tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49428467207538146552024-03-13T16:15:50.846-07:00Frilly aprons and combat bootsWillowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-38378357647783008092014-05-29T21:16:00.001-07:002014-05-29T21:16:52.447-07:00College, Job, family As a Navy wife I have moved clear across this country because the Navy says to my husband, you are going to move here and do your job.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our route from WA state to NY. Over 4,000 miles<br /><br /></td></tr>
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All in all we have driven over 4,000 miles across this great country of ours. I show you this because it still amazes me that the almost 8 years I have been with my husband I have driven across this country and seen and met people from all over and its an amazing thing. It also makes me sad. It makes me sad because it makes me fully realize that I have done nothing with my life. <div>
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When I was growing up my mom and grandmothers told me that I could do anything. If I wanted to make a living jumping off a building I could. I of course would never do that since I am VERY scared of heights (I get slightly freaked out when I walk up the gangway to get on the ship to visit my husband at work lol), but my families point was that whatever I could dream up to do as a job I could do it. So at the age of 29, having half of an Associates Degree, and having 3 majors I have finally decided what I want to do to contribute to this world and to my family, I want to go to cooking school, have my own little cooking school, help people learn about what kind of foods people are putting in their bodies and maybe have a restaurant once my husband is out of the Navy that makes all the dishes I make now and employs military spouses and veterans. </div>
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A little bit ago I was talking about my love for cooking. Anyone that knows me knows that cooking for my husband and my friends makes me happy and it relaxes me. I also love passing down and teaching my fellow military spouses how to cook. I got to thinking, I want to do that for a living. I want focus on teaching young kids and military spouses how to cook. I have had countless friends ask me to teach them how to cook and it just surprises me that people my age and a little bit younger have no idea how to cook. Then again it doesn't really surprise me. In this day and age our society is so go go go that instead of taking an hour or more to cook a meal we take 15 mins to stop at the nearest McDonalds. I want to change that. I want to offer the opportunity for families and individuals to be able to learn how to cook yummy and healthy meals just like my grandma and mother taught me. </div>
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Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-48627735007865656812014-03-09T21:22:00.001-07:002014-03-09T21:22:42.161-07:00Change of duty station <br />
Well its about that time again,<br />
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Time to look at places for us to move to.<br />
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After being with my husband for 7 years I have moved from my home state of WA to go to upstate NY and then from NY to VA and now we will go to SC or NY again and we will probably go to NY.<br />
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Many of my friends would say, you didn't like NY so why would you go back? For the past few days I have been thinking long and hard about this and this is what I have to say,<br />
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Even if I didn't like NY when we were there last I will go because that is what my husband wants to do. As a wife and more so as a military wife its my job to be my husband's support system in whatever he wants to do. Sure I do have a say and I can have input about where we go but at the end of the day the Navy is my husband's job and if tomorrow he said we were moving to the middle of nowhere I would make the best of it and find a way to make it an adventure and to have fun. There will always be pros and cons about any place that you live, weather YOU decided to move there or a JOB decided that you had to move there. As a Navy wife all I can do is find the best in any and all situations that are thrown at me. At the end of the day I know that my husband is protecting this country and that no matter what happens we have each other in this crazy life.<br />
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So bring on those orders!! I am ready for whatever big Navy has to offer us, I may not like it at first but its all an adventure in the end. <br />
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So since it snowed and was SUPER cold (it was 19 degrees) I decided to make some chili to warm me up.<br />
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2 green bell peppers<br />
1 yellow onion<br />
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1 can of pinto beans<br />
