LOL!! Thanks. Did you notice that I didn't promote it myself this year? It's still not too late for some serious online shopping for me, though. :-)
Celebrate? Hmmm. That was last year - big party. :-) We may go out to our estate west of town. "-) The flowers will be beautiful about now. I'll post pictures.
I like to go to the MInneapolis Farmers Market; Rob hates crowds and non-purposeful activity, though he tries to be a sport about it once a year for me. I wouldn't mind picking up some more strawberries there - I made Strawberry Mango Jam a couple nights ago, and a batch of plain, too. I need to find out from one of my customers if he's going to want Strawberry Rhubarb Jam this year. If not, I'll gladly take a pbutt on making it. I did buy gold-plated apricots, though, today.
I don't have the enthusiasm for all of it that I've had in other years, but who knows? We just recarpeted the house earlier in the week and I'm still putting stuff back - I need to have it done by Wednesday. I have a nifty new computer workstation (IKEA, Mikael line, corner workstation, if you must) from him; a friend gave me another piece to the line, I bought a piece, and I dropped a couple hints to kids about iLife '06 or a Dot Mac account. Sleep would be good. Real good.
Thanks, Leila. It was a fun surprise to open the group and see your post. Kiss your little ones for me, eh? La Twerp was here for a couple days without her 'rents and I was reminded again of my mom -- I can hear her words: "God gives you children when you're young so you can keep up with them." I have some wonderful video clips of her irrepressible
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Chinese Cheaters
Recipe By: posted to rec.food.cooking by Barb Schaller, 6-24-06 Serving Size: 1 Preparation Time: 0:00 Categories: Appetizers/Nibblers
Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method 2 tablespoons minced onion 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery 3 teaspoons soy sauce 2 packages frozen biscuits (what are these?) 2 tablespoons minced green pepper 6 to 8 water chestnuts, chopped 1 can tiny shrimp, drained
SautŽ onion, green pepper, and celery in butter. Flatten biscuits on breadboard to 3-1/2" round. Put one heaping teaspoon filling into each biscuit. Pinch together to close. Put on greased baking pan and bake at 400 for 10 minutes, until brown. Serve hot with hot sauce (1 cup ketchup and horseradish to taste). ÑÑÑÑÑ Notes: Haven't made. From Carol Grossman gift book to Becky 9/29/96 (St. Raphael's Ladies' Guild Cookbook (LuVerne Nyquist's recipe).
-- -Barb Cool of the Evening "If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."
