It really depends on the credit card company. They can get really nasty. It also depends on what state you live in. In some states they cannot go after your home (ie put a lien on your house)Look up homestead exception for your state. After the phone calls cease, they will most likely turn it over to an "attorney" - I use the term loosely because most of these law firms are no more than collection agencies. However, if you are low income and on Social Security, as your only income, they cannot take your disability money or attach your bank account if that is your only income. This is a federal law. This has been my experience. You can find out alot of information regarding your states debt laws on the Internet. Familiarize yourself with as much info as you can find. I have been told that many companies will drop the amount due if you have only Social Secuity income and no assests. Become informed and not scared - that is what they prey on - they try to scare you and your best defense is to arm yourself with knowledge. You are in way more debt than I was when I became disabled. So do not take this as what will be in your case- I am only letting you know what I found out -- The hard way! I tried to seek legal help, but was told it would cost more to fight it than I owed. That may not be the case for you. If you have a legal aid available to you that might be your best bet. Good Luck! ... View related article.
I have a recipe that might be what you are looking for it is called No Peek Chicken
No Peek Chicken
1 Chicken, cut up ( or your favorite chicken pieces) 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 2 cans cream of chicken soup 2 cups uncooked rice 2 soup cans of water
Place chicken in bottom of roaster or casserole dish. Sprinkle with dry onion soup mix. Pour the 2 cups of uncooked rice over this; set aside. Mix the 2 cans of cream of chicken soup with the 2 cans of water. Pour evenly over chicken and rice. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake 350° for 1 hour until chicken is done. Do not peek until done.
I have added chopped carrots to this dish also and it turns out great every time. Hope you like it.
Here is one I use. Size is 6.56x4.56 You can e-mail me at Craftycritter8 AT aol.com and I can send it directly to your e-mail ... View related article.
I have done these in the program Paint Shop Pro. You need a 3/4" size circle. I have a template for this program - it may work in another program. I am not sure what all you are looking to put on the label. But if it is a simple design, you can download a free template that will work with the 3/4" round labels at: http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action ... catalogcode=WEB01&softwarecode=11403 - This will work with their 3/4" round labels which can be found at most office supply stores
Note that this Avery template is for MS Word and that program does not support circles so it will appear as squares and would be best for only simple designs. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Joanne ... View related article.
2 cups grated zucchini, unpeeled (about 1 medium) 1 onion, finely chopped (or you can grated it also) 1 cup Italian bread crumbs 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning - this can be to taste, but do not substitute 1 egg, beaten
Mix all ingredients well. Form into patties and pat lightly in additional bread crumbs to give a light coating. Fry in Canola oil or butter until golden brown. If serving as an appetizer for into small patties. You could also form them into balls and deep fry.
MOCK REMOULADE SAUCE
Thoroughly mix
1/2 cup dairy sour cream 2 teaspoons milk prepared mustard, to taste 2 tablespoons drained sweet pickle relish 1 tablespoon each chopped capers and parsley.
Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use. Makes about 2/3 cup
Tomato Canapes Recipe courtesy Paula Deen www.foodnetwork.com
3/4 cup finely diced tomatoes 2 teaspoons finely diced onions 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh basil leaves 1/2 teaspoon The Lady's House Seasoning, recipe follows 1 package mini phyllo shells 1/2 cup packed shredded mozzarella 1/4 cup mayonnaise 4 tablespoons real bacon pieces, or more as needed (recommended: Hormel Real Bacon pieces)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the diced tomatoes in a colander. Sprinkle with the onions, basil, and House Seasoning, and toss to coat. Allow to drain, stirring occasionally. Fill each phyllo shell with a scant tablespoon of the tomato mixture. Stir together the mozzarella and mayonnaise. Frost the top of each shell with a scant tablespoon of the mozzarella mixture. Sprinkle each shell with 1/4 teaspoon of bacon pieces. Bake the filled shells for 10 to 12 minutes. Serve hot. These may be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated until serving time.
House Seasoning: 1 cup salt 1/4 cup black pepper 1/4 cup garlic powder Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.15 serv
My Favorite Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches
Very economical
I don't really have a recipe for this, but here is the method.
