SIDEBAR #55 - Travis Alexander forum

[Spellbound]

I have made this for years and we still love it...

Chicken Biscuit Pie
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1/3 cup butter
1 onion, chopped
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup frozen green peas
1 cup frozen diced carrots
2 cups cooked, shredded chicken meat
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup milk
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Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole dish.
In a large saucepan, saute chopped onion in the butter. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Add frozen peas and carrots and cooked chicken. Pour into prepared casserole dish.
In a medium bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Stir in milk just until dough is moistened, then drop by spoonfuls onto chicken mixture.
Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown, and cooked on the bottom. This tends to bubble over so I place a piece of aluminum foil under the pan to catch the drippings.

Yummy! Thanks for this. I make something similar using a two-crust pie dough (frozen works fine). I think I may try this one tonight! It is also good with a bit of poultry seasoning added.

Another one of my favorites

SALMON PATTIES

1 (15 ounce) can salmon, undrained

1 egg

1 sleeve of saltine crackers, crushed

3/4 cup cooking oil (I use canola oil) for cooking

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Using your hands mix the ingredients together and shape into patties. Place the patties in the hot oil and brown on each side. Turn the heat down and continue cooking on low for about 20 minutes turning often. Let cook until the patties are brown and crusty.



Note: You can add onion, green pepper and some people roll theirs in cornmeal but the only way we likes them is the recipe above.

mine are similar, but I do use fine chopped onion and seasoned bread crumbs in place of the saltines. Do you remove the bones and black gunk? I do ... critters love salmon days. :giggle:

Our Winter Forecast (let's take note and see if this pans out)

Yes! I will take this. Hope it is right for our area. Temperature swings, near or below average for snow. Hope the coldest swing is not too awful.

 

[zoey]

Hi to all , this place is dead! good to see Berina good lck with truck. Niner's Huz
home so good! daisymae HI!! Spellbound HI! guess everyone is outside enjoying nice weather.
Guess I had a panic attack yesterday, just tired of being "under the weather" and cooped in with
no car and no prospects. I don't need to be rich but would like to find maybe a thou for wheels !
:laughing: My Molly is fast asleep over here! I need a good trial to put my mind on. I've ear marked
a couple do to start soon , hopefully. Zuri take care with the work In
the house don't overdo!! we need
you healthy. ....on a happy note my friend Carol , huz had brain surgery yesterday (another worry) he did
fine! they found 3 leaks in his brain and patched them. He may come home tomorrow, Thank God.
I'll be back later hopefully, must decide supper for me and Molly..my little Girl! :loveyou:

Totally get no car--DH sold my car to Dr because I stupidly though I could drive his Saturn clutch--stupidly thinking they were all same....sadly nope!!! Then the truck was around but that's hard for me since I have no depth perception due to lazy eye....one Dr is driving that now since her car died within month of buying it (still pizzed about that transaction)---we are hoping and praying her sister bf will fix it cheep---but we shall see. Just want something positive. So tired of the dark cloud over us 😕

 

[zoey]

Another one of my favorites

SALMON PATTIES

1 (15 ounce) can salmon, undrained

1 egg

1 sleeve of saltine crackers, crushed

3/4 cup cooking oil (I use canola oil) for cooking

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Using your hands mix the ingredients together and shape into patties. Place the patties in the hot oil and brown on each side. Turn the heat down and continue cooking on low for about 20 minutes turning often. Let cook until the patties are brown and crusty.



Note: You can add onion, green pepper and some people roll theirs in cornmeal but the only way we likes them is the recipe above.

Any particular brand of can salmon???

 

[zoey]

I'm here Daisymae, just kinda quiet today. My mother died forty one years ago, so yeah many thoughts and feelings going one. I've been off reading about Chance Walsh. That poor little baby boy. Not loved or wanted in his short seven weeks. Dad beat him to death and they put him in his crib to rot, and when the smell became to much for his mother, dear dad wrapped him in several garbage bags and put him the closet for a week, then they buried him in a hole where people dumped trash and went on vacation for a new life. Dad has had seven, yes 7, children taken from him before this little guy, mom had several removed also. They had a son that died the year before at two weeks from a UTI, but now LE wan't to take another look at that.

