Tina
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As we head into a new school year, I'd like to put together a list of favorite meals that you can get on the table in maybe an hour. You know, when you walk in the door and everyone's starved and ready for supper? We'll have soccer every night this year, and I'm working more, so I'm looking for new ideas for a fast dinner. Crockpot dinners are also okay. Just need some help with new options. Thanks!
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I'm thinking of making some sugar cookies frosted with royal icing, you know the ones that look professional and shiny. What I'm wondering is--can you freeze them already iced? Do they maintain well through defrosting? I was thinking of making them up ahead for my son's wedding. Thanks.
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DD bought went to the craft section at Wmart last year and found a 'box' that you could turn around to view 4 openings for photos. She painted it and put photos of her and her brothers in it. It's on his desk, and the most practical thing she's made him to this point. :)
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I have fabric I bought for pillowcases last year. Need to make up those.
Never seem to have time to craft much. I have a ton of things pinned in Pinterest!
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Crafts. Dd even had a craft party this time of year for her friends last year. They decorated small notebooks, made key ornaments (snowmen), felt flower hair clips and felt ornaments. Pinterest has thousands of ideas. Let your dd pick some and then grab supplies. Dd had picked a jewelry idea, but nixed it when she saw how much it would run.
Ice skating, roller skating, bowling. The younger girls are enjoying making a papermache animal in my art class. We're going to be painting them next. Think 7" or so. That's a cheap project, but something they don't get to do at home.
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:w00t: Yeah! I'm listening! I just got a starter kit from Cultures for Health I need to start. Love learning from the experts here! (Didn't see the popcorn or coffeecup smilies...)
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Harmony Art Mom used living books for science in high school. I'm sure you could read the books earlier than that if you wanted to.
harmonyfinearts.org/2011/09/living-books-for-high-school-science/
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Did you get actual quotes from them? If so, call and say you'd like the job done! My dh's business has had more than enough work lately, and it's been hard to get back to people due to training new techs, trying to get other jobs done, etc. Usually tho, we expect the customer to let us know they want the work done after we've given them a quote. Hopefully, we'll have time to call back after quoting in the future!
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An online friend wrote The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods
She also has a downloadable book on fermenting foods and beverages on her website:
http://gnowfglins.com/ecourse/fermentation-ebook
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One of the most bizarrely delicious comfort foods I make came from a recipe my piano teacher shared. I came to her home for a lesson and could barely make it through, the house smelled SO amazing.
Recipe? Essentially a pork hotpot.
1 lb pork roast
1 cup beans, soaked (I've used navy beans and black beans to great effect)
1 lrg can Sauerkraut
Toss in crockpot, cook for hours, enjoy.
So stinking good. Some recipes add some white whine, sautéed onion, pepper, etc, but even just made as is it is scrumptious and completely inexplicable. My family doesn't even really like kraut or pork, but MAN was this worth the skepticism I had upon making it the first time.
this reminds me of the pork roast cooked with pinto beans ( and a few spices) and then shredded and served on tacos.
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Pork chops browned and then baked on top of stuffing- homemade or boxed. Or soaked a bit in a milk/egg mix and then coated with corn flake crumbs/parmesan cheese/herbs.
Or cubed for a stew:
1 lb lean pork, in 1/2" cubes- brown in a tsp oil
14 oz chicken broth
1 TBSP tomato paste
1/2 tsp each: garlic pwdr, thyme
1/4 tsp pepper
2 c sliced carrots
2 c cubed potatoes
1 c water
10 oz pkg peas with onions
Brown the meat, and add the broth, tomato paste, spices. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, 40 minutes.
Add carrots and potatoes, water, and cook- covered 20-30 minutes. Add peas and cook another 10 minutes.
Or cut up for beef and pork chow mein.
Turkey tetrazzini.
Italian sausage, potato and kale soup.
Italian sausages on buns. Cook them in a sauce of 14 oz. catsup with instant coffee (= to one strong cup) and a few dashes of worcestershire sauce.
Ham and scalloped potatoes.
