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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-10623999399765841972021-08-16T17:35:00.012-05:002021-08-17T13:02:38.906-05:00Gel staining metal garage doors for a faux wood look!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am not artistic by any means, and I was able to make my doors look exactly like I wanted to with some paint and gel stain! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read on to learn what I did...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXQ2VWOTf1LhnbWjNSgqlSEM2iYoh8YRTmykWWe-U9vWlqdy_-wh_SN2OnB1OkRS6RkXNvmlFf_ej48kv0AfIhbXobcEjpcmSh2KMrEQqgQSc0D7ktqMOoh7lMPMB3slM7gS3zrnHIyE/s2526/20210803_071206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="2526" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXQ2VWOTf1LhnbWjNSgqlSEM2iYoh8YRTmykWWe-U9vWlqdy_-wh_SN2OnB1OkRS6RkXNvmlFf_ej48kv0AfIhbXobcEjpcmSh2KMrEQqgQSc0D7ktqMOoh7lMPMB3slM7gS3zrnHIyE/w640-h317/20210803_071206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"> The doors are were gray when I started this project. They were originally white and I painted them a couple years ago. </span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid33XD87SF_c_HJkd8dRBp5JmG8tAUprMgEKeY1uJ761mZ-iwBB1gQ1n_jZR2ZC2m6vt0V7HSx3t4ZPfbSF4LerRnw2WXjkUmsvH7KTJw1aeLbVpIxZzsMMaKTc_DcIMRS0nGnyZKNGJI/s2809/20210814_144224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="2809" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid33XD87SF_c_HJkd8dRBp5JmG8tAUprMgEKeY1uJ761mZ-iwBB1gQ1n_jZR2ZC2m6vt0V7HSx3t4ZPfbSF4LerRnw2WXjkUmsvH7KTJw1aeLbVpIxZzsMMaKTc_DcIMRS0nGnyZKNGJI/w640-h256/20210814_144224.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> After base coat of Grecian gold (neighbors thought I was nuts)<br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cDAFrr8hyphenhyphen6FiVcA_hMP76LfGSR3gLk2-VVNZ9OIFT8KZSah6N_LaCyeeCVyxNf5C3ZuRtp5WiRHZON0kTLLtXCYGwfy_5Vp3OLHezjg27EbLmWenbzhfnKZ4Nlre706rjnc215iFGS0/s2837/20210815_125759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="2837" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cDAFrr8hyphenhyphen6FiVcA_hMP76LfGSR3gLk2-VVNZ9OIFT8KZSah6N_LaCyeeCVyxNf5C3ZuRtp5WiRHZON0kTLLtXCYGwfy_5Vp3OLHezjg27EbLmWenbzhfnKZ4Nlre706rjnc215iFGS0/w640-h250/20210815_125759.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Finished product</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have been wanting to do this for a while. I had a new front door installed and also had stone put on the front of the house to replace the siding. It looks so much better than before, but I really wanted my garage doors to match the front door. Of course, </span><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't really want to fork out about $5,000.00 or so for new garage doors because mine really were very functional, I just wanted them to look like wood. After watching numerous do-it-yourself videos, I finally felt confident that I was ready to tackle this project. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I took a picture of my front door on my phone with me to Lowes and compared it to the stain charts that they had. I knew my door had more reddish brown tones instead of the greyish and blackish browns that some had, and the chestnut seemed the closest match. So chestnut it was!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Lk5r7oGvKlM0l1h02dEvn40j_dmVwMbNIPvH60wyn9lqqyJgV_XsJJZRvp0o0KNoZ3UkLulKv2iL6HZvCBoXaTsTyy6Rfe7UQQN44kY8f5_GFFvXcAy3p86Dg39P-utR0q4yHv8ykeY/s2643/20210815_152431.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1189" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Lk5r7oGvKlM0l1h02dEvn40j_dmVwMbNIPvH60wyn9lqqyJgV_XsJJZRvp0o0KNoZ3UkLulKv2iL6HZvCBoXaTsTyy6Rfe7UQQN44kY8f5_GFFvXcAy3p86Dg39P-utR0q4yHv8ykeY/w180-h400/20210815_152431.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I brought it home and tried a spot on the gray color of the door that I currently had, and I could tell it would not have the undertones like my actual wooden front door. It was more of a grayish brown and was pretty obvious that it would not match at all, so back to Lowes I went. I had seen a video where one lady used a yellow base, and the doors turned out closer to what I was wanting. This was the paint I ended up picking. I even walked out to the garden center to have the natural light because the lighting inside and at the paint areas make paint look sooo different sometimes. I ended up getting what turned out to be the perfect color for my project. I got the lightest color on this strip. Grecian gold. Also it is flat and has the primer in it. I wanted to get pretty much the best paint I could get so it would last!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jWjuIda50WWL_2wxhtAm3rzU4oAQLjDcRJ4_pQj7zSZBY2d40KIBEvWdW78vvunlv3GdpGuJCv8j2GOhO_ecljQOmSeRUVchaIVNxfD24Gb9652OpNQ7NzQGUFzXjxZIq32Er0c3bJE/s2643/20210815_153248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1189" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jWjuIda50WWL_2wxhtAm3rzU4oAQLjDcRJ4_pQj7zSZBY2d40KIBEvWdW78vvunlv3GdpGuJCv8j2GOhO_ecljQOmSeRUVchaIVNxfD24Gb9652OpNQ7NzQGUFzXjxZIq32Er0c3bJE/w144-h320/20210815_153248.jpg" width="144" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG57s1VM5iy-UUtARv2k6aE7IN0zzbyL02csapa_6wj8teQ0sr0y_vy4bVo2-XxS0Mr-aSyjNRhpja1S7vgPbS-cTjkbC_VRXFs060noHz7ZS5Pl8XvavUZ4UnXvane1846h3hkGCzeYI/s2048/20210815_152449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG57s1VM5iy-UUtARv2k6aE7IN0zzbyL02csapa_6wj8teQ0sr0y_vy4bVo2-XxS0Mr-aSyjNRhpja1S7vgPbS-cTjkbC_VRXFs060noHz7ZS5Pl8XvavUZ4UnXvane1846h3hkGCzeYI/w194-h320/20210815_152449.jpg" width="194" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFUe952weGQH01sHS-Holxxu1zHi5y4EIZwjkHzX_FQCMMJOfogIixnU9-gnjAMdxrWZnR_yOXdYsH9pkcXtkhI_EHSBzjMPO1ok7rfeDRR_58Nba4Tm16NFG0U7c1SwqseAGFepf3nw/s2643/20210815_153228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1189" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFUe952weGQH01sHS-Holxxu1zHi5y4EIZwjkHzX_FQCMMJOfogIixnU9-gnjAMdxrWZnR_yOXdYsH9pkcXtkhI_EHSBzjMPO1ok7rfeDRR_58Nba4Tm16NFG0U7c1SwqseAGFepf3nw/w144-h320/20210815_153228.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So basically you want to paint your doors whatever the base coat is going to be, let it dry preferably a day, then apply the gel stain over it. I used about half of the gallon of paint, and one quart of stain, and just a tad more. I was glad I had purchased 2 quarts because I really needed the little bit extra. I painted my doors on a very sunny and warm Saturday and then stained them on the following cloudy Sunday. For the gel stain, it needs to be either super cloudy, or you need to be in the shade. You do not have as much time to work with it in the sun, therefore I would not recommend trying it because it just dries too fast to be able to work with it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Here are the brushes I used for the stain. The one on the left is a cheap brush that I cut the bristles a little over half way off. I didn't remember to get a chip brush at Lowes, which is just a brush that looked like it had gotten chewed on by a rat to me. haha. So I cut an old brush I had and it worked great! Then I had a softer, nice brush for when I needed to clean up around any edges. I used the rough chopped off brush for about 95% though, it was great to give it a rough look. You don't want to have nice perfect lines. </span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXoRBjMcGJas5uNz3pIfLt80pnP5mCVvkJEKnAfCNjT_5yf-7c4MWCxFa7C616j5x3DZa5vEpE4kRu-Gox01YEGdWww2jXDNj_4miCC3aIUaxT4eL2iBQyG_2bLVjl7kvOywo_LrEwa0/s2643/20210815_152529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1189" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXoRBjMcGJas5uNz3pIfLt80pnP5mCVvkJEKnAfCNjT_5yf-7c4MWCxFa7C616j5x3DZa5vEpE4kRu-Gox01YEGdWww2jXDNj_4miCC3aIUaxT4eL2iBQyG_2bLVjl7kvOywo_LrEwa0/w180-h400/20210815_152529.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQaQtpGV3dCEwq6qJbK7_SI5CqsdEOg6-CRGpIrtkDXQ5ud6Nid9D2OPWE2jKvxQ0eA4IKqZQ-LkqiD3a1ew7gKYeWaMGQHUMReaO5LAWQZ-8bUjNZ12j4-jlU2phqA72HYNMnOF-J6Q/s2643/20210815_152535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1189" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQaQtpGV3dCEwq6qJbK7_SI5CqsdEOg6-CRGpIrtkDXQ5ud6Nid9D2OPWE2jKvxQ0eA4IKqZQ-LkqiD3a1ew7gKYeWaMGQHUMReaO5LAWQZ-8bUjNZ12j4-jlU2phqA72HYNMnOF-J6Q/w180-h400/20210815_152535.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVaFidDO1GzOG5chB6NmsnAh85hObpCRqxB9xx523jPFtRi_zcNdLG5qZKKSU40O1JxjiHEnkC6QyMAD7BoA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You basically want to work in squares like below. Fill in the square really good and make sure all the divets are covered and lines are filled in, then blend each square together with the next with long even horizontal strokes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1za2egm6xz37OZnpFf1aaZFy2k0F05SBZ7uHFzW4xEFlXFWeJxkvDqZEugL9cM_tg7azjNw0HT0QudepxCJgLeX4lsaAf7hvQ4kLu_EBKhu61c6_IO1PKGAYVJyB2MnoTKDLPnJofroo/s2048/20210815_100411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1za2egm6xz37OZnpFf1aaZFy2k0F05SBZ7uHFzW4xEFlXFWeJxkvDqZEugL9cM_tg7azjNw0HT0QudepxCJgLeX4lsaAf7hvQ4kLu_EBKhu61c6_IO1PKGAYVJyB2MnoTKDLPnJofroo/w400-h249/20210815_100411.