By popular request… Gruyere stuffed beef & mushroom meatballs…

I’ve had quite a few days of feeling “off”, I’m sure its a matter of frustration with the State of Indiana – after being on unemployment since January, I was “selected” for an audit of my claim, it took a month of non-payment for unemployment audit to finally get settled (I did all I was […]

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Every recipe has a story… well maybe not every recipe… but this one does!

Layered Meatloaf… who knew would be such a hit. The story behind the ever evolving meatloaf recipes (I have dozens…) is when Mike and I first moved in together, I made dinner one night… meatloaf, mashed potatoes and some vegetable (I don’t remember now… probably green beans), as we sat down Mike informs me that […]

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Inside-Out Chicken Cordon Bleu Meatballs & Dijon Pasta

Not a lot to report today but know that this is a relatively easy meal. Simple ingredients and steps.  Mind you the pasta is definitely an acquired taste… if you aren’t a mustard fan, skip it and serve with whatever makes your belly happy! Meatball Ingredients: 1 lb ground chicken 3-4 mushrooms chopped finely (I […]

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Bourbon Chicken & Shrimp… yummy!

With constant looking for positions and touching base with friends and former colleagues, the hunt continues. So I decided it was high time to break out the wok and revisit an old favorite! I hit a snag though, I had intended to include broccoli but alas… my broccoli was not in good shape for human […]

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Spring is coming!

Lately I’ve been feeling a bit down, I blame unemployed status (I need to be busy and doing something) and the weather. I’m so ready for Spring! I’ve been applying for administrative and teaching positions throughout the area, the problem is that most of those jobs are for next school year… But I have had […]

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Quiet Sunday… so far

I’m hoping that this week shows some progress… so frustrated… as most know, my position was eliminated (again) at Campagna, so far no pay from unemployment because they have been unsuccessful in reaching Campagna… UGH… but hopefully that situation is resolved by Tuesday. Just as an informational bit here… if the case worker for unemployment […]

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Happy Snowy Saturday!

So its been a snowy week of job hunting, job hunting… job hunting! I have made a lot of leftovers this week… hence the limit of recipes coming in… lol… Really its more like by the time I’ve spent 3-4 hours scouring the local districts and job boards for possible jobs… I’m over being on […]

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Definitely MONDAY!

I spent much of the afternoon trying … and I do mean trying… to reorganize my home office… it hasn’t really been used since I stopped working from home and… as you can imagine… it became the dumping ground for a lot of stuff. Oh well, this seems to be a good change in its […]

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Hey All! Whew… What a couple of weeks…

Things have been crazy. First just before Christmas, I get sick, my job was ending and I was miserable already… unfortunately, I was unable to work during the final week and missed getting to say good bye and good luck to the kids. 🙁  Then just as I’m recovering, my poor husband ends up with […]

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