2 Funny Videos ~ Turkey in Gravy with Veggies ~ 99 Guacamole Recipes

Good 39º cloudy morning.

"Weather" may be coming... Snow? Friday? Hmmm.....

Yesterday it just stayed cloudy and cool....

I worked on a scrapbook yesterday. I had made plans early in August of 2006 to take a cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver with stops at Astoria, Seattle, Nanaimo, Victoria, and Vancouver. Jerry was not interested and neither was Joan's husband, so we booked the trip for the two of us. Jerry died in February of 2007, but I took the trip anyway that May and it seemed to get me out of the 'funk'. We did have a good time ... and lots of pictures. Walking around Seattle was the most fun and the Pike Place Market is awesome along with the Space Needle and dining up there! The Butchart Gardens and the Empress Hotel. All beautiful. So, putting that book together, finally. A project!

This sent to me by my friend Ike Saben... just got a good laugh... You will too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-kaSWjHC9I

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And if that wasn't enough... you have to see this video Rod Johnson sent me... if you raised a boy(s) or were one, you will appreciate this all the more....

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=30018

So.... dinner....

I heated some turkey gravy, added cubed Yukon gold potatoes (unpeeled) and cooked until tender. Then added in red bell pepper, broccoli, green beans, and canned sliced mushrooms. I cut into bite sized pieces some of my smoked turkey breast and added that. When done I sprinkled on a little grated cheese. Awesome!

Today is a special birthday, my high school friend, Annalee (Carlin) Fortini. 

 (Her picture was in the center of the annual and wouldn't flatten out!) Anne was my maid-of-honor way back in 1965 (married George Pendleton) and I was in her wedding in 1968. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNALEE!

I hope you have a wonderful day! Here is the website of their company Fortini Home Garden Design ...

http://www.fortinihome.com/about

You will find pictures of Anne and Led and their family. Great site, Anne!! Boy, are you in an interesting birthday group today!

 

Historically this date....

1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile

1973 – In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.

2007 – The last direct-current electrical distribution system in the United States is shut down in New York City by Con Edison.

 

And births this date include...

1840 – Claude Monet, French painter (d. 1926)

My sister Marion's favorite painter and one of mine too!

1896 – Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (d. 1979)

1904 – Dick Powell, American actor (d. 1963)

 

1912 – Barbara Hutton, American socialite (d. 1979)

Inherited Woolworth millions.

7 husbands! And one was Cary Grant! Lots of money and not a happy person.

 

1919 – Veronica Lake, American actress (d. 1973)

 

1921 – Brian Keith, American actor (d. 1997)

1927 – McLean Stevenson, American actor (d. 1996)

 

1933 – Fred Haise, American astronaut

 

1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales

 

1962 – Laura San Giacomo, American actress

1972 – Josh Duhamel, American actor

All I know. Some grocery shopping today and figuring out what to make/take for Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Monday. Ciao.

xo Sue-Mom-Bobo

November 14th

National Guacamole Day

This site has 99 guacamole recipes:

http://www.mexican-recipes-to-go.co.uk/Guacamole.html

.........AND it's National Pickle Day
(some of these are wayyyyyy too funny)

Sweet Cinnamony Biscuits ~ Poor Sick Puppy ~ Tongue Twisters

Good 43º not raining morning. No rain last night either. SUP weatherpeople???? Pressure is down to 28. Come on... I cleaned up leaves yesterday just so it could rain~! Yeah yeah yeah, all that rain rhetoric on the tv and NADA! Not even anything on the radar!

I sent out this recipe I received from Mr. Food yesterday morning to a few friends and decided I NEEDED to make it...

 

1 (16.3-ounce) package refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (8 biscuits)

1 (10.2-ounce) package refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits)

1 tablespoon butter, melted

¹/2 cup granulated sugar

¹/2 cup raisins

¹/2 cup chopped walnuts

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

¹/2 cup confectioners' sugar

4 teaspoons milk

So, naturally I modified the recipe... and used 2 packages of 8 biscuits. I also used about 3 T of melted butter and 1 cup of chopped pecans...... Also, I had dried blueberries instead of raisins.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray. 

Separate the large package of biscuit dough into 8 biscuits and the small package into 5 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 6 pieces and place pieces in a large bowl. Pour melted butter over biscuit pieces.

In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar, raisins, nuts, and cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture over biscuit pieces and toss until evenly coated. Place dough into prepared Bundt pan. (You will have to do this with your hands and pull the stuck pieces apart in the process)

Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until center is firm. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes, then invert Bundt pan over a plate to release cinnamon ring.

In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk to make a glaze; drizzle over the ring and serve immediately.

I didn't do the frosting.... it really didn't need it!

This is where I pulled off a piece. OH MY GOSH. SOOOOOO GOOD~!!!!!!

 

You may not have heard of this unless you are Southern, or like me had a Daddy from the South... it's "pot liquor"... or potlikker! It is the essence of Southern ... the juices in the pot from cooking vegetables and sometimes with a little ham hock thrown in, is the pot liquor. My favorite is the liquid after cooking artichokes in water with lemon, olive oil, garlic powder, and salt & pepper. Drink it warm or room temp. Some good pot liquor is what is left when cooking peas or green beans or collard greens with a little butter!

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/23/us/pot-liquor-or-potlikker.html

 

Historically this date.....

1956 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

1982 – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.

1985 – The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.

Holy cow!!!!

 

A special HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY to Brenda Flores' son David. My how time flies!!!

Brenda and I worked at C.F. Braun together and became Sisterfriends. I asked her for a recent picture....but alas, no answer...so here's one from a year or so ago... David and Bren...

Lookin' good, David! And tall!!! Oh wait, your mom is a shortie!!! LOL HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

And births this date include....

1850 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (d. 1894)

1917 – Robert Sterling, American actor (d. 2006)

(Played on Topper with his wife Ann Jefferies)

 

1924 – Linda Christian, Mexican-born actress

1941 – Dack Rambo, American actor (d. 1994)

1941- Dirk Rambo, American actor (d. 1967)

.... interesting Dirk's birth was not listed and he was the twin brother of Dack

 

Dirk died from burns in an automobile accident and Dack died from AIDS.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6197

1947 – Joe Mantegna, American actor

 

1954 – Chris Noth, American actor

1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, and singer

..... Beeotch! Gag Gag Gag.... Ugleeeeeeee. And DISGUSTING!

1967 – Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian and talk-show host

So, I got this from Bill and Jeannie... poor sick puppy...

When you've got a dog and the poor thing is not feeling well, then leave it alone. Don't always think you can make it feel better by scratching its ears, patting or rubbing its tummy. I feel so sorry for an animal when I know it's not doing well, but hell, they're just like us when we're sick. We just want to lay down till it goes away. Check out the attached video and tell me you don't feel sorry for this puppy!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phwh8VV6uNQ

All I know. Going to go get a piece of that yummy cinnamon/sugary biscuit! Happy Sunday. Ciao.

xo Sue-Mom-Bobo

November 13th

National Tongue Twister Day

 

There was a fisherman named Fisher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.

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One-one was a race horse.
Two-two was one too.
One-one won one race.
Two-two won one too.

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Susan shineth shoes and socks;
Socks and shoes shines Susan.
She ceases shining shoes and socks,
For shoes and socks shock Susan.

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And my favorite is a State Farm

Agent's name in Medford...

Rory Wold. (WHAT were his parents thinking???? Should have been Johnny Wold or Sam Wold or anything but RORY!!)   :o)