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Hey guys! I have moved! Still the same great blog but it’s MINE! OH and now you can print recipes! At the bottom of each recipe now there is a Print tab and it will bring up a 1-2 page to print my recipe now! Not 39 pages! SO here I am Crazy Jamie! New and improved! Not all the recipes have the printable recipe YET as I am working to get all of them to print. So you may get one that may not be printable. Please have patience with me as I am getting to them all! It will take time! I hope you will like my new blog! I know I can’t please everyone but I at least have it to where to can print 1-2 page recipes instead of 39! Enjoy!

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Ode to Salads

It’s Springtime, soon to be Summertime! So everyone is trying to eat better and lighter! So I thought I would do a post Ode to the Salad! So here you go some salad ideas for you! I am dedicating this post to my co-worker Melissa aka Dummy aka Melby (I have many nicknames for her). She is the salad QUEEN! I ask Melissa every day what she is eating for lunch or what she is having for dinner and the response lately has been the same: “Salad” so this post is for you Dummy!

This is my MOST favorite dressing right now! It’s SOOO good! It tastes like a Honey Mustard dressing but without the may-o! I made this salad for my cousin Jenn when she was staying with us and it was her favorite dressing as well! I actually made this dressing and I originally didn’t like the flavor so I added honey and made it my own and that is what made it taste SO good!

Green Salad and Napa Wine Vinaigrette

 

This is THE BEST Macaroni Salad I have ever made! BBQ Macaroni Salad

Another favorite of mine! Tomatoes and avocados YUM YUM YUM! Avocado Salad with Tomatoes

I love Mushrooms! and I love this salad! MMMMMM Mushroom Salad

This is my go to cucumber salad – easy and delicious! Aunt Peggy’s Cucumber, Tomato and Onion Salad

 

Oh this is a good one for you! Probably not very healthy but still delicious Teri’s Ramen Noodle Coleslaw Salad

I LOVE caprese salad! But what makes this Caprese salad that much better is Heirloom tomatoes! I LOVE Heirloom tomatoes!
Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad

 

LOVE this salad! Probably NOT the best salad for you as it has May-o and Bacon in it! But it has brocoli so it will even it out right?
Broccoli Salad

This salad is YUMMY! Except instead of lettuce there is Cabbage and the best part is the avocado!
Ty’s Thai Salad

 

My MOST favorite salads of all is Cucumber salads! I LOVE Cucumbers!
Japanese Cucumber Salad

 

I really like the dressing on this salad! You know its good for you because it’s from The Biggest Loser!
White House Salad from The Biggest Loser

I have an obsession with asian cucumber salads! Something about them the flavors just go together really well and I am drawn to them, so I always make them!
Asian Marinated Cucumber Salad

Hey told you I love cucumbers! Here is another cucumber salad Awesome cucumber salad

This salad was different but really good! You know its good because it has BACON in it! Avocado Salad with Lemon, Bacon and Watercress

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Heirloom tomatoes so of course I love this salad
Heirloom tomato salad

Gotta love Caesar salad SIMPLE, SCRUMPTIOUS CAESAR SALAD WITH QUICK GARLIC CROUTONS

add some chicken too

I love me some mac salad and this one is delicious! Why? Well….it has BACON!
BLT Macaroni Salad

Antipasto Salad

The dressing for this salad is AMAZING! Make it just so you can have the dressing! The salad isn’t bad either!
Chinese Chicken Salad

Can’t go wrong with pasta salad! You have everything you need in one salad protein, carbs and veggies
Italian Pasta Salad

I love anything with tomatoes and fresh herbs! MMMM Marinated Tomato Salad with Herbs

 

This salad is different and I didn’t think I would like it, But it was so good! Marinated Vegetable Salad

Gotta LOVE The pioneer Woman – Chipotle Steak Salad

 

Cucumbers and Dill – go so WELL together! Cucumber, Tomato, Onion, Dill Salad
I love dill SO much that I add too much, I don’t think that I do, but my hubby tells me I do!

A different kind of salad with Calamari = YUM! Chilled Calamari Salad with Lemon and Parsley

Another Mac salad that I like Classic Macaroni Salad

My dad LOVED it!

