Chicken salad: 4 chicken breasts, pre-cooked (grilled is good or rotisserie is also) 2 – 7 oz boxes of small circle noodles cooked per directions on the box 1 1/2 cups chopped celery 2 cups each fresh broccoli chopped small and fresh carrots also bite sized 1 fresh onion, chopped 1/2 cup real bacon bits […]
It was cold and bright. This morning was shopping for our youngest grandchild’s birthday gift. What would he like that they don’t already have? And I didn’t want to buy some permanent toy that will take up room forever. What would be fun in the short run and then non-sentimental and easily tossed when it’s
We had these cute brothers here for supper on a Thursday night. When Jay heard a lot of people were coming for supper, he doubled the recipe. It was about perfect, just about right for fifteen people, though some of the little ones don’t eat very much, some of the big ones make up for
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We made our way to the lake Thursday. The water was so still it felt almost spooky. Standing on the dock, I could almost feel it pulling me over. Inside the house there was this: See that pan of dip in the middle of the table? This is the recipe: 8 oz cream cheese spun
I found this picture on my camera and it’s here for no particular reason, except I like it. It’s 12:03 and I can still hear Julia’s giddy little laugh from down the hall. It’s steamy-hot here tonight, one of those handful of nights we never have the chance to really get used to. I jumped in the car late
These two boys came over today. I was both surprised and happy when they were at the door. I’d forgotten I was babysitting. Whoopsy. It didn’t matter. We were here anyway, and we had fun. He did yell for ice cream, which is always a good thing at Grandma’s house. This however, is one of
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dan walking heidi’s baby around It was a big, loud party. Chicken divan: chicken, approx six breasts, cooked and cut in little pieces broccoli, two very big frozen bags, boiled for two minutes cream of chicken soup, four large cans miracle whip, half the biggest jar shredded cheddar cheese, 2/3 of the big bag onion,
Okay, this morning he had nothing scheduled, so he got up and took Maria to school. Then he went on a three mile walk. Then he went grocery shopping. Then he made a vegetable pizza for the party tonight. He did all this before I even got out of bed. (At 10:30. Heidi called and
my little lydia, back in the day, helping dannell with her candles A couple people have asked about the recipe for this cake. It’s nothing I invented. I found it in a cookbook a long time ago–the Ideals Family Cookbook, from like 1974? I’m not that good at Roman Numerals in size 4 font. Anyway,
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Hey Rae! Here’s the recipe for those hamburgers: -A pound and a half of hamburger (or a pound each of ground pork and ground beef) -Two tablespoons each of mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce -diced onion and celery -One or two eggs -Two or three slices of crumbled bread That’s it. Form palm sized patties, grill
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