A to Z Recipes Newsletter

Good morning and welcome to your Wednesday edition of A to Z Recipes Newsletter. I was all happy about the cool weather finally being here. I love cool, even cold, weather. I don't care for snow and sleet or anything that makes driving hazardous, but I love cool temperatures. I chuckle when I think of the trip some of us made together, known as the Great Northern Escape (GNE). All the lovely women that met Angela and me in Michigan were from the north. It got a little chilly, mostly windy, and I was in seventh heaven! My sweet gal pals were running for their sweaters, vests, and coats. Not me... I was so happy to be cool. It wasn't until I got home and we had 80-degree temps, then 40-degree temperatures, soon followed by 90's did I get sick. I still believe I got mine from a blasted scout troop that toured our police department facilities, many of whom were coughing and sneezing all over the place. Of course, when those little hands are extended toward you for a shake, you gotta do what you gotta do. Argh!

I've received some wonderful feedback on the theme issue posted Sunday. We'll post the remaining recipes in this coming Sunday's issue. Don't forget, the theme issues are all gathered on one page of the web site which is there for you when you plan your meals: http://www.a2zrecipes.net/Theme.html. In particular, there are some we've had that honed in on holiday cooking. I selected a few for you here, just in case you're making your shopping list for Thanksgiving dinner:

November 2004 - Holiday Baking Favorites

11-07-2004 http://www.a2zrecipes.net/11072004.html
11-14-2004 http://www.a2zrecipes.net/11142004.html
11-21-2004 http://www.a2zrecipes.net/11212004.html

December 2004 - Holiday Meals

12-05-2004 http://www.a2zrecipes.net/12052004.html
12-12-2004 http://www.a2zrecipes.net/12122004.html
12-19-2004 http://www.a2zrecipes.net/12192004.html

The newest Monthly Theme topic is Winter Favorites. Angela and I prepared one of our favorite winter recipes Monday. We made a huge pot of Taco Soup for a co-worker of mine who was celebrating her birthday. My sergeant ate 5 bowls of it! Trey and I will be fixing chili tonight, another cold-weather staple around here (only thing is... it's not cold, darn it. We're expecting 80- and 90-degree temps today!) Please visit the Monthly Theme-Recipe Submission section of today's issue to read all about the current theme topic and for the email link to use in sending in your theme and regular recipe submissions.

I am very pleased with the recipes and other goodies that your fellow readers have shared in today's issue. I know you will be glad you stopped by (many are perfect for your holiday menus!). It may appear that I'm picking on a particular company in the issue, but it just so happened that a few folks sent me interesting or funny items at the same time about the same store. Oh, boy... won't Sam Walton roll over after this. Please join me in thanking our contributing friends:

Treva, Knoxville, TN
Jean, OH
Mary H., Montreal, Canada
Jim, WA State
Rusty, FL
Pat, Minden, NV
Chris M., NM
Tracey L., Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Marilyn, Canton, OH
Larry Holmes, Toronto, Canada
Johnny, LA
Jean, Syracuse, NY
Leasa, IA
Barbara, Chula Vista, CA
Marty B., Tell City, IN
Linda H., Rosharon, TX
Luanne, FL
Mary S., Nashville, TN
Beverley, Montreal, Canada

While I prefer a newsletter that is one click away, I'm going for second best by offering it to you in two clicks. You may view Wednesday's issue on the web site with one more click or you can cut and paste this in your address line: http://www.a2zrecipes.net/11142007.html.