1 can of kidney beans<br />
2 cans of diced tomatoes<br />
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I love Spring Rolls! I could eat them and eat them and never be tired of them. Ok I could probably get tired of them but not for a long time lol You might be scared to make them because they seem hard but I promise they are SUPER easy.</div>
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½ cup rice noodles</div>
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½ small cucumber, cut into strips</div>
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2 whole green onions, sliced into strips</div>
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20 Shrimp,cooked</div>
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First things first, you need to get all of your ingredients together and cut. </div>
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First you are going to boil water cook your rice noodles. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the noodles are soft, slippery, and translucent. When the noodles are done, rinse them in cold water. Set aside.</div>
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Next, you are going boil and slice the shrimp in half </div>
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Now its time to start putting together your roll!!!!!!!! </div>
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Fill a large shallow bowl with hot water (hot tap water should be fine). Put the spring roll wrapper in the hot water for about 30 seconds </div>
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Goals. Goals are VERY important. No matter if you are making goals for your daily life, education or fitness, goals are very important. For health and fitness, goals are VERY important. Fail to plan, plan to fail.<br />
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So starting this month I will be making monthly goals to help me stay on track of my health and be a general better person.<br />
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Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-48000744117485764902013-09-30T14:43:00.001-07:002013-09-30T14:43:09.175-07:00Proud Military SpouseAs military spouses we go through a lot. Separation from our family, moving at a moments notice, days, weeks and sometimes months of our significant other being gone on trainings and Deployments. The one thing though that nothing and no one can take away from any of us is our love and support that we have for our service member. Many of us show this support in many ways. Sometimes its just letting our service member know that they are loved by us. Other ways are by a sticker on our car or fridge saying, I <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">♥</span></span> my______. I myself have a magnet on my fridge that I see right now that says, I <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">♥</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </span>my Sailor. I also MANY shirts that say NAVY on them, shirts supporting the ship my husband is on and I also have 2 pairs of PT sweat pants. We all show our support differently, that is what is great about being apart of a HUGE military community.<br />
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As of late though there are many people out there in real life, on facebook and twitter that make fun of military spouses that wear shirts and have purses and other things like that that support the military community. What makes it even worst is that many of the people that are making fun of others are military spouses themselves. In the world of instant messaging, Facebook, twitter and smart phones, its very easy to become the bully. Its easy because you have no face to face consequences. You don't see the person crying because you upset them. You don't see that your words on a screen have a lot more meaning then you probably meant them to be. Its sad that many military spouses break each other down instead of lifting each other up.<br />
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I do admit that I have made fun of other military spouses. I do admit that I have "liked" the pages that do nothing but make fun of the things other military spouses say, do and wear and I feel bad about it. I however NEVER have and NEVER will make fun of those that want to wear a shirt that supports the military or a specific branch of the military.<br />
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Many of you might say to me, Well you need to remember about OPSEC and PERSEC because you don't know who is out there or who is going to follow you because you are wearing something that screams military wife. I by no means deny that as MILSOs we need to be vigilant about what is going on around us and what we say and do around people that we don't know. There are many people out there that would love nothing more then to hurt the United States by doing something to a military members family member. However there comes a point when you just have to let others be themselves even if you don't agree with what they say and do.<br />
