{Recipe Redo} Orzo Stuffed Peppers

 

 

My blog will be celebrating its third anniversary in a little over a month and there are now a lot of great recipes in the archives. I tend to make a rotation of favorites and new recipes, but for some reason don't go back and try a successful recipe for a second time, even though it was great. Sometimes the fun in cooking is in trying and succeeding with a new recipe.

From time to time, I am going to go back into my archives and redo a recipe that I really liked, but have not put into my meal rotation. I decided to start with one of my favorites. This recipe for Orzo Stuffed Peppers is light, healthy and makes a beautiful presentation. It is a great meal for company, as well as your family. I have made this dish both meatless and with ground turkey and it is great both ways. With a simple fruit salad, it made a colorful and delicious weekday meal.

Happy Wednesday!

 

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A Chilly Monday in June

 

 

 

Waking up to a chilly Monday, with temperatures in the mid fourties and the heat back on, is not the way I pictured the beginning of June. The wind and the rain and the colder temperatures blew through this weekend and the morning sun is showing me there is much to do outside to put things right. There are branches everywhere and my newly planted flowers are a little shocked from the pouring rain and the chill in the air. I'll get out later today and tidy up, since the sun is shining again. But first, I baked some pumpkin bread ( easy - from a mix) and am enjoying it warm from the oven, with my coffee.

 

 

I do have pretty wildflower blooms inside that I picked before the rain flattened them and they are enough to brighten my Monday morning. These wild phlox bloom in abundance evey year, in late May and line the paths through the woods in my neighborhood. I love cutting a few to enjoy.

 

 

This was a weekend to stay indoors and we went to see a movie ( The Avengers - Age of Ultron) Saturday night. I also throughly enjoyed and was enthralled by the Outlander finale. The subject matter was hard to watch, but the acting was incredible. The event that defines Jamie for the rest of the book series and one that is brutal to read, as well as watch, is not for the faint of heart, but I feel it was shown with the honesty needed to understand its impact on both Claire and Jamie's lives. There were deviations from the book, but the spirit of the last chapters was followed and seeing them sail off to France at the end was perfect. How will I wait so long for season two?

Happy Monday!

 

 

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Life Lately

 

 

 

 

It had been so nice having Melissa home and free from responsibility until she starts her job in a couple of weeks. We have been doing some shopping for career type clothes and other errands that need to get accomplished. She is always up for something fun and yesterday we went to a restaurant, just down the road, that is on the water and has lovely outdoor deck seating. The weather was perfect for sitting outside and enjoying an early dinner, with a glass of wine.

 

 

I am trying to eat as healthy as I can this summer and take advantage of fresh ingredients, so I enjoyed a yummy steak salad with a light application of homemade blue cheese dressing. Quality protein and low carb is a good rule of thumb for a diabetic (like me) or really anyone.

 

 

I just finished reading A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner and enjoyed it very much. It takes place in present day New York, as well as New York City in 1911. The main characters are connected through a marigold patterned scarf and the tragedies of 9/11 and The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. There is rich historical detail of New York City and Ellis Island in that era and it is a fascinating read. I have just started her newer book, Secrets of A Charmed Life, with a World War II setting of London during the Blitz.

 

 

I think I have mentioned before that I love watching baseball and my Detroit Tigers. They have been in California this past week which means the games have been late games here in the Detroit area. I just love staying up late and having the Tigers on my television, since I am a night owl anyway. Summer nights and baseball just go together.

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

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