~~Terrific Tuesday~ With Recipes!!

I am re- posting my recipes for Cheese Noodles and Mom's Barbecue Meatballs.  This is what we are having for dinner!  Yum, I can't wait, so tasty!



Cheese Noodles

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 grated onion
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
  
• 1 (6-ounce) package very fine egg noodles, cooked to pkg directions (just under al dente!)
  
• 1 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix together cottage cheese, sour cream, grated onion, Worcestershire sauce and garlic salt. Add noodles and place in greased casserole. Sprinkle top with grated Parmesan cheese. Bake for 45 minutes.

**This is a great and easy recipe.  It may be hard to find these noodles.  They are very fine.  Like the ones in envelopes of chicken noodle soup.  Look on the pasta isle.  I've also found the noodles need to be cooked to just under al dente.  It taste better when the noodles are not soft.

Mom's Bar Be Que Meatballs

3 pounds lean hamburger
2 c. oatmeal
2 eggs, beaten
2 T. salt
1/2 t. garlic powder
2 T. chili powder (optional)
1 c. diced onion
1 small can evaporated milk
1/2 t. fresh ground black pepper

Mix all ingredients together and form 12 baseball size balls.  Place into 9x13 pan.  Meanwhile make sauce...
Sauce
2 c. catsup
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. diced onion
1/2 t. minced garlic
2 T. liquid SMOKE
Mix these ingredients together and pour over top of meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

((okay...left like it is, this recipe makes a ton.  For the meatballs I usually use just 1 pound of hamburger and make 1" meatballs with it.  Any meatball recipe will work great.  The chili powder is what gives the meatballs the flavor to go with the sauce.  And for the sauce, even cut in half it is a lot.  The secret to the sauce is the liquid SMOKE.  My Mom used to make these as a picnic food.  They are excellent with potato salad and chocolate.  This recipe makes me think of her when I make it...awww ))




Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, “dump and mix” a box of lemon or yellow cake mix, a small box of instant vanilla pudding, four eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup warm water, 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup poppy seeds. Pour into a well-greased Bundt pan, bake for an hour. Cool 10 minutes, turn onto a plate. While still warm, drizzle with a glaze of 3 tablespoons lemon juice and 6 tablespoons powdered sugar.

Enjoy the Day!!

Touching My Heart

 

 

A few things have touched my heart recently and I wanted to share.  Since being on this church search, we've been listening to a lot of Charles Stanley's teachings.  He has a program on television Sunday mornings in addition to radio broadcasts.  He is a great bible teacher.  One Sunday (I stayed home because my husband worked that day, I don't go try a new church alone!)  After Charles Stanley's television program was the Gaither Music Hour on another station.  A fitting Sunday morning worship service for me. . . teaching and music.  I don't usually listen to the new Gaither music, it's just way to contemporary for my taste.  This particular Sunday they featured The Oak Ridge Boys  I have loved them since I was a little girl!  This particular song really touched my heart~

(Click on the title to take you to the you tube page)

Did I Make a Difference

 

I'm caught up in the push and shove The daily grind, burning time, spinning wheels
I wonder what I'm doing here
Day to day. year to year, standing still

Somewhere there's a teacher with a heart that never quits
Staying after school to help some inner city kids
A mother who's a volunteer, a soldier In the fight
I can't help'but ask myself when I lay down at night

Did I make a difference in somebody's life?
What hurts did I heal? What wrongs did I right?
Did I raise my voice in defense of the truth?
Did I lend my hand to the destitute?
When my race Is run, when my song is sung
Will I have to wonder, did I make a difference?
Did I make a difference?

I've been, working hard to make a living
And forgetting what true living is Taking more than giving, something's missing
Lord, how long can I go on like this?

There's a lonely old man down the street
And I should be ashamed I've never been to see him, I don't even know his name
There's kids without their supper in my own
neighborhood
Will I look back someday and say that I did all I could?

Did I make a difference in somebody's life?
What hurts did I heal? What wrongs did I right?
Did I raise my voice in defense of the truth?
Did I lend my hand to the destitute?
When my race is run, when my song is sung
Will I have to wonder, did I make a difference?
Did I make a difference?

When my race is run, when my song is sung
Will I have to wonder, did I make a difference?
Did I make a difference?
When my race is run, when my song is sung
Will I have to wonder, did I make a difference?
Did I make a difference? Did I make a difference?

