May 2009

Menu Plan

May 31, 2009

This week I am trying to use up some things from my freezer and pantry, so I have planned my meals around those items. I also have lettuce and zucchini from the garden, so we are going to be eating lots of salad this week. Plus, I will probably try a new zucchini recipe or [...]

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The Best Centerpiece

May 30, 2009

The best centerpieces are those picked by little hands.

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Raisin Pie

May 28, 2009

This recipe for raisin pie was one I was unsure of when I made it. When I saw the recipe I thought it would be worth trying, but I was unsure about what my family would think. They actually enjoyed it. I was surprised. In this day and age, we are spoiled by fancy, chocolate [...]

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Taking Lunch To The Office

May 28, 2009

I spent yesterday evening and most of this morning working on the lunch that I needed to take to my husband’s office. I thought you would enjoy seeing what I made. Recipes will be coming soon. I hope to post them in the next week or two. A rtichoke Dip served with tortilla and pita [...]

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Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal

May 26, 2009

I am always looking for easy, but healthy things to serve for breakfast. I all to often serve cold cereal or yogurt and toast. I am trying to get better, really I am, but I struggle with breakfast ideas. So, I am really trying to come up with things that work for us. One of [...]

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Chocolate Toffee Cupcakes

May 25, 2009

I found this recipe quite a few years ago. I have made it many times since then. If you have read my blog long you know that I send a lot of treats to my husband’s office. But not only do I send treats to work, sometimes I send treats home with the staff members. [...]

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Memorial Day

May 25, 2009

Remembering those who have given their lives to keep us free. May we never forget them.

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Meal Planning Monday

May 24, 2009

I have several new recipes on this week’s meal plan. I am going to try a new version of beef enchiladas. My kids love the cheese sauce that you get at Mexican restaurants. So, I am going to combine a few recipes and see if I can come up with a version we like. We [...]

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My Garden or My Garden Full Of Weeds

May 24, 2009

We have had rain and more rain here in Oklahoma. We had 21 days of rain. Now, it did not rain all day, everyday, but it rained at least some each day, and some days it was heavy rain. What does that much rain do to a garden. It makes it grow, but the problem [...]