Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Grandma Gretchen's First Annual Recipe Contest


I decided to enter a recipe contest. Yes, I did. I've never done this before. I've posted other recipes that I like but never was so bold as to post mine much less enter a contest with it. But this sounded like fun. So here is my entry.



New England Clam Chowder

5 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
2 cans of minced clams
2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cube butter/margarine
1/2 cup flour
3 cups milk
2 cups whipping cream

Peel potatoes and dice into small cubes. Finely chop onion. Place in large pot with clam juice from minced clams. Add just enough water to cover potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

Add minced clams, salt, pepper, milk and cream. Make roux from melted margarine and flour. Blend hot milk from chowder pot to roux to thin the roux's consistency and then while stirring over medium heat add roux to chowder. Continue to stir chowder until heated through. Do not bring to a boil. This should thicken the chowder to a velvety consistency.

Serve with salad and warm buttered French bread. May be topped with grated cheddar or Colby cheese if desired.

You can find the contest rules by visiting Spices and Stuff. The background for the contest can be found at My Wonderful Life. Think it over and go out on a limb! Who knows you may be the next chef featured on the Food Network!

Have a grand and glorious Autumn Day...I'm making clam chowder for dinner tonight!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!


Picture by doe-c-does

Monday, October 19, 2009

Word Verification...



Do you ever wonder if any of those words that are used for word verification are real? Well on occasion I have looked them up in the dictionary or tried to get away with one as a word while playing scrabble only to find it didn't exist and I couldn't fool anyone else by using it. I find that they just do not exist...I cant remember in the last 2 1/2 years getting a REAL word!

Well, much to my delight, this morning when I was commenting at Bernie's House I actually had a word I knew! Yes, indeed!





It put a smile on my face and will be reminded, when I have to spell a word verification 3 times to post my comment, that once upon a time I got a REAL WORD!!!

Have a grand day!!!
~~~^j^~~~
And thanks be to God!!!


Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Eight Question MEME


Friend Jenny sent me this via email. I have shared this with all my email friends. Now, since it's been such a long time since I've done a MEME on my blog, I thought I would add it here today. And so we begin...

Six names you go by:
1. Cathy
2. Cat
3. Kate
4. Grandma
5. Mom
6. Catherine


Three things you are wearing right now:
1. Brown pants
2. white sweater
3. black socks/shoes


Three things you want very badly at the moment:
1. Hot tea
2. Visit with Mom
3. To shop for my dress for Jimmy and Kelly's wedding


Three things you did last night/yesterday
1. Went to Bible Study
2. Went to work
3. Did some laundry


Two things you ate today
1. English muffin
2. Hot tea


Two people you last talked to on the phone:
1. Marianne
2. Ron


Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. Work at Mother Teresa's Treasures
2. Finish laundry


Your three favorite beverages:
1. Hot tea
2. Fresca
3. Raspberry Iced Tea.


Here's what you're supposed to do. Copy and past the questions into your blog. Then delete my answers and type in your answers. Send this to 5 people and link the answers so that we can all enjoy the fun!

I invite:

Anita

Eileen

Bia

Queenmother Mama

Lisa

And two (2) for good measure

Abbey

Sue

Wishing all a grand Saturday!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Bad Haiku Friday

Root canal is done!!!! 'twas a breeze!!!!!
Thanks be to God!!!!!



A toothache is no fun
Neither is a root canal
But pain will be gone!


This is a smidge early but my appointment
for the root canal is at 6:50 a.m. CDT
tomorrow morning. Had to get this in
under the wire.

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!

Countdown to Root Canal

In a little more that 24 hours I will have had my root canal and all will be better again...Anyone have a humorous story they will share about their dentist or experiences at the dentist to brighten my day? Please share! Laughter is so healing!!!!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!