ourmisadventures
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Good morning ladies!!!!!!!!!! It's morning here, but we still haven't gone to bed. Jeff's playing his new video game with guys from work, and I'm about to start converting my recipes to a new format.
I hope no one is being buried in the storms right now :smow: ... we're surprisingly pretty warm over here!
I think I'm finally breaking out of my hormonal funk. I was so bad that I couldn't go to sleep unless Jeff was holding me in bed and talking my ears off, so my mind wouldn't wander to stressful things. I haven't been that bad in years!!! It's also helped that my dad has been calling more than just our Sunday night talks, I'm really looking forward to seeing my family again!!!
So, I *seem* to be over my cold, but yesterday I ended up taking an 8 hour nap. I couldn't stay awake after my shower, Jeff had to tuck me into bed before going into work for training on his day off.
I just went on a mini shopping spree in the O shop!! That's what Jeff gets for being a whiny butthead about not getting to play his new video game non-stop. I bought a few packs of templates that I've had my eye on... maybe I'll get some scrapping done! I'm going to see if I can do my recipe cards in PDF files so they can be searched, and for easy copying & pasting when I get requests
Tonight's dinner? Swedish Meatballs! My grandma's adaptations from a 1960's Wesson Oil Cookbook:
Swedish Meat Balls
1 medium carrot, grated
2 Tbs chopped onion
1Tbs Wesson Oil (I use olive oil)
1 pound ground beef (not too lean) **
½ pound roll of spicy sausage meat (this makes a huge difference, Jeff didn't care for how my dad made this when we were up there last, not enough flavor with plain sausage meat.)
1 egg
1 ½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp nutmeg
Wesson Oil for pan frying (I use olive oil)
1 Tbs flour
1 cup light cream (I use 1% milk, my dad uses whole milk... I might use 2%)
COOK carrot and onion in oil until tender. Remove from heat.
MIX in along with the egg and seasonings with uncooked beef and pork (I mix the beef and pork together before I add anything).
SHAPE lightly into tiny balls; brown on all sides in hot oil.
REMOVE balls to casserole and keep hot. Drain most of the oil from fry pan, save the browned bits.
STIR in flour and then add cream or milk. I make quite a large amount of the gravy.
POUR over the meatballs and serve with rice.
I double the recipe, this uses the complete one pound roll of sausage meat. The meat balls freeze well in the sauce.
** I have found that if I use ground beef that is too lean I do not get enough drippings for the gravy. This is probably not the healthiest recipe as far as fat and calories are concerned, but it is certainly “comfort food”.
OK -- Personals -- hope I don't miss anyone...
Chris -- I'm so sorry about your awful trip to WalMart!!! I used to love shopping there, because the fabric is a steal, so I could get my fabric fix AND the essentials all at one store. Now, ours has remodeled and they don't keep up with stocking. It's crowded, doesn't matter what time of year. I hate it.
Have you tried a heated blanket? I got mine at Costco two years ago... half the price of BB&B, it's a LIFESAVER!!! We aren't using it right now because I'm actually overheating... but my old place was FREEZING.
Laurie -- I hope work went well and you were able to dry your hair!!!
I second Chris, Amazon.com has saved my butt with the Christmas shopping. I have amazon prime, so I get free two-day shipping!
Kristy -- Ugh, wisdom teeth SUCK!! Ignore the advice to rotate having the cold ice packs on -- LEAVE THEM ON! Seriously!!! I had ZERO swelling and only slight pain. The only problem was the grossness with packing the holes with cotton.
Vicki -- Get better!!!! Ugh, that's awful... Jeff's Lt. had that for MONTHS.
ME -- Boo to the cold & snow, but yay for checking things off the list!!! We're hitting up Michaels today, Jeff's not happy.
Michelle -- Wow, you're genius!!! I'd never do daycare, but my MIL did in the past. Only accepting teacher's kids really gives you some freedom that others don't have!!
Oh and Khols is AMAZING! I always manage to walk away with a steal on a gift when we go in there.
Trudy -- Woo!!! Hooray for finishing things!!!! I hope storms don't come your way anytime soon!!