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIuJ5pY6x_UxHbsit_Xhf_GEuGRiND-s2cymgftHvvGLakBUyYur9JHFBD1ivL8lIEqZ4YELPutiaArgCQzplYeLs4BxfsZ9QMPugs0IfOvESewvUSyMnpdLCn-hjAem-3saoY7z9nik/s2048/inbound3704801486281605338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2048" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIuJ5pY6x_UxHbsit_Xhf_GEuGRiND-s2cymgftHvvGLakBUyYur9JHFBD1ivL8lIEqZ4YELPutiaArgCQzplYeLs4BxfsZ9QMPugs0IfOvESewvUSyMnpdLCn-hjAem-3saoY7z9nik/w400-h303/inbound3704801486281605338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope if you try this, you have much success. Share questions and before and afters with me!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-89970465733483083682019-06-17T16:32:00.001-05:002019-06-17T16:32:10.829-05:00Fried mac 'n cheese balls<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You can make these mac and cheese balls with basically any kind of mac and cheese you want. You could use leftovers, the little microwave bowls, the blue box or even the packages from the freezer section.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I actually used the kind from the freezer section to make these, just because I saw the mac 'n cheese in the freezer section and that is where this inspiration came from. Sometimes I wander in the store and wait to be inspired. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> These really were not as hard to make as I thought they might be. I will be making them more in the future for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2 eggs beaten with a dash of milk </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If your mac 'n cheese is going to be made fresh, add an extra helping of sharp cheddar to make it have an extra cheese pop to it. I used one package of the frozen kind, and it was just right for 2 people. Once cooked in the microwave and extra cheese is added, it needs to be refrigerated for about 3 hours. Or if you are in a rush, I refrigerated mine for an hour then put it into about 1 1/2 inch piles on a plate and put in it into the freezer for 15 minutes. If it is leftover or chilled long enough, it should be cold enough to make it into piles that kind of stick together on their own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When you are ready to fry, get the oil almost ready, then take the piles one at a time and dip them into the egg with your hand, trying to keep it in a round shape. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then gently roll in the crumbs and coat very well. I always use paper plates for stuff like this so I can throw them away and have less cleanup. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">first 2 months of this year. He did not want to eat so I bought </span><i style="font-size: xx-large;">anything</i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> that I thought he might eat...because he would not eat...</span><i style="font-size: xx-large;">anything. </i><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is when </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So fast forward and I saw a recipe pop up on FB for shrimp and grits...I instantly wanted it, so I looked at about 10 recipes and picked the ingredients I thought I would like in it, and I loved it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The pics I am posting are made at my auto parts</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And please overlook the 100 year old</span><br />
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-14665528734517159332018-06-30T12:04:00.000-05:002018-06-30T12:04:17.803-05:00Sun dill pickles<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">From the time I was about 8 years old, my parents have been going to Mountain Home, Arkansas. The lakes there are Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake. Both are gorgeous and clear and not overpopulated. </span><div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Starting at about 8, we went from tent to pop-up camper to 5th wheel camper to lake house. Camping is awesome when you are young because mom and dad take care of most everything, and you get to play, so I didn't mind camping at all, except that we were usually needed to help get the camper set-up. I was always ready to go swimming, so I did probably whine a little bit. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was on one of these camping trips when I was probably about 10 or 12 that we came across the sun dill pickle. We were camping at Lakeview camp ground in Lakeview, Arkansas on Bull Shoals Lake. Dad would jog every morning and on his jog this particular day, he saw some people camping that had a few jars of pickles sitting out in the hot sun. He was curious, and I was (and still am) his spokesperson...so he sent me down to ask why in the world they had pickles in the sun. Turns out they were super nice people and the pickles were sun dills, and require 5 days in the sun to do their thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For the next almost 30 years mom would make them. She hasn't made them in several years, but a friend of ours remembered them and started making them recently, and it made me want to try some. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is the recipe mom wrote down. I made it basically the same. I did turn the jar upside down a couple of times to distribute the dill and salt because it seemed to need it. I rewrote the recipe below to make it easier to read. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Put 2 stalks fresh dill or 1 t dill seed in a quart jar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Fill with washed pickles. Add 5 or 6 buds of garlic, 1 1/2 T salt and 1/4 cup vinegar. Fill with cold water, place one slice of rye bread on top, pressing it to fit inside the jar and then put lid on. I turned the jar upside down a couple of times to distribute the salt and dill a bit. Sit jars in sun for 5 days, turning jars each day. Refrigerate after 5 days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom always used tiny whole cucumbers from the garden. Mine grow big so fast that I had to use big cukes, so I am hoping these sliced ones will be okay. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">These 3 jars went into the sun today...we shall see shortly, fingers crossed that they are a success!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Now eat some cake</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>so I don't eat it all. :)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I hope you and yours had the most </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">wonderful holiday season <i>ever</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I have to say, mine was pretty freaking <i>awesome</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I love Christmas and New Years being</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">on an Monday because I get Sunday and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Monday off, 2 <i>DAYS in a ROW</i> which is <i>RARE</i> for this chick!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It was awesome, until this morning,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and I had to come back to work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Not a happy camper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-8,<i> seriously</i> is not my weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> I wanted to turn on the heated blanket and hibernate 'til spring...but nooooo...gotta pay the bills, so I can heat that heated blanket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Anyway, after surviving the holidays, I finally </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">decided I need to get this cake onto my</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">blog. I made 5 of these over the holidays. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And they were all eaten. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Every <i>bite</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Of course, some of that may have been </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">because I love it with coffee, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> by the way, if you love </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I got mine with a milk frother and it is the best cup of coffee I have <i>ever ever ever </i>drank!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">This soup was<i> super super</i> easy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And it had a really great flavor, especially</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a large crockpot, mix the cream cheese with the bullion water and soup. Add the onion and frozen potatoes and pepper and stir well. Cook on low for about 8 hours or until potatoes are tender. Add the cheddar and stir well. If you like a thinner soup, you can add a cup or 2 of milk at this point also. Cook another 30 minutes and stir to make sure cheese is melted. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the easiest potato soup I have made and really was my favorite. Next time I may add a little more cheese, if I am in a <i>cheesy</i> mood, but it was really delicious just like it was.