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Recipe of the week – Poor Man’s Beignets
It’s Thursday, so that means it’s once again cheater recipe time. So what’s a “Cheater” recipe? It’s a way to end up with a delicious home cooked meal, side dish or dessert without spending lots of time to get there. This week’s cheater recipe… Poor Man’s Beignets Ingredients: Vegetable oil (or melted shortening) Tube of canned biscuits (We used the flaky layered kind but they sort of peeled apart in the cooking process, so I would suggest using the regular kind.) Powdered sugar Directions: Put … Read entire article »
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Get your party on: 8/1-8/7
Well, I’m pretty bored with most of this week’s holidays. Not that there aren’t any – just … Read more »
Dinner for Schmucks 2010 – movie review by Kate
Dinner for Schmucks 2010 “Reel reviews for real people” Plot – Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who succeeds … Read more »
Liz’s rant: When donkeys fly
Remember Florence Jean Castleberry – perhaps better known as Flo – from the series “Mel’s Diner”? She … Read more »
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Recipe of the week – Poor Man’s Beignets
It’s Thursday, so that means it’s once again cheater recipe time. So what’s a “Cheater” recipe? It’s a way … Read more »
Liz and Kate go on an adventure to the chocolate factory
Let me begin by saying I feel sick. Not “sick” sick, just sick. Like I just ate … Read more »
This week’s giveaway – The Snap Jack!
Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s giveaway. And thanks for visiting Coffee Break with Liz and … Read more »
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Liz and Kate go on an adventure to the chocolate factory
Let me begin by saying I feel sick. Not “sick” sick, just sick. Like I just ate too much chocolate – as in waaaaay too much chocolate. But sometimes I feel it is my duty to take one for the team – especially where guilty pleasures are concerned. You see, Kate and I just returned from Old Kentucky Chocolates, where we … Read entire article »
This week’s giveaway – The Snap Jack!
Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s giveaway. And thanks for visiting Coffee Break with Liz and Kate. We love our readers! The two lucky winners of last week’s Icicle Sticks giveaway are - Amy (adaisy) and Nury Congrats! We’ll be sending you an email from [email protected] to get your mailing address. Now onto this week’s giveaway - The Snap Jack! The Snap Jack is the perfect tool … Read entire article »
Liz’s Rants: Backpack blues
T-minus 9 days until the first day of school and we’ve received my third grader’s teacher assignment and school supply lists. Before “serious” conversation can occur, let’s dispense with the preliminaries, shall we? First came the question of why my kids had 67 days of summer break, while Phineas and Ferb have 104. And they asked the question as if I … Read entire article »
Get your party on: 8/1-8/7
Well, I’m pretty bored with most of this week’s holidays. Not that there aren’t any – just that they’re pretty standard fare. I like the weird and wacky ones. Luckily for us all, we’ve got a few of those, too. I will deem these most important for celebratory purposes. If you want to commemorate any of the others that land … Read entire article »
Dinner for Schmucks 2010 – movie review by Kate
Dinner for Schmucks 2010 “Reel reviews for real people” Plot – Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who succeeds in finding the “perfect” guest, IRS employee Barry (Carell), for his boss’s monthly event, a so called “dinner for idiots,” which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon. (dinner for schmucks.com) Rating: PG-13 for sequences of crude and … Read entire article »
Recipe of the week – Chicken Pesto Club Sandwiches
It’s Thursday, so that means it’s once again cheater recipe time. So what’s a “Cheater” recipe? It’s a way to end up with a delicious home cooked meal, side dish or dessert without spending lots of time to get there. This week’s cheater recipe… Chicken Pesto Club Sandwiches Ingredients: (per sandwich) 2 slices cooked bacon (You can use the fully cooked kind. I prefer to cook … Read entire article »
We’re Under Construction!!
Yep, we’re under construction! And Kate warned you last week that she was coming here for a couple of weeks. So, I decided that since we were both here, with nothing but time on our hands (of course), that this would be THE perfect time to re-design the website. And to tell you the truth, we’ve been thinking about this for … Read entire article »
Liz’s rant: When donkeys fly
Remember Florence Jean Castleberry – perhaps better known as Flo – from the series “Mel’s Diner”? She had many sayings she was fond of. One of the most popular was “when donkeys fly!” Clearly, she used this saying because she believed donkeys never would fly. Flo better find a new phrase. Because at least one donkey in Russia can now say … Read entire article »
Get your party on: 7/25-7/31
Have you offended anyone lately? Been the troublemaker in the family? Have you been spreading general havoc? If so, there’s no better day to change your ways than on July 25, as we celebrate National Get out of the Doghouse Day. Even for those of you prone to that perpetual angelic state of being, you’d have to admit the best way … Read entire article »
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