I buy a small chicken from Wal-Mart, usually only a few dollars. Put the chicken in a pot with enough water to cover and add 3-4 chunks of celery and a medium onion cut in half (no need to peel) Boil for about 2 minutes then simmer until chicken is tender. Remove chicken to a plate to cool and strain broth into a container or another pot. Discard onion and celery. Set broth aside for chicken soup or another recipe. Once chicken has cooled, remove chicken from bones and chop fine (for tea sandwiches or chunks for salad over bed of lettuce.) I usually have enough chicken to make the chicken salad and also a pot of chicken noodle soup or wedding soup. In a bowl, combine chicken, mayonnaise and about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of sour cream (depending on amount of chicken used) Add finely chopped fresh onion and celery - add as much or as little as you like. Season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning to taste. The poultry seasoning gives this salad great flavor.
Place 1 scoop (1 tablespoon) chicken mixture in center of bread slices, spreading slightly. Top with remaining bread slices. Remove crusts using a serrated knife. Cut into four pieces either in squares or triangles Use marble bread, rye or pumpernickel for a different look.
Panzanella Salad
6 cups bread, torn into pieces (2 days old, preferably with a dense texture) 1 lb ripe tomatoes - lightly seeded - cut into chunks 1 lb mozzarella cheese, cut into small chunks 1/2 cup basil, fresh, finely cut 5 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely cut 2 garlic cloves, minced 5 tablespoons red wine vinegar or (preferably balsamic) 1 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper
In a large salad bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, basil, salt and pepper. IN PLACE OF THE VINEGAR AND OIL - I JUST USED MY FAVORITE ITALIAN SALAD DRESSING. Add bread, tomatoes, and onion. Toss until everything is well coated. Serve.
Sesame Chicken with Honey Dip
1 1/2 cup mayonnaise, divided 1 Tbsp. onion, minced 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1 lb chicken breast, skinless, boneless, poached and cut crosswise into 1/2" strips 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 1 tsp. dry mustard 1/4 cup sesame seeds 2 Tbsp. honey
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup mayonnaise, dry mustard, and onion. Mix to blend. Add chicken strips and toss to coat. In a shallow bowl, toss bread crumbs and sesame seeds to mix. Roll chicken strips in breadcrumb mixture to coat. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes until lightly browned. Meanwhile blend remaining 1 cup of mayonnaise with the honey and the Dijon mustard. Serve as a dipping sauce with the chicken.
I saved time and poached my chicken for this dish with the chicken for my sandwiches.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS: 2 halves of an oval sandwich cookie 1 doughnut hole frosting shredded coconut tinted with red food coloring pink decorators' gel
1. To make a pair, first separate the 2 halves of an oval sandwich cookie (we used a Cameo) and remove the filling with a butter knife.
2. Next, slice a doughnut hole into thirds. Coat the rounded sides of the 2 end pieces with frosting (you can eat the middle piece), then roll them in shredded coconut tinted with red food coloring to create a pair of fuzzy slipper tops.
3. Use a dab of frosting to stick each slipper top to a cookie sole, then adorn the edges of the cookies with pink decorators' gel stitching.
Amazing Diet Soda Cake
Quick and Easy!!
1 box chocolate cake mix (can use Pillsbury lower sugar mix) 1 can diet Pepsi (or Coke)
Cool Whip (optional)
See instructions below for cake - but I made mine into cupcakes.
Spray 13 X 9 cake pan with Pam. In large bowl, mix together both ingredients. Carbonation will make it expand. Pour into pan and bake as directed on the box. Try diet orange soda with white cake mix - or lemon cake mix with 7-UP - You are only limited by your imagination.
Friendship Tea Mix recipe
1 (18 ounce) jar Tang breakfast drink (orange flavor) 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup presweetened lemonade mix (such as Countrytime) 1/2 cup unsweetened instant tea 1 (3 ounce box) apricot Jell-O 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves
Combine these dry ingredients and store in an airtight container. This recipe makes 50 servings-about 5 cups, so it is perfect for dividing up and giving away as gifts. Put these directions on the gift jar: Friendship Tea: Use 1 1/2 tablespoons per cup of boiling water.
CINNAMON NUT SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE
Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Heat oven to 350ºF. Combine all filling ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.
Combine sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add all remaining coffee cake ingredients. Beat until well mixed.
Spread 1/3 batter into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt® pan or 10-inch tube pan. Sprinkle with half filling mixture. Repeat with batter and filling mixture. Spread remaining 1/3 batter over filling.
Bake for 50 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
I love to plan a party and especially when I can do it with little money. I did a spa party for my sister's 53rd birthday and everyone had a great time. It was a girls night out sleep over.
For the decor:
I decorated with a soft aqua color (tablecover) and used a crisp white (napkins) as an accent for the food table etc. I played soothing music tapes and had a fountain going for relaxation and lots of candles. I got the candles and tablecovers at the Dollar Store.
