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Look out Betty Crocker!

I tried not one, but three new recipes this weekend! I tried the Steak Bites recipe I posted awhile back. DELICIOUS! I was right...beef in butter cooked in an iron skillet...AMAZING! Mom mentioned a recent "invention", some kind of salad. It sounded good. I tried it. It's good! Cucumber, tomato, purple onion, red bell pepper, with balsamic vinaigrette. I let all of that soak, I guess the correct term would be marinade. When it was time to serve, I added feta. I am a genius...YUMM-O! That was last night. This morning I got the wild hair to make pancakes and bacon. May not sound difficult to some, but I've never made pancakes before in all of my years. It was a mix, don't let me fool you. But, I did use cream (fat free creamer) instead of milk and added a little vanilla. After I poured each pancake in my skillet, I added blueberries. Such a good idea! If you add them after mixing, the berries stay whole and the batter doesn't get all purpley. My maiden voyage into pancakes was a success. No more will I have to traipse to our favorite brunch spot. Ya'll bring me bloody marys, I'll whip up some blueberry pancakes! Late this afternoon, I got the random urge to whip up some fried chicken. I've never made that before either. Like the pancakes, I must have had beginners luck on my side. What a great summery supper....fried chicken, my cucmber etc. salad, and an ear of sweet corn! Of course, I had a glass or two (or three) of Crystal Light lemonade. Sorry that just read like a diet diary (not really like a diet--there was butter and oil and bacon and pancakes). I am so excited about my culinary attempts and their positive outcomes.
It's Sunday night, and it was a good weekend. Nothing special...no wild stories to report...no big crowds, but it was a good weekend. My house is clean. I never made it out to clean the car. Something about 90+ degree weather doesn't make the task that appealing. It has to get done this week...Acura wedding weekend road trip! Lauren's getting married on Saturday. I have a foxy dress, some swanky shoes, Spanxx (man those things rock!), and a can of spray on tanner from Wal-mart that I pray works (I'd appreciate ya'll's prayers as well...) because I really don't want to spend the 20-something bucks to get sprayed at the tanning place. Although it's a somewhat necessary expense...the skin on my feet and legs is past pastey...it's transparent!
Friday night, Brandi made supper, we drank wine, and we watched the movie "New in Town". WATCH IT! I still giggle to think about it!
Have a great week! I have tables to make like you would not believe, but that means there is an end to statistical analysis...if it's not one thing it's another!

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