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I went to a church with my friend Alison, shortly before she moved.  It is famous for being the first African American church in our county.  The service was. . . very different.  They had a LONG, praise and worship time.  Praise and worship was followed by baptisms and new church membership.  At the baptismal time one younger man started singing acapela "Wade In The Water".  Oh MY!  What a beautiful song.  By the end of the song, the full instruments and a children's choir accompanied him.  It was beautiful!  I was moved to tears by this arrangement of that song.  I had never even heard it before.  I tried to find a good representation of it to post here.
(click on these titles to take you to you tube)

 

Wade In The Water

 

This one is good too!

 

~Menu Monday~

Monday-  Baked Cod Parmesan, rice a roni, wilted kale with garlic

Tuesday-  Mom's barbecue meatballs, cheesy noodle casserole, green beans

Wednesday-  Easy hard shell taco's

Thursday-  Baked ziti, garlic bread, great green salad

Friday-  Salmon patties, garlic mashed potatos, garlic snow peas, chocolate brownies

Saturday-  Meatloaf, macaroni and cheese,  wilted spinach, butterscotch layered dessert

Sunday-  chili dogs

A Very Nice Day~Pics Added!!

I had a great day with two amazing men today.


 
A nice, fresh coffee cake for breakfast. (similar to the one pictured)

 PF Changs for lunch/dinner




(Kung Pow Chicken. . .so yummy)

. . . and shopping at Chico's,  FUN!!  This is my birthday present from my husband.

Ah-hem . . .  I was going for the more romantic look of this next gown.  But he picked the other.  The fabric feels wonderful.



These are the maple bars my husband ordered for me.  He spoke to the baker Friday morning and told him what a maple bar was.  The baker said that would be easy!  On Saturday my husband went to pick them up. . .  and they made maple bars stuffed with raspberry filling.. WEIRD!  So on Sunday we finally got to try 1 dozen "MAPLE BARS"  and they were good.   1 dozen was waaayyy too much.  I froze half of them yesterday.  Tasty!



A great 41st birthday!!

~~It's Thursday!~~

 

Outside my window~  Snow and rain coming our way tonight.  It is cold right now. It must be spring. . .somewhere

I am thinking~ I am always thinking.  I am thinking about dinner tonight.  A movie and snuggling in bed.
  

I am thankful for~ We heard from our young Coast Guardsman on Wednesday.  I am thankful for his safety.  He is well and enjoying some good snorkeling in the Caribbean Sea just off the coast of a place that rhymes with tuba.  He is working on getting qualified to stand watch.  He says the food is not too great. The best night was pizza night when someone, who was not a cook, made the pizza!



From the learning room~  Achievement testing today and tomorrow.  Easy days.   I think maybe he gets a bit worked up about tests!

I am inactive on my class, New Testament Survey.  I really need to read the first four books of the new Testament before I continue my studies.  I also want a Webster's 1828 dictionary for my bible classes.

From the kitchen~ This week has been a different week.  Not too exciting.  We went to Cheesecake Factory Tuesday night.  I was disappointed.  My food tasted good but was soaking in at least 1/8 C. of oil.  I had a Raspberry Lemon Cream cheesecake, it was delicious.  Yesterday we went to Five Guys for a cheeseburger lunch.  Tonight we are having biscuits and gravy with fried cabbage.  Tomorrow is my 41st birthday.  I have requested PF Chang's and a maple bar or maple long john as my cake.  I doubt I'll get one of the maple bars.  I haven't seen one since we lived in Alaska.  People here, don't know what they are, we asked too!

  I am wearing~  I am wearing comfy jeans and a Coast Guard hooded sweatshirt.

I am creating~   I met a family at church on Sunday who will be homeschooling 4 children in the fall.  She asked me a ton of questions.  I am going to put together a packet of information for her and drop it by the church for her next week.  Not creating much else.  I did buy some artificial greenery yesterday for refreshing some things at my house.  I'll be sure to take pictures if I change anything.

I am going~ I have been to jury duty this week.  On Tuesday my husband dropped me off at 7:55 AM to my county courthouse for my jury service.  I was never selected for anything and was released at 2:15 PM  I had a fun day watching people and staying out of trouble.  We'll probably pick up bachelor David on Saturday and take him to get a haircut and then over to our home for lunch.

I am reading/watching~  I watched a dvd series I totally LOVED.  #1 Ladies Detective Agency.  It was a great show!!  I could watch the whole series again.  I'd rate it PG as it did have suggestive episodes and contained the drinking of alcoholic beverages. 