Dausymae I have never felt so bad in my life in looking at the bruises on him. The one photo of him sucking his thumb, if you look down at his legs, his right knee and leg are bruised, and his left from the crotch down what looks like a terrible diaper rash and more bruising.

[video=youtu;P7FdBH3UNdw]http://youtu.be/P7FdBH3UNdw[/video]

Why the help do these people have children---??????

 

[coffeejunkie]

Any particular brand of can salmon???

Nope, the all are about the same and run the same price around here

 

[coffeejunkie]

Yummy! Thanks for this. I make something similar using a two-crust pie dough (frozen works fine). I think I may try this one tonight! It is also good with a bit of poultry seasoning added.



mine are similar, but I do use fine chopped onion and seasoned bread crumbs in place of the saltines. Do you remove the bones and black gunk? I do ... critters love salmon days. :giggle:





Yes! I will take this. Hope it is right for our area. Temperature swings, near or below average for snow. Hope the coldest swing is not too awful.

I always debone and take the black junk out and use onions... LOL I usually use 2 cans of salmon because of that. It's good reheated the next day.

I thought the projected winter forecast was interesting. According to the projections from local weather persons around here, they are calling for 10-13 inches of the white stuff and saying if the first snow flies in Oct. we will have a very snowy winter. Today is nice out, high will be around 78. But rain coming in the weekend and then a very large cold front with wet weather, so we just might get that 'flying snow' in Oct!!

 

[coffeejunkie]

Totally get no car--DH sold my car to Dr because I stupidly though I could drive his Saturn clutch--stupidly thinking they were all same....sadly nope!!! Then the truck was around but that's hard for me since I have no depth perception due to lazy eye....one Dr is driving that now since her car died within month of buying it (still pizzed about that transaction)---we are hoping and praying her sister bf will fix it cheep---but we shall see. Just want something positive. So tired of the dark cloud over us ��

I'm sorry you are having dark clouds hanging over you...will say a prayer for brighter day with plenty of sunshine in your life :hug:

 

[YESorNO]

Link: http://img1.funscrape.com/en/goodafternoon/5.gif
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Philip Chism’s trial on murder delayed for bodily harm

"Jury selection has been delayed in the trial of alleged teen murderer Philip Chism because he was “unresponsive” and in a padded cell, banging his head on the floor, according to a psychologist...

Chism is charged with first-degree murder in the October 22, 2013, rape and killing of his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer, at Danvers High School.
Prosecutors allege that Chism, who was 14 at the time, strangled Ritzer, 24, slit her throat and left her with multiple stab wounds.
Her body was found the following day in a recycling bin in the woods near the school..
If Chism is convicted of first-degree murder, he eventually could be paroled under the state’s new juvenile sentencing law."

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_op...ism_s_trial_on_murder_delayed_for_bodily_harm

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...eacher-murdered-by-14-year-old-student/page57

Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=Philip Chism&src=typd

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet 15 Oct
BREAKING: Judge Lowy commits #PhilipChism to Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital for up to 20 days,

Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet
Judge Lowy's order 15(b) order committing #PhilipChism for a competency evaluation. pic.twitter.com/ff1rETqbCk

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Alleged killing spree gunman claimed the devil made him do it

"The alleged gunman in a shooting spree that left three people dead in the Lehigh Valley told investigators a voice told him not to be so "picky" with his victims, a detective testified Tuesday.

"The voice was telling (Todd West), 'Just eat, eat, stop being so picky,'" Allentown police Detective John Brixius III testified...

West, 23, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is charged with seven killings in all -- three in the Lehigh Valley and four before that in New Jersey. Authorities have agreed to try him in the Pennsylvania cases first..."

