Weather ~ Radio Code Days ~ Picture of the Day ~ Pepsi ~ Easy Beefy Casserole ~ National Pasta Day

 

 

Good 43º Saturday morning. 

 

To catch up, since my computer went out, hear are the radio codes

for the days...

 

10-15  'prisoner in custody'

10-16  'pick up prisoner'

 

and for today

10-17  'pick up papers'

 

'1017' was also Brian's  USMC Boot Camp Pendleton Platoon number.

 

 

 

So, our weather has been beautiful. Clear skies and we topped yesterday at 85º.

 

 

 

Picture of the Day... some players should never stand next to each other! 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting about Pepsi....

 

 

Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the Greek word for "digestion" which the drink was purported to aid, and "cola" after the kola nut. The original recipe also included sugar and vanilla. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was appealing and would aid in digestion and boost energy.

After years of success, Bradham lost Pepsi Cola. He had gambled on the fluctuations of sugar prices during World War I, believing that sugar prices would continue to rise — but they fell instead, leaving Caleb Bradham with an overpriced sugar inventory. Pepsi Cola went bankrupt in 1923.

In 1931, after passing through the hands of several investors, Pepsi Cola was bought by the Loft Candy Co. Charles G. They struggled to make a success of Pepsi during the depths of the Great Depression. At one point, Loft offered to sell Pepsi to executives at Coke, who refused to offer a bid.

Pepsi was reformulated and sold in 12-ounce bottles for just 5 cents, which was twice as much as what Coke offered in its 6-ounce bottles. Touting Pepsi as "twice as much for a nickel," Pepsi scored an unexpected hit as its "Nickel Nickel" radio jingle became the first to be broadcast coast to coast. Eventually, it would be recorded in 55 languages and became one of the most effective ads of the 20th century.

 

 

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

This homestyle Easy Beefy Casserole will satisfy the hungriest of appetites. Packed with beef, veggies and potatoes with a creamy cheese sauce, it literally shouts "stick-to-your-ribs" goodness.

 

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 (16-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 (10.75-ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 (32-ounce) package frozen seasoned potato nuggets

 

 

1. Preheat oven to 400º.
    
2. Brown ground beef and salt in a skillet over medium heat, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Spoon ground beef into a sprayed 2-1/2-quart shallow baking dish.Layer frozen vegetables, soup and cheese over ground beef. Top with frozen potatoes.
    
3. Bake 30 minutes or until potatoes are golden.
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historically this date....

1814 – London Beer Flood occurs in London, killing nine.

OMG! Click on the name and read. Really interesting!

 

 

1931 – Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.

 

1941 – German troops execute the male population of the villages Kerdyllia in Serres,Greece.

Too many sick sick leaders in this world who feel it is/was their right to "adjust" populations.

1966 – A fire at a building in New York, New York kills 12 firefighters, the New York City Fire Department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks.

1989 – 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) hits the San Francisco Bay Area and causes 57 deaths directly (and 6 indirectly).

While traveling to my sister Marion's, in Lake Tahoe, my son Brian and I are listening to the World Series ... the earthquake struck, unbeknownst to us, and the radio went off. We thought it was because of a bad reception area. Arrived at my sis's and she was jumping up and down on the deck shouting, "The Bay Bridge has fallen down, the Bay Bridge has fallen down!" Gosh, we both wondered what in the world ... had she been smokin' her socks????? Lordy. So, after that, we sat spellbound in front of the TV for hours watching all the mess in San Francisco unfold. My nephew Andy at Candlestick Park on the upper deck said the whole deck was swinging back and forth. Fortunately it didn't fall. Wow.

And births this date include...

1915 – Arthur Miller, American playwright (d. 2005)

1918 – Rita Hayworth, American actress (d. 1987)

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1920 – Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)

1921 – Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)

1926 – Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008)

1938 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (d. 2007)

 

1946 – Bob Seagren, American athlete

1948 – Margot Kidder, Canadian actress (d.2018)

 

   

1948 – George Wendt, American actor

1958 – Alan Jackson, American singer and songwriter

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

 

October is National Pasta Month, and October 17 recognizes National Pasta Day.

Pasta lovers celebrate!

