RE: Sweet Potato Casserole???
this is a recipe I found here on the forum. It is fantastic and like it says, even people who don't normally like sweet potatoes, like this dish.
Sweet Potato Casserole
3 c. sweet potatoes (about 3 medium-sized), COOKED
½ c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
½ c evaporated milk
2 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp. Vanilla
Praline Topping;
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. flour
1.c. pecan pieces
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1/3 butter or margarine
Combine sweet potatoes, butter, sugar, milk, eggs & vanilla in a food processor or electric mixer. Blend together; pour into a 1-Qt baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam. Combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and pecans. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture is coarse and crumbly. Spread evenly over the sweet potato mixture. Bake uncovered at 350 for 25 minutes. Simple & easy to make ahead of time for Thanksgiving or I put in two separate dishes & freeze to enjoy at a later time. Even people who don’t like Sweet Potatoes will enjoy this!
RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Sarah is so sweet and kind looking...just like Sue! another female in the house! the girls rule in the Daniels house!
Best Wishes with your new addition. Will you be pursueing any ads for the owners of Sarah, in case someone is looking for her and doesn't know she has been hit by a car? Perhaps the couple that dropped her off were the car that did so and they wanted to help. In any event, I hope she ends up staying with you and your wonderful family!
RE: Songs you still wanna CRANK UP, even after all these years!
Bohemium Rhapsody by Queen (we are the Champions!)
Slow Ride by Foghat
We are Family by Sister Sledge
Proud to be an American by Lee Greenwood
Highway to Hell by AD/DC (and most of their other songs!)
The Rose by Bette Midler
RE: french door refridgerators
Great pic of the refridge we want!!! ok, so you all talked me into the pros of the french door style. I was really leaning this way anyway...just wanted to use the bit of leverage against the hubby in case he gives a case for the side by side...
also...found out that I do not like the stainless...good ole white for me!
thank you all for all the great replies!! :)
RE: It starts tonight !!!..Waiting on night II
Im voting for Warren since it is amazing that he moves so smoothly for such a big man, but second choice is Brooke...she is just simply stunning! Can you imagine having a mom that looks like that? 5 kids! wow!
french door refridgerators
Just wondering if anyone has one of these new styles and if you would recommend them. We are in the market for a new refridge. I have always owned a top freezer/bottom fridge type. My DH has always owned side by sides, and we both agree that we want something with better access to the food at eye level, with more storage room.
We like the new french doors, but DH is partial to side by side...
any pros or cons that I should consider between the two? to me, it's not about the freezer..I don't care where the frozen stuff is...at the bottom or on the side...we use the refridge part more, so that is the part most important for ease of use and storage.
which do you recommend?
RE: About your State.....
Michigan became the 26th state on January 26th, 1837, and was originally a penal colony for disloyal Canadians who refused to say "eh?" at the end of every sentence.
If someone from Michigan flips you off, don't be offended. He's probably just trying to tell you to take I-75 to Mackinaw City.
Famous singer Madonna was born in Detriot, Michigan, which may explain why her bras looked like the hubcaps from a '57 Chevy.
Michingan's nickname is the "Wolverine State", even though there are no longer any wolverines in the state. The last Michigan wolverine died in 1872 when it was eaten by a badger while attempting to sneak across the border into Wisconsin.
Rogers City, Michigan boasts the world's largest limestone quarry, which is where Fred Flintstone used to work before he made it big in Hollywood.
Yes, I know Fred Flintstone lived in Bedrock, but he commuted.
Being surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan has more bridges than any other state, most of which Ted Kennedy has driven off of at one time or another.
Industrialist Henry Ford was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and invented the assembly line to streamline the process of killing union agitators.
The world's largest crucifix is located in Indian River, Michigan. Requests from the National Endowment for the Arts to dip it in the world's largest jar of urine have so far been ignored.
