This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis
Thank you to all who have and will continue to protect us. Today is YOUR day.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Veterans Day: Thank you
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis
Thank you to all who have and will continue to protect us. Today is YOUR day.
Monday, November 2, 2009
The USS NEW YORK Honors 9-11 Patriots
The future USS NEW YORK (LPD 21), built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow, is arriving this morning in New York and will remain docked for ten days before she leaves. This is not only an awesome warship, but she also honors the patriots lost on 9-11.
The ship will come to a complete stop at the World Trade Center site this morning (right now they are little bit behind schedule) and render a 21-gun salute. First responders, families of 9/11 victims and the general public will gather at the North Cove in the World Financial to welcome the ship and return the salute. A formal ceremony will also take place with over 150 uniformed servicemen and women in dress uniform honoring renders.
The ship will be open to the public:
While she is docked at Pier 88, on 12th Avenue at 48th Street near the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) will be open to the public, free of any charge, on a first-come first-served basis, at these specific times and dates:
Wednesday, November 4 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 5 – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Monday, November 9 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 11 – 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All the details are on this website: http://www.ussny.org/
The USS NEW YORK will be commissioned at a shipboard ceremony at Pier 88 in New York City beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009. FOX News will be live that day from 6 a.m. through the ceremony for those of us too far away to attend.
~Brenda
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Applebees Honors Veterans & Active Duty Troops
Applebees's Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants will honor all U.S. Veterans and active duty military personnel with a free meal on Veterans Day on November 11th. They will be able to pick one of six "Signature Favorites" from the menu, which are very nice meals! For all the details you can visit http://www.applebees.com/vetsday. You can send an email from there to share the information.
I've been to Applebees quite a few times over the last few years with my husband when we could sneak in a kid free lunch:) It's a nice place for couples, families or even a solo meal. I'm really pleased that they are not only doing this, but are so upfront about why. This is from their website:
Show your gratitude and appreciation to a veteran or active duty military in your life. Invite them to join you for lunch or dinner at Applebee's on Veterans Day. Veterans and active duty military eat free on Wednesday, November 11th.
There is also a list of sponsor the website. I always like to give business to companies that AREN'T afraid to support the troops!
~Brenda
I've been to Applebees quite a few times over the last few years with my husband when we could sneak in a kid free lunch:) It's a nice place for couples, families or even a solo meal. I'm really pleased that they are not only doing this, but are so upfront about why. This is from their website:
Show your gratitude and appreciation to a veteran or active duty military in your life. Invite them to join you for lunch or dinner at Applebee's on Veterans Day. Veterans and active duty military eat free on Wednesday, November 11th.
There is also a list of sponsor the website. I always like to give business to companies that AREN'T afraid to support the troops!
~Brenda
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Vintage Cookbook Recipes & Humor
I'm going to try to share a recipe a week, but with two teens and a crazy delightful 9 year old I'm sure there will be weeks I miss. I LOVE regional recipes and cookbooks and sharing is always good:)
Today I have a recipe from The Ozark Pain Killer Cookbook & Home Medical Advisor by Kay White Miles. The cookbook is a small paper book with no publishing or copyright date. It's odd, but it's fun.
Literary And Athletic Society Celebration Cookies
Melt 1/2 lb. margarine in square pan.
Add:
1 cup graham crackers (crushed fine)
1 cup shredded coconut
1 packet chocolate chips
1 packet butterscotch chips
1 cup chopped pecans
Spread all this and press down in pan. Add 1 large can condensed milk by spoonful over all. Bake in 325 degree F. oven for about 30 minutes. Do not over bake. Cool, best if set in refrigerator overnight, and then cut into squares. Also can be kept in freezer until a few minutes before serving.
My notes: I have everything for this but the nuts so I'll have to pick those up. I'm wondering about the "packet". I think I'll go with a cup of each instead of an entire 12 ounce bag. I could be wrong but a square pan is usually 8x8 and that just seems like too many. I'll share a picture when I make it.
Are you ready for some humor from the book? Here we go:
Customer: "Give me a can of talcum powder, please."
Clerk: "Walk this way, please".
