Easy Shrimp Dish - can't wait to try it

1) Melt a stick of #butter in the pan. 
2) Slice one lemon and layer it on top of the butter. 
3) Put down 1 pound or more of fresh (uncooked) shrimp, 
4) Sprinkle one pack of dried Italian seasoning.
5)  Put in the oven and bake at 350 for 15 min. Best Shrimp you will EVER taste :)

Breakfast Idea that looks so elegant

Breakfast is one of those meals that can so easily become BORING ... so here is a way to change it up.  I will have house guests on Sunday night and think this will make a great Monday morning breakfast ... easy and elegant.

 Mini-Breakfast Pancake Cups





1 cup milk
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. orange zest (optional)
1/4 cup butter, melted 
Powdered Sugar







1) Heat oven to 400 degrees F.  
2)Blend first six ingredients (milk thru orange zest) in a blender. Be careful to see that any flour clumps get well-blended.
3) Blend in butter a little at a time in order to temper the eggs.
4) Grease muffin tins well and distribute batter evenly between 24 tins 
5) Bake for 15 minutes, or until puffy and golden on top.  
6) Dust with powdered sugar then fill the cups with your topping of choice.


OR skip the sweet ingredients and fill with ham, egg, cheese scramble...??

Thanks to Liv Sporinsky for sharing a post she found on Facebook ... can't wait to try this out.


 

Think Before You Give

I want to use what God has given me wisely.  When I give to help others I want my donations to be truly helpful .... but are they??  I received this information in an email message from my sister-in-love ... I hope it helps you see clearly where to donate and perhaps where NOT to donate.   ~  Happy Thanksgiving  ~

A good reminder with the holiday , giving season ahead.

THINK BEFORE YOU DONATE

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE YOU MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS:

As you open your pockets to do a good thing and make yourself feel good, please keep the following facts in mind: ----------------------------

The American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans' salary for the year was $651,957 plus expenses

MARCH OF DIMES It is called the March of Dimes because only a dime for every 1 dollar is given to the needy.

The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a $375,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits.

UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,200,000 per year (100k permonth) plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE. Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to the cause.

GOODWILL CEO and owner Mark Curran profits $2.3 million a year. Goodwill is a very catchy name for his business. You donate to his business and then he sells the items for PROFIT.  He pays nothing for his products and pays his workers minimum wage! Nice Guy.  $0.00 goes to help anyone!  Stop giving to this man.

Instead, give it to ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

GO "GREEN" AND PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE IT WILL DO SOME GOOD:

The Salvation Army Commissioner, Todd Bassett receives a small salary of only $13,000 per year(plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization. 96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.	The American Legion National Commander receives a$0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!	The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a$0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!	The Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives a$0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!	The Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander receives a$0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!	Make a Wish:For children's last wishes. 100% goes to funding trips or special wishes for a dying child.	St. Jude Research Hospital 100% goes towards funding and helping Children with Cancer who have no insurance and can not afford to pay.	Ronald McDonald Houses All monies go to running the houses for parents who have critical Children in the hospital. 100% goes to housing, and feeding the families.	Lions Club International 100% OF DONATIONS GO TO HELP THE BLIND,BUY HEARING AIDES, SUPPORT MEDICAL MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THEIR LATEST UNDERTAKING IS MEASLES VACCINATIONS (ONLY $1.00 PER SHOT).

 

Christmas is Coming the Goose is getting FAT

I love this time of year.  The days are getting cooler and my mind turns toward the holidays.  Today I found a special gift from my friend Jennifer Sands ... she posted Grinch Santas on Facebook ...  I went to the web-site she posted from and found an amazing place for holiday ideas.  I hope you will check it out.   Merry Little Christmas on Facebook.

So here is a picture of the Grinch Santas ... 

 

AND

Here is a picture of a glorious Light Fixture ... I'm hoping we can improve our design at home

So until next time ... Use the Gifts that God gives you starting with your imagination.

Finding Serendipity ...

Just when you don't expect it ... something truly serendipitous happens ... such as the absolutely adorable Christmas candy mice I found on my Facebook page this evening... I just have to share them....

Directions: 

1. Open face up Oreo cookie 
2. Dip a marischino cherry in melted chocolate bark ... the stem is the tail of the mouse
3.  Hersey's kiss for the head 
4. Almond slices for the ears.
5.  Pinch of marischino cherry for the nose
6. Purchased candy eyes (or a dot of white icing topped with a tinier dot of black/brown frosting)
7. Green icing piped on using leaf tip
8. Cinnamon red hot candies for holly berries

Thanks to friends who shared this post from Judy Key

Something Different for Breakfast

I am so spoiled by the richness of the American lifestyle.  Instead of being truly grateful for what God has provided in terms of foods to break my fast I want something different.   Well, I found it in the Cook's Country Magazine.  A part of America's Test Kitchen and led by Christopher Kimball, Cook's Country is a great cooking aid even for folks who have been in the kitchen since they were knee-high to a grasshopper!  At the back of this month's issue is a recipe for Breakfast Cookies ...AWESOMELY GOOD!

Here is the recipe.  Try it out and if you like it you might want to mosey on over to CooksCountry.com and consider a subscription to the magazine.  It isn't expensive and it is worth every penny!!

8 slices of bacon, fried crisp

1 stick of unsalted butter, softened

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, softened

1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup GrapeNuts cereal

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/3 cup granulated sugar.

1. Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat until crispy (be careful to not get it over done)
2. Put rack in middle of oven and heat oven to 325 degrees.
3. Using stand mixer or electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on medium high speed until pale and fluffy.
4. Add egg, orange juice concentrate, and orange zest. Mix again until well combined.
5. In three increments add the dry ingredients, mixing until just incorporated.
6. Add the bacon and mix until well incorporated.
7. Place remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a bowl.
8. Taking a scant 2 tablespoons of dough (it will be sticky) roll it into a ball and then roll it in the sugar.
9. Place sugared ball on one of two parchment paper lined baking sheets.  Each sheet should have no more than 8 cookies on the sheet placed well apart.  These cookies s-p-r-e-a-d out.
10. Using bottom of a drinking glass dipped in remaining sugar flatted the balls to 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
11. Bake cookies - 1 sheet at a time - for 15 to 19 minutes - (if unsure go for the longer baking time it effects the outcome)  Remove from oven and transfer parchment paper and all to a wire cooling rack. 
12. Let cool completely.  Enjoy.  Makes 16 LARGE cookies.

Himself the DH says these are very similar to scones...just flat.  

A Spooky Little Treat

It is getting to be that time of year when the stores are filled with scary items and our minds turn to the glories of autumn.  For me that also means thinking about making Halloween extra special for my grandchildren.  Jennifer gave me the idea AND bought the Tic-Tacs ... so all I had to do was create the label for this super simple and super fun treat...  Thank the Lord I have a Silhouette Cameo and the sketch pens ... this was done in literally minutes.