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/alleged_gunman_in_killing_spre.html

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...st-2-state-kill-spree-claimed-7-May-July-2015
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Suitcase murder breakthrough: Little girl, 2, whose body was dumped next to a highway in South Australia is the daughter of woman whose remains were discovered in Belanglo forest

"Girl found in a suitcase in South Australia was Khandalyce Kiara Pearce
Remains of her mother Karlie Jade Pearce-Stevenson were found in NSW.."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ng-woman-notorious-Belanglo-State-Forest.html

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...mum-Karlie-Pearce-Stevenson-(Belanglo)/page28
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[YESorNO]

Big asteroid will safely pass Earth on Halloween

"NASA says 2015 TB145 is the biggest known asteroid to sweep near Earth until 2027. It’ll pass at 1.3 times the moon’s distance and be visible through telescopes!..."

https://earthsky.org/space/big-asteroid-will-safely-pass-earth-on-halloween-october-31-2015

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Cameras in the Courtroom: A Riveting Film, HBO's "CAPTIVATED, The Trials of Pamela Smart" by Jeremiah Zagar

"...But the cynosure of this documentary is the self-taped thoughts of Juror Number 13. Played throughout the film, the insights provided by this articulate, intelligent juror are the most fascinating, and at the same time unsettling, part of the story.

The thing that sets this juror’s views apart from every other juror statement we’ve seen or read – and what makes it so compelling – is the fact that we are hearing her thoughts about the case as the trial is unfolding. It’s a taped journal made in the moment, day by day, in which Juror Number 13 reacts to each of the players as well as their media portrayals. Her thoughtful reactions to every aspect of the trial, the way she questions the fairness of the process that allows for media spin, for hype and hyperbole, her discomfort with it all, is as impressive as it is upsetting.

And the degree to which she and her fellow jurors are clearly aware of and affected by the media coverage is in itself a chilling indictment of that process."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/marciac...the-trials-of-pamela-smart-by-jeremiah-zagar/
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Californians gained the right to die, but the terminally ill have to wait

"...The law, which will vastly expand the share of the U.S. population with access to life-ending drugs, will not take effect until at least April. And with opponents threatening to try to repeal the law on a 2016 ballot, O’Donnell and others like her could be left in limbo for at least another year...."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ca...ut-the-terminally-ill-have-to-wait/ar-AAfDs9d
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In this part of the United States, principals still legally hit students

"...“Corporal punishment for use in this district,” it says, “is defined as punishing or correcting a student by striking the student on the buttocks with a paddle.”

Such punishment, it goes on, must be carried out by the principal or assistant principal and “shall not exceed five swats with a paddle.” The punishment does not constitute “assault, simple assault, aggravated assault, battery, negligence or child abuse.”

Greenwood’s policy is not uncommon — at least not in the Deep South. Though a majority of U.S. states banned the spanking or paddling of students over the last few decades, public schools in some Southern states still depend on the practice — creating one more stress point for students already more likely to confront ill-qualified teachers, crumbling infrastructure and chaotic classrooms..."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in...ncipals-still-legally-hit-students/ar-AAfDTSH
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[YESorNO]

Hershey Kisses goes bigger with newest chocolate product

"...The chocolate maker announced Tuesday that it’s selling a new product in the U.S. market known as Hershey’s Kisses Deluxe, a chocolate that is double the size of the standard, diminutive Kisses brand. It has a hazelnut center and is flecked with rice crisps.

The new product is expected to be on store shelves across the USA by Nov. 5...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money...w-product/74234732/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003
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10 Lessons We Learned From Barbie

"...There is more to Barbie than her accessories and shoes. Barbie has many lessons to share:..

