Thanksgiving Menus, Recipes, Ideas

AMomsLove News


November 24, 2010



Hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Enjoy your family and take lots of pictures.



Decorate for Thanksgiving

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/thanksgiving/decorate.html



Decorate Naturally

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/a-natural-thanksgiving.html



Pumpkin Centerpiece

http://www.blogger.com/goog_1038120839



100 Mile Thankgsgiving

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/thanksgiving/the-100-mile-thanksgiving-dinner-2.html



Complete Thanksgiving Menu and Recipes

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/complete-thanksgiving-menu-and-recipes.html



Citrus Herb Stuffed Turkey

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/citrus-stuffed-herbed-turkey.html



Thanksgiving Menu

http://www.amomslove.com/recipes/thanksgiving-menu.html



Cooking with Your Kids for Thanksgiving

http://www.amomslove.com/single-moms/cooking-with-your-kids-this-thanksgiving.html



Craft: Thanksgiving Garland

http://www.amomslove.com/single-moms/craft-project-thanksgiving-holiday-garland.html



Holiday Cranberry Party Punch

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/holiday-cranberry-party-punch-recipes.html



Six Ways to Save Money this Thanksgiving

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/thanksgiving/six-ways-to-save-money-this-thanksgiving.html



When Thanksgiving Becomes Weary---Make it Easy

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/thanksgiving/when-thanksgiving-becomes-wearymake-it-easy.html



Creating a Gratitude Journal

http://www.amomslove.com/holidays/thanksgiving/about-journaling-creating-a-gratitude-journal.html



Gratefulness Journal

http://www.amomslove.com/my-articles/gratefulness-journal.html



Thanksgiving Links

http://www.amomslove.com/holiday-links/thanksgiving-links.html

Easy Pumpkin Centerpiece

by Rachel Paxton

Need an easy, inexpensive centerpiece for your autumn table? All you need is a pumpkin and a handful of fall flowers. You can complete this project in less than an hour!

Supplies:

Pumpkin
Fall flowers
Sharp knife
Large spoon

Prepare your work area by spreading out some old newspapers.
Using a sharp knife, carefully remove the top of the pumpkin.
Use the large spoon to scoop all of the pulp and seeds out of the pumpkin.

If you need this done in a hurry for a dinner party, go ahead and arrange your flowers inside the pumpkin. If you have the extra time, let the pumpkin dry out for at least a couple of hours
before you arrange your flowers.

I used artificial flowers in my pumpkin centerpiece, but you
could also use fresh flowers. If your pumpkin is wide and deep
enough, you could place an entire flower pot in it.

Use your pumpkin to decorate your fall or Thanksgiving table, or
place it anywhere in your home to give your home the feel of
autumn.

Search Amazon.com for thanksgiving decorations

About the Author: Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What’s for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, organizing tips, home decorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at www.creativehomemaking.com
Article printed from LadyPens: http://www.ladypens.com

Easy Pumpkin Centerpiece

Black Friday

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Deal News

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Brad's Deals

http://www.bradsdeals.com/

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Black Friday 2010

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Sign up for Target's Black Friday

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Coupon Smarter

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Fudge and Tea

Tea is Celestial Seasoning Sleepy Time. Fudge is from The Fannie Farmer Cookbook.
The recipe I used had corn syrup in it as well.
http://oldrecipebook.com/easyfudge.shtml
http://www.joyofbaking.com/chocolatefudge.html

Vacation Tionesta 2009

Hurry Help Independent Film Maker Make his Up Country Film!

Support Independent Film, Pittsburgh...
Last year he did Blanc de Blanc
Year before Gravida,
Now, he's onto Up Country...he is raising funds
with Kickstarter and just needs about $800 more or he loses
all...
Come on...just do it.

Chicken Thigh Dinner

Breaded Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
Mashed Red Potatoes
Green Beans in Butter
Spinach

Breaded Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
6 chicken thighs
1-1/2 cups Italian breading
Seasoned salt to taste
1 egg and 1/2 cup milk
2tbsp. oil

Beat eggs and milk together, add some salt and pepper.
Place a piece of waxed paper on counter, spread out bread crumbs, sprinkle with
seasoned salt. Dip chicken pieces in egg and milk and coat with bread crumbs, place in hot skillet, coated with oil. Brown both sides on medium heat and turn down to simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Check if tender or to 165 degrees.