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I know my blog has been slacking </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Anyway, I have still been cooking,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I just don't always take the time</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But this dip needs to be saved somewhere</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I made this to go along with my </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">boyfriend's mom's tacos. They are yummy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A Mexican corn dip popped up when I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Googled side dishes for tacos. After looking </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">at 9 or 10 different recipes...from hot to cold...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 well drained can of Rotel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3-4 chopped green onions</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3 dashes of Greek seasoning</span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-33517126239434127062017-06-14T16:12:00.000-05:002017-06-14T16:12:14.897-05:00My new pellet grill review and tips<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">My favorite cooking device is my <i>GRILL</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The gas grill has been my grill of choice </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">ever since I started grilling, which was 20+ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We all have the occasional flop. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Steak is probably the one thing that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I love veggies and chicken and fish and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It is not as easy to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> picture an aura above it like the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> well maybe not that much, but it really is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">look into a Frogmat or similar. It is a mat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Make sure the pellets do</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">not be fun to get out of there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Eeeek!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Clean the pellet burn pot out at least after</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">every other grilling. This is where the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">out (which is what I did so far) they can </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Keep your pellet feeder pretty full at</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">all times. I did run out while cooking,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and it is quite a pain in the ass to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">remove the food and make sure you </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">get the grill lit back correctly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So...just don't let your pellets run out. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">most food does not have the propensity</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">from frozen pizza I guess. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>TEMPERATURE????</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">similar food. And also keep in mind that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the grill heat is much closer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">this is why I burned my pizza bottom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We live and learn from our mistakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">May your grilling experiences be</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If you have any pointers, PLEASE </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">share them with me in a message </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">or on Facebook </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">or however! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As far as brands of pellet grills...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I purchased mine on a spur of the moment...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">"I want it today!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">kind of moments. haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It is a Pitboss from Walmart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">$396 at the time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My boyfriend's dad does have a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Traeger, which is a little more expensive,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">but after reading the reviews they are</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">really close to the same, and I don't think</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I would ever know the difference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So far mine has worked great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sorry for the rambling...I just kind of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">spit out all the pellet </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">knowledge </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">that I have thus far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Whew! Lots to learn. </span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-10262447839938016762017-06-02T12:46:00.000-05:002017-06-02T12:46:11.273-05:00My fear and hatred of the brown recluse spider<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Waking up at 5 a.m. because my boyfriend</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">felt a spider on his arm is what made me</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">go ahead and write about my </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">hatred for brown recluse spiders. This blog entry will </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">be pretty long, as it stems from many years </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">of knowing that these spiders live amongst us here in the south,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and the fear of getting bitten by one. If there is one thing I loathe...it is the brown recluse spider or fiddleback as it is also known.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brown recluse spiders...if you live in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Dyer County or the surrounding area...you </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">have them in your house. This is my hypothesis</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">at least because...they are here. They are all</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">over this area. Even if you build a brand new</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">house, you are going to pack them up and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">bring them from your previous house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Of course you will have way less, but they </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">will be there lurking in your clothes, ready</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">to make babies at your new house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have been to many yard sales and seen them crawling around the freshly unpacked clothes, wondering who messed up their house. My worst yard sale experience ever was when I told a girl there was one on a ball cap that she was selling, and she (not knowing what a brown recluse was when I told her) <i>KILLED IT WITH HER FINGER. </i>After I told her it was highly poisonous, I think she probably looked at her finger the rest of the day. Hopefully she hit his back and did not get bitten. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Pretty much, places you may see them at home is in the sink, bathtub, shower, toilet...where they go for water. If you have seen a brown spider in those places, probably about 85% of the time, it is a brown recluse. Or if you find a spider dead in a coffee cup or bowl that hasn't been used in a while....yep. They <i>love</i> cardboard boxes too, especially in the attic or basement. They also molt and leave their little shell bodies behind. So if you see spider shells with no spider in there, just stuck to a box or the wall...more than likely it is a brown recluse. If they are in your clothes that are hanging, they know when you move your clothes around looking for something to wear, and they will move accordingly away from that spot and almost never be seen. Unless they are unable to avoid you and stay in the shirt that you pick to wear. I have brown recluse vision and can usually see them across a room. :( Also in the BED is where they like to hunt! My least favorite of all places for them to be. They especially like bedspreads and comforters that touch the floor so they can crawl up easier. We built a bed that I absolutely love, but the whole frame touches the floor, which also makes it easier for them to crawl onto. So I have surrounded it by several of the sticky insect traps now. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For years, I have taken all the cover off the bed every night and shook it and the pillows to make sure I am not going to bed with one. But, they are night hunters so they may end up in the bed after all, which is what happened last night, and my boyfriend shook one off his arm this morning. It literally makes my skin crawl and makes me yucked out to think about it. I looked until I found him and killed him. And yes, I will have nightmares and be even more paranoid now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And my boyfriend...being the joker that he is and knowing how much they freak me out...likes to tell me there is one on my arm, back, forehead...yeah...he is asking for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Growing up, my parents were aware of them years ago and instilled in me the fear of being bitten. