I still don't have...

my Thanksgiving menu posted at Sarafina's Kitchen, but in the meantime, here are the Martha Stewart turkeys I made for the place settings. :)

New In Sarafina's Kitchen

It occurred to me that I hadn't made an update post over here for those of you that don't always follow my Foodbuzz-Featured blog, Sarafina's Kitchen. (Yes, that was a shameless plug).

So, enjoy. I've been posting a lot lately - lots of good recipes to try. :)

Baked Lasagna Casserole

Miss Shirley's Spinach Dip

"I'll Bide My" Thyme Noodles

My Beautiful Wickedness Broccoli "Thing"

Cream Cheese and Spinach Stuffed Chicken Rolls

In Search Of...

Campbell's® Green Bean Casserole

New in Sarafina's Kitchen

Comforting Broccoli Casserole

Chile Con Queso

Creole Cabbage

San Antonio Squash Casserole

Sarafina's Kitchen part of Foodbuzz.com

I was recently asked by one of the editors of foodbuzz.com if I wanted to be a featured publisher for their website.  The first time I received an email from them, I didn't take it very seriously.  I mean, who just randomly happened upon my humble little recipe journal?  Well, last week the editor posted a comment on my blog saying that they were still interested.  So, after a few emails back and forth, I am officially a publisher for the site!  Stop by http://sarafinaskitchen.blogspot.com and see my badge and vote for the site if you'd like to.  Needless to say, for something that started out as an easy way for me to share recipes with my family and friends, it is turning in to a lot more. :)

New in Sarafina's Kitchen

Mediterranean Orzo Salad & Sweet Relish Slaw Salad


I also have some new cookbooks (now 101 cookbooks in my collection):

The New Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes From Famous Restaurants

Lobster Rolls and Blueberry Pie: Three Generations of Recipes and Stories from Summers on the Coast of Maine

Salad Dressings

New Recipe in Sarafina's Kitchen

Southern Green Beans

New in Sarafina's Kitchen

Chicken-Stuffed Crescents and Spaghetti Pie

New in Sarafina's Kitchen

From September:

2 New Cookbooks
Cream of Broccoli Soup

From August:

New Cookbooks!

From June:

Lemon Almond Tart
Lemon-Cornmeal Cookies
Butter Pecan Cookies

New Recipe!

Finally...the Bread Crumb Salsa!

New In Sarafina's Kitchen

#9 Coleslaw

Creamy Lemonade Pie

Mother's Day Menu

New In Sarafina's Kitchen

For those who are interested...

Have you tried...

Cork'd

Southwest Pasta Bake

and coming soon...

Bread Crumb Salsa!

New In Sarafina's Kitchen

new coobooks and Artichoke Tartlettes!

monday musings

mood: case of the mondays
listening to:

JB & Sandy

First...a new entry at Sarafina's Kitchen.

Second...thanks for the new lj icon, Erwina ;)


Third...pffffft to the state for not depositing my paycheck until this morning. I had serious shopping to do on Saturday and was unable to do so. Bite me. >:(

Finally got to spend time with Mom on Saturday. I missed doing stuff with her while she and Dad were in Spain. We did a little shopping (not much...see above note), then we went to see Serenity in Pflugerville. I was mainly going for her, she's a huge fan of the tv show Firefly. Even though I hadn't seen Firefly, the movie was easy to follow and was really good. I would recommend it to anyone, even if you have never seen the tv show. Nathan Fillion was hotter than ever, too, which never hurts. :)

I then went to Cavenders on my way home to try and find some new cowgirl jeans to wear to Graham's that nite, but for the first time ever I was unable to get any assistance from their staff. They were all too busy fawning over some 18-year-old-size-0 girl. I decided I would just scrounge at home for something to wear. I met Karen, Shannon & Gloria at about 9:15 and stayed til around 11:30. It was ok, and of course it was fun hanging with Karen and Gloria, but I wasn't terribly impressed with Graham's. I would much rather drive out to Midnight Rodeo.

Sunday Dustin and I just laid around. I did do some laundry, but that was it. He had been out hog hunting Sat nite while I was out with the girls, and we neither one got to bed til about 1:45am. We did watch The Notebook, and it was good, but it kinda dragged at the end...I would have shaved about 10 minutes off of it. :P Oh, and to Fox...shame on you for already showing reruns of Simpsons and Family Guy...both of which I have seen more than 2 times now :p

New Blog!

I have started a second blog called Sarafina's Kitchen. It will be a place for me to keep recipes that I have tried and love. Most will be from my cookbooks, but I have been known to find good recipes elsewhere, and I will let you know where they come from. I hope you will stop by often...I plan on updating it frequently! :)

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