Mashed Red Potatoes
6 red potatoes
pot of boiling water
salt

Boil cut up potatoes for about 20 minutes till tender.
Drain. Melt some butter over potatoes, add salt and mash.

Green Beans in Butter

1 pkg. of fresh green beans
2tsp. butter

Melt butter in small fry pan. Throw green beans in and saute
until desired crispness...salt and pepper.

Spinach

1 can of spinach
A little butter
some salt

Heat spinach, add butter and salt.

For dessert, serve canned fruit or fresh bananas.

Fourth of July

Lots of fireworks going on...we have a display today on the third in our town.
Last year we went to the point in Pittsburgh for a fireworks display. Check out AMomsLove.com for lots of links and ideas for your July 4th picnic.

Forsythia, Lilacs

Sometimes do you just want to remove all make up and curl up on the bed.
Remove all attachments to food, drink, thought, touch,
Let your gown drag on the floor in the rain.
Sitting in front of a tv movie
Let the threads of youth unravel
You cut them, but they don't stop

Looking at Beach Houses for sale

I have been looking at beach houses even thought I doubt I can buy one…I was looking for a vacation house and then started looking at the for sale ads.

Here is what I found so far:
Outer Banks
http://www.realestateouterbanks.org/idx/residential/65546/details.html
on google maps:

Nags head…oh my gosh, ever since we lived in Norfolk, I have wanted to move to Nags Head or Sandbridge..I LOVE the beach.
http://www.realestateouterbanks.org/idx/residential/44237/details.html

More Nags head
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/110-Gray-Eagle-Street_Nags-Head_NC_27959_1116905382 Oh my gosh this is a condo..sorry about that.

Can you say Pink? just 400 FEET to the beach.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/114-E-Morning-View-Place_Nags-Head_NC_27959_1111182323

I absolutely do not believe this one for this price!
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/307-W-Sandpiper-Terrace_Nagshead_NC_27959_1116905385

Kill Devil Hills
Wonderful House I want don’t you dare buy it!

Great House

Pink Countertops
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2429-Royal-Palm-Dr_Edgewater_FL_32141_1116458721#

This is my FAVORITE
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2325-Needle-Palm-Dr_Edgewater_FL_32141_1117457404#

Great Price on this one:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2946-Tamarind-Dr_Edgewater_FL_32141_1109109201

No, seriously, This is my favorite:http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2423-Woodland-Dr_Edgewater_FL_32141_1112939262

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4476-N-Ascot-Cir_Sarasota_FL_34235_1101238841


Kill Devil Hills

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/208-Sir-Richard-East_Kill-Devil-Hills_NC_27949_1113967993

A Thousand a month!
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2009-Phoebus-Street_Kill-Devil-Hills_NC_27949_1116570367

Good Friday Morning

I am sad without my Earl Grey. I made Darjeeling tea and its just not the same.
Couldn't sleep this morn so I got up to look for some articles for amomslove.com and
do a little cleaning before we go to color eggs with one of my grandsons. Later I will go visit my cousin. We were born two weeks apart and have been very close. I am going to make a little salad to take with me. Bernie will be heading to the museum to find some dinosaur toys for my daughter to put in our grandson's Easter Basket.

Easter 2010

Easter 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deviled Eggs

Tomato Basil Skewers

 

Seasoned Pork Tenderloin

Potato and Sweet Potato Tort

Spring Vegetable Bundles

Corn

Peas and Pea Pods

Pickled Beets

 

 

Strawberries and Blueberries 

 

Earl Grey Tea

Coffee

Water

 

Khimbu Ice Fall

Can you imagine going over the khimbu ice fall..that is where you get to quit..and what insanity. a crevasse that moves so if it happens to move when you are going across it...you may die.

