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Orange Glazed Carrots

This is a favorite side around here. We just love it beyond what words could describe. It is super easy to make and is also really quick for those nights when you need to throw something together for the family or to impress unexpected guests. I ALWAYS keep several cans of carrots on hand just for those times when I get a call at the last minute from someone inviting themselves to supper.

Yes, people invite themselves to supper at my house often. I am always asked…”Does that not bother you?”

No, it really doesn’t. There is always room for one more at my table. Always. I love nothing better than to spend time with friends and family…except being able to cook for them. So, let’s get to cooking!

Orange Glazed carrots ingredients

You will need 2 cans of sliced carrots, some butter, orange marmalade and just a dash of cinnamon. If you don’t feed the masses, or have a teenage boy living under your roof, both of which I do…you can cut this recipe in half to feed a normal amount of people. I am not sure what a normal amount of people for dinner is though, it has never happened here.

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Melt the butter, orange marmalade and cinnamon over medium heat in a saucepan until it is melted. It will look like a sauce and smell wonderful. Just make sure to stir it often so it doesn’t burn.

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Drain the carrots and then add them to the butter/orange marmalade mixture.

Simmer, stirring often until the carrots are heated through and glazed with the sauce.

Serve while hot.

This will be enough to feed 6-8 people, depending upon the appetites of the people that you feed.

Orange Glazed Carrots

2 (15 oz.) cans sliced carrots

2 Tablespoons butter

4 Tablespoons Orange Marmalade

Dash of Cinnamon

Mix the butter, orange marmalade and cinnamon in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until it all melts and becomes a sauce, stir often. Add the carrots and heat until the carrots are hot and glazed.

Serve immediately.

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Onion and Herb Roasted Potatoes

We love potatoes. Of Any Kind. But these, ohhhh, these potatoes…they are a big favorite in this house!

This is one of those simple, easy to make recipes that requires few ingredients, is economical yet packs a punch of flavor that you won’t soon forget! Another great thing about this recipe is that it is easy to double if you feed a crowd like I do.

Onion and Herb Roasted potatoes ingredients

All you need are some potatoes, dry onion soup mix, Italian seasoning and olive oil.

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Wash and peel the potatoes, then cut into chunks.

Add the olive oil, dry onion soup mix and mix well.

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Then I top with the Italian seasoning and mix it in…you can do this with the other ingredients but I never measure the amount of Italian seasonings that I use, I just add until it looks right to me. If you are one of those folks that needs exact measurements though, I would guess I use about 1-2 Tablespoons.

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Bake on 400 degrees for 1 hour.

Onion and Herb Roasted Potatoes

2 pounds of potatoes

1 package dry onion soup mix

1/3 cup olive oil

Italian Seasoning

Wash and peel the potatoes and cut into chunks. Place the potatoes in a 9 X 13 baking dish, top with olive oil, dry onion soup mix and Italian seasoning. Mix well, Bake on 400 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Just check the potatoes to see if they are fork tender to make sure they are done.

I always double this recipe, so if you need to feed a larger crowd it is easy to double and the cooking time only increases by about 15 minutes.

 

We are not your typical DIY’ers. We seriously have no skill when it comes to home improvement projects but we have several on our list for this year.

I am proud to say however, that this is one that even we ROCKED!! Best Carpet Value made our lives so much easier. We didn’t even have an argument tackling this project!

It helps that the installation of this flooring is so easy that even we had NO trouble at all.

Here, let me show you:

room before

We started out with what we lovingly refer to as the junk room.

After we emptied the room we had to replace a few of the floor boards, then make sure all the dips and crevices were filled to make the floor level.

room during

After prepping the floor we were ready to install the carpet.

We are using Peel and Stick Carpet Tiles from the Paddington Line of Residential Carpet Tiles from Best Carpet Value.

The color we chose is called Americana.

best carpet value carpet tiles

These are so easy to install!

room after installation of carpet

Look how fabulous it turned out!!

We are so happy with the final result.

Start to finish it only took us about 3-4 hours.

carpet tile square

The great thing about them is that each square already has the padding and the adhesive on the carpet. All you have to do is peel the plastic off of the back and stick it down. No special tools are needed, all we used was a carpet knife and a yard stick to help make straight cuts. No installer is needed because they are so easy to install yourself.

Saves a TON of money.

