Mix together:
- 3 ripe advocados – well mashed
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup really good salsa
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon cilantro (optional)
- juice from 1 large lime
- juice from 1/4 orange
- salt (sea salt is good) to taste
I saw a cute recipe for mini-dessert cups that would be perfect to serve at a wedding shower. It won’t be long until spring gets here and then there will be wedding showers for all the spring and summer weddings.
Have you noticed that a lot of weddings seem to happen within a year or two after your child’s wedding? We had ten wedding showers one year! I was a hostess at every one of those showers, and we were always looking for ways to make each shower unique. If you happen to be planning a shower, check out these cute dessert cups and check back here in the spring for more shower ideas.
Here is a picture of my new microwave bacon cooker that I wrote about last week. It really is the best way to cook bacon in the microwave that I have found.
After cooking in the microwave, the pieces of bacon are ready to eat as shown in the second picture.

Now here’s the really neat thing…all the grease collected in the bottom of the cooker. I cooked three batches of bacon, six pieces in each batch. Each time I removed the cooked bacon, I poured the grease into a Pyrex cup. The last picture shows how much grease I collected after cooking 18 pieces of bacon.

I was surprised at how much grease cooked out of the bacon. I was so used to using paper towels when I cooked it, that I forgot how much grease is actually in bacon.
If you’re planning on getting one of these, I would recommend getting two if you cook a lot of bacon. That way you can be filling one with bacon while one is cooking.
I’ve been asked to serve Grey Poupon Mustard to my family and give an honest review. We tried the Hearty Spicy Brown which has horseradish in it, and also the Harvest Coarse Ground. I thought they were both delicious on sandwiches! The spice in the mustard reminded me of a gourmet sandwich that I ordered when we were eating out, and I really liked that sandwich. My husband prefered the Hearty Spicy Brown Mustard, which didn’t surprise me at all because he really likes horseradish. Our son was skeptical at first. He likes mustard but wasn’t too sure about these. After tasting both of them, he said he really likes the Spicy Brown Mustard…just like his dad, although he didn’t know which one his dad chose. Neither one cared for the Harvest Coarse Ground because of the coarse granules in it.
I know our son-in-law, who likes spicy things, would like both of them without even asking him. If you like something with a little bit of spice, the Grey Poupon Mustard really does make a sandwich taste gourmet.
I have a new microwave bacon cooker that is so cool. It’s a new invention that cooks the bacon in an enclosed pitcher-like container. In fact, it’s the only totally enclosed microwave bacon cooker on the market. The neat thing about it is that I don’t have to use any paper plates or paper towels to cook the bacon. I used to have to use so many every time because I didn’t want any of the grease to be left on the bacon. Well, now with my new bacon cooker, all I have to do is hang the bacon on a vertical rack inside the container and cook in the microwave. The bacon cooks evenly and just the way we like it with all the grease collected nicely down in the bottom of the container away from the bacon. When I finish cooking the bacon, I simply put the three pieces of the container in the dishwasher for an easy clean-up. The only problem is that the bacon is so delicious that it is almost completely eaten up by family members, including myself, before I finish cooking the rest of the breakfast.
Make sure you get pork bacon. I made the mistake of getting turkey bacon the first time I tried it which didn’t work well. Somehow I overlooked that part on the instruction sheet. When I used pork bacon, it worked perfectly which is what the instructions said to use. Also, I took pictures with my new camera to show you, but I haven’t figured out how to transfer the pictures to my post. This next week our daughter is supposed to teach me how to do it. I want you to see for yourself how this bacon cooker is so clean and easy to use. Look for another post next week with the pictures.
This is what you need:
Put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in the pan and cook the turkey and onion. Then add 1 small can enchilada sauce and let simmer for 10-30 minutes, the longer the better because the seasoning can infuse the turkey. Using the large can of sauce, pour a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a large casserole dish. Warm the tortillas in microwave and then fill with meat mixture and make one layer of enchiladas in the dish. (I can fit 12 in mine.) Then pour the large can of sauce over the enchiladas, top with cheese, and heat in the microwave until the enchiladas are nice & hot and the cheese is completely melted.
I love homemade soup, especially during the winter. Elizabeth at Table4five.com also writes for the Precious Moments site and has a great soup recipe. It sounds so delicious and is called Lemony Turkey Rice Soup. Click here to see the recipe. To see other good recipes and kid-friendly ideas, just go to PreciousMoms.com and click on “Mom-to-Mom” and then go to “Mom Cooks.”
#1. Lasagne noodles. Do you find a difference in taste between the regular and the no bake noodles?
I haven’t tried the no bake noodles. But I have used the kind that doesn’t have to be cooked first before making the lasagna. I can’t tell much difference, but I prefer to use the regular noodles in the easy recipe that doesn’t require the noodles to be precooked.
#2. What is your favorite flavor PopTart?
I haven’t bought Pop Tarts in ages. Seems like it was strawberry.
#3. What’s your favorite type of pasta? Not how served, but the type – elbows, ziti, spaghetti, shells, etc. Why?
I prefer rotini. It drains easily, it’s easy to eat, and I like the way it looks.
#4. Green beans. What’s your favorite way to make them or dish to use them for?
My favorite way is to add toasted almonds and sauteed mushrooms.