Into Thin Air

I am watching "Into Thin Air" Cannot tell you how much I am enamoured of Everest.
Just some weird reason..I love this book..and am watching the movie on weather channel. Why is something that is unattainable, so beautiful, I don't know. It must be because it's a few that get to share the experience. That must be what makes it "special". Go Ahead read the book: http://www.amazon.com/Into-Thin-Air-Personal-Disaster/dp/0307475255/ref=amomslove09

Pittsburgh It's tonight! Indies for Indies

You have got to support Independent Film in Pittsburgh...
This is an innovative series at an innovative theatre...
Go check it out! Tonight at 4:30...or this afternoon, I mean.

Indies for Indies

Lucas McNelly is working with the Hollywood Theater in Dormont on a series called “Indies for Indies”, a screening series that strives to work with filmmakers to grow their audience in the greater Pittsburgh region,
and brings to Pittsburgh the type of films that struggle to get
traditional distribution. They’re bringing to town some of the best
films from the festival circuit, films from Sundance and SXSW, as well
as a few World Premieres.

It’s rare in that it gives filmmakers a portion of the ticket sales,
thus helping them get that much closer to the ever-elusive financial
break-even point.

The series, which will run weekly, will show a different film each
week (three screenings–Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday), starting on
March 6th with the World Premiere of Iranian-American filmmaker Amir
Motlagh’s WHALE, coupled with David Lowery’s award-winning short A CATALOG OF ANTICIPATIONS.

Lucas and Hollywood Theater at Dormont thinks this is a great thing for Pittsburgh, both for audiences looking for something different and the local indie film community that’s struggling to find an audience (one of their priorities will be quality local features, as they become available), and they’d much appreciate it if you would be willing to help spread the word. Maybe a thing on the morning show where you preview that week’s film or a plug on the webpage or a feature on the start of the series or something.

Screenings:
Sat @ 4:30pm
Mon @ 7pm
Tues @ 9:30pm

At the Hollywood Theater (1449 Potomac Ave, 15216)

They have a really cool lineup, films from SXSW, Sundance, and a couple World Premieres.

Here’s the first couple films in our schedule (pretty well locked in):

March 6-9: Amir Motlagh’s WHALE (World Premiere), with short David
Lowery’s A CATALOG OF ANTICIPATIONS (Official Selection, Slamdance, SXSW, Palm Springs Shorts, AFI Dallas, etc)

March 13-16: Jarrod Whaley’s HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE (Official Selection, 2010 Cinequest), with a world premiere of a short from the
Netherlands(!), Peet Gelderblom’s OUT OF SYNC

March 20-23: TBA (depends on whether or not the filmmaker can get the stuff to me in time. if not, they may move something up from April
that’s not listed here)

March 27-30: The Butler Brothers’ CONFUSIONS OF AN UNMARRIED COUPLE, winner of 7 awards internationally including: AUDIENCE CHOICE (Indiana Independent), INDIE SPIRIT (ReelHeART International), BEST DIRECTOR
(Bootleg), BEST PRODUCER (Queens International); with Clay Liford’s
short film MY MOM SMOKES WEED (2010, Sundance)

April 3-6: Pericles Lewnes’ LOOP (kind of a political David Lynch style film)

After that they have 2 sxsw features, a local film (Lucas’s), and they are trying to get one of this year’s sundance features.

Check them out on Facebook:
Indies for IndiesLucas McNelly is the award-winning filmmaker behind such feel-good movies as BLANC DE BLANC and GRAVIDA. His work has been featured all over the internets, television, and newspapers. Maybe you’ve heard of him, maybe you haven’t.

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

(Graphic by http://www.momof9splace.com/freegraphics.html )

Happy New Year!

We are having sweet and sour meatballs
Ceasar Salad
chips
salsa
cheese curls


The kids made noise makers with
paper plates taped together
and filled with beans.
They made New Years paintings
witht the date and handprints
They are going to do a fish toss
and got little grab bags fromt he dollar store.

We will be using our noise makers, silly string
and horns to ring in the New Year.

Kids cleaned and Decorated Living Room!

I came home last night and the girls (Bridgette and Kelly)
had cleaned the Living Room completely and put up the tree,
Put the lights on and decorated the mantle! Will have pics
later.

Anyone have any ideas for dinner tonight..night before night
before Christmas?

