Meet me on Monday...

Well its monday again and that can only mean its time to get to know your blogger neighbors with the Meet Me On Monday hop hosted by Java over at Never Growing Old.  It is a lot of fun so be sure to hop over and follow along.




Here are today's questions:
1. My current weather is _______?
2. What is your favorite sound?
3. What is the worst flavor of ice cream?
4. What magazine do you look for when you are stuck in the waiting room?
5. What is your favorite condiment?
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1. My current weather is _______?

Overcast and damp and our temp is 43, only 3 more degrees until we hit our high today of 46.

2. What is your favorite sound?

I have a few but the first that comes to mind is a train, I love the low rumble and it makes me fall asleep almost instantly.


3. What is the worst flavor of ice cream?

For me it would be Rocky Road, too much going on, I don't care for nuts in things and the marshmallows get a wierd texture frozen.

4. What magazine do you look for when you are stuck in the waiting room?

If I forget my iPad I look for a local magazine to catch up on whats going on where I live.  We are a small community but actually have a few great publications.

5. What is your favorite condiment?

I would have to go with mayonnaise because you can do so much with it, add rosted peppers or cranberries or hoseradish for sandwich toppings, mix with mustard for dipping sauces.  Its great plain too, I love it on burgers and I dip my fries in it.  My all time favorite is the kind in Europe that comes in a tube like toothpaste, it has a super rich and creamy texture.

Have a great week everyone!

C.Q.

Silly Saturday...

Have a wonderful weekend!!

C.Q.

Friday's Freebie...

As the weather dries out hair gets drier and frizzier.  Now you can try Dove  Nourishing Oil Care Leave-In Smoothing Cream for free.  Just go to the Dove request page and click on the red request button and register to be a Dove Insider.  They will send you coupons and product information via email as well as your free sample.

Have a great Thursday everyone.

C.Q.

Thursday's picture perfect deal...

The picture...

When I was in Chicago last month with friends we went to the Farmers Market in Daley Center.  I loved all the colors of the fruits and vegetables and got some great shots so I thought this one would be good for the Halloween season, they are all mini pumpkins.
The deal...
Newport News is having their warehouse sale and is offering 50% off the sale prices today only.  The prices listed on the page will be automatically discounted by 1/2 in your cart.  I was able to find a cute mesh dress that was originally $89.00 for only $19.50.  They have some great deals on the rest of the site as well, but the 50% off only applies to items that are part of the Warehouse Sale.
I hope everyone is having a great day.

C.Q.

Wednesday's learn and earn...

~WORD OF THE DAY~

doughty  \DOW-tee\ ~ adjective

DEFINITION: marked by fearless resolution : valiant

EXAMPLES: When little Liza saw the neighborhood bullies picking on one of the younger boys the doughty girl marched up to them and demanded that they stop at once.

"The white bass particularly proved to be doughty hard fighters, especially when we hooked doubles -- which happened time and time again." -- From an article by Dick Martin in the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (Ohio), August 8, 2011

DID YOU KNOW? "Doughty" is a persevering Old English word. Its earliest form was "dyhtig," but early on the vowel changed and the word became "dohtig." That was probably due to influence from a related Old English word, "dohte," meaning "had worth." By the 13th century, the spelling "doughty" had begun to appear. The expected pronunciation would be \DAW-tee\, paralleling other similarly spelled old words like "bought" and "sought." But over the centuries, the spelling was sometimes confused with that of the now obsolete word "doubty," meaning "full of doubt," and thus, so it is conjectured, we have the pronunciation we use today.

~THE REBATE~

Just in time for your holiday baking Reynolds is offering a free cookie and Baking kit.  To qualify you will need to by one each of the Reynolds®  Parchment Paper, Reynolds® Baking Cups and Reynolds Wrap® Foil, then mail in the original, store-identified, cash register receipt(s) dated between 10/01/11 and 12/31/11 with date(s) and price(s) of items circled together with the completed Offer form, the UPC Symbol from each product package and a check or money order for $7.95 to cover shipping and handling.  I usually don't include rebates you need to pay shipping for but this was a great deal.

Have a great Wednesday everyone.

C.Q.

Tastefully Tuesday...

Photo from Taste of Home

Halloween is almost here and its time for fun themed food items, but what to make?  I have seen a lot of ideas for eyeball items, spiders and creepy cupcakes, but this recipe from Taste of Home was a new one to me an looks fun. 



Boneyard Cookies
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam
16 to 18 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped

In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cornstarch. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture and mix well.

Shape dough into a ball; flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. bone-shaped cookie cutter. (The best place to find this may be a pet store) Place 1 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

On the bottoms of half the cookies, spread 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon jam down the center; top with remaining cookies.

In a microwave, melt white chocolate at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.

Dip each cookie in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 34 sandwich cookies.

$0.35 off one Argo or Kingsford's corn starch
$1.00 off one package of Davidson's Pasteurized Eggs
$0.50 off one Simply Organic extract
 

Today's no cook option is from Taco Bell.  Right now when you purchase a $20.00 gift card you get a free Chicken Flatbread Sandwich combo.  This is a nice perk and you can save the gift card to use later for yourself, as a holiday gift or give to your college kid for an meal different than Ramon Noodles.
 
Have a great Tuesday!
 
C.Q.

Meet me on Monday...

Wow, its Monday already and that means its time again for the Meet Me On Monday blog hop hosted by Java over at Never Growing Old.