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">They would have sticky traps around, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> and my dad would spray </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">periodically and pretty much we did not see that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">many at our house. When I bought my</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">first house and went to move in...there were the </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">leftover bodies in the corners of my new-to-me</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">house that made me know the previous owners</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">had their share of them. I even asked the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">lady afterwards when I saw her at the store, and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">she said she didn't know they had them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I explained that they are just normal</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">looking brown spiders to most people, and she </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">gasped after knowing she would just let </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">her children kill them if they saw one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So pretty much after I moved from there,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">even though I tried to spray, I know I took </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">more with me to my next house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have read about them so much over the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">years that I feel like I have learned alot about them. But I am no expert, and anything I</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">write about on here is either something I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">read or something someone told me from their</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">first hand experience with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> And I have heard alot</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> of stories because so many people I ask have been bitten at one time or another, or know someone who has a horror story. I so far have not been bitten (as I knock on wood, vigorously).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is perhaps my most horrifying story that I was told first hand by a</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> lady that I know who was helping her daughter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">clean out a shed. It was hot outside, which is what the brown recluse likes, so they were out and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">about in the shed. The lady was wearing loose shorts and saw a spider on her leg and panicked. He ran <i>UP</i> her shorts, which is what they tend to do is try to run up and over something to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">try to hide on the other side. She tried to smash him, and that was a big mistake. He bit her...yes...you know where.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I get chills and a sick feeling just thinking about it. :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> One thing I have read over and over, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">is that </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">they </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">do not bite until you put pressure on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> They don't just walk across you and bite that I am even aware of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That is why sooo many people get bit while putting on their clothes. The <i>LOVE </i>to hide in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">our clothes, and when we put on our clothes, the pressure from the clothes touching our bodies makes them bite us. If you <i>ever ever</i> do see one on you, <i>DO NOT</i> smash it. Brush it off if at all possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I know it may seem super silly, but I do not put on anything</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">until I observe it well and actually either fold it and stomp on it, or shake it well then squeeze whatever it is from top to bottom so that I would squish any would be spider inside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Something I read years ago that I loved was that it may be gross but, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>"A squished spider cannot bite."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Most of the stories I have been told are from clothing or shoes that was put on. I did have one lady that sat down in a used car that she and her husband were looking at to buy. It had been sitting for a long time in a shed. She had on shorts and sat on one. She ended up with a huge hole in the back of her leg after the rotting had stopped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have never written these stories down, and it gives me the creeps, but I really felt like I needed to get this information out of my head...and today was the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">More crappy news is that brown recluses are</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">hard to kill and can live for years. They also can live for months and months without food and water and are not above cannibalism. If they don't have food, they will eat each other...that is what we are dealing with here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <i>UGH!</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There are a</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> few sprays and powders that have been found to be effective on killing at least a portion of them, but due to their reclusive nature they still can avoid alot of killing methods. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">They also walk </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">with their body held off the ground more so than most spiders, so they don't drag their body through</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the poison, making it even less effective on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">They like bugs but are not picky, if you kill their prey, they really don't care. They don't mind eating dead bugs, it really just makes it easier on them, so they say...thanks for killing my food for me. :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Once again, this is all stuff that I have read or been told over the years and have read in enough places that I am pretty sure most of it is true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">4 years ago, my dad got in the bed to lay down. He did not check the bed beforehand, and as he got in, he felt a tiny tiny prick on the back of his leg. He got up and searched to no avail. The next day, he showed me and there was a spot that looked just like a bruise about the size of a quarter. We were both sure of what bit him. He waited a couple hours but the spot was getting bigger, so he went to the doctor. She gave him a shot of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And yes, he was really wanting to pick at it, but it really didn't need to be opened up. By the time it got to its' worst point, several days later, it covered a large portion of the back of his thigh and was black, blue and red looking under the skin. After several more shots, it started to heal from the inside and actually got better and did not "rot" out like they can and have to be dug out...which makes me want to gag thinking about it. He also was fortunate for catching it early and not getting sick. Most of the time, people may not even be aware they are bitten and go a day or so, then they can get flu like symptoms and really need medical attention. It took several months, but his leg healed completely, thank goodness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As far as the bites, I have read also that normally the male is the spider that bites most people. The female stays with the egg sac having a 100 more babies and waits for the male to go hunting (in our bed of course). The severity of the bite is determined by many factors. The age of the spider for one, if it is a young spider, it may not know how to control the amount of venom that it uses, so it may inject more into its' victim. Also how hungry the spider is makes a difference. They are likely to inject more venom if they are hungry, to be sure and kill their victim or prey. The severity of the bite also is determined by the person they bite. I really believe it is similar to being stung by a wasp. Some of use are barely allergic, while some of us could die from asphyxiation from a bee or wasp sting. Spider bites are similar in that, some people may get bit and never even