Archive for September, 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Weekly Shot In The Arm: 09/29/08

 
“The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of their time each day.”
– M. Grundler

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

Cornbread: Southern Style

                                      
I am embarressed to admit that at 53 years old that I have finally learned the secret to making some of the finest cornbread that you ever slapped your lips around.  After all, every honest to goodness southern lady knows instinctively how to make cornbread,right?  Wrong!  I kept following the directions on the corn meal package. I often thought [...]

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Family That Plays Together Stays Together (Rita’s Open Journal)

(Saturday)
I was talking to a friend a few days ago about all the fun childhood games that we use to play when we were just kids.  Things are so different now.  You don’t see children playing “Hide and Seek”, ”Freeze Tag”, or ”Kick the Can”  until the street lights come on.  I can’t even tell you the last time I [...]

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Friday, September 26th, 2008

Mix-Match Casseroles

I used to have a typed list of interchangeable ingredients for casseroles taped to the inside of my pantry door.  The list was based on mixing and matching various components that are essential to all casseroles:  Some kind of protein, some kind of vegetables, some kind of starch, and some kind of sauce or gravy [...]

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Friday, September 26th, 2008

Merry Moments - September 26, 2008

When I was in high school, I only lived a few blocks from the school, and I had a whole hour for lunch, so I would often come home and eat lunch with my dad.  He would always have something ready for me to eat, such as a sandwich and soup or reheated leftovers from [...]

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