Strikes my fancy

It's summer time in the south.  Which means when I actually cook dinner it's usually fast and 1 pot (ie stir-fry).  But I made this to switch things up a bit (and convince my boyfriend I COULD actually cook ;-)) Recipe from here : Ingredients 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 4 fillets 2 jalapenos, seeded and diced 3 slices extra lean turkey bacon, cooked and diced 3 oz reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature 2 tbsp fat free chicken broth 1/4 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded Salt and pepper to taste Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a shallow baking dish with non-fat cooking spray. Using a mallet, pound out each chicken fillet to get a larger, thinner fillet, and then season both sides with salt and pepper. In a medium sized bowl, combine cream cheese, broth, cheddar, jalapenos and bacon. Spoon the cheese mixture onto on half of each chicken breast fillet. Fold in half to close, and secure with a toothpic...

From wood to wood I refinished this little guy this week. I originally bought him to paint, but something kept holding me back. I didn't really want to paint him. We got it over the winter, so everything looks a little dead and washed out. But he had been through a lot, and was in need of a few things to reach his full potential. I had to sand off all the old finish which was flaking off. I also sanded the top, so that all the paint drops would come off. I then used one of my favorite tricks that my Grandmother taught me: Oxalic Acid to remove black spots in wood. She learned it in an old book on refinishing (when you could get Oxalic Acid in the pharmacy.) Now you have to purchase it online. I buy it by the pound, but a little bit goes a long way. Wear gloves and an eye mask if you use it! You mix it with water (paste consistency), spread it over the area, and let it dry. Oxalic Acid is a bleach, and it bleaches out the black spots on wood. I then vacuum up th...