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Back home from a week long trip to Laughlin for the LA Sheriff's Dept Roundup. It is a reunion held once a year for all retired members. Lots more to tell but still catching up. Had a great time visiting with so many dear friends. Soooooo good to get home to Dude and Bruiser! They were kenneled and are happy happy happy to be back home too. 

Today is Easter, so Happy Easter to everyone. I hope your day is special.

Here are two Easter drawings by my grandchildren Sami and Tucker.....

And here is a cute little Dwarf Flops bunny....

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Waffle Day

International Waffle Day- March 25th

National Waffle Day- August 24th.

Waffle Day is a day that you can waffle on issues and decisions. And, it certainly is a day to eat waffles.

International Waffle Day

This holiday originated in Sweden. It is called Våffeldagen. The holiday coincides with the Feast of the Annunciation. This day was also considered the start of spring in Sweden and Europe.  It became a custom for Swedish families to celebrate the two events by making waffles on this day.

National Waffle Day

Celebrates the patenting of the waffle iron by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York on August 24, 1869.

The origin of the waffle:  The waffle dates back to the 1300s in Greece. Greeks cooked flat cakes between two metal pans. At the time, they topped it with cheeses and herbs. Pancake syrup wasn't around back then.

Waffles are commonly eaten as breakfast or a snack. They are also an occasional dinner meal for some people.

Mo' Rain ~ Lion Love ~ Corned Beef Quiche ~ Rice/Veggies/Chicken/Cheese ~ Dips

Good 42º raining morning.  Been raining for a while ... Since this rain storm started my rain gauge has now filled to 3".  Some radar here but the big storm is north in the Portland area..

 

 

 

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Lion family love .....

 

Leftover Corned Beef?

This following recipe from my friend PattyK. Said her friend Bev made this when they were visiting in Montana. This is a good "after St. Pat's Day" recipe for your leftover corned beef.

Corned Beef Quiche

1 (15½ oz) can corned beef hash or 1½ cups finely chopped left over corn beef

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

9 inch unbaked pie shell 

2 eggs

1 container (4 oz) whipped cream cheese with chives

1 cup cottage cheese

1/4 tsp pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350 F

2. Combine corn beef & onion, use to line bottom of pie shell

3. In medium bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Add remaining ingredients, blend well and top the corned beef mixture.

4. Bake 50 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

I would also add with the corned beef, about 1 cup of cooked chopped cabbage.

 

Yesterday I put a bunch of stuff in my car I'm taking to the Salvation Army.  Took the golf cart to the road to put out the trash and Dude had a good run. Warmed to about 55º and stayed cloudy all day. Ten minutes after we returned up our hill it started pouring rain! Whew!

 

Dinner.... I cooked some of the Lundberg Rice Blend...

It is long grain brown rice, sweet brown rice, wild rice, whole grain Wehani Rice ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehani_rice ) and whole grain black Japonica Rice.

( http://www.ehow.com/facts_7515551_black-japonica-rice.html )

The rice cooked in the rice cooker... 1 cup to 2 cups water. Dumped it into a large bowl. Then drained and added in a bunch of the re-hydrated veggies from the day before...

I had some chicken thighs I cut up.....

Added chicken thighs to rice/veggie mixture and mixed well.... most of the veggies went in, but saved broth and about a quart of the veggies for soup later.

Then I added in some minced garlic, drained sliced mushrooms, and drained artichoke heart quarters....

I seasoned it up with pepper, ground garlic sea salt, and some of Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute....

After it was all mixed I put it into the casserole Crock*Pot.

Sprinkled mozzarella cheese over all. Turned on the CP to "warm" and left it til I was ready to eat.

SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOD!!!!!! No guilt meal!!!

 

Historically this date..

1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.

1965 – NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).

2005 – Texas City Refinery explosion: During a test on a distillation tower liquid waste builds up and flows out of a blowout tower. Waste fumes ignite and explode killing 15 workers.

And births this date include....

1904 – Joan Crawford, American actress (d. 1977)

Pretty and soft looking when she was young... then the tough look and those eyebrows!

 

1922 – Marty Allen, American comedian and actor

       .....he was always just too odd for my taste!

 

1937 – Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder

 

My thoughts lately about losing weight, again... after watching my friend eat two bites only of a wonderful flatbread pizza.. sigh. I eat more than I need to. So out goes the pasta for awhile and the bread. Groan........................... Should get this shirt!

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

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March 23rd

National Chip and Dip Day (not going there!)

 

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