<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884</id><updated>2012-02-16T18:35:07.291-08:00</updated><category term='belize'/><category term='big sister lexi'/><category term='vietnamese chicken salad'/><category term='Crazy cara'/><category term='long time no blog'/><category term='McCain Mortgage Subprime'/><category term='dumb auto industry'/><category term='master cleanse 1st day'/><category term='surgery laparoscopy endometriosis'/><category term='starbucks'/><category term='mexico'/><category term='Obama'/><category term='fun'/><category term='keeneland'/><category term='bad epsom salt bath'/><category term='marley and me'/><category term='crazy'/><category term='cruise'/><category term='ribs'/><title type='text'>Everything Sugar</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>29</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-9043649844308001084</id><published>2011-12-24T05:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-24T05:52:03.049-08:00</updated><title type='text'>And the winner is!!!</title><content type='html'>The winner of my Santa Baby Holiday giveaway is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Danielle Burns! Lucky entry #850!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've emailed you with the good news, please respond by Tuesday morning December 27th at 10am to claim your prizes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to EVERYONE who entered and keep your eye out for more contests in 2012!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-9043649844308001084?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/9043649844308001084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2011/12/and-winner-is.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/9043649844308001084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/9043649844308001084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2011/12/and-winner-is.html' title='And the winner is!!!'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-586542021736043346</id><published>2011-02-28T17:36:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-28T17:37:42.147-08:00</updated><title type='text'>KellyWels.com is giving away a HUGE bumGenius prize package!</title><content type='html'>Check it out here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; http://www.kellywels.com/kellywels-com-bumgenius-4-0-sweepstakes-kick-off&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the offical entry form:&lt;br /&gt; http://www.facebook.com/Kellywels?sk=app_28134323652&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-586542021736043346?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/586542021736043346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2011/02/kellywelscom-is-giving-away-huge.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/586542021736043346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/586542021736043346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2011/02/kellywelscom-is-giving-away-huge.html' title='KellyWels.com is giving away a HUGE bumGenius prize package!'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-252914464989980009</id><published>2010-09-13T18:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-13T18:25:43.106-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long time no blog'/><title type='text'>Wow. It's been a LONG time</title><content type='html'>So much has happened since the last time I blogged and I can't believe it's been SO long!&lt;br /&gt;where do I begin, hmmm, got pregnant, went on bedrest at 21 weeks due to preterm labor, had our baby girl 7 weeks early and she spent 2 weeks in the NICU, and my little Savanna Lucille is now 5 months old!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm resurecting this blog now that I'm a stay at home mom....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-252914464989980009?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/252914464989980009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2010/09/wow-its-been-long-time.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/252914464989980009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/252914464989980009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2010/09/wow-its-been-long-time.html' title='Wow. It&apos;s been a LONG time'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-2105586006422421802</id><published>2009-03-06T13:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T13:58:15.913-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='starbucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='belize'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mexico'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cruise'/><title type='text'>It's been a while</title><content type='html'>So it's been a while since I've done anything with my blog, I've been busy!&lt;br /&gt;Lots of new changes and exciting things are happening! I accepted a promotion at Aramark at EKU, I'm the new Starbucks Manager! Yahoo!!!! The Starbucks has been in the works for a while now, but we are finally opening March 16th! I'm super excited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do have a love-hate relationship with restaurant management though, here is my dilemna. I LOVE restaurant management. I love everything about it except the hours, 90% of normal restaurant management consists of constant nights and weekends. That doesn't really work when you are married to an accountant who works 9-5. This position works out PERFECTLY for me, I have to say. Since it's on a college campus, our busiest times are going to be during the week, not the nights and weekends. So I get to do what I love, and my husband loves the hours. So, all in all, I'm loving life right now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can't tell you how excited I am to start managing again, and I can't wait to have the BEST Starbucks ever!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what else is new you ask?? Greg and I are going on a cruise this week! I can't wait! We are going to Mexico and Belize!! There is a internet cafe on the ship, so maybe I'll post some pics for ya'll!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Later!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-2105586006422421802?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/2105586006422421802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-been-while.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/2105586006422421802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/2105586006422421802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-been-while.html' title='It&apos;s been a while'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-5535624982083516902</id><published>2009-02-15T18:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-15T18:32:07.544-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='surgery laparoscopy endometriosis'/><title type='text'>Post-Op</title><content type='html'>So, last Wednesday I had my surgery. I had a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy to remove my stage 3 endometriosis. That day was really funny and I wish I would have tapped after I woke up from the surgery, apparently I was really funny! I don't remember much. I remember laying in the operating room and them telling me they were going to give me the anesthesia now. About 30 seconds later I was out. The next thing I remember was my nose itching, I had that oxygen thing up my nostrils and it made my nose itch.&lt;br /&gt;I remember laying there and the Dr. talking to my husband and mom, but I don't remember how the conversation went. I don't remember changing back into my clothes, but I do remember being rolled to my car in a wheelchair.