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Like A Good Neighborhood
This speech is Lessons Learned elective of the Presentation Mastery of Level 5. This post is the outline for the speech that I gave at my Toastmasters meeting. brought new...
December Table Topics
What is your favorite holiday tradition and why? Describe the perfect cozy winter evening in detail. If you could be a character from any classic Christmas movie, who...
Let No Corrupt Communication
Those that follow me online, know that I post content about a variety of subject areas. Occasionally I post about my faith and beliefs. Also about situations and...
We The Citizens
I used this opportunity to practice the speech that I plan on giving to the city council at an upcoming meeting. Below are my speech notes and the evaluation received....
Review of "Good Sugar Bad Sugar"
Review and Thoughts I listened to the audio book of "Good Sugar Bad Sugar: Eat yourself free from sugar and carb addiction" by Allen Carr. This book provided good insight...
Table Topics Questions
I signed up to provide the questions for the meeting's Table Topic portion. Below are the questions that I plan on asking. I used Gemini to generate theq questions for hte...
Reading of "The Handmaid's Tale"
I have seen a number of people mention that a number of things that we are dealing with in present-day United States as being from several books. One of those books is...
Camper Trailer Ideas
I have been watching videos about people that go camping and overlanding. I have decided that I want to build a trailer camper that the family and I can go camping in....
Understanding Attachment Styles
I have been learning about attachment styles. As I read on what they are, what behaviors are associated with them, and more, I am able to identify situations and events...
Camping Check List
Decided to make a camping check list so that it is easy to remember which items need to be packed. This list is grouped by who will be attending and camp ground site...
Black Project 2025 Was A Flop
I have seen messages and participated in conversations about Black Project 2025. This post is to document the information discussed. There may be some information missing,...
Going Back To Previous Age
The question that was asked for today's table topic was if there was an age that I could go back to for a week, what age would that be and why? I chose to pivot the answer...
Different Movie Ending
Those that have read my other posts, know that I am in Toastmasters, which is a organization that helps individuals be better at public speaking. The Table Topic question...
Egg Muffins
Ingredients sausage (or other meat of choosing) eggs (varies depending on number of muffins made) optional: peppers, onions, tomatoes, cheese Instructions Preheat oven to...
Creating My 15 Minute City
Background There is a concept that people have come to talk about that has some controversy. Some say that it is about government control. Others say that it is about...
Why Tiktok Is For Learning
Presentation I gave a presentation using visual aids to complete Level 3 of the Presentation Mastery Path. This presentation was about me no longer having braces and the...
Transitioning To Neighborhood Association to Non-Profit or HOA
Below is the speech outline for the Toastmasters speech about the research that I had done about transitioning the neighborhood assocation to a neighborhood assocation or...
Rolex
One of the Toastmasters asked us what was required to make a Rolex. Most of us was thinking about the watch, but she was talking about the food. This food is a common...
Review of "The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love-Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More-Are the Solution to Preventing Disease and Looking and Feeling Your Best"
I "read" the audio book version of "The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love-Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More-Are the Solution to Preventing...
Being More Conscious About Food
As I get older, one thing that I am being mindful of is what I eat and drink. I was looking at my credit card statement last month, and realized that out of the roughly 50...
That's Unhealthy: Social Media Bad Habits
There are many articles that talk about how social media has had detrimental effects on people. Some of these include being bullied online, the comparison trap, and "doing...
It Was Built In The 1970s
This is the outline for a Toastmasters speech that I gave about homes that were built in the 1970s asked about has house always been this way; looks like two houses that...
Mind Running Full Speed Til You Can't Sleep
A fellow Facebook friend posted about struggling to keep up with things and to an extent, life. As I went to start doing some computer tasks, this article titled "Helping...
Get To The Point, A Speech About My Communication Style
Assessment Information Supportive, 4 Direct, 3 Analytical, 2 Initiating, 2 Based on the assessment, I am a patient, cooperative, and sympathetic. I also prefer a personal...
Social Media Table Topics
Asked ChatGPT for questions related to social media so that they could be asked during the meeting. How has social media impacted your daily life and interactions with...
Visual Clutter Contributes to Mental Clutter
Typical work day consists of going to work, coming home, making dinner, doing some tasks in the evening, and then going to bed. I had noticed in more recent months, that I...