 This weeks questions:

1. My favorite kind of animal is _______?
2. Do you like your handwriting?
3. What is the last movie you saw?
4. Do you buy things on eBay?
5. What did you have for lunch yesterday?
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1. My favorite kind of animal is _______?

Wow, that's a tough one, I love all critters, but I would have to say I really do love rabbits, even when they are eating my garden I think they are adorable.

2. Do you like your handwriting?

Oh not at all, which makes it really hard to do journaling in my scrapbooks.

3. What is the last movie you saw?

 

 

I just watched Fast & Furious Five on DVD and loved it, it was the best of the Fast and Furious movies.

 

4. Do you buy things on eBay?

All the time, I make an eBay purchase about once a month at least.

5. What did you have for lunch yesterday?

Chicken Kiev and a piece of peach pie.

I hope everyone has a great week!

C.Q.

Sunday's media madness...

I found a great deal in my emails inbox today that I wanted to pass along.  Brads Deals is offering a one year (12 issues) subscription to Bon Appetit Magazine for only $5.00!!  This offer is only good for today so you need to act fast to get it, even better, you can subscribe at this price for up to three years.  You can find the offer at Discount Mags who already have it on sale from $47.88 to $15.00.  Just add it to your cart and then enter coupon code BRADSDEALS when you check out to get the $5.00 price.  Your over all saving comes out to be a whopping $42.88!

If you are not a subscriber of Brads Deals I highly recommend it.  There is something for everyone and there are different deals in my email everyday.

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

C.Q.

Silly Saturday...

Have a great weekend everyone!

C.Q.

Friday's freebie...

Looking for some fun Halloween ideas?  Download the free Mr. Food Spooky Treats and Party Eats cookbook for some fun ideas, like Vampire Sangria, Bloody Witch's Fingers, Yummy Mummy Dogs or Halloween Witch's Cupcakes.

Hope everyone has had a great week!

C.Q.

Thursday's picture perfect deal...

The picture...

I saw this little grey tree frog early last month sunning on my lilacs.  I hear them all the time but because they can camouflage themselves depending on their surroundings I rarely see them.  The can change color like a chameleon but much slower.  This one is a boy, he has a grey throat, females have white throats.

The deal...

Roamans is having their holiday preview sale with savings up to 60%.  Now is the time to get some great holiday looks at a good price.  Be sure to check out the clearance section as well for deal up to 80% off.  If you sign up for their email they will send you a code for free shipping, and be sure to check out the codes available at Retail Me Not for discounts on sweaters, outerwear, lingerie and boots.

Have a great Thursday everyone!

C.Q.

Wednesday's learn and earn...

~WORD OF THE DAY~

bildungsroman  \BIL-doonks-roh-mahn\  ~ noun

DEFINITION: a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character

EXAMPLES: While the author’s previous novel was a bildungsroman, her most recent book focuses on trials and tribulations of a family through multiple generations.

"Jonathan Safran Foer's exuberant, wildly stylized novel 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' (2005) incorporates intertextuality, meta-fiction and a young boy’s spiritual education -- what we English major folks call 'bildungsroman' -- in reconciling national trauma." -- From a review by Ryan Lattanzio in The Daily Californian, September 8, 2011

DID YOU KNOW? "Bildungsroman" is the combination of two German words: "Bildung," meaning "education," and "Roman," meaning "novel." Fittingly, a "bildungsroman" is a novel that deals with the formative years of the main character -- in particular, his or her psychological development and moral education. The bildungsroman usually ends on a positive note with the hero's foolish mistakes and painful disappointments over and a life of usefulness ahead. Goethe's late 18th-century work Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre (Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship) is often cited as the classic example of this type of novel. Though the term is primarily applied to novels, in recent years, some English speakers have begun to apply the term to films that deal with a youthful character's coming-of-age.

~THE REBATE~

From now until December 31, 2011 you can get a $2.99 rebate from La Creme coffee creamer.  Just mail in your original store receipt with the item and price paid circled together with the completed rebate form.  The rebate should be there with in 6 - 8 weeks, only one rebate per household.  If you need to check the status of your rebate go to CMSPromoCheck.

I apologize for missing the blog yesterday, I started out the day behind schedule and never caught up, I am back on track and should be on schedule for the rest of the week at least now.  Have a wonderful day everyone!

C.Q.

Meet me on Monday...

Welcome to another Meet Me On Monday hosted by Java over at Never Growing Old.  I love these Monday get togethers she hosts!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.



Here are today's questions:

1. The thing that scares me the most is __________?
2. Do you like nuts in your Chocolate Chip cookies?
3. If you couldn't change the channel, what tv show would drive you from the room?
4. Pulp or no pulp in your Orange Juice?
5. Who do you miss the most?
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1. The thing that scares me the most is __________?

Ignorance, it breads hate and fear and leads to people doing things they shouldn't.  Always get the facts first.  Great example; I was talking to someone about the occupy people and he told me that the during the bank we bailed out the United Bank of Switzerland and no one had paid back any of the loans.  Really?!?  This is where fact checking is good before he is laughed at in public. 

2. Do you like nuts in your Chocolate Chip cookies?

Nope, I like unadulterated cookies.

3. If you couldn't change the channel, what TV show would drive you from the room?

 

 

Ohhh sadly there are sooooo many, Jersey Shores, Dance Moms, Toddlers in Tiaras, ANY of the housewives, pretty much "reality" TV in general.

 

4. Pulp or no pulp in your Orange Juice?

I don't drink it often but I love it either way.

5. Who do you miss the most?

That's easy, my dad.

Have a great week everyone!

C.Q.