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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 21, 2003 21:21:47 GMT -6
hehehehehe!!!!!! ;D
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 21, 2003 21:28:11 GMT -6
Oh my!!!!!! I just read this one! Love it!!!!!! I can just hear my 2 - at that age - saying all this, too!!!!! So cute!!!!! Keep it up, Baking Bud!
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 21, 2003 8:45:38 GMT -6
Hi April and Baking Bud!
We just spent over $300 re-doing our hard drive a little over a month ago after a virus hit us and then all the old hardware gave out! We now have practically brand new computer.
We have the most updated Norton Anti-Virus 2002, updated daily, and it still didn't "catch" the worm. I think this is the best software to use, though and will keep it upgraded. We have it do the live update every day now.
Good luck! Hope you got your computer up and running now and have no more problems!
I was so glad to hear your dinner went so nicely! We knew it would, though! Bet you did breathe a sigh of relief after they left!!!!! I would have!
Take care!
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 15, 2003 17:53:59 GMT -6
Happy Belated Birthday, April!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 13, 2003 16:35:08 GMT -6
Yes, April! How did your Sat. go? I bet it went just fine and everyone raved on your dinner, etc.! Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 10, 2003 9:38:35 GMT -6
Well, Alamogordo, NM is in south central NM and close to El Paso, TX. We are 85 miles NE of El Paso in NM. We are just about 95 miles from Mexico. US highway 54 goes right through Alamogordo. Actually, it turns into White Sands Blvd. in town. Holloman AFB is 8 miles S of town. White Sands Nat'l. Monument is about 13 miles south of town. We are also about 65 miles NE of Las Cruces, NM. Las Cruces is the end/beginning of I-25 and is on I-10, also. They intersect in mid-city. Did that help? Did you find us? It was so nice yesterday most people wore t-shirts. Pretty soon it will be shorts weather, too! We are in the northern part of the Chihuahuan Desert that begins in Mexico. Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 9, 2003 15:40:07 GMT -6
Hi April and Baking Bud, Well, the two favorite brands of white grenache are: Peter Vella and Franzia. Now, these two are in a 5 liter box. hehehe I always add ice, too. Another good one with the best spout is Alamaden. Yes, it is a box, too. I really haven't seen any white greanache in a bottle here in Alamogordo. I do know that several other companies bottle it. All are California wineries, too. I don't know how or where you buy booze in CA, but here, we can buy it in all grocery stores and Walgreens. The price is right, too. We pay between $8.99 to $10.99 per 5 liter box. If you are military affiliated, you could go to the local Class 6 store, too. Good luck! LOL Bet you didn't eat much, Baking Bud! ;D Feeling pretty good, huh? hehehe Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 8, 2003 17:21:38 GMT -6
Hi April! Try a good California chardonnay for your chilled white wine. That is one of the most popular wines out now and California has a lot of good ones. I will warn you, it is a tad dry. It is VERY good, though! I normally - when I drink anything - drink a glass of white grenache. It is a light pink and a little better than white zinfindel, not as bitter. Good luck! However, the Beringer wines are outstanding. Yes, I am a wine connissiour also. Love it! Don't do mixed drinks or beer - way too heavy. I almost forgot - the low-cal appetizer! My cousin-in-law gave me a recipe for cucumber sandwiches a few years ago and they are great! I will put them in the appetizer section now. You can substitute the low-cal stuff for the normal items. Let me know what you think? Oh - ;D - no, I don't think much escapes me nor Robyn2! hehehehe! I try to log on at least 2 to 3 times per day. I love this Board. Everyone is so nice and friendly and that sure helps! You had LOTS of good help from Baking Bud. Take a deep breath and ask your hubby for help. I am sure he will! Take Care!!!!!!!!! Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Apr 24, 2003 6:46:33 GMT -6
Hello Girls! I, too, end up cleaning up after anyone in "MY" kitchen! Ah well, at least things are back where I can find them later! How about you?
