ANIMAL KINGDOM PEEK-A-BOO

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And sometimes grandchildren 

have been found playing peek-a-boo too...

photos re-blogged from themurmuringcottage
unless otherwise noted

FRUITY NUTTY CHICKEN SALAD (NON-FASTING)

This is a very quick recipe to throw together, with results that taste like you've spent a good deal of time in the kitchen.  I made it last week, and my dear husband found it to be both filling and delicious, something I'm not always able to achieve when I'm attempting to use what is at hand and I'm "on the fly".  Perhaps one day it just might "save your bacon" too.

Salad ingredients:

2 pre-cooked boneless, skinless chicken

breasts, cut into 1" pieces

OR

The white breast meat from a large,

pre-cooked chicken, cut into 1" pieces

3-4 scallion onions, chopped fine,

including tenderest part of the greens

Walnuts (glazed or otherwise), chopped

OR your favorite nuts, chopped

2 large celery ribs, sliced on the diagonal

1 to 1/2 cups red or green grapes,

sliced in half (red is prettier)

For the dressing:

1 to 1/2 cups Mayonnaise
(depending on how much meat you have)

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Sweetener of your choice:

Stevia, honey, or ? to taste

Whip together, fold gently into above

ingredients in a large bowl

Presentation:

I finely cut Romaine lettuce and place it into

the bottom of a large, shallow salad bowl,
or on a pretty plate.

Spoon equal portions of chicken 

mixture onto top of greens.

Top this with parts of a nice, sliced orange.

The one pictured is a blood orange, in season

right now--BTW, they have a very short season

if you like them--lovely contrast, tasty too.

Enjoy!

Another keeper.

WINNIE…ON THE SUBJECT OF FRIENDSHIP

Thank you, Winnie, for helping me stop
and remember that each friend is a special gift.

Have a wonderful day my friend,
waiting for the adventure that's just about to happen.

RED IS A VALENTINE

Let's take a trip with our red polka-dot luggage!

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Or take a bite from luscious red strawberries!

Watch Boston Ivy blaze out to red.

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Enjoy the reflected red in a sweet young face.

 Open red Ranunculas just for you!

Eat delicious red cherries right from the jar.

Take a spin in a bright red Beetle.

"You get me the cranberries and I'll sauce 'em!"

Stay the day at a cottage with a red gate,

red door, and red windows.

Enjoy watching the birds come to the red red feeder.

Snuggle up with a red plaid throw in front of a fire.

Wear socks with red hearts on the heel.

Make your favorite tea in a bright red pot.

Watch blood red tomatoes ripen on a window sill.

Red and white gingham makes the heart happy.

Check the red British mailbox for a special Valentine.

If you do not find one, come back inside,

have a cup'a from a red polka dot cup while

wearing a red skirt…

And accept this Valentine straight from my heart

to yours!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

I TAKE THEE...

To have and to hold,

from this day forward,

for better, for worse,

for richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health,

until death us do part.

And there are those who 
love even beyond death.