Entrees and a Dessert

Sunday Savor *************** Today we are going to play a little "catch-up." We have a variety of recipes today for your enjoyment. Pull up a chair and relax. First up: Campbell's Vegetable Soup over Rice ***Pulled from a magazine ad*** **************************** 1 can Campbell's Vegetable Beef Soup (lean meat version) 2 cups of rice Easy Peasy-- Cook rice and soup according to directions, place heated rice on a platter and pour soup over the rice. Serve with crusty bread if desired. Serves 2 ***I don't remember the ounce size of the soup can--probably the "middle size" can. This recipe can be doubled for a larger group. Easy Potato Soup **From my kitchen** ********************** 4-5 red potatoes peeled, rinsed and cut in cubes. No salt seasoning 2 C milk 2 T butter 3-4 slices of cheese Parsley Cook potatoes--sprinkled with seasoning until slightly fork tender. Add milk and butter, bring to a medium boil. Turn heat down to med-low add cheese, let melt and finish to your thickness choice. If too thick add a little more milk. Sprinkle with parsley before serving. **Serves 2 Can be doubled. Fruit Medley **My version for Christmas** ***************

1 red apple-cored and chopped

1 yellow apple-cored and chopped

1 pear-cored and chopped

1 can chopped peaches--fresh

can be used instead

Purple grapes--amount of your

choice

1 regular size tub of Cool Whip--

I used French Vanilla

Topping--

Chopped peanuts

Mix all fruit in a bowl, than add

1/2 of the cool whip to coat fruit

and top with the peanuts.

**Serves 4

Pork Lo Mein

**From my kitchen**

1/2 box of Spaghetti

Soy Sauce

3 garlic cloves-peeled and diced

Salt and Pepper to taste

3 butterfly pork chops

1 can of green beans--drained

Cook and drain spaghetti-return

to the pot and drizzle soy sauce

over it--cover , set off to the side.

In a large frying pan, sear pork

chops, turning frequently.

Remove and cut up the chops into

bite size pieces. Return to pan and

cook with the garlic and soy sauce,

(the amount of soy sauce is up to

you) and salt and pepper.

Stir in the green beans just as

the chops are finishing cooking.

Add the spaghetti and stir

together so flavors and ingredients

meld together. If need be add more

soy sauce.

Serves approx. 4

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these last two recipes.

~Keep on Dreaming~

New Year Thoughts

Some thoughts for the New Year:

WE are only human.

There IS ONLY one perfect

being.

It's OK to make mistakes.

Live and Learn.

Change is good.

Live, Laugh, Love.

Don't take yourself

too seriously.

Have fun, life is TOO short.

Be true to YOURSELF.

Life is like a box of

chocolates, sometimes

it is SMOOTH and sometimes

it is BUMPY.

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

~Keep on Dreaming~

Resolutions--Yuck! :)

Here we are January 4th

and I have not done very

well with one of my "goals"

for the year.

I am NOT a resolution

maker, haven't made them

for years. I was never very

good at keeping them and

then I would get very

frustrated with myself.

What is your status on

resolutions? Do you make

them? Better yet--do you

keep them?

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In a recent study, the top

10 resolutions were:

Spend more time with family

Get fit

Lose weight

Quit smoking

Enjoy life more

Drink less alcohol

Manage debt

Learn something new

Help others

Get organized

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These are great but

studies show that more

than 75% of these will fail.

Due to some being unreal-

istic, too general or not

specific enough.

Now you know why I try for

goals instead--I feel less

pressure on myself to achieve

these. I have also given

myself permission to "do

over" a goal if I boo-boo

one. Which I already have

done several times with one

of my own goals.

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Over at Brainella-Julia is

working on a one word

resolution hers is STRIVE.

Mine is Whimsy. Have

more fun!

If you are having trouble

with resoluions or goals,

try the one word resolution,

it is easy to come up with one

word that you can work with

AND that word would be???

Good Luck!

~Keep on Dreaming~

New Year's Fun

Sunday Savor~~~ I thought for this installment that I would share with you a couple of get togethers we had at our house over the last several days. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First up~~~ Our friends Dan and Nancy came over for dinner on December 29th. Since we would not be celebrating the new year together as we have in the past, I put together a "New Year's" tablescape.

I started with these small Fiber

Optic trees and some crystal "table

scatters". I put a horn at each

place setting and a whistle by each

plate. The guys had hats and the

gals had "Hollywood glasses."

The place mats are white with silver

thread woven throughout and I

used our white dishes. Our napkins

said "Happy New Year," of course.

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The Menu: (n0 pics--too busy)

Ham

Potatoes Diana

Green Salad

Crusty Rolls

Dessert:

Raspberry Kringle

Above is a distance shot of the

table. If you look close enough

you can see some of the light

on the trees.

Here is an up close shot of a place setting. Below is our side table/stand with more decor.

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January 1, 2011

Last evening our friend Sonja came over for dinner to celebrate the brand new year. I kept the same table theme since it was festive. This was a less formal type meal. ~~~~~~~ The Menu: Sloppy Joes Frito Scoops French Onion Dip Assorted Fresh Veggies Pickles/Olives Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce Here are a couple shots of the table and food.

We enjoyed seeing friends and

sharing meals over the holidays.

~Keep on Dreaming~