Alabama-Related Table Topics
For this meeting, I had the Table Topics Masters role. Typically I try to have a theme to the questions being asked. Unable to come up with one, I asked ChatGPT for...
Introduction to Vocal Variety and Body Language
Outline tell about the situation that I had to evict a squirrel out. If time permits, tell about the follow up visit that had to be done. Feedback received positive...
Kenny Ram Dash Cam
Problem Was watching some videos on YouTube, and found that there is a market for people wanting to view dash cam videos. For some of these people, they want to see them...
Toastmasters, Powered By 5,000 Lights
This speech is for Presentation Mastery, Level 1. Writing A Speech With Purpose Example Speech should answer the below questions. What is the most important thing I want...
Scammers and Marketers Can Help Your Business
Today I received a call from a guy. I do not recall what company that he was calling from nor his name, but I did take the time the listen to what he was offering because...
Word of the Day: Regale
For this meeting, I was responsible for the word of the day, aka the grammarian. regaleplay (rih-GAIL) Regale is a somewhat formal word that means “to entertain or amuse...
Content Creation Workflow
The automation that I created to help me create videos works well. The problem though, is that how I built it makes it somewhat difficult to maintain. One thought that I...
Toastmasters Table Topics Questions
For this meeting, I am the Table Topic Master. Meaning I had to provide questions that the attendees of the meeting had to ask in a 1 to 2 minute speech. I used ChatGPT to...
Presentation Mastery,
Speech Details level 1, presentation mastery 4-6 minutes About self last ice breaker speech was in May 2021 reviewed notes that I joined Toastmasters is to be better at...
Ambiguous, Toastmasters Word Of The Day
For this Toastmasters meeting, I was the Grammarian. The word of the day, according to the Merriam-Webster website, was ambiguous. It is defined as capable of being...
NSBE Professionals RLC 2023 Notes
The RLC was held virtually for NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) Professionals. Here are some of the notes that I took from the sessions that took place. Day 1 -...
Table Topics for Toastmasters, Homeowner Edition
With people doing home renovations themselves, describe your least favorite room in your house and how you would change it with an unlimited budget? Some people insist...
That's All Folks!, Toastmasters Speech
This is the final speech that I have to give in the Innovative Planning path of Toastmasters. Below is the outline that created for this speech. Goal of this speech is to...
How to Reduce Your Business Taxes as an Entrepreneur
This year, doing taxes was more, taxing. I made more money and had more jobs as well. Thus Uncle Sam was not going to be looking at me the same as he did before. While...
Toastmasters Table Topics, Spring Time
For this latest Toastmasters meeting with my chapter, I was responsible for providing the Table Topics for the meeting. Below are the questions that I asked. With Spring...
Voicing My Blog Posts
Background On occasion I enjoy writing out my thoughts here on the blog, but one thing that I wanted to consider try doing is to use voice typing to be able to improve my...
Toastmasters - High Performance Leadership, Part 1
This is the outline of the speech that I gave for Level 5 of the Innovative Planning Pathway. The goal of this speech, is to able to design and complete a project with...
Time Management
I started watching videos and reading blog posts about time management. I have outlined some of the things that I have learned from my watching and readings. Having a...
Write A Compelling Blog, Toastmasters Speech
Below is the outline for the speech that I gave regarding a compelling blog post. This is the Level 4 of Innovative Planning Pathway. This speech is to be 2-3 minutes...
Splitting YouTube Channels
On occasion, I check the analytics of my YouTube channel. I had a previous conversation with Ryan Cox, who is a personal branding coach, in 2021 about branding myself and...
Using Social Media for Passive Income, Toastmasters Speech
Below is the outline for the Toastmasters speech that I gave about building an online and social media presence. This is L4 of the Innovative Planning Pathway. Goal Goal...
Planning A Community Event Part 2, Toastmasters Speech
This is the outline for my speech on Level 4 of the Innovative Planning, Manage Projects Successfully. I talk about what it takes to plan a community event for my NSBE...
Planning A Community Event, Toastmasters Speech
This is the outline for my speech on Level 4 of the Innovative Planning, Manage Projects Successfully. I talk about what was required for my NSBE chapter to plan our...
Found My Niche on TikTok
Back Story I have been on TikTok for some time now. One day someone posted a video about how the outlets in his garage or shed were installed upside down. The poster went...
