Archives for July, 2010
Thick and hearty chicken soup
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons of butter
1/4 cup flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (or to taste)
1/8 black pepper (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 greek yogurt
1 1/2 cup cooked chicken, cubed
1 Yukon Gold potato, parboiled
1/2 cup broccoli, chopped
In [...]
Yes, I’m only having one.
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
And no, I’m not going to change my mind, so please stop telling me that I will.
I still can’t understand why people pin self-centered and over-privileged labels on only children. Do people who use those labels honestly think that kids with siblings are more inclined to put others needs before their own? What is it [...]
San Diego Redux
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Visiting Placerville
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Placerville photos
Fifty hours off the grid. No cell phone, no email, no internet, no television, no radio. You might wonder how we survived.
We prepared and ate lots of delicious food. Grilled chicken three ways: on a kabob, in a pita and on a salad. Grilled veggies, noodle salad, watermelon, shrimp tacos with crispy fried taco [...]
Anything Puffs
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Another great idea from A Little Yumminess:
Ingredients
2 cups cooked chicken (good use of leftover store bought rotisserie chicken)/2 cups sauteed chopped frozen or baby spinach (I added peas and mushrooms as well on my second attempt)
1/2 chopped onion
1/2 cloves garlic minced
1-2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp cumin (optional)
pinch chilli powder (optional)
1/2 8-oz. package cream cheese
1 [...]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Saturday started out as a lovely day. Izzy woke early and we headed out to MacCaulay Park. We brought snacks and sidewalk chalk and had lots of fun drawing on the ground.
She insisted on adding whiskers to everything I drew.
Even the fish and the octopus got whiskers.
We stopped by Goodwill and found some new books [...]
A Collection
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Several things I wanted to write about Izzy, but haven’t had the time…
1) On Izzy’s second birthday, she sang the alphabet song all the way through, by herself.
2) After Izzy’s second birthday party, she sang, “Happy Birthday, two years old” for several days.
3) She still talks about cake.
4) Izzy is really getting in to role [...]
Super Hero Cape
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Here’s the final product of my sneak peek last month!
I found a great tutorial for Super Hero Capes over at The Long Thread. The instructions were really easy to follow. I drew out the pattern in about 15 minutes, cut the fabric in another ten, and the sewing and pressing probably took about an hour. [...]
Meal Planning week of July 4th
Monday, July 5th, 2010
I forgot that today was Monday so I’ll have to shift everything down and move a couple of things around next time I’m in the kitchen.
Sunday: Salmon with rice cooker mac and cheese and broccoli.
Monday: Veggie Lasagna with zucchini, kale, mushrooms, black olives and fresh basil. It was delicious and usually Izzy can’t [...]