 

While we find noodles all over the world, pasta is a type of noodle of traditional Italian cuisine. The first reference dates to 1154 in Sicily and was first attested to in English in 1874. Typically, it is made from an unleavened dough of durum wheat flour. The flour is mixed with water or eggs and formed into sheets or various shapes. It can then be served fresh or dried to be stored for later use.

 

Types of Pasta

Look for pasta in pasta in both savory and dessert dishes. Since it’s so versatile, pasta lends itself to sweet and every other dish on the table. Cooks feature pasta as a main dish, but they also serve up delicious hot and cold side dishes as well. And then, of course, those special desserts we can’t resist making our mouths water.

 

Cooks originally made fresh pasta by hand. However, today, many varieties of fresh pasta are made commercially. Large-scale machines bring choices to our grocers daily. Smaller pasta machines on the market make having the freshest pasta at home even easier.

• Dried and fresh pasta come in several shapes and varieties.
• There are so many kinds of pasta! According to the Encyclopedia of Pasta by Oretta Zanini De Vita, 310 specific kinds of pasta identified by over 1300 names have been documented.
• In Italy, names of specific pasta shapes or types vary with locale.
• Example: Cavatelli is known by 28 different names depending on the region and town.

The size and shape of pasta may determine the best sauce to pair with it. For example, serve linguine with lighter, thinner sauces to avoid breaking the noodles. A similarly shaped noodle, fettuccine, is less delicate. That’s why it carries heavier sauces like alfredo.

Learn more about pasta from the National Pasta Association.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Explore the world of pasta. Whether you’re cooking up a salad, main dish, or dessert, recipes abound. We offer several on our recipe page, too! If you don’t feel like cooking, take the family out to an Italian restaurant.

Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Favorite Foods of Presidents ~ Dash Pendleton ~ National Emergency Nurse's Day

 

 

Good afternoon. My computer has been down for the last 3 days. I took it to my computer guy and I just got it back. Here is the last blog I wrote but couldn't post.....

 

 

Yesterday we started off cloudy....

 

 

We topped at 79º

 

 

 

 

Picture of the Day.... No Name Colorado!

 

 

It holds the distinction of having one of the most unusual names, but there is a reason why No Name, Colorado, has such a catchy title. The desolate, unincorporated community is amid two natural areas bearing the same name: No Name Canyon and No Name Creek.

 

 

 

 

Interesting about favorite foods of Presidents....

 

Trump - Peanuts

Obama - Black Forest Berry Honest Tea

 

George W. Bush - Huevos Rancheros

 

Clinton - Chicken Enchiladas

 

George H.W. Bush - Corn Pudding

 

Reagan - Honey-Baked Apples

 

Carter - Baked Grits with Cheese

 

Ford - Crab Soup and Homemade Bread

 

Nixon - Cottage Cheese

 

Johnson - Texas Barbecue

 

Kennedy - New England Fish Chowder

 

Eisenhower - Old Fashioned Beef Stew

 

Truman - Fried Chicken

 

Franklin Roosevelt - Lake Superior Whitefish

 

Hoover - Egg Timbales

A frequent lunch dish in the Hoover Presidential kitchen, egg timbales are an old-as-time tradition that results in egg cups mixed with vegetables and a starch base.

 

Coolidge - Cornmeal Muffins

 

Harding- Chicken Pot Pie

 

Wilson - Strawberry Ice Cream

 

Taft - Steak

 

Theodore Roosevelt - Coffee

 

McKinley ~ Hot Lobster Salad

 

Cleveland ~ Corned Beef and Cabbage

 

Harrison - Fig Pudding

 

Arthur - Macaroni Pie with Oysters

 

Garfield - Squirrel Soup

A true American, Garfield loved squirrel soup, even after he was shot in 1881. An officer in the White House was given special permission to shoot squirrels on the grounds so that Garfield could be given his beloved squirrel soup during his illness.

 

Hayes - Angel Cake

 

Grant - Rice Pudding

 

Johnson - Sweet Potato Everything

 

Lincoln - Honey

 

Buchanan - Moss Rose Cake

 

Pierce - New Hampshire Fried Pies

 

Fillmore - Beef Stew

 

Taylor - Calas-Tous-Chauds

This pudding recipe from the Tyler years consists of white bread, flour, raisins, currants, and ginger. Not only does this recipe feed a full house, which the Tylers had with fourteen children, but it was his favorite.