know it. They may get a small raised bump or no bump at all, whereas, some people are like the man I knew in my next story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A customer of mine put his overalls on one morning and felt a bite of some kind on his inner thigh, but not knowing about brown recluses, he went about his day thinking it was just something that barely stung him. Several hours later, he said he thought he was going to die. He had a pretty bad reaction and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. He had fever and even said he blacked out for a bit. He recovered but was very aware of the spiders after that day. This is one of the stories that makes me pretty sure that people can have an allergic reaction to them that would be similar to other insect allergies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> After mentioning I was writing this, another customer just told me a story that will give me even more nightmares. He said his grandfather got bitten on his back, and it got pretty much swollen to the point it was like he had a softball on his back. The bite got so bad that he actually ended up having a heart attack and dying. That was the saddest story I have been told about one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It just made me sit here and stare at my computer. <i>Sigh</i> :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Some people may have been bitten and never even know it. I sure hope I am in this category, but I am going to try my best to avoid getting bitten, just in case I am not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Another tidbit is that the fangs of the fiddleback are not very big. Therefore, from my readings, they cannot bite <i>THROUGH</i> your clothing. That's not to say if it is a really thin shirt or something that they may not can, but typical clothing is too thick for their fangs. The bad part is that they like to hide so normally, they are already <i>INSIDE </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Recently in the news, I noticed that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have tried several different sprays and bombs and powders over the years. Like I said, they are definitely not the easiest thing to kill. I think they are the cockroach of spiders. They hide in the walls and crevices and corners. They love clutter and anything that doesn't get moved very often. Pyrethrins is one of the chemicals that I have read that can actually kill them, and that I have used. They make various sprays and foggers and powders that contain this chemical. Typical foggers that you get at the store are not effective because of the nature of the brown recluse. That's not to say it might not kill one if it hits him directly, but it is not effective like it would be on other insects as far as them walking through the residual spray and dying. I typically order my stuff from domyownpestcontrol.com. You can type in your bug problem, and they will give you ideas on what products may help to rid you of your pest. Also the Co-Op here locally, sells a dust called Demon I believe that you add to water and spray. It has been found to be also slightly effective on them as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ok...now that I have talked about them this much, I feel super creepy like I knew I would. I just wanted to post this in case anyone might read it and be more aware of the brown recluse. Kids are even more susceptible because their bodies might not can handle the venom like an adult. So try to watch for these spiders and if you see very many, buy some sticky traps or spray to try to prevent being the next victim. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I sprayed my attic and bedroom like a crazy woman this morning and put down the extra sticky traps around the bed. If you have pets, you need to fold the sticky insect traps to prevent them from getting stuck to them. If you don't, just let them lie flat against the baseboard. These spiders like to walk against the baseboard more than just across a room. If you fold them, also put them against the baseboard. You can also put some under your couch, bed, etc. to find out where they may hang out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">many times through recipes, how-tos, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There was a blog that popped up on how to</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was immediately intrigued.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So of course on the way home, I picked </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The instructions were pretty simple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You just need a jar with a tight lid and just</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then simply shake it for 20 minutes. To be honest, the first 5 went pretty fast, but the next 15, not so much. I took the lid off to look after 10, and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">After 15 minutes, I could tell it was separating</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am still just in awe of how it goes through </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">After 20 minutes I poured off the buttermilk into</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The instructions I had read said to rinse the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It seemed a little weird to rinse the butter, but do your best to get the residual buttermilk out of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">it. If you don't get the buttermilk out, I read that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I tend to like salt, so I normally buy salted</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It is strange sometimes how food</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Yesterday I started out craving something</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Not that spaghetti is terrible, but the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then I remembered I had a head of cabbage</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So cabbage and meatballs it became...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But these are no ordinary meatballs...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We processed our own deer burger back in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the fall, and I added canned </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">jalapenos, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">diced garlic, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">bacon and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am sure you could </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">buy some ground </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">chuck and add similar </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In a large deep skillet, add the cabbage, onion, a little salt and pepper and the water, cover with a lid and cook on medium low for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. You can add more water if it gets too dry, but you want most of the water to cook out. While the cabbage is cooking, mix the egg, meat and breadcrumbs together with some garlic powder, salt and pepper and form it into balls about the size of golf balls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It is not the prettiest thing, but I added a little</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When I try to think of what is for supper,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was looking through pictures on Google </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">yesterday trying to decide what I was craving</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and playing Word with Friends on the computer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">She said that the night before they made </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I knew I had a bunch of asparagus in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">asparagus was meant for a quiche. It must be</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the harvest time for asparagus somewhere </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">because it is as cheap as you will ever see </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">it in the store, and it is fresh and beautiful, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">so I have been buying alot lately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter in a cast iron skillet. I also sprayed the edges with nonstick cooking spray. Whisk the eggs and milk very well in a large bowl. Add the onion, cheese, salt and pepper and stir well. Pour into the skillet and bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. After 10 minutes, drop your veggies into the egg mixture which will be starting to set around the edges. Bake for approximately 20-25 more minutes or until set. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am planning on trying this with broccoli next time. I will use the frozen kind in the microwavable bag and drain it very well and </span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-88702987196990287362016-09-20T11:03:00.000-05:002016-10-05T16:05:26.994-05:00Fresh salmon burgers! Soooo good!