Good 37º, yeah not frozen, morning!
Today is officially Sami's 7th Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRETTY
GIRL!!!
Today is also Bill and Jeannie's dog Chaka's 7th
birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAKA!
.... and a former Temple City neighbor, Bob Vincent is
celebrating his birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!
(Marie & Bob 1963! GREAT picture!)
Yesterday I met Brian, Jen, Sami, Tucker, and
Jean for breakfast at Tap Rock. They all had the buffet. I had a spectacular
omelet. It was called the Sam's Valley Omelet...
Peppered bacon, cheddar cheese, green onions, and Northwest Salsa. Topped
with Avocado and sour cream with a side of melon and grapes.....accompanied by a
cinnamon berry roll that was HEAVEN! Last time we were there for brunch and I
ate from the buffet... OINK OINK. I always want one of everything. Too much
food. No self-control when it comes to food!!!! LOL.
Historically this date...
1877 – U.S. presidential election,
1876: Just two days
before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7,
1876.
1953 – The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by
NBC.
2002 – U.S. invasion of
Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop
fatalities).
And births this date
include....
1793 – Sam Houston, American politician, 8th Governor of Tennessee and 7th Governor of Texas (d. 1863)
.... it didn't work out, but I wanted
another boy and to name him Sam after Sam Houston because Jerry was born in Texas.
As it is, we got our 'Sami'! Ironic on Sam H's birthday!
1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor and bandleader (d.
1986)
1919 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (d.
2009)
1950 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer
(The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor
1982 – Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
This is a riot... posted on my FB page by Joan Knoeppel:
How about this for a quick easy something different recipe..
Macaroni Tuna Casserole
1 pkg (7¼ oz) macaroni and cheese
1 can (10¾ oz) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted
1 can (5 oz) tuna, drained and flaked (or Jeannie and I though canned
salmon would be good too!!!)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup (4oz) shredded cheddar cheese
Minced fresh parsley (optional)
(You could also use shredded chicken and a tablespoon or so of buffalo wing
sauce! and I think I'd put in some diced celery..because I like that crunch!
With the chicken I's add cream of chicken soup, undiluted, instead of the celery
soup)
Preheat oven to 350º. Prepare macaroni & cheese according to package
directions. Stir in soup, tuna, and milk. Pour into greased 2 qt baking dish.
Sprinkle with cheese and parsley if desired. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or
until cheese is melted. 4 servings.
Or go here... for a whole lot more Kraft casserole ideas:
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
March 2nd
National Banana Cream Pie Day
First, a discussion of banana creme pie versus banana cream pie.
Crème is the French word for cream. As recipes evolved in the
U.S., the trend was to emulate French spellings to give the recipe a cachet.
Doesn’t soupe du jour (typically misspelled as soup du jour) sound
better than “today’s soup?”
Thus, in the name of cachet (or perhaps they weren’t good
spellers), some of America’s bakers translated tart aux bananes et creme into banana creme pie. The proper
translation is banana cream pie.
And the French word crème, pronounced “crehm,” got
Americanized to be pronounced “cream.” And to be positively correct, the
addition of eggs, used in a top-quality recipe, creates a custard. Thus this
recipe makes a banana custard pie.
It would be nice to go back and correct the mistakes of the past,
but that just won’t happen. So feel free to use the words interchangeably.
And bake this delicious double banana cream pie recipe. The
“double” comes from an American invention: Instead of just banana creme/cream in
the pie crust,
there is a layer of fresh-sliced bananas. It’s the way to go!
Here is a Taste of Home banana pie recipe:
