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Family Recipes

Night Before Oatmeal Pancakes

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For quick preparation, soak the oatmeal in the buttermilk overnight at room temperature (covered).

  • 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking

In the morning, combine the remaining ingredients with the oatmeal and buttermilk. Stirring or whisking well.

Make your pancakes using a hot griddle that has been oiled.

Makes 18 pancakes, serves 4. Enjoy with syrup, jelly or jam.

Family Recipes

Betty’s Enchilada Pie

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  • 1 pkg corn tortillas – tear into pieces (put in 3 layers with sauce)
  • 1 1/2 lb ground beef, browned with…
  • 1 onion chopped, mix together, drain,  and add…
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1.4 cup milk
  • 1 can enchilada sauce (#303)
  • 1 can mild Ortega chilis, chopped

Use a large casserole dish, put a small amount of sauce mixture in the bottom, then 1/3 of the torn tortillas, making 3 layers of each. Cover top with 1 -1 1/2 cups grated cheese and slices olives.

Bake 350, for 1 1/2 hours covered. Last 15 minutes uncovered. Depending on the shape of your pan, adjust cooking time.

This is a Les & Betty’s family favorite, but I have made it with chicken with 1/2 cup of corn added.

Betty's Now Jim's House

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312 Altivo

  • Just an update on our day in Santa Cruz which went very well except for one terrifying, horror filled experience! Well, since I have your attention, more on that later.
  • Did the following at the house:
  • Measured windows
  • Measured for the kitchen counter and other things in the kitchen
  • Lights – most lights need a good cleaning and replacement bulbs, some fixtures need to be replaced
  • Water Heater looked fine, 40 gal
  • Furnace looked OK, thought should still be serviced by a professional, so can be checked for CO2
  • Only 1 Smoke Alarm, no batteries; should get 3 for bedrooms and make sure hall one works
  • Cleaned a few spots on the Kitchen Floor with Spray & Wash, 90% gone, maybe still need a new one
  • Electrical box looks OK and probably could run a few new lines if needed.
  • Took the dryer screen out, will go the store on Monday, and order new one.

Oh yes, about that terrifying, gross, horror filled experience; from which I will never be able to look at a tub of Cool Whip again and expect a night mare tonight of giant gross green blobs jumping at my face and ….. WELL, it is just too much to go on, you get the picture. Someone unplugged the freezer and refrigerator in the garage. Normally this would be fine, since normal people come back and empty the contents before green and black and slimy, (Oh my God) blobs grow. Almost too much to go on, so I will skip a few parts. The garbage container is completely full after my visit to 312 Altivo Ave. I just hope nothing crawls out of it and attacks neighbors in the middle of the night. I don’t think I will watch the news the next few nights.

Later in the day, after lunch Ron, Babara and I went to a Window store and got a quote on Milgard windows from our measurements. Very pleased with the quote of $3362.06. This item was estimated on my list at $6K.  They come to the house to confirm measurements and give a final quote, then 3-4 weeks install new windows.

We also went to Home Depot; found a nice front door $219, + install $347, + tax

Wednesday I still plan to go to the house and pack up lots of food items to take to the Food Bank. Clean the cabinets. Get a quote on the counter top

Please update us tomorrow after you meet with the prospective renter.

Latest pictures:

New Roof
New Roof, Dec 2010

Kitchen
New Kitchen