Week before Christmas

Well, we just got our tree today.
We went to a Seabee Christmas Party this past weekend (Sat.)
I was and still am sick. I went to the dinner and we left
right after I stayed in the hotel room. The next morn Bern
went down for breakfast and brought some up to me in the room.

I have been sick since..it is now Wed. Have not done any decorating
or anything:) Just a wreath on the front door...a couple of flowers on the
back door and some in a vase in the foyer.

I need to do Christmas shopping as well. We did something different this
year....we put our wish lists on google docs....everyone can go there for ideas
of what to buy one another...try it:
http://docs.google.com/

Thanksgiving 100 mile Greener Pastures

Thanksgiving

If you can't do a 100 mile Thanksgiving..

(http://amomslove.blogspot.com/2007/11/100-mile-thanksgiving-dinner.html)

that is buy everything grown within 100 miles...

try to look at where the fruits and vegies you are

using are grown and buy the ones that are as close to you

as possible.

Check out all the links I have found:

100 Mile Diet Thanksgiving Stories..

http://100milediet.org/category/thanksgiving-stories

Nice Ideas here:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/treehugger_100m_8.php

From The Daily Green (article about organic wine)

http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/green-thanksgiving-44103008

Decorating....

By the way I am going to go out in my yard and collect some dried stuff for

decoration....be careful of berries that might be poisonous (would you believe that I have rosemary and parsley still growing in my garden..not after today's snow,tho)

http://www.delish.com/entertaining-ideas/holidays/thanksgiving/get-ready-for-thanksgiving

Oh my goodness, love these stone walls!

http://www.delish.com/entertaining-ideas/holidays/thanksgiving/handcrafted-thanksgiving-holiday-decorations-111408?click=main_sr

Back to our Roots

http://coolfoodscampaign.org/thanksgiving/

Calculate the Greeness of your dinner

http://www.eatlowcarbon.org/

Check out AMomsLove Thanksgiving Home Page

http://www.amomslove.com/hol-home-thanksgiving.html

Six Ways to Save Money this Thanksgiving

http://www.amomslove.com/hol-thanksgiving-savMoney.html

Decorate for Thanksgiving

http://www.amomslove.com/hol-thanksgiving-decorate.html

Decorate Naturally

http://www.amomslove.com/hol-thanksgiving-dec_natural.html

Some of the things may not be on the ebay site...just do a curent search for

them.

Halloween

The kids decorated the yard this year...
some grave stones under an old maple tree....the
biggest tree on the road.
a purple and orange sign that reads "Turn Back Now!"
A humongous orange and black sign saying "Happy Halloween"

Here are a few articles on amomslove magazine for Halloween:
Home Page
http://www.amomslove.com/hol-home-halloween.html

http://www.amomslove.com/hol-halloween.html
"Thoughts of Halloween often conjure haunting visions of buckets of candy, trays of caramel apples and oodles of other sugary snacks. "

Plan a Party
http://www.amomslove.com/hol-halloween-planparty.html

Ebook to buy
http://www.ilovehalloweencostumes.com/

Quick Homemade halloween Costumes
http://www.ladypens.com/quick-homemade-halloween-costume-ideas/

Buying a Spy Cam to Protect Your Child

Ok, so you have thought about putting in a spy cam to watch your nanny/babysitter or to make sure your child is safe, but perhaps you aren't sure which company to choose.

mySpycam has several pros that will help make your choice easy:
First the price is good. You can get a good quality product from $99 - $500+.
Next, the quality of the lenses in the cameras and DVR's is extremely sound.

Also, the customer service is excellent. There is livechat on the site and of course you can always phone with any questions. Then, if you are not happy for any reason, just send the spy cam back and they will refund your money, no-questions asked guarantee! You can't beat that policy for making you feel good about your purchase.

mySpyCam shipping is through UPS, so you know you will get your product safely and in a timely manner. You can always use the UPS package tracker. (Plus, their shipping is also discrete....they ship in an unmarked boxed!)

They are the only company that provides you with a video tutorial to actually SHOW you how to install your spy cam. Besides, mySpy Cams are very easy to install.

The company takes pride in the products that they carry! The cams are of the best quality. They actually shop around looking for the best quality manufacturers, now that's something that doesn't happen everyday.