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I proudly support my husband and all that he has done for this country in the past 12 years he has been in the Navy. I will continue to show my support by telling him he is loved and that I will go along with whatever he wants to do in the Navy. I will also show my support for him and my other family members who are and were in the military by wearing T-shirts, pants and whatever else I want.<br />
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In the end I am responsible for me, no one else is. I will go on being a proud Navy wife, Air Force cousin, and Army daughter and grand daughter.<br />
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<br />Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-51695383164040270032013-08-28T12:29:00.000-07:002013-09-16T17:13:57.847-07:00Deployment Murphy law number #2.... or how I almost killed the weed wacker Murphy's law states that a<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">nything that can go wrong, will go wrong, and boy on monday afternoon it did go wrong. VERY WRONG!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Let me start off by say I HATE doing yard work. My hate for yard work started at an early age since one of my chores was to mow the yard on the ranch I grew up on. I had to mow probably at least half an acre with a push mower. So needless to say yard work and I don't get along too well. On monday it was no different. </span></span><br />
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<i>I AM FREAKING OVER THIS SHITTY DEPLOYMENT!!!!<br />I have tried for what seems forever to start that damn weed wacker and you know what? IT WON'T FUCKING START!!! Correction it will start but for half a second but after that NOTHING. OH AND THE FUCKING LAWN MOWER WON'T START AGAIN!! I have had enough!! I freaking sat in the middle of the backyard and had a mini meltdown.<br /> I am taking the mower to Home Depot to have them look at it since its still under warranty and then I am going to workout.</i></blockquote>
The man was smart and didn't really say anything about it. He just knows when to just let me scream and yell at him LOL<br />
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So after everything I didn't get the weed wacker to start but I am ok with that cause I hate using it. <br />
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So this past saturday I went to an event hosted by military.com and spouse buzz called Spouse Experience and it was AMAZING!! The people I met were amazing and I learned so much. </div>
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<br /><br />To open the day up one of my favorite bloggers, Jacey Eckhart talked about using the deployment card. The whole room was rolling with laughter because I am sure each and every one of us at one point in time have used the deployment card. Now I know people would say, now Willow you shouldn't use the deployment card because people will know your husband is gone. I know its not always the safest thing to do but sometimes you have to pull out that deployment card, like when you find yourself crying in the middle of Target lol<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Now I don't know about you but when my husband and I fight we sometimes one up each other on who can be louder or angrier. I learned that this is known as being the honey badger. We have all done it. Our service member says something mean and then we come back with something even meaner and it just goes up and up and then Willow is slamming doors and crying. They key to NOT being the honey badger is to think before you open your big fat mouth lol or else the crazy honey badger comes out and takes what it wants. So remember friends, Don't be the honey badger. <div>
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I had so much fun this past weekend meeting some amazing people and learning things. I laughed a lot and cried some and over all had an amazing time.. One of the best parts, I got to meet one of my favorite military bloggers, Jacey Eckhart.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-79202256077112950012013-07-29T18:21:00.001-07:002013-07-29T18:21:44.768-07:00Number 3<br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yes this girl does still have a blog she is going to use lol </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); ">So it's been officially one week since my husband left on his 3rd deployment since we have been together. </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-W4X7aRt1egemdAdeFhhBv09gPTZatp8Hz-Qlz2YjACcyJ3Xjd7WGjcKbBqZ884SJmtUIjiXYlWsY0gzr0SVdR_3o5hmpGlY5WesWHyx8AODwB5coEeNXaf9ButxZB8ne2H8aFXWXIjr/s640/blogger-image-1163413827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-W4X7aRt1egemdAdeFhhBv09gPTZatp8Hz-Qlz2YjACcyJ3Xjd7WGjcKbBqZ884SJmtUIjiXYlWsY0gzr0SVdR_3o5hmpGlY5WesWHyx8AODwB5coEeNXaf9ButxZB8ne2H8aFXWXIjr/s640/blogger-image-1163413827.