Another Chance Ranch

A True Beauty

A true beauty. (This might be my all time favorite photo of Babe.)

She is a spoiled beauty.

She knows she is the queen.

And that this guy is, well, he's a neighbor.  I just liked the shot.  :)

Easy Deviled Eggs

For some time now I have been responsible for bringing the deviled eggs to all of our family functions.  This is my recipe.

6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and cut lengthwise

1/4 cup Light Mayonnaise or Salad Dressing

1/2 teaspoon dry ground mustard

1/2 teaspoon white vinegar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Paprika for garnish

Pop out (remove) the egg yolks to a small bowl and mash with a fork.  Add mayonnaise, mustard powder, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.  Fill the empty egg white shells with the mixture and sprinkle lightly with paprika.

Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refigerate up to one day before serving.

Tonight I hard boiled two dozen eggs, trying to get ahead of the game.  Now if I just knew a quick and easy way to peel them.  Any ideas?

Pumpkin Pie Spectacular

Okay, I am not a pumpkin pie fan.  I am one of those people that look at photos like the one above, thinks of someone that might like it, or think of another reason that I might need to make it. Yea, need.  I see photos like that and want to recreate it. I don't know why.  But, I roped my friend, Stef, into coming over and helping me bake this pie.  You know, when you make something you don't particularly care for, you need someone there that likes it.  :) 

I didn't realize that it was going to take over 3 hours to make a stinkin' pumpkin pie, but it did.  And when McD ate the first piece, he said it was the best pumpkin pie he had ever eaten.  Stef and I must have done a great job. :)

We made big plans when we visited about baking the pie.  We were going to take photos, and take photos of the finished product.  You know, cut a slice and get it all plated up to get a really good shot of it.  But, we got started and was just chit chattin' away.  Got the pie in the oven and then realized that we hadn't even taken the camera out of the case.   I made the comment that we could at least take a photo of the finished product.  Um, nope, forgot that too. 

I will take some photos when I make it again this week for Thanksgiving.  Mainly because I got a new pie dish, and I have an idea to make my pie a little more unique.  You see the cookie they have placed on the top of the pie?  Well, I am going to do something a little different with it.  I hope it turns out half as pretty as the photo.  We'll see.

Here is the recipe we made.  It is out of the Southern Living magazine.  I really love that magazine! 

Now, I have to get busy getting stuff ready to cook for Thanksgiving.  My family all pitches in to help with dinner.  I am bringing the corn dip that my mom absolutely loves, deviled eggs (2 dozen eggs - oh my), and a pumpkin pie.  I wonder if I should make some rolls too.  Hmmm, I think I need to quit looking at recipes.  I don't have much time to cook this week.  :)  I will post the deviled egg recipe tomorrow.  I don't do deviled eggs, but everyone really liked this particular recipe. 

Are you making anything special and new for Thanksgiving this year?

A Couple of Your Favorite Quotes

Pam McGlone's dad says, "Do ducks have lips?"

I dunno do they?  That quote cracked me up!!! I've heard, "Does a bear poop in the woods?" But the duck thing is a new one for me.  I love it, and will have to use it someday!

Thanks for sharing Pam!

Velvet's quote was "Everything happens for a reason."  There for a minute I thought you might be quoting me.  I say that all.the.time.  And I believe it.

Shana's favorite quote was "I'm your huckleberry." by Doc Holiday. 

McD and I use that all the time.  We love our western movies. :)

We really related to many of the quotes, but I spent most of the afternoon baking with my Bestie Stef and am pretty well pooped. 

There will be new stuff next week!  :)

The Ten Winners are...

TEN!  Yep!  You read that right!

Here we go, in no particular order:

Gretchen's favorite quote:

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning the devil says OH NO SHE'S UP! 

I love this!  I want to be this kind of woman.  Good one Gretchen!!

Katelyn's favorite quote:

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind. ~ Dr. Seuss

Oh this one is so true!  Gotta like it!  Several people entered this one, but this was the first one I saw.  It is kind of cool that several of you entered it.

