DOUBLE "D" LICIOUS!!!...

If you are LUCKY enough to be SOUTHERN... you know EXACTLY what I mean!!!

Sorry WENDY'S... I'm back to BK

REALLY... I AM sorry... but your "new" fries just AREN'T "cutting it" for me (even though they ARE NATURAL CUT)... I TRIED... REEEEEEEEEEAAAAALLLLLY TRIED to like them... and the FIRST time I did... PIPING HOT... REALLY HOT... like JUST OUT OF THE FRYER STILL SIZZLING IN THE FRY BOX HOT... and they WERE GOOD (not GREAT... not HORRIBLE... but GOOD... HEALTHIER)... but then I tried them AGAIN... ordering them at the DRIVE THRU... not so good that time... NOT PIPING HOT... or REALLY HOT... kinda "LUKEWARM"... and I started to miss the OLD FRIES... but decided to try ONE MORE TIME... yea... THIRD TIME wasn't a charm... and I started to think of my "old love"... the one I left for YOU WENDY'S... the one whose FRIES taste better...


So... I am back to BK... it's NOT that I don't like you anymore WENDY'S... you're CLOSER... and CLEANER... but... I LOVE ME SOME GOOD FRIES... and you don't have them anymore...


I will MISS YOU!!! But NOT the FRIES...

TIDS... BITS... and SPONGETOM...

CAM is hotter than MITCH... but NOT hotter than PHIL


We stopped watching DWTS when AUDRINNA was voted off... I actually thought my Husband was going to cry that fateful night... My BESTIE has been keeping me "up" on the show... we hope ANYONE but BABY wins the mirror ball trophy...


PLEASE... THANK YOU... PARDON (EXCUSE) ME... SORRY... words to REMEMBER when BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING... I will NOT be shopping on Friday... I have found over the years it's just NOT worth the HASSLE


KOURTNEY is hotter than KHLOE... but NOT hotter than KIM... and who DOESN'T KNOW NOT TO GIVE A BABY PEANUT BUTTER???


The temp here hit 70* today... is it NOVEMBER or JULY???... yes... in these here parts 70* in July is NORMAL


MANMEET is hotter than TODD (TOAD)... but NOT hotter than ASHA


I see NO REASON for the kids to be out of school for Thanksgiving WEDNESDAY THRU MONDAY... OH WAIT... it's HUNTING SEASON... WHOOOOOOOOOPIE


STUFFING STUFFING and MORE STUFFING... THAT is my "Turkey Day" Dinner FAVORITE


OLIVIA is HOTTER than TRACEY... but NOT hotter than GIGI


A HOLIDAY TRADITION at Lilley-Kate's school is the FAMILY TURKEY PROJECT... It's something we look forward to every year... Weeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllll... THIS YEAR "our" FAMILY TURKEY was one of (five) the WINNERS!!!


Hope EVERYONE has a WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!!!

ONE Word...

YUUUUUMMMMMY!!!!!

Look What we Got!!!...

An EDIBLE ARRANGEMENT!!!...

Our "Shy Child's" girlfriend came for a visit before leaving for Austria this Saturday (we are VERY JEALOUS as that was one of our favorite destinations when we lived abroad) for a semester... and as a "Thank You" she (and her parents) sent us an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENT!!!

Lilley-Kate was SO EXCITED (she's really into "as seen on TV" items) and I have to admit so was I (having never seen one "in person")...

The fruit was YUMMY and included CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES and BANANAS TOO!!!

Funny though... the delivery base... and hangtag was quite adamant ' Handle with care. For saefty in case of an accident, transport arrangement away from passengers, for example in the trunk. Never allow a passenger to hold the arrangement when vehicle is in motion' THANKFULLY it was delivered to our doorstep in a company van!!!

DANG GOOD DIP!!!...

Wanna make the BEST DANG DIP for your next party??? Well... here ya' go... SUPER SIMPLE... and BELIEVE ME... once you make and take... it'll become a regular request!!! THREE (yes... only THREE... well... 4 if you like things on the SPICY SIDE) INGREDIENTS to YUMMINESS!!!


