New Years Eve Menu and Recipes

Sweet ‘n Sour Meatballs(recipe below)
tortilla cream cheese and salsa wraps(then slice into pinwheels)
potato chips
black diamond white cheddar cheese
pecorino cheese
pumpernickle bread
breton crackers
kielbassa from the strip
(http://www.neighborsinthestrip.com/)
salad with cukes lettuce tomatoes and homemade french…
(oil, vinegar, sugar, honey, paprika, salt, pepper)

gingerale, coke and sparkling grape juice

Sweet ‘n Sour Meatballs

2 lbs. Ground beef
½ cup of bread crumbs
1 tsp. Salt ¼ tsp. Pepper
1 medium onion chopped
2 eggs
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls.
Brown meatballs in oil and drain fat.

Sauce for Meatballs

4 tbsp. Of brown sugar
3 tbsp. Of cornstarch
1 cup of water
2 cans of pineapple chunks (reserve syrup)
1 cup of syrup… from cans of pineapple
6 tbsp. Of apple cider vinegar
4 tbsp. Of soy sauce
4 green peppers cut into 1 inch pieces

In large skillet add sugar, and cornstarch tobrowned meatballs. Stir in water, syrup, vinegarand soy sauce. Heat mixture until boils andthickens, stirring constantly. Add pineapple,green pepper. Simmer covered, 15 to 20 minutes

Christmas 2009

 

Chex Mix

Easy Cheese Ball

Honey Glazed Ham

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tangy-Honey-Glazed-Ham/Detail.aspx

Green Beans

http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Festive-Green-Beans-Recipe

Mashed Potatoes

http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Mashed-Potatoes-with-Cheddar-and-Chives-Recipe

Butternut Squash

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Merritts-Butternut-Squash-Gratin/Detail.aspx

Pumpkin Pie

Candy

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving Dinner 09
Appetizers

Cheese
Crackers
Fruit

Entre
Turkey
Gravy
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes (Gretchen)
Green Bean Casserole (Julie)
Succotash
Cranberry Sauce
Rolls (Gretchen)

Desserts

Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie
Peanut Butter Brownies (Julie)
Chocolate Brownies (Julie)
Cool Whip (Gretchen)

Beverages
Coffee
Tea
Ice Tea (Gretchen)

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McConells's Mill

 

Last Day of Filming for Twitter 2wkfilm in Pittsburgh

Today is the day that filming ends in Pittsburgh for The Twitter 2wkfilm challenge.



"what started as a joke between a couple of filmmakers on Twitter turned into a challenge: make a feature-length film in two weeks. Yes, two weeks. And I know what you're thinking, that's an insane idea. True, but that's exactly why it's a great one.

You spend two weeks in hell making a film that no one expects to be any good at all. And if you can clear that hurdle and make something people actually want to see, you've got a film that you can say, "We made this in two weeks on a Twitter challenge". That's a pretty good promotional hook, don't you think? There's festivals that would love to show a film like that.

And if it's terrible? Oh well. I doubt anyone will hold that against us.

The rules (such as they are): feature-length (60+ min), have 2 weeks from start of filming to fine cut (but not final cut, so we can color correct and whatever before sending to festivals), and it must be done by the end of May."
..... Lucas McNelly from "Introducing, the 2 week Twitter film"

Check out some of the photos and web logs:

http://lmcnelly15.blogspot.com/


Facebook Lucas McNelly

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/lmcnelly

Photos from the Film:
http://twitpic.com/photos/lmcnelly

100 films: Introducing, the 2 week Twitter film

100 films: Introducing, the 2 week Twitter film

Date with the Dentist

Yep, I went to San Francisco on March 1st, it was my first night there and out of the vending machine I purchased my downward spiral into tooth ache hell.
It was about the fourth cheesy pretzel nugget and I thought, "Hmm, there is something rather harder than normal in this particular bite, ah I think that might be my tooth." And, it was...a piece of the right upper molar,

Then, a month later, I was at a wedding at the doubletree in pittsburgh, and I put something else in my mouth, took a bite and the rest of the half of that particular tooth, plus the filling, cracked and fell out.