&lt;br /&gt;When I got home, I don't remember getting home either actually.&lt;br /&gt;Next thing I know it's 2pm and I wake up on the couch and ask my mom what happened. She told me some funny stories! The Dr. came in and gave a little recap of the surgery and what he found. My first and most important question??  I said, and I quote: "I have a question, did you cut through my tatoo? Because I really like my tatoo."&lt;br /&gt;My mom and husband where like, WHAT? You just went through surgery and that is your only question??? I have no clue, I don't even remember asking it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That day was a blur. Alot of pain, lots of swelling. The most pain the first day was in my shoulders. When you get a laparoscopy they fill your belly up with CO2 so there is lots of room to work and see. All of the CO2 doesn't come out before they stitch you up, so it moves around and eventually gets stuck up by your shoulders, and it REALLY hurts! I couldn't move my center at all, you never realize how much you use your stomach muscles until you can't use them. I had to have my husband and parents pick me up anytime I wanted to move. I only got up a few times, but when I did I got VERY light headed and dizzy, it was NOT fun. Slept like a baby that night though on my back, the dogs slept on the ground.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second day I woke up with still all the swelling, my loose sweatpants were tight around my belly. The bruising started this day, and 4 days later it is still there. It's bad bruising! In general my stomach looks like a battlefield, lets just leave it at that. I may get adventurous and take a picture of my stomach to show the world, maybe, we shall see.&lt;br /&gt;The past 2 days have been more of the same, still swollen, can't be active for more than an hour or I get really swollen and very tired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All in all, I was happy with the results. I am unhappy that it is taking me this long to recover.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wonder when they will find a cure for endometriosis?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-5535624982083516902?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/5535624982083516902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/02/post-op.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5535624982083516902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5535624982083516902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/02/post-op.html' title='Post-Op'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-1742163011244892533</id><published>2009-02-06T13:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T13:44:37.288-08:00</updated><title type='text'>One more cupcake recipe</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SYyuuJ7hK2I/AAAAAAAAADs/5oivamG-GBg/s1600-h/rootbeer+float+cupcakes+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299802969471003490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SYyuuJ7hK2I/AAAAAAAAADs/5oivamG-GBg/s400/rootbeer+float+cupcakes+002.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ok, I had to enter another cupcake recipe into the contest, it's just TOO good to leave it out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;RootBeer Float Cupcakes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 cup rootbeer soda&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 tsp apple cider vinegar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 cup rootbeer soda boiled down and reduced to 3 teaspoons&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;3/4 cup sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1/3 cup vegetable oil&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 tsp root beer extract&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 1/3 cup flour&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1/2 tsp baking powder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;3/4 tsp baking soda&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;pinch salt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vanilla Bean Frosting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 cups powdered sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 cup shortening&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 tablespoon milk&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 teaspoons vanilla extract&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 teaspoon vanilla bean pods or paste&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Directions:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Preheat oven to 350&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cupcakes:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Combine rootbeer soda and apple cider vinegar, allow to sit for a few minutes. Add sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, rootbeer reduction, and root beer extract.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients being careful not to over mix.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pour batter into cupcake molds, 2/3 the way full. Bake for 18-22 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Frosting:Combine all ingredients and beat with a mixer until fluffy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Top cupcakes with the vanilla bean frosting, and enjoy! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-1742163011244892533?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/1742163011244892533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/02/one-more-cupcake-recipe.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/1742163011244892533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/1742163011244892533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/02/one-more-cupcake-recipe.html' title='One more cupcake recipe'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SYyuuJ7hK2I/AAAAAAAAADs/5oivamG-GBg/s72-c/rootbeer+float+cupcakes+002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-51646268626549431</id><published>2009-02-06T11:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-06T11:17:36.914-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Another cupcake contest!</title><content type='html'>I entered another contest, on mixingbowl.com Here is the link, sign up and vote for me!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mixingbowl.com/message/recipe/view.castle?g=748023&amp;amp;m=3744207"&gt;http://www.mixingbowl.com/message/recipe/view.castle?g=748023&amp;amp;m=3744207&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mixingbowl.com/message/recipe/view.castle?g=748023&amp;amp;m=3744207"&gt;ssage/recipe/view.castle?g=748023&amp;amp;m=3744207&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On &lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SYyMRtwVtdI/AAAAAAAAADk/m2cJi-wLBTw/s1600-h/PB%26J+Cupcakes+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299765097476240850" style="FLOAT: left; 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J Cupcakes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ingredients:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cupcake:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 cups flour&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp baking powder&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp baking soda&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 tsp salt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup milk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup vegetable oil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp vanilla extract&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp vanilla bean pods/paste&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 stick room temp butter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup sugar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3 large eggs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Frosting:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2-3 cups powdered sugar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 cups shortening&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup peanut butter (or more, make to taste)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp vanilla extract&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1-2 tablespoons milk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Strawberry, Grape, or any other flavor or your favorite jelly!