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ5GJDBv3IhOOfwr9fTUeP2VO8vppyOmHW6hNrnfhbe0BvZQ6gef0PfQHIhU0sNoid4D5xySGWUDbG_MUxOkAiUm3FLyoejcraj-TW_W5jojhKp4ah_5dXQq9zknLq4zChX0VoRV6djK0/s640/blogger-image-1202743919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ5GJDBv3IhOOfwr9fTUeP2VO8vppyOmHW6hNrnfhbe0BvZQ6gef0PfQHIhU0sNoid4D5xySGWUDbG_MUxOkAiUm3FLyoejcraj-TW_W5jojhKp4ah_5dXQq9zknLq4zChX0VoRV6djK0/s640/blogger-image-1202743919.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am still trying to get into my deployment swing of things but I have lots of things planned for the time that my husband is gone. I already am planning LOTS of crafts, awesome care packages to send out and many more things. So make sure you stay tuned for the adventure! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wish I could write more but I am currently in the middle of a trip from Va to Tx to help move my best friend who's husband just got out of the Navy. </span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div></div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-233034257491161732013-06-27T14:05:00.000-07:002013-06-27T14:05:11.594-07:00I am back after a few months gone! So my last post was a few months ago. Between then and now I have made my way back to VA from visiting my family in WA State and my husband and I are ALMOST finished remodeling our kitchen.<br />
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Most of my friends do not know that my dad's side of the family is Jewish. Even though I am not technically Jewish myself that part of my family and background is very important to me. When I was younger I used to go to California to spend Passover with my family. When I was first in college I went down and one of the dishes that my Aunt Mae (My grandpa's sister) made was this YUMMY cranberry chicken dish, I didn't know that until this past Passover that it wasn't something that my Aunt Mae made up lol. </div>
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So this year in honor of Passover I made Aunt Mae's chicken :) Whenever I make it its a BIG hit! If you want a new chicken dish you NEED to make this! </div>
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In a bowl mix with the chicken mix the cranberry sauce, dressing, and soup mix. I like to mix it with my hands to break-up all of the whole cranberries but if you don't like to do that sort of thing you can use a large spoon. </div>
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All I can say about this recipe is that its a hit! Its not the healthiest dish on the planet but sometimes you just need to make something that is not healthy lol</div>
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~1 thing of thin sliced chicken (or you can just get regular chicken breast and slice them thin)</div>
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~1 package of bacon</div>
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~your favorite seasonings, I used italian and garlic salt for this one</div>
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First off you are going to whip your cream cheese up. I normally use the food processor but using a hand mixer is fine too, just make sure your cream cheese is a little melted. After you have your cream cheese mixed up add your spices. I used about a table spoon of spices but you can put in as much or little as you want</div>
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Now its time to assemble your chicken. Your to start an assemble line with your chicken, cream cheese and bacon</div>
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First lay down your chicken breast</div>
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With this batch after I was done wrapping them all up I put mango chutney on top but you can put bbq sauce on top if you want or nothing at all.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">For my last weekend in Wa state I went with my mom and step dad to Ocean Shores, Wa to spend time and to go razor clam digging. I had such a wonderful time clam digging and having fun with my family. </span><br />
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Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-65608803619597338412013-03-28T14:49:00.005-07:002013-03-28T14:49:47.466-07:00Its so pretty and new!!! <div style="text-align: center;">
So if you haven't noticed I pretty much have a brand new blog! I am loving it so much!</div>
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I have been thinking about having someone do a design for my blog for some time now but pretty much every person I found wanted an arm and a leg to do it. Then a few days ago I was on one of my favorite blogs, <a href="http://www.theyoungretiree.com/" target="_blank">the young retiree</a> (just love her blog!) and I saw that she had a new design and I loved hers so I went searching for who had designed it and found Jane at <a href="http://www.janewhitneydesigns.blogspot.com/">Jane Whitney Designs</a>. Jane is a military spouse also and she does amazing work! </div>
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I have to tell you Jane was and is AMAZING! She took all my thoughts and ideas and created something so cute and amazing and TOTALLY me and my style. It was just so great working with her.</div>
