01/12/2004
Yipee Ay eh?
Love the Northern end to today's title- a bit like my life, really!
However, am walking on air right now- Check out www.amazon.co.uk Hot 25 romance titles and there's 'One Christmas Night' flying high at number 1... also at number 1 in the general series titles.
Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed the three passionate stories in this anthology collection.
And hi there, you naughty, naughty, naughty Kemal Volkan... (hero in my story, The Sultan's Seduction)I love ya' baby! (EVEN IF YOU ARE THE NAUGHTIEST MAN ON THE PLANET)
Saw my ed' today in Richmond and my schedule for 2005 is intensive therapy for anyone who loves to pound that keyboard 24/7 Fortunately, I do!!
Diet
OK, fess up... How many of you stood on those scales last night, and exclaimed just like me:
'Oh! That's ridiculous!' (???)
Yep, it's official- I AM A WHALE.
So, my ed' takes me out for a meal, and what do I eat- arrabiatta pasta, (no fats) and a coffee without milk.
What a miserable existence... But that's our life girls- remember those slinky trousers- the trousers that right now look like straining sausage skins- well, those are the same trousers we're going to be strutting our stuff in in a matter of days....
Help!!
Keep strong- Gonna weigh myself tomorrow, and let you know if all this hardship has been worthwhile (only 2 days, but who knows...)
Meanwhile, here are some recipes from my good friend from Mississippi, Sheri- who is doing her best to keep us all on the slim and narrow- Good on ya' Sheri!!!
(check out Sheri's fantastic web site on www.sherisecrets.com)
Hash Brown Casserole
Ingredients:
1 large pckg. frozen hashbrown patties
1 large container of sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup of cornflakes
1 onion
3 cups shredded cheese (your preference)
Mix soup, sour cream, and 2 cups of the cheese together in a mxing bowl. Chop the onion and add it to the mix. Put half the hashbrown patties in the bottom of a 9x13 pan, then layer half the mixture onto them. Cover with the other half of the patties, then add the rest of the mix, spreading it over all the patties. Scatter the remaining cup of cheese over the top, then sprinkle with cornflakes.
Cook at 350 degrees until it's brown and bubbly.
Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients:
3 small skillets of cornbread**
2/3 slices of white bread
4 cans chicken broth
2 sticks margarine
1 1/4 onion (chopped)
1 can cream of celery soup (undiluted)
Bring to boil chicken broth and margarine. Crumble cornbread with white bread into large bowl. Add chopped onion and celery soup. Pour hot broth over cornbread mixture. Mix well and season to taste salt and pepper. Pour into 3-8 inch square pans. Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes.
**Recipe for cornbread
1 cup self-rising cornmeal
1 egg
1/2 to 3/4 cup milk
Stir together to a smooth consistency. Pour into a greased heated skillet. Bake for 20 minutes at 450 degrees.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Casserole:
1 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes (1 large can or 2 regular cans - don't get the already mashed potatoes as the casserole will be too soupy)
1 stick melted oleo/margarine
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 to 1/3 cup of milk
Topping:
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 stick oleo/margarine - room temperature
dash salt
1/4 cup plain flour (not self-rising)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Mix casserole ingredients and place in buttered dish.
Mix topping ingredients together except pecans. Use a pastry cutter to blend. Mix in pecans. Sprinkle over the top. Bake uncovered fro 45 minutes to 1 hour. Casserole will continue to set after you take it out of the oven. This idsh is one where you have to use your judgement until you've baked it enough to know how it should look when you mix it and when you take it out of the oven.
Banana Pudding
1 large pkg. vanilla instant pudding
1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
12 oz. carton of Cool Whip softened
8 oz pkg. of cream cheese softened
1 pkg. vanilla wafers
Prepare pudding as directed on box. Stir in sweetened condensed milk, cool whip, and cream cheese. Then layer wafers, pudding mixture, and bananas. I do two layers and end with a layer of pudding mixture on top.
