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  • My Patty Melt Recipe

    My Patty Melt Recipe

    My youngest asked for patty melts for dinner tonight. I had, as a matter of fact, a few hamburger patties in the freezer, mixed up and formed the last time I made a bunch of burgers. So I pulled two out to defrost as I started to saute some sliced onions in butter.  I didn’t…

  • Photo Challenge

    Mary at Owlhaven had a fun challenge. Go to your pictures directory and post the 6th photo in the 6th folder. I had to go one level deeper due to my love of nested directories, but here it is. I was hoping I might hit one of food and really hoping I didn’t hit an…

  • Lentil Soup

    Lentil Soup

    This is so easy to fix because you don’t need to presoak anything! Yesterday I made it this way…

  • Menus

    Here’s another weeks’ worth of menus in case anyone needs some ideas (as I might next month!). Sunday: Monday: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday:

  • Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

    Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

    It’s an oldie but a goody. (And why is oldie spelled with ie but goody spelled with a y?) I had one child with an unspecific “not feeling well” and another who was “dead tired.” Times called for comfort food. I’ve played around with grilled cheese sandwiches before. Tonight we just did traditional ones. I…