And if you ever have an accident, and think you need to replace the carpet, you only have to remove one tile and replace it with another instead of replacing the whole room of carpet. Saving even MORE money!

Realistically though, you are rarely ever going to have to replace a tile because the carpet is made of a specially designed fiber that is stain and wear resistant, meaning that spills come up easily with just water or a little bleach and water solution and the bleach doesn’t even effect the color!

Check out this video to see just how easy the installation of these carpet tiles is:

You can learn more about Peel and Stick Carpet tiles by visiting the Best Carpet Value website and by following them on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on new styles and specials. And they would love for you to follow them on Pinterest, that way they can follow you back and enjoy your pins as well!

Berkshire Flooring Carpet tiles are the softest carpet tiles available on the market today. They are manufactured to allow for a broadloom appearance once installed. Paddington Square is available in solids and color flecks. With a range of eight colors it is easy to find the one that is right for your floor. The yarn is so soft and the pile so thick that you won’t be able to resist kicking off your shoes and going barefoot. The tiles are 24 in x 24 in. and come with a pre-applied pressure sensitive adhesive so you simply peel and stick them to the floor. Installation is easy, the only tools that you need are a square, a tape measure and a carpet knife. The carpet is made from Solution Dyed Continuous Filament PermaClean Fiber which is inherently stain and wear resistant. The carpet tile has an attached Eco Fiber Cushion made of 100% recycled fiber. All Berkshire Flooring Carpet Tiles are environmentally friendly and carpet tiles reduce waste by 15-20% compared with broadloom carpet. You will love that they are easy to handle and that they are the No Glue, No Tacks, No Tapes, No Odor way to a simply beautiful floor.

“Thanks to Best Carpet Value for providing the carpet used to facilitate this post. As always, all opinions are those of my own and were in no way influenced by receipt of promotional item, these really are FABULOUS!!”

 

Vegetable Hummus Pizza

One of my “things” this year is to eat more fruits and vegetables. To eat a little healthier.

I don’t want to call it a goal, it isn’t something I want to strive for. It is something I want to DO every day. While I am a southerner and I love foods fried and rich, I also know that isn’t all you can eat on a daily basis. So, to help me conquer my daily quest, I have been trying out Tribe Hummus and all the different ways to eat it.

Veggie Sticks – Slice up your favorite vegetables and give it some zest with Tribe’s Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. This refreshing snack will keep you satisfied and feeling great.

·         Apple Slices – Trick your taste buds and try dipping this juicy treat into Tribe’s Classic Hummus. The sweet and salty taste will be sure to keep you pleased.

·         Pita Chips – This healthy alternative to traditional potato chips goes great with any flavor, including Tribe’s Roasted Garlic Hummus.

Along with the great treats above, I knew I wanted to use it in a recipe. Something a little different. There is always the tried and true wraps that incorporates hummus instead of mayonnaise, but what about a pizza? A vegetarian pizza! This is so easy to throw together that it shouldn’t even be classified as a recipe…and it turned out FABULOUS!

vegetable humus pizza ingredients

The hardest part is going to be deciding which of the 13 flavors Tribe has to offer. For this pizza I decided on the Roasted Garlic. But one of the MUST try flavors in my book is the Zesty Spice and Garlic! I think it has to be my favorite. Then I gathered up all the vegetables I wanted as toppings. Onion, Bell Pepper, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Tomatoes…Yum! And, to make it even quicker and easier, I opted to use a ready made thin crust.

spread humus on the pizza crust

Spread a layer of hummus on the crust.

sprinkle cheese on top of the humus

Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Any variety will do.

slice vegetables of choice for the pizza

Slice the vegetables thinly.

layer vegetables on top

Layer the vegetables on the pizza however you choose.

Vegetable Hummus Pizza

Bake on 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

Serve and Enjoy!!

Thanks to Tribe Hummus, 3 lucky readers are going to win a month’s worth of hummus!!

That means you could try LOTS of different flavors. I want to try the Mediterranean Style next but my store doesn’t carry that one. So next time I go into Dalton I am going to have a look around for it. To see all their great flavors check out their website at http://www.tribehummus.com

And for all the latest news follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

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“Thanks to Tribe Hummus for supplying promotional product to help facilitate this post and for supplying prizes for giveaway!

All opinions are as always my own.”

 

 

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