Kimber's favorite quote:

Do or do not, there is no try. ~ Yoda

Yoda ROCKS!  Good one Kimber!! Did you know I love Star Wars?

Bettye Coates' favorite quote:

What if God decided to take away the things you forgot to thank him for?

Okay, I don't know who said this, but they are amazing!  I can't wait to use this one.  Good one Bettye!!

MsPixel56's (from Twitter) favorite quote:

If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. ~ Johnny Carson

I don't even know where to start with this one.  MsPixel, do I know you?  Do you know me? I do not care for Elvis impersonators because I haven't seen one good enough, probably never will.  I have always had a crush on Elvis and probably always will, yeah yeah I know he got fat and did drugs.  He had amazing eyes, and a voice that wouldn't stop, oh I could go on and on but this isn't about me and Elvis, this is about all you winners!!  Oh but one more thing, I think late night television died when Johnny Carson left.  Just my opinion, and no I haven't really given anyone else a chance.  (I go to bed to early.) :) This quote made me smile!

Another Joy's favorite quote:

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. ~Abraham Lincoln

Oh this another one that is so true!  McD really liked this one.  I need to remember this sometimes. 

Naomi Bannister's favorite quote:

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? ~Satchel Paige

Hmmm.  If you asked me this today I would say old. :)  But give me just a few hours sleep and I could be young again!  That is sure something to think about.  I always say, age is just a number.  Good one Naomi!

GrammyDoris' favorite quote:

Today you are you, that is truer than true.  Today there is no one alive who is youer than you. ~ Dr. Seuss

I loved this the moment I read it!  And I know there were several that entered this one, but Grammy Doris was the first that entered it.  Am I the only person here that had not heard this one before?  Anyone?  Anyone?  Bueller?  Bueller?  Where have I been?

Jan K's favorite quote: (Well, I don't know if this is her FAVORITE quote cause she entered 500 of them, but here is one she likes.  Just teasin' Jan!)

I believe in pink, I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.  I believe in kissing, kissing a lot.  I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.  I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.  I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." ~Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn has some of the best quotes! This is a great one!  Good job Jan!

And the final favorite quote.  This might be one of the best quotes of all time.  It is Lisa's favorite quote. 

"It is finished." ~Jesus Christ

I want to thank everyone for playing along.  I want to thank Ree who retweeted this on twitter.  If she hadn't have done that I might have only had 10 quotes. :) (If that!)  

Now winners, please do me a favor and contact me with your email address, and mailing address by Saturday, November 21st so I can compile a list for the book fairy.  :)

Thanks again everyone!  It's been fun!  Can't wait to use all of your quotes here on the blog!  I will try to let you know when I use yours, if I have your email/twitter/website (blog) address.

I'm Working On It

Okay, I have picked the winners! 

All 10 of them!

There were some really, really good quotes.  Then there were comments that weren't really quotes, but sayings - and those were great too! 

Let me finish typing it up and I will post it ASAP! 

A Pretty Flower for You

while you wait, I am posting some photos I played with on Sunday before this strange virus invaded my body.  I love playing with different actions.  This time I played with some of Pioneer Woman's actions since we are having The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbook giveaway.  Let's just keep all things Ree. 

So enjoy these photos, and tell me which is your favorite while I continue reading all of these quotes.

This was a flower at my mom's house a couple of years ago.  I just loved it!  This is the boost action.  I kind of like this one.

Oh, but I like this one too.  Lovely & Ethereal.

Um, not so much.  It just doesn't really do much for me, does it you?  This is P-Dub's B & W.

Oh, I kind of like this one too. Soft and Faded.

But I think my favorite is Lovely & Ethereal.

How about you?

I will be announcing the winner here tomorrow about this same time.  So be here or be square!  :)

Okay, time's up!

Oh boy do I have some quotes to go through! :)

I hope to announce the winners Thursday, November 19th. The only thing that could keep it from happening is that I have the flu. I truly feel like poo.

But the flu will not win! I will post the winners Thursday! I will!

Thanks for playing everyone!