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Pasta Salad Rotini noodles Grape tomatoes, halved Red pepper, diced Onion, diced Broccoli, diced Small mozzarella balls Mini pepperoni Italian Good Seasonings, mixed with balsamic vinegar Prepared pesto, a dollop incorporated into the dressing Cook noodles per instructions, cool completely before adding to vegetables, meat, and cheese. Add about half of the prepared dressing.  Let the salad sit overnight.  The noodles will absorb some dressing.  Add the rest of the dressing before serving. Pigs in a Blanket Pack of 5 Hebrew National all beef hot dogs 1 can crescent roll dough Cheese if desired Toppings like various mustards and ketchup Heat oven to 350 Use paper towels and dry the hot dogs to help keep dough stuck on them. Roll out the crescent dough into one large rectangle Cut into 8 long strips and then cut again in half Cut the hot dogs into thirds I sprinkled half of the crescent dough with some shredded cheese before rolling.  Other bloggers suggested using Ame...

Meatloaf 1 lb ground beef 6 slices cooked bacon Shredded cheddar cheese Onion, diced Slice of white bread Panko breadcrumbs Milk Worchestershire sauce Salt Pepper Garlic powder BBQ sauce Place a slice of white bread in a mixing bowl and add milk and worcestershire sauce.  Once bread is soaked, add all ingredients.  Mix together with your hands and divide into four even amounts.  Shape into four loaves and place on a greased pan with a lip.  Spread your favorite bbq sauce on each loaf.  Bake at 450 for 20 minutes.   Served with mashed potatoes and sauteed zucchini.  

Sugar Cookies, snickerdoodles, and gingerbread cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies makes about 24 cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 3/4 cups flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon cinnamon (Set aside for rolling) 3 tablespoons sugar 3 teaspoons cinnamon  Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, eggs, and vanilla thoroughly in a large bowl until creamy Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon in a separate bowl Blend dry mixture into the butter mixture.  Add a little bit at a time, blending between additions. Chill dough and an ungreased pan for 15 minutes in the fridge Scoop 1 inch balls and roll into balls with hands.  Roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture  Place on chilled ungreased cookie pan and bake 9-10 minutes.   Let cool a minute and remove from pan to a cooling rack. ...

  I made my taco soup recipe with roasted chicken instead of ground beef this time.  It was a bit more like a chicken tortilla soup.  I squeezed lime and topped with sour cream and cilantro.  

  It is a rainy Sunday so I made a big pot of soup.  No one came over for any though :(  Today I had mine over rice even though usually I just serve some bread on the side.   Cabbage Soup 1 roll of hot sausage 4 carrots, diced few celery stalks, diced 1 small onion, diced 1 green pepper, diced several cloves of garlic, minced 4 cups chicken broth 1 small cabbage 1 can diced tomatoes with chili a few spoonfuls of salsa salt, pepper, Italian seasoning In a large pot, brown the sausage, use a slotted spoon to remove and set to the side. In the same pot with the bit of sausage grease, add some oil and the carrots, onion, celery, green pepper.  Stir until softened.  Add seasonings and garlic.  Stir for about 30 seconds.  Next add the chicken broth and tomatoes and bring to a boil.  Stir in the cabbage.  Simmer on low for about an hour.  Serve!  Serve with a nice crusty bread with butter or I poured my soup over rice today....

  Yesterday we tried Smoked bar and grill in the Hershey area.  Boyfriend had a pulled pork cubano that had a small side of tomato soup for dipping.  I had a brisket french dip sandwich.  Both were awesome.  They also had some special non alcoholic drinks.  Mine was pomegranate, pineapple, and something fizzy.  Boyfriend had a carbonated tea with lime and something else.  They were really good.  I already want to go back and try more things on the menu, like the loaded mac n cheese.  

For Candylane they got rid of the Thanksgiving eggrolls this year.  I was pretty sad by this news.  They added a Thanksgiving pizza, but it was sold out on Friday.  I went with the loaded potato.  I had pulled pork and cheddar cheese with a bit of ranch dressing.  They were also out of bacon :(  I did get a few free hot chocolates and boyfriend and I tried the apple pie king sized shake.  It was a lot and it was getting cold out so we didn't actually finish it.