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Preheat the oven to 350F.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using a mixer, combine the sugar and butter, cream to a nice fluffy consistency. Add slowly the rest of the wet ingredients. When all is combined, add eggs, 1 at a time.Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients mixing well.Place cupcake liners into cupcake molds, fill 2/3 the way full with the batter.Bake for 15-20 minutes until finished. If you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean, it's done! Don't overbake!Cool on a cooling rack completely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When completely cooled, using a pastry bag or some other type of injector, fill the bag or injector with your jelly of choice. Insert the bag or injector about a 1/2 inch into the cupcake, and fill the cupcake with as much jelly as you would like. I use about 1 tsp per cupcake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peanut Butter Frosting:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a mixer, combine peanut butter, shortening and vanilla extract. Slowly add powdered sugar and mix until well combined. Add milk, 1 tablespoon as a time until the frosting is fluffy and creamy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Top your cupcakes with the peanut butter frosting, and drizzle more jelly ontop of the frosting. Watch the cupcakes disappear before your eyes! Everyone loves these!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-51646268626549431?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/51646268626549431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-cupcake-contest.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/51646268626549431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/51646268626549431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-cupcake-contest.html' title='Another cupcake contest!'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SYyMRtwVtdI/AAAAAAAAADk/m2cJi-wLBTw/s72-c/PB%26J+Cupcakes+001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-7495176203877668347</id><published>2009-01-27T12:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-27T13:17:54.314-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ice storm 2009</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-65399a29032ac2b3" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"&gt;&lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D65399a29032ac2b3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1332522528%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7270F1992B4F7C8EAFEF646DC710775AEEB02C06.4E36E5D1982037F10DFE8DCF47F3F09FF048C57E%26key%3Dck1&amp;amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D65399a29032ac2b3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DrybuGFsMH8EI2CS-cTFORWT742g&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;ps=blogger"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D65399a29032ac2b3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1332522528%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7270F1992B4F7C8EAFEF646DC710775AEEB02C06.4E36E5D1982037F10DFE8DCF47F3F09FF048C57E%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D65399a29032ac2b3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DrybuGFsMH8EI2CS-cTFORWT742g&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; 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Today we tested her by leaving to run some errands and we left her out instead of putting her in her cage. While we were shopping, images of Marley and Me ran through my head! We got home and to our surprise, everything was fine! She was stretching when we walked in, which means she had just woken up. Lexi was a good big sister and neither of them got into trouble, what proud parents we are!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-2067796468408452356?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/2067796468408452356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/our-crazy-cara.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/2067796468408452356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/2067796468408452356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/our-crazy-cara.html' title='Our crazy Cara.'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-2746907226223864057</id><published>2009-01-17T10:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-17T10:34:07.676-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahhhh....6 pounds lighter</title><content type='html'>So I did it. 3 days of the master cleanse. I know you are supposed to do it for longer, but I just wanted to do it for a few days to do a quick cleanse.  Greg and I have a cruise in March I want to get in shape for!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-2746907226223864057?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/2746907226223864057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/ahhhh6-pounds-lighter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/2746907226223864057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/2746907226223864057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/ahhhh6-pounds-lighter.html' title='Ahhhh....6 pounds lighter'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-8962109900603368384</id><published>2009-01-15T05:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-15T05:57:27.831-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Master Cleanse: Day 3 morning</title><content type='html'>Last night was so rough for me, I was SO close to cheating. But I didn't.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Woke up this morning feeling very thirsty, hopped on the scale, and to my delight I'm down another 3 pounds! 6 pounds in total! That is motivation right there to keep this going.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-8962109900603368384?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/8962109900603368384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-3-morning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/8962109900603368384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/8962109900603368384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-3-morning.html' title='Master Cleanse: Day 3 morning'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-5306875809637119442</id><published>2009-01-14T16:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-15T07:01:59.721-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bad epsom salt bath'/><title type='text'>Master Cleanse: Day 2 at night</title><content type='html'>So it's 7:32 right now, and today was way easier than last night. I was concerned I was going to wake up feeling like crap, but I really didn't. Had some small cravings to eat something, but overall was a great day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I came home and took an epsom salt bath, and after that I didn't feel so well. My stomach feels really weird, I'm not sure if taking a hot epsom salt bath was a good idea. I thought it would relax me because I have the lavendar scented one, but it just made me feel horrible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yuk.