WHAT'S COOKIN' AT...........

my something PINK for OCTOBER BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

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WELCOME TO BJ'S

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I just had to show you these

bj cafes and such.....

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while i wouldn't call even ONE of these places

CLASSY.....

i do bet there is a WHOLE LOT OF FUN, laughing, drinking, eating, joking...

just plain LIVIN' going on

at these ADORABLE places named

BJ

pretty sure this one is more of a BAR than an eating establishment...

I mean...the lights are pretty LOW and I see bar stools.....

wonder if BJ is a male or female.... wonder if it makes any difference !!

ummmm..."WELCOME BIKERS".... look at those neat BIKES.... bet this is a fun place, too......especially if you are a biker and can meet up with your biking buddies here, visit, laugh, have a great meal...all under one roof !

i have always wanted to ride on one of these babies...take a long trip on one. my sweet son*in*law just got home from a wonderful trip, all the way from West Texas to someplace in OREGON....had the BEST time and saw some amazing, beautiful country.

oops...don't think this is a CAFE but looks like a neat place to buy
ANTIQUES ! wooo hoooo !!
there for a minute, i thought the sign said
"bj is an oldie"
and i was fixing to get ready to RUMBLE !!

OK......this is the same one in that other photo but it has gotta be my favorite one...just take a look at those benches out front...
it's got a little porch and everything...
it's name is JUST RIGHT...
bj's cafe and sweet shop ...
i can almost see BJ coming out through that screen door with her APRON on, flour on the side of her nose, smilin' big and
carrying a hugh plate of
HOT BISCUITS out to that fella standing on the PORCH.....
wonder if he got left behind by those BIKERS that were there awhile back??
might even have some FRIED GREEN TOMATOES in there !!
and a PIE or TWO...homemade, OF COURSE!!
YUMMY !!
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bj COOKS...

i did a little cooking today, too...

WELL....i did these a few weeks back...
I stuck a few back in zip lock bags in the FREEZER...SO, if the old SWEET TOOTH strikes, I'll be ready!!

YEP, and this is that VANILLA CREME PIE that I use a recipe that is over 100 years old...
BILL'S mom made this often so every time I make one,
the whole time Bill and I are stuffing bites into our over-filled mouths,
we are sad !!!!! (aren't we just awful !!) ;O(

just because it's COOKED AT HOME doesn't have to mean hours in that ole kitchen...
my favorite person on FOOD NETWORK......
SANDRA LEE !
way to go, Sandy !!

every once in awhile, i run out of BISCUIT MIX
or CANNED BISCUITS
and am FORCED to do the
'all the way from SCRATCH'
routine....
BILL and i LOVE biscuits for breakfast...
with butter and jelly, or syrup, or honey, or gravy...
GOOD GRIEF !!

but, if they are from scratch or from a mix, next time you make them,
throw a handful of grated CHEDDAR into the mix....
SOOOOO good...

yep, these tasted mighty good...

especially with THIS !!!!
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molasses is SO FINE...
i ALWAYS keep mine in the FRIDGE...i love it COLD AND THICK AND....JUST RIGHT !
never, ever WARM and THIN...HUH UH, never !!

going to a church fellowship get-together tonight so....

gotta make A CAKE....
i remembered SANDRA LEE here and did her proud by using
A CAKE MIX !!

WITH A FUDGE ICING, ......OF COURSE !!
i know i ALWAYS show you this FUDGE...just can't help myself...
while I am licking the BEATERS, the SPOON, the PAN and the SPOON REST...
i get the mental picture of all of YA'LL
LICKING YOUR COMPUTER SCREENS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i put PECANS in almost every sweet thing i bake........
we have a HUGH PECAN TREE in our front yard and it is so loaded with nice pecans that the branches are drooping almost to the ground...had to cut off a few limbs for fear they would break.
OH, BOY...
we are going to have tons of good, ole pecans to cook with at THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS .
.......cakes, pies, candies, fruit salads...just to name a few of the things PECANS just make even better!!
oh, i know there's people on the planet that don't like the taste of nuts....
beats me, tho!!

i just poked holes in the warm cake with the handle of a wooden spoon, poured this
CHOCOLATE GOLD
all over it and.....
now I have to WAIT until tonight to have a piece of it !!

Here's my tree...the metal on the trunk is to keep the squirrels OUT...we have a LOT of squirrels in this neighborhood (lots of pecan trees around), and they cut all the pecans off, leaving us with NONE....plus, the mess in the yard is terrible ! They do get plenty of the pecans that fall, tho, and they scurry around all over the place, looking for good places to bury a few.....the tree is just loaded with the biggest, best-looking pecans we've had in YEARS....

BLESSINGS, bj

NEVER MIND WHAT THIS SAYS...That lady looks a whole lot like ME...RELAXING right out in the middle of the SEA....well,maybe her hair IS a little darker...and maybe I don't look NEAR, NOT EVEN CLOSE that good in a swim suit.....but, I've got a hat...well, a CAP and, guess what it says on it? "GOT WINE".....