

but more than that it took patience... patience with ourselves and patience with trying to understand

what is/was meant to be... little did we know that when live thru a gigantic curveball at us, this

was in deed the BEST place to be! 

We bought a house 2 miles from where we used to live here in Cedar... thankfully close to Traverse 

but more importantly close to the hospital; 

This will come as a surprise to some … 

We have had an interesting 3 months back in November 2021…- They discovered the mass when he was in the hospital with Covid for 9 days in November - We found out in January 2022 that Bruce had lung cancer so they had to remove the upper and middle lobes of his right lung He had it removed on February 2 of 2022  - they got all the cancer and it’s not in his lymph nodes- whew!! 

In total he missed almost 3 months of work - So far all of his scans have been clear and we count our blessings EVERY day!!

Finally Cooler Weather

You don't know HOT until you experience southern heat 

that lasts not for days but for MONTHS - 

This year it got HOT in June and stayed HOT until the end of September

Its October and the days are in the 70s right now and nights in the 50s

pretty darn perfect if you ask me!

Can hardly take in that two years of southern living is creeping up on us!

Its wonderful living so close to our daughter and grands but I am not going to lie 

we miss 

LEELANAU!!

FINALLY

able to log into my blogs -
Not sure if anyone still follows along but if you do I will update soon - Hugs, Deb

Still here

I have no idea if anyone still follows me here -
I have been unable to post to any of my blogs for awhile now-
Hope its finally fixed!!  Be back soon - Deb

Quinoa Fiesta

This recipe was revamped from one I saw online

there were ingredients in it that I feel are just fillers

and unnecessary foods so they were deleted

and replaced with nutritional ones -

I try to get right to the  point in my recipes as 

NO ONE has time to scroll thru a bunch of ads

and nonsense on how to actually cook  - 

USE YOUR IMAGINATION & 

MAKE COOKING FUN

In a crock pot and cooked on low till tender and steamy

1 pkg of cooked ground turkey 

1 can of organic black beans

1 can of organic chili bean mix

1 can of organic cannellini beans

1 can of green chili tomato mix

2-3 cups of organic veggie broth
either fresh cilantro or dried

2-3 cups of cooked quinoa

to taste minced garlic

1 package of broccoli slaw

this was a wonderful treat on a cold day 

here in Northeast Georgia Mountains

I sprinkled a bit of Cabot Sharp Cheddar Cheese on top.

Serve this with a small salad of your choice -

Protein Abundant Salad

A long time ago a lady told us about putting egg whites

in a salad - I tried it then and we loved it!

Today I needed some extra protein so I made this 

salad again - 

1 whole egg and 1 egg white - 

pan sauteed in a bit of olive oil with your choice of seasoning ~

once cooked

I put them over mixed greens

the olive oil seasoning mix made the dressing

I then added a touch of our favorite cheese - 

ENJOY - 

Delightfully delicious and nutritious!