Ramblings of Silver Blue

“Will My Arms Be Strong Enough?” as perfomed by BWO (Unspoken dedication to ___) Walking through the empty rooms The halls and lawns where children used to play I can write the storyline From secrets of the past Looking through the doom and gloom The chapel where you bent your knees to pray I can [...]

Chocloate BrowniePudding Cake (Slow Cooker Style) 1/2 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup water 2 Tbsp cocoa 2 1/2 cups brownie mix (half of a 21.5oz pkg) 1 egg 1/4 cup peanut butter 1 tablespoon soft butter or margarine 1/4 cup water 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, if desired Combine 3/4 cup water, brown [...]

Slow-Cooker Pot Roast 4 lb. beef roast (bone in or boneless, doesn’t matter) Salt & pepper to taste 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 c. A1 Steak Sauce 1 pkg. Lipton onion soup 4 large potatoes, washed, peeled and diced 4 large carrots, washed, peeled, and cut into bit sized pieces 1 medium [...]

No-Bake Eclair Cake 1 (16 ounce) package graham crackers 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant french vanilla pudding mix 4 cups milk 1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 (16 ounce) package prepared chocolate frosting DIRECTIONS: 1. Line the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking pan with graham crackers. In a large bowl, combine [...]

Irish Dream 1/2 oz hazelnut liqueur 1/2 oz Irish cream 3/4 oz brown creme de cacao 4 oz vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 oz whipped cream Combine the hazelnut liqueur, irish cream, brown creme de cacao and vanilla ice cream in a blender with one cup of crushed ice. Pour into a frosted pilsner glass. [...]

Not like that. Neil told me to take the 1001 days and 1001 nights meme and run with it. Here it is. Ideas? Leave ‘em as a comment.

My birthday is in less than a week. How do I feel? (Italicized words are from “A Season In Your Path” by Wayne Watson) Heard that friends are friends forever, but we don’t talk much anymore… I guess that I’ve gone my way, and I guess that you’ve gone yours. People come and go. Some [...]

“Quiche Lorraine” INGREDIENTS: 1 pie crust (can be from the freezer section, or refrigerated and placed in a pie pan) 6 slices bacon 1 onion, chopped 3 eggs, beaten 1 1/4 cups milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. 2. [...]

Well, Mother’s Day was one of the best days I’ve had in a very VERY long time. You see, Mom came over on Saturday and told me she finally decided what she wanted for Mother’s Day. She wanted me to spend the day with Dad and her at Busch Gardens. (Remember what is said about [...]

There’s this old priest who got sick of all the people in his parish who kept confessing to adultery. One Sunday, in the pulpit, he said, “If I hear one more person confess to adultery, I’ll quit!” Well, everyone liked him, so they came up with a code word. Someone who had committed adultery would [...]