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1950s Party Theme

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Party Theme, tagged , , , on March 6, 2012| 2 Comments »

Thanks to a bizarre conversation I had recently with someone that made me feel trapped in a 1953 house-wife’s body, I started thinking about a 1950s themed dinner party.

Just for fun, I posted a question on Facebook Saturday asking what foods people would serve.

The responses were so fun. I loved them all.

So I am definitely toying with the idea of throwing a 1950s themed dinner party. When said event happens, I’ll take a ton of photos and share recipes.

For now, I’ll share some of the menu ideas from facebook:

Pot roast surrounded by potatoes & carrots

Jello salad, Jello Mold, Jello with fruit & cottage cheese (most definitely need Jello)

Iceberg lettuce with Thousand Island dressing

Tuna casserole

Green bean casserole

Crown roast

Fondue

Spam

Canned Vienna Sausages in BBQ Sauce

Deviled eggs, deviled eggs and more deviled eggs

Pimento cheese stuffed celery

Swiss steak

Chicken pot pie

Baked Alaska

Sherbet

Rack of lamb

Dinner rolls

Peach cobbler and ice cream

Cocktail meatballs with sauce

Pigs in a blanket

Meat loaf with mushroom gravy

Cherry pie ala mode

Milk Shakes

Lima beans and square carrots

Chicken a la king

Lobster Newberg

Double Chubby Checker (cheeseburger), chili fries and cherry cokes

She Who Needs to Get Planning

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Fudgie Wudgie Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

Posted in Cookies, Easy Recipes, Recipes, tagged , , , , on March 2, 2012| 3 Comments »

When I was in the sixth grade we had a few cooking lessons at school. This involved a hotplate and some wonderful mothers who came and helped a bunch of unruly youth make some tasty treats.

One of the things we made were no-bake cookies called Fudgie Wudgies. I remember many details about the day we made them like the smell of the chocolate, the taste of the delicious, rich treat. It may have been the last chocolate thing I ate before my mother decided to bring my world crashing down around my ears and declare that I was allergic to chocolate. I spent the next  12 years in a sad, chocolate-deprived state (thanks, Mom!) which is one of the reasons I am a complete chocolate addict now.

If you need a quick but tasty chocolate fix, these cookies are perfect. There are many variations on the basic ingredients, but these cookies are so yummy and take just a few minutes to make. Literally, you make them, clean up the mess and be sitting with your feet up in about 15 minutes time-frame.

Simple Ingredients

 

Combine sugar, cocoa powder, butter and milk in heavy saucepan.

 

Stir to blend ingredients over medium heat.

 

Bring to a full boil and boil hard for a minute, stirring constantly. If you don't stir, it could stick and scorch which would be tragic.

 

Remove from heat and add oatmeal, coconut and vanilla.

 

Drop by spoonful onto waxed or parchment paper. If you want them to be uniform and pretty, use the back of your spoon to smooth them out. I'd rather eat them than make them perfect, though. But that's just me - the chocoholic.

 

Ta-Da! Enjoy!

Fudgie Wudgies (No-Bake Cookies)

2 cups sugar
4 tbsp. cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup coconut
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, cocoa, milk and butter in heavy saucepan. Over medium heat, stir until blended. Continue stirring and  bring to a hard boil. Let boil for a minute. Remove from heat, add oatmeal, coconut, vanilla, mixing well.
Drop by spoon-full on waxed paper or parchment paper. Try to wait for them to cool before devouring.

She Who Should Not Make These Because She Eats Too Many!

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The Boot Fairy

Posted in Musings, tagged , , , on March 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The other day I was ranting to my friend about my new Pink Boots and how much I loved them. She casually mentioned she had some boots that hurt her feet and asked if I might like them.

Well, yeah!

So she brought me said boots and I decided I had been granted a gift from the boot fairy. Not only are they cute and pink, but they are also broken in and so, so comfortable.

They’ve got a great sole on them and did I mention how comfortable they are?

 

I love the pink shaft with the contrasting blue stitching.

 

Who needs a fairy godmother when you’ve got great friends?

She Who Loves the Boot Fairy

 

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Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Posted in Appetizers, Easy Recipes, Quick and Easy, Recipes, tagged , , , , on February 24, 2012| 1 Comment »

Ingredients

 

Wrap with bacon

 

Secure with a skewer

 

Put on a rack in a baking pan (foil lined if you are lazy like me and don't like cleaning up baked on messes).

 

Cook until bacon is crispy and sizzling.

 

Drizzle with seasoned butter and prepare to indulge in a delicious treat!

You know that saying bacon makes everything better… I’m pretty sure it’s true.

I don’t even like scallops, but wrapping them in bacon and drizzling them with butter made them quite tasty!

This recipe is easy, simple and fast, so give it a try and enjoy!

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

6 scallops

3 pieces of bacon

1tbsp melted butter

1 tsp seasoning

skewers or toothpicks

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Cut bacon strips in half lengthwise. Wrap each scallop with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick or skewer. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Because I am a lazy slug and don’t like cleaning up messy baking pans, I lined mine with foil before I did anything else. Spray your rack with a little Pam to speed up the cleaning process and keep your scallops from sticking.

Place in oven for 15-20 minutes or until bacon is crispy and sizzling.

Melt butter with a teaspoon of seasoning. You can do spicy or mild. I used an all-purpose seasoning (Mrs. Dash works fine).

Pour over scallops and serve.

This recipe would serve two.

She Who Likes Bacon Wrapped Indulgences!

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