•December 22, 2011 •
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Below is a link to our Christmas letter for 2011, highlighting another full year with Megan’s wedding, adjusting to the empty nest, our adopting a second dog, and much more. It also includes a few pictures and book and movie recommendations.
As has been our custom for the last 4 years, last night, Cathy and I, the three girls and their husbands went to the KC Rep’s production of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens and afterwards went out for dessert on the Plaza.
Tonight, we will get together for Cathy’s birthday.
Then we will all get together for Christmas evening.
It is great for us that all of them have stayed in the Lawrence area (so far). This time of year is a blessing when things slow down enough for us to share more time together.
Christmas letter 2011
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Tags: Christmas, family, year-in-review
•December 17, 2011 •
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Here is a belated tribute to Megan and Brandon’s June wedding (photos took a while but were worth the wait).
They were married on June 18, 2011 at the church of Brandon’s Grandparents, Eudora Baptist, and the reception was held at Stoney Point near Baldwin. As the pictures evidence, the day went wonderfully and without a hitch. They honeymooned in California. Megan is now completing her last year at Washburn, completing majors in music and mass media. Brandon works in the energy industry. They rent a house in the Edgerton area.
As most who read this will know, Megan is our youngest daughter and the third daughter to get married in less then a year (and last one; we are done now, empty-nesters).
Happily, all the girls and their husbands live in the area.
For pictures, go to the links below including some of the best of the professional photos and a photo book that Cathy put together.
Photos:
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Tags: Wedding
•November 21, 2011 •
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The last post featured a good cookbook for empty-nesters. We continue to use it and enjoy it.
However, I (David) noticed that the author and those at EatingWell also compiled another cookbook called: The EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook: 150 Delicious Recipes for Simple, Everyday Suppers in 45 Minutes or Less.
So I checked it out from the library. It is 150 more good recipes. Looks like we may buy it as well. Below is our first supper from it. Check it out.
Japanese Chicken-Scallion Rice Bowl – A nice meal, 20 minutes. Cathy doubled the liquid (to make it more of a soup than a rice bowl). The recipes says it serves four. Maybe this works as a side or lunch. We made the 4 servings work for a supper for the two of us (still only 500 calories). Sweet and filling. Worth a try.
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Tags: cookbook, healthy, quick meals
•November 2, 2011 •
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Eating Well Serves Two
The subtitle: 150 healthy in a hurry recipes.
I (David) don’t remember how I came across the title but I checked it out from the library. Cathy likes it. In the last week or so, she has made four meals from it, three of them below. So I just ordered it from Amazon. Links below to the link to the book and the recipes we have had so far that we would recommend. I will add more as we time goes on.
The book – http://www.amazon.com/EatingWell-Serves-Two-Healthy-Suppers/dp/0881507237
Curried Pear Chicken – We loved it. It made the house smell good. Mild and good. From their book on recipes for two.
Chicken & Farfalle with Creamy Walnut Sauce – Tasty and a great source of Omaga-3 which are essential for good health. You will will need some walnuts (which we have on hand and use in granola and more). They also recommend walnut oil which we do not have (we substituted olive oil).
Spaghetti with Mushroom Bolognese – While this is meatless (we are not a vegetarians but eat meatless from time to time), it is still very tasty and hearty. David didn’t miss the meat.
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Tags: chicken recipes, eating for two, eatingwell, meatless spaghetti, omaga 3, walnut
•August 28, 2011 •
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My mom always made a big deal of Christmas including the baking of about 15+ different cookies and numerous special breads. My niece recently asked me for some of her recipes. My husband decided it would best to put then here for all to share. While there will be more to come, here are the recipes you will find on the page “Nellie Sullivan’s Christmas recipes“:
- Easy Bars (David’s favorite; and they are easy)
- Peanut Clusters
- Hershey’s Double Chocolate Mints bars
- Dessert bars
- Sandies
- Spritz
- Chocolate Peanut Butter balls
- Hoot N’ Holler Whiskey bread
- Rosettes
- Sandbakkels
Hoot N' Holler Whiskey Bread
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•March 5, 2011 •
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Most of the recipes we post here are the “healthy” category. But we also are posting “other” favorites. This recipes falls in the later category (of course, in moderation, most things are “good”).
When we are having a larger group over for an informal meal (like we are tonight for playing cards), we often make shredded beef for sandwiches. It is fairly simple to prepare in the crock pot that morning and is ready to go whenever the group is ready. There are lots of such recipes out there. Here is one that we use. It is from: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Italian-Beef-for-Sandwiches/Detail.aspx. In case it is ever deleted or moved, here is the recipe:
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon onion salt
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
- 1 (5 pound) rump roast
Directions
- Combine water with salt, ground black pepper, oregano, basil, onion salt, parsley, garlic powder, bay leaf, and salad dressing mix in a saucepan. Stir well, and bring to a boil.
- Place roast in slow cooker, and pour salad dressing mixture over the meat.
- Cover, and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours, or on High for 4 to 5 hours. When done, remove bay leaf, and shred meat with a fork.
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•January 18, 2011 •
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This month’s issue of Eating Well has several great back to back meals: the first meal made in the crock pot and the second night being a quick and easy meal from the leftovers of night 1.
Over the last two nights, we have had the duo of meals around braised chicken. Below are links to the two recipes. Highly recommended.
Night 1:
Wine & Tomato Braised Chicken
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/wine_tomato_braised_chicken.html
Note: we had it on brown rice rather than pasta.
Night 2: (built around the leftovers of night 1)
Braised Chicken Gumbo
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/braised_chicken_gumbo.html
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