Maggie's Marvelous Chili

Two versions, here!  The first, we used for a looooonnnnngggg time, as our children were growing and being picky eaters.  The second, we have evolved and use now that the kids are grown & mostly gone.  Both are good, but as is typical of all evolutions, we sort of like the new one better!  Either way, it makes a very tasty chili that everyone loves.

You can make this chili in the crock pot - just cook the meats first & dump the rest in.  Since everything is already cooked, all you need to so is heat it up, so don't leave it in the crock too long!

Maggie's Low-Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe is my low-sugar version of the yummy, sugary, off-the-box Famous Oatmeal Cookies from Quaker Oats.  I've used that recipe for years, but lately, I've decided to cut way back on the sugars I eat.  One day, I had my granddaughter over visiting, & you just have to make cookies with little kids - I think its a law or something!  lol!  Anyway, I made a few substitutions to the usual recipe, & cooked it a little differently - and WOW!  They were amazing!  Try it - be brave - you will be surprised how good they are!  And what's more, because they are low in sugar, & high in oatmeal, I don't feel guilty about eating a bunch!!  Win-win!!

Avocado-Egg Salad

When I was little, my Aunt Norma Elliott was my regular baby-sitter,  Many of my earliest memories include her.  She was awesome - she taught me how to read, sing, sew, and be happy even when things didn't go my way.

On of our favorite outings was to take a picnic lunch to the park, where my Uncle Budge Elliott worked.  One favorite meal was an Egg Salad Sandwich.  While Aunt Norm was wonderful about making it just right, she wasn't super picky about getting all of the eggshell off!  To this day, a crunchy bite of egg shell will send shivers down my back & flood my mind with happy memories of picnics with Aunt Norm & Uncle Budge!

Fast forward to today, & I am on a weight-loss journey, searching for yummy meals that fill me up, and came across this one for an Egg Salad Sandwich.  I like it, but wanted to adapt a bit, so came up with my own recipe version.

Photo by Kirsten Morningstar