Half a taco...

I am praying for the safe return of Madeleine McCann.  I also cant help but have these feelings. Maddie is one of three kids born with the help of IVF.  Her parents are lovely, albeit, naïve people who apparently, did not get the following memo:  "You are parents, your life is over"  I thought of this the other night.  My meme asked her daughter for a taco. You know those lil ones, w/ steak?  Two bites, maybe three.  Anyways she handed her #mom half a taco. That's it! We laughed.  Maddie's  folks went out to dinner, as you know, and someone took their kid. Someone said lets leave the kids alone, and no one said ...wait, that's not a good idea.  I don't want to make them feel bad, im sure they have REplayed it over n over in their minds.  Apparently, they didn't trust a baby sitter, and checked on the kids every 30 minutes.  I cannot fathom them leaving the door unlocked. When I heard that, I screamed at the tv...were you trying to lose them???   Thirty minutes is a long time for three toddlers.  I don't know if the room was child proofed ...is that a word?  Good lord there are plugs and knives and hot water....the mind wanders off to a not so pretty trail. Going to two restaurants, alone, in peace, is not an option, you have right now. You could have hired a sitter and brought them all to dinner.  Anyways, hindsight is 20/20....xx #love #book

Dre Mee's REcipees ...

and #tips.  This is inspired by #meme who hates to track down ingredients. O meme! These are 2 ingredient. recipes...*plus!  Dinners and snacks #tips from Judie Byrd, Cafe Mom, etc . 1-Beans n franks, *plus mustard  2- Jam on cream cheese, *plus crackers  3- Sauerkraut  n  colbas  4- Ganache: heavy cream n chocolate, *Plus everything :)  5-Green beans n corn,  2/1 ratio ...my own, *plus pinch o' paprika (pop)  6-Cabbage n potatoes, *Plus rue ...#mom  7-Pie filling n ready crust  8-Apple slices n sausage links 9-Cold canned peaches with banana, with blueberries or warm as a side dish, *Plus dash o' curry . xx   #Bisquick #book #gifting

Four pots!

Had a dinner idea.. good for the whole week, or most of it! I use to say if i have beans, rice, eggs and veggies in the house we can eat! Here is my idea! Four pots! Make four pots of food to mix and match. Cook in one day and be done! Family can serve themselves during busy weeks or non cooking weeks. Good for lunch too. Examples- pot of BEANS,RICE,VEGGIES,SOUP. Other ideas include a large meat loaf, corn bread or a pot of hard boiled eggs. Pasta, pilaf, salad. Bowls of mixed canned beans sprinkled with olive oil and lemon. Food that can last and will last four days in the frige. When i got married 35 yrs ago my husband said ...anything opened, is only good for 4 days. So four days, four pots, four days of food. One day of cooking! Great for Meatless Monday too! Freeze the rest! xx