http://www.foodpals.com/rss/Blogs http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_588/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_588/ I tried a recipe for cheese ravolis, that i recieved from kitchenwitch, for my moms birthday, and it was a big hit, my mom loved the fact that i made her a dinner from scratch, she said it was the best present i could of given her.  My kids all loved it too!  first they looked alittle skeptical, but they all came back for seconds and thirds, next time i have to make 3 batches.  Thank you so much kitchenwitch....my life is finally getting under control again so i will be more acctive on the site.  and finally get some of my grandmas, old germanrecipes posted.  Sorry I have been out of it lately, but for those of you who didnt know i am currently recovering from my second spinal surgery, just had spinal fusionof  the neck (thank you drunk drivers)  it has been rough but i am now getting back on track and i am very thankful that i have found a place to make new friends and discuss my favorite subject, food....talk to you all soon.cat Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:09:00 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_587/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_587/ A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtime story.From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek.She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again. Finally she spoke up, "Grandpa, did God make you?""Yes, sweetheart," he answered,"God made me a long time ago." "Oh," she paused, "Grandpa, did God make me too?""Yes, indeed, honey," he said, "God made you just a little while ago."Feeling their respective faces again, she observed,"God's getting better at it, isn't he?" Mon, 1 Sep 2008 15:09:13 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_586/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_586/ I'm back and I'm cooking!!!So I'm in GA in my place now and cooking and loving it.  So far I been focused on breakfast and some snacks but I have a recipe list I've been keeping to plan meals I'd like to try.My goal is to start with some basic recipes for every meal - including some snack and beferage recipes.So far my favorites are Morrocan mint tea, Home-made low-carb buffalo wings, spiced almonds, and southwest cajun shrimp!!!I'm on a low carb diet so I have to watch what I eat.  This weekend I'm going to prepare seared tuna for the first time and I can't wait!  It's one of my favorites whenever I eat out. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:08:32 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_585/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_585/ So last nite I was making my grandmas strudel recipe.  and my mother calls and says that there is a forest fire 2 miles from our house.  needless to say I left dinner on the stove and started getting things together in  case we are evacuated, and about 3 hours of watching air tankers, helicopters and fire trucks go up the hill we get the all clear. thank god we escaped the fire again ( 5 years ago it almost took out our house, stopped 90 yards) but man dinner was ruined at it was too late to start a new batch.....but at least i still have a kitchen to cook in.hehe, cathi Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:08:11 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_584/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_584/ First, you come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses.... FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS: 1. Peace of mind           2. Peace of heart                    3. Peace of soul     PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Lettuce be patient 4. Lettuce really love one another NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS: 1. Turnip for meetings             2.. Turnip for service                       3. Turnip to help  one another TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE   THYME: 1. Thyme for each other                     2. Thyme for family                                  3. Thyme for friends WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE.  THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU  SOW.  NOT BAD, HUH?! Every garden needs some flowers so I have added some GLADS. 1. Glad to live in a free country,   2.  Glad to have all my good friends.       3.  Glad to be able to worship God!!           4.  Glad to have a great family. My HEART to send this to people I wanted God to bless and I PICKED you. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:08:27 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_581/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_581/ i wonder if  am i the only 1 member here who came from japan? is there anybody?sorry guys im just thinking about it,, actualy i came from philippine and for those who think that im a japanese,sorry no im not..i stay here in japan for about 5mos.now and i find it its a beautiful place and clean,also japanese people are very sensitive about etiquette of how you act to them..japanese also like spanking on the head no matter what you're doing thats their style and its normal to them,.at first i was shocked cos we filipinos dont like this specialy when you hit on the head and its very bad to us,,but for them its very ok they do this thing more often,specialy when you watch tv its kinda hurt wnen you see people hitting on the head...anyway this is it,,so far im doing ok here and i continue discovering all about japan,,and by the way guys sorry for not posting many food recipes on my page,if i have japanese recipe i'll  post it...  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:08:38 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_579/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_579/ I just love the library - especially in the summer time.I drive around to all the little towns and villages in the summer and wait for their book sales.Yesterday - it was $2 a bag for all the books you can get into a bag - well - let me tell you - 4 bags - several craft books, 15 cookbooks, 71 childrens books - and I want to go back today -just add to the $1 a bag for all you could get into a bag at another library 3 counties over 3 weeks ago - there I got $4 worth of books - 37 cookbooks, 59 childrens books, 2 childrens complete encyclopedia sets.Love books!And so do my babies - being an adopted gram is so much fun - and the books are well worth it.love books................ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:08:01 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_578/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_578/ Oh how I just love reading the headlines in the paper in the morning!The hackers did it again - got the credit card numbers and passwords to 41 million people and sold them.And many of the stores that they listed fell victim to this before.  What happened to their new security features so that this does not happen?Of course - I shop and I use my card (debit card which is worse in my eyes than a credit card) in several of those stores.For peace of mind - I visited my bank today - had them cancel out my debit card completely - my card and information won't do anyone any good.I can wait the 7 to 10 days for a new card.But atleast I don't have to worry.Looks like I am going to return to the ways of the old days - pay cash for everything.No headaches that way. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:08:05 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_577/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_577/ As most of you know - I had a lot of computer problems with my old "roach" and I finally got a new computer.Well - to begin with - I HATE shopping for computers.  Half the time you can't get the answers you want or the answers you get seem to be too easy/simple to believe.This is the time of the year where they put many computers and laptops on sale because of back-to-school.Best Buy had a nice sale - but after what they did to my roach (which helped it along it's road to doom) I will never go back there.  And I have some choice words for their "geek squad" or whatever they call themselves.But I did find a nice one at Office Max.The one thing I did not like about it - VISTA operating system.  The salesman (although they don't pay commissions for the sale of a computer) was very patient, listened to my many, many questions and was smart enough to give me the answers.  Maybe they weren't answers I wanted to hear - but he gave me the proper answers.  Too bad the one I wanted was out of stock and I had to drive over 40 miles to get the last one at another branch.Of course - I did have questions that I asked Ron - who also steered me in the right direction.So with a bit of confidence I decided to turn my life over to VISTA and bid a sad farewell to Windows XP.Oh how I miss my Windows XP!But slowly - like a fungus - VISTA is growing on me.One thing I will never like is the new dialer I have to use with Compuserve.  And I really miss the Compuserve toolbar that I no longer get.But I'll live.And with this system I am not losing information.  My roach lost a lot.  I lost files, emails, folders, PATIENCE, time - you name it.So now I am as normal as I can be (yeah - right!) and I hope that I've answered all my PM's and emails to everyone.If not - drop me a line - things are working again - like they did before my roach got sick.I now have a bigger screen - more memory than ever - I can watch TV and burn movies - and do so much more.I've loaded in new software and I think I've got everything transferred from the roach to this one (THANK YOU RON! WITHOUT YOUR ADVICE I WOULD STILL BE DOING IT!)with the exception of a couple things I cannot get off the roach.Like my favorites from Compuserve.But I'm moving forward - hopefully in the right direction.And I have to admit - it's much less nerve-wracking with the new laptop.  The roach?  That little contraption worked it's heart of for me - gave me so much.  I should bronze it!  LOLOh and by the way - this laptop has letters on the keyboard!  (they were worn off the roach completely!) Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:08:12 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_576/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_576/ I have been a busy bee........I keep uploading recipes and doing one picture at a time......I wanted to upload all my pictures to the recipes before adding them to the posts of recipes....Call me different!....I know I am slow but steady!   I am trying to get around.........I stop by peoples sites learn about the wide variety of people here!   So far I like what I see.   I have a lot of questions still......But can figure out most.   I realize because I put on my front page I am an expert cook and can cook and can cook for 700-1500 people over a weekend is true but intimidating.  I will post pictures of my life that will show you.  I still cook like everyone else and enjoy people. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 02:08:11 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_575/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_575/ Waving *Hey to Everyone*I apologize for being away for awhile I have been super busy :)My Editor/Publisher encouraged me to start an Arts Group http://groups.blackplanet.com/theartistloungeIt is time consuming and growing leaps and boundsCurrently I am writing lyrics for several Artist Including John Legend This week I am featured on the Online Magazine POVhttp://fromawriterspov.webs.com/fromawriterspov.htmPLEASE remember all my friends here are in my Daily Thoughts &Prayers((((((((((((((((*Friends*))))))))))))))))I MISS & LOVE you ALL I PROMISE to stop by more frequently PEACE, HAPPINESS, LOVE ,&BLESSINGS Jill Sun, 3 Aug 2008 21:08:53 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_574/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_574/ WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL IF EVERYONE IN THE WORLD COULD BE FRIENDS? EVERYONE WOULD LOVE HELPING EVERYONE AND NO ONE EVER GOT MAD AT YOU FOR ANYTHING. I GUESS THAT WOULD BE JUST TO BORING AND A TOTAL PIPE DREAM. I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE BUT, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE OUT FOR THEMSELVES ALL THE TIME THIS WILL NEVER BECOME REALITY. GROWING UP IN THE 60's I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY WE JUST COULDN'T ALL GET ALONG. WHAT A GREAT PLACE THIS WORLD WOULD BE BUT THAT IS JUST A DREAM AND LIKE THEY SAY...IT"S EASIER TO SMILE THAN TO FROWN. WE ALL NEED TO SMILE ALOT MORE, IT ALSO MAKES PEOPLE WONDER WHAT YOU'RE UP TO. DON'T YOU AGREE? HUGS TO ALL!! Sat, 2 Aug 2008 12:08:53 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_573/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_573/ July 30, 2008Well hello folks...  