Hello hello! I was on a blogging break in favor of finals, but am now back in my hometown and about to head out to see some friends... But not before I share with you my favorite Christmas tradition. As long as I can remember, we have gone over to my dad's best friend's house on Christmas Eve. My dad and Uncle Mike (who isn't really my uncle) have been best friends since they were little boys. Uncle Mike has 4 children, three of whom have their own children, and lives next door to his sister, who has three children, one of which has children. Most of the original group of kids are around my age, all of them a lot of fun. Neighbors stop in, as do other friends. It's always such a nice time to catch up with folks (especially as I don't make it home often and certainly don't have an opportunity to see all of these people in the same room unless it's at a wedding or a funeral), relive memories, get updates, share news, enjoy delicious Cajun food, and so on. This year is a little more special because my friend Katie, Uncle Mike's daughter, whom I have baby photos with, just had her own little girl I'll get to meet. I used to start looking forward to the occasion around July! It's also a good time for reflection and how much things have changed since last year, and how long ago, yet not, that seems.
I look forward to seeing how you spend the holiday... or other traditions you share!
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
And so...
I know I always talk about school and how hectic it is, so perhaps it's time to talk about what gets me through the mayhem these days. When I was in undergrad, I had a "me" chair. In this lovely papasan and ottoman, whose color and decorative photos were my favorites, I only did things I enjoyed-- napped, chatted on the phone, read for fun. I refused to do school work or anything that was not enjoyable. Said chair is currently at home in storage with dad's cat's hair covering it, no telling where the cute pillow is, much less the frame. I believe it needs to make a return. So without that beloved piece of furniture...
- I've tried self-reflection through clearing specific time to think. Making even a few minutes along a walk between buildings is helpful for perspective. I have a cousin I talk with a lot who went through similar stuff that I juggle.
- I sometimes find myself driving with the radio off in order to give my brain some space.
- When the radio is on, however, I can't seem to get enough of the oldies (especially Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, ELO, Eagles... and the occasional Rihanna and other current chart-toppers.) A few months ago, Taylor Swift could not possibly have played any more often through my speakers. Seriously! Why don't artists these days sing with as much feel as they used to? Listen to the Mandolin Rain, listen to the music on the lake...
- I've been a fan of movies. Not that the 3-hr chunk necessary to enjoy them is common, as I've been to maybe two this semester, but I just want to sit in bed, pop one into the computer (still no TV :), and relax and be entertained.
- I wish there were anything on this earth I got half as excited about as little Rufus does with squirrels; he cannot be contained, goes abso crazy. It's really a refreshing reminder of nature.
- Girls' nights and ice cream dates have been fewer and farther between than I'd like to admit, but having people accessible for support is always a comfort!
Perhaps more suggestions for how to survive the mayhem are necessary! How do you make it through?
Monday, November 15, 2010
Corner View : Anything Goes
Well here comes another week where my only blog is the CV. No time in between to post any goodies! I wish I'd been saving recipes to post. I'll get back to it eventually. Actually feel as though I'm at the right amount of work lately-- not so much or so little that I am not motivated to do or overwhelmed by any of it, but just enough to keep me moving and feeling good about all that's going on.
I've learned a lot this semester both at school and outside of it, but always felt as though I was barely keeping my head above water with everything on my plate. Things seem to be regulating a little bit more now as the semester winds down.
