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Thanks, SweetChoco ! I've never even heard of "Matcha with White Choco". I use lots of white chocolate. What is Matcha and, please, will you post the recipe?

A happy day for me -- not so much for the cats. Today was their annual vet's visit. He comes here so I don't have to try to carry those big cats. And the cats Really want to stay home. So they...

I found another really, really good cookie recipe........

CHOCOLATE CHUNK PECAN PUDDING COOKIES.

https://www.melissassouthernstylekitchen.com/chocolate-chunk-pecan-pudding-cookies/

I made...

I finished Backman's new book, Anxious People, -- It was GREAT!! Really a magnificent book. Now I'm deep into Jodi Picoult's new book, The Book of Two Ways and it's great
too.

Hi SweetChoco. This weekend I tried another new recipe. WOW! I found a recipe for "Chunk Wild Cookies" (what a name!) on www.kingarthurbaking.com . The best cookies I ever made.
Sunday morning...

Please, please Joy --- do join in the conversation. Please just start a conversation if you want to talk. Hearing from you is a JOY!! :joyous:

I have many, many, many recipes for cookies, lots...

Yes, SweetChoc, those are my two kitties, brother and sister, Badcat and Peaches.

Thanks SweetChoc ... I LOVE a good new recipe to try. And yesterday I was in a store for the usual grocery shopping and saw a new magazine, Southern Living Cookies & Bars. The price was $12.99 for...

Wonderful timing !! Last night I finished my current novel and then I started Fredrik Backman's new book, Anxious People. Oh, already it's wonderful. How I love Backman's books and I've been...

I wonder if I can show a couple photos of me ... 54825483

How exciting!! Bless your heart for being so good to cats.

Last night I started making a double batch of these. It's a time consuming recipe and worth every second.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/peanut-butter-jam-thumbprints/

Howie -- Peaches and Badcat are very concerned about Sam. What would happen to her if you have a big seizure and get taken to the hospital? They sure hope you get some gaba to keep you well and...

Thanks Ann -- I decided on the soup. It was delicious!! And it will be delicious tomorrow and the day after and ...

I've enjoyed that polish sausage, peppers and potatoes so much I've made it again. Now I'm trying to think of something for dinner tonight ..... Will it be that polish sausage concoction again or...

It's me --- talking about food again. Today I had the very best lunch possible and got to wondering what anybody else had. I don't expect anyone to answer but ...........

I had a really...

Thanks clouds -- I didn't know these even existed! :culpability: I subscribe to Spectrum $$$ but do not get even one movie channel.

Tonight I used a new recipe to make one of my favorite foods --- Sweet and Sour Pork. The recipe was complicated, $$$, took lots of time and was HORRIBLE. I ate a few bites and gave up. It's a...

A couple weeks ago I was looking in the food display at a small, local grocery with an incredibly good deli. They had some odd looking dish made from sliced polish sausage (?), green pepper,...

Today, Aug. 12, 2020, marks 10 years that my cats, Peaches and Badcat have lived with me. TEN YEARS!! Ten safe and happy years for the three of us.

I assumed (I'm so good at that :rolleyes: ) that because Missouri was having a primary mostly for state issues, every state would be doing the same.

Most storms don't bother Badcat or Peaches but when there's a lot of wind and thunder they get concerned and watch me. If I say, "It's OK...it's OK", they are calm and relaxed. But when a storm...

I voted -- about 6:10AM.
I went so early hoping to use an empty polling place but lots of other people felt the same way. But the line moved very fast and I didn't wait 4 minutes.

I hope you...

https://enchantmentathamilton.org/20200601ForTheLongestTime.mp4

I walked into Walmart wearing that mask and sunglasses. Two separate people waved and said, "Hi, Nancy". How on earth could I rob a bank?

My local Walmart is now selling face masks in packages of 25 or 50. The 50 is around $29.00 (I don't remember exactly).

A while ago I went outside to fill bird feeders and the street was packed full of parked cars and the driveway of my next door neighbors was packed with a crowd of people of all ages. A dear, kind...

Are things going OK for you? Do you have all the food and supplies you need, or do you need to make trips out? Do you WANT to make trips out?

I want to go out -- oh, I want to go out. I have...

So very good to hear from you again, Joy. I just wish you had better news :) . I can get into and out of pretty easily unless my cats are blocking the way!

Oh, Joy -- I wish things were better and easier for you. I wish I could help! But I will pray for God to help you. ((( hugs for Joy )))

Yesterday my dentist (he's now just available for emergencies) preformed some sort of root canal on my left "eye tooth" which is part of a complicated bridge. He said over and over that this was a...

My nice selection of books is probably the major -- well, one of the major -- things that help keep me settled during this stay-at-home time. I love to read.

I think my crazy cats are another...

g-r-r-r-r-r-r I was on Facebook, doing fine and this computer died --- completely dead. Good grief it's late Friday afternoon. I called the local computer repair place. I bought this thing...

This morning was a BIG trip to the dentist who is open for only emergencies …..a $1,090 big emergency. I am so upset and scared and tired.

And tonight is a very special meeting at church. Oh, I...

Christy -- I'm so sorry you're in pain.

I got so upset this afternoon I needed to get out. So I went to Walmart wearing my gloves and face mask. They are now counting each person as they arrive...

My goodness, it's quiet in here. I wonder where you are and what you're doing. I sure hope all is well.