The cams can be used wireless (just like your laptop) and also may be seen via the internet. They are very easily obscured (hidden) because they look like everyday items, this means they are very hard to detect, things such as alarm clocks, baby wipes, etc are actually the spy cams.

Now, why would you want to buy a spy cam? Well, first of all just to give you peace of mind. You will not be guessing whether or not your nanny or babysitter is treating your child the way he or she should, you will KNOW!

Are you wondering, though, exactly HOW a spy cam works?
1) you connect the spy cam to a battery or a power supply and hide it.
2) you connect the wireless receiver to a battery or power supply and conect it to a recording device such as the VCR, DVR (digital video recorder) or to your computer if you want to view it from another place that has internet access.
3) and then, you tune the receiver to detect the video that the spy cam is transmitting.

There are two main types: wireless spy cams, and self-contained spy cams (spy cams that have everything you need, including the recording device in one unit.)

As you can see this company has thought of everything to provide you with the best service and the best product you can buy at the best prices!

Here are a few testimonials to read:
“The customer service was outstanding! I couldn’t ask for a better experience!”
- Yolanda R. El Paso, Texas

“I’m an idiot with electronics, but the camera I got was so easy… I just put the battery in and that was it! I can now watch my little girl while I’m at work!”
- Carrie F. Santa Clarita, CA

“I got the alarm clock cam to see if my girlfriend was cheating… she wasn’t! I was just paranoid. It was super easy though and I now use the spy cam to watch my house when I’m away.”

You can get your spy cam from Manny at My Spy Cam (905) 509-2226

Watching The Olympics, oh no and The Steelers???

I am getting geared up to watch the opening cermony of The Olympics.

Yay!

wait a minute, the steelers are playing tonight...Chuck says, mom, I just want to see the first play.

Bummer, why would the steelers be playing when the olympic opening is going on:(

Weekend Getaways

Sometimes life is overwhelming.You get sooo busy you can't focus on anything.That means it's time for you to get away from it all.If you haven't tried a weekend/midweek getawayyou should!

Just make sure you don't take your laptop (unless it's part of your relaxation process or you promise to only do FUN, exploratory, surfing type things from which you can learn something new, add something different to your mindset)

Do take along a book you would like to read...one that you are truly interested in.....or one that will open up old rusty pathways and refresh and revitalize them.

Take along a sketchbook or journal...you can start your first novel or sketch the surroundings in a leisurely manner.

This is just a great way to get yourself out of a rut that seems to have insurmountable sides. Once you return and feel refreshed you can look at your problem and come up with solutions you may never have realized if you had remained in the middle of the crisis.Every good manager knows that his charges need to get away to renew their perspectives.

Try Gaitlinburg

http://www.mountainchalets.com/

My oh my! Sandbridge

http://www.sandbridge.com/rental/house.html?ID=23&User=SANDB1650&Avail=&Stay=

You'll have a ball here...

http://www.pibinfo.com/lodging.html

Reasonably priced cabins

http://www.cheap-romantic-getaways.com/

Island Realty - Anna Maria Island

http://www.islandreal.com/bre/properties/beachy-villa-vista-116-45th/

 

http://quietrees.blogspot.com

 

Vacation Menus and Rules

We will be going on vacation in August
We'll be going to a cabin in the woods on a river.
There will be three families involved, so we
have set up a menu, a list of what we need to bring
and some chores.

I thought I would share it with you as you might be
able to use it.

August SEE CHORES AT BOTTOM note breakfast schedule

2013 Vacation Menu
You are responsible to buy the ingredients for your meal TO FEED APPROX. 15.

Meal One - Bridgette and Kelly (10th)
Corn, Mashed Potatoes
pork chops
Ice Cream

Meal Two - Gretchen (11th)

Steak, Green Beans, Buttered Noodles
Strawberry Shortcake

Meal Three - Mom (12th)

Lasagna
Coffee Cake

Meal Four - Rachel (13th)

Spaghetti

Meal Five - Julie (14th)

Chicken Breasts breaded in the oven
Stuffing stove top
green bean casserole
brownies


Meal Six - Chuck, Peter, Dad, Joey (15th)

