I would like to extend a special THANK YOU  to visitors from Australia, Ireland, Canada, Colombia, South Africa, France, UK, Malaysia, Finland, Switzerland, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, and Costa Rica.

I am thrilled  that you’ve been visiting and I would like to enthusiastically WELCOME you to my site!  If are so inclined to share a specialty in your recipe box, please do.  I am very interested in unusual fruits and vegetables and how to prepare them.

I wish to also thank those of you from the US who have consistently been visiting my site, it means the world to me!!!  Your comments and emails inspire and motivate me on a daily basis, thank you again.

Enjoy your day.

Angie

I’ve had enough sweating after showering, being ambushed by swarms of mosquitoes, too many people around in the house on a daily basis, and breezes that feel like a hair dryer. 

Bring on school and fall.  Bring on cool temperatures, comfort foods, baking on a whim, sweatshirts, and jeans.

Anybody with me?

Angie

1)   Favorite vegetable:  Onion.  I do not use as a condiment!  I ate them as a young child.
2)   I played professional volleyball in 1986 and 1987 for the Chicago Breeze.
3)    Have huge soft spot for babies, elderly people, and animals.
4)   I am intrigued by the medicinal properties of food.
5)   Very first food I prepared were fried potatoes, suffered a pencil eraser size 3rd degree burn, they were delicious!
6)   Love fried foods, try not to eat them.  Do TONS of oven frying.  More recipes soon!
7)   All time favorite seasonings:  salt and pepper
8)   I am in LOVE with nature.  Dream job would be to be an organic vegetable farmer, I look good in overalls.
9)   Would love to go to culinary school just to say I did.
10) Favorite dessert:  chocolate.

Aren’t you glad to know these things? 

Have a happy, healthy day!
Angie

Good morning!

I will be sharing one of my quick fix meals for a hot summer day.  Healthy and delicious!  Kids will absolutely FLIP!

Stay tuned…..

Good morning!  We’re having some pretty intense heat these days.  It makes for an interesting dilemma of what to make for dinner.

Time to break out that slow cooker.  There are plenty of summer time dishes that can be done in that handy kitchen gadget without heating up your house, or yourself.

In the next couple of days I’ll be sharing one of my family’s favorite hot sandwich recipes.  It’s the perfect balance of sweet and spicy.

A couple of other cool and delicious alternatives would be my Creamy Egg Salad with Yogurt  or my
Grilled Chicken Salad with Jicama and Creamy Lime Cilantro and Yogurt dressing. 

Look forward to some great slow cooker recipes!

Have a “cool” weekend!
Angie

I am so upset, saddened, aggravated, and just plain mad at what’s happening to our beautiful Gulf!  Check out this site to get information on how you can help and get this t shirt!  I feel so completely helpless watching our wildlife suffer, I can hardly stand it.

I recently spent a few days in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.  I saw the most beautiful birds and sea life right from a condo balcony.  The thought of that perfectly balanced eco system being in danger is unfathomable.

Wearing this shirt makes me feel like I am at least voicing my opinion!

Have a safe weekend.

Angie

3-4 lb. sirloin beef roast, fat trimmed away
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 teaspoon each: granulated garlic powder, granulated onion powder, dried oregano, salt, and pepper
½ cup Open Pit bbq sauce, original flavor
1 ½ cup water

1) Trim away any excess fat from roast. Rub roast with oil, coating evenly.
2) In small bowl mix all dry ingredients. Season roast with dry ingredients. Allow to sit for about 10 minutes.
3) Preheat grill for about 10 minutes. Grill roast on all sides so that you have some nice browning.
4) Place in dutch oven. Pour bbq sauce over roast and add water to pan. Place in 300’ oven for 3 ½ to 4 hours. Remove from oven and carefully place meat on cutting board. Allow to sit for about 10 minutes. Slice across grain using a sharp carving knife. Serve with au jus.  Shred leftover beef, label, date and freeze.

Beef Carnitas

2 teaspoons canola or olive oil
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 1/2 lb. leftover shredded beef
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 cup water
Juice of two limes
Chihuahua cheese
Corn tortillas

1)  Heat large skillet over medium heat, add onions; cook about 5 minutes.  Add garlic, cook one minute.  Add beef, cumin, paprika, and water.  Simmer until most of water is reduced.  Mix in juice of two limes.  Taste.  Adjust seasoning if necessary, you may need a little salt and pepper.  Serve over warm tortillas with cheese.  Serve with a fresh crisp salad with yogurt ranch dressing.

Ahhhh, yeah, right.  Those two words do not belong in Angie Montroy’s vocabulary! 

Hold on for a second.  I’m so completely tired of having to “go” to the gym.  Such a process.  I need to do something that is less time consuming.  I’ve been walk/running.  Believe me, more walking than “running.”  And saying running makes me laugh!!  When you think of running, don’t you think of someone running at a pretty good clip?  Well.  Not me. 

Good effort, though, right?  In addition, I feel so good.  They say that just 30 minutes a day of walking is all you need.  So, Moms out there, you are extremely important!  Take a little time for yourself.

We all need to take care of ourselves.  Exercise is just as important as a good diet.  I’m not talking “dieting,” I just mean simply eating well, at least 80% of the time.

The recipes I share are intended for just that.  I offer some very nice simple, delicous, and easy to follow recipes.   For that other 20% of the time, I have many delicious suggestions for that as well!  I only use REAL INGREDIENTS.  Enjoy peanut butter chocolate chip bars, or pumpkin squares with cream cheese frosting.

I hope you all are enjoying your summer.  Such a great time of the year to celebrate, get our hands in the dirt, and of course, cook and eat outside.

I have many more recipes to share to make entertaining and dinner time easy.  Some of the best things I make are the simplest!

Look forward to a wonderful pulled pork recipe and endless salad recipes that are out of the ordinary.  Last but not least, desserts and baking.

Have a blessed day.
Angie