Broccoli Salad

1 head broccoli florets
1/2 C. finely chopped red onion
1/2 C. raisins
1 C. Mayonaise
2 T. apple cider vinegar
1/4 C.sugar
6-8 slices of cooked crumbled bacon

Chop broccoli into small pieces. Place crumbled bacon,raisins, and red onion into bowl with broccoli. In a small bowl, mix together mayo,vinegar and sugar until smooth and add mixture to broccoli mixture. Serve immediately or refridgerate until ready to serve.

Smoked Turkey Salad

Wild Rice and turkey salad

• - 2 boxes of instant Uncle Bens wild rice. Cooked according to box intructions then allowed to cool.
• -2-3 Cups red seedless Grapes
• -3-4 stalks of celery chopped fine
• - approx 1# fully cooked smoked turkey breast-diced into cubes.
• -mayo to taste-add just enought to lightly bind all ingredients.
• Chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Looks beautiful served on a bed of lettuce

Ya Ya Sisterhood table-Let me tell you how we did it!

We started out first with a plain white tablecloth. Next we stretched a net purchase at Micheals over it then we put down white garbage bags in the center on top of this. We poured out play sand purchased from Lowes out in the center of the table and nestled random seashells in this. The bamboo placemats, the blue rocks pilled up around the plates,the glasses and the pearl looking shells were all purchased from the dollar tree! (for all of you familiar with this store) The arrangement in the center of the table was made from placing one small glass vase inside a larger one and filling the space between with small shells. The bundle of grass was purchased at walmart for $3.oo with the exception of the pampas grass cut from Teressa's yard after she sprayed it with hairspray so it would hold up. The shell covered candles and lanterns were purchased at Bealls. For those of you not familiar with this store, it is along the same lines as TJ maxx. The best purchase on the entire table was made by Teressa at Bealls and this was the large shell candleholders beside the arrangement. They were on clearance for 75 cents a piece!! Teressa thought they were so ugly but beauty is in the eye of the beholder and they fit in perfectly with our theme. We only had an hour to set up our table. All of this goes to show that you don't have to have a lot of money or time to put together something very elegant!

Ya Ya Sisterhood

Last friday night our local chapter of Professional Women for Womens Health held their annual fundraiser called the Ya Ya sisterhood event. It is a night for women only that consist of a dinner,dancing with a live band,a silent auction and themed table decorating. I work with Children's Medical Center and our table theme was relaxation at the beach. Pictures of our table will follow. The tablesetting was so simple to pull together and very surprisingly inexpensive. Many,many thanks to Mrs. Teresa Merritt for her help pulling it all together-after all it was her idea that we do this right in the middle of flu and RSV season!

Welcome

Welcome to my site. This is my very first blog. I'm new to this so please be patient. Please give me your thoughts,impressions and comments on the site. As I mentioned in my profile I am a busy mom of three and practice medicine but cooking and decorating is my second passion. My first truly is practicing medicine. I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. I love taking care of children and hope I do my career proud. My site hopefully is very simple and easy to get around on and all my ideas are simple but it's meant to be that way for busy moms. Also included are a few of my favorite health tips and advice. These are strictly good samaritian advice and tips. I hope you enjoy it!