Upcoming things I'm thinking about include the holiday (Thanksgiving in NC and Christmas in La), next semester, moving, and being back in the working world. My concerns with it all are balance at home, fun(ds), enjoying both work and what it allows me to do outside of the 9 to 5, time management, understanding and sticking to what's important. There've been a lot of changes in the past few years-- living abroad, living domestically but far from family and friends, being married, being alone while my husband was in Iraq for 15 months, back in graduate school, in a different city, in student government. All of it carried heaps more responsibility than plenty of folks my age have, some of it wasn't ideal but it has all been a wonderful experience in some way or another. I can only expect the same for the upcoming changes! If you'd told me five years ago what I'd be up to now, well, I can imagine that I'll feel the same way when I look back on now in five years :)
And given today's title, throwing in a photo I took recently outside of the b-school building seems appropriate :)
To see what kind of anythings are going on around the globe, try: jane - ian - bonnie - joyce - kim - kay - trinsch - ritva - francesca - state of bliss - cabrizette - isabelle - janis - kari - jgy - lise - cate - otli - dorte - b - sophie - mcgillicutty - sunnymama - daan - ibb - pienduzz - kelleyn - ninja - sammi - theresa - cherry b - juliette - shokoofeh - cole - grey lemon - lucylaine - lynn - skywriting - anna - dorit - conny - l´atelier - kamana - anne marie - rosamaría - victoria - tikjewit - juniper - annabel - andrea - valerie - merel - soisses - mlle paradis - cacahuete - wander chow - barbara - emily - tally - nadine - matilda - don - flowtops - susanna - tania - dana - ingrid - tzivia - mezza - lollipop - mari
I've learned a lot this semester both at school and outside of it, but always felt as though I was barely keeping my head above water with everything on my plate. Things seem to be regulating a little bit more now as the semester winds down.
Upcoming things I'm thinking about include the holiday (Thanksgiving in NC and Christmas in La), next semester, moving, and being back in the working world. My concerns with it all are balance at home, fun(ds), enjoying both work and what it allows me to do outside of the 9 to 5, time management, understanding and sticking to what's important. There've been a lot of changes in the past few years-- living abroad, living domestically but far from family and friends, being married, being alone while my husband was in Iraq for 15 months, back in graduate school, in a different city, in student government. All of it carried heaps more responsibility than plenty of folks my age have, some of it wasn't ideal but it has all been a wonderful experience in some way or another. I can only expect the same for the upcoming changes! If you'd told me five years ago what I'd be up to now, well, I can imagine that I'll feel the same way when I look back on now in five years :)
To see what kind of anythings are going on around the globe, try: jane - ian - bonnie - joyce - kim - kay - trinsch - ritva - francesca - state of bliss - cabrizette - isabelle - janis - kari - jgy - lise - cate - otli - dorte - b - sophie - mcgillicutty - sunnymama - daan - ibb - pienduzz - kelleyn - ninja - sammi - theresa - cherry b - juliette - shokoofeh - cole - grey lemon - lucylaine - lynn - skywriting - anna - dorit - conny - l´atelier - kamana - anne marie - rosamaría - victoria - tikjewit - juniper - annabel - andrea - valerie - merel - soisses - mlle paradis - cacahuete - wander chow - barbara - emily - tally - nadine - matilda - don - flowtops - susanna - tania - dana - ingrid - tzivia - mezza - lollipop - mari
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Corner View : Autumn
Well hello from the lovely East Coast! Autumn here is certainly scenic. Although it's prettier as you climb the Eastern seaboard from here (we drove to Connecticut last year mid-October), DC still has some nice colors. And oh the flavors that come out around now-- peppermint (albeit more associated with winter, at least for me) and pumpkin are some of the best things to ever hit your taste buds.
My friend Andy recently came down for a visit. We had a good time during the few hours he was out of the Big Apple. We alert one another each year when Starbucks' Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins make their appearance, and he decided that his *one* for this year he'd have with me. I wish I were as disciplined... We went to three different places to get it, because it's not worth it if it isn't warmed. Here's us being silly on the walk to get the treat. And here's a recipe for pumpkin bread I like to make :)
A friend of mine got some tickets to the White House Garden Tour several weeks ago, so I popped into that for a bit. All due respect intended, it wasn't that great. A cucumber plant in Mrs Obama's garden looks just like one anywhere else, with the exception of the swarms of people photographing it. The flora were nice, but nothing that really blew me away. The lawn looked nice, no doubt, and the putting green was pretty cool. (I recently played golf for my first few times and was surprised at how much I enjoyed the heck out of it!)