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So if you have your own blog and need someone to do anything for you, you NEED to go talk to Jane. </div>
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So last new years I told myself and husband that I was going to drop 20 pounds or more because I was overweight and not happy at all with the way I looked. </div>
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So the start of 2012 I was ready to go! I stopped eating crappy foods aka processed foods and started cooking pretty much everything from scratch and cut down on anything that was made with white floor. I even went to a cooking class and learned the things that my body can't digest very well.<br />
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So by the end of 2012 I had dropped 18 pounds and weighted 172 pounds!<br />
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So all in all 2012 was a great year for me.<br />
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However 2013 is starting to look bad. I am so upset with myself cause I was doing great and I currently am 178 pounds. However I am reminding myself that I lost almost 20 pounds ONLY by eating. So starting in April I am going to start working out AND eating clean. I am hoping that by July when its hotter then hot in Virginia I will be able to wear a 2 piece swimsuit which I have not done since I was in High School. Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-85810749914605023182013-03-26T19:16:00.002-07:002013-03-27T00:48:11.697-07:00I can write a blog <div style="text-align: center;">
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And by God I will write a blog! lol</div>
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My ADD has taken over a little bit this past year, but I will be writing a lot more now about pretty much everything I
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so stay tuned for some interesting times and probably a few rants lol</div>
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<span style="line-height: 23px;">If you do not want to pay an arm and a leg for mexican crema you can make your own by adding 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup heavy cream and 1 tsp of salt. whip together and you have your very own crema :) </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 23px;">For those of you that have not seen </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">tomatillos this is what they look like</span></div>
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before you start your sauce you want to peel the skin off the<span style="line-height: 23px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">tomatillos</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Put the tomatillos, onion, serrano, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">anaheim </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">chile</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and 3/4 cup water in a medium, heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> Cover and boil until the tomatillos turn olive-green color, about 10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> Transfer the tomatillos, onion and chiles to a blender and add the garlic and cilantro</span></div>
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Now its time to ready your <span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">tortillas... In a pan add 1/4 cup oil and heat up. then add a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">tortillas and fry each side for about 5 seconds or so then add to a plate with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">paper towels to drain. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Next your going to have a assembly line of your tortillas,</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> meat and crema. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span></div>Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-52846353442718769512011-12-14T15:10:00.001-08:002013-03-28T13:47:49.104-07:00Taco casserole<div style="text-align: center;">I have never had taco casserole. So tonight I decided to make it and since I am trying to eat a little healthier I decided to take out the chips that most people put in.... I know by the end you will think that this isn't low in calorie but I did the math and it is... so here goes</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3z2RzqB_XI0PlxomIaFbhjUEsomyzL4rX1SKxqep-wn3BfBknA9rLpLkL5oDWFqyoiwUjQQ8kapAHN5BNeW95k37YdV1wsXsFH8upBvlj5Ii0zGxg1MQ_xdAhg8kzZ1Niy0O-ZwZ8KXl/s1600/101_0407.