Tuesday, November 25, 2008

DRESSING

Well, here it is two days before Thanksgiving and things are starting to get prepared (kinda). OK I made the cornbread. Yesterday was a BAD DAY first the TV blew up (literally) then the sprayer on my kitchen sink got stuck again and soaked me and the kitchen. May today be somewhat better for mine and everybody elses sake. Back to Thanksgiving, there are a million recipes out there for stuffing/dressing. I only know one. Its kinda like my Moms , but its kinda not. I guess its just Mine all Mine.



Dressing

3 boxes Jiffy Cornbread

White Bread ~ about half the loaf

Wheat Bread ~ about half the loaf

celery (one bunch)

purple onion (large)

eggs (about 6)

chicken broth (2 to 3 cans)

salt ~ to taste

pepper ~ to taste

sage ( I use alot ~ almost the whole can)



Several days before Thanksgiving you need to bake the corn bread and cut into 1 inch pieces. It needs to dry out. Also you need to tear up about a half a loaf each of white bread and wheat bread (i think i add the wheat in there so it sounds healthier) Leave it out or put it in the oven, stir it up couple times a day so all of it can somewhat dry out. (If need be you can put it in the oven on low for several hours for a little help with the drying out process)

The nite before Thanksgiving, chop the celery and onion and mix it with the dried bread in a very large bowl add salt and pepper and lots of sage, refrigerate over night.

Thanksgiving morning get that out of the fridge, let it set for a while and then you will add the beaten eggs and some chicken broth. You don't want it soggy, but you want it to stick together. Put it in a 9x13 pan ( kinda fluff it up a little, you don't want to smooth it out on top ) and bake 350 for about 1 hour till it starts to brown on top. holy cow!



Happy Thanksgiving and ENJOY!

Monday, November 24, 2008

ROTEL CHICKEN

Ooops I did it again!! Dangit! I cooked it and ate it, without taking a picture. Oh Well Next Time. anyways this is really good and really easy

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
1 can of rotel
provolone cheese
white pepper
salt
olive oil

Trim that fat off those breasts and salt and pepper them. I use a little olive oil in my 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour (turn about half way) take them out of the oven and use a slotted spoon to put as much rotel on top as you can or as much as you want, then put a slice of provolone on top of that. Return to the oven on Broil until the cheese starts to brown. ummy! that's it. soooo simple!

ENJOY

Saturday, November 15, 2008

BACON WRAPPED ASPARAGUS

These are absolutely the best appetizer and the easiest to make. I do not like asparagus, I do not like asparagus, that's what i kept telling my Uncle the whole time he was making these. Here from California helping me out in a trying time of need ( i'll explain later) my two uncles were cooking dinner one night (probably out of desperation cuz I wasn't doing any cooking ~they were HUNGRY) They fixed a wonderful meal, but before the meal they had grilled bacon wrapped asparagus. I gave in, trying to be nice and ate one, then two, then before i knew it i was looking around and counting how many everyone else was having, i had to make myself stop so I wouldn't embarrass myself . holy cow!
Now I still don't like asparagus any other way, but I can eat a grill full of these things. Haven't fixed them for anyone that doesn't love'em. Even my Son that really doesn't like that many vegetables will ask for them. Go figure

Super Easy Super Good


Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

1 package Center cut bacon
1 bundle of asparagus
toothpicks

Break the tough end off the asparagus. Just bend each stalk gently and the tough end will break right off. Then cut your bacon in half and wrap each stalk with a piece of bacon, secure with toothpick (if your asparagus is real long you can cut them in half, make them about 3 to 4 inches long) grill till bacon is done. We use a grilling basket and that makes it so much easier to turn. Serve with Ranch dressing or plain (I eat mine plain )

Be careful or you will eat so many of these stinkers you won't be able to eat your meal. Husband and I have actually had just these for dinner.

Thanks Uncle Ron we love them and you!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Trying to buy a darn TV

