Dee

Open-Faced Cheese, Tomato, & Bacon Sandwiches Whole Wheat bread - lightly toasted tomatoes-sliced 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick American cheese slices lean bacon Preparation - Fry bacon, or cook it in a microwave until barely crisp. Don't fry hard. It will brown more when the sandwiches are broiled. Drain on paper towels. Arrange toasted bread slices on a cookie sheet. Top each with a slice of cheese. Lay tomato slices over cheese. Cut bacon slices in half and arrange 4 pieces on top of each open faced sandwich. Put tray of sandwiches in the oven, about 6 inches from heat, and broil for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes - just long enough to melt the cheese and heat the tomatoes.

Grilled Shrimp Kabobs 2 lb. large shrimp - peeled & deveined 2 cans(16 0z. ea.) pineapple chunks or 1 whole fresh pineapple - peeled, cored and cut in pieces + 1 1/2 cups canned pineapple juice 1/2 lb. sliced bacon - cut in 2" pieces 2 red and/or green bell peppers - cut in 1" pieces 1/2 lb.fresh mushrooms 1 pint cherry tomatoes 1 cup sweet and sour sauce wooden skewers, 16 to 18 Preparation - Drain pineapple. Save juice. Arrange shrimp and bacon alternately with pineapple chunks and vegetables on skewers. Arrange in a large shallow pan. Combine pineapple juice with sweet-and-sour sauce. Pour 1/2 of mixture over kabobs in pan. Cover with foil and refrigerate 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Grill kabobs on top of foil over hot coals or on gas grill, 8 to 10 minutes, turning and basting often with the remaining 1/2 of the pineapple juice/sauce mixture.

Grilled Hamburgers sound good to me With all the trimmings French Fries and Fruit and cookies for dessert. Thats all we will want to fix after working in the yard all day.

Those sound good Cat and Momo... Momo are you on the Atkins Plan?

Thanks for posting this Cat! I can't wait for the one with the Knights...

Our lives are patchwork quilts of mismatched fabrics, all stitched together by an invisible seamstress. The tattered, blood-red scraps of quarrels, the beige of pastry crust baked on Saturdays in a grandmother's kitchen that always smelled sweet, the brilliant colors of our happy moments--picnics and sunsets and laughter--all these are necessary pieces of the tapestry of our lives, even our cold, white doubts and emptiness. All the colors of life sewn together with the green thread of growth. We are a mixture of feelings and experiences. Often, we want to cut away a square of painful memory. But without it, our quilt would lose its beauty, for contrast would disappear. If a piece is removed, the rest is weakened and incomplete.

Ladies if you haven't had a Mammogram and your due make your appointment today.. This is a public service reminder of the month!

HEY CAVEY! SEND OUR LOVE TO MARE! oh and you can have a hug! Now you take care of that gal of yours and come back to us soon.

Momo and Snowy they are reshowing it this week starting on Saturday or Sunday .

THUMBS DOWN ON ALL FREEZER DINNERS! For what little you get in tv dinners and family freezer dinners you can make your own for less and pull them out of the freezer when needed. Don't waste your money on these fat and sodium people killers. Even if they are diet dinners they still contain too much sodium. Make your own. its cheaper and healthier.

Lipton Pasta Dish Mixes and other Brand Pasta Mixes. THUMBS DOWN! As far as these prepackaged " meals" are concerned I think they are a big RIP OFF and besides if you have a large family one small serving does not feed everyone. Look at the ingredience on these packages when your in the store and write down what the ingredience are and buy a cheap bag of egg noodles at Aldi for 39 cents and make your own pasta dishes and add your own spices to the dish.

Spray the inside of a mayonnaise jar white. Store it in the refrigerator as a hiding place for money or valuables.