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is one of those recipes that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love salmon and have tried</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I regret that I didn't get a photo </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">of my salmon burger. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I was a little too hungry, and it </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">looked just a little too tasty to wait </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But I will try to get one next time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Fresh salmon burgers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/4 cup panko crumbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3-4 tablespoons of soy sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2-3 large dashes of Cavendar's Greek seasoning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Chop the salmon filets with a large knife until very finely diced. Add the egg, crumbs, soy and seasoning to the salmon in a bowl and mix well. If you have time, it is best to let the mixture sit in the refrigerator for about an hour to firm up some. Add enough oil to a large skillet to cover the bottom of it well and heat over medium to about 350 degrees. While it is coming to temp, form one of the patties and gently place it in the oil. Mine made 4 large patties. I just made them about the size of a hamburger bun. They will not shrink very much at all. Cook about 3 minutes per side. You want them to brown nicely but not burn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We topped these with cheese, lettuce and tomato. Then he put mayo on his and I put avocado and mustard on mine. You pretty much can top it how you normally eat your burger. We<i> LOVED </i>these. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I will most definitely be making them again soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Love what you eat and eat what you love! :)</i></span></div>
Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-20906443426703494112016-07-22T14:19:00.002-05:002016-07-22T14:19:28.114-05:00Layered taco casserole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello people! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(or possible just <i>person</i> that reads my stuff)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ha! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But it is so useful for me to look </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">back on for </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh my, I have been so lazy about</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I cook 5-6 days a </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It has been the fact that it hasn't</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">been very interesting stuff, well and yes, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have been blog lazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">has been s</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">tuff like BLT's </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> and grilled zucchini. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I did grow and put up </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">more</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> cucumbers than</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I canned 15 quart jars of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and they will definitely keep the vampires</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But last night, I made a taco casserole</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">for a way to make tacos that is in one </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So I looked at some recipes and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Layered taco casserole</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">small pkg of lean ground beef</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 large onion diced</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 pkg taco seasoning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 cup water</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 can black beans(rinsed and drained)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 jar of salsa</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">4 flour taco shells</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 pkg Montery jack or your fave taco cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 large tomato diced</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">sour cream and Doritos for topping</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet. Add taco seasoning, water and beans and cook until thickened</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> about 5-6 minutes on medium. Preferably use a round, deep casserole type dish for the casserole. Spray the bottom with non stick spray and place one shell in the bottom. Top with a layer of 1/3 the ground beef mixture, then a layer of 1/2 the cheese, another shell and another layer of 1/3 of the beef. Bake for 10 minutes uncovered. Take out of the oven and top with another shell, then add the salsa and top with another shell. Top this with the rest of the beef and then add the rest of the cheese and the tomatoes kind of together so they mix. Bake for another 20 minutes. Let it rest for at least 10-15 minutes so it will hold together better. Slice into portions and top with sour cream and crushed Doritos if you like some crunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Love what you eat and eat what you love!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">One day when I was at Foodrite I saw these</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Seamless Dough from Pillsbury. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I immediately thought of using it as a pizza </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the 2nd time I have made it, and it </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am going to make it with some different </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">stuffings next time like onion...browned hamburger meat...ham...peppers...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">who knows what else would be good,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">but my first two </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">attempts were </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">strictly pepperoni and lots of</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">that I did alright for a white girl...which is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">his way of saying it was good too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Which I love. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Crescent Calzone</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2 tubes of Pillsbury seamless crescent dough</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">8oz shredded mozzarella </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 jar of marinara or your fave spaghetti sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(just about one cup for the calzone,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Spread it onto pan lightly, but don't roll it or press it </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">too much. Spread a good layer of spaghetti sauce </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">on top of the dough. Cover the sauce with the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">pepperonis. Top with all the cheese. Take the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">hold it in the air and let it try to stretch out some, then lay it on top of the cheese and pinch the edges all the way around. Put it in the oven on the top rack and cook for 12-17 minutes. Mine pretty much takes 15 minutes but you don't want the bottom to get too done, so you may want to check it at 12. Cut into pieces and dip into the rest of the sauce.</span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-60411168021193117722015-12-31T09:56:00.001-06:002015-12-31T09:56:49.256-06:00Change your life spaghetti<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">This recipe that I found and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I will make spaghetti<i> forever!</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(I have to apologize for no picture..I was hungry)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I actually remember the first time </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I helped </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">make spaghetti. My sister</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was there that she taught me to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If I am not mistaken, I think the story </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">her new mother-in-law at the time </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But after boiling my noodles all these years,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have finally found a better way!