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-5306875809637119442?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/5306875809637119442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleans-day-2-at-night.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5306875809637119442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5306875809637119442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleans-day-2-at-night.html' title='Master Cleanse: Day 2 at night'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-3388877855404014909</id><published>2009-01-14T07:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T14:26:12.650-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vietnamese chicken salad'/><title type='text'>Another contest</title><content type='html'>I entered another contest on FoodNetwork.com. It's for the Chairmen's Challenge from Iron Chef. The secret ingredient this month for the contest is Citrus. SO, I submitted my Vietnamese Chicken Salad. I make it alot and it's SO wonderful. It has a great combo of lime juice, cilantro, peanuts and chicken. And, it's really healthy for you!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vietnamese Chicken Salad:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 pound bonelss, skinless chicken breast. Sliced into thin strips and marinated in:&lt;br /&gt;3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoon fresh lime juice&lt;br /&gt;1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp each salt and pepper&lt;br /&gt;1/2 tsp crushed red pepper&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp cayenne pepper&lt;br /&gt;Marinate the chicken for anywhere from 10-30 minutes. Sautee until fully cooked and set aside to cool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salad ingredients:&lt;br /&gt;5 cups shredded cabbage&lt;br /&gt;1 cup shredded carrots&lt;br /&gt;1 large bunch cilantro chopped&lt;br /&gt;1 cup crushed peanuts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dressing:&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup lime juice&lt;br /&gt;1 tablespoon grated lime rind&lt;br /&gt;2-3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar&lt;br /&gt;1/2 tsp chili powder&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons sugar&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp each salt and pepper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Toss together the salad ingredients, add the sauteed chicken. Whisk together all of the dressing ingredients and add to salad. Mix well, and serve!&lt;br /&gt;It's an easy and healthy dish with some wonderful flavor!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-3388877855404014909?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/3388877855404014909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-contest.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/3388877855404014909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/3388877855404014909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-contest.html' title='Another contest'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-3135892025950031454</id><published>2009-01-14T05:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T05:20:05.827-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Master Cleanse: Day 2, morning</title><content type='html'>Last night was rough, very rough. My husband was eating celery and peanut butter and I just wanted to reach over, grab the celery, and suck on it like a lollipop!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BUT, woke up this morning feeling GREAT! I'm already down 3 pounds!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I purchased the correct maple syrup to use as well. I did some research and you are supposed to use Grade B pure maple syrup, I didn't realize this until yesterday. So today I made my drink with the correct syrup and it really counteracts the taste of the cayenne pepper. Yesterday my drinks were spicy, but today they don't taste as spicy at all, even though i'm using the same amount. It tastes a bit different with the different syrup, but overall it's way better.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-3135892025950031454?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/3135892025950031454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-2-morning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/3135892025950031454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/3135892025950031454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-2-morning.html' title='Master Cleanse: Day 2, morning'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-7718037958335607740</id><published>2009-01-13T15:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T15:34:47.898-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Master Cleanse: Day 1 at night</title><content type='html'>Ok, it's 6:30pm and I have to say today was fairly easy. I did not feel hungry at all, I just felt the need to eat something. The juice fills you up so much you really aren't hungry at all.&lt;br /&gt;I'm starting to feel "foggy" right now, a little tired and weak with a headache. But, I'll push through it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think god was testing me today at work. I was asked to help out by making an excel document that included a food item, UPC code, and price. This 20 page document made my mouth water. It included everything from mac n cheese, to candy bars, to soups and pizzas. Everytime I typed another food item down my mouth started salivating! I kept saying that I was so hungry, but in reality I wasn't hungry, I just wanted to eat something, not for the nutritional benefit, but for the instant gratification of the wonderful taste in my mouth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel a little tired right now, but I'll pull through....I can do this.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-7718037958335607740?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/7718037958335607740/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-1-at-night.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/7718037958335607740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/7718037958335607740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-1-at-night.html' title='Master Cleanse: Day 1 at night'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-7844298420563206480</id><published>2009-01-13T05:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T05:20:52.549-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='master cleanse 1st day'/><title type='text'>Master Cleanse: Day 1</title><content type='html'>So technically I started last night. After I blogged I thought to myself, my body doesn't know if it's Monday or Tuesday, I'm just going to start. I thought I was going to have a nice big sundae before I started this, but that really doesn't make any sense at all. I decided just to get started last night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My first drink I made I put a little too much cayenne pepper in it, whoops. Not bad tasting though, tastes like lemonade with a syrupy aftertaste.