Use iron-on rug binding on men's trousers to prevent "waist-band curling" of trouser tops

WON'T COST YOU A DIME TO FEED A STARVING CHILD FOR A DAY! Please take 15 seconds of your valuable time and stop by The Hunger Site daily. Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of hunger on this planet and 3/4 of those deaths are children under 5 years old! Every time you click their button, food is donated to help feed starving people. The equivalent of two cups! That means it takes LOTS OF US to do it. Daily! Make them your" Start Page" and it only takes 2 seconds of your time! Many of us are making lots of money on the net but there are others that need a "life net" so please lend a hand. Trust me- you'll feel better about yourself all day. It is supported by sponsors - and costs you NOTHING! http://www.thehungersite.com

WON'T COST YOU A DIME TO FEED A STARVING CHILD FOR A DAY! Please take 15 seconds of your valuable time and stop by The Hunger Site daily. Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of hunger on this planet and 3/4 of those deaths are children under 5 years old! Every time you click their button, food is donated to help feed starving people. The equivalent of two cups! That means it takes LOTS OF US to do it. Daily! Make them your" Start Page" and it only takes 2 seconds of your time! Many of us are making lots of money on the net but there are others that need a "life net" so please lend a hand. Trust me- you'll feel better about yourself all day. It is supported by sponsors - and costs you NOTHING! http://www.thehungersite.com

Vacuum your hardwood, tile or linoleum floors and scrub them less often.

Oven Fried Chicken Mashed potatoes Green Beans Canned peaches

Beef and Rice Casserole Fry 1/2 lb of Ground beef along with 1 pepper, 1 onion and 4 cloves of fresh garlic. Drain Combination when done and rinse to get grease off the mixture and add to a casserole dish. On top of stove take 4 beef gravy packets and make gravy. Add one cup of dry brown rice to the casserole dish then add the gravy. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 45 min. When casserole is done add sour cream dollops to the top of the casserole. Serve with steamed broccoli and a spritz of soy sauce.

Freeze leftovers in a muffin tin lined with aluminum foil. When frozen label, store in a freezer bag and use for lunch one day.

Baking Powder - To check and see if the baking powder in your pantry is still active, stir 1 tsp into one-third cup hot water. There should be immediate vigorous bubbling. If no bubbling or bubbling is sporadic, the baking powder is past its prime. - Homemade baking powder starts to fizz and release carbon dioxide the minute it is added to liquid, it is very important that the oven be preheated and baking pans be ready before mixing batter. Mix quickly and put in oven right away.

This reality show is a pbs special where several people go back in time to the Edwardian Era and live as people would live in that time. From the Lord and Lady of the house right down to the char woman this is one of the best reality shows since Our own Frontier House Series. Next month or this summer PBS is having another series like this only the people will be living in Renaissance Times in England with Knights and Damsels in distress. I can't wait for this one to come on. PBS showed the previews and they were great.

I passed on this Dee because it would have taken me over three months plus for my library to get a copy in.

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." - William Shakespeare

10 Decorating Tips Decide to enrich your life. Start with color! If you want to try something colorfully bold, introduce it in small amounts first. Colors that work in harmony together, such as lighter or darker shades of the same color are naturally comfortable to the eye. Dynamic color combinations are pairings of complementary colors such as red and green. Color can underscore architectural detail, as the painted moldings of Williamsburg rooms or island houses painted in their happily contrasting colors. Establish continuity by using the same color in several rooms, altering the shade. Most designers prefer white moldings throughout the entire house unless there is a specific color scheme with contrasting moldings. When painting a room two colors, save the darker shade for the main wall. Never balance the colors fifty-fifty; it will rob the focal point. White, lavender, and pale blues and greens soothe - good for bedrooms, kitchens and baths. Dark ceilings do not make a room look smaller. The opposite is true. Darker ceilings push walls outward thereby increasing the perceived size of the space. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did You Know That...? Genghis Khan forever impacted Eastern porcelain by introducing the Chinese to cobalt blue which he carried from Iran. Missionaries shared the secret of pink with the Chinese. They fired gold to a certain temperature until it turned pink. If fired at another temperature, it turned purple! The most evenly balanced light is daylight having almost equal parts of all the colors of the spectrum. Daylight is never constant and will change at least four times a day: sunrise, high noon, afternoon and dusk. Candlelight is the warmest of all lights. Reds, oranges and yellows are beautiful under candle light, but blue and green become dull and lifeless. Because pink has a short-term calming effect, it is often the color of walls in prison holding cells. Yellow is the most difficult color for the eye to process.

Entemmens Baked Goods- THUMBS UP! Their sugar free coffee cakes, cakes and other goodies are great and cheap if you get them at the bread store outlet.