2-19-14

7:25am

So we're expecting thunderstorms with

possible dangerous winds tomorrow night.

Time to prepare your home if you haven't already.

With snow on the roof tops and possible ice

jams already forming in the gutters

this means the rain will have nowhere to go but down

into the foundation of your home which could

cause cracks in your basement walls

or water in your basement.

Shovel any snow away from your foundation,

make sure any downspouts are clear of

any snow blockage, remove as much ice as possible

from gutters by either knocking it off or use salt

to throw up there to help melt it.

Also if you have a storm drain near your home

make sure there is no snow or ice blocking it

so the melting snow and rain have somewhere to go.

4:00pm

I've started making a little recipe notebook

for the meat I'll be adding to the freezer.

Usually I can find chicken and pork chops marked down.

Sometimes fish or beef but not as much

or at a good price.

I try to look for casserole recipes that have cheap ingredients

that can make

at least a couple of meals from smaller pieces of meat.

Here's a few I've jotted down so far for chicken-

-Chicken Stuffing Casserole

-30 Minute Chicken and Biscuits

-Easy Anytime Casserole

with pasta, chicken, cheese, cream soup & veggies

-White Chicken Enchiladas

-BBQ Chicken Waffles

bbq pizza sauce topped with shredded chicken & cheese

-Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

-Chicken Ranch Mac & Cheese With Bacon

-Mini Chicken Pot Pies

-Loaded Potato Buffalo Chicken Casserole

-Alfredo Chicken Pizza

4:30pm

For supper tonight I'm making a boxed lasagna

with cheesy garlic bread.

For dessert I'm making Crescent Cream Cheese Squares.

Of course I changed the recipe some.

2 blocks of cream cheese

2 eggs

1 small box instant vanilla pudding

1 cup sugar

2 cans crescent rolls

cinnamon sugar

butter cooking spray

Spray casserole dish with butter cooking spray.

Press a can of crescent rolls into bottom pressing

all the seams together.

In a large bowl add cream cheese, eggs, sugar,

dry pudding mix.  Mix on high for about 2 minutes.

Spread this over top the crescent rolls.

Unroll the second tube of crescent rolls

onto counter and press it all together.

Place over top of cream cheese mixture.

Spray butter cooking spray on top then

sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

All to cool before cutting and serving.

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