I ordered 50 masks through Amazon 8 weeks ago … finally they arrived today. :dispirited:

Agate -- what are you reading right now? I have such a nice, big stack of books that are waiting for me, I don't know my next one. I do know it's a real luxury to have that stack.
One time I...

Most of my getting out is church … Sunday School and then worship service on Sunday morning, then another service on Sunday night, then Wednesday night service. And I baked soooo much - usually for...

I think (lol lol) both insurances have paid … and those papers I have gotten are from the insurance companies - not the hospital or doctors. I won't pay until I get an actual bill/statement. The...

Yes - I've heard that too, over and over. IMHO we might be able to find some chicken and beef, but they will cost too much to buy.

Another 'cost too much' …. I am blessed with GREAT insurance...

Ann -- you are a kind and wonderful person. Bless your heart.

Today I ate leftover vegetable beef soup again Tomorrow I might fry some chicken.

I sure wish someone was chatting.

Right now vegetable beef soup is bubbling on the stove -- I haven't tasted it yet. I haven't made that soup with ground beef in 20 - 25 years! I've always used a chopped up beef roast and home...

Joy -- I certainly hope and pray we continue hearing from you. Please try to keep posting when you can.
I also have cats to keep me going -- two big cats I adore. As tiny kittens they came to me...

My Chinese restaurant is small, just a husband and wife doing almost everything. I eat -- oops --- I ate there often enough they knew which dishes I liked, knew I didn't eat seafood and always...

Ohhhhhh - I want to eat out. I miss "my" Chinese restaurant. I am so hungry for that good food I don't have to cook. I wasn't aware of the fact that I did eat out so often.

Today I had the stuff to try another new-to-me recipe. I didn't have the penne pasta so I used the mini farfalle setting in my cupboard.
It's not great but it is pretty good....

My local police station has a big, solid container in their front area -- you just dump your old meds there.

I wish I could help you … or help myself :highly_amused: I'm 75, but don't have to deal with too much pain... I'll certainly be glad when this mess is over and I can get to the pain clinic for my...

I buy things like paper towels and toilet paper in big packages when I have a good coupon … so when this hit I did have lots of paper towels but not much TP. I have found enough, mostly off brand,...

I went to a nice, big grocery this morning and they had no toilet paper, paper towels, paper napkins (except little fancy, colored ones), disinfectants.
I wonder when this will end.
They did...

Thanks! I really enjoy my feeders and am always amazed to have so many birds here "in town" with hardly any coverage.

For many years, living in a place with lots of trees and everything...

I have a hummingbird at a feeder :congratulatory:

A big day for me. I love those birds!!

I'm so glad you now have your shower chair, but - yikes - are the seven cases of wipes charged to your credit card? They have to be charged to someone somewhere.

I'm praying for both of you.

I really needed a grocery trip so this afternoon I bundled up - "rubber" gloves, face mask, clothes I could remove (when I got home :highly_amused:!!) and toss in washer. Many people in the grocery...

Yesterday I put one good, used face mask into a knee-high hose and threw it into the washing machine with a regular load. Lo and behold - it came out perfect!!

hmmmmm -- must be my usual bad timing. Walmart was the first place I looked. They had plenty but all said "not available". I'll try again. Thanks

Howie -- where did you find any masks for sale? Masks that are a reasonable price and AVAILABLE? A couple weeks ago I looked and looked and finally ordered some through Amazon but they will not be...

Oh, how I wish I could go OUT! I wish I could go out and eat a good lunch. I wish I could go to a nice grocery store and wander around. I wish I could go to Walmart and get some of the little...

I don't have a lot of things to do or places to go …….. so I cook. If I had more room in my freezer I'd bake more cookies ~sigh~.

For breakfast I had the last of the left-over chicken corn...

Happy Easter everyone. I hope and pray that everyone has a safe and peaceful day and remember why we celebrate.

This morning I decided what I would have for Easter Dinner … one of my very favorite dishes. So I got dressed, drove to Walmart. put on a mask, gloves and shopped for fresh things.

BROCCOLI SALAD...

I can't think of a thing … I have a nice ham slice and some chicken breasts in the freezer and I could do several things with the chicken. The ham would be OK with some potatoes and a canned veggie....

I just now thought about Easter Dinner.... Yikes. I have no plans at all. I will be at church -- well, in my car parked in front of the church and the pastor will be speaking to all of us.

What...

I love soup and I'm always looking for a new recipe. This morning I made Chicken Corn Chowder ….
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/slow-cooker-light-chicken-corn-chowder/
It's pretty good.

Tonight is 2020's largest and most magnificent full moon. Here in Missouri we have a completely clear sky so we have a great view of it.
It's breathtaking.

The weather is wonderful … at least the temperature is. I BBQed the brats early because I was too hungry to wait. Everything was very good

Today we're supposed to have nice weather so I'm planning a sort-of-picnic dinner.
I've been working on potato salad, "baked" beans, deviled eggs, maybe some slaw, and this afternoon I'll BBQ some...

Over and over I've tried to respond to this and write too much, too confused. It's certainly a scary time. I'm praying for all of us.

I do not like paprika so I used only a tiny dash. And I used just a tiny dash of brown sugar. I plan on making this recipe over and over again … it is so-o-o-o good.

I made this yesterday and will be making it again.

Fried Cabbage

This fried cabbage is delicious and super easy to make with a few ingredients. It comes together in less than 30 minutes!
...

Ann … Wishing you the best!

My two cats are absolutely delighted that I am staying home. When I left for church this morning - my first time to leave in many days - they were more confused than unhappy.