Sami's Gymnastic Meet Smilebox ~ Brian,Dash,Tucker ~ French Onion Stuffed Mushrooms ~ Schwans Single Bacon Egg Pizza ~ Blueberry Pancake Day

Good 48º foggy morning. It started out at 45º so we'll see what we get later. No rain in the forecast for a few days until Tuesday.

Slow start today. I was gone all day yesterday at my granddaughter Sami's gymnastic meet, so the "blog" didn't get done. Started working on it this morning and taking my time!! I also had lots of pictures (60+) to go through. As usual, Sami was great! She took 1st in the vault, 3rd in the bars, 4th in the beam, and 1st in the floor exercise. She got 1st All Around!!! The girls are divided into levels per age. Sami is in level 4. Sami's other grandmother, Jean and I sat together and each of us held Dash for awhile. Sweet puppy. Here is the smilebox of photos of Sami ...

Picture slideshow personalized with Smilebox

Brian, Dash, and Tucker....

Here are some Stuffed Mushrooms... easy to make and good as French Onion Soup!

These French Onion Stuffed Mushrooms are baked to an absolutely perfect combo of crunchy inside and cheesy, velvety outside.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 pound large fresh mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 packet onion soup mix
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 slices Swiss cheese, each slice cut into 4 squares

 

1. Preheat oven to 375º. Gently clean mushrooms by wiping them with damp paper towels. Remove stems from 12 mushrooms; set aside caps. Finely chop mushroom stems and remaining whole mushrooms.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter; cook onion 3 minutes, or just until soft. Stir in chopped mushrooms, onion soup mix, and water and cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until tender. Remove from heat and add bread crumbs and black pepper; mix well.
3. Using a teaspoon, stuff mushroom caps with stuffing mixture. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake 12 minutes. Remove from oven, top each with a piece of cheese, and return to oven 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and mushrooms are heated through. Serve immediately.

Historically this date......

1887 – In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.

1915 – An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.

1956 – Elvis Presley makes his first US television appearance

1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

1980 – USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crew members.

1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission – Space Shuttle Challenger 
breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.

And births this date include....

1936 – Alan Alda, American actor, screenwriter, and director

A Hollywood person, married to the same women since 1957!! 

1980 – Jesse James Hollywood, American drug dealer and fugitive

Interesting how he got there!

1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor

I was out of energy when I got home. Dude and Bruiser happy to see me! Fed them, had some wine, and fixed a quick dinner..... Schwans Bacon Egg Pizza...

Soooooooooooooo good!! Oven or microwave from frozen to ready to eat in a few minutes!

Then chair, more wine, couple phone calls, and TV.

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Here are today’s five thing to know about Pancake:

1. The first ready-mix food to be sold commercially was Aunt Jemima pancake flour introduced in 1889.
2. Maine produces 99% of all the wild blueberries in the United States of which 90% are frozen.
3. The world’s largest pancake breakfast was held in Springfield, America in 2012.
4. It is widely believed that the tradition of pancake races began in 1445 in Olney in Buckinghamshire when a woman was making pancakes but lost track of time.
5. The highest ever flip was performed by Dominic Cuzzacrea. The pancake reached a height of 9.47 metres at the Walden Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, New York, USA, in November 2010.

Sunday 1-28

Good morning and sorry the blog will be up late.... probably about noon. 
xo Sue