Let's Light Up The Grill ....... I'm Hungry!!!

How To Grill The Perfect Steak (Recipe courtesy of Bobby Flay for Food Network Magazine)

Ingredients

4 1 1/4 -to-1 1/2-inch-thick boneless rib-eye or New York strip steaks (about 12 ounces each) or filets mignons (8 to 10 ounces each), trimmed
2 tablespoons canola or extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions
About 20 minutes before grilling, remove the steaks from the refrigerator and let sit, covered, at room temperature.

Heat your grill to high. Brush the steaks on both sides with oil and season liberally with salt and pepper. Place the steaks on the grill and cook until golden brown and slightly charred, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the steaks over and continue to grill 3 to 5 minutes for medium-rare (an internal temperature of 135 degrees F), 5 to 7 minutes for medium (140 degrees F) or 8 to 10 minutes for medium-well (150 degrees F).

Transfer the steaks to a cutting board or platter, tent loosely with foil and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.

Before you can cook that perfect steak you have to have a clean grill, so let's clean that Grill with a Stainless Steel BBQ Grill Brush from "Alpha Grillers"

Product Description

Product Features:

- 18 inches long
- Stainless steel bristles
- Heavy duty
- Safe for all grill types
- Bonus ebook included

The Secret to Cleaning Your Grill Quickly, Easily and Cheaply!

Looking for a New Grill Brush But Want to Avoid These Common Problems?

- Flimsy shaft bends under pressure..
- Bristles quickly flatten down and gum up with grease..
- Leaves scratch mark on your delicate porcelain coated grates..
- Burn hands when cleaning because the handle's too short..
- Can't clean between the rods and along the sides..

All these issues can be avoided!

Introducing the Alpha Grillers BBQ Grill Brush

The Best Grill Brush on The Market:

- Strong plastic reinforced twisted wire shaft that will not bend under pressure
- Stiff stainless steel bristles than won't flatten - much stiffer than brass
- Safe for use with porcelain coated grills grates. Won't scratch your Weber grill
- Long handle (18"): perfect length to keep your hand away from the heat without losing pressure and control
- Innovative spiral bristle design allows you to easily clean edges, corners and deep between the grates

So what's so good about the spiral design?

The bristles in most brushes point in the same direction. This means they can only be held horizontally.
With the Alpha Grillers brush, bristles point in all directions so you can hold it at any angle and easily clean
all parts of the grate.

My Review:

This brush  makes my husband very happy. Before we received this brush to review, he was using a brush that just was not doing the job. He said this brush gets down between the grates and rack really well with ease. He is an avid griller, so he would not have given this review if he had not meant it. The brush is heavy duty and has really help up.

Get your brush by following this link. You will not be sorry!

http://www.amazon.com/grill-brush-stainless--book-accessories/dp/b00c9q04bs/

A Free Give-A-Way! ~ Time to try something different :)

A yummy Hemp Recipe to try.

Super Hemp Raw Shelled Organic Hemp Seeds

When I first saw this product for review I was not sure if I wanted to try it or not. So once again I went to Google and reviewed the product to see exactly what it was and if it could be harmful. I was trying to see if this was legal or if it would get me fired from my mail carrier job.

This is the good news that I found out:

Even though hemp is marijuana's cousin, hemp seeds contain no THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the psychoactive substance in marijuana. Approximately 44% of the weight of hemp seed is edible oils, containing about 80% essential fatty acids (EFAs); e.g., linoleic acid, omega-6 (LA, 55%), alpha-linolenic acid, omega-3 (ALA, 22%), in addition to gamma-linolenic acid, omega-6 (GLA, 1–4%) and stearidonic acid, omega-3 (SDA, 0–2%). Proteins (including edestin) are the other major component (33%). Hempseed's amino acid profile is comparable to other sources of protein such as meat, milk, eggs and soy. So all of this is good news!

My Review:

I really like them and I am glad I tried them. I use them like nuts and sprinkle them on a lot of different things. They do have a light buttery nut-like flavor and blend easily into desserts, breads, pancakes, granola bars and other baked goods. I have sprinkled Hemp on my salads and cereal. mmmmm

And now you can get some for free: (I can not start the contest until 1/9/2015, so please come back!)

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And if you want some right now, visit this link:

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My Plans for My Blog

I was not sure whether I want 1 blog or two different ones. At first I thought I would have one for my personal life and my arts & crafts and another for my product testing, but I have chosen to just have one, so this is going to be a very busy blog eventually, once I get it going. I need some followers on Twitter to help get accepted to be a product tester so please take time to follow me on Twitter. Twitter is new for me just like Blogging, so bear with me and buckle up for this bumpy ride.

