tis the season~

It's football season ... and sometimes I wonder why I watch.

I know why I watch  ~ because I love the game of  football!  My  team ~  the Packers didn't pull it off last night against the Vikings; but what a game it still turned out to be.  Even though there are a lot of Packer fans out there that are so against  Favre for leaving the Green Bay Packers, you still have to admit... he is one heck of quarterback ... and I still enjoy seeing him play.  It's just hard visually to see him in those colors of the Vikings!  Now if they'd put ALL those players out there on the field in their birthday suits... now that would be a whole 'nother visual and a whole 'nother game.  I wonder what the praises of the 'old man' would be then?? lol  I know... I'm bad... sometimes I just can't help it.

Poor Aaron Rodgers ... if he doesn't start getting some help out there and some protection from the sacks... he's going to have a rough season.  He's getting the begeebees knocked out of him!  What is it now ... something like 20 sacks already in only four games?  Come on guys ...   take care of your quarterback!!  He's going to have a hard time physically keeping up week after week if this keeps up.  It's hard to make a play if you can't keep him standing.  He is one awesome player though and I give him tons of credit for hanging in there.

Oh well ... it can only get better ... I hope.

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Today's agenda is going to be low keyed... I'm feeling a bit under the weather.  What a phrase, 'under the weather'.  Think about it . . .  We're always under the weather.   I've been having an upset stomach for the last couple of days and one heck of a headache that keeps popping up.  I hope this doesn't go any further then it is right now; because I sure don't need a full blown case of the flu or any other kind of ailment.

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Have a great day all my cyberspace friends and family ~ and remember ~ age doesn't matter unless you're a cheese ~ or brett favre.

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until next time....

So it goes in my neck of the woods.

~mel

puff pastry left over chicken pizza~

Well tonight is the big football game that everyone and anyone who lives in Wisconsin is waiting to see on Monday Night Football.  The rivals ~ our Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings.  I could really get into it here on my blog on how much I love football season; but I'll spare you.  One thing I can say though is I AM SO HAPPY WE DON'T HAVE THE BAIT SHOP AND I CAN WATCH A GAME UNINTERRUPTED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was one little pet peeve of mine when we had the shop... when people would go fishing during prime time football season.  Oh well... I don't have to worry about that anymore. lol

I didn't know what to make up for supper tonight so I decided to take the easy route and make some goodies up ahead of time so I'm not standing at the kitchen sink tonight when the game comes on. 

I made up a recipe today ~ I'm calling it Puff Pastry Left Over Chicken Pizza. I made it earlier this afternoon so that all I have to do later when the game is on is warm it up and serve as finger food.  It was pretty easy to toss together; even though it sounds like a lot of ingredients and would take a long time to do.  I did have to cut into it once it was baked and give it a taste test before tonight.  I was very pleased.

Here's how I made it:

PUFF PASTRY LEFT OVER CHICKEN PIZZA

The dough:

1 1/2 Cup Flour

1 Cup of soft Margarine (I used "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" soft spread)

1/2 Cup of Sour Cream

Mix the flour and margarine spread together until crumbly, then add the sour cream.  Mix well and chill in the refrigerator while getting the rest of the ingredients together for the topping.

the Topping:

1 Tbsp. Tuscan House Italian dressing

about 1/4 of a block of cream cheese diced into about 1/2" cubes

1 small chopped onion

1 small peeled and diced ripe tomatoe

1/4 Cup chopped stuffed green olives

1 Cup deboned, chopped up, cooked leftover chicken ( I suppose 1 breast, cubed and microwaved on high for a minute would suffice if you don't have leftovers...lol.)

about 4 fresh button mushrooms, sliced

italian seasoning

oregano

dried basil

garlic powder

1 Cup grated Mozarella Cheese

Step by Step

Preheat oven to 350

Mix up the dough and refrigerate while getting the topping ingredients ready.

Spread the dough out evenly on to a non greased pizza pan or jelly roll pan.

Add the toppings ~ starting with the Tuscan House Italian dressing; spreading it all over the dough.  Then add the cubed up cream cheese pieces and the chicken, onions,olives, mushrooms and diced tomato.

Sprinkle on the dried herbs.  I  used Italian Seasoning, Dried Basil and Oregano and a dash of Garlic Powder

Top with the grated cheese and bake about 25 minutes until the top is bubbly and the crusts edge is golden browned. 

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What ever your favorite foods ~ never be afraid to venture out of the box and make up a recipe... or follow a recipe and give it your own twist.   Variety is the spice of life!  Enjoy.

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Good Luck Green Bay Packers!!

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Until next time...

So it goes in my neck of the woods.

~mel

scrappin~

I felt a little scrappy today ~ so I dug out some old pictures of my grandlove Amanda from when she was a little bit younger (she's 15 now) and did a few pages up for her book. 

 

WHY GOD MADE LITTLE GIRLS

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  God made the world with its towering trees,
  Majestic mountains and restless seas.
  Then paused and said it needs one more thing.
  Someone to laugh and dance and sing,
  To walk in the woods and gather flowers and things.
  To commune with nature in quiet hours.
  So God made little girls with laughing eyes,
  with joyful hearts and infectious smiles
  Enchanting ways and feminine wiles.
  And when He'd completed the task He'd begun
  He was pleased and proud of the job He'd done.
  For the world when seen through a little girl's eyes
  greatly resembles paradise.