Laurie -- Isn't it amazing when procrastination pays off?!?!?!
I hope no one is being buried in the storms right now :smow: ... we're surprisingly pretty warm over here!
I think I'm finally breaking out of my hormonal funk. I was so bad that I couldn't go to sleep unless Jeff was holding me in bed and talking my ears off, so my mind wouldn't wander to stressful things. I haven't been that bad in years!!! It's also helped that my dad has been calling more than just our Sunday night talks, I'm really looking forward to seeing my family again!!!
So, I *seem* to be over my cold, but yesterday I ended up taking an 8 hour nap. I couldn't stay awake after my shower, Jeff had to tuck me into bed before going into work for training on his day off.
I just went on a mini shopping spree in the O shop!! That's what Jeff gets for being a whiny butthead about not getting to play his new video game non-stop. I bought a few packs of templates that I've had my eye on... maybe I'll get some scrapping done! I'm going to see if I can do my recipe cards in PDF files so they can be searched, and for easy copying & pasting when I get requests
Tonight's dinner? Swedish Meatballs! My grandma's adaptations from a 1960's Wesson Oil Cookbook:
Swedish Meat Balls
1 medium carrot, grated
2 Tbs chopped onion
1Tbs Wesson Oil (I use olive oil)
1 pound ground beef (not too lean) **
½ pound roll of spicy sausage meat (this makes a huge difference, Jeff didn't care for how my dad made this when we were up there last, not enough flavor with plain sausage meat.)
1 egg
1 ½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp nutmeg
Wesson Oil for pan frying (I use olive oil)
1 Tbs flour
1 cup light cream (I use 1% milk, my dad uses whole milk... I might use 2%)
COOK carrot and onion in oil until tender. Remove from heat.
MIX in along with the egg and seasonings with uncooked beef and pork (I mix the beef and pork together before I add anything).
SHAPE lightly into tiny balls; brown on all sides in hot oil.
REMOVE balls to casserole and keep hot. Drain most of the oil from fry pan, save the browned bits.
STIR in flour and then add cream or milk. I make quite a large amount of the gravy.
POUR over the meatballs and serve with rice.
I double the recipe, this uses the complete one pound roll of sausage meat. The meat balls freeze well in the sauce.
** I have found that if I use ground beef that is too lean I do not get enough drippings for the gravy. This is probably not the healthiest recipe as far as fat and calories are concerned, but it is certainly “comfort food”.
OK -- Personals -- hope I don't miss anyone...
Chris -- I'm so sorry about your awful trip to WalMart!!! I used to love shopping there, because the fabric is a steal, so I could get my fabric fix AND the essentials all at one store. Now, ours has remodeled and they don't keep up with stocking. It's crowded, doesn't matter what time of year. I hate it.
Have you tried a heated blanket? I got mine at Costco two years ago... half the price of BB&B, it's a LIFESAVER!!! We aren't using it right now because I'm actually overheating... but my old place was FREEZING.
Laurie -- I hope work went well and you were able to dry your hair!!!
I second Chris, Amazon.com has saved my butt with the Christmas shopping. I have amazon prime, so I get free two-day shipping!
Kristy -- Ugh, wisdom teeth SUCK!! Ignore the advice to rotate having the cold ice packs on -- LEAVE THEM ON! Seriously!!! I had ZERO swelling and only slight pain. The only problem was the grossness with packing the holes with cotton.
Vicki -- Get better!!!! Ugh, that's awful... Jeff's Lt. had that for MONTHS.
ME -- Boo to the cold & snow, but yay for checking things off the list!!! We're hitting up Michaels today, Jeff's not happy.
Michelle -- Wow, you're genius!!! I'd never do daycare, but my MIL did in the past. Only accepting teacher's kids really gives you some freedom that others don't have!!
Oh and Khols is AMAZING! I always manage to walk away with a steal on a gift when we go in there.
Trudy -- Woo!!! Hooray for finishing things!!!! I hope storms don't come your way anytime soon!!
Laurie -- Isn't it amazing when procrastination pays off?!?!?!
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