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3z2RzqB_XI0PlxomIaFbhjUEsomyzL4rX1SKxqep-wn3BfBknA9rLpLkL5oDWFqyoiwUjQQ8kapAHN5BNeW95k37YdV1wsXsFH8upBvlj5Ii0zGxg1MQ_xdAhg8kzZ1Niy0O-ZwZ8KXl/s320/101_0407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686126514546312946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ingredients you will need:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 1 pound of ground beef</div><div style="text-align: center;">half an onion, diced</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 can of fat free refried beans</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 cups hominy</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 cup salsa</div><div style="text-align: center;">taco seasoning</div><div style="text-align: center;">half cup sour cream</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 cups cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was going to use the tomatos but decided not to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBLrd9nqIDBNyMw5lNK6HN2EwyFZ13mm_Z8Me7neVFX8JI2DnJAt4nX8y4VyCIECZ60otItSKcF_0bJWzCP4evUqQP9zXJFzcOOXFraEydf39vEolYi3TdXrLAviGAxUV7Ep2fzl12Ecg/s1600/101_0409.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBLrd9nqIDBNyMw5lNK6HN2EwyFZ13mm_Z8Me7neVFX8JI2DnJAt4nX8y4VyCIECZ60otItSKcF_0bJWzCP4evUqQP9zXJFzcOOXFraEydf39vEolYi3TdXrLAviGAxUV7Ep2fzl12Ecg/s320/101_0409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686127328791625314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">cook the beef and onion in a skillet with the taco seasoning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlOPNI8DP6rtclJqEcx2AhxmnAboTeKxE8SBNk37PbsqntlV4Ng8ZfY5zAWvj0fCDw4ezSqHE38NRbQXQyhujQiZ93llZyn-xgDEFF3BUBtBBZeQLV25wRkWuy0ByibDGd2_VgI3-yFIe/s1600/101_0410.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlOPNI8DP6rtclJqEcx2AhxmnAboTeKxE8SBNk37PbsqntlV4Ng8ZfY5zAWvj0fCDw4ezSqHE38NRbQXQyhujQiZ93llZyn-xgDEFF3BUBtBBZeQLV25wRkWuy0ByibDGd2_VgI3-yFIe/s320/101_0410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686127332939575346" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">once the meat is about half way done add the hominy and salsa and cook until the beef is cooked all the way </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now its time to layer!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">layer 1: refried beans</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWDfAs4gu7Vya1_1gcwsgBWAgTDhtbzDEY80HrswlZM77YDgrP8U3OO1h4GbTlywwWE5pv07Xy3ASzO8c40GZGVyFrnLuJpeGYYIlTynw65_B2c-8JUQx74YLp-KKaY9Av8tMzNhBGc9Y/s1600/101_0411.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWDfAs4gu7Vya1_1gcwsgBWAgTDhtbzDEY80HrswlZM77YDgrP8U3OO1h4GbTlywwWE5pv07Xy3ASzO8c40GZGVyFrnLuJpeGYYIlTynw65_B2c-8JUQx74YLp-KKaY9Av8tMzNhBGc9Y/s320/101_0411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686127336890693410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">layer 2: hand full of cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghj9cRlDQFEiRbYKjOp4CzRhNMrKonJfTEUN_9naYja7y-mS50k7f6crNiC5UhnTbA1YfX5mJbxTvhDGJkaqAEqHZuP6i1_tmQbdJDYwVdlH1FAsPM6aTg4bDLo3IIGHo8BQqpEg-pnTcy/s1600/101_0412.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghj9cRlDQFEiRbYKjOp4CzRhNMrKonJfTEUN_9naYja7y-mS50k7f6crNiC5UhnTbA1YfX5mJbxTvhDGJkaqAEqHZuP6i1_tmQbdJDYwVdlH1FAsPM6aTg4bDLo3IIGHo8BQqpEg-pnTcy/s320/101_0412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686127347245276658" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">layer 3: half of the meat mixture</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonYgjKULjZgGru3f6mHlkMM9lAHIU7lj_r16SyE_zFhR4ZGF60ahyoHdG5zoTj5pbsvDZtcnIv0n1xt2cDQZz7fQmqsoqGIqZicWlzLGQd9A9gpSLm3TSD_IpSQQYRkVJG6kJiwbHiatr/s1600/101_0414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonYgjKULjZgGru3f6mHlkMM9lAHIU7lj_r16SyE_zFhR4ZGF60ahyoHdG5zoTj5pbsvDZtcnIv0n1xt2cDQZz7fQmqsoqGIqZicWlzLGQd9A9gpSLm3TSD_IpSQQYRkVJG6kJiwbHiatr/s320/101_0414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686127353810846482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">layer 4: more cheese!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfn1_DZ_o70yX1zN8F6C5tax1WxahyphenhyphenQrnmQ2FCT-AK-ihF9HyoWvdeGV7RHl6ZfaxNkNkQx6CTQCo__NKL_Y8LdtekqKJJpTvTtNJMWV_5pcr01Id0XoaQnVAwvHOVSEv9ayd0Af448kT/s1600/101_0413.JPG" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfn1_DZ_o70yX1zN8F6C5tax1WxahyphenhyphenQrnmQ2FCT-AK-ihF9HyoWvdeGV7RHl6ZfaxNkNkQx6CTQCo__NKL_Y8LdtekqKJJpTvTtNJMWV_5pcr01Id0XoaQnVAwvHOVSEv9ayd0Af448kT/s320/101_0413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686128506296827186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">layer 5: the rest of the meat mixture</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonYgjKULjZgGru3f6mHlkMM9lAHIU7lj_r16SyE_zFhR4ZGF60ahyoHdG5zoTj5pbsvDZtcnIv0n1xt2cDQZz7fQmqsoqGIqZicWlzLGQd9A9gpSLm3TSD_IpSQQYRkVJG6kJiwbHiatr/s1600/101_0414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonYgjKULjZgGru3f6mHlkMM9lAHIU7lj_r16SyE_zFhR4ZGF60ahyoHdG5zoTj5pbsvDZtcnIv0n1xt2cDQZz7fQmqsoqGIqZicWlzLGQd9A9gpSLm3TSD_IpSQQYRkVJG6kJiwbHiatr/s320/101_0414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686127353810846482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">layer 6: sour cream</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpqt0ke1myn8Y-c-EFbiKfoI_mxbH4hqNOSxa08_1a1Aj0MKsDYCU0Hynm4r7e3LXf9ucP17ouxsCgRv4SsvY796yY7Xm_fGjsuqNQpQ6Ze_30hY_fuG_RDvIGtLZBlWArAPORirpxcgX/s1600/101_0415.JPG" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpqt0ke1myn8Y-c-EFbiKfoI_mxbH4hqNOSxa08_1a1Aj0MKsDYCU0Hynm4r7e3LXf9ucP17ouxsCgRv4SsvY796yY7Xm_fGjsuqNQpQ6Ze_30hY_fuG_RDvIGtLZBlWArAPORirpxcgX/s320/101_0415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686128518407857234" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">layer 