Toastmasters Table Topics Questions
Table Topics are a portion of the Toastmasters meeting where individuals are asked a question and have to provide a response without preparing a speech. The activity is...
Toastmasters Training
objectives combined training and discuss each role steps to preparing speech finding material organizing your speech crafting your speech preparing to speak ending your...
Dealing with COVID
Managed to avoid it for this long, but I caught COVID. Think it was when I went out to pick up some items for a customer for work at their house, but not 100% sure of...
Toastmaster Table Topics Related to School
This meeting, I am the Table Topics master. Since school in Alabama is about to start, I centered this meetings Topics' questions around school. What was your favorite...
It's The Road, Not The Drivers
I did a presentation about how the design of roads are the cause for people speeding, not the drivers being defiant and ignoring the speed limit. This was done as a...
Eating with Braces
For about the last couple of years, my dentist has been saying that he was concerned because of my under bite. Add to that, one of my wisdom teeth did not grow in...
Non-Tech Resources
While I primarily do programming and work in IT (Information Technology), I do read or watch content that is not related to programming and the field of IT. Headline...
Telling A Story, Going from YouTube to Business
5 - 7 minute speech the goal: start a youtube channel and build it to make passive income Getting Started did video club in high school, but the "advanced" tech that we...
The Believers Supernatural Equipment from Heaven, Part 4
Notes from church service use a framework and not a formula dependence on the Holy Spirit is non negotiable there are 7 prespectives Principle Psalm 119:105 God rarely...
Great Resignation Thoughts, IT Perspective
The Great Resignation. It is a term that has become more popular with the number of people that are quitting their jobs because of the shift in the work culture. Break...
Stop Doing Traffic The American Way, Toastmasters Speech Outline
For this Toastmasters speech, I had to present a proposal about the topic of my choosing. I chose to discuss the traffic and switching to not doing things the American way...
Apply For That Job
Couple of weeks ago, an individual that is in one of the Black Tech groups that I am in on Facebook, made a post. Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of the exact text of...
Book Club Notes on 'The Law Of Life'
Was invited to participate in a book club discussion about the book titled "The Law of Life: Healing from Disease, Depression, and Damaged Relationships" by Mark Sandoval....
AT&T Prepaid, Can't Use Data Even With Data Plan
All was good for the day. Was able to access the internet via my phone. Then all of a sudden I was not able to. Still able make and receive calls and texts, but no...
Driving More Efficiently
With the conflict going on between Russia and Ukraine (really Russia bullying Ukraine), the cost of gas continues to go up. This is similar to how gas went up during the...
Nissan CVT Transmission
I see a lot of articles and videos that talk about how Nissan CVTs (Continuously Variable Transmissions) are trash and as an owner of one I wanted to share my thoughts. At...
Learn From The Experienced
Below is the outline for the speech that I did for Level 2 of the Innovating Planning tract. This speech is to be related to the topic of mentoring. The objective is to...
Toastmasters, Connect With Your Audience
Objective Below is the outline that I have made for my Toastmasters speech about Connecting With The Audience. In short, the purpose of this speech is to practice...
21 Days of Fasting
Each year for about the last 5 years, during the month of January, I do a fast. The church that I previously attended would do fasting and prayer as a congregation. There...
I Took A Cruise During The Pandemic
Now you're probably thinking he really take a cruise during the pandemic or is that just a title for the sake of getting views. yes I actually really did take a cruise...
Have A Wedding, Tips and Advice
Having recently gotten married, I figured that I would share advice on the things that I learned and did in preparation of and on the day of the wedding. Invite Guests You...
COVID-19 Booster Outcome
I recently got the COVID Booster. Prior to getting the booster, I got the original shots about 8 months prior. Initially I was not going to get the booster since I did not...
Be Productive When You Can't Sleep
Be Productive When You Can't Sleep Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night. For example, right now as I am writing this post, it is 1:59 AM. I have been awake for...
Blogging for Dummies
Blogging for Dummies It has been months since I have posted something here. You are probably wondering why there has been a drought in content. Well, when running a...
Fustigate, Toastmasters Word of the Day
For this meeting, I was the grammarian. The role of the Grammarian is to come up with a word of the day and to track how many times it was used in the meeting. The word I...
Moving in with My Fiance
Hi! Kenny’s better half here :) My now fiance and I dated for a little over a year before he popped the question in January. In May I moved in, and in December, we will be...
