tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67010747351606735662024-03-06T00:38:01.113-05:00SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEInside me there is a skinny woman screaming to get out but I can usually shut the bitch up with chocolate.SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-38212371783817052922009-03-27T18:24:00.004-04:002009-03-27T18:30:23.135-04:00FOLLOW MEI am trying to get my other site where people are following there. Will those of you following me please go to www.screamingforchocolate.com Sign up there. Hopefully I have it figured out...SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-3628677888920454852009-02-18T15:33:00.002-05:002009-02-18T15:34:38.380-05:00ANOTHER NEW GIVEAWAYJust in case you didn't know I moved please visit me at www.screamingforchocolate.com for a new giveaway. This time it is a years subscription to Bon Appetit.CocoSCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-4412457133865635482009-02-09T16:35:00.002-05:002009-02-09T16:40:07.295-05:00NEW SITE - GIVEAWAYIt is official. I have moved. Come on over to http://www.screamingforchocolate.com/ and see my new site. While you are there read about my first giveaway. While you are at it subscribe to my blog so you can be updated weekly on my giveaways for the next few weeks. SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-59323209360596557742009-02-06T20:25:00.002-05:002009-02-07T14:59:16.625-05:00I AM MOVINGCome visit me at www.screamingforchocolate.comI will have give aways for the next four weeks..... Please make a note and visit. CocoSCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-7491933182671513802009-02-05T17:22:00.003-05:002009-02-05T17:41:53.919-05:00FRUGAL FRIDAY #5Right now it is so cold here. I know it isn't as bad as what most of the country is going through but it is THAT bad for me. Tonight will be the third night in a row with the temps at 20 or the high teens. Brrrrrr. This cold weather really makes me want to eat hot and delicious soups. I got an email from a healthy eating group with links to allrecipe for these different types of soups. It is likeSCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-57375933406753616782009-02-05T10:52:00.009-05:002009-02-05T17:40:28.705-05:00WRITERS WORKSHOP: MY POEMWriters Workshop over at Mama's Losing itDirections:For you newbies it's never to late to jump in!! Here is what you must do. Choose a prompt that inspires you most. Write. Come back Thursday and paste your blog URL into the Mister Linky that will be up...this way anyone can click on your name and head over to your place to see what you wrote.Feel free to write on more than one prompt if you so SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-25466606661564102102009-02-02T14:28:00.007-05:002009-02-04T18:23:33.580-05:00DELISH CREPESWow. I have been in a funk. It is very cold and I can't stand it. This tells me that I should never move North. I don't think I would function very well. I missed posting yesterday because of the worst headache I have had in years. I rarely have one but this was a throbber that moved around but was mostly in the back of my head. So dear friends I thought I would post another recipe to at SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-88485328111973102902009-02-02T14:17:00.005-05:002009-02-02T14:56:25.805-05:00CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR & CATCH - 22I found these recipes on Bon Appetit. I Love chocolate and I thought these would be great for Valentine. However, I didn't notice until after I copied all the yummy goodness to my post that it takes you three weeks to make your Chocolate Liqueur. It sounds so good. There is a drink below that uses the liqueur. I really like that you are given descriptions of the different liqueurs and also SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-74000779834245586992009-02-02T04:18:00.000-05:002009-02-02T04:18:52.634-05:00MY TRIP PT 2On our way home we decided to stop at Lookout Mountain, Ruby Falls and Rock City. Apparently it is all together. We only went in the gift shop of Ruby Falls because daughter wanted to look at the rocks. Rock City was not what I was expecting. It is at the top of the mountain and you go through all these cracks and crevices and caves to different areas. There are waterfalls and bridges and SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-27903214731345993942009-02-01T12:33:00.009-05:002009-02-01T21:32:00.157-05:00MY TRIP PT 1Friday I took off work to go to Tennessee. My grandson's father and family live there. My BFF also lives there. We left around 11 am and arrived after 5 their time. With 8K square feet and two stair cases my grandson was on the go and making me a nervous wreck. Finally we closed him off in the dining room, kitchen and breakfast room. They have a baby grand in the dining room so I introduced him SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-34936449388638168042009-01-30T07:24:00.002-05:002009-01-30T08:02:13.155-05:00FRUGAL FRIDAY #4I wanted to mention that very soon I will be moving to my dot com website. I have had this site for 6 months but have not been able to do what I wanted with it. I ran into Lex at Indelible Creations and she is fixing me up. Once I launch my new site I will have giveaways to celebrate. So check back and watch for it.Here is her link. Go check her out.When I was a single parent of two that didSCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-6817405195692981212009-01-29T14:46:00.003-05:002009-01-29T17:14:27.963-05:00WRITERS WORKSHOPFrom http://mamakatslosinit.blogspot.com/ If someone could tell me how to put these buttons on a post and have the link work I would be very appreciative.... I am such a tard and can't figure it out.Your Assignment...Should You Choose To AcceptDirections:For you newbies it's never to late to jump in!! Here is what you must do. Choose a prompt that inspires you most. Write. Come back Thursday and SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-11263106746406105032009-01-28T13:12:00.008-05:002009-01-28T17:11:35.594-05:00DAY DREAMINGSince I really can't think of anything I want to blog about I thought I would post a few more pics from my trip last year to Florida. No...I can't stop thinking about it. I want to go there. Now...and not come back. This dreary