7: the rest of the cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFQbLqnEJad8P9A6MZGj0uIEQNx0xiPa2h1XhA3dCovX-EdDR8tsUoWoLF8xJLZpM9uFQI_UoI3O0B9hCHVK6KUB1ZnlniT7A9DOzrPyAGGYk6NPZJySZ_Wc3S6ScL6JPRii87ePgjyzy/s1600/101_0416.JPG" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFQbLqnEJad8P9A6MZGj0uIEQNx0xiPa2h1XhA3dCovX-EdDR8tsUoWoLF8xJLZpM9uFQI_UoI3O0B9hCHVK6KUB1ZnlniT7A9DOzrPyAGGYk6NPZJySZ_Wc3S6ScL6JPRii87ePgjyzy/s320/101_0416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686128519213021522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">now bake in a 350 degree oven until the layer of cheese is melted and enjoy!!!! </div>Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-10105381801605328022011-12-06T14:50:00.000-08:002013-03-28T13:48:09.127-07:00Meaty meatloaf<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I love meatloaf... When I was growing up it was the only thing that my grandfather made and it was my fav. So when he could no longer make it I started making it myself and turns out it was better then his. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I first got the recipe from Emeril Lagasse, but over the years I have added a few different things and taken things out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Now lets start to cooking!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh_4kncfSsNS7BfNg4xHclzhbF8JDu3P5oJi6tpk_d8TnQudvY2WAnXV8rHJcjdthJrEKo1vI-TeyBJYCiKrKBxJR0JjKIzV53dT-2odsgq0EXj7eDDVEo4WiX-Vihq5_aXyC3CDicSAm/s1600/101_0339.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh_4kncfSsNS7BfNg4xHclzhbF8JDu3P5oJi6tpk_d8TnQudvY2WAnXV8rHJcjdthJrEKo1vI-TeyBJYCiKrKBxJR0JjKIzV53dT-2odsgq0EXj7eDDVEo4WiX-Vihq5_aXyC3CDicSAm/s320/101_0339.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683156737449407906" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight:bold;" ><div style="text-align: center;">Ingredients</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 pound ground beef</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 pound ground pork</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 cup minced onions</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup minced green peppers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 cloves chopped garlic</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 cup bread crumbs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Salt and fresh ground black pepper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup ketchup</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup A1 steak sauce bold and spicey</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a roasting pan with the butter. In a mixing bowl, add beef, pork, onions, peppers, garlic, eggs, cream, and bread crumbs, ketchup and A1. Blend thoroughly. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArnVZB4HJGmjCVqDKJTWa00kE0pHaoknkyxsN9XKUptplmRjZoL4O7v2dpIS7RxWCWLH2212XT232JnWxTGQyFPQ6JFEw-psJctPvTNIPcHyq4E1CWQlnFwR667NZ_N87y4yXyiO1-Gwg/s1600/101_0342.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArnVZB4HJGmjCVqDKJTWa00kE0pHaoknkyxsN9XKUptplmRjZoL4O7v2dpIS7RxWCWLH2212XT232JnWxTGQyFPQ6JFEw-psJctPvTNIPcHyq4E1CWQlnFwR667NZ_N87y4yXyiO1-Gwg/s320/101_0342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683158203377213138" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Shape the mixture into a loaf and place on the prepared pan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zSFD6Icxzol5g0mi9TwBSs0FH6wn12Ys5zbHFlkHkaKcAMBYxRW-HKSXm_8YaVTwJoe41Z490OMSu9RuUBJu7qjq852XPk3lTZo3iDTEsh_P4Nt_7dII3tFbGg0qLvu7bS7-qxm_olrd/s1600/101_0344.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zSFD6Icxzol5g0mi9TwBSs0FH6wn12Ys5zbHFlkHkaKcAMBYxRW-HKSXm_8YaVTwJoe41Z490OMSu9RuUBJu7qjq852XPk3lTZo3iDTEsh_P4Nt_7dII3tFbGg0qLvu7bS7-qxm_olrd/s320/101_0344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683158938583617394" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Place in the oven and bake for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours Remove the pan from the oven and enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I also like to make a little mixture of the ketchup and A1 sauce and put it on top of my slices of meat loaf</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >ENJOY!! </span></div>Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942846720753814655.post-42195123106849369992011-12-04T21:34:00.001-08:002011-12-04T21:34:58.888-08:00You are the butter to my breadAt an early age my grandmother started to teach me how to cook. I remember standing on a chair in her kitchen while she told me how to cook and bake even though still to this day I can not really bake lol. I love to cook thanks to my grandmother. <br /><br />This blog will be the place where I post my wonderful and maybe not so wonderful recipes. Just me this navy wife that was taught by a wonderful Croatian how to cook.Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053848485068515984noreply@blogger.com1