My hubby likes salmon (I don't), liver and onions (NEVER!) and a few other items. He will fix them for himself whenever I am working late or go to visit my Dad or Son in Denver & Colorado Springs. Can't even stomach the smell of them cooking!
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Aug 27, 2005 4:38:29 GMT -6
Good morning and welcome, Barb!
Enjoy your stay at Nancy's Kitchen! We look forward to see more of your postings and sharing recipes.
Chris in NM
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Post by Chris in NM on Jul 30, 2004 14:25:00 GMT -6
Welcome to all you newbies! Hope you enjoy your stay here! Any questions? Just ask. We will all work together to help.
Chris in NM
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Post by Chris in NM on Mar 2, 2003 18:49:46 GMT -6
A big "Nancy's Kitchen" WELCOME to everyone! I hope you find everything you look for. If not, just ask and one of us will certainly help!
I am Chris in NM and am Moderator of several sections of the Message Board. If I can help you in any way, please just ask!
Again, WELCOME!!!!!!!
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Post by Chris in NM on Feb 16, 2003 17:41:05 GMT -6
hehehehehe ;D Welcome, Nan!!!!!
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 7, 2003 19:05:32 GMT -6
;D Hi April and Welcome to all you Newcomers to Nancy's Kitchen Message Board! Yes, I do read all the areas a couple of times per day. And I can understand why you miss NM, April. I live in Alamogordo, NM - which is about 100 miles from the Mexican border! Yup! We are to be around 60 or above tomorrow. Eat your hearts out! hehehe ;D This is a great site and everyone is so friendly and helpful. Any question - just ask. If no one knows, someone will find out for you! Chris in NM (Southern, that is!)
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Post by Chris in NM on Dec 5, 2002 17:25:41 GMT -6
Hi Helen, This is Chris in NM. I live in Alamogordo, NM and we have new neighbors! Also, new friends! They just moved here from MN. My husband is also from MN. This couple have wintered in Hemet, CA for the past few years. They are now there bringing all their "things" back they have had stored there. Isn't it a small world? Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Dec 4, 2002 17:19:36 GMT -6
Welcome, Patti!!!!!!!!
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Nov 22, 2002 16:14:03 GMT -6
I am in Alamogordo, NM! We are about 85 miles NE of El Paso, TX. How about the rest of you?
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 29, 2003 7:21:13 GMT -6
Thanks April! What a great way to start my day!!!! hehehe ;D
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 27, 2003 17:54:32 GMT -6
hehehehehe!!!!!!!!!! I love your jokes, Bakin Bud!!!!!! Keep them up!! Love, Chris in NM ;D
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Post by Chris in NM on Mar 29, 2003 15:31:09 GMT -6
Hi and Welcome!!!
Some of my favorites and I believe are some of the best around for good old fashioned cooking are: Betty Crocker's cookbook, Pillsbury's cookbook and Better Home cookbook. These are all older ones, but have some excellent ideas! Then we have the web! They are all outstanding! You just have to weed the good ones out! I have found some of my favorite recipes on this Board and on Allrecipes.com.
Good luck!!!!