Black Tuesday that's what it was BLACK TUESDAY from h#$%. My sons do not require Christmas gifts under the tree anymore and they would rather just have money to maybe help purchase a big ticket item for their house, which is fine with me (means no shopping for me) So anyway the oldest son wants a TV for his house, Great. So I told him if he found one that he wanted before Christmas I would go ahead and give him his X-mas moolaa. He called Monday and said he found the one he wants could I meet him at that store after work. I said "sure" well anyway Tuesday was veterans day and the banks were closed so he couldn't get his part of the purchase price. Mom to the rescue! Don't worry I'll just write a check for the whole thing then you can give me the balance. Great Idea! So I write the check and the man at the register runs it. declined WHAT? yep you heard me DECLINED BABY He says there is a number on the bottom of the decline slip that you can call to find out why so I immediately call. The man on the phone says that there were three RED FLAGS 1 low check number ( It was a new account and only my 17th check) 2 high amount (over a thousand dollars) and 3 I had never written a check on that account at this store. By now my chest is getting red I'm sure with hives and the sweat is pouring out of me and I can barely hold the phone because of the shaking. Anger and embarrassment!! So I try my checking account debit card. (i didn't know there is a limit set on those darn things) DECLINED !! OMGosh!!! now what? oh yea my husbands CREDIT CARD! yea baby. I say no problem now its under control. yea whatever get ready~ it was a big FAT DECLINED Oh no this is not happening to me right there in the store with what seemed like thousands of people standing around. So then the Manager comes over and gives me THE LOOK he says clear everything out and start over so we do . during all of this my phone starts ringing, which i can't answer because to much is going on for my brain to multi task anymore, so I let it ring and ring. The manager runs the credit card again and like magic it works, So I sign the little line and scoot right on out of there. As we are leaving that area and headed for the door I check to see who was calling in my moment of despair and guess who THE HUSBAND and he wants to know if I am trying to use the credit card and he knows the exact amount. HOW DO YOU KNOW all of this i ask. As he is laughing his butt off he tells me that earlier he was in another town and had made a couple of large purchases (I'm sure those have to do with Hunting) and when he got home the credit card company called to tell him there was "unusual activity" on the card, while they were talking she tells him "omgosh they are trying to use it again". He ask where are they at, she tells him and the lights come on, OH MY my wife is there buying a TV! let it go thru! So as a warning to all when you are in line at the store and the people in front of you are having a slight difficulty with checks or a credit card don't always assume that they are trying to rip someone off .Maybe they have a husband that was at another store spending the money at the same time. A lesson to be learned.

~UPDATE~
YEP You guessed it! We had to take the TV back, the sound board was out! To add drama to the situation the receipt got washed and the box was thrown away. But all in all it was a pretty smooth exchange, now lets just hope this one works!!! Pray, Pray and Pray some more

Sunday, November 9, 2008

THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving Day is coming up real fast, so I am starting to plan the meal. I cook the same thing every year but I still plan for it every year. It's pretty basic and the easier the better

1 Turkey

2 Dressing

3 Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

4 chicken and dumplings

5 Green Beans

6 corn

7 salad

8 Rolls

9 pumpkin pie and/or pumpkin cake

10 pecan pie

Sometimes My Husband smokes the turkey and that just takes one thing off my list YEA! But a lot of the time I like my turkey cooked in the oven the old fashioned way. It's just as easy, it just takes up some of that precious oven room and time. The dressing is the same ol dressing that I have made for years and years (Kinda chunky and thick almost cake like) and then there is the dumplins I CONFESS I CHEAT! I have tried to make homemade dumplins and yucky, they never turn out so I stick with the can biscuit recipe that my mom used and we love them. Now don't get me wrong , if we go somewhere and they have homemade dumplings don't think I'm gonna pass them up because they're not biscuit ones. NO SIRREE.

Yes the Green Beans on the list will more than likely be the almighty green bean Casserole the I'm sure every other table in America will have too. (My boys like it What can I say?)

As far as the salad goes sometimes its a toss salad, and sometimes its a broccoli salad. This year I'm thinking Broccoli Yum

well that's a good start on my preplanning Now I've just got to get the house cleaned (even though its just me, my husband, my boys, and a couple of friends I still like the house to be fixed up for the holiday) and shop for all that food.

Thanksgiving will be here and gone before you know it and left an extra 5 pounds on your but. Then guess what! Its CHRISTMAS TIME with even more eating and more pounds on my A$$ Oh well new Years Resolutions are right after that. Maybe this year I'll stick with mine ( that means weight loss)

Have a Great Day!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

NO POSTING WEEKEND

Man have I been off, hopefully I will get it together and start back with the recipes. This past weekend was kinda busy so maybe I'll use that as my excuse this time.

Friday was Halloween, so I made a Large bowl of salsa (that Mel, Kels, and O.K. me ate before anyone got there) that was really good. Then there was the Pumpkin Cake always a hit so rich but soooo good. There was lots of chaos and kids everywhere (not really there was only like 5 kids) Hanna Montana,incredible, a Geisha Girl and the cutest Pebbles I have ever seen.


Saturday was a fun filled day, went into town to the park and did family and 3 year old pictures for a good friend of mine Everything went really well until the little one fell on one of the rocks and the BIGGEST Goose Egg popped up on

his little forehead Mom just said "Well, It was just a matter of time" all in all I think everything went really well Hope Mom likes the photos! ( I will get them to her real soon I promise)



Sunday is usually a lazy day for me but my youngest son had invited me to go out to dinner with him at a really nice restaurant and whats a girl gonna do? SHES GONNA GO! Bang Bang Shrimp, Stuffed Tilapia, Spaghetti Squash Yummmmy The food was great but the time spent visiting with my son was the best part. I Love that kid!

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