July 31, 2010

Fannie Farmer

Looking back on my eats this week, I think I did pretty good eating out of our fridge and freezer this week – I like not spending money on groceries every once in a while, even though I love grocery shopping! 😀 I love Hormel turkey chili.  When it goes on sale, I usually buy some and keep it in my desk just in case. ...
July 31, 2010

Kelly picked my recipe!

Kelly and her husband were looking for new/healthy recipes to try out.  Kelly got a pick, her husband got a pick and then they agreed on one together.  Well Kelly picked my Thai Basil Chicken in wonton cups!  She’ll be making the three recipes in the next couple weeks and if I win I get a copy of her cookbook. 😀 Breakfast was more pumpkin...
July 30, 2010

Best Banana Bread . . . EVER!

Best Banana Bread . . . EVER!
When my parents-in-law were in town last week, my MIL Bonnie brought up her famous banana bread and pumpkin bread.  My step-son goes apeshit over this bread.  Of course, since he wasn’t here, we had to text him to tell him how amazing and delicious the bread is! Whenever I make banana bread, it never puffs up and hers is so tall.  I asked her...
July 29, 2010

I wanted it so bad.

A perm that is.  It was probably around 1984 and perms were all the rage.  My hair was straight as an arrow and I wanted curls!  So I got a perm, and it lasted all of about 3 days!  My hair can just never hold a curl! I was reminded of this when I got a phone call from Hannah yesterday afternoon: Hannah:  “So how...
July 28, 2010

Another gorgeous day for a swim . . .

This morning was a bit warmer – today the radio said it was 68 degrees without a cloud in the sky. Breakfast yesterday morning is becoming one of my favorites – egg beaters and spinach and Polish rye toast and kiwi on the side. My work morning flew by, and before you know it, it was time to hit the gym!  I did a challenging...
July 27, 2010

First lets pick a winner!

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 89 Result: 63 MB says: July 23, 2010 at 10:51 am (Edit) WOW! 300,000 is a lot! Congrats on the big blog milestone. I’ve been doing my part to get you to 400,000 in no time I love Cabot cheese and love looking down on the Cabot farms when I’m out on my snowmobile in the winter. I’ve never...
July 26, 2010

Broccoli Cauliflower Gratin

Broccoli Cauliflower Gratin
Tony’s family was over yesterday.  They came over a bit earlier than expected so it was a mad dash to the store for Tony to pick up some stuff for apps, and me doing a quick 15 minute house clean.  Luckily the house wasn’t too bad to begin with – just wish I had had Hannah’s help, but she was at work. 🙁 My camera...
July 25, 2010

Another day in Lake Geneva

As we were driving up to Lake Geneva for the second time in a week, I was thinking how much my Mom would enjoy this town.  I think later in the summer my Mom, Hannah and I will spend a day there walking around all the shops. We ended up picking up a quick lunch on our way up. Lake Como was just as beautiful:...
July 24, 2010

I didn’t wake up . . .

until 10:30 this morning!  God I love sleeping in!  We are headed back up to Lake Geneva early this afternoon to meet up with my MIL’s family at the tale end of their reunion.  They have had a wonderful week! 😀 Breakfast was zucchini bread.  But an egg zucchini bread!  1/2 cup egg beaters mixed with 1/2 cup shredded zucchini put on toasted rye bread...
July 23, 2010

300,000 Page Views = Giveaway!

I love seeing every milestone on my blog!  It’s like the little engine that could! Who would have thought that way back in September of 2008 I would be getting comments and so many visitors.  When I look back on older posts, I realized that pretty much only my family was reading and commenting for the first few months! It took me six months to...
July 22, 2010