From Wedding ben and becky

Well, that was April 18th and this week around Wed. (May 14) it started hurting considerably, so Friday I went to see my dentist...he just sealed it with something and I made an appt. for June 10th to get a crown. As I was driving away, my tooth began thumping, so I called doc, he said try some advil, anyway, I just came back from the ER and I made an appt. for Monday at 10, the doc will come in earlier to fix my tooth.

What do you do for a toothache? Clove oil? Read some of the precautions on using clove oil:
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/healthconditionsqtoz/a/tootheache.htm

My Mothers Day

I had a beautiful Mothers Day.
Kelly cleaned for me and made
Better than Sex Cake
Not sure which recipe she used.
It was good.

Gretchen made a salad and some brownies


Here is the mantle with my cards:




Julie made hmmmm Lasagna...I will have to get her recipe
but here are some from Allrecipes

Peter brought over Liam
and we just had a wonderful time.

Bridgette painted me a picture and got me the most beautiful roses

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all Moms!

Kids are in the kitchen making dinner AND cleaning up afterwards!

I am doing some laundry because I don't have anything else to do and
hanging out on http://www.twitter.com/amomslove (follow me)
and webpartner.com and last fm
Check out my music on
http://www.last.fm/user/amomslove

and on Blip
http://blip.fm/amomslove

Check out My Notes
http://www.amomslove.com/category/my-notes

and my articles
http://www.amomslove.com/category/my-articles

Kids are making
Lasagna
Corn
Salad
Better than Sex Cake
Brownies

Cinco de Mayo

We had a very nice Cinco de Mayo.
I just made tacos, but I made them from scratch, not the
tortillas, though.

I cut up onion and browned it and put a pound and an half of ground sirloin. I let that brown a little,
added about 4 tbsp. of chili powder, Mrs. Dash chipolte seasoning, salt, fresh ground multi colored pepper, and 2 minced cloves of garlic. I let it all cook on simmer while I…

cut up tomatoes, lettuce,yellow peppers, onion, openend up some fresh salsa from the store and good quality guacamole and sour cream to use as toppings for the tacos. I also had the large flour tortillas warming in the oven in tin foil.

Served everything with Ice Tea and threw in some white taco chips…..I can tell you we are all stuffed.

What's a Mom to Do about the Swine Flu

I guess I panic right away, because you know how easy it is to catch a cold.I know they say wash your hands, but I still get the cold that my students might have.If it’s airborne how can we Not get it.

So I am thinking the best defense is to eat well.stock up on apples, oranges, any fruit,snack on these instead of junk.make a bag of deep green lettuce, peppers, cukes, parsley…addtomatoes, oil, vinegar, mrs. dash and snack.
Mix some yogurt, nuts, raisins, cranberries, oats for a snack.Make yourself a slushy, mix together plain yogurt, any fruit in a blender…add ice.
Drop the coffee and make a nice pot of green tea.

When you sign in somewhere …use your own pen.
Do not touch doorknobs…wear gloves ( a kleenex) if you can…
Wipe everything down as often as you can if you are at a publicplace like work or school.

Maybe before you have a party at home where germs can spread like crazy…have it at a park pavillion instead.

Washing your hands is the obvious preventative, carry the little packs of hand wipes.
Don’t forget do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth.
Clean off the back packs…esp. handles, your purse and oh, I read that money is very dirty,some businesses near Mexico are having their employees wear latex gloves to handle money.

Don’t forget a few schools have been closed because of the flu.
Just pay attention to your child’s health and perhaps notice whether any of their friends are sick.
Symptoms:
fever
cough
sore throat
body aches
or headache
tiredness

Around the house:
Wipe off your door knobs,light switches, floors, make sureyou thouroughly clean glasses, cups and silverware.
Do a little reading on the subject and pay attention to updates.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm
http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/default.htm
http://twitter.com/CDCEmergency
http://www.momlogic.com/2009/04/swine_flu_cara_natterson.php

Map the swine flu:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=32.639375,-110.390625&spn=15.738151,25.488281&z=5http://twitter.com/healthmap
http://www.healthmap.org/en

Planted more in the garden

My husband built a raised bed and filled it full of dirt.
I planted black simpson seeds, imperator carrots, purple
radish, and beets. I have some seeds in a covered peat pots.
Hubbard squash, more lettuce, marglobe tomatoes, rutgers tomato,
golden yellow crookneck squash, hale jumbo melon, white sweet spanish onion,
cucumbers and basil.