Ingredients Needed... 4 BLOCKS Philly Cream Cheese (gotta go "full fat" on this... it's a consistancy thing people... you won't be sorry!!!)... 1 lb. Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sausage (Regular... BUT... if you like SPICY then go with the HOT)... and 1 can ROTEL Tomatoes and Green Chilies... Again... like a bit of HEAT??? Then include the Crushed Red Pepper in the ingredient list!!!


OK... let's make some DANG GOOD DIP!!!


In a Large saucepan brown up the sausage, "chopping" it into small pieces as it browns... ***Add some crushed red pepper at this point if desired***... Drain (very well) the ROTEL and add to the sausage... heat through... reduce heat a bit... drop ONE BLOCK of room temp CREAM CHEESE in... stir to melt... adding additional blocks one at a time until all melted... STIR STIR STIR to mix well... SERVE HOT with corn chips (we like the kind shaped like little bowls)


DONE!!!


Just some "tips" to make this the BEST DANG DIP EVER... Drain the ROTEL WELL (you don't want to end up with PINK DIP (lesson learned!)... also... I have TRIED to "go cheap" on the Cream Cheese... DON'T (another lesson learned!)... my advice... if you want to "add some heat" do it while browning the sausage... once the cream cheese is added it's hard to get a good intensity over the cream cheese (lesson learned a third time!!!) And if you want the dip "less creamy? Just use 3 blocks of CC instead of 4 (it's a preference thing for some people but I always use 4)... Can be left out at room temp during the party (no worries) and reheats in the microwave GREAT!!!


I have been making (and taking and taking and taking) this dip to places for YEARS and it's ALWAYS a hit!!!


ENJOY!!! You're about to become the most "popular" guest at the party!!!

SUPER SUNDAY... (NIGHT)

We're winding down the weekend... starting the last week of Summer vacation... Last night I made ENCHILADAS for dinner (my sister's recipe) and they were YUMMY!!! Definitely will be making them again and putting my own "twist" on them!



Tonight is one of my FAVORITE TV nights!!!

BIG BROTHER
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD aaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnd


MADMEN!!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!!!

Memories...

AAAAAAhhhhhhh... SALTINES... I'm sure for a lot of us these brings back memories...

Slathered with peanut butter and "fluff" (the marshmallow kind)... or peanut butter and jelly... crushed up in a bowl of chicken noodle soup... the eternal cure for a rumblie tumblie... or the dreaded "morning sickness"...

I couldn't resist buying these at the grocery store when I saw them in MINIATURE... and reliving some fond memories!

CAUTION... be CAREFUL eating things in miniature... before I even realized it HALF the box was gone!!!... I wonder if miniature size means miniature calories???

Damn...

YES!!! Yes I heard you "calling me" from the 2nd shelf of the pantry... but I THOUGHT if I pretended I didn't hear you... you'd stop... but... you didn't... OK... maybe you DID stop calling me and I was just IMAGINING I was continuing to hear you calling... Yea... let's go with that scenario...

DAMN YOU!!!! DAMN YOU CHEESIE GOOD PUFF'N CORN! WHY WHY WHY do you have to taste SO GOOD?

YUMMY GOOD!!!

When I find something we (and I personally) like, I tend to tell EVERYONE I know (and even those I don't... LOL)... Well... we LOVE this popcorn!!! It's sold by the BOYSCOUTS yearly (but you can order it year round from HERE... a portion (70% on average) goes towards supporting Scouting in your local area... that is a good thing... both for the Scouts in your area... and your TUMMY!!!

YUMMY In Our TUMMY...

These YUMMY Blueberry muffins made the 5 hour trip home with us this past weekend... I don't know what is YUMMIER... the moist blueberry filled cakey inside... or the sugary crunchie sweet topping!!!... Good thing we don't have a WEGMENS here!