Rufus also enjoys this time of year as it's just about the last he'll see of squirrels until after winter. These furry-tailed critters are quite possibly the most exciting piece of his day, with the exception of when my husband or I come home, and he goes absolutely nuts over them-- hops on his two hind feet, restrained only by an owner with a leash, when he sees one on the loose. It's pretty absurd and entertaining. In this photo, he'd gotten up early to peek through the blinds and see if he could find any. You can see the yellow leaves in the crack behind him.
For more autumns around the globe, check out:
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Corner View : Holiday Photos
I've definitely been a backlogged blogger lately!
I have some recipes to share when I get a chance. I'm on student government this year, both for my particular school and then one that's university-wide, which takes 10-30hours per week. I tutor, though that thankfully has been pretty calm. I'm on the committee to search for a new dean, which is amping up. Oh, and I'm taking more than is considered full-time for a grad student. My sweet little dog is definitely a stress reliever when I come home from days full of all of this! I'm not at all complaining, though. A friend recently said he didn't want to serve on student government because he saw how busy last year's president was, and then asked if I enjoyed it. I felt silly not having thought about it, but yes! I really do enjoy it. It's great practice in organization and prioritization, I get to work with folks from all around the school at every level, I have to quickly perceive and understand needs and then communicate responses. It's a pretty exciting, rewarding role. I don't think I could have something this time consuming outside of a career, however, so grad school is probably the best time for it all.
I've recently been doing some self-evaluation, too. I realized that I work a lot. I never felt as though I worked a lot because my perspective is jaded and it's taken me more than a couple of decades to figure it out :) I also have come to understand myself better in that I do what's in front of me, rather than putting in front of me what should be. If e-mail's in front of me, I write them. If my homework is, I work it. If dirty dishes are, I clean them. I've started to write numbers next to items on my To Do list in order to give myself the "okay" to move onto something else. It's about prioritizing and knowing what's important, not just treating it all equally. And one other thing I've noticed is that it's hard for me to feel proud of something unless I've gone overboard. When I work in a group or when I put thought into a gift, I often don't feel as though I've done enough to be proud of unless I've gone over the top, "just to be sure," and have some sort of cushion of overdoing. I'm not quite sure where these latter two things come from, but I suppose the important part is in realizing them.
And so part of what all of this rambling brings me to is that I have my holiday cards for this year in already. Yep! Ordered them in September. Call me a nut who can't prioritize, or an overzealous Christmas card sender, or a bargain hunter (20% off email is what motivated me! That and already having the "Cmas 2010" album with photo options started...), but they've been created, ordered, and are sitting on my desk in the box awaiting addressing and some jolly red and green stamps. I can't spoil the mail for those receiving them, so after all my rambling, you'll still have to wait to see them!
To check out holiday photos from around the world, check out:
jane - ian - bonnie - joyce - kim - kay - trinsch - ritva - francesca - state of bliss - cabrizette - isabelle - janis - kari - jgy - lise - cate - otli - dorte - b - sophie - mcgillicutty - sunnymama - daan - ibb - pienduzz - kelleyn - ninja - sammi - theresa - cherry b - juliette - shokoofeh - cole - grey lemon - lucylaine - lynn - skywriting - anna - dorit - conny - l´atelier - kamana - anne marie - rosamaría - victoria - tikjewit - juniper - annabel - andrea - valerie - merel - soisses - mlle paradis - cacahuete - wander chow - barbara - emily - tally - nadine - matilda - don - flowtops - susanna - tania - dana - ingrid
I have some recipes to share when I get a chance. I'm on student government this year, both for my particular school and then one that's university-wide, which takes 10-30hours per week. I tutor, though that thankfully has been pretty calm. I'm on the committee to search for a new dean, which is amping up. Oh, and I'm taking more than is considered full-time for a grad student. My sweet little dog is definitely a stress reliever when I come home from days full of all of this! I'm not at all complaining, though. A friend recently said he didn't want to serve on student government because he saw how busy last year's president was, and then asked if I enjoyed it. I felt silly not having thought about it, but yes! I really do enjoy it. It's great practice in organization and prioritization, I get to work with folks from all around the school at every level, I have to quickly perceive and understand needs and then communicate responses. It's a pretty exciting, rewarding role. I don't think I could have something this time consuming outside of a career, however, so grad school is probably the best time for it all.