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">With this new discovery, you only mess</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">up <i>ONE</i> dish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">One pan spaghetti</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dissolve the bullion cube in the hot water and set aside. In a deep skillet, brown hamburger meat until no longer pink. If your meat is lean enough, there is no need to drain the grease. If you have alot of grease, you may want to drain it. I didn't have to drain any. Add water and bullion to the skillet and bring to a low boil. Break noodles into 3 sections and add to the pan. Stir often so they don't stick together and cook about 5-6 minutes. They should be getting pretty soft. Add the spaghetti sauce and stir well. Cover and cook for another 5-6 minutes on a low boil but stir occasionally. Just make sure not to let it burn or stick to the bottom. Try a noodle and make sure it is cooked well. Turn off the heat and add the cheeses. Do not stir but put lid back on and let the cheeses melt. Serve with garlic bread or rolls.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">After putting it off forever, I recently</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">One thing it made me realize though, was</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I had talked about wanting a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> BINGO! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is EXACTLY what I wanted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It turned out better than I imagined. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have got to work on my colors and get</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It will last forever. And my favorite part</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have always had a knack for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">With my recent addition of a new bed,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">with the homemade bed, not just </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For someone who doesn't know about the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This was my old dresser...it </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">handles will just have screws on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the inside. The center emblems actually</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">had nails and were a bit of a pain, but I got</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I took a sanding pad and lightly everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then I took a soft towel and dusted </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">way. I ordered a quart and only used maybe</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">a third if even that much to do this</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">whole dresser. A pint would go far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I ordered this on eBay because I couldn't find</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Java is the color I used. It is</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">a really rich brown, almost black.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">To apply it, you will need a rubber glove</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and then either a jersey glove over</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">that or even just a sock will do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Basically you just rub the stain on and make</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If you decide to apply a second coat, you </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For the handles, I just used an</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The color is aluminum, but it comes out</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">a nice burnished silver to me, so it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">was exactly what I wanted. I just arranged</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The dark brown goes great with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">our new homemade bed. I couldn't</span></div>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172167171937480069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406846300146577941.post-39291135229265430522015-10-01T09:32:00.000-05:002015-10-01T09:32:45.287-05:00Super easy chicken spinach mushroom dish<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Once again, Facebook has made</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Luckily, it was <i>super</i> easy and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love spinach, mushrooms and chicken</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I can't seem to follow a recipe, so this</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Chicken spinach and mushroom dish</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 pkg raw chicken tenders (mine had 8 strips)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 bag fresh spinach torn into smaller pieces</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 cup diced onion</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 pkg sliced mushrooms</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">8 oz light cream cheese softened</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 cup chicken broth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/4 cup olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Cavendars Greek seasoning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">8 oz mozzarella cheese shredded</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place the chicken strips or thinly sliced breast in the bottom of a casserole dish sprayed with non stick spray. Sprinkle each strip with Greek seasoning. Top with the spinach and onions then the mushrooms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You can cook this different ways. I had it ready to pop in the oven and had something come that I had to do, so I topped it with the mozzarella and let it all cook at 375 covered loosely with foil for an hour until I got back. To make it prettier, it would be good to cook it for about 45 minutes covered with foil and without the cheese added, then add the cheese and bake for another 15 minutes or until the cheese browned a bit. I will go for pretty next time. This time I just went for <i>done and yummy</i>. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I made mashed potatoes with this, which turned out great because there is alot of sauce that can be used as a gravy. I <i>loooove</i> gravy and taters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In this fast paced world we </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">live in, it is easy to get wrapped</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">up in all the chaos and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">not take time to</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">appreciate the little things. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Like <i>chocolate gravy and biscuits</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I admittedly can be impatient and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">want to get things done in a hurry, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">yes...I admit to this weakness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Especially </i>when I am cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love to eat, so I don't like to wait. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I want to eat....<i>now</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I tend to plan my meal in my head during </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the day and whip up said meal</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> in about 15 minutes no matter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">what it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Recently, my boyfriend asked if</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I had ever made chocolate gravy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Nope.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I had heard of it, but never cooked it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">or even eaten it for that matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I grew up with mom making</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">if she ever made chocolate gravy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Nope.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Although my dad said his mom used to make</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">it. So I guess it was a family thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Mom's family ate white gravy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Dad's ate white gravy and </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">also</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">chocolate </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">gravy. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have also heard of </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">red eye gravy, never had it either. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So what kind of gravy </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">family did you come from?