The Ambassador Bridge connecting Michigan to Canada was built in 1953 and has since been heavily mined to prevent more talentless, hack actors like William Shatner from sneaking into our country.
No matter where you stand in Michigan, you're less than 100 miles from one of the Great Lakes.
Politician Thomas Dewey was born in Owosso, Michigan, and mentored Al Gore in how to lose a close election.
Most snowblowers sold in Michigan are manufactured in Detroit and come with 10-year/100,000 mile warranties.
They usually expire due to mileage.
The state flag of Michigan consists of a dark blue background over which is a lighter blue shield and the motto, "Cold like Wisconsin, but more recognizably hand-shaped".
The name Michigan comes from the Chippewa Indian word "Mishigawa", meaning "half my pocket change is Canadian, eh?"
Rock & Roll legend Ted Nugent was born in Detroit, Michigan, but left the state in 1982 after he ran out of animals to kill there.
Although the Western shore of Michigan has many large sand dunes, it has no camels as they were hunted to extinction by Ted Nugent in 1981.
James Vernor invented Ginger Ale in his Detroit pharmacy. It's one of the most popular drinks in the nation, except in Kansas, where it's regularly outsold by Mary Ann Ale.
Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office, which is frequently attacked by disgruntled former employees "going pirate".
Aviator Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit Michigan. His solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927 was the first recorded instance of an American being glad to arrive in France.
Michigan has more than 11,000 lakes, all of which have - at one time or another - hidden Jimmy Hoffa.
In the 1950's & 60's, the prevalence of Detroit black singing groups created the style of music known as "Motown". Since the advent of rap, it's been called "Mofotown".
In 1929, The Michigan State Police established the world's first police radio system after inventing the chocolate glazed radio receiver.
The state reptile of Michigan is the Painted Turtle, or - as the natives refer to it - the Crunchy Speed Bump.
the number one sport in Michigan is hockey, which, along with our Canadian governor, makes all Michganders confused as to which country we belong to exactly.
:)
RE: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
So sorry for your loss. Our deepest sympathy and prayers for you and your family. Also sending a special hug to Izzie, who is going to be lost without her special buddy.
{{{{hugs}}}}
RE: Aaron's Graduation Pics!
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k310/Vegasblue06/dannygrad.jpg
another proud grad mom showing her son's favorite grad pic. This is his 1967 Dodge A100 that he has completely rebuilt the engine, the body and now races it on the dragstrips by us. I'm so happy photogs now let you add things to their grad pics.. it means alot to these kids!
Thanks Julie! Great pic of Aaron!
RE: Sweet Corn on the Cob
We couldn't even find 2 good ears the other day, let alone 2 dozen.
And they were 79cents each ear. No corn on the cob for me :M
wow, that's really expensive!! we found a couple places by us that have them for sale for $2 for ten ears. What ever happen to a dozen? No one seems to sell them in a doz any more!
thank you everyone for all the replies! we loved the microwave ideas!
the corn season is almost over now....next up, Apple Orchards and apple cider! YUM!! any good cobbler recipes? LOL...ok, another thread! :) :)
RE: Sweet Corn on the Cob
All sweet corn cooks different. Depends on how soon it was picked.
Ok, so let's say your answer is to really help me with this...can you please elaborate a bit more?
how long if it was picked the day before?
how long if it was picked three days ago?
what if the seller/grower lies to me?
what is the best rule of thumb?
Sweet Corn on the Cob
since it is sweet corn season in our area, there isn't anything better than buying a dozen or two from the local farmers and going home to cook some heavenly delight.
My problem is that I have had so many conflicting ways told to me about cooking it just right!
How do you cook your sweet corn (preferrably bread n butter)?
one person told me....boil for 10 mins
another said....3 mins.
another said, do not add until water is already boiling.
another said, add sugar to the water, or add salt.
What makes for the ultimate sweet ear of corn?
