Just Another Manic Monday

Today’s the day. The First JAMM (Just Another Manic Monday) Carnival. And here’s the poop. We’re talking Comfort Food!

We’re all short on time, patience and money these days. But we all want some comfort food every now and then. What can we have for dinner that won’t take a day to cook and won’t heat the whole house up while its cooking?  Read on.  These recipes come in at $39.50 to feed a family of four, take less than 4hours total to cook and you can keep your sanity, and maybe even relax a little while dinner’s getting cooked.

Southern Style Creamy Mac& Cheese (with a twist)

Hint: You cook this in your crock pot so you don’t have to stand over the stove and the kitchen stays cool cool cool in the summer time! you can even do the prep work and set your timer on your crock pot and it’ll be ready when you get home from work.

Ingredients:

• 2  cup  uncooked elbow macaroni (an 8 ounce box isn’t quite 2 cups)
• 2 1/2  cup  (about 10-ounces) grated sharp Cheddar cheese
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2  cup  sour cream
• 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup
• 4  tablespoon  (1/2 stick) butter, cut into pieces
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1  cup  whole milk
• 1/2  teaspoon  dry mustard
• 1/2  teaspoon  pepper

Directions:

Boil the macaroni in a 2 quart saucepan in plenty of water until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture and add the eggs, sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well. Then add drained macaroni and stir again. Set the slow cooker on low setting and cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

Drunk Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1 (3-pound) chicken
• Seaoned Salt
• Ground Black Pepper
• Ground Garlic (Not garlic salt)
• 1 (12-ounce) can beer
• 1 sprig rosemary
• Assorted barbecue and hot sauces, your choice

Wash and drain the chicken and pat dry. Season the chicken inside and out with the Seasoned Salt and Ground Black Pepper and Ground Garlic. Refrigerate until ready to cook.

Prepare the charcoal grill. When the coals are hot and glowing, carefully push them over to the sides of the grill, leaving an open space in the middle of the grill. Open the can of beer and pour off approximately 1/4 cup. Insert the sprig of rosemary into the can, then place the beer can, keeping it upright, into the rear cavity of the chicken. Carefully place the chicken, standing up on the beer can, in the center of the grill, making sure not to spill the beer. Cover the grill and cook the chicken for approximately 1 hour, rotating the chicken as necessary. The chicken is done when the juice runs clear when pierced with a fork.

Carefully remove the beer can from the chicken using mitts and discard the can. Cut the chicken into halves or quarters. Serve plain or with sauces.

Note: 1 chicken serves 2 to 4, depending on appetites.

Serve with a Tossed Green Salad and Rolls. YUMMMMY.

What are your favorite comfort foods? Share your homegrown recipies and meal ideas with us. Leave your JAMM links below. Check out the Guidelines here.

Monday Monday

It’s time I spread a little love to some really great gals. They keep me laughing through the tears and always remember to check in when I’m gone too long.

Auds at Barking Mad has posted her Monday Randomness and I just read through her weekend posts and BBQ fiasco.  I need to go change my drawers !

Laurie at Foolery, who’s way out in California is now an honorary Kudzu Queen. I woke this morning to her post about making my BBQ shrimp and lawd ‘yall. This girl has it goin on! Welcome to the club Laurie ! (And she says she’s a dullard. Yeah right!)

and

Closer to home, at the Drama Pond, Drama Mama has a new contest for a Sonic Happy Hour card. Well you just gotta see this one to believe it. Enter and win!

Thanks Ladies, YOU MAKE MY DAYS!

Another Manic Monday

Thanks to all of you who asked after me while I was out. Having the flu bug was not any fun. That’s twice this year and well I hope done for. Seems like I missed an entire week and it’s starting to show. Blogs are a bit like children, you have to spend time with them in order to nurture their growth. So, for last week, I was a bad parent. (sorry)

This week, I’ll be doing a little bit of housekeeping on all my blogs. Remarkable Bloggers©.com will open sometime this month. Thanks for all your support of this project through your comments and emails. I’m looking forward to the blog’s grand opening, though I’ll miss what it’s brought to this site, being in its own home will be great!

I owe Laura Williams an apology, with family illness, tornadoes and my own flu bug, I didn’t get her review finished to publish last month. I promise its coming soon.

Remarkable News ©

I popped in at Nathan and Tricia’s blog yesterday, and I found out some wonderful news! Tricia has gone through the ordeal of a double lung transplant (a 9 hour surgery) with flying colors apparently. Sadly, someone else lost their life earlier Wednesday. Nonetheless, their lungs were a good match for Tricia. All the details of the surgical wait and post-op progress are available on their blog. Keep them all (Nate, Tricia, Gwyneth, and all their extended families) in your prayers. This transplant isn’t a cure, but it has extended Tricia’s life and improved her quality of life, so that she can enjoy what time she has with her husband, daughter and family. (I didn’t know that the life expectancy of a double lung transplant recipient was only 6-7 years. Sounds so short) My bout with the flu seems so insignificant when I read what this incredibly strong woman has gone through.

For the hundred or so of you who answered my request for interviews with Adult Adoptees, please be patient with me. I’m writing to all of you. I don’t send out mass emails, so it’s gonna take some time. Thanks

More Good News

Chrissie, at Bloggeries, reviewed Bird On A Wire. Whooo HOOO. And She was gracious enough to rate us a 5! Now, folks that’s the tops! And I’m humbled. If you’re not a member at Bloggeries, you need to be. Its one of the finest forums for bloggers out there. Tell them we sent you. And did I mention, its free!

Into Each Life…

A little rain must fall.Well, along the Mississippi River we’ve been blessed with rain, rain and more rain. Friday, we experienced 5, yes 5 tornadoes. Fortunately, the only thing that we lost, was power. Others didn’t fare so well. The Clarion Ledger, has lots of pictures and more information on the damages to Vicksburg and the Jackson, Ms metro areas and efforts to clean up and rebuild; as well as information on the flooding from the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers in the area.

That’s about it . I’ll be back tomorrow with more from the wire. Have a Great and Wonderful Day!

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