Frozen/Rain/Sun/Clouds ~ Kid's Tests ~ Funny Name ~ Baked Ziti Casserole ~ Spinach Day

 

Good 29º everything is frozen morning. 

 

The rain started about 10am yesterday. Drizzled then the sun came out for a few and then got dark and cloudy again and then the sun came out.... back and forth.

 

 

 

 Whine whine wine! 

Here are a couple of tests and the answers the kids gave. Funny. Creative!

 

 

 

 

 

Another odd name was shared by Suzanne Santisteven on FB, she knew a guy Justin Time! Of course if his last name was Case that would be good too!

 

 

Baked Ziti Casserole 

It's just a simple and delicious baked ziti recipe that you can customize however you'd like!

 

• 1 pound ziti
• 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (28-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish or 3-quart casserole with cooking spray.
    
2. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook ziti until just barely tender; drain and place in a large bowl.
    
3. Add ricotta cheese, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, garlic, salt, and parsley to the ziti; mix well. Spread half the spaghetti sauce over bottom of prepared baking dish. Spoon ziti mixture into baking dish; cover with remaining spaghetti sauce, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
    
4. Bake 25 minutes, then top with remaining mozzarella cheese and bake 10 additional minutes, or until heated through.

****Use your favorite type of flavored spaghetti sauce to add additional flavor to this ziti. And don't worry if you don't have ziti on hand -- just substitute any other equal-sized shape.

 

Historically this date......

1942 – World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

 

1978 – Four days before the scheduled opening of Japan's Narita International Airport, a group of protestors destroys much of the equipment in the control tower with Molotov cocktails.

 

1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..

 

1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides.

 

1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.

 

 

 

And births this date include....

1934 – Alan Arkin, American actor

 

1940 – James Caan, American actor

 

1940 – Nancy Pelosi, American politician    ... Gag

 

1944 – Diana Ross, American singer (The Supremes)

.....She really needs that big hair! Not.

 

 

1946 – Johnny Crawford, American actor

.... Still cute! Nice smile.

 

1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer (Aerosmith)

.....He makes my skin crawl! Creepy! Weirdo. Strange.

 

1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress and singer

.......She always seems like the happiest person~ I'd like to meet her.

 

1950 – Martin Short, Canadian comedian

   .... Very funny guy!

 

1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress

...............She was always cute, but now with that little cosmetic surgery she is a beauty!

 

 

Later it was chair, wine, and TV. 

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

 

 

National Spinach Day is observed annually on March 26th.  Not only are there so many delicious ways that you can enjoy spinach, but it is also incredibly good for you!

 

An annual plant,  spinach is native to central and southwestern Asia. Thought to have originated in ancient Persia, Arab traders carried spinach into India, and then it was introduced into ancient China where it was known as “Persian vegetable   The earliest available record of the spinach plant was found in Chinese, saying that the spinach plant was introduced into China via Nepal.

During her reign as queen of France, Catherine de Medici was well known to have enjoyed spinach so much that it was served at every meal.  To this day, dishes made with spinach are known as “Florentine” reflecting Catherine’s birth in Florence.

Spinach is:

Eaten raw or cooked and is available fresh, frozen or canned.

One of the best sources of iron.

An excellent source of calcium, folic acid, fiber, protein, calcium and vitamins A, C and K.

Is loaded with cancer-fighting antioxidants

Believed to help improve cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health.

Types of spinach:

Savoy:  dark green color with curly leaves; usually sold in fresh bunches.
Flat or Smooth Leaf:  broad, smooth leaves;  mostly grown for canned and frozen spinach as well as soups, baby food and processed foods.
Semi-savoy:  a hybrid variety with crinkly leaves:  is sold fresh and processed.

Following China, the United States is the world’s second-largest producer of spinach.

California, Arizona and New Jersey are the top spinach producing states in the United States.

 

HOW TO OBSERVE

You might want to have a fresh spinach salad or a spinach pizza or maybe a warm, delicious spinach dip.  If one of those is not your choice, perhaps it would be a dish of creamed spinach or spinach lasagna. There are many ways to add spinach to your daily diet and partake in its health benefits.

Fog ~ Sun ~ Tourcanet Bird ~ Muffin Cup Breakfast ~ More Odd Names ~ Bruiser ~ Lobster Newburg ~ Palm Sunday

Good 32º cloudy morning. 