weather bums me out. I know I shouldn't complain when so many others are iced and snowed in and have temps below zero. My high of 63 is quite balmy...... SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-63290146594537729492009-01-27T18:07:00.010-05:002009-01-27T20:21:28.157-05:00NEW MALE SECRETARYSince things have been a little on the boring side lately I thought I might get some help in the office to liven things up a bit. So this handsome young man decided to come to work for me.He had no problems at all handling the fax machine. He even flirted with me while making a call. He laughed at my corny jokes.Since we were working late he decided to take a shower. The next morning he didn't SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-24648577145074156372009-01-26T18:25:00.009-05:002009-01-26T18:32:57.534-05:00DRAGONI am so tired today that my tail is dragging (dragon) Har har... I know, too funny. So enjoy some pics on the Florida Keys...... and dream SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-41328679933835156342009-01-25T17:56:00.027-05:002009-01-26T18:33:20.663-05:00DEATHThis weekend my grandsons great grandfather was buried. He was 83. Since he had served in the military and was in several wars he had the 21 Gun Salute which is now 5 men and three shots fired. They also played Taps. It was so eerie because he was off at a distance and you couldn't see him. It brought tears to my eyes.While there I noticed all the old headstones and their lovely patina's of age. SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-19568681334763310152009-01-24T18:00:00.006-05:002009-01-24T18:30:58.696-05:00HOT CHOCOLATEI love hot chocolate in the winter time. I looked all over the internet for a recipes for hot chocolate mix. Every one I found had powdered coffee creamer in it. I suppose that may make it creamy but I don't like the stuff. I found this recipe on Nestle's web site. Ingredients:6 cups NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Instant Nonfat Dry Milk1 1/2 cups granulated sugar1 cup plus 2 tablespoons NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-59721266864677364482009-01-23T06:19:00.001-05:002009-01-23T06:21:03.960-05:00FRUGAL FRIDAY #3Angel Food Ministries Link and a Quick and Easy Recipe below:There is an organization called Angel Food Ministries. They offer packages/boxes of food once a month at a greatly reduced rate. Each month there are different items. You can go to http://www.angelfoodministries.com/ to find one close to you. This is a great way to stretch your food dollar. I have never used them before but I will startSCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-86066084900730015562009-01-22T18:01:00.007-05:002009-01-22T18:19:15.890-05:00FORGET THE RED HAT CLUBWhen I grow old, well older, I want to die my hair a bunch of different shades of purple. Ha ha. This young lady is a friend of my nieces. She is very creative, paints, does photography and loves to change her hair color. Check it out..... SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-13813653889092676462009-01-22T07:49:00.001-05:002009-01-22T18:18:54.965-05:00BLIND DATEOver at Mama's losin it http://mamakatslosinit.blogspot.com/ she does a creative writing challenge weekly. This posting is about that challenge. We have to write about 4 different subjects and I chose to write about a memorable blind date. Unfortunately, I have a few of them. I had one blind date when I was a teenager. I had many more after I got a divorce and before I met my current husband. SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-67208601903076422312009-01-21T16:06:00.004-05:002009-01-22T07:48:46.377-05:00ANDREW WYETHI am so not keeping up with current news lately. I just found out that Andrew Wyeth passed away on January 16th, 2009. He is best known for his painting Christina's World. Christina was a neighbor that was paralyzed from the waist down. In this painting she looks very young but she was actually 55 when he painted it. In 1986 240 paintings in a series called "The Helga Series" were bought by a SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-80297844556364617252009-01-20T18:30:00.006-05:002009-01-22T18:18:30.376-05:00SPARKLE WOWI got my first award/button/recognition. I am so pleased and so amazed. Vintage Kitten gave it to me. Thank you so much. You should check her out at http://thevintagekitten.blogspot.com/ She is a trip. She has all these glamorous vintage pics on her site. You should really read/see her post about her Christmas and all the goodies she made. http://thevintagekitten.blogspot.com/2009/01/SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-19156899988631254902009-01-17T10:27:00.003-05:002009-01-17T10:59:46.935-05:00MISC MADNESS, FUNNIES, FACTSI thought I would write this post about miscellaneous things. There have been a lot of silly, crazy, insane, small things going on. Take work. Please take it. Yesterday my client from hell started her crap again. I have been dealing with this woman since May 2005. She grinds my nerves to pieces and I cringe at the thought of talking to her. She doesn't intimidate me. She is the type that SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-70419930147750040742009-01-16T09:27:00.001-05:002009-01-16T11:35:30.299-05:00FRUGAL FRIDAY #2I know everyone is ready for the weekend. I have a few recipes to share that are for mixes. Instead of buying prepared mixes at the grocery store you can save money and make your own. BisQwick Baking MixYou can make tons of recipes, including Parmesan Biscuits, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and muffins with this simple baking mix, saving you time and money.8 cups flour1-1/4 cups nonfat dry milk powder1SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701074735160673566.post-64715176763789998662009-01-15T14:24:00.003-05:002009-01-15T14:39:21.564-05:00BEING COOLKids are so funny. This morning when the older two were getting ready for school I noticed they were both in the bathroom and were in there for a long time. Last time this happened she had half a bottle of detangler in her hair and was very greasy.As I neared the door I could smell hubby's cologne. Uh oh. What are you two doing? Suddenly toothbrushes and hair brushes were being utilized. I SCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.com0