Customer: "If I could walk that way, I wouldn't need talcum powder."
*snicker*
One more recipe to share:
Riots Have Been Started Over This Rice Pudding
Cheery little lady in Clinton, Missouri gave us this recipe. She takes it to church suppers. Everybody rushes to get some before it's gone. Best rice pudding we've ever eaten!
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup milk
1 cup coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter, melted
3 eggs
Mix as you put together and bake in slow oven until done.
My notes: A slow oven would probably be about 300 degrees F.
I hope you enjoyed the recipes and the humor. The author claims they are
"recipes guaranteed to ease hunger pangs!".
~Brenda
Today I have a recipe from The Ozark Pain Killer Cookbook & Home Medical Advisor by Kay White Miles. The cookbook is a small paper book with no publishing or copyright date. It's odd, but it's fun.
Literary And Athletic Society Celebration Cookies
Melt 1/2 lb. margarine in square pan.
Add:
1 cup graham crackers (crushed fine)
1 cup shredded coconut
1 packet chocolate chips
1 packet butterscotch chips
1 cup chopped pecans
Spread all this and press down in pan. Add 1 large can condensed milk by spoonful over all. Bake in 325 degree F. oven for about 30 minutes. Do not over bake. Cool, best if set in refrigerator overnight, and then cut into squares. Also can be kept in freezer until a few minutes before serving.
My notes: I have everything for this but the nuts so I'll have to pick those up. I'm wondering about the "packet". I think I'll go with a cup of each instead of an entire 12 ounce bag. I could be wrong but a square pan is usually 8x8 and that just seems like too many. I'll share a picture when I make it.
Are you ready for some humor from the book? Here we go:
Customer: "Give me a can of talcum powder, please."
Clerk: "Walk this way, please".
Customer: "If I could walk that way, I wouldn't need talcum powder."
*snicker*
One more recipe to share:
Riots Have Been Started Over This Rice Pudding
Cheery little lady in Clinton, Missouri gave us this recipe. She takes it to church suppers. Everybody rushes to get some before it's gone. Best rice pudding we've ever eaten!
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup milk
1 cup coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter, melted
3 eggs
Mix as you put together and bake in slow oven until done.
My notes: A slow oven would probably be about 300 degrees F.
I hope you enjoyed the recipes and the humor. The author claims they are
"recipes guaranteed to ease hunger pangs!".
~Brenda
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A Day Out In the City
My husband and daughter spent a day out in Grand Rapids, Michigan last weekend where they walked around the downtown searching out art pieces that were displayed for ArtPrize, a new art contest in the city. We had driven around town one other day but it was pouring rain, so the view wasn't the best. Emily and Chuck knew one of the art pieces was my favorite and took some very cool pictures of a giant table and chairs by artist Sarah Grant.
Isn't this awesome? It's not just the size and the colors I love, but when I look at it I think of a table in a country kitchen where people laugh, eat, and make memories. I was a little disappointed in the name of the piece: The Furniture City Sets the Table for the World of Art. Yeah, a little underwhelming. Here are some close-ups of the bottom of the table Chuck took for me:
The pictures don't really show how surreal the table looks on top of the Blue Bridge, as it's called. Are you getting the feeling someone in Grand Rapids needs to work on naming things? I can make fun of them since we lived on the North West side for 9 years. It's MUCH better to visit the city, now that we can come home to our house in the country:)
Emily had a wonderful time walking around with her dad, as you can see in this picture of her on a giant button. Isn't that neat? It's been in one of the downtown parks for quite awhile now for kids to climb on.
You can read more about the giant table and the ArtPrize contest (which ended last weekend) here: http://www.artprize.org/artist/id/2250. They have pictures of a crane lifting the table on to the top of the bridge. The piece won the 8th place, but it was my favorite.
