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  • Menu plan Monday – Week of September 27

    Monday – chicken cordon bleu (freezer), veggies, biscuits Tuesday – ham in the crockpot, scalloped potatoes, veggie Wednesday – breakfast burritos, hash browns, fruit Thursday – grilled cheese sandwiches, soup (TBA which kind of soup) Friday – homemade hamburger helper, veggie, rolls Saturday – left-overs For more great menu plans, visit Menu Planning Monday.

  • Skyline Chili

    Skyline Chili

    I found this recipe on Crockpot Tuesdays.  Cincinnati is known for its Skyline Chili, a sweet chili instead of a spicy chili.  I live an hour from Cincinnati, so there are many Skyline Chili restaurants around.  In fact, there are two Skyline Chili restaurants within five miles of my house.  Eating there can get expensive, so…

  • Wordless Wednesday #11 – Imaginative One’s Pictures #2 – Sky

    Wordless Wednesday #11 – Imaginative One’s Pictures #2 – Sky

    My 7-year-old took these pictures.  I think they are neat looking. This post is linked to Wordless Wednesday at And Miles to Go Before I Sleep.

  • 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 bread, salad Tuesday – pancakes, bacon Wednesday – lemon chicken (freezer), lemon basil pasta, salad…

  • Spanish style chicken noodle soup

    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 of my former church when we’ve had soup Wednesdays.  They always loved it.  In fact,…

  • Wordless Wednesday #10 – Sunrise

    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. This post has been linked up to Wordless Wednesday.

  • 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 around to making it. Wednesday – pork chops, peas, applesauce (recipe to follow) Thursday –…

  • 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 around their dining room table.  I can see their pond with the weeping willow right…

  • Waffle House Waffles

    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, and diced ham. When I made this for dinner, I also made those hash browns.…

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

    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 have been an alpaca and camel.  Neither of those guesses is correct. This post has…