 

If you need a good salad to feed a crowd! This salad is for you! Asian Noodle Salad

 

This is so good! make it!
Chipotle Turkey Salad

 

Another Yummy cucumber salad for you! Tomato, Cucumber and Red Onion Salad with Mint

 

I know this next one is not a salad, but it goes on salad so I think it works! Olive Garden Salad and Dressing

 

Easy, yummy pasta salad, who wouldn’t like that Simple Pasta Salad

 

Potatoes Salad (like Mom’s)

 

Asian Beef Salad with Sriracha Honey Dressing

 

Caprese Skewers

 

A different kind of way to have caprese salad Fresh Mozzarella with Tomatoes and Basil Vinaigrette

One of my most favorite dressings is Thousand Island Dressing

MMMMM Mushrooms! Marinated Mushrooms

This is my favorite Ginger Dressing tastes like the stuff from asian restaurants.

Ode to Salads

It’s Springtime, soon to be Summertime! So everyone is trying to eat better and lighter! So I thought I would do a post Ode to the Salad! So here you go some salad ideas for you! I am dedicating this post to my co-worker Melissa aka Dummy aka Melby (I have many nicknames for her). She is the salad QUEEN! I ask Melissa every day what she is eating for lunch or what she is having for dinner and the response lately has been the same: “Salad” so this post is for you Dummy!

This is my MOST favorite dressing right now! It’s SOOO good! It tastes like a Honey Mustard dressing but without the may-o! I made this salad for my cousin Jenn when she was staying with us and it was her favorite dressing as well! I actually made this dressing and I originally didn’t like the flavor so I added honey and made it my own and that is what made it taste SO good!

Green Salad and Napa Wine Vinaigrette

 

This is THE BEST Macaroni Salad I have ever made! BBQ Macaroni Salad

Another favorite of mine! Tomatoes and avocados YUM YUM YUM! Avocado Salad with Tomatoes

I love Mushrooms! and I love this salad! MMMMMM Mushroom Salad

This is my go to cucumber salad – easy and delicious! Aunt Peggy’s Cucumber, Tomato and Onion Salad

 

Oh this is a good one for you! Probably not very healthy but still delicious Teri’s Ramen Noodle Coleslaw Salad

I LOVE caprese salad! But what makes this Caprese salad that much better is Heirloom tomatoes! I LOVE Heirloom tomatoes!
Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad

 

LOVE this salad! Probably NOT the best salad for you as it has May-o and Bacon in it! But it has brocoli so it will even it out right?
Broccoli Salad

This salad is YUMMY! Except instead of lettuce there is Cabbage and the best part is the avocado!
Ty’s Thai Salad

 

My MOST favorite salads of all is Cucumber salads! I LOVE Cucumbers!
Japanese Cucumber Salad

 

I really like the dressing on this salad! You know its good for you because it’s from The Biggest Loser!
White House Salad from The Biggest Loser

I have an obsession with asian cucumber salads! Something about them the flavors just go together really well and I am drawn to them, so I always make them!
Asian Marinated Cucumber Salad

Hey told you I love cucumbers! Here is another cucumber salad Awesome cucumber salad

This salad was different but really good! You know its good because it has BACON in it! Avocado Salad with Lemon, Bacon and Watercress

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Heirloom tomatoes so of course I love this salad
Heirloom tomato salad

Gotta love Caesar salad SIMPLE, SCRUMPTIOUS CAESAR SALAD WITH QUICK GARLIC CROUTONS

add some chicken too

I love me some mac salad and this one is delicious! Why? Well….it has BACON!
BLT Macaroni Salad

Antipasto Salad

The dressing for this salad is AMAZING! Make it just so you can have the dressing! The salad isn’t bad either!
Chinese Chicken Salad

Can’t go wrong with pasta salad! You have everything you need in one salad protein, carbs and veggies
Italian Pasta Salad

I love anything with tomatoes and fresh herbs! MMMM Marinated Tomato Salad with Herbs

 

This salad is different and I didn’t think I would like it, But it was so good! Marinated Vegetable Salad

Gotta LOVE The pioneer Woman – Chipotle Steak Salad

 

Cucumbers and Dill – go so WELL together! Cucumber, Tomato, Onion, Dill Salad
I love dill SO much that I add too much, I don’t think that I do, but my hubby tells me I do!

A different kind of salad with Calamari = YUM! Chilled Calamari Salad with Lemon and Parsley

Another Mac salad that I like Classic Macaroni Salad

My dad LOVED it!