I Planted my Onions

I know it might be too late.
But there out there now.

Check out
http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-16-1754,00.html

Tomorrow I am putting in lettuce, yep, I am late on that one as well.
http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-16-251,00.html

Whoa, Free Garden Plans
http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Link-Page?id=kgp_pp

Make a simple wire compost bin
http://organicgardening.about.com/od/compost/ht/wirecompostbin.htm

Keep your scraps for your compost bin
http://www.wikihow.com/Transport-Compost-Materials-from-Your-Kitchen-to-Your-Compost-Bin

AMomsLove News: Easter Celebrations

Easter Coloring Pages


http://www.amomslove.com/parenting/easter-coloring-pages.html





Free Offer: Crafting and Recipe Booklet for Easter


http://www.amomslove.com/frugal-mom/free-offer-easter-crafting-and-recipe-144-page-ebook-hop-into-spring.html





Easter Home Page


http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/easter-2.html





Family Traditions


http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/easter/family-traditions-for-easter.html





How to Teach Your Children the Most Important Thing about Easter


http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/easter/how-to-teach-your-children-the-most-important-thing-about-easter.html





Easter Fun for Little Ones


http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/easter/easter-fun-for-little-ones.html





Reflections for Easter


http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/easter/easter-reflecions.html





How to Decorate Easter Eggs


http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/easter/how-to-decorate-easter-eggs.htm





Mommy! Daddy! Why Does the Easter Bunny Bring Us Candy?


http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/easter/mommydaddywhy-does-the-easter-bunny-bring-us-candy.html

Print Easter Coupons for Big Bunny's Basket

http://www.amomslove.com/printables/print-eastercoupons.html

Valentine Ideas

It's that time of the year...when we show our sweetheart how
much we care. Here are some ideas for you garnered from 11 years
of publishing an online magazine.....lots of good stuff here.

Click here for Valentines Ideas on AMomsLove.com
.

 

See Body Beautiful this Weeken d

January 21st through January 25th
The Body Beautiful
YOUR INNER VAGABOND Lawrenceville. 412-334-3126.

http://www.yourinnervagabond.com/blog/

A multi media performance featuring works by several local artists. Tickets available at the door. Through Jan. 25. Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m.

Read the review on the Post Gazette

http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/onstage/default.aspx

Rachel Shaw

What we Had for Breakfast on Frigid Morn

I found this great recipe on Project Foodie....

from The Heartstone Inn BandB

(By the way, the rooms look gorgeous and are very

reasonably priced.)

The Heartstone Inn’s Apple Cheddar Bake

It was so easy to make!

I didn't have Bisquick so I put two cups

or flour in a mixing bowl, added 1/2 tsp. salt,

1 tbsp. of sugar, 1 tsp. of baking powder and

2 tbsp. of oil..mix all together....check out

the recipe here: Click Here

The Clarion House B&B

We moved our daughter back to college this past weekend and

stayed at a very nice B&B. The Clarion House B&B boasts original woodwork from Cook Forest, gorgeous stained glass windows, a beautiful and comfortable sitting room next to the bedrooms, where we watched The Steelers beat The Chargers.

Clarion is a beautiful town full of Victorian houses and a great coffee shop that has musicians, poets (etc.) performing.... Very beautiful town.

New Years Resolutions

RESOLUTIONS

Lose weight by limiting size portions

Read my bible and take notes in my journal

Wake up being grateful for life

Exercise

Do dishes every night

Organize my bedroom

Organize bills

Paint kitchen and put up border

Paint hall, put rugs on stairs and hall up

and down

Paint Living Room, get drapes and sectional

Organize sunroom, make into an office, put up curtains

Paint bathroom

Finish upstairs little bedroom

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