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 An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one Read more [...]

This is the thread where we post those recipes that we've been meaning to try and haven't or a thread encouraging us to dig into that pile of cookbooks to try at least one recipe a month so they are used.  This is the one I made last night.  So GOOD!  I did not use  the crock pot method.  I placed a corning ware casserole in an old electric skillet on very low heat with a little water to do Read more [...]

We now have her home, for a week and everything is now routine.  Portions sizes, daily injections and watching her carbohydrate levels for the rest of her days. She is really getting used to it.  Bless her little heart she told her daddy 'I'm sorry I'm sick" How to break your heart or what? Ironically a couple of days after she got home the annual fundraiser for the JDRF was announced on TV and their Read more [...]

Do you feel like there is something you constantly misplace or lose?What is it?Have you figured out a way to not misplace it?For me it is a tape measure.  I try to keep it with sewing stuff but I constantly seem to misplace it.  Makes me crazy! And I lose baked potato nails.  I had 6 and am down to 2 now.  I cannot figure out where they go but they do seem to vanish.What disappears for you?  Read more [...]

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I accidentally deleted my contact list from my e-mail. I’m rebuilding it so could you please just send a little something so i have yours  again.  I’m pretty sure I let you know that i got my ornament buddy but just in case.

 

These are handy substitutes for missing ingredients.  I almost never have cream or buttermilk in the refrigerator.If you need heavy cream for a recipe, you can make your own by combining 2/3 c. whole milk with 1/3 c. melted butter. Good to know.Add one tablespoon of white vinegar to a liquid measuring cup. Then, add milk until the amount reaches one cup. Let the mixture stand at room temperature for Read more [...]

...that if we comment on an older post, it doesn't bring it to the top anymore.  Has anyone else commented or posted recipes under the older entries that we're missing?   Oh also, I have started successfully shopping for the ornament exchange!!! That is always fun!Here's the Brownie Bites one again that I had posted under Internet Finds...check out the picture from the link!Ferrero Rocher Brownie Read more [...]