Importance of QR Code Placement
As the world continues to adapt to be touchless and contactless, I have noticed a trend that in theory seems like it should work, but it actually, has some flaws. More and...
Latest Pickings from Garden
This month, there were 3 cucumbers that I was able to pick from the garden. A number of flowers were present on the vine, but at this time was not bearing any fruit. Have...
Summer Table Topics Questions for Toastmasters Meeting
Table Topics are a portion of the Toastmasters meeting where individuals are asked a question and have to provide a response without preparing a speech. The activity is...
Pro Tower Machine Assembly
The customer requested my services to put together this work out equipment. The customer purchased this Pro Tower Machine from Academy Sports and Outdoors. I discuss the...
Creating Multiple Income Stream Notes
Below are the notes that I took during a webinar about how to diversify or increase your income streams. Having multiple income streams is great because if one stream ends...
Maximize Your Layover, Leave The Airport
Background Normally when I fly, I try to find a nonstop flight. Why? Because I do not want to sit around in an airport looking at other people and waiting for the plane to...
Star Space Executive Office Chair Review and Assembly
Problem The chair that I previous had, experienced a lot more wear and tear during the pandemic as I was working from home. Not to mention, the chair had seen better days....
TSA Pre-Check Differences in Non-Precheck Line by Airport
Background I took my first flights after being approved for TSA Pre-Check. I signed up early in 2020, and then boom... COVID hit. Thus I lost an entire year of Pre-Check...
Blog Challenge, May 2021
Background Those of you that are regular readers of the blog, may have noticed that more content was published this week than in weeks or even years past. There's a...
ToastMasters Ice Breaker
Background Sometime ago, one of my coworkers had mentioned that he was part of Toastmasters. I shared with him that I had been interested in joining the group, but had not...
Garden Update, May 3, 2021
Here is the latest from the garden about what changes I have made for the upcoming growing season and the observations of what nature has done. Organization In previous...
Grass Cutting Job as Handy Pro
Transcript (Unedited) what is going on fellow engineers this video is another handyman video although today is not saturday i am doing some work i have a customer who has...
Installing EcoBee 3 Lite Thermostat, Uninstall and Reinstall
Links Mentioned Honeywell Thermostat Install
COVID Vaccination
Since the COVID-19 vaccine was being rolled out, I eventually was able to sign up to get the Moderna vaccine. I did not want to be the very first to get it because of the...
Trex and Tomcat Rat Trap Product Review
Transcript (Unedited) for people like me that like to do their own stuff you know handiwork and love diy this is one diy project that i wouldn't recommend for a lot of...
National Puppy Day 2021
Background I had been contemplating on getting a pet. As most of you know, I do garden and have other hobbies in my spare time. However, the pet I was thinking of getting...
Painting Doorbell Cover for Better Appearance
Transcript (Unedited) what is going on fellow engineers this here is part of my hallway uh as you see here i have the doorbell box up here and you know i have white trim...
TV Mounting for Handy
Transcript (Unedited) what's going on fellow engineers today i actually have a handy job and so i'm going to be showing you uh some of the details related to that job i...
Growing Without Planting Seeds
THe past several years, I grew collard greens in my backyard. While in the garden today, I noticed that some of the greens that I had planted last year in containers, were...
DIY Honeywell Wifi Thermostat Installation
I wanted to have a connected thermostat that allowed me greater control for my system as well as allow me to made adjustments when away from the home. The thermostat...
Starting the Garden for Spring 2021
People have asked, but had to tell them that I did not do anything in the garden during the Winter of 2020 into 2021. After growing something in the garden for several...
Monitor Stand Build
Problem I needed a monitor stand at my office. At home, I have my monitors elevated so that I do not have to sit slumpted over to see the screens. At the office, I did not...
Google Black Publishers Summit
As a content creator and blogger, I attended the Black Publishers Summit offered by Google. Below are the notes that I took from the sessions that I attended. Opening...
NSBE RLC Notes
TODO email r3chair , amazon card Comm Zone Workshop need to manage documents communicate information about upcoming events and activities webpage of resources, such as...
Dutch Oven Chicken
There are two main ways that I cook chicken. Low and slow or hot and fast. Thus I have broken up the steps in this post to describe both depending on how much time that...
