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Rosemary Cheddar Popovers

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This post is sponsored by Great Day Farms. Comments and opinions are my own.
How to make Rosemary Cheddar Popovers
Popovers are a bit more fancy than the regular dinner roll and will make a festive addition to your holiday menu. These rosemary cheddar cheese popovers are crusty on the outside and light on the inside—perfect with Christmas beef tenderloin.
If you’d like to check out this recipe, head over to Great Day Farms for all the details. Click HERE and I’ll meet you there.
Only a few basic ingredients needed to make Rosemary Cheddar Popovers!
only a few basic ingredients needed…
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

 

White Bean and Roasted Chicken Nachos

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Cabin fever set in quickly during our recent ice storm. When I get cabin fever, I cook. In only a few days, I ended up with lots of leftovers—(an empty nest disadvantage). 
The following nacho recipe satisfied my Tex-Mex craving when the roads were too bad to get out and enjoy the real thing. Also, it was a great way to use up both leftover white beans and grilled chicken. The nachos were extra flavorful because the beans were cooked with rosemary and the chicken was smoked with pecan wood. You can make a similar dish substituting other leftovers such as pulled pork, beef and/or a variety of vegetables and cheeses. 
White Bean and Roasted Chicken Nachos - Great for leftovers!
Ingredients
Tortilla Chips (I used Blue Corn)
White Beans 
Roasted Chicken, shredded
Green Onions, chopped
Spicy Carrots and Jalapeños, chopped
Shredded Cheese (I used Cheddar)
Spicy Carrots - great for nachos!
these carrots are great!
Method
Lightly spray cookie sheet with non-stick oil.
Layer chips, beans and chicken. (If you don’t have leftover beans, you can use black, pinto or white from a can.) 
White Bean and Roasted Chicken Nachos - perfect for leftovers!
Add carrots, onions, jalapeños and cheese. Include other chopped veggies if available (mushrooms, zucchini, etc.) 
White Bean and Roasted Chicken Nachos - pile on the cheese!
Bake at 350 degrees until cheese melts and nachos begin to brown, about twenty minutes.
Serve with a drizzle of sour cream, ranch dressing and/or salsa.
So easy!
White Bean and Roasted Chicken Nachos - perfect for leftovers!
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

Time Travel Face Serum!

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Skin & Co Truffle Serum
Last week in my holiday Birchbox, I received a sample of Skin & Co Truffle Serum. (If you don’t know about Birchbox, you should. Click HERE.) Skin & Co Truffle Serum claims to plump the skin with hydration, fight free radicals, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. In short, it’s described as a miracle product containing pure extracts of Tuber Melanosporu, a truffle extract with one of the most potent anti-oxidants ever unearthed. 
Wow.
Sounds like something whipped up in Herbology Class at Hogwarts…
I used my new wonder cream yesterday. 
I LOVED the velvety texture, and after only one day, I immediately felt Forty Years Younger.
Forty Years.

But not from the way it made my skin feel or look. 
From the smell.
In 1970, Santa brought me a tiny doll who lived inside a plastic flower. When I opened the petals to her home, she was hidden inside with arms outstretched and a smile on her cherubic face. Her hair smelled like violets. Or truffle extract? 
I don’t recall her name and have not thought of her in decades—yet the aroma of this lotion unlocked a flood of memories. 
Oneeda Petal People
Oneeda Petal People
For a moment, I was eight years old again. 
Time travel should be added to the serum’s list of amazing results.
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
I Want You Back, The Jackson 5

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