spaghetti and meatballs

Do you remember the book "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs"? It's now a movie and I haven't seen it, but really wanted too as this was one of my daughter's favorite book when she was little! I remember reading it a million times to her!! Anyway, tonight my buddy, Jordan Lombard celebrated his 25th birthday and we were invited! Grandma Ruth made spaghetti and meatballs which was very good!! I'm not a big fan of spaghetti, but hey it was Jord's birthday and that's what he wanted! Well, Ruth's husband is Italian and his grandmother taught Ruth how to make it the Italian way. It has pieces of beef, sausage cut and meatballs in the spaghetti sauce, so every bite can have some sort of meat which is excellent!! So, next time jazz up your spaghetti sauce with the meat and see if I'm not right that it totally jazz's up the whole meal! Blessings!

time change

I can hardly wait till the time change this weekend! It's so dark in the morning and it's hard for me to function! So, that's my complaint for the day, sorry!!! I got a call from a friend yesterday about the bread recipe! I was so excited that someone is really reading this blog!!!!! Her question was can she use whole wheat flour and how much. So my answer to her and anyone else is YES!!! Use half white and half whole wheat, if you use too much whole wheat it will be hard pressed to rise decently! You can jazz up the recipe and add garlic or olives or rye flour or just about anything! It will be dense bread because of the flour! I gave that recipe to someone at work about 6 months ago and she makes it all the time! Carol just puts her own spin on the recipe! Go girls and try it!!! Blessings!

granola

Does anyone have a granola recipe???? I have an old one, but I would like to find one that is more updated as far as not as much fat, sugar and more fiber! I think fiber is something we need more and more in our lives as we age! I found one that uses puffed rice cereal with oatmeal(not cooked), so I might try that one. We had a lunch on Sunday with our Bible study group and Dana brought Activa, fruit and granola for a dessert!! How very clever!!!! That Dana girl is so darn cute and very smart!!! Blessings!

Monday

Well, it's another week and demos are lining up!!! Pizza of course on Friday with the Brat and Pop for a $1.00 in honor(?) of the Packer/ Viking game!! Come in and sample the pumpkin donut holes on Thursday with a cup of coffee! Saturday, I haven't figured it out yet!! On another note, I'm thinking about doing Weight Watchers. My friend, Lori is going(she has lost 70 pounds) and I might join her or just do it on my own for a while! Any recipes to share, send them my way!!! I found a granola and chili recipes, so that can be snacks and lunch! Blessings!

snow

We got snow yesterday about 1 inch, Gordon says 1/2 inches! It was great snow for packing and making snowballs, but I didn't do it!! It is gone today and the sun was out for part of the day!! Yeah, we like the sun this time of year! The trees are all turned and losing leaves like crazy! Yesterday's demo was the best dip, but not so great for your waist line! Recipe: 1 jar of Cheez Whiz, 1 jar of salsa and 1 can of chili(beans or no beans, you choose)! Heat through and serve with tortilla chips! Not a very hard recipe to follow and great for game day!! Blessings!

Pampered Chef

Most of you know that I am an consultant for Pampered chef company. I really like the products and like the people I work with, Kayla and Diane!! They are very nice women!!! Tomorrow my daughter has a party which will be her first party ever!!! I'm so excited for her!! She already has 3 outside orders and 1 person has booked a party off of her party! Way to go Erika!!! I'm making the clubhouse chicken pizza and mini cinnamon rolls(my old stand-bys)! I'm also taking the creative cutters and sugar cookie dough so the girls can get involved in the party! Please check out the website!! My website for pampered chef is pamperedchef.biz/mimiskitchen52 Blessings!

Pineapple zucchini cake

Well, I finally made this cake and its' really good, but too much for 2 people to eat! So, it will go to work with me tomorrow! The recipe is online at: tastykitchen.com and type in pineapple zucchini cake. You don't have to join to get the recipes, which I really like, but I like the website anyway! It has been a long day and I will close for today! Blessings!