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Comment on Avery’s Library by Griffin

Griffin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:50:38 +0000

Moo, Baa, La La La

Comment on Our new roommate squeaks by george

george — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:15:59 +0000

You need traps, yes, but you also need to secure the perimeter. Pull the appliances and etc from the walls and find the tiny cracks and crevices where they are entering. Stuff steel wool in the locations found, and use epoxy caulk. Then add some nice strong wood on top. If you find all the locations and secure well, it may be a year before they bother to return (they will find another apt to hang out in and lose interest). To me, the traps are just maintenance while you work to identify all the entryways and test to be sure you are all patched up.

Comment on Was it worth it? StoryCorps by Mom

Mom — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:24:22 +0000

Look at the registered date on my previous comment…It’s March ’10…not August ’10…I’m not THAT slow at responding…:-)

Comment on Was it worth it? StoryCorps by Mom

Mom — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:20:10 +0000

I just went back to The Reyes Report for fun…with FB doing the job for news updates, I hadn’t seen this until this moment. I still remember the day with fondness…and real JOY. Dad loved his time with you…and YES…the quality of the tape is lasting…we know! Anyone who has doubts…blow them all away and do go for it…make that appointment…it was fun to be there and watch the unfolding of a special Dad-Daughter moment.

Comment on And he took his kids mudding by Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:38:40 +0000

If you want to know about mudding, check out the Mudding Social Network @ http://www.mudding.org ……it’s a verb we we’re from!

Comment on Cranberries over Westchester by brian tymon

brian tymon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:29:27 +0000

I grew up in Westchester and yes, it is called a wedge. I used to get strange looks in San Francisco and other parts of CA when I would order a wedge. When we were really young a meatball sub was called a meatball wedgie, I am serious!

Comment on Tater tot hot pot by Spiek

Spiek — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:57:02 +0000

Thanks, Becky! Tater Tot Hot Pot tonight! Can’t wait to try it out!

As promised, here’s my recipe for Tuscan Pot Pie:

The original recipe is from a little cookbook called “Grandma’s Casseroles”. We didn’t have all the right ingredients the first time I made it, and I have since done a little extra tweaking, so I changed the name.

Grandma Chris’ Tuscan Pot Pie
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1 lb Ground Turkey (the original recipe calls for 3/4 lb bulk sweet or hot italian sausage)
(garlic salt, dried oregano, dried basil to season the turkey)
1 jar (26-28oz) prepared chunk vegetable spaghetti sauce (Ragu Chunky Garden Vegetable works well)
1 can (19oz) Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained (original recipe calls for Cannelini beans)
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 bag of shredded mozzarella cheese (original recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups or 6oz)
1 package refrigerated crescent dinner rolls – too really take it over the top, use the pillsbury garlic-flavored variety
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1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
2. Brown gnd turkey in a medium oven-proof skillet. (I actually use a non-oven proof skillet and transfer to a caserole dish prior to placing in oven.) Add garlic salt, basil, oregano, (and any other seasoning you desire) to taste while browning meat. Drain the drippings.
3. Add spaghetti sauce, beans, and thyme to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cheese. (This is where you’d transfer to a casserole dish if your skillet isn’t oven proof.)
4. Unroll crescent dough, divide into triangles. Arrange in a spiral fashion with points of dough towards center, covering meat/sauce/cheese mixture completely. Bake for 12 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and meat mixture is bubbly.

Be careful serving, because it will be VERY hot! (probably not a bad idea to even let it sit for 5 minutes or so) Enjoy.

Comment on About by Jamie Drinville Lesnever

Jamie Drinville Lesnever — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:50:25 +0000

Conrad and Rebecca,
Your Christmas card came back. The last address I have is on 86th Street in NYC. Can you please send me your current address? I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and best wishes for 2010.
xoxo,
Jamie

Comment on Tater tot hot pot by Becky

Becky — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:43:53 +0000

One year later, and I again find myself staring at this recipe. Someone asked for it, so I thought it appropriate to keep things grouped together … so reposting here as a comment. Reprinted from the Hot Dish Heaven book cited earlier in this post …

Heat oven to 350F

In large skillet, lightly brown 1 lb ground beef + 1/2 cup chopped onion. Spread this into baking dish. Top with 2 cups frozen veg (e.g. peas, greenbeans, corn, etc.). In small mixing bowl, stir 1 10oz can of cream of chicken or mushroom soup with 1/2 cup milk. Drizzle this over the veggie layer. Top with 1/2 package of frozen tater tots. Pretty sure I also added a handful of shredded cheese, but that’s not in the book.

Bake for an hour or so until tots are nicely browned.

We ate off of this for almost a week and it never got old. Fat yes. old no.

Comment on Was it worth it? StoryCorps by Ginny Reyes

Ginny Reyes — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:51:58 +0000

I’d rather have just a personal interview with family members to leave with “future generations” that we hope to have. Jose did this with Mamita a while back.
Mom R