12488 how get your down Recipes

grain rice, chicken broth, water, olive oil, vidali a onion, chopped, celery stalks, sliced fine, yellow pepper, chopped, red pepper, chopped, ground pork, minced chicken livers, bacon, minced, salt, tony chachere s seasoning or your favorite blackening seasoning, as long as it is a fine grind. lots of cayenne, black pepper, oregano, garlic powder and onion powder., if you want it spicier add a fresh jalapeno pepper to the diced veggies

butter, cold, yellow cake mix, pie filling (your choice ), chopped walnuts

a how -to -tip from neil patrick hudson former chef at the nantucket hotel, canola oil, butter, bay scallops, patted dry, garlic clove, slivered, lemon juice, white wine (not cooking wine), salt, coarsely ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley

when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in the day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee., a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. when the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was., professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. he then asked the students again if the jar was full. they agreed it was., professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. of course, the sand filled up everything else. he asked once more if the jar was full. the students respnded witha unanimous yes, professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. the students laughed., now , said the professor as the laughter subsided, i want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. the golf balls are the important things - god, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - and if everything else was lost and only these remained, your life would still be full., pebbles are the other things that matter like your job , your house and your car., sand is everything else - the small stuff. if you put the sand into the jar first , there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. the same goes for life. if you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you., pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. play with your children. spend time with your parents. visit with grandparents. take time to get medical checkups. take your spouse out to dinner. play another 18. there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. set your priorities. the rest is just sand., students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. the professor smiled. i m glad you asked., it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

there was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. as she was getting her things in serving, she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. she told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in. the woman also requested to be buried with her favourite bible., everything was in serving and the pastor was preparing to leave when the woman suddenly remembered something very important to her., more thing , she said excitedly. what s that came the pastor s reply. this is very important, the woman continued.. i want to be buried with a fork in my right hand. the pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say.. that surprises you, doesn tsp it the woman asked. well, to be honest, i m puzzled by the request, said the pastor., woman explained. in all my years of attending church socials and potluck dinners, i always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, keep your fork. it was my favorite part because i knew that something better was coming..like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. something wonderful, and with substance! so, i just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and i want them to wonder what s with the fork then i want you to tell them: keep your fork..the best is yet to come, eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the woman good-bye. he knew this would be 1 of the last times he would see her before her death. but he also knew that the woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. she knew that something better was coming. at the funeral people were walking by the woman s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite bible and the fork placed in her right hand. over and over the pastor heard the question what s with the fork and over and over he smiled., during his message , the pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the woman shortly before she died. he also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. the pastor told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either., he was right ., next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you oh so gently, that the best is yet to come..

yellow cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), dark brown sugar, butter, pineapple slices, maraschino cherries (optional), walnut halves (optional)

yellow cake mix , prepared according to package directions (i like butter mix), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), margarine, brown sugar, pineapple slices, drained, maraschino cherries, cut in halves

rhubarb, sliced, sugar, raspberry jell-o gelatin, marshmallows, yellow cake mix, made per package directions, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix)

water, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, brown sugar, coconut, semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped pecans, marshmallows, german chocolate cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), vanilla ice cream (optional)

yellow cake mix (i use pillsbury ), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), pineapple slices in juice (drained , reserve juice and add enough water to equal the liquid called for by your cake mix), cinnamon, nutmeg (optional), brown sugar, butter or 1/4 cup margarine

melted butter, light brown sugar, sliced pineapple, drained, garlic cloves, sliced, yellow cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix)

pork roast or 4 -5 lbs pork shoulder, blade or 4 -5 lbs boston roast, onions, sliced, water, barbecue sauce, your choice, onion, chopped

margarine, honey or 2 tbsp maple syrup, white sugar or 1 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, flour, quick oats, nuts (optional), peanut butter (optional), cinnamon (optional), ginger (optional), your favorite chocolate chips or 1/2 bag peanut butter chips or 1/2 bag butterscotch chips or 1/2 bag cinnamon bark

meatloaf recipe (your favorite ), hot dogs, mashed potatoes, grated cheese

low-fat milk, low-fat vanilla ice cream, frozen blueberries or 3/4 cup frozen strawberries, etc, your choice

sandwich size zip lock bag, your favorite cold cereal to 1/2 the nag or whatever you desire the amount to be, level tsp instant non fat dry milk adjust to consistency you want, dry non dairy creamer (to give the non fat dry milk body if you want) note you may want to run the powdered milk and non dairy creamer through a food processor first to break the non daitry creamer down a bit smaller or use an inexpensive non dairy creamer that breaks down easily in cold liquid), sugar or splenda to taste (whatever you put on your cold cereal), addition of dried fruits and nuts, cinnamon etc is a plus, plastic spoon, water from a tap or your water bottle you probably carry with you or from a water fountain on the run..

pastry for double-crust pie, chopped frozen rhubarb (thawed or frozen works fine ), fresh raspberries, white wheat flour, cornstarch, powdered ginger, ground cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, white sugar, loosely packed brown sugar (use more or less depending on how sweet your berries are and how tart your rhubarb is), milk (to garnish ), sugar (to garnish )