 

If you need a good salad to feed a crowd! This salad is for you! Asian Noodle Salad

 

This is so good! make it!
Chipotle Turkey Salad

 

Another Yummy cucumber salad for you! Tomato, Cucumber and Red Onion Salad with Mint

 

I know this next one is not a salad, but it goes on salad so I think it works! Olive Garden Salad and Dressing

 

Easy, yummy pasta salad, who wouldn’t like that Simple Pasta Salad

 

Potatoes Salad (like Mom’s)

 

Asian Beef Salad with Sriracha Honey Dressing

 

Caprese Skewers

 

A different kind of way to have caprese salad Fresh Mozzarella with Tomatoes and Basil Vinaigrette

One of my most favorite dressings is Thousand Island Dressing

MMMMM Mushrooms! Marinated Mushrooms

This is my favorite Ginger Dressing tastes like the stuff from asian restaurants.

Things I like Thursday

Happy Thursday! Happy 4th day of the week! Happy day before friday! Another week and here we are! Things this chic likes Thursday!

 

Happy Friday Eve!

 

So cute!

LOVE this movie!

LOVE this! I get a lot of shit for not wanting to have kids and well it sometimes…no wait…. ALL the time it gets old! Thank you Lena!

 

Caprese Phyllo Cups

 

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

 

I freaking love this site! never gets old!

 

Blue Moon Orange Chicken

 

Roasted Asparagus with Easy Hollandaise Sauce

 

My newest favorite show The Big C

 

I want to get a jar like this and fill it with cupcake papers like this too! I have SO many cupcake papers! So cute!

 

Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Salad with Creamy Pesto Dressing

OH YUM! Creamy Crawfish Dip

 

Chilean Style Hot Dogs with Avocado-Chili Relish

 

Sriracha Underwears

 

EVERY office needs this!

 

MMMMMMMMMMMMM Gumbo Recipe

 

Barbecue Chicken Bread

 

Light and Fresh! Citrus Mint Fruit Salad

 

Lemon Ricotta Thyme Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce

 

Lemon Chili Chicken

 

This song never gets old to me! LOVE IT! MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS – CAN’T HOLD US FEAT. RAY DALTON

 

Crispy Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus

 

Louisiana Crab Claws Bordelaise

 

This will be me tomorrow!

 

Baked Shrimp in Tomato Feta Sauce over Orzo with Basil

I used two recipes that I have made before to make this one recipe

for the Orzo with basil
Here is what you need,

3 tbsp. butter
1 ½ cups Orzo
3 cups chicken (I used water and then added better than bouillon chicken flavor)
1 tbsp dried basil
Salt, to tatse
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.

Add the orzo

and sauté

until golden brown. Takes a few minutes

Add the broth and cover. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the water is all absorbed into the orzo

Remove from the heat, stir in the basil and salt & pepper to taste.

and for Baked Shrimp in Tomato Feta Sauce

olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 14.5-ounce cans of fire roasted tomatoes
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 Tbsp minced fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill
1 to 1 1/4 pounds medium sized shrimp, peeled and deveined I left the tails on mine (I used precooked shrimp for my recipe because they were out of raw)
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 ounces feta cheese

heat your oven to 425°F. Heat oil in a large, oven-proof pan or dutch oven to medium high heat. Add the onions

and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.

Add the tomatoes

bring to a simmer, reduce the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes, until the juices thicken a bit.

Then add in the red bell pepper

Stir in

Remove pot from heat and turn burner off. Stir in the herbs,

shrimp, feta cheese,

and salt and pepper to taste.

Place pot in oven and bake, uncovered, 10 minutes until the shrimp are nice and warm

Serve immediately over Orzo

I recommend getting shrimps with the tails off because when you eat this dish it was a little bit of pain to have to pull the tail off while eating this. Would have been more enjoyable to just eat the shrimps with no mess

Cauliflower “Mashed Potatoes”

Ever had cauliflower potatoes? Not potatoes….But instead of using potatoes you use cauliflower and it tastes like mashed potatoes, only better for you! Well if you haven’t, you should try it! So here we go, How I made cauliflower wanna be mashed potatoes.

side note – cauliflower is stinky!

So take one head of cauliflower

and wash it and take the leaves and bottom stem part off and cut it up and add to a pot of water, enough for the cauliflower to swim around in and get soft

then place the pot of water on a burner and turn the burner to high heat and boil the cauliflower

I boiled mine for about 15-20 minutes. I just kept poking the bigger pieces with a fork until they were nice and tender

Then drain the cauliflower in a strainer

then place the cauliflower in a food processor, I did this in two batches

I added a little butter

and I added in a little Cajun seasoning (of course) to taste

and then I purred the cauliflower, I also added a little milk too so that it helped to break up the bigger chucks of cauliflower and loosen everything up.

then purred it again
until it was nice and smooth
You may need to add more milk, but just keep purring it till its nice and smooth

I placed both batches in a medium saucepan and added a little bit more butter and turned burner to medium low heat

Then I added in a little greek yogurt and better than bullion (chicken flavor) for a little more flavoring and saltines

Then I added in salt and pepper and chives, to taste

stir all that together and let it warm up and taste it for seasoning and adjust if needed

Then serve the cauliflower “potatoes” up nice and hot

I sprinkled a little more chives over my cauliflower

They look just like mashed potatoes don’t they!? I think they taste like them too!