Hamburger/Hot Dogs
Baked Potatoes
Baked Beans

Meal Seven - Mom (16th)

Chili/Corn Bread
Salad
Fudge/Strawberry sundaes


Breakfast
Schedule:
Day one: Gretchen, (waffles)
Day two: Rachel (oatmeal)
Day three: Julie (french toast)
Day four: Mom (pancakes)
Day Five: Bridgette (scrambled eggs or over easy)
Day six: kelly (egg mcmuffins)
Day seven: eat cereal

Pancakes
Waffles
Cereal
Eggs
Bacon
Oatmeal
French Toast

Lunch
Salami
Ham
Turkey
Cheeses
Peanut Butter
leftovers
Jelly
Fruit

Beverages

Soda
Ice Tea
Milk
Juice
Wine
Beer
Water
Each Family SEE OTHER DOCUMENT TITLED "WHAT TO BRING"
(gret,rae,julie,mom,kids whatever they can)
must bring:
Bottled Water, Bread, muffins, bagels,snacks,napkins,paper towels,
Soda or something to drink for all, milk, One Box of Cereal,
toilet paper, oatmeal, bisquick, bacon, GAMES

Chores:

Sweep kitchen floor every day (do if you are cooking that day)
Wipe down counters, kit tables, stove, fridge
Sweep great room floor every other day,
wipe off end tables.
Clean downstairs bath tuesday (WE WILL PICK STRAWS FOR THESE CHORES)
clean upstairs bath tuesday
Make bed every day!!!!!!
clean up after dinner....your meal you clean up
Clean up after breakfast....your meal you clean up
If you snack at night YOU MUST CLEAN UP THE KITCHEN
AND THE GREAT ROOM!!!!
CLEAN UP MEANS WASH ALL POTS/PANS DISHES,CUPS,GLASSES AND
PUT AWAY!....INCLUDING THOSE IN LIVING ROOM ARE
OUTSIDE...DECK, RIVER AREA, PARKING AREA
pick up soda cans, paper, bottle caps, cigs, any trash whatsoever...doesn't
matter who put it there....YOU pick it up!
Each nite before going to bed clean up! INCLUDE DORM AREA VIDEO GAME PLAYING
Each morn before coming downstairs CLEAN DORMITORY AREA!

Quiz for Chores: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YxWWOU6MdKEzK502bykCQLWFexFopyUNcVUccyEzYJo/edit#slide=id.i0



Check this article out on AMomsLove.com for more printables.MOM AND DAD ARE ON VACATION TOO!

Midweek Getaway

This past week B. and I took a mid week break.

We drove up to Cook Forest and stayed in a place

we haven't been in for quite some time...it is under

new ownership.

http://www.hominyridge.com/

We stayed in Suite 2....It sits up in the trees.

It's as if you are staying in a tree house.

We arrived Wed. night and for dinner went to

Vince's Tavern

It was bike night. B. had steak and I had

a beef roast sandwich, both were very good.

http://www.vincestavern.com/

We retired back to the suite....I sat on the deck reading

my book. B. sat inside reading his....we both enjoyed the

quiet of the woods outside.

Fourth of July

For Fourth of JulyMenu for the Fourth:
http://www.amomslove.com/hg-recipes-july4.html
Printable Menu:
http://www.amomslove.com/printable_july4th.html
July 4th Party
http://amomslove.com/hol-july4party.html
Fourth of July Safety

http://www.amomslove.com/par-safety-4thjuly.html"

Of all the holidays throughout the year, the Fourth of Julytypically presents the greatest risk of fire danger and injuries foradults and children."Tell us some of your ideas for Fourth of July and geta free packet of dried OREGANO from AMomsLove Gardens!

http://p081.ezboard.com/famomslovefrm5.showMessage?topicID=34.topic

Picnic Checklist
http://amomslove.com/print-picnic-list.html

Contest!
Great summer activity for your child...Have your child make a documentary video of a summer event in your hometown. Instructions on how to make a documentary video are on the site. They can win $250!
http://www.summerinmytowncontest.com/

Fourth of July Links
http://www.amomslove.com/news-july4.html

Lots of support links, lots of recipe links.
Southern Summer Picnic Menu
http://amomslove.com/hg-recipes-picnic.html

Simple Picnic Menu
http://amomslove.com/hg-recipes-memorial-menu.html

Printable Menu
http://amomslove.com/printable_memorialday-menu.html

Don't forget our Mom-Child Activity Calendar is back
http://www.amomslove.com/calendar.html
Today's Activity..Bake some cookies.