~Brenda
Isn't this awesome? It's not just the size and the colors I love, but when I look at it I think of a table in a country kitchen where people laugh, eat, and make memories. I was a little disappointed in the name of the piece: The Furniture City Sets the Table for the World of Art. Yeah, a little underwhelming. Here are some close-ups of the bottom of the table Chuck took for me:
The pictures don't really show how surreal the table looks on top of the Blue Bridge, as it's called. Are you getting the feeling someone in Grand Rapids needs to work on naming things? I can make fun of them since we lived on the North West side for 9 years. It's MUCH better to visit the city, now that we can come home to our house in the country:)
Emily had a wonderful time walking around with her dad, as you can see in this picture of her on a giant button. Isn't that neat? It's been in one of the downtown parks for quite awhile now for kids to climb on.
You can read more about the giant table and the ArtPrize contest (which ended last weekend) here: http://www.artprize.org/artist/id/2250. They have pictures of a crane lifting the table on to the top of the bridge. The piece won the 8th place, but it was my favorite.
~Brenda
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Colors of Fall
I love fall. I love the colors, the smells, the food, the flowers and the temperatures. The trees are turning color nicely near us, and if you want to know where the best places to see fall color are in the U.S. you can take a look at this page: http://www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors/ from the Forest Service. There is even a hotline you can call AND a cool page explaining why trees change color.
I also thought I would share some of the color I've been seeing in our area:
I hope you are enjoying fall where you are!
~Brenda
I also thought I would share some of the color I've been seeing in our area:
I hope you are enjoying fall where you are!~Brenda
Monday, September 28, 2009
My Apple Crisp Recipe
I know you have been patiently waiting for my promised apple crisp recipe. I had to play hostess to 8 teens on Friday and then recover on Saturday. They are all good kids, but wow, do they eat a lot! Saturday I made baked chicken, squash, mashed potatoes and the apple crisp. It turned out very good. I'm sorry I forgot to count how many apples I actually used, but I don't think a few more or less would make a difference. As I said, I took 3 or 4 recipes and just picked out what I liked and what I had on hand.
Brenda's Apple Crisp
Ingredients:
Gala apples, peeled and sliced
Kraft caramels
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into pieces
1/3 cup oatmeal (I used old fashioned oats)
Spray a 10 inch pie pan or an oblong pan (mine is a glass 8x11 pan). Peel and slice enough apples to fill the pan about halfway, maybe a little more. Unwrap about 10 caramels (give or take) and cut them in half, dotting them through-out the apple slices in the pan.
In a bowl combine the brown sugar, flour, oatmeal and the butter. Use a pastry cutter, a fork, or a food processor and work the butter into the dry items so it's crumbly. Place this evening on top of the apple slices. Bake at 375 degrees F. for about 40 minutes until it's bubbly and the apples are tender.
Notes: I didn't add cinnamon, but I think I will next time. You could substitute graham cracker crumbs, instant oatmeal, or ginger snaps in place of the oatmeal. I wanted to use ginger snaps but the kids had eaten them up like the food vacuums they are. Here is the finished crisp:
This was just enough for dessert after dinner, and everyone loved it except for my picky 9 year old who said it was "weird". She did however keep sneaking caramels from the bag!
~Brenda
Brenda's Apple Crisp
Ingredients:
Gala apples, peeled and sliced
Kraft caramels
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into pieces
1/3 cup oatmeal (I used old fashioned oats)
Spray a 10 inch pie pan or an oblong pan (mine is a glass 8x11 pan). Peel and slice enough apples to fill the pan about halfway, maybe a little more. Unwrap about 10 caramels (give or take) and cut them in half, dotting them through-out the apple slices in the pan.
In a bowl combine the brown sugar, flour, oatmeal and the butter. Use a pastry cutter, a fork, or a food processor and work the butter into the dry items so it's crumbly. Place this evening on top of the apple slices. Bake at 375 degrees F. for about 40 minutes until it's bubbly and the apples are tender.
Notes: I didn't add cinnamon, but I think I will next time. You could substitute graham cracker crumbs, instant oatmeal, or ginger snaps in place of the oatmeal. I wanted to use ginger snaps but the kids had eaten them up like the food vacuums they are. Here is the finished crisp:
This was just enough for dessert after dinner, and everyone loved it except for my picky 9 year old who said it was "weird". She did however keep sneaking caramels from the bag!
~Brenda
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