Woodpecker ~ Walk On My Property ~ Deer vs Buck Poo ~ Madrone Bees ~ Sandy's Crab Pie Dip ~ Sausage Bagel Pouch ~ Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Good 34º clear sunny morning. Such an enjoyable change! 

 

The woodpecker has been busy on my wood utility pole....

 

Dude and I took a walk down to the lower part of my property... Hadn't been there in a long time... new trees coming up...

The house from down there....

I saw this pile of poop and was not sure what it was. Well, it turns out, after talking to Mike, this is buck poo.

It's different than the doe poo, which is small droplets...

 

As we came back towards the house I walked by the Madrone tree.

http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/arb_men.html

OMGOSH! It sounded like a beehive! All the blooms were coming out and every bee around must have been up there!

 

Dude enjoyed the walk. Me too, such a nice day! 

 

This recipe shared by my pal Sandy (Todoran) Beck wayyyyyyy back when. It's sooooooooooo good.... Thanks Sandy!

 Sandy'd Crab Pie Dip

 

1 8oz pkg cream cheese

1/2 t. horseradish

2 T. mayonnaise

1/2 onion, finely chopped

1/2 bottle of chile sauce

1 can flaked crab

 

Blend cheese, horseradish, mayonnaise, onion. Spread onto plate, flatten and smooth top. Refrigerate overnight.

 

Before serving, spread chile sauce over top and flake crab meat over all.

 

Serve with Ritz, rye crackers, or toast rounds.

 

 

 

 

Historically this date........

1918 – Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.

1972 – Apollo 16, commanded by John Young, lands on the moon.

1999 – Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.

2007 – Johnson Space Center Shooting: A man with a handgun barricades himself inNASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas before killing a male hostage and himself.

2008 – Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.

2010 – The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months.

 

And births this date include....
1941 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor

(first hand knowledge of he being an adam henry!)

       Went from good to ewwwwwww..................

 

1949 – Jessica Lange, American actress

 

1955 – Don Pettit, American astronaut and engineer

 

1961 – Don Mattingly, American baseball player

    .....dude, you should have kept the sexy moustache! 

 

1970 – Shemar Moore, American actor

 

 

Went to my hair girl, Leah, for a haircut. Ahhhhh...... nice and short!

Then to the market for some yogurt and fresh cut up fruit....

 

For dinner I wasn't too hungry so I had a Schwans Sausage Breakfast Bagel Pouch and some of that fresh cut up melon....

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

 

Americans have been enjoying this springtime cake since the early 1900s when many cakes were made in cast iron skillets.

To make a Pineapple Upside Down Cake, line the bottom of a cake pan with pineapple rings. A cherry is then placed in the center of each ring followed by a butter and sugar mixture.  Cake batter is then poured over the pineapples and baked.  When the cake is done, it is turned upside down onto a platter before serving, revealing a delightful and delicious masterpiece.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Enjoy this delicious Quick Pineapple Upside Down Cake recipe.  

Prep: 20 mins.

Cook: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr. 10 mins.

Servings: 12 – 15

   Ingredients:

• 1 can pineapple rings
• 1 jar maraschino cherries
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 stick butter

Instructions:

Preheat oven to temperature required on cake box. Drain and save juice from canned pineapple rings. Mix cake batter according to directions on box, use pineapple juice in mixing (be sure to adjust liquids accordingly). Grease bottom and sides of 9 x 13 cake pan, melt butter and pour into pan. Next place crumbled brown sugar into the butter, place pineapple rings and cherries over brown sugar in bottom of cake pan. Pour cake mix over everything and bake according to time on cake box.

Once baked and out of oven place serving plate upside down over pan and turn over both plate and pan together. Leave pan remaining over cake to allow brown sugar mixture to drizzle over cake. Carefully remove pan and serve your pineapple upside down cake warm. Serve with whipped topping.

Weather ~ Throw Back Thursday NY ~ Clam Scampi ~ Potato Bag ~ Garlic

Good 31º clear sky sunny morning. (so far!)

