sliders, jalapeno popper dip, melon, ranch dip and chips
Spoils to the victors!
this is a new cut of meat to me, perhaps you make it?
country ribs are worth trying, I promise.
Where have they been all my life!?
ASU 14, ILLINI 17
A beneficial pal!
Ok, so they say he's beneficial, I think the jury's still out on this one, but it is too creepy looking for me to get very close!
Manits facts: The head rotates and swivels, so it can look over its shoulder. Most insects do not have this ability. Thank goodness.
The mantis changes color to suit its environment, waits for potential prey to come to it, then grabs it with serrated forelegs that work like a vice.
The mantis then bites the head off its victim. Sheesh.
Most folks think this guy is a great guy to have around. The problem with this guy is...he eats everybody. Good and bad. Sure, he'll eat aphids and caterpillars, but he also eats ladybugs and spiders. So, he is a giver and a taker. This guy is here for the grasshoppers, I suspect, so he can stay!
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Food Network Magazine's
Chinese Chicken and Rice Soup
After going all out yesterday for the tailgate, I might make a soup or stew, today.
I hope your Sunday is spent the way you want it and of course,
GO BEARS!!
Sounds like a fun day. The mantis is too creepy for me too.
ReplyDeleteCher Sunray Gardens
The food sounds good. I love a good barbeque! The Praying mantis I have no shortage of in my garden. I like them but I have to keep relocating them off the Hummingbird feeders.
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Oh Sissy, that country rib picture is to die for! Looks simply delicious....but a little messy for me for a tailgate party. WHAT a GREAT day for a football game ~ and they won which rounds out the day! All orange and blue yesterday and more of the same today. GO BEARS!
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Oh Sissy, that country rib picture is to die for! Looks simply delicious....but a little messy for me for a tailgate party. WHAT a GREAT day for a football game ~ and they won which rounds out the day! All orange and blue yesterday and more of the same today. GO BEARS!
ReplyDeleteConnie aka LOU
I love all the food, but not too crazy about the bug.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Go Bears!! (hubby is a HUGE fan!)
Country spare ribs are delicious! I make them a couple of times a year.
ReplyDeleteGo Bears!
Our Detroit Tigers are having a great season. I am a fair-weather fan--only watching the big games.
My husband bought a praying mantis egg case a few years back. Hundreds hatched in a jar in our kitchen. I liked having them around...creepy, yes, but fun to watch!
ReplyDeleteI was at the party, too! I was the one wearing the orange sweatshirt:) Wasn't it a great game? Wish I'd napped during the Bears game, though:)
ReplyDeleteTwo years ago I had so many mantises around here that I must have posted a photo of one every week. They look like something alien or prehistoric, but I've gotten fascinated by them.