dressing:
1/2 c. vinegar
3/4 c sugar
1/8 c. canola oil
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
1/4 t. celery salt
2 shakes of red pepper flakes
*heat all of the above until sugar dissolves and allow to cool (you can put it in the fridge to speed it up.)
1 can shoe peg corn, drained/ rinsed
1 can black eyed peas, drained/ rinsed
1 can pinto beans, drained/ rinsed
1.5 bell peppers (use 1/2 each of 3 different colors for "prettiest" caviar), chopped
1 red onion diced
3 celery stalks, diced small
1 jalepeno, diced (optional)
*mix above ingredients and poor cooled (or luke warm) dressing over the top. Mix well.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Kim, not to be confused with Kimmie Up The Butt
Sorry this is so late:
Happy Birthday to my friend Kim. I am so happy that we have become such good friends over the last 9 years. I always have so much fun when I am with you. So, I have composed a poem for you.
How do I love thee, let me count the ways:
I love the way you cannot hear
I love the way that you drink beer
I love the way that you like prince
I love the way that you don't wince (when I toot)
I love the way that you love nat
and how you can eat a burger in 1 second flat
you are so sweet and such a good friend
I hope I know you until the end.
You are super Kim...thanks for always being there for me when I need you!
Happy Birthday to my friend Kim. I am so happy that we have become such good friends over the last 9 years. I always have so much fun when I am with you. So, I have composed a poem for you.
How do I love thee, let me count the ways:
I love the way you cannot hear
I love the way that you drink beer
I love the way that you like prince
I love the way that you don't wince (when I toot)
I love the way that you love nat
and how you can eat a burger in 1 second flat
you are so sweet and such a good friend
I hope I know you until the end.
You are super Kim...thanks for always being there for me when I need you!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Kimmie...My precious precious flower
Happy Birthday Kimmie!
You will always be my precious flower even at 32 if you are not as fresh of daisy as you used to be. Some of my most hilarious memories are with you. You are like the stealth bomb of hilarity! You are quiet and unassuming and then all of the sudden out of nowhere Kim will come across with a zinger that will make you wet your pants...or me at least. I love you in so many ways...your devotion to your family and what a role model you are to me as a mom. I also love you when you are drinking...there is no one more fun then Kim when she is hammered! You are a wonderful person Kim and I am so glad you have and continue to be a part of my life. Happy 32nd!
You will always be my precious flower even at 32 if you are not as fresh of daisy as you used to be. Some of my most hilarious memories are with you. You are like the stealth bomb of hilarity! You are quiet and unassuming and then all of the sudden out of nowhere Kim will come across with a zinger that will make you wet your pants...or me at least. I love you in so many ways...your devotion to your family and what a role model you are to me as a mom. I also love you when you are drinking...there is no one more fun then Kim when she is hammered! You are a wonderful person Kim and I am so glad you have and continue to be a part of my life. Happy 32nd!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Happy B-Day Kimmie!
Since I have known you for 13 years now, I will write out 13 memories I have of you.
-Holding your hair back on your 21st birthday while you were wearing that shirt that said "By now I am drunk!"
-Eating McDonalds in your car in the parking lot.
-That weird smell that your car used to have. Maybe related to the above.
-Saving up money in college so that we could eat out somewhere fancy- Applebees-and you could get your french dip!
-All three of us (me, you and Jen) sitting in the front seat of your car together everywhere we went (what leslies we were)
-Getting really wasted at your bachelorette party and saying things in front of your dad that we probably shouldn't have!
-Dressing up at Spice Girls for Halloween and getting Boo'ed. Lame!
-That time in front of Lottie when we were headed to St. John's with beer bottles in our backpacks. They kept falling out and we didn't get it--we thought that someone was throwing beer bottles at us!
-Buying me those short overalls for my 21st birthday-I still have them-and coming up to Alex to celebrate..with goober. How weird is that?!?!
-That you were a total trooper at my wedding even though you were feeling really crappy and that you were really worried. I really appreciated that :)
-Your good advice when I was pregnant and too nervous to ask my Dr. something. You said that soon enough he was going to see me pooping on a table so I shouldn't be too nervous. Good point! And he did see me pooping on a table not too long afterwards!
-If Chet likes you, I will be ok with it!
-How you would always order a grill cheese, Munchachos and curly fries. With a Diet Coke after a night of drinking. And stayed skinny--Bitz!!
A lot of these were college memories which makes me think that we need to make more new ones soon! Hope you had a great and happy day!
-Holding your hair back on your 21st birthday while you were wearing that shirt that said "By now I am drunk!"