 

Yesterday started out raining, dark, and gloomy. We did manage about noon to see a little blue sky...

 

 

Throw Back Thursday....

Ten years ago I got a personal tour of NY from my pal Joan Petitclair. She was from New Jersey and knew the city like the back of her hand. So many interesting buildings! Here's a really different one...

 

 

And then how would you like the job of "window washer" in NY??? Yikes! Look wayyyyy up there at the top of the building...

 

 

This is making me drool.................

 

You can't go wrong with pasta. It makes a super-quick meal and it always tastes good. But let's do things a little bit different. Instead of heating up plain spaghetti sauce, let's  sauté clams with garlic and lemon juice for a scampi that's out of this world and ready in no time.

CLAM SCAMPI

• 1 pound linguine
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (10-ounce) cans whole baby clams, drained
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

 

 

1. Cook the linguine according to the package directions; drain.
    
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt butter. Stir in garlic, salt, and pepper and sauté 2 minutes. Stir in clams, lemon juice, and parsley; cook 3 to 5 minutes, or until heated through.
    
3. Pour clam sauce over linguine, toss until pasta is coated completely, and serve.

**While you're mincing the garlic, mince a few extra cloves and combine it with softened salted butter. Spread that over a loaf of French bread that's been cut in half lengthwise. Wrap it in foil and bake at 350 degree F. while preparing the scampi. When it's done, you'll have the perfect side!

 

 

 

Historically this date........

1927 – Mae West is sentenced to 10 days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.

Cary Grant told me once that she was a real piece of work and he couldn't stand her! (That is when I worked for Faberge and he was on the board of directors)

1955 – The German automaker Volkswagen, after six years of selling cars in the United States, founds Volkswagen of America in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to standardize its dealer and service network.

1956 – Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.

1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death for conspiracy to commit theTate/LaBianca murders.

1989 – A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

1993 – The 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. Eighty-one people die.

 

And births this date include....

1903 – Eliot Ness, American lawman (d. 1957)

 

1925 – Hugh O'Brian, American actor (d.2016)

1930 – Dick Sargent, American actor (d. 1994)

 

1933 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress (d. 1967)

 

1935 – Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian and composer (d. 2002)

 

 

1937 – Elinor Donahue, American actress

 1968 – Ashley Judd, American actress

POS!!!!

http://usaforamericans.com/ashley-judd-says-women-better-off-muslim-country-one-reason-nuts/

1979 – Kate Hudson, American actress

 

 

 

Later I cooked a yam in a potato bag. These bags are super. They hold up to 3 or 4 potatoes, put the bag in the microwave for 4 minutes on high... and voilá they are done!

 

https://www.infomercials-tv.com/potato-express

They are sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, Amazon, and Wal-Mart, and probably other places too. Highly recommended for quick easy potato/yam cooking!

 

 

Saw a new show last night. It's called North Woods Law and it's about Game Wardens. Interesting. They do a type of law enforcement very different from cops in general. 

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

This stinking rose is a member of the lily family. This family also includes onions, leeks and shallots. While garlic originated in Asia over 7,000 years ago, it is used in a variety of cuisines, but it is also used for medicinal purposes.

It is considered an herbal remedy for colds, and it has been suggested to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Modern science has proven garlic’s antibiotic properties.

Myth and superstition reek of garlic. The most familiar one is garlic wards off vampires. This same theory seemed to work on witches, werewolves, demons and other such evils one could come across. Folklore tells us garlic grew from satan’s left footprint when he left the Garden of Eden; Greek midwives kept evils spirits away with it, and courage filled Roman soldiers who consumed the bulb.
Our dreams often have meaning.  Dreaming of garlic is no different. To dream about garlic in the house is supposed to mean good luck and if the dream includes eating garlic (perhaps in a pesto sauce), there might be hidden secrets. There are over 300 varieties of garlic in the world to dream about as well!

Gilroy, California is known as the Garlic Capital of the World. Will Rogers was once quoted as saying it is “…the only place in America where you can marinate a steak just by hanging it out on a clothesline.”