I was recently reflecting on being a teacher during football season. Every Friday is a dress-up day to show your spirit for the football team. One year, a friend of mine had been showing her school spirit and she wore camouflage from head to toe, including a Duck Dynasty cap and shirt. She ran into Wal-Mart on the way home, hoping she wouldn’t see anyone she knew. Well, of course she saw everyone she had ever known, as well as an old friend from high school.
I told her that I knew how she felt because one week I dressed up like an M & M for spirit day. All the kindergarten and elementary teachers dressed up as a different color of the candies. I was even the fat yellow one – complete with a bow and white gloves. People really look at you funny when you run into the grocery for a gallon of milk and you just happen to be dressed like an M & M.
I was sent some observations recently that really held true to life. Today I want to share some with you.
*The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can be in a robe, before you start looking like a mental patient.
*My 60 year- old kindergarten reunion is coming up soon, and I am worried about the 196 pounds I’ve gained.
*Why are women OK that JC Penney has an older women’s clothing line named “Sag Harbor?”
*What is it about a car that makes people think we can’t see them picking their nose?
*I am getting kind of tired of always slowly raising my hand when someone asks, “Who does something like that?!?”
*The speed in which a woman says “nothing” when asked “What’s wrong?” is universally proportional to the severity of the storm that is coming.
*You can tell when it is time for a NASCAR driver to retire when he keeps his blinker on for the entire race.
*The pharmacist asked me my birthday again today. I’m pretty sure he’s going to get me something.
If you see a teacher dressed in a peculiar way, especially on Friday, don’t judge. She is usually showing school spirit or doing something special for her students. On the other hand, they may have snapped! Some teacher days are like that.
Hope you enjoy this week’s recipes. Thanks for reading.
TOMATOES
ROCKEFELLER
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen, chopped spinach
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1 cup Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs
1 cup chopped green onion
6 eggs, slightly beaten
¾ cup butter, melted
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. thyme
Dash of Tabasco Sauce
12 thick tomato slices
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook spinach according to package directions; drain and squeeze out water. Mix the spinach with remaining ingredients, except tomatoes. Mound spinach mixture on top of each tomato slice; bake for 15 minutes.
GREAT GREEN BEANS
6 (15 oz.) cans whole green beans
½ stick butter
½ cup light brown sugar
½ cup crumbled bacon
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Drain green beans and place into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish; set aside. Melt butter and stir in brown sugar; pour over green beans. Sprinkle with bacon; cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
POTATO CASSEROLE
5 pounds potatoes, peeled, boiled, and drained
½ onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. butter plus ½ cup butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
½ cup chopped chives
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
½ pint whipping cream, whipped
8 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup bacon bits
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whip potatoes; set aside. Saute onion in 2 tablespoons of butter; set aside. Combine remaining ½ cup melted butter, cream cheese, sour cream, chives, salt, pepper, and onion with mixer. Fold in potatoes. Spread into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Top with whipped cream, cheese, and bacon bits. Bake for 20 minutes.