One last thought. Use extreme caution when practicing number nine..."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miche...rbie_b_7847982.html?utm_hp_ref=fifty&ir=Fifty
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Writers Write Dazzling Love Letters, Remind Us That Texting Is Insufficient

"...Here are 7 swoon-worthy love letters that will make you never want to write an email again:.."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...10e4b0224d8834a6ff?&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003
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[YESorNO]

Something to make you smile

The Nose Hair Nightmare

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teresa-kindred/nose-hair_b_7821086.html?utm_hp_ref=fifty&ir=Fifty

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My nightmare is chin hairs :tantrum:

 

[YESorNO]

Artist Reimagines Disney Princes And Princesses As Real People, Will Almost Certainly Make You Swoon

"A Finnish artist is introducing us to a whole new world.

Jirka Väätäinen is a 25-year-old graphic artist based in Melbourne, Australia, and he has been taking the Internet by storm this week with his stunning interpretations of what our favorite Disney princes might look like if they were real people..."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...d2e4b0d4f33a0249db?&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

(Prince Charming, "Cinderella")
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[YESorNO]

Very cool day yesterday.

Had to go into town, dumped 1/2 gallon of oil in the truck, crossed my fingers that I'd sustain a decent oil pressure...:facepalm:..hit the bank, O'Reilly's (for MORE back up oil), and Safeway for dog food (gotta keep the wuffs happy).

Last stop, "Fixx Bros", Mike the mechanic and his side kick.

And I sat on some steps and tried to hold myself together as they turned the engine on and inspected my truck. $849 into it and it still leaked, and the tears started creeping down my face. I had dumped over $3K into that engine previously with a mechanic in Prescott who basically took me to the cleaners, he NEVER did fix the leak, and I had no way to take him to court, 30 years in business and how do you go after a guy who services Law Enforcement vehicles? I could have bought a crate engine, had it installed and still had money in my pocket. I felt utterly defeated.
I halfheartedly told Mike I had my .357 with me and I could just put the truck down, a few shots to the engine and that's all she wrote.

Mike and his guy went back into the office for a bit, and I watched big dark clouds rolling in........more wind and rain ready to cut loose. I really LOVE the rain, but it just wasn't bringing out that child like fascination at that moment: I was thinking how I was going to be able to get back home and not get stuck in the mud, have my tires spin, and in the process seize up my engine.
Mike came out, and Karma kicked in. He was in talking to Toyota, ordered a new harmonic balancer, another new main seal, and he and his helper decided to do the entire job gratis, no charge for parts or labor!!!! I don't think either of those guys expected the big azz hugs I gave them!!!

Friday I take the truck in at 8:00, they have a big comfy chair in the office, told me to bring a blanket, there'll be coffee and donuts, and if I want to take a snooze while they fix the ol' truck, I'm more than welcome to.

Sometimes unexpected things happen, good things, things that reinforce why I treat people how I would like to be treated. It's pretty awesome.

My truck fishtailed once in the mud on the way in, smoothed it out, got my gate open, and was just getting the dog food out of the truck as the rain and wind started up. The wuffs and I watched as the lightning and rain came down, it was so cool.

Yesterday was the best!:happydance:I have a feeling the positive energy from all the SB kids had something to do with it, a very humble and huge thanks to all of you!:loveyou:

BBM 1 :therethere:

Link: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/...xBcBT4tgjHGx6RCt3QcBbcFGmQtzePKOO6nfm4q6KnZZJ

You will be OK Bernina- you have many strengths, IMO. :blowkiss:

BBM 2 What wonderful guys :loveyou:

 

[YESorNO]

Hi All! :wave:

Just getting here... whew... the Huz is home!! :happydance: and I've been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off... LOL! He took a nap when he got home; than made himself a turkey sandwich and Ovaltine. Now he's at his favorite spot - on the computer! That's the only thing he said he missed, besides me, of course, was his computer. Now he's downloading the two Formula One races we missed, my Good Wife I missed two Sundays ago - had to watch the Niner game! and a bunch of other stuff!



Good! And totally agree on it SHOULD have been murder!! :gaah:



Oh WOW!! How neat is that! YES! More JINGLES!! to you! :luv: Postive energy is ALWAYS good!!