Please go to my Twitter and follow me: https://twitter.com/ksskaggs



Since I am not a Product tester yet, let's talk about something I really love and that is my arts and crafts. All my life I have been involved in some type of arts & crafts. I change with the trends, so I am always learning or creating something different.

I have been trading my arts and crafts in an art swap site for about a year now.

Visit Swap-Bot here: http://swap-bot.com/user:KatShakKreations

I have met a lot of awesome people and received art from all over the world. So much fun! I was just involved in an advent swap where me and another lady traded 24 hand-made gifts. I can't wait to open them starting this Monday. How exciting!


My gifts all wrapped up that I sent to my swap partner.

***Stay tuned for my give-away of the week starting next week.***



By the way my Thanksgiving cooking did not go quite as planned, but it was still a big hit with my husband. 

Until next time....

The Snow Queen and I must roll on. We have a lot of Christmas to deliver!

Thankful Not To Roll

It is great just to be able to stay home today and let my mail wagon (The Snow Queen) rest. Why did I name my 2008 4WD Ford Escape after the "Snow Queen?" I bought this vehicle in hopes that she would carry me safely through the ice and snow that Texas has been experiencing these past winters. I am hoping to psych her out. My Rural route is 100 miles daily and she is definitely the Queen, as we roll through the countryside and the bumpy neglected country roads.

I have to remain faithful to the U.S. Postal Creed whether I want to or not. The bills have to be paid and grumbling tummies fed. LOL:

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."

Okay enough of that. Now a little bit about me. My name is Kathy. I am a 57 years young (Ha!) crafty and creative artist and rural mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office. I am happily married; have 4 kids; 5 grand-kids; 2 dogs and a cat. This crew are not just numbers. They are my family. Today I am just writing a little bit about these awesome people and pets that make up my life, but more will follow as I experience this new world of blogging. Watch out family! Whatever you do daily may end up my blog topic of the day.

No rest for me today. I have a Thanksgiving meal to cook. Today it will be just my husband Dewain and I, and hopefully my son Shane and one of our daughters Shellene and our granddaughter Addyson. (3 years old). My daughter Katrina; my twin grand-daughters Morgan and McKenna (11 years old) and my daughter's boyfriend Todd are spending Thanksgiving at Disney this year. Lucky them. I was invited to go, but the post office had other plans for me. I have never been to Disney, but that is on my Bucket list.

I have been invited to have Thanksgiving with my husband's family bunch, but I just do not like to go to family outings without him. And I am also pretty sad this year and do not want to bring others down. My Dad recently passed away and this is my first Thanksgiving without him and other members of my immediate family.

So today I will be cutting this blog short as I need to go and prepare a dinner for this home. Dewain and I got together and decided to make things we really like to eat and although we tried to pick out healthy dishes our dinner is mostly consisting on fatty; starchy foods and rich desserts. Here is what I am going to cook:

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350"] We will have a delicious Sam's Choice Spiral Ham. My husband's favorite ham.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350"] An oven roasted turkey that is 3/4 thawed at this moment. LOL[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350"] Cream-Cheesy Macaroni & Cheese[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350"] Mouth-watering new potatoes and green beans. I am going to use the golden potatoes instead of the red this year.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="349"] This 2 Corn Stuffing recipe will be our stuffing![/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350"] My daughter Katrina is normally the deviled egg maker, but I will be making these since she is at Disney.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="349"] Brown and serve rolls this year instead of yeast rolls.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350"] This is a new recipe for me to try this year. I normally make pies, but husband wanted this.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350"] I might make these instead of the earthquake cake. I'm not sure yet.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="340"] I have a lot to be Thankful for. By writing this blog I hope to express that and to be able to show you my creative side of life also. But today I must go and cook and spend time with my family and pets. No rolling through the country for me and the Snow Queen today. "Today I am Thankful Not to Roll"[/caption]

I am not sure how to connect the recipes to the photos yet. I have a lot to learn, but I am time limited today, so ths will have to do. If you want the recipes, visit my Pinterest and go to

Thanksgiving Lite and Healthy Cooking
http://www.pinterest.com/kathyskaggs/thanksgiving-lite-and-healthy-cooking/

Well if I knew it was going to post all of those pictures I would have not taken the time to do this. Ha! I just want to close with

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Be Happy with what you have. There are some that are less fortunate and would love to just have food and shelter. Wow... now I feel guilty about the food thing. :-( Thank you God! I am truly blessed.[/caption]