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having my first drink of the day so far right now, no cravings other than something with caffeine in it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-7844298420563206480?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/7844298420563206480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/7844298420563206480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/7844298420563206480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/master-cleanse-day-1.html' title='Master Cleanse: Day 1'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-3435005079789698824</id><published>2009-01-12T17:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T17:43:03.755-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crazy'/><title type='text'>9 hours and counting.....</title><content type='html'>So it begins. I have heard time and time again about the Master Cleanse detox, and wondered if I would ever do it. Well, I am starting in 9 hours. I went to Kroger's, got my lemons and maple syrup, and I'm ready to go!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within the past few months, I've really started to realize the benefits of eating healthy and whole foods. All of the processed and toxin filled crap builds up in your system, and it needs to be cleaned out just like an old air filter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, tomorrow I start my master cleanse detox. Nothing but water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and pure maple syrup. I'll blog each day about my experiences. I'm kind of excited about it. I say that now, but I wonder what I'll be blogging about tomorrow night.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-3435005079789698824?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/3435005079789698824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/9-hours-and-counting.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/3435005079789698824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/3435005079789698824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/9-hours-and-counting.html' title='9 hours and counting.....'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-5510851326175942601</id><published>2009-01-11T10:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-11T11:58:48.185-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Our weekend project</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Since the first day we moved into our house I have HATED our sink. I've wanted a new one for SO long, and this Christmas I finally got my wish! We got a double bowl granite sink, one side is 10 inches deep, and the other is 8 inches deep. We got it on clearance and saved a boat load of money, it just so happens it was the exactly want we wanted.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Like they always do, our dogs have to be involved the entire time, they kept trying to climb under the sink as Greg was working. So, here are some pict&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWo-84nxVQI/AAAAAAAAADE/4OrcT3VCVQM/s1600-h/sink+project+007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290109928012338434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWo-84nxVQI/AAAAAAAAADE/4OrcT3VCVQM/s400/sink+project+007.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;ures of our new sink, I love it!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWo_Zb5GFII/AAAAAAAAADU/k8VzuviD1DM/s1600-h/sink+project+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290110418516579458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWo_Zb5GFII/AAAAAAAAADU/k8VzuviD1DM/s400/sink+project+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWo_Lww3HvI/AAAAAAAAADM/gLF7BaXXfEU/s1600-h/sink+project+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290110183601020658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWo_Lww3HvI/AAAAAAAAADM/gLF7BaXXfEU/s400/sink+project+001.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-5510851326175942601?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/5510851326175942601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/our-weekend-project.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5510851326175942601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5510851326175942601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/our-weekend-project.html' title='Our weekend project'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWo-84nxVQI/AAAAAAAAADE/4OrcT3VCVQM/s72-c/sink+project+007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-8914035178881798675</id><published>2009-01-08T09:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T09:30:10.034-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Contests baby, Contests.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWY35N7uFXI/AAAAAAAAACk/1EZ9xKoBNXo/s1600-h/chicken+tomatillo+tortilla+soup.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288976268525442418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWY35N7uFXI/AAAAAAAAACk/1EZ9xKoBNXo/s400/chicken+tomatillo+tortilla+soup.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;So as everyone already knows, I LOVE cooking and baking. Sometimes I come up with dishes that just work perfectly and I amaze even myself. I found a link yesterday for recipe contests. Some contests you win like $100, others like the Betty Crocker one you can win like $5,000! I'm going to start entering! I started yesterday by entering into a Taste of Home's contest. There were 2 catergories of contests that my recipe fit, so I entered it into both. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Greg and I really love mexican food, but it's really hard to get a healthy mexican dish, it's nearly impossible because of all the tortillas, sour cream, cheese, and everything else that makes it soooooo good! So, I came up with a tortilla soup that I call Chicken Tomatillo Tortilla Soup, and it was AMAZING. The worst thing in this dish is the 2 tablespoons of flour and crushed tortilla chips that go on the top, it's a really heathly and hearty dish with great flavors. So, here is my contest entry:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chicken Tomatillo Tortilla Soup&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts&lt;br /&gt;1/2 pound tomatillos&lt;br /&gt;3 cups diced tomatoes&lt;br /&gt;4 cups low-sodium chicken broth&lt;br /&gt;1 red onion&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons flour&lt;br /&gt;2 cups black beans&lt;br /&gt;1 cup corn kernels&lt;br /&gt;1 red bell pepper&lt;br /&gt;1 packet Taco Seasoning&lt;br /&gt;Erin's Mexican Spice (1/2 tsp crushed red pepper, 1/2 tsp mesquite seasoning, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper)&lt;br /&gt;3 tablespoons lime juice&lt;br /&gt;Salt and Pepper to taste.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thinly slice the chicken into bit-size pieces. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan. Toss the chicken in Erin's Mexican Spice. Add the chicken to the pan, add 1 tbsp lime juice, and sautee until fully cooked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, in your large stockpot and add the remaining 2 tbsp olive oil. Dice the red onion and red pepper, add to pot and sweat for about 3 minutes. (I add about 1 tsp each of salt and pepper). Add the 2 tbsp flour to the onion and pepper. Once it is all combined, add the tomatoes and chicken stock, bring to a boil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Roughly chop the tomatillos. Add them to the stockpot and cook for about 10 minutes. Using a strainer, remove about 1/2 of the vegetables from the stockpot, add to a food processor, and puree the vegetables. (Make sure to cover the top of the food processor with a towel, hot steam will come out!) Pour your vegetable puree back into the pot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Add the remaining ingredient: corn, black beans, taco seasoning, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and sauteed chicken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let the soup simmer for about 30 more minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like to top my soup with a handful of crused lime tortilla chips and chopped cilantro, adds some great flavor!