God Is Good

I know some of you visiting already know about the VW job Don got. He is building the visitor center on site. This started out being sponsored by VW, then the City of Chattanooga got involved. They found a $200,000.00 grant and decided to use that money for the center. Anyway, this has been such a long process.He has been working on the paper work for months. It has been said by other contractors that he will fail at this. They don't know him very well. They don't know God very well either. God gave Don this job. No houses have sold in months. God has totally provided for us. I have learned that I can live alot cheaper than I used to. Not that I am a big shopper, but I do like to go and do. Don takes care of our bills and my job at the church has gotten us through the small stuff. (Like food). Ha!! Anyway my hats off to Don!!! Mostly praise to God!!!!

Snickerdoodle Cookies

I can't believe its been a week since I have been on here. Been kinda busy this week. Small lunch and dinner for 50 at the Tennis Banquet. I have nothing on my calendar for this week. Maybe I can cook for my family some this week. Since I am baking snickerdoodles I thought I would share the recipe.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

1 cup crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar (mix these 3 ingredients together)
2 eggs

2 3/4 cups plain flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Add these ingredients to top three ingredients. Mix well.. Dough will be thick.

Put 1 tsp. of cinnamon and 1/4 cup of sugar in a sandwich bag. Roll cookie dough into a 1 inch ball, put in bag . Shake until coated .Place on cookie sheet and press dough down a little. Bake on 375 for 11 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet carefully. They are still soft. Put on cooling rack. They are really good when they are hot.

Tip: When you store these cookies, put a piece of bread in the container. It will keep the cookies soft. I learned this from Andrea Ridge. It works!!!!!

Recipe for dip from Mothers Day Luncheon

I really didn't think this dip or (spread) would be that big of a hit. It is so simple. It has a little kick, so kids probably won't like it. My cousin gave me the recipe but there is no name. I will have to come up with an appropriate name. Hope you enjoy!!!!

2- 8 ounce cream cheese
1-cup of mayonaise
1/2- cup of shredded parmesean cheese
1- small can of green chillies drained
1-tsp or more if you like of chopped jalepenos

Mix together with a mixer and pour into a shallow dish. Spread out evenly and bake on 350 for about 20 minutes. Serve with bagel chips.

Savings Today

Ok. I am so excited about $4.77 for 12 rolls of toilet paper. Even at Walmart its almost $8.00. I may go again tomorrow and do it again. You can never have too much toilet paper. I'm going to Publix tomorrow. I've always known about coupons, but never really knew how to work the system. All you girls who didn't attend the session last night, just ask somebody who did. Hopefully we can fill you in. Anyway I saved $11.83 today. Pretty good for the first day. I probably won't post my savings everytime, but the rush at first is addictive. Happy Savings to You All!!!!!!

Something To Think About

This is for all the ladies who try and try to lose weight and can never get anywhere. Well I hate to exercise, so that is not how I try to keep weight off. First of all. I don't eat meat. I'm sure that has nothing to do with losing weight. I try to eat one meal a day. Sometimes that is not possible. If I am going to eat more in one day, I cut my portions way back. It's all a mind thing anyway. It gets expensive to eat healthy. Chicken, salad stuff, fat free dressings, baked chips, and lots more do cost more than just regular stuff. No wonder America is overweight. Who can afford it... Well most of my recipes are not healthy friendly, so just cut back on your portions and you'll be okay.This is a popular recipe at the Oscai house. One of Scott and Beths favorites.So here goes.....

Chicken Rotel 4 0r 5 people

3 chicken breasts
1 box of angelhair pasta---use about 3/4 of the box
3/4 stick of butter
1 med onion
1 med bell pepper
1 can mild diced rotel
1 TBSP worcestershire sauce
1 med package of velveeta cheese

Boil chicken til done. Cook pasta in chicken broth til done. In a skillet, melt butter and add
chopped onion and chopped bell pepper. cook til soft. Add rotel and worcestershire sauce. Cook for about 5 minutes.
Drain pasta and chop your chicken. In a 9x13 casserole dish add chicken, pasta, onion and pepper mixture and cubed velveeta. Stir together and bake for 30 minutes on 350. Now most kids don't like the onion and pepper crap so do them a dish of chicken, noodles and cheese. Pretty sure they will eat this. Serve with salad and bread. You can eat on this for a couple of days.Enjoy!!!!