DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Burrito

SALSA ON TOP of this burrito makes for a spicy meal on ze prairie.  Lovin' Mexican food is at the top of the list of favorite meals to eat out as well as to dine in.  Husband's favorite ethnic food.  I'm right there with him.

Dining On The Prairie is part of our HOME LIFE.
Blessings to you!
d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans

NOW SERVING UP BBQ Chicken with a side of green beans and cheesy potatoes.  Iced Tea to wash it all down.  Once in a while I like having bar-b-que chicken and pork chops.  

Good anytime. 

Blessings to you,

d 

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup

THIS PICTURE DOESN'T DO THIS SOUP JUSTICE!

Words cannot express 

the savory flavor of this dish.

Have mercy...it was beyond good.

This is a soup I would eat all year round.

Good to the last drop in the bowl.

Blessings to you,

d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Beef Patty, Baked Potato and Broccoli

Beef Patties smothered in ketch-up, Baked Potato and steamed Broccoli.  Two veggies and 4 to 6 ounces of protein.  One skinny vegetable (broccoli) and one starchy vegetable (potato).  Ketch-up is considered what?  A  condiment made out of a vegetable, mainly tomato.  Iced Tea to drink. 

Ground hamburger use to be thought of as the poor man's steak.  Nothing poor man about it these days as the prices are climbing.  Ground turkey is a great substitution for ground beef.

Other great protein foods are eggs, seeds, peanut butter, beans, fish, poultry, nuts, cheeses.

Dear Lord, 

Show us the way,

d  

I HAD A NICE ONE

My Dear Hubby woke me with a nice card he had made and gave me some beautiful flowers which were placed in a vintage vase.  He prepared a delicious SUPPER meal with HOME-MADE Lemon Meringue Pie.  Talk about delicious!  

Later in the day Daughter, SIL and Lil Miss came by to give me some flowers and garden starts.  Social distancing.  I phoned my Mom and talked for an hour.  Afternoon phone call came in from my St. Louis Son.  A gift on facebook.  Evening ended with a phone call from Oklahoma Son.  A package is in the mail.  Then we had this delicious SUPPER and watched a movie eating popcorn.  A very BLESSED DAY.

Truly, I had a blessed day.  Hubby blessed me with flowers and a card.  Heard from all 3 of my babies and their spouses.  Gifts.  Talked to my MOM.  Had a delicious meal and was told I was loved.

S w e e t  Blessings,

d  

Dining On The Prairie Roasted Veggies

Dining On The Prairie Vegetarian Meal happens once in a blue moon.  These veggies are roasted in olive oil and Italian Dressing.  Onions, red peppers, red onions, cauliflower, broccoli and croutons made for a tasty meal to encourage us old people to eat more vegetables.  I like to say, EAT MORE GREENS.

It's promising,

d

HAPPY Mother's Day!

One of the BEST!!!

Love,

d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Spaghetti and Garlic Toast

ADD A SMALL TOSSED SALAD and whalaaaah you can pretend you are at your favorite Italian Restaurant.  I did.  

Made me HaPpY.

The meat sauce was made 
with both ground beef and sausage.  

Satisfied,

d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Chili Nachos

Friday Night SPECIAL.  

A favorite of ours for years.  Chili Nachos.

Blessings to you,

d

BREAKFAST ON THE PRAIRIE Omelette

OMELETTES for breakfast or brunch has become the norm at out HOME.  Going for organic eggs these days.  A hot and tasty meal for us old folks on the Prairie.  Hardy and affordable.  No animal was harmed in the making of this meal.  grins.

My Grandparents back in the day did not shy away from eating eggs.  Just about every morning they had fried eggs fixed in a skillet.  Even ate bacon and drank black coffee.  Grandpa lived to be in his 80s and Grandma into her 90s.  Both could eat whatever they wanted and did not have huge health issues, not over weight and lived out of debt.

Together they raised a family of 5 girls that all grew up to have families of their own.  Here I sit, one of their Granddaughters that has grandchildren.  Praise the LORD, I can eat eggs.  The health benefits are nutritious.

Eggs are a very good source of inexpensive, high-quality protein. More than half the protein of an egg is found in the egg white, which also includes vitamin B2 and lower amounts of fat than the yolk. Eggs are rich sources of selenium, vitamin D, B6, B12 and minerals such as zinc, iron and copper.

Blessings to you,

d  

LUNCH ON THE PRAIRIE Creamy Tomato Soup, Club Crackers and Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Great anytime of the year,

d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Lemon Chicken and Oriental Veggies

A flare for Spring greens in the form of Oriental flavors in the veggie department.  Lemon Chicken with veggies made for a special meal at HOME for the two of us quarantined during this Pandemic Lock Down on the Prairie.  

Hubby and I LOVED going to the Chinese Restaurant weekly for a variety of chicken.  With staying HOME and the restaurants closed except for curbside pick-up, we dined in the privacy of our HOME homemade style.

Even though we have curbside pick-up, we decided to not use it and prepare meals at HOME in our own kitchen.  For many reasons, I did not want to do curbside pickup during this novel crisis.

Though I have missed dining out during this pandemic, I am alright staying at HOME and we have saved money doing so.  As retired people on a fixed income still paying extravagant HEALTH INSURANCE BILLS, we need to save money so we can pay all of the bills on this new budget.

So we dined at HOME with Lemon Chicken and Oriental Vegetables.

Blessings to you,

d