Tonight's supper

Tonight we had the last of our steak-sirloin-and roasted peppers, green peppers and carrots. Butch also had potato salad. He will eat veggies if they are raw however many people would not believe how colorful his supper was tonight.

And in case you cannot believe this is Butch, here is proof!

Mexican Quickie

Mexican Quickie (Pancho's)



Two cans each of following:
Rotel (hot or mild), chicken and rice soup, cream style sweet corn, ranch style beans (regular or jalapeño), can chicken breast shredded.


Mix heat pour over tortilla chips and top with shredded Mexican cheese enjoy.


Note:I tried this recipe and it is good BUT if I had made the full recipe I could have fed half of Texas. I cut it in half and Butch and I will get two meals out of it with leftovers. I would say half the recipe could be a meal for 6. There was so much liquid when I started cooking it, I was having doubts so I let it reduce quite a while. When I make it again and I will, I will drain off some of the liquids in the cans. Taste was great! Very good


Final prep was in NuWave oven-3"rack at 350 for 3 minutes. I like my cheese all bubbly and browned in spots.

Best Corn Casserole

I noticed I had this post in my drafts and that I had not posted it. Flukes happen. Enjoy it now.

"The only thing better than corn is more corn!"

-Virgil Buchmiller

Virgil was an Iowa farmer and Marion Brookers last husband. They married when they were in their 80's and were married for 5 happy years. I love Virgil's quote.

Corn Casserole

1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can creamed corn
2 eggs beaten
1 stick butter, melted
4 heaping T. all purpose flour
2 T. sugar
1/4 C. diced green pepper (you can use red, I only had green)
1 C. whole milk
1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 tsp each salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients and pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr. 20 min.

Quiet on this end

We have not done much on this end of the country, but we are busy enjoying friends and activities as usual. Still walking twice daily, a mile each time, and some in between. I have been doing more cooking than perhaps ever in my life and still enjoying the NuWave oven and induction plate. I have not turned on the RV oven even once so far and the microwave only on rare occasions, like heating up the water for my Neti pot. The mold is horrendous here and, of course, we are both most allergic to it. I have noticed that since the rains have backed off the allergies too are getting better.

Butch is golfing on Tuesdays, pool every night from 6 to 8, cribbage on Thursday afternoons and walking with Peg and me when it isn't interfering with any of the other stuff.

Till next time I think of something...

Rare sight

 How often have you seen a squirrel in a palm tree? Me either!

Gary sent a collage again this year. It is fun to linger over it, remembering the pictures.