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Haven't been so good at getting back to blogging. Saw this though and wanted to share mine.

GETTING TO KNOW THE FOODIE QUIZ

Metal or non-stick? Non-stick lately, it's easier on my eggs.

Cast iron or stainless? Have both, love my great-gram's cast iron the mostest.

Cutting board: silicone or wood? Wood, I know I should use silicone but I sanitize the wood thoroughly.

Knife: Stainless or carbon steel? Stainless, I believe that's what all of mine are

Kitchenaid or hand mixer? LOVE my green apple Kitchenaid!

Cooktop: gas, electric, induction? Gas, all the way. Have electric now but it's because I'm in an apartment.

Side-by-side, freezer on top, fridge on top? When I get to buy one I think it'll be an old school fridge on bottom. Side by side isn't wide enough and freezer on bottom always seems small.

Apron or whoops? I have a few aprons but it's normally whoopsie for me.

Parchment or Silpat? Parchment. I haven't bought Silpat because it's just too expensive.

Mashed potatoes: by hand, ricer, or mixer? Oh, by hand. I like 'em lumpy. When Hubs makes them he uses the mixer.

Sandwich or wrap? That's hard because I'm a cold cut lovin fool. Sandwich. Final answer.

PB & _________ ? Anything? Everything? I'm an equal opportunity PB eater. Except for on celery.

Pancakes: syrup or applesauce? Applesauce?!?!?! What the??? Mmm, syrup and it's gotta be Griffin's.

Cake: scratch or mix? Ehh, both. Mix for conveinence, scratch for yumminess.

Chili: beans or no? If it's going on a hot dog - no beans. Otherwise I don't really care.

Napkin: cloth or paper? Oh, I'll keep it real. We use paper all the time.

BBQ: takes the whole weekend to make or take out? Currently, take out. We can't grill at the apartment unless we go to the pool. I did make ribs in the oven last week that were damn tasty.

Chicken: white or dark? Give me the whole damn thang.

Ice cream: cone or dish? Dish, on a hot brownie please.

neglected bloggity blog

It's that time of year where every weekend fills up... And almost every week night too. And then I forget about TTEAL. So, what have I been up to you ask? I've been to a double-header baseball game, the lake to see my Mama, watched every show saved on the DVR, played soccer (injured at that), made the best waffles ever, and got tons of laundry done - all in 3 days. This week is just beginning too. Tonight I have another soccer game, tomorrow I have bunco, Wednesday is blank right now, Thursday I have a graduation to attend, Friday is blank, and Saturday I'm throwing a bday/poker party for one of the Roomies. I think I thrive on this stuff though. I'd be a very bored and lonely lady if I didn't have things to do.

Speaking of things, kind of... Okay, so no one warned me about the wedding nightmares. We're down to 5 months and 13 days. Yikes! Last night I dreamt that T decided the day before the wedding he didn't want to get married. And on top of that the rental place kept screwing things up, annnnnnnd he found a cute little blonde twit that he wanted to date. It was one of those awful dreams that I couldn't get out of either, like you wake up and go right back into it. Those suck something bad. And then they really ruin your day once you remember everything. I've got my catering taken care of, invitations are here and perfect, my dress should be in this week, and I just have to find a DJ that I like. I'm on the ball and feel really good about everything. It's just crazy how things are flying by but I'm really glad we didn't do this any faster because I wouldn't make it to the altar, they'd be checking me into the mental ward for obsessiveness.

I cooked a little this weekend and I realized how much I miss making dinner and baking. I really only get to cook the good stuff when The Roomies are gone. I don't like being in someone else's kitchen, ya know?

Everytime Toddles and I eat waffles I have to order a side of sausage, I have a bite of sausage with each bite of waffle. So I keep saying that I'm going to make my own waffles and put sausage in them. Oh. My. God. They were just as delightful as I expected. I browned some breakfast sausage and crumbled it up into small pieces. Then I added it to plain old Bisquick made for waffles and poured into the new waffle iron I went to 3 stores to find. I ended up eating 3* of them because they were so tasty. Shortly after that, I went into a hypoglycemic coma because of all the syrup. Totally worth it.

*3 little square Eggo sized waffles, not giant round ones, thanks Mike.

I also made pizza this weekend. I bought the dough because dough is a pain in the arse to make without my bread machine. I used Gorgonzola, roma tomatoes, and Kalamata olives. It was good, a little salty for me. I think I'll add some spinach to it tonight when I reheat it.



I almost forgot it was Menu Plan Monday... Ch-ch-check it out.

Breakfast: whole wheat English muffin and a poached egg.
Lunch: either leftovers or a spicy black bean patty and a frozen steamed veg pack.
Snack: Kashi bar or apple
Dinner
Monday: leftover pizza
Tuesday: bunco night - cheesy olive bread (thanks P Dub!)
Wednesday: spicy turkey empanadas
Thursday: pinto and cheddar patties, salad
Friday: whole grain penne with ground turkey and marinara
Saturday: snacky stuff - it's poker night
Sunday: lasagna - I've been craving it for 3 weeks and I want to make it for the fam

oh marie

Two words...

bacon

quiche

A rep brought us breakfast today from Marie Callender's and it was fantabulous. Bacon, spinach, and lots of gooey cheese is certainly the way I'd like to start everyday. That and big beautiful snowflakes are starting to fall so I'm really happy.

The gang and I are going skiing this weekend outside of St. Louis. We're all pretty excited - especially since there's going to be new *real* snow.

Must get back to my baaaacoooon.