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-8914035178881798675?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/8914035178881798675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/contests-baby-contests.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/8914035178881798675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/8914035178881798675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2009/01/contests-baby-contests.html' title='Contests baby, Contests.'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SWY35N7uFXI/AAAAAAAAACk/1EZ9xKoBNXo/s72-c/chicken+tomatillo+tortilla+soup.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-1908949903583779623</id><published>2008-12-03T10:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-03T10:15:11.106-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jerald Stewart, my Grandfather</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/STbMqHvldnI/AAAAAAAAACc/qM1CMhBdVxA/s1600-h/grandpap.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275629037516322418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/STbMqHvldnI/AAAAAAAAACc/qM1CMhBdVxA/s400/grandpap.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/STbMXW-KDrI/AAAAAAAAACU/69XuzSAxKzg/s1600-h/grandpap.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;My grandfather passed away last night. When I heard the news I initially started crying, and then I kind of became happy. Why? Because my Grandmother, his loving wife, passed away about 3 years ago. She was his life and his ALL. They never called each other by their names, they always called each other "love" or "babe." They were SO cute, SO happy, and SO in love. My grandfather is now back with my loving grandmother, and I am happy that they can reunite in heaven. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We love you and will miss you dearly grandpa!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-1908949903583779623?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/1908949903583779623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/12/jerald-stewart-my-grandfather.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/1908949903583779623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/1908949903583779623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/12/jerald-stewart-my-grandfather.html' title='Jerald Stewart, my Grandfather'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/STbMqHvldnI/AAAAAAAAACc/qM1CMhBdVxA/s72-c/grandpap.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-5963748836800138185</id><published>2008-11-19T05:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-19T05:45:28.676-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dumb auto industry'/><title type='text'>Really? I mean, REALLY?</title><content type='html'>General Motors (&lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=GM&amp;amp;source=story_quote_link"&gt;GM&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/snapshots/175.html?source=story_f500_link"&gt;Fortune 500&lt;/a&gt;) said on Nov. 7 that it will run out of the cash it needs to operate late this year or early next year. On Tuesday, Chrysler LLC CEO Robert Nardelli told the Senate Banking Committee his firm is also at risk of running out of cash. He and the CEOs of GM and Ford Motor (&lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=F&amp;amp;source=story_quote_link"&gt;F&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/snapshots/160.html?source=story_f500_link"&gt;Fortune 500&lt;/a&gt;) are seeking financial assistance from the federal government.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a result, some experts predict higher car and truck prices, vehicle shortages and difficulty finding replacement parts for owners of American as well as Asian cars if Detroit's Big Three don't get the $25 billion they are asking for from Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MEANWHILE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chrysler to give retention bonus&lt;br /&gt;Herald News ServicesPublished: Saturday, November 15, 2008&lt;br /&gt;Even as chrysler llc cuts thousands of jobs and seeks federal aid to survive, the company is in the awkward position of paying about $30 million Us in retention bonuses to keep top executives, the detroit Free Press reported Friday.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-5963748836800138185?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/5963748836800138185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/11/really-i-mean-really_19.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5963748836800138185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5963748836800138185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/11/really-i-mean-really_19.html' title='Really? I mean, REALLY?'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-4321025185827811987</id><published>2008-11-19T05:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-19T05:43:06.132-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Really? I mean, REALLY?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-4321025185827811987?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/4321025185827811987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/11/really-i-mean-really.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/4321025185827811987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/4321025185827811987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/11/really-i-mean-really.html' title='Really? I mean, REALLY?'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-5565706956319039414</id><published>2008-10-23T10:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-23T10:23:14.695-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I need to get something off my chest</title><content type='html'>Greg and I got married almost 1 year ago.  Anyone who knows me very well knows that one of my LONG time friends never showed up to our wedding. I have no clue why. No phone call, no email, no text message. I was told she just didn't feel like going. I have been BURNING to know what happened to make her not show up to her own friends wedding. It makes me SOOOO mad knowing that someone can do something like that. It's been almost a year now, and I still have NO clue why she never showed or called. It's hurtful, rude, unthoughtful, and disrespectful. Not only did her and her boyfriend not show, but her mom and her husband did not come either. They all 4 RSVP'd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From a bride's prospective, and from the mother of the bride's prospective I offer the following insight to why it's rude to RSVP and then never show up. For an example we will use our wedding. Dinner and drinks ended up being about $75pp including tax. This was not a cheap wedding. 75x4=$300 that MY PARENTS AND GREG'S PARENTS spent to include them into our special day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I find it a very selfish and disrespectful act, on my half and our parents behalf. