I wanted to mention the cookbook I used yesterday-by Better Homes and Gardens-Homemade in No Time-400 great-tasting recipes from convenience foods. (The above link takes you to Amazon where you can get the cookbook for as low as $3.00! )Does that remind you of a pretty host on Food Network at all? Ms. Sandra Lee maybe? I watch Sandra all the time, but am concerned that some of the ‘convenient’ foods she uses have too much salt or other nasties in them. The cookbook I used has a ‘pantry’ checklist and most are pretty common items that make sense like canned tomatoes, tuna, Worchestershire sauce, you get the idea. One recipe, i.e. Fiesta Burgers used half a bottle of salsa and 1/3 cup mayo or sour cream-you can get the light versions.

Off to the dentist late this afternoon for my new crown.

Update-no new crown-the dentist’s office reception kept leaving messages on the voice mail and nothing came up on our answering machine. I have to wait until next Tuesday!

It’s a cold one out there, so better bundle up. We got a little snow, but it’s mainly on the ground. It always seems to happen on Sunday nights lately.