-Eating McDonalds in your car in the parking lot.
-That weird smell that your car used to have. Maybe related to the above.
-Saving up money in college so that we could eat out somewhere fancy- Applebees-and you could get your french dip!
-All three of us (me, you and Jen) sitting in the front seat of your car together everywhere we went (what leslies we were)
-Getting really wasted at your bachelorette party and saying things in front of your dad that we probably shouldn't have!
-Dressing up at Spice Girls for Halloween and getting Boo'ed. Lame!
-That time in front of Lottie when we were headed to St. John's with beer bottles in our backpacks. They kept falling out and we didn't get it--we thought that someone was throwing beer bottles at us!
-Buying me those short overalls for my 21st birthday-I still have them-and coming up to Alex to celebrate..with goober. How weird is that?!?!
-That you were a total trooper at my wedding even though you were feeling really crappy and that you were really worried. I really appreciated that :)
-Your good advice when I was pregnant and too nervous to ask my Dr. something. You said that soon enough he was going to see me pooping on a table so I shouldn't be too nervous. Good point! And he did see me pooping on a table not too long afterwards!
-If Chet likes you, I will be ok with it!
-How you would always order a grill cheese, Munchachos and curly fries. With a Diet Coke after a night of drinking. And stayed skinny--Bitz!!
A lot of these were college memories which makes me think that we need to make more new ones soon! Hope you had a great and happy day!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Happy Birthday Kim!
Who knew that fateful day at the end of sophomore year when trying to find housing for our junior year would have turned into this! Over the years, we've had so many fun times. And there are plenty more to come.
Memories over the years:
* Get Bent in Ghent
* Your slutty Spice Girls Halloween costume
* Your masterful cooking and baking
* Jamming out to Reba on the way to Grandma's
* #2 with no cheese and a Diet Coke
* Tremendous roommate
* "Borrowing" the garden gnome and placing him in our kiddie pool
Have a fantastic day and wonderful year.
XOXO
Memories over the years:
* Get Bent in Ghent
* Your slutty Spice Girls Halloween costume
* Your masterful cooking and baking
* Jamming out to Reba on the way to Grandma's
* #2 with no cheese and a Diet Coke
* Tremendous roommate
* "Borrowing" the garden gnome and placing him in our kiddie pool
Have a fantastic day and wonderful year.
XOXO
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Baked Ziti
Baked Ziti
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ready In: 55 minutes
Yields: 8 servings
1 pound dry ziti pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
2 (26 oz) jars spaghetti sauce
6 oz provolone cheese, sliced
1 1/2 cups sour cream (I used fat free)
6 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 T grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Drain beef/onions when fully cooked. Put back in skillet and add spaghetti sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated parmesan cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven or until cheeses are melted.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ready In: 55 minutes
Yields: 8 servings
1 pound dry ziti pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
2 (26 oz) jars spaghetti sauce
6 oz provolone cheese, sliced
1 1/2 cups sour cream (I used fat free)
6 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 T grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Drain beef/onions when fully cooked. Put back in skillet and add spaghetti sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated parmesan cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven or until cheeses are melted.
Cheesecake Cookie Cup
Cheesecake Cookie Cups
Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 25 min
Cooling Time: 1 hr. refrigerating
Yields: 24 servings
1 pkg. (16.5 oz) Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Chocolate Cookie Bar Dough
2 pkgs. (8 oz each) cream cheese, room temperature
1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling (optional)
PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees. Paper-line 24 muffin cups. Place one piece of cookie dough in each muffin cup. BAKE 10-12 minutes or until cookie has spread to edge of cup. BEAT cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, eggs and vanilla extract in medium bowl until smooth. Pour about 3 tablespoons cream cheese mixture over each cookie in cup. BAKE for additional 15-18 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. (Optional: Top each cupcake with level tablespoon of pie filling.) Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 25 min
Cooling Time: 1 hr. refrigerating
Yields: 24 servings
1 pkg. (16.5 oz) Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Chocolate Cookie Bar Dough
2 pkgs. (8 oz each) cream cheese, room temperature
1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling (optional)
PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees. Paper-line 24 muffin cups. Place one piece of cookie dough in each muffin cup. BAKE 10-12 minutes or until cookie has spread to edge of cup. BEAT cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, eggs and vanilla extract in medium bowl until smooth. Pour about 3 tablespoons cream cheese mixture over each cookie in cup. BAKE for additional 15-18 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. (Optional: Top each cupcake with level tablespoon of pie filling.) Refrigerate for 1 hour.
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