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone grows up at some point. Some take a bit longer to mature and get themselves on the right path and direction. I hope this person had found that direction, and will some day explain to me their reasoning and offer some type of apology. This was not just a person I kind of new, I considered her one of my best friends.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-5565706956319039414?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/5565706956319039414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-need-to-get-something-off-my-chest.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5565706956319039414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/5565706956319039414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-need-to-get-something-off-my-chest.html' title='I need to get something off my chest'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-1780900086352007518</id><published>2008-10-13T20:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-13T20:22:03.854-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Please vote for our dog!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SPQO-xVA6uI/AAAAAAAAACM/MQqnw7YIhT0/s1600-h/cara.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256843136604367586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SPQO-xVA6uI/AAAAAAAAACM/MQqnw7YIhT0/s400/cara.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Windstream is having a cover dog contest, the winning dog gets to be on the cover of the Windstream Yellow Pages! Please go to this link:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.windstreamcoverdog.com/Dog_Detail.aspx?ID=322"&gt;http://www.windstreamcoverdog.com/Dog_Detail.aspx?ID=322&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-1780900086352007518?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/1780900086352007518/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/please-vote-for-our-dog.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/1780900086352007518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/1780900086352007518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/please-vote-for-our-dog.html' title='Please vote for our dog!'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SPQO-xVA6uI/AAAAAAAAACM/MQqnw7YIhT0/s72-c/cara.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-6945507103428258059</id><published>2008-10-09T11:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T11:43:58.429-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama'/><title type='text'>I agree with Obama</title><content type='html'>WASHINGTON - Democrat &lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16438329/"&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; derided Republican opponent &lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16438320/"&gt;John McCain&lt;/a&gt;'s mortgage buyout plan on Thursday as a misdirected effort that rewards bad behavior by lenders and takes billions of dollars from taxpayers, already suffering a heavy burden as the country's financial system teeters on the brink of a meltdown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Speaking at the start of a two-day bus tour through swing-state Ohio, Obama charged that McCain's plan would force the government to absorb the full cost of renegotiating mortgages to prevent borrowers from losing their homes. He said lenders should share some of the costs of any program that attempts to stem the American financial crisis that grew out of questionable home-mortgage practices.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-6945507103428258059?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/6945507103428258059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-agree-with-obama.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6945507103428258059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6945507103428258059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-agree-with-obama.html' title='I agree with Obama'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-6035133087134369647</id><published>2008-10-09T09:47:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T11:44:24.210-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='keeneland'/><title type='text'>Fall and Keeneland</title><content type='html'>I have to say, I LOVE FALL! I get to make chili, soup, and my favorite food ever: Butternut Squash! I could make it with every meal I swear. I'm making a butternut squash lasagna for a Potluck lunch I've organized at work next week, I will post the recipe for sure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are going to Keeneland this weekend with our friends Tim, Liz, Erin, Kris and their 2 kids. It's so much fun! We are gonig to tailgate before, I'm making my ribs! I think we are purchasing cornhole as well.&lt;br /&gt;Keeneland is probably the BEST people watching ever. You'll see people with cut off jean shorts and flannels, girls with barely nothing on, and women dressed like it's the Derby. They also have some amazing corned beef sandwiches, I miss those.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-6035133087134369647?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/6035133087134369647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-and-keeneland.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6035133087134369647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6035133087134369647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-and-keeneland.html' title='Fall and Keeneland'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-7617310621467938613</id><published>2008-10-08T06:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T06:35:00.558-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='McCain Mortgage Subprime'/><title type='text'>Stupid people cost us money</title><content type='html'>So John McCain proposes to spend another $300 BILLION dollars to buy up the subprime loans that stupid people got themselves into. What ever happened to actions and consequences? Why do the smart people who actually READ what they are getting into have to bail out the DUMB people who don't read what they are signing???&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a page on your mortgage papers called a Truth in Lending. This pages tells you, if you have an ARM loan that is adjustable, WHEN and HOW MUCH your loan will be when the rate adjusts. I don't think it can get much clearer than that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do, however, agree that there should have been, and still needs to be more regulation for loans. If someone makes $100,000 a year, and on their credit report they only have a $300/month car payment, their debt-to-income ratio only includes their house payment, taxes, and car payment. Debt-to-income ratio is simply the ratio of your monthly obligations to your monthly income. Most lenders require it to be less than 50%. However, this does not include any of your normal spending like FOOD! I think that a law should be passed that says you must include a certain amount of dollars per person (maybe according to age?) that will be added to your debt-to-income ratio to give a more REALISTIC view on what your monthly bills will be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, the whole stated loan thing gets me mad. Yes, it was a dumb loan program. If you don't know what a stated loan is, it means that the customer just tells the mortgage officer what they make, without having to prove that is actually what they make. Usually you have to provide pay stubs and W2's. The rate is usually higher on these loans, but it's so easy for people to lie to get a house that they wouldn't normally afford. There are stipulations, the amount they state has to be reasonable for their profession, but there are certainly not enough stipulations by far.