 

Polk - Corn Pone

 

Tyler - Grateful Pudding

 

Harrison - Hard Cider

 

Van Buren - Boar's Head

 

Jackson - Leather Britches

Before you go thinking that Andrew Jackson's favorite food was a pair of pants, let's clear this up. Leather Britches was the name used to describe "green beans cooked with water and bacon, braised wild duck and wild goose and fried apple pies for snacks."

 

Adams - Fresh Fruit

 

Monroe - Chicken Fried With Rice

 

Madison - Virginia Ham

 

Jefferson - Virginia Sweet Corn

 

Adams - Apple Pan Dowdy

 

Washington - Cherries

 

 

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Angela, in Texas, has two boys with big appetites for casseroles, so she came up with this recipe for Two Boys Casserole. It combines all of their favorites into one meaty and hearty dish. We bet everyone at the table will be pleased to find the creamy, beefy goodness underneath that layer of crispy potato tots!

 

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (12-ounce) package frozen peas
• 1 (10-3/4-ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese, divided
• 1 (30-ounce) package frozen potato tots, thawed

 

1. Preheat oven to 375º. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef, onion, salt, and pepper until meat is browned. Add peas and stir. Add soup, milk, sour cream, and 1 cup of cheese; stir to combine.
3. Place half the potato tots in baking dish, top with meat mixture, then remaining potato tops. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
4. Bake 25 to 35 minutes, or until the potato tots are cooked through and golden.

 

 

 

 

Special birthday today.... Dash, Brian's dog, is 3 years old. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DASHIE!! xo

 

 

 

Historically this date....

1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series. Most recently, the Cubs won the 2016 National League Championship Series and 2016 World Series, which ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and a 108-year World Series championship drought, both of which are record droughts in Major League Baseball.

1912 – While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the former President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, is shot and mildly wounded by John Schrank, a mentally-disturbed saloon keeper. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Mr. Roosevelt still carries out his scheduled public speech.

1967 – The Vietnam War: The folk singer Joan Baez is arrested concerning a physical blockade of the U.S. Army's induction center in Oakland, California.

1968 – Jim Hines of the United States of America becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint in the Summer Olympic Gamesheld in Mexico City with a time of 9.95 seconds.

2003 – Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman becomes infamously known as the scapegoat for the Cubs losing game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series to the Florida Marlins. This has become known as the Steve Bartman incident.

 

And births this date include....

1790 – Thursday October Christian (d. 1831)

OMGOSH, so interesting!

1890 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and 34th President of the United States(d. 1969)

 

 

Our Senior Leadership class in high school went to Pepperdine University to see President Eisenhower receive an honorary degree. I got to shake his hand. OMG, he seemed larger than life and his hands were HUGE! He was very pleasant.

1927 – Roger Moore, English actor (d.2017)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

 

National Emergency Nurse’s Day on the second Wednesday in October recognizes the dedication of ER nurses across the nation and it takes place during Emergency Nurses Week. We take this day to say “thank you” to the emergency room nurses for their hard work, dedication, service, and commitment. As they provide unwavering care to their patients and families, their loyalty to the emergency nursing profession does not go unnoticed. 

Emergency room nurses are the first people we see when we have an accident or a medical emergency. They work hard to put us at ease and eliminate pain and discomfort. The day encourages us to let them know just how important they are in keeping hospitals running smoothly.

According to the CDC, per 100 persons, 45.8 visits were recorded. Since the ER nurse will be the first to see the patient, their training means the utmost to the patient. Most ER nurses earn a degree as a Registered Nurse. Beyond their degree program, many nurses continue their training, advancing their skills and improving their knowledge of the ever-changing medical field. Some will specialize as well.

Statistics on ER nurses a difficult to find. However, there are over 3 million RNs in the U.S. workforce today.

NATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSE’S DAY HISTORYSponsored by the Emergency Nurses Association since 1989, this day is part of Emergency Nurse’s Week.