Art Festival/Fathers day

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Well, we did make down to the Arts Festival last evening.
Some very nice stuff
check out booth number 43 from Conifer, Colorado
http://www.artsfestival.net/artistsmarket/mixed-media/

and booth 92 bradford, pa
http://www.artsfestival.net/artistsmarket/painting/

We met our grandson, Damon and took him home

Today was fathers day.
this morn our daughter, Julie and her boyfriend, Joey, gave Bernie
a painting:

they stayed up all night painting it!

Then, our daughter Rachel called us and said they wanted to take B. for breakfast so we

met them at First Watch....very deelicious. I had something with avacodos, hmmm; Bernie had French toast. Rachel and Peter gave Bernie a photo of Liam:

I really like the frame....We then all went to Barnes and Noble and read books...I took Liam to play with the train in the back.

B. and I left and went home....I dropped B. off and went onto supermarket and bought some steak....

Gretchen callled and she came over She brought a very nice card and a strawberry pie from eatnpark.

We at a very good steak, sweet potatoes, green beans and corn on the cob.

On Saturday Sam left B. a very cute card:

and before Bridgie went to Bonnaroo she made B. this very nice box-

While the Kids are at Bonnaroo

It's a very lazy rainy day here in western pa
my kids are gone....off at bonnaroo....spent yesterday in
the blue room of the bonnaroo site watching the concerts to
see if i could see the kids in the crowd.
hmmm....
nice not to have to cook,
thurs. we went to buy some paint markers at
micheals and then onto barnes and noble where I got
a cappuccino and b. a coffee.
Friday, b. and I went to rogers...flea market in ohio...

we ate a steak sandwich and fries...ok, i am
off my diet while the kids are gone.
it was sooooooooooooo hot i went without a sun hat
had to buy one.
we bought some tomato plants, and herbs.
then, b. had grandson Sam over to make a shoe shine box
for his dad. while he was doing that i was in the air conditioned bedroom
watching bonnaroo.
then about 10:30 we went to jerry's curb service:

I had a cheeseburger...b. had a dble cheeseburger.

This morn we got up and went to Garrison Days in Beaver

It use to be a fair for Artists but somehow it now only features about
15 or so...the rest are crafters and antiques and colletibles.
Bernie enjoyed looking at some antique boxes and woodworking and art;
i enjoyed looking over some handmade jewelry
We are back home now, B. is out in the studio usi ng his paint markers
and I am writing my blog.

We are thinking about hitting the art festival in pittsburgh.
we'll see.

Food Before Bonaroo

The kids are leaving for Bonaroo tomorrow...
so I have had to make some dinners for them...

I bought four Cellone Pizza Shells,
2 cans of Italian Sauce (Dei Fratelli) 28oz.
2 cans of Italian/Herb (Contadina) Paste 6oz.
2pkg. of four cheese Italian shredded 8oz.
1 block of mozarella cheese .72lb.
1 pkg. of sliced mushrooms 8oz.
1 pkg. of sliced baby bella mushrooms 8oz.
1 red pepper sliced thin
jar of parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning
Mrs. Dash Table Blend
salt

Grab large mixing bowl. Mix the tomato sauce and
paste in a large bowl. Add some salt, Italian Seasoning
about a tsp., a little of Mrs. Dash and mix very well.

Grate the mozarella chunk into a bowl.

Spread 1 tsp. oil over surface of pizza shell.
Place about two large ladles of sauce on pizza and spread out.
Sprinkle as much cheese as you like...use both kinds.
Fan mushrooms out around pizza cover with a little more sauce.
Place peppers concentrically around and pop in oven for 6 minutes
(450 degrees)
Keep making until you have made four pizzas.....we made one plain..
with just cheese and sauce.