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Monday, November 19, 2012

Weather ~ Gary S ~ Football ~ Stuffed Pumpkin & Green Tomato Pickle Martini



Good 44º on the verge of big rain/wind storm... We got 1/2" out of this last one...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
today is particularly gloomy.... and drizzling now...


while Maggie is out on the wind blown leafy porch on her Princess bed enjoying the cool morning.


 
As for the "Gary Sinise" we saw at TJ's on Saturday.......

Close, but no cigar! He sure could play his look-alike! I got the following comments re the picture yesterday of "Gary"....

Brian called IMMEDIATELY after I published my blog and said, "NO WAY is that Gary Sinise!!!" lol

Ed said, "GARY SINISE was at the opening of the new Trader Joe's? Are you sure it wasn't a look a like."

Patty..."I bet it was exciting to see Gary Sinise. He seems to be such a nice person."

Hiouchi Ann...."Oh my gosh, Gary Sinise. What a patriot!!!"

Del said..."Gary Senise? Didn't look like him but I take your word!! Hahaha"

Erika said, " How exciting to run into Gary Sinise and his wife! As they say, sooner or later all smart Californians move to Oregon. I've seen him on CSI & also on an ad for his foundation to help Service men & first responders. Sounds like a very civic minded man.

Joann said, "Was that really Gary Sinise? How cool!
Why was he in Medford? On vacation?"

...... so, it wasn't the real Gary... but danged close! Thanks, whoever you are, for letting me publish your photo!


As for football yesterday, sorry Brian, my Pats sure put a hurt on your Colts (59-24). Luck is very good, but needs some help from the rest of the team! Kristen and Olga's Jets did well over the Lambs (27-13). Bill's Bills squeaked by the Dolphins (19-14). Packers inched by the Lions (24-20). 'Nawlans' womped the Raiders <g> (38-17). Peyton and his Broncos cut up Cliff's Chargers (30-23). What a football day!

Phil & Suzanne's Bears play Jeannie's 49ers tonight.

 
Historically this date...
1493Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).

1959 – The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.

1969Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

1990Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

....lying bas**rd!

 
And births this date include....




1956Ann Curry, American journalist and television anchor


1961 – Meg Ryan, American actress
 
 


1962Jodie Foster, American actress


1997McCaughey septuplets, world's first surviving set of septuplets
...............how darling are they!



Dinner last night was the stuffed pumpkin...
First I started off with a "pickled green tomato martini" to watch the end of the Pats/Colts game. OMGOOD!

Then to the pumpkin... the ingredients were one small pumpkin, garlic, onion, cooked ground beef, mushrooms, spicy linguini noodles, and turkey gravy. (If I had beef gravy I would have used that.)



Cut open the pumpkin top, take out seeds (rinse and separate seeds to roast later)... Mix up stuffing ingredients and put inside pumpkin, put on top, fill pan with a couple inches of water, bake at 300º for 3 hours, or until slight pressure on the outside with a knife (lol, or chopstick) indicates it's soft....






This is really really really good!!!!


Ok, all I know. Will see how Bruiser is doing today and hopefully bring him home.

Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
November 19th
National Carbonated Caffeinated Beverage Day

7 comments:

Lydia said...

This is a good quote in honor of Indira Gandhi

"Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one."

Fingers crossed Bruiser comes home well today.

Oregon Sue said...

thanks L!

Anonymous said...

Good Morning!
I think whoever the guy is that let you take his picture has a very strong resemblance to the "real" Gary Sinise. Funny.
Maggie looks so happy on her princess bed. Nice and cozy.
Your stuffed pumpkin looked really good. I will be anxious to try that next year when it is pumpkin season again.
Good thoughts going your way re "The Bruise". I know your anxious to get him home. Chat later. xo
Jeannie
Go 9ers!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oregon Sue said...

Stuffed Pumpkin is awesome. You can use just about anything that flips your skirt... turkey, chicken, pork, beef.... or just veggies and pasta or rice or quinoa or orzo! A little of this and a little of that and something to make it moist. Voila!

Will let you know about 'The Bruise' on our daily chat. xo

Anonymous said...

Oh Sue, you are so funny! Boy did you fool me! Thought for sure that was Gary S!! Did you chat with the guy? Does that happen to him all the time? I'll bet it does.

Where in the world did you get the idea of cooking inside a pumpkin? Amazing!

Hugs and best wish for Bruiser! Can't wait to hear what his "tude" is like when you see him and bring him home :)

XO Trisha

Oregon Sue said...

When I saw the Gary look-alike I said, "You sure look like Gary Sinise!" He laughed and looked over at his wife, pointed to me, and said, "Another one". LOL. I guess he gets it all the time. The pumpkin bake was basically my friend Charlean's recipe, but I modified it. She just put meat in hers. Will get Bruiser in a few hours. Girl at the vets said he was meowing and hungry! xo

Anonymous said...

I had my rug cleaned today and couldn't get ont the computer all day! I'm late but I am here!!! Love t