RE: Carrie Underwood...Just a Dream
thank you! that was so very beautiful!! very well made video, and so sad! I cried too!! I love Carrie. I think she is so beautiful, classy, and just a joy to watch and listen to. No crazy hijinx or wild partying, seems like a lady.
Great Video and song!
RE: thinking of remodeling home
Loads of GREAT advice here...especially from the contractors! we are taking it all in and writing down the clues for contracting!
some more background...our home is in one of those "starter home" neighborhoods. Ranch style home on a slab, no basement, three bedrooms, family room, 1 1/2 baths, large fenced yard, two car garage. around 1300-1400 sq ft. We started here also, just never moved out...only a few of us like that remain. The rest have high turn over with the young ones moving in, then out. We bought this house all those years ago, for $28,000. (amazing, right?!!) we refi-ed a couple times for some upgrades, added a garage, new driveway, family room and second bath. We now owe around $30,000 for it. It was just evaluated at $120,000. A bit more than our neighbors because most of them do not have a second bathroom. The neighborhood is nice, close to shopping, expressways, and schools. Its why we stayed here. We were and are comfortable. Not too big for upkeep. DH works long hours, he does not have time for any work on the house himself. We cannot save money DYI.
If we moved, the houses we would look at, are in the $175,-180,000 range. We don't want to buy what we already have. So even with $90,000 to put down on a new home, we would still owe more than we do now, hence the apprehension of starting over with a bigger mortgage. There are alot of people out there today, that are losing their homes. We don't have to worry about that right now.. DH can think of retiring in about 10 years. I feel it is time to slow down, not start over.. but, I could be wrong. DH says we could just sell out to an investor who would then fix up what is badly needed here, and move on.
I dunno...
thinking of remodeling home
With today's economy what it is, there is always the question, do we sell our home and move, or do we stay and remodel?
some background...we have lived at this home for 25 years. It's almost paid off. We are in our early 50s. In this stage of our lives, we're not sure we want to start over with a bigger mortgage, but yet, our home is old, needs repairs and we could use more room.
What would you do? Move on and use all the equity for a downpayment on a much more expensive home? or use the equity for remodeling what we already have and stay here?
The kids are grown and moved out...well, DS is here at times, but he is 21, so not much.
If we remodel, what should we look for in getting contractors/estimates? I know we want them to be part of the BBB, no shysters for us! is it better to have ones that do not use sub contractors? or is it better to go with the larger, well known companies that you see advertised on the TV? (Father & Son, we'll get it done!) LOL
so many decisions!
We are leaning towards staying here, refinancing, and using some of the equity we have accumulated to make the house more comfortable.
The work we might do is: remodel the entire laundry room/pantry area, new floor, new window, ceiling, electrical, maybe a new heating system for our home. We have the old water/boiler pipes in the floor that heat the cement slab. Yes, it is wonderful and warm, but when it breaks....flood. It has broken twice on us so far. Major repair job when it does.
Also, maybe an addition added, new deck, my son's old room remodeled into an office for DH who works from home.
We're not sure what we want yet...just rambling..
thanks for listening and hopefully you can give me a couple ideas and help us decide what to do.
It's always good to get others opinions and then do what we want to do in the first place! LOL:)
Cheryl
RE: Need chicken chunk ideas plz!
thank you all so much for all the replies!!
we ended up making two dinners from the chicken! First, DH floured, and some bread crumbs, then fried them up. We then had them with french fries and veggies..( like chicken strips) Then, the second day, we had a wonderful chicken salad! Very nice!
thank you so much, because I am keeping all these recipes. I plan to make a few of them very soon!
You all are the best! TY!
RE: Need chicken chunk ideas plz!
Sounds like some stir fry or chicken fajitas are on the menu!!!!
recipes for either? I really don't know how to cook!! My mother never cooked, she was raised in an orphanage, so she never learned either...I come from a long line of "no-cooks"! LOL :)
I guess I could google it, right? but I love all the recipes and cooks here in RV.net the best!
