Sunday, August 15, 2010

TODAY IS A SAD DAY FOR ME

After returning home today from one of our church homecomings I pull up in the drive and noticed my mother-in-laws dog lieing out front on the road. I told my husband that she looked like she was dead. He went and checked and she was dead. We don't know what happened to her as she was alive when we left.
She was my best friend. Every step I made outside she was there beside me. If I went to the garden she was there. If I walked out on the porch she was waitng for me to come down the steps. If I walked down the road she was there.  I could always talk to her and she would be there waging her tail  just like she understood every word I said. I always made sure she was feed as my mother-in-law is very sick and sometimes could not feed her.
It is just like one of your children dieing. I have cried and cried. But she was getting old and maybe she just got to hot as it was around 100 here today and just died. With this heat make sure the animals all have some where to get out of the sun. I was at town the other day and someone had their dog in the suv with the windows just cracked a little. It was so hot and I know it had to be so hot. Now is not the time to take a dog or cat with you in the car unless the air is going to stay on all the time. It is just to hot.
I will sure miss you Skip because you were the best friend I have ever had. You never said a mean word to me nor did you ever hurt me in any way because you could not speak but you were always watching out for me and I love you so so much. RIP, Skip. I love you..........

CHICKEN MARINATE

Oregano
Lemon Juice
Pepper, Salt and Garlic Powder
Chicken Stock

Mix all together and put washed chicken in a ziploc bag and marinate it. Can also use this recipe for putting on potato wedges. Do not reuse marinate if chicken has been marinated in it.

FRENCH TOAST

Butter
French Toast, sliced
Chocolate Syrup
Whipped Cream
Cream Cheese
Crushed Pineapple, drained

Butter the french toast and toast it. Let cream cheese be room temp. Take the toasted toast and put the cream cheese on on slice of the bread. Add some crushed pineapple. Then add the other slice of bread. Grill both sides with the butter. Put choc. syrup on top of the sandwich and then add some whipped cream and cherries to it.

SANDRA H. POTATOES

Potatoes
1 Envelope Onion Soup MIx (Save-A-Lot Brand)
Cooking Oil or Olive Oil

Wash the potatoes and leave skins on. Take and quarter them. Take a ziplock bag and put some oil in it. Put the potatoes in the bag and scrunch or shake good. Then add the soup mix. Do not add the whole enevlope unless you are making a large amoutn. Pour into a sprayed baking dish. Bake at 350 for 20 mintues or until done.

GERMAN BUNT CAKE

1(10oz.) Jar Maraschino Cherries. chopped
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
3 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Lb.(1 cup) Butter or marg.
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Cups granulated Sugar
1 Pint Sour Cream
6 Eggs

Drain cherries and set aside. Mix together and set aside the brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Sift together the baking soda and flour. Cream butter, vanilla extract and sugar together thoroughly. Add the sour cream. Beat until well blended. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the eggs, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat well scraping sides. Pour 1/3 batter into the pan. Top with 1/3 of the cherries and 1/3 of the nut mixture. Repeat 2 or 3 times. Bake 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

BUTTERMILK SALAD

20oz. Can Crushed Pineapple, in it's own juice
2 Cups Buttermilk
1 Large Pack Orange Sugar-free Jello
8oz. Fat Free Whipped Topping

Place pineapple in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add jello and stir until dissolved. Stir in buttermilk and cool. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into a 9 x 13 pan and chill until firm. Cut into 12 squares.

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (3oz.)each
2 Jars (16oz.) Picante Sauce
48oz. Box Chicken Broth
48oz. Northern White Beans
1 Teaspoon CUmin
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Boil and shred chicken. Mix all ings. Bring to a boil. Boil 20 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer slowly till time to serve.
2 Points each 1 cup serving.

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