Okay - here it is:

"Uplifting, Signs, and Downright Unexplainable Stuff"
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...fting-Signs-and-Downright-Unexplainable-Stuff

And another one that's interesting - nothing posted since March, 2015, so I'll have to :bump: it up!
titled "Life after Death?
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?97501-Life-after-death

and I believe I've posted this link before about NDE (Near Death Experiences):
http://www.nderf.org/NDERF/NDE_Archives/Exceptional Accounts.htm

pretty interesting!!



Which ones are you going to follow? I have Aaron Hernandez, the ex-New England football player on January 19th, Sierra LaMar's killer April 22, Ross Harris, Cooper's demon dad on Februrary 22nd, the Latvian girl (actually Russian!) killed Vincent Viafore a hearing was on October 16th, will have to go check that one, and Carly "Charli" Scott on January 19th!

Nice 120 year old wedding dress!

I thought maybe the producer of the "Back to the Future" was Latvian, but he (Robert Zemeckis) is Lithuanian. Close! LOL! Zeme is Latvian means "land".

Yes, VERY dead here... where IS everyone??!! We have great weather here right now. Should get to the mid/hi 70s for the next few days. Rain, MAYBE, on Sunday...

Okay - going to log off and read my :book:

Hope to "see" someone around tomorrow!!

:seeya:

Sounds like your DH is doing well. Glad he's home. Home always makes a person feel better, IMO.

 

[YESorNO]

Just checking in real quickly -- gotta go off to bed in a minute. Was reading to make my brain relax, and thought others might find this article about Mickey Rooney interesting:

He was one of Hollywood's greatest actors, someone whose estate could have been worth hundreds of millions when he died in summer 2014. Instead, he endured beatings, humiliation and poverty at the hands of his eighth wife and one of her sons, both accused today of elder abuse and destroying a legend

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/mickey-rooneys-final-years-833325

btw, check out the lips of the wife of step-son who is accused of bilking Rooney for all that money... very natural looking, huh? (sarcasm)

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Okay, off to bed now!

How very sad.

 

[YESorNO]

Totally get no car--DH sold my car to Dr because I stupidly though I could drive his Saturn clutch--stupidly thinking they were all same....sadly nope!!! Then the truck was around but that's hard for me since I have no depth perception due to lazy eye....one Dr is driving that now since her car died within month of buying it (still pizzed about that transaction)---we are hoping and praying her sister bf will fix it cheep---but we shall see. Just want something positive. So tired of the dark cloud over us 😕

BBM :therethere:

Link: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f4/00/98/f40098b87d475a5d04504ace7e0995f3.jpg

 

[Niner]

Morning! :wave:

ILikeToBendPages - :hug:

Hi YESorNO - :seeya: if you're still here... and :tyou: for all the links!

Okay - have an appointment to check out my thyroid today!! Also, just got a call from the nurse that will be coming between 11 and 12 noon today for the Huz!

He found a comfortable place to sleep - on the couch! Good - I have the blankets to myself!! LOL!

Later folks!

and a sharing picture!

 

[Spellbound]

Good to have your hubby home, Niner.... and to get that thyroid of yours checked. You always sound so cheerful, even with so much happening your way. Truly admire you, lady!

CoffeeJ, I have my chicken casserole baking now..... it looks delicious. Just my favorite kind of food, so thank you very much!!

Where has this day gone already? I have barely sat down, yet I can't see much for all my work. sighhhh

Lots of interesting reading from Y/N today! And a few good chuckles, too.

 

[daisymae]

I hope your eyes are feeling better today, Spellie! :heartbeat:

 

[Spellbound]

I hope your eyes are feeling better today, Spellie! :heartbeat:

Aww, thanks daisymae. They are "clearer" for the most part, but feel allergy-aggravated today. If it's not one thing, it's another. At least I don't get bored with the same old symptom every day. :giggle: