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Monday, May 10, 2010

Birthday/Mother's Day Celebration

My birthday and Mother's Day

are close together
my hsb decided to combine them

For my birthday...he made

reservations at the
local Hilton Garden Inn

this is the flyer they had:

This is the room

This bed can be adjusted for comfort

your body just "sinks" into it

This whirlpool tub was sooo relaxing

I now want one for my house

There was a micro, fridge and coffee pot

There also was a bottle of champagne chillin for us

of course there was a tv in which we watched

SNL with Betty White!

and a place to work at

(nope we weren't there do do any work)

these were all the spa goodies that I received

I haven't tried all of the products

but what I have tried has been great

For Mother's Day Brunch:

The Hilton Garden Inn invites you to our

special Mother's Day Brunch as we feature,

all of your Breakfast favorites

including an Omelet and Waffle Station,

Fruit Soufflé;e assortment of Salads;

carving stations, Prime Rib, Lamb,

Herb Crusted Pork Loin; Entrees, Chicken Marengo

and Salmon with Lemon Dill cream sauce; assortment

of side dishes; Dessert Station; kid-friendly knee-high

buffet and card coloring for Moms!

The table decorations

Salads

Salmon with Lemon Dill and Chicken Marengo

Prime rib and Leg of Lamb

Waffle Bar, Breakfast Pastries and Muffins

Desserts

After brunch we went to a local
metropark which I will
posted abt next
It was a busy but relaxing weekend

Friday, November 27, 2009

part 2

Part 2

Once the rolls came out

it was rock and roll time.....

I can't believe I ate the whole thing.....

I hope everyone had as wonderful Thanksgiving

as I had with my family...

I truly am very grateful

(don't you just love my niece's house? )

It's been a busy few days......

The night before Thanksgiving Mr Fix-it (aka my hsb)

put up curtain rods for our niece ……

My sister and brother-in-law flew in and my one daughter drove in to celebrate Thanksgiving

We had the usual See how much you’ve grown since last year ….

Are you as talk as your older cousin?

We had making paper airplanes and parachutes lessons

as well as tai chi demostrations

The tables were put up and set

the next morning we got up bright

(some of us - i.e. me were not as bright)

and shiny to cook

I'm not sure why we trust my hsb with the knife

The Supervisors

Why does it seem like you are always are waiting on the rolls?

Please stay tuned for part 2 of our Thanksgivng caper..........

Monday, November 16, 2009

Cooking forThanksgiving

I'm in the process of cooking for Thanksgiving. I try to get as much done as possible beforehand.
Here are a few of the ones I've made in the past week

Cranberry Sauce

3/4 C sugar

1/4 C water
3/4 Orange Juice

1 bag cranberries

My secret ingredients:

1/2 - 3/4 C of orange marmalade (more or less to taste)

Put all ingredients in a sauce pan Cook until all cranberries have popped

Sweet Potato Casserole

11/2 lb. sweet potatoes'

1/2c granulated sugar

1/2 cup milk

1 beaten egg

3 Tbsp. butter, cubed

1 tsp. vanilla
cinnamon
Nutmeg
ginger

Topping:

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. butter
orange rind
chopped pecan pieces

Pecan halves

Scrub and peel sweet -potatoes. Cut off and discard woody portions and ends. Cut potatoes into cubes. Cook, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 25 to 3 s-minutes or till tender. Drain.

Combine hot sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, milk, egg, the 3 tablespoons butter,oj, seasonings and vanilla. With a wooden spoon, stir to break up potatoes but not completely mash them. Put mixture into a greased 2- quart square baking dish.

Combine brown sugar and flour; cut in the 2 tablespoons butter till mixture. resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecan pieces and sprinkle crumb mixture on top of potatoes. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven about 25 minutes, or till set.

Garnish with pecan halves, if desired. Makes 8 side-dish servings.