my Facebook page. That’s not an odd place for recipes to appear but it is odd, to me, for a recipe to be named with such an expression. The recipe was Crock Pot Holy Moly Chicken. And I love using my crock pot! It’s always good to use on those lazy no makeup kind of days, or on those days that you're so busy you only have time to throw something in only to come back later and the meal’s all done.

 

Of all the ways to use a phrase, we might ask, why would a casserole be called holy moly? I guess it’s got the element of surprise. And maybe the surprise is being, oh, so easy, but oh, so good!

 

Because of this, I clicked on the post to see the recipe. And holy moly, it’s a good one! It's also easy, especially if you need to make substitutions. I didn’t have cream of celery soup that the recipe calls for, which I’m sure would’ve been yummy, so I used cream of mushroom soup and added mushrooms, which were also yummy.  Click here for the recipe.

 

I then became more curious about the phrase and started to research it. That's where I found the different places that used it in their names, like the putt-putt golf bar, the game show, and I also found other recipes, like this one, Holy Moly Casserole.

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This recipe is also a good one but it’s for the oven. So whichever way you prefer to cook, there’s a holy moly recipe to suit your taste. Also, if you try either recipe, let me know!  Also, let me know if you make it your own with any substitutions. I’d love to hear about it.

 

I think I like this phrase. I usually say “wow” or “yay” but “holy moly” expresses my feelings in a better way to include God and to reference Him in my surprises. And I want to include Him in everything! So, I’m going to try to use this phrase, holy moly, more often.

 

And this being February, the month of hopeful Valentine’s Day surprises, I hope we all have a “Holy Moly” day!