1 (10 3/4 oz) can of Cream of Mushroom soup 3/4 cup milk 1/8 tsp pepper 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 (9oz) packs of frozen cut green beans, thawed 1 1/3 cups (2.8 oz can) French’s French Fried Onions Preheat oven to 375 (f) In a buttered casserole dish combine: soup, milk, cheese, and pepper. Mix well. Stir in beans and 2/3 cup fried onions. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Stir and sprinkle with remaining fried onions. Bake 5 more minutes or until onions are…
Read MoreEasy Banana Nut Bread
3 Cups Bisquick 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 cup mashed bananas ( abt 2 med) 2/3 cup chopped nuts Preheat oven to 350(f) and grease and flour a loaf pan (9x5x3) Mix all ingredients. Once incorporated stir vigorously for 30 seconds! Pour batter in pan. Bake 55 – 60 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes and then remove from pan. Let cool to room temp (preferably on a cooling rack) before trying to slice. source:…
Read MoreLemonade Stand pie
1 can (6 oz) frozen lemonade or pink lemonade concentrate (partially thawed) 1 pint vanilla ice cream (abt 2 cups) softened 1 small tub COOL WHIP (8 oz) 1 graham cracker crust Beat concentrate in a large bowl on low speed for about 30 seconds. Gradually spoon in icecream and beat until incorporated. Fold in the whipped topping until smooth and fluffy. Don’t stir too much or the whipped topping will not hold its “whip”! Spoon into pie shell. *if the mixture is too wet and not “fluffy” you can…
Read MoreHome Made Corn Dogs
1 cup self rising corn meal 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 2 TBS vegetable oil 8-10 hot dogs Combine cornmeal and pepper. Add milk, egg, and oil, all one at a time mixing well in between each new addition. Insert a wooden skewer in the end of each hot dog and then coat the dog in the cornmeal mixture. Fry 2-3 dogs at a time in a deep fryer at ATLEAST 375(f) until golden brown. Remove from heat and drain on paper towel before serving. …
Read MoreSloppy Joe Pizza
1 lb ground chuck 3/4 cup frozen corn, defrosted 3/4 cup barbeque sauce (or 3/4 a can of sloppyjoe/manwich) 1/2 cup sliced green onions 1.2 tsp salt 1 large Italian bread shell or pizza crust 1 1/2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese Heat oven to 425. In a large skillet, brown beef and drain. Stir in corn, barbeque, onions, and salt. Heat through stirring occasionally. Place shell on baking sheet. Spoon beef mixture on shell and then top with the cheese. Bake 12 – 15 minutes or until cheese is…
Read More2010 Bram Stoker Award Winners
The Bram Stoker Awards were held this weekend! Did you watch the livestream? I am so bummed, I totally forgot! Here’s a rundown of this years winners! 2010 Winners {presented June 18, 2011} Superior Achievement in a NOVEL: A DARK MATTER by Peter Straub Buy on Amazon A Dark Matter By: Peter Straub Published by: Anchor Released On: 2011-02-22 ISBN: 1400096723 Pages: 608 Synopsis (from Amazon): On a Midwestern campus in the 1960s, a charismatic guru and his young acolytes perform a secret ritual in a local meadow. What happens…
Read MoreLiving Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Buy on Amazon Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 2) By: Charlaine Harris Published by: Ace Hardcover Released On: 2009-01-06 ISBN: 0441016731 Genre: Paranormal, Horror Pages: 304 Author’s Website: http://www.charlaineharris.com Recommendable for people who: Enjoy vampires, suspense, horror Synopsis (from Goodreads): Waiting tables, sweeping floors, reading minds and solving mysteries for the undead. It’s all in a day’s work for Sookie… Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is on a streak of real bad luck. First, her co-worker gets murdered and no one seems to care. Then Sookie is attacked…
Read MoreWither by Lauren Destefano
Buy on Amazon Wither (The Chemical Garden Trilogy) By: Lauren DeStefano Published by: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Released On: 2011-03-22 ISBN: 9781442409057 Genre: YA, Dystopian Pages: 368 Author’s Website: http://www.laurendestefano.com/ Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenDeStefano Author’s Facebook FanPage: http://www.facebook.com/LaurenDeStefanoFan The Series Site: http://thechemicalgardentrilogy.com/ Recommendable for people who: enjoy dystopian fiction, drama Synopsis (from Amazon): By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of…
Read MoreRandom Q & A – June 2011
Just a quick post answering some comments/emails. In this video, I answer questions about where I’ve been, the recipe section, my diet, the Hunger Games, and what’s coming up this month in the reading section. Thanks for watchin! CYA!
Read MoreCassandra Clare
Author Bio: Cassandra Clare Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old. Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she…
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