Getting to know youuuuu!!!

been a while, and I see some of us need some cheerful, fun stuff to do... so here I go.

1.  What are the top 3 priority things to do, on your to do list?  Groceries, pack for camping, paperwork (Yak)

2.  Because of the recent frost advisories, what changes do you need to do today.  Take some warm clothes out, long pants, sweat shirts, and rip out all my garden plants that are dead.

3.  What are your Funnest plans for this weekend.  Camping, walking with my sister.

4.  list your problem foods at this momment.  Milk

5.  please cut and paste and add your most popular recipe, that friends and family always ask you to make, that you can do off top of your head.

Brocolli and Cauli Flower salad

1 lb bacon, fried and crumbled
broken up Brocolli 3 bunches and 1/2 head of Cauli flower, bite size

dressing: make and set overnight in food processor
1 1/2 c Mayo
1 small onion chopped very fine
3 T cider Vinagar
1/2 c sugar or 4 env. splenda

MIx all together, few hours before serving

my step mother makes that salad and she adds shredded cheese, yummo.

1.  What are the top 3 priority things to do, on your to do list?
Clean under the kitchen cupboards, give the dog a bath, and make homemade beef jerky.

2.  Because of the recent frost advisories, what changes do you need to do today.
 Get out my winter jammies.

3.  What are your Funnest plans for this weekend.
  Probably go apple picking.

4.  list your problem foods at this momment.
  Goldfish crackers, they're in the cupboard and call my name everytime I walk by.


5.  please cut and paste and add your most popular recipe, that friends and family always ask you to make, that you can do off top of your head.

  Fat free Salsa dip

1  8oz tup of fat free sour cream
2  8 oz pkgs fat free cream cheese
1 16 oz jar salsa ( drained a little)

Place it all in a bowl and cook in the microwave on high until everything melts together. Stir every few minutes.    I like this as a veggie dip or smeared on top of chicken or fish during the last few minutes of cooking.

  I also sometimes add chopped onions, peppers or black olives. 


 

1.  What are the top 3 priority things to do, on your to do list?  Finish installing the pellet stove, fix the huge draft coming under our front door, mow, laundry, grocery shopping...oh did it just say 3 lol.

2.  Because of the recent frost advisories, what changes do you need to do today.  I need to actually buy some warm tops, I have 1 long sleeve shirt that fits. 

3.  What are your Funnest plans for this weekend.  I have a coaktail dress-up housewarming party (all adults and no babies woohoo) Sat night, and we are taking the babes to the apple farm.

4.  list your problem foods at this momment.  Animal crackers! 

5.  please cut and paste and add your most popular recipe, that friends and family always ask you to make, that you can do off top of your head.

It would definitely be Lebanese stuffed bread.
1 pepperoni stick in food processor
1 pkg hot sausage no skin
1 pkg chopped spinach drained
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
slices of american cheese.
6 loaves white frozen bread dough

Cook sausage and pepperoni in sautee pan (together), add spinach and cook through.  Pat to out get oil off.  Put in mixing bowl and add parmesan cheese.  Spread mixture evenly over rolled dough (this will be rolled up like a long log.  Top with sliced american cheese.  Fold sides and pinch together.  Bake in over (on floured cookie sheet) at 350 for say 30 minutes.  Just keep checking to see if the top is golden brown.

Serve in slices.  They also freeze well.  I make tons of loaves every Christmas.  It is supposed to be 1 1/2 inch slizes.  Mark cuts the loaf in half and eats it like a calzone.  It is good!

1.  What are the top 3 priority things to do, on your to do list? 
Finish the tongue and grove in my house, finish the tile on the master bathroom floor and chnage the faucet in the kitchen. I have more to do's but it only asked for 3 & those are the 3 that seem to be taking forever to get finished

2.  Because of the recent frost advisories, what changes do you need to do today. 
Dig out the winter coats and get them washed

3.  What are your Funnest plans for this weekend. 
Painting another bedroom on Saturday so my son can move into a bigger bedroom, hes not sleeping in a purple bedroom lol, then on Sunday we are going on a Victory Run on the motorcycle up to Rangley through the Height of the Land, that should be fun, I just hope it's not to cold.

4.  list your problem foods at this momment. 
Those mini saltines, they are the devil, I want to eat the whole box

5.  please cut and paste and add your most popular recipe, that friends and family always ask you to make, that you can do off top of your head.

Everyone asks for my Meatloaf, It's a recipe I got from a friend of mine 15 years ago and she has since passed away. I've used deer hamburg in the past in place of the ground beef, but I like it better with ground beef.

Ruby Jack Meatloaf
2 - 21/2 lbs Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
1 Sleeve of Toll House Crackers (Crushed)
2 Eggs
1 Sweet Onion (Chopped)
1/4 Cup Ketchup
1/8 Cup Yellow Mustard
1/4 Cup Milk

Mix ingredents together in large bowl and then bake in glass baking pan on 375 for 1 hour.

1.  What are the top 3 priority things to do, on your to do list?  Go to work....walking....find the beading book that my friend Kay wants to borrow.

2.  Because of the recent frost advisories, what changes do you need to do today.  Frost? OMG? A frost? No, no, no.....I'm not ready for summer to be over.....ok....all I have to do is close a window.

3.  What are your Funnest plans for this weekend.  Have a girls luncheon Saturday at the new Thai restaurant

4.  list your problem foods at this momment.  I'm allergic to seafood and spinach

5.  please cut and paste and add your most popular recipe, that friends and family always ask you to make, that you can do off top of your head.  The following recipe everyone at work loves - instead of stuffing the peppers (serving size too big for pouch) I just cut the peppers in chunks and layer the beef mixture on top with the cheese.


Stuffed Green Peppers with Cheese

Ingredients

• 6 large green peppers
• 1 lb beef, Ground
• 1/2 cup onion, Chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup long grain rice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, Shredded (about 4 ounces)

Directions

1. 1

   Cut tops from green peppers; discard seeds and membranes.

2. 2

   Chop enough of the tops to make 1/4 cup, set aside.

3. 3

   Cook the whole green peppers, uncovered in boiling water for about 5 minutes; invert to drain well.

4. 4

   Sprinkle insides of peppers lightly with salt. In a skillet cook ground beef, onion and 1/4 cup chopped pepper till meat is browned and vegetables are tender.

5. 5

   Drain off excess fat. Add undrained tomatoes, uncooked rice, water, salt, Worcestershire, and a dash of pepper.

6. 6

   Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes or till rice is tender.

7. 7

   Stir in cheese. Stuff peppers with meat mixture. Place in a 10x6x2 baking dish.

8. 8

   Bake, covered in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
    

1.  What are the top 3 priority things to do, on your to do list? Work on final 3 worship services at FCC-UCC, apply for student loan consolidation, plan wedding service for next weekend.

2.  Because of the recent frost advisories, what changes do you need to do today.  Got out my purple boiled wool jacket that I LOVE to wear for the last time!

3.  What are your Funnest plans for this weekend.  Common Ground Fair

4.  list your problem foods at this momment.  Nothing in particular...just eating more protein than I should be.

5.  please cut and paste and add your most popular recipe, that friends and family always ask you to make, that you can do off top of your head. I make a fabulous salad:
Mesclun or any baby lettuce.
Fresh sliced strawberries or thinly sliced Granny Smith apples (depending upon your preference)
Crumbled Blue (or feta if you prefer) cheese
Sliced grilled chicken
Thinly sliced red onion
Nuts of your choice (walnuts or pecans or sliced almonds work best)

Serve with Sugar-free Maple Grove Bacon Vinaigrette dressing to taste. Yum, yum yum!