I've recently been doing some self-evaluation, too. I realized that I work a lot. I never felt as though I worked a lot because my perspective is jaded and it's taken me more than a couple of decades to figure it out :) I also have come to understand myself better in that I do what's in front of me, rather than putting in front of me what should be. If e-mail's in front of me, I write them. If my homework is, I work it. If dirty dishes are, I clean them. I've started to write numbers next to items on my To Do list in order to give myself the "okay" to move onto something else. It's about prioritizing and knowing what's important, not just treating it all equally. And one other thing I've noticed is that it's hard for me to feel proud of something unless I've gone overboard. When I work in a group or when I put thought into a gift, I often don't feel as though I've done enough to be proud of unless I've gone over the top, "just to be sure," and have some sort of cushion of overdoing. I'm not quite sure where these latter two things come from, but I suppose the important part is in realizing them.
And so part of what all of this rambling brings me to is that I have my holiday cards for this year in already. Yep! Ordered them in September. Call me a nut who can't prioritize, or an overzealous Christmas card sender, or a bargain hunter (20% off email is what motivated me! That and already having the "Cmas 2010" album with photo options started...), but they've been created, ordered, and are sitting on my desk in the box awaiting addressing and some jolly red and green stamps. I can't spoil the mail for those receiving them, so after all my rambling, you'll still have to wait to see them!
To check out holiday photos from around the world, check out:
jane - ian - bonnie - joyce - kim - kay - trinsch - ritva - francesca - state of bliss - cabrizette - isabelle - janis - kari - jgy - lise - cate - otli - dorte - b - sophie - mcgillicutty - sunnymama - daan - ibb - pienduzz - kelleyn - ninja - sammi - theresa - cherry b - juliette - shokoofeh - cole - grey lemon - lucylaine - lynn - skywriting - anna - dorit - conny - l´atelier - kamana - anne marie - rosamaría - victoria - tikjewit - juniper - annabel - andrea - valerie - merel - soisses - mlle paradis - cacahuete - wander chow - barbara - emily - tally - nadine - matilda - don - flowtops - susanna - tania - dana - ingrid
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Corner View : Seven
I missed the re-start of CV recently, whose topic was "school." Perhaps it's best, anyway, as I could've gone on and on about its current influence on life...
Perhaps it's not what the creator had in mind, but when I first read today's topic I thought of the brand of jeans. And boy, I used to be a big believer in jeans for $20 brand new. I got my first pair of Sevens in China for $9, though the US version is $150+. Handsewn pockets to give your booty some lift... this is relevant to some of us...
So to incorporate the last CV with the current, here are Seven things at school heavily influencing my life:
1) student government. Perhaps it should count for two because it's so big. ~30 hours a week is what it's taking me to juggle it all. That's 3x as much as I expected after talking to last year's pres.
3) graduate leadership council. This is all the presidents of the schools around campus who get together. Still haven't quite figured out what they do...
4) ngl. This is an enthusiastic group around DC getting organized and is a great prospect especially for job-seekers and international students and anyone who really wants to stay here after school.
5) dean. The dean of our particular school is retiring, and I'm on the search committee for a replacement. A very exciting honor, and a time-consuming one.
6) classes. Oh yeah. Thinking of them this far down my 7s list is just about appropriate given the semester thus far. Eek!
7) Friends. Elections. Meetings. Intramurals. Fundraising. Event-planning. Sanity-saving. Professors. New students. And everything else...
To see foreign sevens, check out:
Perhaps it's not what the creator had in mind, but when I first read today's topic I thought of the brand of jeans. And boy, I used to be a big believer in jeans for $20 brand new. I got my first pair of Sevens in China for $9, though the US version is $150+. Handsewn pockets to give your booty some lift... this is relevant to some of us...