Here is that recipe again for you…

So take one cauliflower head

And wash it and take the leaves and bottom stem part off and cut it up and add to a pot of with water, enough for the cauliflower to swim around in and get soft

Then place the pot of water on a burner and turn the burner to high heat and boil the cauliflower

I boiled mine for about 15-20 minutes. I just kept poking the bigger pieces with a fork until they were nice and tender

Then drain the cauliflower in a strainer

Then place the cauliflower in a food processor, I did this in two batches

I added a little butter

And I added in a little Cajun seasoning (of course) to taste

And then I purred the cauliflower, and I added a little milk too so that it helped to break up the bigger chucks of cauliflower and loosen everything up.

Then purred it again
until it was nice and smooth
you may need to add more milk, but just keep purring it till it’s nice and smooth

I placed both batches in a medium saucepan and added a little bit more butter and turned burner to medium low heat

Then I added in a little Greek yogurt and better than bouillon (chicken flavor) for a little more flavoring and saltines

Then I added in salt and pepper and chives, to taste

Stir all that together and let it warm up and taste it for seasoning and adjust if needed

Then serve the cauliflower “potatoes” up nice and hot

I sprinkled a little more chives over my cauliflower

They look just like mashed potatoes don’t they!? I think they taste like them too!

Cauliflower “Mashed Potatoes”

Ever had cauliflower potatoes? Not potatoes….But instead of using potatoes you use cauliflower and it tastes like mashed potatoes, only better for you! Well if you haven’t, you should try it! So here we go, How I made cauliflower wanna be mashed potatoes.

side note – cauliflower is stinky!

So take one head of cauliflower

and wash it and take the leaves and bottom stem part off and cut it up and add to a pot of water, enough for the cauliflower to swim around in and get soft

then place the pot of water on a burner and turn the burner to high heat and boil the cauliflower

I boiled mine for about 15-20 minutes. I just kept poking the bigger pieces with a fork until they were nice and tender

Then drain the cauliflower in a strainer

then place the cauliflower in a food processor, I did this in two batches

I added a little butter

and I added in a little Cajun seasoning (of course) to taste

and then I purred the cauliflower, I also added a little milk too so that it helped to break up the bigger chucks of cauliflower and loosen everything up.

then purred it again
until it was nice and smooth
You may need to add more milk, but just keep purring it till its nice and smooth

I placed both batches in a medium saucepan and added a little bit more butter and turned burner to medium low heat

Then I added in a little greek yogurt and better than bullion (chicken flavor) for a little more flavoring and saltines

Then I added in salt and pepper and chives, to taste

stir all that together and let it warm up and taste it for seasoning and adjust if needed

Then serve the cauliflower “potatoes” up nice and hot

I sprinkled a little more chives over my cauliflower

They look just like mashed potatoes don’t they!? I think they taste like them too!

Here is that recipe again for you…

So take one cauliflower head

And wash it and take the leaves and bottom stem part off and cut it up and add to a pot of with water, enough for the cauliflower to swim around in and get soft

Then place the pot of water on a burner and turn the burner to high heat and boil the cauliflower

I boiled mine for about 15-20 minutes. I just kept poking the bigger pieces with a fork until they were nice and tender

Then drain the cauliflower in a strainer

Then place the cauliflower in a food processor, I did this in two batches

I added a little butter

And I added in a little Cajun seasoning (of course) to taste

And then I purred the cauliflower, and I added a little milk too so that it helped to break up the bigger chucks of cauliflower and loosen everything up.

Then purred it again
until it was nice and smooth
you may need to add more milk, but just keep purring it till it’s nice and smooth

I placed both batches in a medium saucepan and added a little bit more butter and turned burner to medium low heat

Then I added in a little Greek yogurt and better than bouillon (chicken flavor) for a little more flavoring and saltines

Then I added in salt and pepper and chives, to taste

Stir all that together and let it warm up and taste it for seasoning and adjust if needed

Then serve the cauliflower “potatoes” up nice and hot

I sprinkled a little more chives over my cauliflower

They look just like mashed potatoes don’t they!? I think they taste like them too!