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's face it, no one can </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">compare to grandma's cooking, so I </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">am just trying to make some</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">edible chocolate goodness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I always meld</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">several recipes and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">come up with my own, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">so I </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Googled</i> chocolate gravy </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">recipes. I compared 3 different ones</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> one being </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Paula Dean's of course since </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">she is Paula Dean, <i>ya'll</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">incorporated the 3 and its' process</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Turns out I passed! He and I both</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">enjoyed the gravy. Although </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">my Grands biscuits were no where near his</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">grandma's. <i>haha. </i> So therefore</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">we get back to my initial speech </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">about slowing things down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am gonna step away from the canned</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">biscuits next time and make some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">good <i>ole</i> cat head biscuits as they used to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">call them, from <i>scratch</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Biscuits are much more daunting</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">than chocolate gravy. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> There is much more</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">of an art to biscuit making. The</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">ingredients are very basic, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">but the technique</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and how you treat the ingredients is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">very important. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There are words like</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">sifting flour, cutting the butter in, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and kneading that my non baking</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">butt is just not very</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">familiar with, but I am gonna give it a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">shot...as soon as I get over being</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">full of this chocolate gravy...it is very</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">very filling and very hard to stop eating. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh and sorry for no gravy pics...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I didn't slow down </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">soon enough. :(</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I will add later!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Chocolate Gravy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 c sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3 T Hershey's cocoa powder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2 1/2 T flour</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 3/4 c milk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3 T butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cocoa and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">flour until well blended. Add the milk and whisk until smooth. In a large skillet, melt the butter then pour the cocoa mix into the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Cook until the gravy thickens. It may take several minutes, but it will happen. Serve over hot biscuits. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Alot of yummy and a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sunday I was frying some huge</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love steamed broccoli and had thrown a</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">bag in the microwave...the kind</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My creative wheels were all greased up </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">from having the day off, and I thought...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>hmmmm</i>...why not fry some broccoli.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I took the flour and added an egg, some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">milk, season salt and Cavendar's </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Greek seasoning to make a batter about the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I actually tried the frying process 2 ways. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I had butter in one skillet and oil in the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Although both turned out good, I would </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">probably use a combination next</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">time because the butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">seemed to add a little flavor but the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">oil seemed to cook better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I didn't use alot of either, just enough to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I didn't want to deep fry. Less oil at least</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>seems</i> healthier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">To make them,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I simply dipped some of the larger </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">pieces of steamed broccoli into the batter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and cooked them in the oil/butter over</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">medium heat until nice and golden brown </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When they were done, I put them on a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and topped them with a little grated</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">sharp cheddar cheese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have looked at these on the grocery</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, I should have tried them </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">earlier, <i>DUH! </i> Because they are </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">yummy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">After seeing a picture of some tortellini</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I adapted this recipe from several that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I wanted a thicker consistency than soup,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">this worked perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I think they will be great with some</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>shrimp</i> as well, so I will be purchasing</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">These are the ingredients I used except for some </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">9 oz pkg Buitoni tortellini </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2-3 mild Italian sausages, casing removed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2 T olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 can petite diced tomatoes, drained</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3 large handfuls of spinach roughly chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 1/2 cups half and half</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(to lessen the calories, use 3/4 milk and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2 T all purpose flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/4 cup Parmesan cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1/2 cup mozzarella cheese or Italian cheese blend</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2-3 dashes Cavendar's Greek seasoning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Cook tortellini per package directions. While it is boiling, cook the sausage in large skillet, breaking it into small chunks, until no longer pink. Set aside on a paper plate to drain. In a small bowl, mix the flour and half and half until blended well. In a large deep skillet, saute the garlic in the olive oil for one minute. Add the spinach, tomatoes and a few dashes of Cavendar's and cook just until the spinach has wilted. Add the flour mixture to the skillet and cook over medium heat stirring frequently until creamy and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Stir in the meat, tortellini, and cheeses and cook over medium low heat for a couple of minutes, until all is blended. Add salt to taste and to add a little spice, sprinkle in a dash of red pepper flakes. If the mixture doesn't seem creamy enough, add a little more half and half or milk. </span></div>
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