NSBE 46th National Convention - Engineering the Revolution
Background This convention was held virtually this year do to the coronavirus. The convention took place from August 19-23, 2020. Given that the convention was hosted...
College Programming Course Files on GitHub
Background As I was cleaning off files on my computer recently, I found files that I had from college. Some of these files were from the classes that I took. Some are from...
What is a Contactor? How does a Contactor work?
Recently I had to replace the contactor on my air conditioner after the last one had a burned wire on it. I discuss the parts of a contactor and how it works. Check out...
Replacing Contactor on Air Conditioner
The air conditioner stopped working at my home. Come to find out, one of the wires had burned off on the contactor, which resulted in a hot house in August. Definitely not...
Build A Simple Firewood Stand
Background I have tress and limbs that periodically fall or need to be cut. The problem that I had is that I did not have anywhere to store the items so that they could...
Front Yard Landscaping
Background Customer wanted to update the look on her front yard. She requested that I perform the work. The initial discussion was about replacing a shrub, but expanded...
Ceiling Fan Installation with Downrod
Background I received a request to install a ceiling fan. This bedroom did not have a ceiling fan originally, just a standard light fixture. Remove the Existing Fixture...
NSBE National Leadership Training, July 2020
Comm Zone Strategic Planning Session 20200708 excellence in membership innovative communication 360 national communication request form -...
LSU AG Gardening Course Module 5
Types of Plant Reproduction sexual (seeds) asexual (vegetative) Sexual Reproduction parts of the plants are from the previous module. seeds generate differently between...
Replacing Exterior Trim
Background Customer had some trim that was rotting on an exterior door. From what I can tell, all of the water was not being caught by the gutter in some places. As a...
Notes from session @theblackupstart about writing book during quarantine
iamashcash was the speaker step 1: make sure that people want the book survey and research the market first; are there videos on the topic; don't want to write a book on a...
Night School Investing Notes
Background After the quarantine started, SchoolHouseU started doing IG Live sessions called Night School. The purpose of these night school classes was to teach people...
8 Steps to Replace A Toilet Fill Valve
The toilet in the bathroom, I discovered that the toilet was continuously running. When my place was quiet, I heard a noise coming from the bathroom. It was not loud. I...
Mega Zip at Red Mountain Park
](/images/2020.02.20-mega-zip-at-red-mountain-park3.jpg) Recently I took a trip to Red Mountain Park to do their Mega Zip Adventure. This trip is the second time that I...
January 2020 Garden Update
Red Lettuce Today, I removed the red lettuce that I attempted to grow this winter. Normally lettuces and other leafy greens do well during the winter season due to the...
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
Background Each year, the church that I attend does a fast and prayer at the beginning of the year. For the past two years, I have given up something during the fasting...
Word of the Year 2020
Word of the Year 2020 Background A friend was telling me that she had chose a word for the year. Of course I asked about why she chose the word that she chose and her...
Greens in Grass
Greens in the Grass For the last couple of years, I have grown various greens, usually collard or mustard, in the same general area of my yard. Greens don't make seeds...
McGill University Personal Finance Essentials
A friend on social media posted about this online financial course that is available for free from McGill University in Canada. As you can imagine, the course is designed...
You Still Rake Leaves?
It is that time of year. Weather has changed for the cooler and you have a bunch of leaves in your yard. Are you really going to want to spend time raking them? Probably...
Takeaways from Christopher Robin movie
Every year during the month of November, the church that I attend does a series where movies are used to provide examples and metaphors of the Word. This week's particular...
21 Days for a New Habit
Background They say that it takes 21 days to learn a new habit and to break old ones. Therefore, I took 28 days to see what would happen. Was I trying to overachieve by...
Reinforce Bookcase with Plywood
Reinforce Bookcase with Plywood Summary In this video, I show how I went about reinforcing a bookcase with a plywood back. The original backing that came with the bookcase...
Squirrels Taught Me About Women and Food
DISCLAIMER: I am not equating a squirrel to a woman. That is not a fair, nor equal comparison by no means. The comparisons mentioned below are for the sake of illustration...
3 Benefits of Doing Something Different When Stuck
As some of you may know, I build automations as part of my day job. Sometimes, I do find myself getting stuck on building an automation. When it comes to programming, you...
2019.06.11 identify electrical circuits and label breaker panel handyman
Summary This video describes how I went about identifying the breakers in my breaker panel. The panel only had 4 of the 26 breakers labeled. So by labelling, it would be...