So to incorporate the last CV with the current, here are Seven things at school heavily influencing my life:
1) student government. Perhaps it should count for two because it's so big. ~30 hours a week is what it's taking me to juggle it all. That's 3x as much as I expected after talking to last year's pres.
3) graduate leadership council. This is all the presidents of the schools around campus who get together. Still haven't quite figured out what they do...
4) ngl. This is an enthusiastic group around DC getting organized and is a great prospect especially for job-seekers and international students and anyone who really wants to stay here after school.
5) dean. The dean of our particular school is retiring, and I'm on the search committee for a replacement. A very exciting honor, and a time-consuming one.
6) classes. Oh yeah. Thinking of them this far down my 7s list is just about appropriate given the semester thus far. Eek!
7) Friends. Elections. Meetings. Intramurals. Fundraising. Event-planning. Sanity-saving. Professors. New students. And everything else...
To see foreign sevens, check out:
jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie, esti, sophie, cele, caitlin, joyce, ani, kim, natsumi, epe, kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t., jeannette, outi, ritva, francesca, state of bliss, jennifer, denise, cabrizette, bohemia girl, isabelle, amber, a girl in the yellow shoes, janis, kari, jgy, skymring, elizabeth, allison, lise, cate, otli, ida, lisa, dorte, kimmie, nicola, vanessa, britta, april, b, kyndale, samantha, kristina, goldensunfamily, sophie, mcgillicutty, aimee, sunnymama, britta, juanita, inna, daan, myrtille, cris, ibb, jodi, gillian, travelingmama
athena, pienduzz, kelleyn, demara, mus, ninja, guusje, di, sammi, theresa, cherry b, victoria, lisa, liza, juliette, mulot, lucy, leonor, elizabeth, helene, shokoofeh, cole, jenna, podane, grey-lemon, line, nihal, inner toddler, puna, lucylaine, adrienne, lynn, skywriting, eliane, the wanderer´s daughter, carole, anna, dorit, kenza, sherry, conny, susan, l´atelier, elis, kamana, anne, rosamaría, marinik, elisabelle, victoria, malo, the yellow door paperie, tikjewit, juniper, ocean girl, emily, marcie, annabel, andrea, valerie, karin, michelle, merel, pia, soisses, angie, adèle, latisha, mlle paradis, 24 ruel, cacahuete, wander chow, debra, linnea and emily, barbara, emily, maryline, tally, therese, nadine, matilda, don, cheryl, flowtops, susanna, katy, suzana, castor
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Annapolis
In order to get in some "us" time before school starts, we drove up to Annapolis for part of today. The weather was in the 70s, partly cloudy, 10mph winds; in other words: perfect. My hub could've spent all day in the various museums, just not the art ones. I could've walked along the streets, window-shopping and gallery-gawking until the cows came home. So our styles of playing tourist are different, but we managed to have a nice time walking around Dock and Main streets and visiting the Maryland State House, having a sushi lunch.
I have a thing for harbors. I don't know what it is, or why, but anywhere I go that has a harbor I just want to stop, take photos, stick my toes in, and just sit around and observe. There seemed to be more yachts in this harbor than in others where you might expect a lot, but there were also plenty of sailboats, whose masts are what make harbors prettiest to me.
I have a thing for harbors. I don't know what it is, or why, but anywhere I go that has a harbor I just want to stop, take photos, stick my toes in, and just sit around and observe. There seemed to be more yachts in this harbor than in others where you might expect a lot, but there were also plenty of sailboats, whose masts are what make harbors prettiest to me.
Of course, when you hear "Annapolis," most people think of the Naval Academy. (GEAUX ARMY!) I found a cute photo in a shop window that I loved-- a woman in her Navy whites with her legs crossed in a sea of men in theirs, seated uniformly, assumedly for a school function. You can sort of see my reflection in the lower corner of the shot.