Believe it or not this is my first blog ever.  Considering I'm an old school techie, that is a shock to myself.Today I decided it's time to learn to cook and I can't wait to get started.  Only problem is, I'm staying in my brothers apartment and he owns ZERO cookware.Go figure.  a bunch of excitement and NO way to exercise it!!!  So, a pretty normal day I guess.Self-deprecating humor aside, I'm really excited to begin this new journey and can't wait to start learning all about FOOD.Unitl I'm back in my own kitchen, I guess I'll start reading some books and preparing for my first meal as Newbie Chef! Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:07:51 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_572/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_572/ Seems we all have a great passion for food, so I thought about how I set my table. Every week I do a different design for napkin folding, and leave them on my table for the week. At dinner you must use the paper napkins, cause my creations are only for show. (laughing). My two youngest sons always guess what my creations are, our favourite is the bird of paradise. One son calls it a boat and the other calls it the Sydney Opera House. I would like to share this site with all of you, probably some or most of you have already come across it. The instructions are quite simply and you always have a great looking table for your family or guests. Enjoy Joeyhttp://www.napkinfoldingguide.com/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:07:40 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_570/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_570/ Sorry guys,  I couldn't resist putting this one in.A police officer came upon a terrible wreck where the driver and passenger had been killed. As he looked upon the wreckage a little monkey came out of the brush and hopped around the crashed car. The officer looked down at the monkey and said "I wish you could talk." The monkey looked up at the officer and shook his head up and down. "You can understand what I'm saying?" asked the officer. Again, the monkey shook his head up and down. "Well, did you see this?" "Yes," motioned the monkey. "What happened?" The monkey pretended to have a can in his hand and turned it up by his mouth. "They were drinking?" asked the officer. The monkey shakes his head "Yes." "What else?" The monkey pinched his fingers together and held them to his mouth. "They were smoking marijuana?" The monkey shakes his head "Yes." "What else?" The monkey motioned "kissing." "They were kissing, too?" asked the astounded officer. The monkey shakes his head "Yes." "Now wait, you're saying your owners were drinking, smoking and kissing before they wrecked." The monkey shakes his head "Yes." "What were you doing during all this?" "Driving" motioned the monkey. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:07:50 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_569/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_569/ First of all, I want to thank all my dear foodpal friends for your concern.  I've had lots of messages and notes, etc., asking about my absence from the site, as of late...Well, right now, we are having some minor health issues (on top of the normal serious ones!).  My legs are full of fluid, and I'm unable to spend much time on the computer, as I have to keep them elevated.  As soon as my prescription is filled (can you believe BOTH pharmacies in town don't carry my diuretic?), and we get this under control, then I will be back (between potty breaks)...so just be patient.  Again, thank you for your love and concern (and no, he STILL hasn't finished the kitchen!!  *LOL*)  Love ya!J Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:07:41 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_568/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_568/  A man is in bed with his wife when there is a knock on the door. He rolls over and looks at his clock -- it's half-past three in the morning. 'I'm not getting out of bed at this time', he thinks, and rolls over. Then, a louder knock follows. 'Aren't you going to answer that?' says his wife. So, he drags himself out of bed and goes downstairs. He opens the door and there is man standing at the door. It didn't take the homeowner long to realize the man was drunk. 'Hi there,' slurs the stranger, 'Can you give me a push?' 'No. Get lost, it's half-past three. I was in bed,' says the man and slams the door. He goes back up to bed and tells his wife what happened and she says 'Dave, that wasn't very nice of you. Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man's door to get us started again? What would have happened if he'd told us to get lost?' 'But the guy was drunk,' says the husband. 'It doesn't matter,' says the wife. 'He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him.' So, the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed and goes downstairs. He opens the door and, not being able to see the stranger anywhere he shouts: 'Hey, do you still want a push?' and he hears a voice cry out 'Yeah please.' So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouts: 'Where are you?' And the stranger replies: 'I'm over here, on your swing set.'  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:07:51 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_567/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_567/ As you all know we moved into an apartment in May.Well when I got settled in good I brought some huge pots and window boxes to put on the fence railings of the pouch they sort of clamp on the fence railings.Well any way I planted a tomato plant in each big pot with pickling cukes growning with them I thought that I was getting red beefsteak tomatoes but I got a pink one and purple one they are part of the heirloom tomatoes they are full of tomatoes got a lot of ripe ones off them and cukes.  