That's what I was doing...and I just got back from trying to get an appt scheduled to get my friggin stove fixed at the other building. I love it when they say: we'll call you between 8-9am to let you know if we'll be there in the morning or afternoon...like I have all day to wait. :mad:

I dunno about the 18th...am supposed to be in MD that weekend....will let you know as soon as I do!

Fluck everything today...WHY oh WHY couldn't I have won that 365 million????????????????????????

I'm craving Chinese food http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_3_65.gif ...guess it's a good thing I don't know of a good Chinese take out joint. Too bad...where I used to live there was a YUMMY place to go.

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/F/0/287p.gifhttp://imgfarm.com/images/smileycent...ar_me_talk.gif......this was ROCKER for the past 5 minutes! GRRR.

Morning CHICKIES! Came in EARLY today b/c of the weather...have too much to get done so staying home is not an option. ROCKER'S scared http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_7.gifto drive in the ice and snow...I can't keep relying on rides to work in this kind of weather so up and out I went! Brought my lunch too...getting home will be a different story. Hope I don't get stuck here but just in case I dressed warmly! Thing is, now I'm SLEEPY! LMAO...woke up at 4am. Grrrrrr.

Anyway, that's it for me. Have a good one!

Good Morning Chicas,

My evening was pretty dull, stayed home to watch TV with K. He's been complaining too much lately of my not spending time with him. Then when I stay home and do nothing but dedicate myself to him; What does he do? Go to his room and watch TV in his room. So I grabbed my pillows and went to his room and crashed on his bed. That was it for my wonderful evening.

Oh, almost forgot the Chicken Stragonoff was great, I'm going to try it with beef next time.

HAVE A NICE http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/28/28_2_3v.gif DAY!!

Good morning. I'm sitting here, on the sofa, in my PJ's working...gotta love it. I wasn't even going to try venturing in - the last thing I want to do is get stuck at work!

SPILLIE: Sounds like a great evening. Watch anything good? When I got home I cleaned my upstairs bathroom and then vacuumed the entire house. My bathroom is so clean - I want to take a picture. LMFAO!

ROCKER: Feeling better? I hope you don't get stuck there - that'd be horrible! What's for lunch?

Hi TWIDDLE & DUTCHIE.

Here's a recipe for you guys...

Cider-Baked Apples with Dried Cranberries

4 large apples (about 8 oz each)
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups apple cider
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup of walnuts, toasted and chopped fine (optional)

1. Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 375 degrees. Using a vegetable peeler, remove a strip of apple peel from the top of each apple. Use a melon baller to remove the stem and core of the apple, being careful not to cut all the way through the blossom end.

2. Place the apples in an 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the dried cranberries evening among the apple cavities. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl, then sprinkle in and around the apples. Pour the cider into the dish, then add the cinnamon sticks and remaining 1/4 cup dried cranberries.

3. Bake the apples until they are tender when pierced with a paring knife or skewer, 45 to 55 minutes, brushing the apples with the cider several times during baking. (Be careful not to overbake, or the skins will split.) Transfer the apples to a serving platter and tent with foil while making the sauce.

4. Pour the cooking liquid into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook until the liquid has reduced to about 1 cup, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks. Spoon some of the sauce over each apple and sprinkle with the walnuts (if using). Serve, passing the remaining sauce separately.

4 servings

per serving: 200 calories / 0 grams of fat / 3 grams of fiber

per serving with walnuts: 250 calories / 5 grams of fat / 4 grams of fiber

I actually fell asleep on his bed and woke up when he said it was time for him to go to bed. lol.

Viva can you revise that recipe to be done in the crock-pot. I forget how to turn on my stove and oven. :D

Oh, for the Chicken Stroganoff; try seasoning your chicken first with some kind of poultry seasoning. That part of it came out a bit bland for me. I had to add a little bit of salt and pepper on my plate.

TWIDDLE congrats on the loss, that's awesome!! I guess I need to go to NF's to get some of that FF food.

Spillie...in all seriousness you probably could do that recipe in the crock pot! I'm not sure what the cooking time would be...but you could give it a shot.