And the winner is..............................

Well what do I know, the judges loved my flower design and gave me a red second place ribbon, Helen got third place, she may not like me anymore.

Why me, or just shoot me.

Flower aranging is not my thing! It's a long story, but I had to come up with a flower design for the flower show on Saturday. The theme was a lighted fall fanasty flower design.I will also be joining the garden club so Diane can get out of the VP spot she was railroaded into.

I made a deal with Helen,  a long time member (since 1953), to take the VP spot in place of Diane (Helen not me). She reminds me of my  late grandma Peggy and I found it very hard to say no. Just shoot me!!!!!!
This is not what I wanted to do, but Helen said that this is what the judges are looking for. YUK!

Potted Chicken over veggies.

The boss wants more chicken meals so here is an idea I created from a suggestion from Diane. (This is not in any family cook book and does not count as a meal of the month). This baby is done in a crock pot and slow cooked all day.

Potted Chicken over Veggies

(by Sue Kraus)

Start with cut up potatoes in the bottom of the crock pot. Add a layer of cut up onions. I then add 6 to 8 sun dried tommatoes, depending on size for added flavor. Next I added some green peppers from our garden, again for some added flavor.

On top of the veggies I cover with the chicken breasts, seasoned with coarse sea salt and black peppercorns (in a grinder). Then to top everything off I use a can of mushroom soup.

Prep time is about 15 minutes and your done!

Cook all day on low then sit down and eat!

Bon Appetit!

Cooking with Sue-lia.

After going to see the movie about Julia Childs and her life cooking in France I was inspired to try some new dishes for our dinners. Now here is the twist. I am going to make a new dish each month from one of the family cook books we have had in our house over the years. In fact, I have already made my first dish, and it was a big hit on BB Highway. Nancy went back for seconds, and even Travis liked it! So here it is if you would like to give it a go.

From the Gross Family Reunion Committee

OLD-FASHIONED MEATLOAF

(By Olive Weil)

2 lb. ground meat                2 tsp. salt

4 eggs                                 1 tps. pepper

16 crackers                         1/2 cup milk

1 small onion

Crush crackers fine. Chop onion fine. Mix everything together. Put into loaf pan. Bake 1-1/2 hours at 350*. I added a curly Q of ketchup on top of the loaf for fun. Nancy always used to squirt a design on top, so I thought I would as well. Bon Appetit!

Quiche and cake.

Diane and I decided to make quiche for lunch on Saturday for the family. I helped with some of the prep work, but Diane really put it all together. I was instructed to make an arrangement of cut flowers for the table. I also made a cake.

What's growin in the garden this month.

Pumpkins and cucumbers are really busting out now. We have at least 3 more pumpkins growing and several cucumbers as well.

T-Shirt Pillow

I am going to try my hand at sewing a T-Shirt pillow to match the quilt Diane made for me. Using a rotary cutter, I cut out fabric squares and strips that will make the border around the t-shirt graphic. On the back I am using the brown fabric with the rope design for a western flair.