I will confess that I have tried to read these books and found them very hard to get into and put the first one down within the first chapter.

Around the house~  It's fairly clean.  Laundry is put away, beds are made.  Kitchen is tidy.

  I am praying~  I am praying for far away family.  for the desires of my heart.  For wisdom.
 
Something to share~ I am sharing the results of some recent shopping trips.  Remember I was going to go and see what HOMEGOODS was about?  Well we went and I loved it.  I took restraint on myself and only made one purchase in that store.


I put my chunky funky necklaces on this hanger.





I found this cute twig nest with flowers at the thrift store.



I found a rack for holding my beaded watches at Michael's Craft.



Have a great weekend Friends!

 

 

~~It's Thursday!~~

 

Outside my window~  We had snow yesterday.  It is cold again.  I loved the little teaser we experienced last week with a nice day.  It will be so nice to have winter over with.  We did get our first thunder and lightening storm last night.  It was surprising.

I am thinking~  I am thinking that I am a little blue this week.  I miss my oldest son.  He and his ship got underway for his first 'deployment' yesterday.  He is in for a 'rough' summer, swabbing the decks of the ship while it cruises the Caribbean sea.  I can't wait to hear his stories and see pictures.  I FEEL OLD.

 


I am thankful for~  I am thankful for a warm house, good food, a full  and cozy bed.  Lots of love and companionship.

From the learning room~  My student is doing well.  He learned about prefixes and homonyms this week.  I am doubling him up in work to try to meet our goal of finishing by April 30th.  I have not administered his achievement test yet.  I think I will next week. 

I started my correspondence course yesterday and got quite a bit done with the first class I selected, New Testament Survey.  I love being able to work at my own pace.


(busy with my studies)

 
From the kitchen~  From the kitchen tonight, grilled chicken tenders, garlic broccoli, velveeta macaroni and cheese with pear salads.

 

I am wearing~  Jeans and a turquoise blue stripped shirt, blue socks,  Hair is fixed and make up on.  I had to go and renew my dependent ID card today.  Don't ask to see that picture . . .it's very BAD!!
 
I am creating~ Creating. . .?  Not so much.  Got lots of ideas.  I really should splurge and get some pictures processed for albums.  I am a procrastinator with that project.  There is a store I want to go and check out.  HOMEGOODS.  Ever been there?  I need a change and am not sure what to do.  Only about 12 months left and then I'll have totally new place to decorate.  I am sooo excited.





I am going~  No plans for the next few days.  Next week I am going for my jury service.  Totally messes up any kind of planning.  I'm thinking I am glad we didn't have vacation plans for this time! 

I am reading/watching~ 

I am enjoying watching Tales from Avonlea.



I have just read Silent in the Sanctuary  (I need to find the books in order.  I may have read the first book , Silent in the Grave, the plot sounded familiar. . . ) this was a victorian romance/mystery and a decent reading book.)

  Around the house~  Clean, vacuumed, gently dusted.  I have two candles burning.  One is gingerbread and another vanilla cupcake.  Smells great!  My new sheets came and I put them on the bed right away.  They are generously sized and will hopefully soften up and shrink a bit after a good washing.  They are pretty and satin-y feeling.

 

I am praying~  I am always praying for the desires of my heart.  For the safety of my #1 son, for wisdom for him concerning his future plans.  For personal wisdom.  For far away family and them to have answers to their prayers. 
 

Praying especially for my dear friend Alison who lost her father last night.  It was totally unexpected.   I know he will be greatly missed.  Pray that she will have an opportunity to share about salvation with her family during this time.


Alison's father and mother.

Alison


Something to share~



Flowers from my manly man


A couple more mother of the groom dresses.

Terrific Tuesday With an Idea and a Recipe

Buffalo Wings

2 1/2 pounds of prepared chicken wings, if using frozen, thawed completely
1C. Franks red Hot Sauce
1 C. melted butter

Combine melted butter and Franks sauce.  Stir to incorporate.  Set aside.  Bake chicken wings on foil lined cookie sheet at 500 degrees for 25 minutes.  When chicken is done, toss wings in sauce and serve.  Can also place cooked wings in crock pot on low with sauce topping them and cook additionally on low for 4 hours.

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I saw a great project in my latest issue of Romantic Homes Magazine.  It is a fun craft project I will try sometime in the future.  I have several old glass jars that would look wonderful filled with bits of this and that with and antique looking label attached.


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