7 Steps for More Steps
Background As research has frequently mentioned, one of the many keys to remaining healthy is to have an active lifestyle. One of the recommendations to achieve this is to...
4 Steps to Change the Battery in Nissan Altima Intelligent Key
4 Steps to Change the Battery in Nissan Altima Intelligent Key Step 1 1) Low Key Battery message. When this message appears, you need to get a replacement battery and...
Weber Charcoal Chimney Review and First Use
Weber Charcoal Chimney Review and First Use Summary In this video, I give my review of the Weber Charcoal Chimney. The Weber Charcoal Chimney allows you to light charcoal...
How to Start A Garden in 8 Steps
How to Get Started With A Garden Spring... all that pollen lets us know that is here. I recently got asked by a high school classmate how I got started with my garden and...
MBTI Assessment, Introvert
I found some notes that I had previously taken. I believe these were notes that I took during a session at the NSBE Convention in 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Since these...
Containers vs In Ground Gardening
If you live in a small space container gardening works very great. However, there are some advantages and disadvantages to doing container gardening or gardening in pots...
Manual Tree Branch Tear Down
No commentary is done in the video. Just a demostration showing the process of what I did get it done. Just removing a dead and decaying tree limb from a tree. The limb...
Building Raised Garden Beds
This year, I decided to expand the growing space for my garden. As some of you may know, I have, for years, planted my fruits and vegetables mostly in containers and pots...
Greens From the Winter Garden
As we enter March, it's almost time to prepare for the summer garden. Weather Summary However, Mother Nature decided to throw a curve ball with an unexpected frost after...
Every Gardener Needs a Journal
It's important to document your garden observations because humans are forgetful. Think about it... do you really remember how much fertilizer that you used 4 years ago on...
Remove Water from Car Trunk
Remove Water from Car Trunk Summary This video covers how you can permanently prevent water from staying in your trunk. The vehicle in this video that this repair is being...
Make Your Crockpot Smarter with a Timer
Summary This tutorial shows how using a timer on a "dumb" crockpot instantly makes it smarter. This is a better alternative than buying another crockpot that has the...
Change Air Filter on 2013-2018 (5th Generation) Nissan Altima
Change Air Filter on 2013-2018 (5th Generation) Nissan Altima Summary This tutorial shows you how to change the engine air filter of a 2013 Nissan Altima. Although this is...
How to Replace Toilet Gasket and Bolts
Background In this tutorial, I replace the toilet gasket between the tank and bowl of the toilet. Using the instructions provided in the toilet gasket replacement, I...
Repair Leaking Faucet
Summary This video shows how to replace the rubber gaskets, seals, and springs in a Delta faucet. The rubber gaskets and seals were purchased as a kit from the local home...
1 Year Review of Liftmaster 8500 with MyQ Internet Gateway
One year ago, I installed this Liftmaster 8500 garage door opener. Bought it online and installed it myself within a weekend. The kit that I purchased came with the MyQ...
Snowfall Timelapse in Montgomery, AL - January 16-17, 2018
Snowfall Timelapse in Montgomery, AL - January 16-17, 2018 Background Timelapse of the snowfall that occurred on January 16-17, 2018. In total, 3 to 4 inches of snow fell...
2016 Election Notes
2016 election means new amendments which make no sense on the ballot. Please be sure to look at the sample ballot for the county and state that you will be voting in and...
Whole Baked Chicken with Lemon Pepper Seasoning
Whole Baked Chicken with Lemon Pepper Seasoning Ingredients 1 chicken Lemon pepper seasoning (or another seasoning of your choosing) Directions Pre-heated oven at 400 F...
Tzatziki Sauce
Needed to make some sauce for a peta that was for dinner. Since I did not want to go to the store, I used what I had in the fridge to make a remixed version of Tzatziki...
Sweet Potato Pie
Sweet Potato Pie Ingredients 1 pound sweet potato 1/2 cup softened butter 1 cup brown sugar (or white sugar) 1/2 cup milk (or evaporated milk) 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon ground...
No Pre-Heat Whole Chicken
No Pre-Heat Whole Chicken Ingredients whole chicken seasonings of your choosing Directions Rinse chicken. Remove the packet in the cavity if there is one Season chicken....