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do not agree with McCain wanting to buy out the bad loans. Yes, I do agree that some people did get screwed, but THE PEOPLE SIGNED MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS WITHOUT ACTUALLY READING THE MORTGAGE DOCUMENT. I wouldn't even get a tanning membership without reading the fine print, let alone a mortgage for $150,000.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-7617310621467938613?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/7617310621467938613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/stupid-people-cost-us-money.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/7617310621467938613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/7617310621467938613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/stupid-people-cost-us-money.html' title='Stupid people cost us money'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-6418502206937262463</id><published>2008-10-03T13:02:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-03T13:04:03.594-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Alyssa</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOZ6rV8xscI/AAAAAAAAACE/M8ef7qZTJoI/s1600-h/l_93098dc5f0a9ee3358efacddba97e90e.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253020900419285442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOZ6rV8xscI/AAAAAAAAACE/M8ef7qZTJoI/s400/l_93098dc5f0a9ee3358efacddba97e90e.jpeg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOZ6jHjWk4I/AAAAAAAAAB8/_tc4Z8KP690/s1600-h/l_0417606bf5ecf6d228d5dd0404ced94b.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253020759115600770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOZ6jHjWk4I/AAAAAAAAAB8/_tc4Z8KP690/s400/l_0417606bf5ecf6d228d5dd0404ced94b.jpeg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is my neice, Alyssa. I made her a special Strawberry Shortcake ice cream cake, she absolutely loved it. I'm going home for Halloween and making her a mermaid cake for her birthday, I can't wait!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-6418502206937262463?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/6418502206937262463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/alyssa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6418502206937262463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6418502206937262463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/alyssa.html' title='Alyssa'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOZ6rV8xscI/AAAAAAAAACE/M8ef7qZTJoI/s72-c/l_93098dc5f0a9ee3358efacddba97e90e.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012189953668842884.post-6656496316891505335</id><published>2008-10-02T08:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-02T10:10:03.392-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ribs'/><title type='text'>My First Blog!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOTqL-wutOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/24OiidVXDI8/s1600-h/l_37c79c247d911ef90efc6400d700e2ac.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252580556967687394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOTqL-wutOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/24OiidVXDI8/s320/l_37c79c247d911ef90efc6400d700e2ac.jpeg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello World! Welcome to my first blog. I will be posting recipes, ideas, and other fun stuff from my random, sugar-filled life. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The picture above is obviously of one of the most important parts of that day, the CAKE! We had several different layers on our fondant covered masterpiece including red velvet, cherry, and vanilla. We had a Christmas wedding, so it was only fitting that we had our cake look like stacked presents. I think the BEST part of the cake was the tag on the top, it says "TO: Erin &amp;amp; Greg   FROM: Mom &amp;amp; Dad"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For anyone who doesn't know me, my name is Erin Schillo. I grew up in Brecksville, Ohio and have lived in several different places including Miami Beach, and currently reside in Lexington, Ky. My husband is Greg Schillo, he grew up in Broadview Hts about 2 miles from my childhood home. We knew each other, and actually his older sister, Natalie, gave me a ride to school with him in the car every once in a while. We met back up about 8 years later, fell in love, and the rest is history! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have a strong passion for cooking and baking, always have. I'm obsessed with the Food Network. I don't own any cookbooks, I rarely make any recipe more than once because I ALWAYS try new things. Except of course for my famous ribs, those I make the same every time. You will find that my baking recipes are always exact amounts, my cooking recipes are here and there. 95% of the the time I never measure, I look at it, smell it, and taste it. That is how I know I've made it right. Here is my recipe for ribs:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Pork Ribs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Dry Rub:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;1/4 cup Paprika&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;1 tablespoon chili powder&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;1 cup brown sugar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;1 teaspoon cayenne pepper&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;1 tablespoon mesquite seasoning&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;1/2 cup apple cider vinegar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Place ribs in a glass or metal baking dish. Baste the ribs in the apple cider vinegar. Pour the dry rub on top an press into ribs. Cover and let sit for at least 3 hours, up to overnight if you can!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;To cook them, I pour about 1 cup dark beer OR apple juice in the bottom of the pan. Cover tightly in foil and bake at 250 for about 4-5 hours, depending on the amount of ribs. (You can rinse the dry rub off if you like, we usually keep it on for more flavor) Once they are almost falling off the bone, baste them in your favorite BBQ Sauce. Greg and I LOVE Sweet Baby Rays, we should order it in bulk we use it so much. ALWAYS finish ribs on the grill if you can, makes a huge difference. Just set them on your grill for about 10-15 minutes to get that nice and crispy outside. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7012189953668842884-6656496316891505335?l=everythingsugar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/feeds/6656496316891505335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-first-blog.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6656496316891505335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7012189953668842884/posts/default/6656496316891505335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://everythingsugar.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-first-blog.html' title='My First Blog!!!'/><author><name>Erin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16319068742110849575</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOT5mvUwPvI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XQm_5Qo2_FU/S220/l_3a6014a6b509b58b5286045115d7a319.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LZjdhakO2c4/SOTqL-wutOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/24OiidVXDI8/s72-c/l_37c79c247d911ef90efc6400d700e2ac.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