Enjoy!! Love to all, Susan
However, am walking on air right now- Check out www.amazon.co.uk Hot 25 romance titles and there's 'One Christmas Night' flying high at number 1... also at number 1 in the general series titles.
Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed the three passionate stories in this anthology collection.
And hi there, you naughty, naughty, naughty Kemal Volkan... (hero in my story, The Sultan's Seduction)I love ya' baby! (EVEN IF YOU ARE THE NAUGHTIEST MAN ON THE PLANET)
Saw my ed' today in Richmond and my schedule for 2005 is intensive therapy for anyone who loves to pound that keyboard 24/7 Fortunately, I do!!
Diet
OK, fess up... How many of you stood on those scales last night, and exclaimed just like me:
'Oh! That's ridiculous!' (???)
Yep, it's official- I AM A WHALE.
So, my ed' takes me out for a meal, and what do I eat- arrabiatta pasta, (no fats) and a coffee without milk.
What a miserable existence... But that's our life girls- remember those slinky trousers- the trousers that right now look like straining sausage skins- well, those are the same trousers we're going to be strutting our stuff in in a matter of days....
Help!!
Keep strong- Gonna weigh myself tomorrow, and let you know if all this hardship has been worthwhile (only 2 days, but who knows...)
Meanwhile, here are some recipes from my good friend from Mississippi, Sheri- who is doing her best to keep us all on the slim and narrow- Good on ya' Sheri!!!
(check out Sheri's fantastic web site on www.sherisecrets.com)
Hash Brown Casserole
Ingredients:
1 large pckg. frozen hashbrown patties
1 large container of sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup of cornflakes
1 onion
3 cups shredded cheese (your preference)
Mix soup, sour cream, and 2 cups of the cheese together in a mxing bowl. Chop the onion and add it to the mix. Put half the hashbrown patties in the bottom of a 9x13 pan, then layer half the mixture onto them. Cover with the other half of the patties, then add the rest of the mix, spreading it over all the patties. Scatter the remaining cup of cheese over the top, then sprinkle with cornflakes.
Cook at 350 degrees until it's brown and bubbly.
Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients:
3 small skillets of cornbread**
2/3 slices of white bread
4 cans chicken broth
2 sticks margarine
1 1/4 onion (chopped)
1 can cream of celery soup (undiluted)
Bring to boil chicken broth and margarine. Crumble cornbread with white bread into large bowl. Add chopped onion and celery soup. Pour hot broth over cornbread mixture. Mix well and season to taste salt and pepper. Pour into 3-8 inch square pans. Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes.
**Recipe for cornbread
1 cup self-rising cornmeal
1 egg
1/2 to 3/4 cup milk
Stir together to a smooth consistency. Pour into a greased heated skillet. Bake for 20 minutes at 450 degrees.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Casserole:
1 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes (1 large can or 2 regular cans - don't get the already mashed potatoes as the casserole will be too soupy)
1 stick melted oleo/margarine
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 to 1/3 cup of milk
Topping:
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 stick oleo/margarine - room temperature
dash salt
1/4 cup plain flour (not self-rising)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Mix casserole ingredients and place in buttered dish.
Mix topping ingredients together except pecans. Use a pastry cutter to blend. Mix in pecans. Sprinkle over the top. Bake uncovered fro 45 minutes to 1 hour. Casserole will continue to set after you take it out of the oven. This idsh is one where you have to use your judgement until you've baked it enough to know how it should look when you mix it and when you take it out of the oven.
Banana Pudding
1 large pkg. vanilla instant pudding
1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
12 oz. carton of Cool Whip softened
8 oz pkg. of cream cheese softened
1 pkg. vanilla wafers
Prepare pudding as directed on box. Stir in sweetened condensed milk, cool whip, and cream cheese. Then layer wafers, pudding mixture, and bananas. I do two layers and end with a layer of pudding mixture on top.
Enjoy!! Love to all, Susan