Loaded Hash Browns
Ingredients potatoes cut on grater or frozen hash browns eggs ham, bacon, or sausage green onions, chopped seasonings cooking spray Cooking Pre-heat waffle iron or maker...
Hot Pepper Sauce
Hot Pepper Sauce Ingredients Hot peppers (grown in garden is preferred, but store-bought is acceptable) white vinegar salt garlic Directions Remove steps from peppers....
Grilled Hamburgers
Grilled Hamburgers Ingredients Ground beef (ground turkey or pork can be substituted) 1 egg Hamburger seasoning (or seasoned salt and pepper) Directions Heat the grill to...
Grilled Pork Ribs
Grilled Pork Ribs Ingredients Pork ribs Apple cider vinegar Onions (or granulated onion) Garlic (or garlic powder) Salt Water Barbeque sauce Directions Heat the grill to...
Grilled Corn
Grilled Corn Ingredients Corn on the cob, still in husk Garlic seasoning Salt Pepper Butter Directions Heat the grill to cooking temperature. Place the corn on the grill....
Egg Tacos
Egg Tacos Ingredients Tortilla (white or wheat) eggs salsa cheese (optional) seasonings of your choosing sour cream (optional) Directions Warm tortilla(s) in skillet Once...
DIY Hamburger Helper
DIY Hamburger Helper Ingredients 1 pound of ground beef (can substitute ground turkey) elbow noodles (or other if you choose) jar of pasta sauce seasonings of your choice...
Crock Pot Collard Greens
Crock Pot Collard Greens Ingredients Fresh Collard greens (not those in a can) Smoked Turkey neck or smoked turkey wings seasonings water Cooking Wash collards (if they...
Sausage and Meatballs
Sausage and Meatballs Serves 8-10 Ingredients 3-5 pounds sausage and meatbals, uncooked 6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes 1-2 28-ounce...
Pot Roast
Pot Roast Servce 6-10 Ingredients 2-4 pound beef chuck pot roast 1/2 cup flour kosher salt and pepper 3 carrots, sliced 3 potatoes, quartered 3 onions, sliced 2 stalks,...
Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken
Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken Serves 4-6 Ingredients 4-6 pound roasting chicken 1/2 cup onino, chopped 1-2 tablespoons butter juice of one lemon 1/2 teapsoon Kosher salt 2...
Easy, Healthy Fish Fillet
Easy, Healthy Fish Fillet Serves 4-6 Ingredients Kosher salt and pepper 2-3 pounds white fish (cod, sea bass, tilapia, or catfish), skilled fresh herbs (flat-leaf parsley,...
Chili
Chili Serves 6-8 Ingredients 2 large onions, chopped 5-6 cloves garlic, minced 2 green peppers, chopped 2-4 pounds ground beef, cooked and drained 2 14-ounce cancs, red,...
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore Serves 4-8 Ingredients 2-3 onions, thinly sliced 2-4 pounds chicek (breasts or thighs), skinned 1 28-ounce can plum tomatoes, chopped 5 cloves garlic,...
Beef Stew
Beef Stew Serves 6-8 Ingredients 2-4 pounds beef chuck stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes 1/2 cup flour Kosher salt and pepper 3 cupes beef broth 1 tablespooon...
Beef Bourguignon
Beef Bourguignon Serves 6-8 Ingredients 3 tablespoons flour Kosher salt and pepper 3 pounds beef chuck, cut into 1inch cubes 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced 1 medium...
BBQ Pulled Pork
BBQ Pulled Pork Serves 6-8 Ingredients 2.5-5 pound pork loin, trimmed of fat 2-4 cups barbeque sauce 2-4 onions, chopped 6-8 hamburger buns or hard rolls Cooking place...
Baby Back Ribs
Baby Back Ribs Serves 6-10 Ingredients 2-4 racks of baby back ribs, cut into 3-4 pieces each 2-4 cups barbeque sauce 2-4 onions, chopped place ribs in corckpot. top with...
Cheese Dip
Cheese Dip Ingredients 1/2 block of Cream cheese 2 handfuls of shredded cheddar cheese (or other cheese of your chosing) salsa Tools Microwave Microwave-safe bowl...
Baked Bacon
Baked Bacon Ingredients Bacon Tools Oven pre-heated to 400 F (205 C) Cooking sheet (or cast iron skillet) Directions Pre-heat oven to stated temperature Lay strips of...