And, perhaps appropriate for such a day spent, given that this photo was on our Save The Date magnet, is the article on the cover of the Times this morning: Nurse Tells of Storied Kiss. No, Not That Nurse.
And, perhaps appropriate for such a day spent, given that this photo was on our Save The Date magnet, is the article on the cover of the Times this morning: Nurse Tells of Storied Kiss. No, Not That Nurse.
Monday, July 12, 2010
What's been cookin' this semester
Well summer is more than underway and I'm enjoying the friends and travel I've been experiencing these past few weeks. I've done a little bit of cooking, but I'm overdue in posting recipes that kept us kickin' during our second semester of business school. Admittedly, it was intense. I had three classes the first half, and seven the second. I probably averaged 10+ hours per day on campus including many weekends, and about 15+ hours per week on one particular class. I didn't spend much time with my husband because I can't study at home (which I tried the last few weeks of school to do more of, but unless the house is spotless, groceries bought and meals cooked, I just see things that need doing and I can't stand to leave them undone... so I do them instead of schoolwork!), but I did try to keep up a decent amount of cooking so he wasn't forced to gobble down easy mac even in my absence.
Here are some of the items I put together, usually on weekends, so they'd last us through the week. Favorites of this list were probably the quiche, the pot pie, and the honey balsamic chicken for time savings and flavor return on that effort :)
Apple Butter Pork Loin
I didn't have apple butter so I just used regular butter (I know, big difference!), and only half of what it calls for. I used apple juice from concentrate that was watered down. I only cooked for maybe 2 hours total, dropping the temp the second hour. Quite good, quite easy, the tiniest bit sweet, will definitely be repeated.
Summer Salad with Cumin-crusted Salmon
This was more than four servings, even as a meal. Don't prepare it until just before you want to serve it, as the beans and such will wilt the greens. I would also double the seasonings for the fish (and I used tuna), because I cut them into bite-size chunks and needed more. Pretty good, very fresh, and the dressing alone is worth using elsewhere to boot!
Easy Quiche
I used flour instead of biscuit baking mix, and if I had it to do again I'd probably use different greens and meat. I'd definitely use spinach, or cut up the broccoli even smaller. This was pretty good nonetheless, and I made two of them so it lasted for several breakfasts for two of us!
Cottage Cheese Spinach Chicken
Well the thought of cottage cheese usually grosses me out, so I replaced it with ricotta. You can definitely get more out of this than just 4 chicken breasts' worth-- at least 6. It was sort of weird to just lump it into chicken and attempt to hold it closed; I think I would chop up the chicken and put it in a tortilla or something else if I had to redo it. It tasted alright, but nothing to write home about. I also didn't drizzle it with butter at the end, as recommended, which I'm sure would've made it yummier!
Slow Cooker Roast Beef
I cooked this one overnight, refrigerated in the morning, and had it for dinner that night. Easy, squeezy, lemon peasy! It was pretty good, served over brown rice and with greens, and all was well. I'd be concerned about the sodium content given the soup mix ingredient, but it's definitely one to whip together when you don't have much time and need the protein!
Irish Lamb Stew
I made this for St. Patty's Day and boy was lamb expensive! I had no idea! I didn't use any bacon, and I used chicken stock instead of beef. It was good, but I'm not sure it was worth repeating if the expense doesn't drop.
Easiest Chicken Pot Pie
2 cans cream of potato soup
1 can mixed vegetables, drained
1lb cooked chicken, shredded or cubed
Dash of milk
Mix all, put in one pre-made pie crust. Cook 1 hour on 400 and voila! It's easy and tastes like you spent much more time on it.
Here are some of the items I put together, usually on weekends, so they'd last us through the week. Favorites of this list were probably the quiche, the pot pie, and the honey balsamic chicken for time savings and flavor return on that effort :)
Apple Butter Pork Loin
I didn't have apple butter so I just used regular butter (I know, big difference!), and only half of what it calls for. I used apple juice from concentrate that was watered down. I only cooked for maybe 2 hours total, dropping the temp the second hour. Quite good, quite easy, the tiniest bit sweet, will definitely be repeated.
Summer Salad with Cumin-crusted Salmon
This was more than four servings, even as a meal. Don't prepare it until just before you want to serve it, as the beans and such will wilt the greens. I would also double the seasonings for the fish (and I used tuna), because I cut them into bite-size chunks and needed more. Pretty good, very fresh, and the dressing alone is worth using elsewhere to boot!
Easy Quiche
I used flour instead of biscuit baking mix, and if I had it to do again I'd probably use different greens and meat. I'd definitely use spinach, or cut up the broccoli even smaller. This was pretty good nonetheless, and I made two of them so it lasted for several breakfasts for two of us!
Cottage Cheese Spinach Chicken
Well the thought of cottage cheese usually grosses me out, so I replaced it with ricotta. You can definitely get more out of this than just 4 chicken breasts' worth-- at least 6. It was sort of weird to just lump it into chicken and attempt to hold it closed; I think I would chop up the chicken and put it in a tortilla or something else if I had to redo it. It tasted alright, but nothing to write home about. I also didn't drizzle it with butter at the end, as recommended, which I'm sure would've made it yummier!
Slow Cooker Roast Beef
I cooked this one overnight, refrigerated in the morning, and had it for dinner that night. Easy, squeezy, lemon peasy! It was pretty good, served over brown rice and with greens, and all was well. I'd be concerned about the sodium content given the soup mix ingredient, but it's definitely one to whip together when you don't have much time and need the protein!
Irish Lamb Stew
I made this for St. Patty's Day and boy was lamb expensive! I had no idea! I didn't use any bacon, and I used chicken stock instead of beef. It was good, but I'm not sure it was worth repeating if the expense doesn't drop.
Easiest Chicken Pot Pie
2 cans cream of potato soup
1 can mixed vegetables, drained
1lb cooked chicken, shredded or cubed
Dash of milk
Mix all, put in one pre-made pie crust. Cook 1 hour on 400 and voila! It's easy and tastes like you spent much more time on it.
Honey-Balsamic Glazed Chicken
1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp olive oil
4 (6 oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp honey
Steps
- Combine first three ingredients; sprinkle over both sides of chicken
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 7-8 minutes on each side or until chicken is done.
- Transfer chicken to a platter; keep warm. Reduce heat to medium-low; add vinegar and honey to pan. Simmer 1 minute or until glaze thickens, stirring constantly. Pour glaze over chicken.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Happy Birthday, America!
My husband came in for the weekend (he's working in Atlanta for the summer) and on July 3rd we went down to the National Harbor with some friends in order to avoid DC crowds on the actual 4th of July. It was so nice!
There we are in front of a lovely sunset
Our pals at Pier House restaurant, watching the
fireworks displays at both the Gaylord Hotel
and across the Potomac River in Virginia.
There we are in front of a lovely sunset
Our pals at Pier House restaurant, watching the
fireworks displays at both the Gaylord Hotel
and across the Potomac River in Virginia.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Corner View : Summer
A few photos from the Martha's Vineyard excursion last weekend pretty much sum up summer's excitement thus far :)
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Bryan and me after the first ferry. _________________________ Bryan, Nick, me, Jane after a dinner of
I was also wearing SPF 100+. ____________________________________homemade mussels.
Bow Candy : Samantha, Amy, Jane, Heather, me, Nick, Kelly
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Bryan and me after the first ferry. _________________________ Bryan, Nick, me, Jane after a dinner of
I was also wearing SPF 100+. ____________________________________homemade mussels.
Bow Candy : Samantha, Amy, Jane, Heather, me, Nick, Kelly
Learning to tie a tie with Vineyard ______________Bryan, Nick, Tim, all in purple, in
Vines pink, blue and green material ____________________the dinghy named "Puck."
Vines pink, blue and green material ____________________the dinghy named "Puck."
only seems appropriate. ________________________________
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