Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Yesterday was a wonderful day....
We have had a wonderful run as Grandparents lately... wow.... How luck Ann and I are.
We got together with Jon, Randi, Kaitlyn and Dylan along with Heather and Andrew and Madison and Jake and Trisha last Saturday to share some time with the grand kids... watching them play and grow.. especially grow is truly something. What a very special time this is... and those times are truly numbered and won't be around forever, and we know this too.
Anyway there are photos from that special day online, and then yesterday we went with Andrew on his Zoo Trip with his class from Skyline School in Stillwater.
What a time we had. I have not been to the zoo since being there last when the kids were little, and I mean little! How the place has grown. And to be honest I loved the flowers and trees as much as the animals... they have done an amazing job with the trees and flowers and other plants.
Anyway... we were waiting for the yellow school buses to pull up like all the other schools... and to our surprise... the Big Blue Pioneer School buses pulled up.... how cool....
Look at how this flower looks before....
it opens... and then below to see how it looks open.... click for the big view...
Sometimes....
God's handicraft is just under our feet... all we have to do is open our eyes... especially me!
Monday, April 23, 2007
Cover the tick
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20),the tick will come out on it's own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away . This technique has worked every time, Oneil
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Recipe contest celebrates
Born and bread
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| Grandma Alice’s Applesauce Cake is a 100-year-old recipe from an Oklahoma family. |
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Recipe contest celebrates Made in Oklahoma products
By NATALIE MIKLES World Scene Writer
4/19/2007 4:23 PM
The deadline for the Made in Oklahoma Coalition's Recipe Roundup is just about a month away, but some of the early entries already look like winners.
Hundreds of Oklahoma cooks' recipes will be judged by a panel in May, and the grand-prize winner will receive a $7,000 KitchenAid makeover. Runners-up will also receive prizes.
Kimberley Bevins, a judge for the contest, has already tested some of the recipes, and shared a couple of favorites.
One standout in the main entrees category is a pasta with chicken, spinach, garlic and cheese.
"It's restaurant quality," Bevins said. "As soon as you taste one flavor, you come across another."
The pasta recipe was submitted by Susan Litchfield of Mustang. Hers is baked as a casserole in a 9-by-13-inch dish, but it can also be made in two smaller casserole dishes. Bake one for dinner and freeze the other for another day. It makes a lot, so it's a good recipe for serving a crowd, and even big families will have leftovers.
Bevins said there are many interesting recipes in a new category in honor of the centennial year -- authentic 100-year-old recipes.
Sandy Day of Oklahoma City sent a recipe for Grandma Alice's Applesauce Cake. Grandma Alice was born in 1884 in Oklahoma. She started cooking for her family's farm hands at about age 15, and did so most of her life.
Applesauce cake, made with home-canned apples, is a recipe Grandma Alice made all those years ago, and that her family continues to make today. It's an old-fashioned cake, with an almost fruitcake-like consistency and spice-cake flavor.
Bevins will make the pasta with spinach and chicken on the KOTV, channel 6, noon show on Thursday, and the applesauce cake on April 26.
There's still time to submit recipes to the Recipe Roundup. Contest entries should include at least two Made in Oklahoma products. A complete list of those products can be found on the Web site, www.miocoalition.com . Entry forms and contest rules are also on the site. Entries must be received by May 15.
Spinach Dippin' Chicken and Pasta
Makes 10 to 12 servings
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
1 can artichoke hearts, drained
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups Braum's shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/ 2 cups Hiland sour cream
1 1/ 2 cups Garden Club mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Head Country All-Purpose Championship seasoning
1 bag (20 ounces) Advance Fast Fixin' Fire Roasted Chicken Breast
12 ounces mini penne pasta
1. Thaw spinach and drain very well; chop with artichoke hearts and garlic.
2. In a large bowl, combine cheeses, sour cream and mayonnaise. Add spinach mixture and Head Country seasoning.
3. Boil pasta according to package directions; rinse and drain well. Meanwhile, cook chicken breast according to package directions (microwave method only takes 4 minutes). Slice cooked chicken breast thinly, and then add with pasta to mixture in bowl. Mix gently to combine well.
4. Lightly spray a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray; spoon mixture into casserole dish. Cover and bake for 45 minutes in preheated 325-degree oven.
Grandma Alice's Applesauce Cake
2/ 3 cup Braum's unsalted butter, softened
2 1/ 2 cups granulated sugar
3 cups applesauce
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground cloves
2 cups Oklahoma-grown pecans, chopped
4 cups Shawnee Best all-purpose flour, sifted
2 cups raisins (soak in water, see instructions)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans (9-by-5-by-3-inches).
2. In a small mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the applesauce and baking soda well; add the creamed mixture, and the salt, spices and nuts; stir well.
3. Soak the raisins in a mixing bowl with enough hot water to cover them completely; let soak for 20 minutes to plump, and then drain very well. Toss the drained raisins in the sifted flour to coat evenly. Add the flour and raisins to the batter and stir until all dry ingredients are incorporated.
4. Distribute batter evenly between the two greased loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
By NATALIE MIKLES World Scene Writer
Austyn went to a Tiger Cub/Boy Scout Camp last weekend...
Here he is with some buddies playing games with their bows and arrows... They had a ball. Phil took these super photos... I stole this one, so I will have to ask him to tell about it here if he has time... and if it's ok to post more, or put them in an online album for you all to see.... ???? Enjoy the day!!
from the best kids in the world come the best grand kids...
not braggin' - just fact!!! haha...... enjoy the day....
Saturday, April 21, 2007
They may be cousins... but....
at this second... they are sharing something incredibly yucky... haha.....
Missy Maddie loves her Grandpa Blankinship....
yes she does... but on another note... do you see where her face is.... and how clean it is coming up.. haha... now that is a coy young lady..... haha... but oh my she loves her Grandpa Blankinship, and he loves her... they are fun to watch together... even if his shirt suffers... hahaha...
Click to enlarge....
Andrew got a great hit to open the season, and was, as Great Grandpa Moffat would have said... pouring on the coal to get to first.. he made it and ... SAFE! Great hit and great game Andrew! Ya Did Good!! And in my eyes.. they won, especially in the 'spirit of the game' area!
This might be a photo to share with some young man who comes calling... haha...
oh come on guys.... ya gotta love me with a face like this.... hahaha...... she was the 'hit' of the game.... but oh my goodness, Mom, you might get DHS after you... child endangerment, dirty face! section 341.a subsection 413.b.qe3! haha...
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