Ham and Potato Bake
3 tsp butter
1/2 c chopped onion
1/2 c sliced celery
3 tbsp flour
1 tsp salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1 1/2 c milk
3/4 c shredded cheddar cheese, divided
4 c frozen french fries
1 1/2 c cubed cooked ham
Saute the onion and celery. Blend in flour and seasonings. Add milk, stirring and cooking, til thickened.
Stir in 1/2 c cheese til melted.
Layer potatoes and ham in a greased shallow 2 qt dish. Pour sauce over it and bake, covered at 400*
for 30 minutes. Uncover and top with remaining cheese. Bake until melted.
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Bump. I'm wondering if anyone's used this for a while. How they and the student liked it. I have a 9th grader who doesn't like math. Just wondering about this for her...
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I have an aloe plant that needs almost no attention and a plant that's a slip off my grandma's plant from years ago. They get to stay. I just tossed a couple that I've had two years. They weren't carefree. ;)
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Covering your family with prayer.
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Flowers from your dad? Or some candies from See's? Have you done baking? Send a can of cookies/candies that you've made. I pay for my folks to have Netflix; keeps Dad happy and occupied.
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Dd, 8th, has been doing this independently doing the readings and the maps. Really enjoying it. Are we missing a lot not using the DVDs?
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He's requested a new LED work light (about a foot square on legs), and I picked up a new devotional.
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What an amazing variety everyone listens to! Here it's Casting Crowns, Billy Dean, Alan Jackson's 2nd Christmas album, an old Merle Haggard, amid lots of others including classics like Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, etc.
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We bought at the Renaissance Fair years ago, so I won't be much help.
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We usually go to my sister's, but she said her kids had other plans so she wasn't cooking. Dh was hep to go to Old Country Buffet. But, I decided sil (who lives in an assisted living facility) should be able to get together with her kids, grands, and great-grands, so they're all coming to our house and I'm cooking for 16. Frankly, my mind has been more on a get together I'm planning for a dozen friends in a couple weeks. ;)
We are working on some deeper cleaning, as we'll have to set up the table in the garage and need to be able to get through the first garage. Nothing a good trip to the Goodwill can't take care of. lol Everything got shoved in there during this spring's basement remodel and we're getting close to having put things back.
Menu doesn't vary much for Thanksgiving: turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls (I plan to make those Tuesday). My mom is donating two big pumpkin pies even tho they're headed elsewhere, bless her! I may add either a layered salad or a roasted potato/sweet potato/beet dish. We'll see.
Family should all be in town Wednesday to Saturday, so it's planning the extra meals that need more thought.
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I'm glad I'm on the last child. My need to buy books all the time has gone down. :crying: I need to get cooking again. When I do cook, it's from scratch, but with me working again and dd's sports schedul, we've gotten into eating out again. I need to do some freezer meals and get planning meals again.
I also need to sell the books we're not using/going to use this last round.
I want to find TIME, to do some crafty things. Entertaining enough for me when I have the stuff downstairs. :p
I used to use the checkbook for all my spending and not really carry cash. But a couple years ago I started using cash for all but the regular monthly bills. I'd sock some of the cash away, and I found, surprisingly, that I was saving a lot of it, which came in handy for unexpected medical bills and such. Carrying cash actually works better for me!
Also, an out of state phone company called my sil and cut her landline costs by half. Will see if they can do my area.
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My mom is my best friend!
We took annual trips with my kids to visit her aunts for a number of years. Precious memories. :)
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Great ideas have been shared. Do any of his friends have little sisters? Maybe he could spend a weekend here or there to meet some nice girls. :)
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Each item is rolled in white tissue paper. Quick and easy! Otherwise, where' s the mystic in opening them? lol
Well, isn't THIS a lovely aspect of being 47...
in The Chat Board
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Well, I've always been the same kind of sleeper as you normally are. I had some of the waking up in the night, but it is very infrequent. I will do some praying in bed and fall back asleep, or if I'm wide awake, I generally go read for an hour or so, and then I manage to get back to sleep.