According to the travel advisor, there are a number of ways to get to the toronto hotels. The best one so far is to travel by train.

I used to make this when my kids were little. I loved it.

4 large chicken breasts - boned, skinned and cut in half lengthwise.

Place chicken breasts, boned side up, in between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Pound from the center out to form cutlets not quite 1/4 inch thick. Peel off plastic wrap and season with salt.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons snipped parsley over cutlets. You can add some chopped garlic too. Take a 1/4 pound *1 stick* of butter from the fridge and cut into 8 sticks. Place a stick at the end of each cutlet. Roll chicken in a jelly roll fashion around the butter; tucking in the sides. Press the seam to seal.

Coat each roll with all-purpose flour and dip in a mixture of 1 beaten egg and 1 tbsp. water; then roll in 1/2 cup of fine, dry bread crumbs. Place in fridge to chill for at least 1 hour. Fry the chicken rolls in deep, hot fat (375 degrees) for about 5 minutes or until golden brown. You can use a good low cholesterol oil for this too.

Makes 4 to 8 servings.

This is another of my grandmom’s recipes.

1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 can (8 oz) Tomato Sauce
4 medium potatoes, baked
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Brown the ground beef, onion, green pepper and celery in a skillet. Drain the fat. Add the seasonings and tomato sauce. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out and reserve the shells. Mash the potatoes and combine with the meat mixture. Fill the shells and place in a baking pan. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees F.

Makes 4 servings.

Got a stinky room? Cigarette smell? Musty smell? Well here are some ways to get rid of them.

Use plain tap water in a 32-ounce spray bottle with about 15 drops of lavender oil in it. Mist the air for a great smell. It also relaxes you.

Another “Febreeze” Recipe

2 C. Fabric Softener
2 C. Baking Soda
4 C. warm water

Mix and place in a spay bottle. Use just like you would Febreeze from the store. You can use unscented fabric softener and then add a few drops of essential oil to make your own scent.

False: Use water instead of milk when making scrambled eggs and omelets

I’m sure you’ve heard that using milk when making scrambled eggs and omelets results in tough eggs - that you should use water instead. Scrambled eggs made with water don’t have as much flavor and do not come out as fluffy. They aren’t soft as those made with milk. Cream is even better.

False: Sushi means raw fish

People think that “sushi” is means raw fish. The term actually refers to vinegared rice which is made by dissolving sugar in vinegar (usually rice vinegar) and tossing with the just-cooked rice. Sushi refers to vinegared rice served with other ingredients which may or may not include fish (which in turn may be raw or cooked). The rice itself is referred to as shari. Raw fish served by itself without the rice is called sashimi.

I have lots of handwritten recipes that belonged to my grandmom. I’ve been posting them here in my blog. But with all of the recipes she had there have been some that she didn’t have written down and I’ve had to try and find similar ones on the internet. I found a place that has free recipes.

My grandmom used to make a delicious pumpkin pie and she never wrote down the recipe. I miss having that pie and I’ve found one that sounds similar to how she used to make it. I’ll have to try it out and see if it tastes the same.

This is another of my grandmom’s recipes.

Easy Cupcakes

1 cup biscuit mix
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsps. shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix biscuit mix and sugar together. Mix well. Stir in shortening. Beat egg, milk and vanilla together. Add half of the egg, milk and vanilla mixture to the biscuit & sugar mixture and beat until smooth. Add remaining liquid and mix well. Fill 4 well-greased 6 ounce *3 1/2 inches in diameter* oven proof glass custard cups half full. Put on a baking sheet and bake in a slow oven *325 degrees* for 30 minutes or until dry inside and browned on top.

Serving suggestions:

Split the cupcakes and fill with vanilla ice cream. Keep frozen until serving time and serve with chocolate sauce.

Put cakes back into cups , moisten with any canned or frozen fruit or berry juice and serve with the fruit or berries. If you use fresh fruits or berries, make a sugar solution to taste by mixing sugar, water and lemon or orange juice. Or you can moisten with a little rum or sherry.

I’ve just gotten this blog approved with PayPerPost and this is my 1st post. Yes, I now blog for cash with this blog too! Not only can you get paid cash for blogging, on Tuesday’s something special happens. You get a chance to win some neat stuff. People have won Apple TVs and a PS3. Tomorrow they have a Slingbox, Nintendo Wii, Yamaha Surround Sound System or a Logitech universal remote. Awesome things to try to win. This will happen all through the month of May. Each month they come up with something new for Tuesdays. I can’t wait to see what we get for June!

These neat prizes are sponsored by Bid4Prizes. I did a post about them on my other blog. It’s a site where you can bid on items and the lowest bid wins.

These opps come are special ones. You can’t tell by looking at the opp. You have to click on it to find the special opp. It will say something like “Blog about Red Cups” or something like that. After you click on it, it will say that it’s the HDTV Tuesday opp. If you’re quick enough to take the opp then you can win!

It’s awesome. I haven’t been lucky enough to get one of those opps yet but I’ll keep trying!

I bought my grandkids some games for their Xbox 360. The rating of the game is the opinion of my grandsons. They are 9 and 7 years old.

Game: Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega

Rated: 2 thumbs up

Graphics are great. It’s easy for a 7 & 9 year old to play even though it says for ages 10+. You can play as 1 of 3 different characters. There are over 10 action packed stages.

It can be played as a single player or 2 player game.

The grandsons loved it!