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October 31, 2009

Hurricane Ridge

I've posted another entry in my travel Blog. Our August visit to Hurricane Ridge in Washington state's Olympic Mountains.

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FOOD FRIDAY

Baked Spaghetti

This is so good and another way to serve spaghetti. Just make the spaghetti however you normally make it. But then combine the cooked spaghetti and your sauce in a large bowl until it's mixed thoroughly. Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with Pam and pour the spaghetti mixture into the pan, evenly. Top with 1 cup grated mild Cheddar cheese and bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until heated through and cheese is bubbly.

Add some garlic bread, a veggie or salad and you have a wonderful Fall evening meal.

This could be made in a smaller quanity and baked in a smaller pan for, say two or three servings.

Cookies

I was browsing down thru the long list of my favorite web sites and found this one. It reminded me that it's only 56 days until Christmas. So time to start thinking about Christmas Cookies.

http://christmas-cookies.com./

"Twilght" Experience

I hope you'll stop by my travel Blog for a "Twilight" experience.

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FOOD FRIDAY

I want to share one more gift mix with you. This one is perfect for the person who may not eat cookies, etc. For this one you need a wide mouth pint jar, lid and ring. It too can be decorated with appropriate holiday fabric and ribbon.

Layered Patchwork Soup Mix in a Pint Jar

1/2 cup barley

1/2 cup split peas

1/2 cup long grain converted rice

1/2 cup lentils

1. Layer these four ingredients in a wide mouth pint canning jar in the order given.

Mix the following seasoning ingredients in a small bowl & place in a sandwich bag and tie seasoning into a corner of bag with a piece of ribbon.

1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes

1 teaspoon dried minced garlic

1 tsp salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon sage

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon McCormick Herb Seasoning.

Decorate jar lid and attach seasoning packet. Include the following instructions for the recipient;

1. Empty jar into colander, pick over beans and rinse well.

2. Place mix in a large pan with 10 cups of water.

3. Chop and add 1 medium onion and seasoning packet.

4 Bring to boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Check after 30 minutes to see if it needs more water. Cook until tender.

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