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Monday, May 19, 2008

Lookie! Lookie! Sites to explore!! Woo Hoo!

I am trying hard to make the "everyday in May" blog challenge work. But it's hard! By the time I have time to sit and blog it's late and I'm so tired I can't think of anything to say or the camera is nowhere to be found or it was just kind of a slow day. Today I stayed home with Matty, who SAID he was to ill for school, so unless you consider a grocery store run for raspberry ginger ale exciting I think it's better that I share some sites I've found recently.

http://miniaturesmuseum.org/index.htm WOW! These miniture recreations are amazing!

I recently got (o.k. so I trashed picked them...consider a form of recycling...I told you I'm going green!) 4 window boxes. I need to stain them and plant them probably next weekend. Here's a site to guide me: http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s-5-19-571,00.html

I love Norma Shearer and old movies. The site http://www.classicmoviefavorites.com/actresses.html was kind of fun to browse.

My favorite Norma Shearer film was The Women, with Roslind Russel whom I also love! They are remaking the film (I know they'll ruin it. I just KNOW they will!) The cast is packed with many well known actresses, but I KNOW they'll change the story so much it will be unrecognizable! I'll probably go see it though. It's like a horrible accident I don't want to look, but I can't help myself! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430770/

For those of you who like food or cooking or eating or just reading about food, cooking or eating, http://24boxes.blogspot.com/ is wonderful!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/belly-fat/WO00128 I am still working on losing weight. I am now concentrating on my belly...Yeah, I know you can't spot exercise, but there are things you can do and I'm doing them

http://www.thebargainqueen.com/ Here's another site to check out. Honestly, my mom never really showed me how to dress or helped me develop any "style" and I think at my age I should have some idea what's "me" and what's not.

And finally some shopping opportunities I hope you'll enjoy browsing:

http://www.pajamagram.com/womens-pajamas.html

http://www.countrydoor.com/home.jsp

http://www.stampington.com/

1 comment:

smilnsigh said...: Thank you for that Classic Movie Actresses site. Ahhhh yes! They don't make 'em like they used to, hu? And they don't make films like they used to either.

Oh well....

That's what we have DVD and old film cable tv for. :-)

Mari-Nanci; 5:42 PM

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mac and cheese

Ingredients
Butter, for greasing dish
12 ounces wide egg noodles
2 cups heavy cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for pasta water
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups (packed) grated Fontina
3/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan
3/4 cup (packed) grated mozzarella
4 ounces cooked ham, diced, optional
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.