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 30, 2003 7:54:22 GMT -6
Hi Bakin Bud! I agree with you about husbands! hehehe They can be so demanding sometimes, can't they? I do the same thing as you! Yes, the simple recipes can be tweaked as we want and I usually do, too. My husband does get upset when he sees me use 2 or 3 recipes at the same time and take some things from one and then another and so on. It usually turns out just great, too! His problem is that he sits in the dining area and watches me cook. I keep telling him to go into the other room and then he won't be upset! He never listens, though. By the way, a few years ago I made cookbooks for my Mom, aunts, cousins, kids, brother & sister! I asked them all to send me their favorites and then I put them together in a binder. My Mom and aunts got hard copies plus a disc with them all on. Everyone else got discs. Fortunately I did this for Christmas just before my Mom passed away! Everyone loved it! Then, I did a different one of our favorites for all 6 of our kids, plus the older grandkids. That was a disc and hard copy also. I keep adding to them all the time when I find new ones that are keepers! I also did one for 2 good friends! One of them also included me when she did one for her family of her favorites! I think at this time - and we are still counting and collecting - I have 20 3 ring binders full of recipes I have clipped or given to me by friends and family members. Plus - I also have about 500 or so recipe booklets and regular cookbooks! I buy them at flea markets and thrift shops when I find good ones. Also order the freebies from web sites of different companies. Then of course we have the web sites with all of theirs and our message board and newsletter!!!!! Our kids will have a ton of cookbooks to go through and sort, etc. when I pass on. Oh - a good friend here in Alamogordo has been going through all of her boxes of cookbooks and cooking magazines and giving most of them to me! ;D Needless to say I am in 7th heaven!!!!!!!!! Take care!!!! Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 28, 2003 17:47:08 GMT -6
Hi Bakin Bud! You poor, poor thing! My Grandma was a great cook! I was born and raised in NW Ohio. No wierdo dishes or slimey ones either! My ex-mother-in-law actually tried to start teaching me to cook before I married her oldest. Unfortunately, she always cooked for an army! They were/are from the same area of Ohio. Guess I had to cook to keep from starving! Ask me sometime how my very first fried chicken turned out! LOL ;D Anyway, we lived in Germany and had to use a propane powered stove that cooked extremely hot! (army) I was all of 20 years old, too. And not ever cooked much in my life. We existed on boxed mac & cheese (remember the ones with cheese powder?) and box spaghetti. Anyway, the chicken turned out awful! We had to throw it out. The outside was burned black! The inside was bloody and ice cold! hehehe Now, after looking at a recipe I have got to the point that I can think - hey, maybe this would work, too! Adding something or deleting something. My hubby (2nd one) is always begging me to just cook something simple, like I used to. Tonight I am. I am fixing browned butterflied pork chops with Campbell's tomato/rice soup mixed with a little water, 1 chopped bell pepper and 1 chopped onion. I found that recipe on the back of that can of soup years ago and we both like it very much! Take care! Glad you liked Grandma's cooking! Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 27, 2003 21:22:44 GMT -6
We got this from our sister-in-law the other day. Cute, isn't it? Let's hear it for Grandma's everywhere!!!! hehehe LOL ;D
No Praying At Grandma's House
Little Johnny and his family were having dinner at his Grandmother's house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When Little Johnny received his plate he started eating right away. "Johnny, wait until we say our prayer." "I don't have to." The boy replied. "Of course, you do," his mother insisted. "We say a prayer before eating at our house." "That's at our house," Johnny explained. "But this is Grandma's house, she knows how to cook!"
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 31, 2003 7:10:20 GMT -6
Thanks, April! I sure will!!!! I haven't been shopping just for fun in a long time. This will be fun!!!!!
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 30, 2003 18:07:12 GMT -6
Thank you! I will! You, too!!!!! Today is my hubby's birthday. Tomorrow I am taking him to Red Lobster for whatever he wants to get. Then we go shopping! hehehe Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 30, 2003 17:41:10 GMT -6
Oh April - this is beautiful! I will print it out on a special Valentine's Day card for my hubby! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 31, 2003 19:23:40 GMT -6
Hey Girls! Got this whipped! hehehe I get my face waxed at least once every month now. Used to be every other week! ;D No whiskers, no "nuttin"! It only costs about $8.00 for the face, mustache and eyebrows. Not bad, huh? I decided I wasn't going to "get" old so decided to get waxed instead! Beats shaving a bunch.
Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 31, 2003 8:20:01 GMT -6
hehehehehehe!!!!!!!!!!! So true!!!!!!!! I resemble that! LOL LOL Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Feb 27, 2003 8:30:13 GMT -6
Well, do we have anyone else who is "coming" to our cyber birthday party? I see no one has said they are coming since Valentine's Day! The cake recipe I was going to post was already on the section - at least one so very similar - so I didn't post mine. Now, as Baking Bud asked, is anyone bringing real food, other than desserts? Chris
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Post by Chris in NM on Jan 31, 2003 7:08:36 GMT -6
Good, April!
What goodie are you "bringing" to our party?
Chris
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