The recipe chosen for this week was Jambalaya! I was really geared up to cook this one because I love sausage and shrimp. This Jambalaya recipe comes from McCall's Great American Recipe Card Collection (1973), Creole Country.When I was purchasing all the ingredients for the Jambalaya the teen was right by my side. When we started to put this one together, she wondered why I was defrosting shrimp. I told her it was for the recipe. She had a fit.The teen is the only one in the family that will ... Read Full Story
Two weeks ago we transferred our Yellow Lab fry to the 29-gallon tank. The transfer went off without a hitch. I took some pictures and a short video clip to post. I believe we have 25 to 30 in the tank.The baby fish are doing beautifully. Guess what, Little Momma just added some more to the mix. They are in the breeder net still. I have not got a count on them yet. I will be adding them to the baby aquarium once they get a little bigger.If these fish keep breeding like this, I do not know wha... Read Full Story
This week's Family Night Dinner Idea recipe is Newport Beef Casserole! This recipe comes from McCall's Great American Recipe Card Collection (1973), Party Casseroles.When my daughter and I started cooking this yummy dish she barked at the ingredients. This casserole has two ingredients she despises: mushrooms and spinach. I told her, "Well, you picked the card!" She looked at the recipe and picture and as she began to smell the wondrous aroma, she decided she would try eatin... Read Full Story
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June 11, 2009
My teen has begun driver's education. Woe is me. We were going to do self-taught but decided to put her in the school classes at the last minute. We found out that insurance companies offer discounts to teen drivers that take the classes.Having a kid in these classes ride in a car with you is trying on your patients. The other day she was telling me about her friend taking her driving test, which she failed the first go around. She said one thing... Read Full Story
This recipe go around we chose Crown Roast of Spareribs. Pork has been on sale and I have been taking advantage of spectacular deals. We have never, ever, cooked ribs in the oven, they usually go on the smoker. My husband about fell out of his chair when I told him what we were going to do with the spareribs defrosting on the counter. This recipe is from McCall's Great American Recipe Card Collection (1973), The Midwest.When we embarked on this recipe, I felt it might be too complicated f... Read Full Story
This week we were looking for something we could do with leftovers. Earlier in the week we grilled pork fajitas I bought on sale and had a ton of meat leftover. Well this Piggybank Pork Bake seemingly just dropped from the Heavens. This recipe is from The Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library (1971), Budget Casseroles.This pork recipe was so easy the teen put it together herself. I could not believe how well she did chopping the green pepper. I wanted to take a video but the camera fouled up on ... Read Full Story
The fry is very shy and scatters to the bush every time I approach the tankI have been busy getting a tank ready for all the Yellow Lab babies we now have. Not only did Little Momma have a fry of 10, Lilly our other Yellow Lab decided to give us a fry (we think there are 15-20 from her).Having two sets of babies to house has us on our toes. Little Momma's fry is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length. Lilly's fry is only a tad smaller. Soon they will all be too big for the breeder net and th... Read Full Story
This week Family Night Dinner Ideas is featuring another casserole (imagine that) Hamburger Pie. This recipe comes from the Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library (1971), Budget Casseroles. I was really excited the teen picked this card from the batch since this was one my Nana prepared when I was growing up.The Hamburger Pie recipe comes together easily and is truly a cheap dish. For all it's cheapness it sure is filling. The recipe as written says to use Potato Buds. Well, I went a step chea... Read Full Story
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May 21, 2009
A few posts back I mentioned I have high blood pressure. On Tuesday afternoon I went for a follow up and got my blood test results. The doctor was impressed with how healthy I am. He said, "I wish my blood looked like yours".He thought my tests would come back indicating I have high cholesterol. Nope, don't have it. Both my good and bad cholesterols are perfect. I don't have diabetes or anything wrong with my kidneys, liver, and (get this) my thyr... Read Full Story
