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Starfrit Ceramic Blade Chef's Knife Review and Giveaway at Snafood

Starfrit Ceramic Blade Chef's Knife Review and Giveaway at Snafood



I just wanted to give you a heads up on a fantastic giveaway going on at Snafood! She is giving away a Starfrit Ceramic Blade Knife! These are really wonderful - I reviewed one on Eighty MPH Mom (which also has a giveaway - only a couple of days left!)



 You have two chances to win one of these wonderful knives:




 Good luck!



 


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Crab Rounds

Crab Rounds

I posted these recipes on Eighty MPH Mom a couple of weeks ago, but they are just so good, I wanted to make sure everyone here had a chance to see them too - enjoy!

My husband, daughter and I went to a crab feed put on by his department a couple of weeks ago.  They actually had too much crab (if you can believe that), so lucky us - we got to bring home a huge aluminum pan full of dungeoness crab (the best in my opinion!)

For the next couple of days, I made dishes using the crab meat, and I thought I would share them with you!

Saturday night, I made these yummy Crab Rounds that my mom used to make.

Crab & Cheese Sandwich Rounds

These yummy crab rounds make a great meal! You can ...

See Crab & Cheese Sandwich Rounds on Key Ingredient.



Sunday night, we had Crab Louie with homemade Louie sauce!  This is my husband's favorite, and he was just beside himself with delight.  Here is the recipe for the Louie Sauce:



1 cup Mayonnaise
1/4 cup cream or milk
1/4 cup chili sauce
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup green onion
2 tsp lemon juice
The Crab feed was a blast - there was a raffle, lots of wine and good people that I hadn't seen in a long time.  Did I mention wine?  Oh yes, I certainly did.  Ummm don't drink and post on Facebook...the two don't mix!

Enjoy!

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The House is Quiet!

The House is Quiet!

Wow - this is strange. The kids are back to school, the hubby is back to work. It's just the cats and I in the quiet house. It's been a long, long, time since it's been so quiet. I used to like the peace and quiet, now it feels a little eerie!

But, there is an upside. I can clean the house and actually KEEP it clean for more than a couple of hours. Cleaning the house first thing on Mondays has always been something I do. It's refreshing somehow, as I know there's nobody behind me to mess it up as fast as I can clean it!

I feel inspired with the new year....there are so many projects I want to do around the house. I feel like going to the paint store and buying about 10 different colors and going hog wild in all of our rooms. Then I rethink it a bit, reminding myself not to get carried away (I've done this before - then I'm sorry I ever started!).

Are you as inspired to things in the new year? Will this pass? How much will we actually do?
Do you have any big New Year's plans?

Do you have any big New Year's plans?

What are your plans for New Year's Eve? Do you have any big plans for tonight?I tend to stay home on New Year's Eve these days...I guess I'm getting old. I remember my younger days when I'd go out until the wee hours of the morning. I think all of that stopped after I had kids...it's not worth the fun to have to deal with little ones the next day. That's also about the time I decided not to drink much. Hangovers are definitely no fun with little ones around!So are you going to paint the town? Go to a party? Stay home and watch movies? Do you actually stay up until midnight? I am rarely awake to ring in the new year anymore. Yep, I'm definitely growing older!
I miss my kitty...he was put to sleep this morning.

I miss my kitty...he was put to sleep this morning.

Thank you for the kind words and wishes...unfortunately Sylvester was put to sleep this morning. It just breaks my heart. Our pets really are our children and it just hurts so bad. I know he had a wonderful life and I did all I could for him. I didn't want him to suffer. That's the thing with animals, they can't tell us how much they're hurting, so it's up to us to make that call...but it sure doesn't make it any easier.

Sylvester loved his whipped cream, and he had a special friend who posted here, who always gave him extra. Thanks for always taking care of my kitties when I go out of town. Tina, thank you too, for all of your help with my kitties.

I have a heavy heart right now, but I know he's in a better place.
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My dear old kitty goes to the vet tomorrow

My dear old kitty goes to the vet tomorrow

My 14 year old cat, Sylvester, hasn't been doing too well lately. He has gotten so skinny, yet he wants to eat all of the time, and is constantly under foot. He also seems to have a hard time getting up from a sitting/laying position. He doesn't seem to be agile anymore, and often yowls for no apparent reason.

I think they might want to put him to sleep tomorrow. This is going to be tremendously hard. He's been a part of our lives for so long (even longer than we've been married). Sylvester was only 6 weeks old when I got him. I remember it was he and his brother in the cage at the shelter, and he was sitting in his chow bowl, right behind the sign with his info. I barely saw him! His brother was all black, but Sylvester was black with a white chin, white feet and white whiskers. He was such a cute little thing.

He kind of has an attitude problem, but he has a really sweet side too. Out of our four cats, he is the only one that is a lap cat. He purrs continuously when he sits on my lap.

I will miss him, and I'm dreading this appointment tomorrow. I do love my Vester.