I didn't have a large budget, but wanted flowers. So I had some pretty clear bowls, all different sizes, and filled them with water (lightly colored with food coloring) and floated white flowers in the bowls. I spread them out around the rooms. One large bouquet from Walmart went a long way. I had a small vase of flowers on the food table as well. I purchased a single rose and tied a ribbon around it for the guest of honor.
Each guest was asked to bring their own favorite (most comfy) robe, and slippers and also PJ 's. Since it was a "sleep over" I also asked that they bring a pillow and blanket, as I would not have enough and could not afford to supply them. I had an air bed and an air mattress, but some of the guest bought one along also.
For the entertainment:
When the guests arrived, I had a basket with terry cloth headbands to keep their hair back (theirs to keep as part of the favor) I purchased a few really bright shower caps and glued on some artificial flowers to make them as tacky looking as possible. Then I took each guests picture with the shower cap on as a "before" and also took a picture of them after their beauty treatment. I printed off the pictures on my computer before everyone left.
I also had purchased some inexpensive flip-flops for each guest. They got to decorate their pair of flip-flops. I had purchased some small, thin feather boas, rhinestones, sequins, beads etc for them to decorate with. We all had a great time being creative and came up with some "unique" looks.
I had a masseuse come in and give massages.
Before we started the massages and "beauty treatments" we tried our hand at belly dancing. None of us had ever tried it before. I got an instructional DVD (borrowed from a friend, but possibly you could rent one)- what a blast we had! Lots of laughs.
Because of the possibility of different skin tones, I decided against having everyone make their own facial mask. I purchased several different jars of mask for all skin tones and then dished them out to each guest in a small paper bowl. With the masks, I had thin sliced cucumber for our eyes and a sample size of moisturizer for each guest. You could do the same thing with the moisturizer if the sample sizes would not fit into the budget. Or buy one in a pump bottle.
I supplied nail polish in lots of fun colors (I found them on sale at a local store really cheap) but I am sure you could get them at the Dollar Store as well, for our fingernails and, of course, our toenails.
For the Food: I will send the recipes through on another post.
I served appetizers when everyone first arrived. I had poorman's or mock "crab" cakes (made with zucchini) with a mock remoulade sauce, tomato canapes and veggies with a low fat ranch dip (packaged).
Later we had Sesame Chicken strips with honey mustard dip, my favorite chicken salad tea sandwiches and a Panzanella salad.
Of course I could not forget dessert. I made Coca-Cola cupcakes -- very easy only 2 ingredients -- low fat and low sugar with Cool whip for icing and had a fresh fruit salad. But my favorite dessert were the slipper cookies -- just too cute!
With the appetizers, I purchased some sparkling cider (as we are not drinkers) and served it in champagne glasses (plastic because of the budget of course, but still fun) I also served chilled water, in pitchers with slices of lemon and orange. This was cheaper than using bottled waters. With the dessert I made Friendship tea - This was also my favor for my guests.
For the favor I packaged the Friendship tea mix in baby food jars (the larger ones) covered the lid with a pretty aqua floral fabric (luckily I found it in the clearance bin at Walmart) tied it with a thin ribbon and attached a card with the directions for making the tea. I put this in a bag (a white lunch bag purchased at Wal-Mart you get 50 for only a couple dollars) with a mini bag of microwave popcorn. I do computer crafting so I made a special wrapper for the popcorn. I folded the lunch bag over and with a razor knife, I cut small slits through the top and the wove a piece of color raffia through it and tied on a tag thanking them for coming.
Since the tea mix makes quite a bit, it was cheaper than buying lots of small bottles of lotions, etc. Plus many of my guests, including my sister have allergies to many fragrances. When they make the tea they can remember the great time we had
We had cleared room in our family room, and we settled in our "beds" and watched a favorite movie and I made each guest a bag of popcorn. We chatted well into the night and everyone had such fun. We all felt like teenagers again. (S;mores would have been good - but we were trying to be good)
The next morning I served my favorite sour cream coffeecake with more friendship tea and coffee before everyone headed home.
I agree with all the other posts here. I am a diabetic and this is nothing to fool with. My brother is also a diabetic and he had problems with his foot and it turned to gangrene. I don't mean to frighten you, but he ended up having the lower portion of his leg amputated. This is nothing to fool with. It can turn bad very quickly. Our local hospital provides a free van service for patients that cannot get out. We also have a taxi service for the elderly. Check with your local hospitals or the United Way in your area. I am sure there is something available to you in Maricopa CA ... View related article.