Also planted two rose bushes and got two for my birthday in June.I have herbs planted on two window boxes and petunias in the other two my back porch looks so pretty now that every thing is getting ripe all at one time so I am gardening again.   I  sprinkle 1/2 cup Epsom salts on the dirt and water it in every month plus the fertilizer.  Oh I just love to dig in the dirt!!!!!!!So glad that the August Cooking Lite magazine came today as it has a really good Bread and Butter pickles recipe in it and found out about the two tomatoes I planted.Also I want to thank each and everyone of you for the nice comments on my groups.  I never thought in a million years that I would ever get 5 stars but last night I did it and the 603 I feel so good about myself thanks for your comments on the recipes to.Have a great evening!!!!!ChefBelle Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:07:20 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_564/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_564/ I have been cooking a lot at the legion. Two weeks ago I took a few days off and took over for the cook. I had free range with my menu so I tried something a little more out there than their usual fare. Wed. I had Sloppy Toms, sloppy joes made with turkey, french fried sweet potatoes, home made cole slaw, not out of a box, and pudding supprise, chocolate pudding with vanilla inside. That went pretty well, about $200 at $5.00 a plate. Then on Thursday I made hugh ham steaks, with the bone in, an orange and lime caramel glaze, home made scalopped potatoes, green beans with bacon and ginger and a giant cookie with fresh whipped cream and marachino cherry. My suse made an absolutly fabulous drizzle for the cookie with the marrichino juice. That dinner sold out big time. I had 46 ham steaks and before it was over I had to cut slabs off a buffet ham to take care of the overflow. That one was $6.00 a plate. Then on Friday it all came crashing down aroundmy ears. I made Po' Mans Fillet, a slow roasted 8 oz piece of pot roast wrapped in ham and croissant dough, baked again and served with sauteed mushroom caps, grilled leeks with garlic infused extra virgin olive oil and home made kluski noodles cooked in the au juice from the roasts. For dessert we had my grannies apples and dumplins made with granny smith apples, brown sugar, molassas, pancake syrup and cinnamon and drop biscuits on top like chicken and dumplins. I had 56 of the fillets and sold 13 at $6.00 each. We still made $250 but almost all of it was bar menu deep fried stuff like mushrooms, chicken tenders and cheese sticks and hamburgers. To say the least I was a little dissapointed but we broke down the beef and saved it for beef and noodles on the next Thursday. How ignominious.  On the other hand every one of the 13 that tried the dinner just loved it, including the leeks. I guess it is something. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:07:52 -0500 http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_563/ http://www.foodpals.com/rss/link_blogs/id_563/ Late March and I submitted my application to a National Corp. The next day I was asked to come in for an interview. Showed up and found it was a lead position on a very busy station and set a date to meet the chef the following week. The day befor eI showed up, they had a young person, who had been on leave, call and say he wanted to return to work for the company. They gave him my position.They offered me a job as a cashier. Benefits and a decent hourly wage..... I accepted the offer. I started work mid- April.The first two weeks were difficult and I was having alot of over-rings and shortages. I was slow at beverage stocking. twice aday. Iwas up at 4:30, drove 25 minutes into the city (17.5 mi.)and started work at 6:30.The cash register and I eventually became associates and I was completing tasks assigned, early. I was then asked to go to anaother cafeteria to cover for a maternity leave. I was to shadow the mum for a week and then she would leave.Baby came 3 weeks early. I started the new job with minimal outlines of work. Each day I spent trying to learn a new (to me) old cashregister. I was also told to learn the machine. Day 2. Things went from bad to worse on the till and the other jobs had become easy and almost mechanical.What didn't improve were my over rings and shortages. There is no way to void a transaction or change an item unless you cash out and start over.  After my second week, Corporate said I had to be terminated. Funnily after my second week at  the first location,I told them that I would like to be transferred to the kitchen. They kept bringing new people in and I stayed where I was. I know that we should persue our strengths, but I also felt that learning another aspect of the industry was as important.Right now I feel I was set up for failure whilst trying to learn a new situation. I'm very disappointed in Large  Corps. that from a distance , are not bothered with the situation a person has been put in but the black and white numbers that show failure.I spent a weekend being angry and crying. I then organized my cooking and baking supplies and cleaned up from a party for 50 that I had done this past weekend. I cleaned house and helped lay sod. I silently cursed my husband for tilling to deep and cutting the phone cables which disconnected my phone and internet.Friday, I called to set an interview appt. I have been delayed until Monday morning.I will look in the paper again tomorrow, Sunday. Am I doing the right thing? Am I right in feeling  hurt and disappointed at the way this was handled? I will contine to search for a job and  figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. I Know that I'll find something and that it will be the right place for me. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:07:18 -0500