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In Need of Comfort Food

Donna — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:42:56 +0000

We are snowed in again. This is the third storm this winter that has affected schools and kept me trapped in the house. We have an inch on the ground with more snow predicted tonight and even more predicted next week. I wonder if the Farmer’s Almanac called for this much bad weather this winter? If I ever get out to the store again, I might just pick up a copy of the Almanac and read up on what it forecast for Tennessee.

Muffin Cup Quiche

Donna — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:10:43 +0000

I came across this recipe and don’t want to lose track of it. I’ll come back later and grab the actual recipe ingredients and quantities later. I want to cook this for a lazy Sunday brunch. They look delicious!

Sobe in Plastic?

Donna — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:52:34 +0000

For an occasional treat, I will enjoy a nice cold Sobe beverage. My favorite is the Green Tea, but I also like the citrus flavor and recently tried the Nirvana, which has a melon flavor. All these years the Sobe drinks have been in tall glass bottles. But today when I bought a citrus Sobe, the bottle was not glass – it was plastic. What’s up with that?

Activated Charcoal for Odor Removal

Donna — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:50:09 +0000

This morning I went down stairs to the basement where I have my large freezer jam packed with frozen food, only to find that some how the door was not closed all the way, for god knows how long, and every piece of frozen food had gone bad. I had probably over $1000 worth of food, mainly meats, stored in there. What a bad way to start the week out and what a mess I have to look forward to cleaning up.

I just might call in some professionals, what with Christmas in less than two weeks I really have my hands full. I may have to go online and look for a place that can use activated charcoal for odor removal if the odor is too bad for me to stomach. I’ve used http://www.thesteamteam.com/austin-cleaning-services/ in the past and have been happy with them and what they have done for me in my previous times of need through out the years of home ownership. There is never a good thing for something like to happen but there certainly are worse times and right now is a pretty bad time, argg…

Price of Beef

Donna — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:12:37 +0000

The price of beef has been inching upwards the past few years. It is getting very hard to afford the good cuts of beef for regular family dinners. I have had to cut back on steaks for just special occasions.

I think it is time to start exploring different ways to cook fish. If you have any favorite recipes, please share!

Back to 80%

Donna — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:10:55 +0000

Just when I think I’m feeling better I get sick again. About the only good thing I can think of from these past week of being sick is that everyone has lost some weight. I’ve been losing 2 pounds every day, as all I can eat is chicken noodle soup and saltine crackers. And drinking lots of green tea and ginger ale.

There’s been lots of naps and lots of tissues used. That’s all I can say about these past several days. It’s been a sickly blur of bad daytime TV and tossing and turning under the covers.

Fitness Alliance

Donna — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:47:36 +0000

I have decided to do what ever it takes to come up with a nice sleek and trim Beach Body for next summer. Last summer we didn’t get a chance to go anywhere for fun in the sun and in any body of water for a variety of reasons, so it is important to me and the kids that next summer we make up for lost time. It is important for all of us to spend good times like that when we can and I really missed that this last summer.

With all of the holidays coming up that we all know can be devastating on anyone who is watching their weight I have started an Extreme Body Workout and will continue with it all the way through until I find myself laying on a beach somewhere, soaking up the sun and drinking a nice cold drink with one of those cute little umbrellas in it. I found this workout online and they have a wonderful program that I have checked into, they also have a 90 Day Review that I would urge anyone interested in taking control back of their body to check out as well at 90dayreview.com.

This is a guest post provided by Fitness Alliance

Homemade Onion Rings

Donna — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:36:02 +0000

Found a recipe in a waiting room magazine that was geared toward teenagers. I thought if teenagers can make this, then surely I can master it, too.

The recipe was very simple – take some breakfast pancake mix, add some seltzer water and a sprinkling of chili powder and salt. Then coat the vidalia onion slices and drop them in hot oil for 2 minutes.

Tried it tonight and wow they taste great and were incredibly easy. This recipe is a keeper!

Birthday Girl

Donna — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:15:51 +0000

It’s my birthday! I’m excited about having a nice dinner tonight. We are all going to meet up at the P. F. Chang’s restaurant for dinner. I love the food at P. F. Chang’s and since it is my birthday I get to insist on going to this restaurant. I also want a piece of the most excellent cheesecake – no traditional birthday cake for me! We have the Cheesecake Factory in Green Hills and I think we’ll have time to drive over to the Cheesecake Factory after dinner and pick up a couple of pieces of cheesecake for dessert.

Try White Vinegar Instead

Donna — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:17:45 +0000

My sister just told me that I could be using white distilled vinegar instead of liquid fabric softener in my washing machine that works just as well as any fabric softener around. I thought she had fallen off of her rocker at first but then I decided to go ahead and give it a try and lo and behold she was right. Now how cool is that? It is much cheaper and is better for the machine!