Thoughts from Last Week's MPM

As I said... I did not get to the Baked Ziti last week. I am planning to do that tonight. I'm very excited to try it. The Salsa Crockpot Chicken was delicious. The Taco Soup and Blitz Bread were a perfect combination. The soup was amazing. It was like I was eating a taco with a spoon!! YUMMY!! The only problem that I had was with the bread and it was my mistake. I have never made any type of bread that used yeast. My bread did not rise like it should have, but it still tasted great...it was just a little dense and heavy. I will definitely try it again.

Homemade Apple Crisp!!

I made a Homemade Apple Crisp last night. It turned out delicious. I wanted to share the recipe. Here is the link. I followed the recipe as is... except... it calls for 2 pounds of apples and 2 pounds of pears, I used 4 pounds of apples and no pears. I used Granny Smith Apples. Give it a try!!

Menu Plan Monday

Our county fair is coming to town this week, so we will be there a couple nights (this will be Addie's 1st time!!). The Baked Manicotti is a new recipe that I am trying. We are getting together with the family tomorrow night, so I will be bringing the Manicotti. Who knows what else we will be having!! The Superbowl Casserole was a big hit and so was the Monkey Bread. See the pictures below.

Monday- Easy Baked Manicotti, Corn, Bread

Tuesday- Tacos

Wednesday- Monkey Bread, Eggs, Bacon

Thursday- Fair

Friday- Superbowl Casserole, Steamed Broccolli, Bread

Saturday- Fair

Sunday- Left Overs

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Cookie

I never said that the Neiman Marcus story was true. I simply said it was a "story." Maybe I should have called it a "legend". I never thought it was true myself. It is a little too far fetched. I was given the recipe by a family member and thought it was so good that I would share it with everyone...What can I say... it's a cool story! Regardless... It is the BEST cookie that I have EVER put into my mouth. Therefore, I do think that all of you should try it!!

More Spring Cleaning

Wow... we had a busy weekend. On Saturday, Tony and I worked in the den (front room, as we call it). We took everything off of the desk and put the desk in Tony's office out back. We also moved my curio cabinet out of the living room and into the front room. It was right beside all of Addie's toys and I was so scared that she was going to throw a toy or just be sitting close to it playing and accidentally hit it and break the glass. That we be bad but it would even be worse if she were to get cut. Therefore, we just eliminated that situation all together and move it out of the room completely. Her new toy box (which is an early birthday present from Grammy) has now taken the place of the curio cabinet. Now we just have to clear out everything that was on the desk that is taking up space in the front room.

On to something else... Saturday night my mom, grandmother, Addie, and myself went to Clifton and ate supper at Meo Mio's. It was great!! Since my family is from the gulf coast in MS... we can't get good seafood anywhere to suit us. But let me tell you... it was great seafood. If you haven't tried it yet, you should. Of course it is a little expensive, but hey... it's seafood.