Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

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  • Menu Planning Monday – Week of September 20

    Today is hubby’s birthday.  I did not make the spaghetti carbonara two weeks ago, so I will make it for his birthday dinner.  He is really excited because that is one of his favorite meals. Monday – spaghetti carbonara, garlic… Continue reading

  • Spanish style chicken noodle soup

    I’ve been making this soup for the past few years.  I saw Rachael Ray cooking it up on her cooking show and decided I wanted to try it.  During the Lent season, I’ve made it to share with the members… Continue reading

    Spanish style chicken noodle soup

  • Wordless Wednesday #10 – Sunrise

    Last week, I posted a picture of an animal’s tongue.  None of the guesses were correct. This tongue: Belongs to a GIRAFFE! This was my view this morning as I parked at work.  Luckily I had the camera with me.… Continue reading

    Wordless Wednesday #10 – Sunrise

  • Menu Planning Monday – Week of September 13 (with recipe for 7 up pork chops)

    Monday – ravioli lasagna (freezer), salad, garlic bread, or Italian breadsticks Tuesday – Chicken and cornbread dumplings (The $5 dollar mom’s cookbook pg 97) – I’ve been wanting to make this for a long time.  I’m finally going to get… Continue reading

  • Aunt Janet’s Pecan Tarts

    These pecan tarts invoke a lot of memories when I eat these.  I can remember going to her farm with my grandparents for family gatherings.  I can visualize food being laid out on the island in the kitchen or family members sitting outside eating dinner or sitting… Continue reading

  • Waffle House Waffles

    Delicious!!!! When I found this recipe on Copy Cat Recipes, I knew I needed to put this on my September meal plan. My hubby loves Waffle House waffles with hash browns covered, smothered, and chunked, a.k.a hash browns with American cheese, onions,… Continue reading

    Waffle House Waffles

  • Wordless Wednesday #9 – Guess who’s tongue this is

    I’m going to interrupt the Imaginative One’s theme to show you this cool pic I took over the weekend.  Can you guess which animal this tongue belongs to? The answer will be in next week’s post.Edited to add: The guesses… Continue reading

    Wordless Wednesday #9 – Guess who’s tongue this is

  • Menu Planning Monday – Week of September 6

    Monday – TBA, probably turkey burgers and chips Tuesday – waffle house waffles, hash browns smothered, covered, and chunked. Wednesday – on your own day Thursday – steak, fried potatoes, veggie Friday – Spanish-style chicken noodle soup, biscuits Saturday –  spaghetti… Continue reading

  • Crockpot Baked Potatoes

    I had read you could cook baked potatoes in the crockpot, but I was skeptical about whether it worked.  Since baked potatoes were on my meal plan for Thursday night, I decided to test whether you could cook them in… Continue reading

  • September Meals

    We had some successful meals during August.  I heard a lot of yums coming from hubby’s mouth.  Some of his favorites were the White Castle Sliders, spaghetti carbonara, and breakfast burritos.  My favorites were the bowtie lasagna, White Castle Sliders,… Continue reading