Boy, yesterday it sure got foggy after I took that picture of the snow on my mountain!

Then it got beautiful!

This is an interesting bird...

Crimson-rumped Toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador

A small patch of red quills in its tail feathers earned this smaller cousin of the toucan its common name. That ‘crimson rump’ provides striking contrast to the deep green, gold, and blue feathers on the rest of the Toucanet’s body. Our specimen was photographed in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves (Peace of the Birds Sanctuary), a private nature reserve nestled in the foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes near the equator. Visitors there can spot many neotropical bird species, including antpittas, hummingbirds, and tanagers.

Muffin Cup Breakfast

cooking spray

18 refrigerated biscuits (unbaked)

8 oz breakfast sausage

7 large eggs

1/2 cup milk

salt and pepper to taste

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400º

2. Spray 18 muffin cups with cooking spray

3. Roll out each biscuit on a lightly floured surface to form 5" rounds.

4. Place each round in muffin cup, pressing into the base and sided to form a cup

5. Cook sausage in skillet until browned and cooked through, 5-10 minutes, drain fat.

6. Spoon sausage into muffin cups.

7. Whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper in bowl.

8. Pour egg mixture into each cup, filling just below top of biscuit dough.

9. Sprinkle cheese on top of egg mixture.

10. Bake until eggs are set and dough is golden, about 15-18 minutes.

** Now if you have leftover ham or any other kind of meat you like, use that. You can also add in some bacon sprinkles and or chopped fresh chives. Use your imagination!

Historically this date.......

1943 – Start of the American amphibious landings in the Philippines a turning point in the Pacific War.

1990 – The Happy Land fire was an arson fire that kills 87 people trapped inside an illegal nightclub in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

1996 – An 81-day-long standoff between the anti-government group Montana Freemenand law enforcement near Jordan, Montana, begins.

And births this date include....

1911 – Jack Ruby, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (d. 1967)

1918 – Howard Cosell, American sports reporter (d. 1995)

1928 – Jim Lovell, American astronaut

1940 – Anita Bryant, American singer

She certainly got herself and career in trouble back in the 70's voicing her opinion against gays~

1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer

1947 – Elton John, English singer and songwriter

1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress

1982 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver

In regards to those odd names on yesterday's blog...

The first woman telephone operator in America....

Emma Nutt became the first woman telephone operator on September 1, 1878. She loved the job, and worked at it for 33 years.

My Jerry had two cousins with the last name of Hogg. One was Emma and the other Ima. Really! There was also a governor of Texas (1851-1906) named Jim Hogg and he named his daughter Ima also!

Friend Del Graves said names not in consideration for she and Tom's kids was Robin and Doug!

My friend Lovella Moore (if you cut her first name down... Love Moore!) knew of a gal named Rosie who married a guy with the last name of Butts! Lovella also knew a guy named Peter Uhren!!! OMGOSH.

And, my friend Trish who's last name is Bowler has the maiden name of Lane.... so she's a Lane Bowler!

And from my friend Owen Tong...." Speaking of names, my last trainee told me a HS friend of his named Juana Ofelia  married a guy named Wiener and became Juana Ofelia Wiener.  I almost died laughing!"

Later dinner was orange chicken (tempura breaded white met chicken with carrots, water chestnuts, edamame, and onions in a zesty orange sauce and rice)

Then it was chair, wine, and TV with Bruiser sleeping in my chair with me!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Lobster Newburg is an American seafood dish made with lobster, butter, cream, cognac, sherry, eggs and cayenne pepper.  It is an elegant and classic dish enjoyed by many since the late 1800s. 

Debuting in 1876 at Delmonico’s, a fine New York restaurant, this dish was invented by sea captain Ben Wenburg.  He demonstrated the recipe to restaurant manager Charles Delmonico and refinements were made by chef Charles Ranhofer. The creation was then added to the restaurant’s menu as Lobster a la Wenburg.  The dish grew fast in popularity.

There was an argument between Wenburg and manager Charles Delmonica which caused the dish to be removed from the menu, but after many requests from patrons, it returned with a new name. The entree came to be known as Lobster Newburg.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Enjoy this Lobster Newburg recipe.

And today is Palm Sunday...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday