Today is my sister's birthday -
I sang her happy birthday and we chatted for a while.
I reminded her that today is a legal holiday so she was allowed to have dip. This particular dip a favorite family comfort food and I will not write down the recipe today but after the week I had, I will make some for myself.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Breakfast of this champion...
I firmly believe in eating breakfast to get going in the morning. Way before McDonald's made breakfast, I use to make breakfast to take it in to work - I had a mason jar full of flavored coffee (I added flavoring to half caff coffee grounds) and made the following sandwich -
1 toasted cinnamon raisin bagel
2 slices of cheese
3 breakfast turkey sausages
The sandwich is 450 calories and energizes me until lunch.
I started bringing into work a few weeks ago and the men who work for me ask me for one every day. Maybe I will surprise them next week and bring some in.
I firmly believe in eating breakfast to get going in the morning. Way before McDonald's made breakfast, I use to make breakfast to take it in to work - I had a mason jar full of flavored coffee (I added flavoring to half caff coffee grounds) and made the following sandwich -
1 toasted cinnamon raisin bagel
2 slices of cheese
3 breakfast turkey sausages
The sandwich is 450 calories and energizes me until lunch.
I started bringing into work a few weeks ago and the men who work for me ask me for one every day. Maybe I will surprise them next week and bring some in.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Loving it...
I decided to see what else I could do in fifteen minutes.
I got a cloth basket that had come with some stuff in it and put it by the front door - voila - an instant inbox. I gathered up all miscellaneous mail in the living room and cleared off the coffee table.
The day before trash day, I went through my inbox and shredded junk mail for fifteen minutes. The inbox lost 75% of its contents and the table is still clean.
I decided to see what else I could do in fifteen minutes.
I got a cloth basket that had come with some stuff in it and put it by the front door - voila - an instant inbox. I gathered up all miscellaneous mail in the living room and cleared off the coffee table.
The day before trash day, I went through my inbox and shredded junk mail for fifteen minutes. The inbox lost 75% of its contents and the table is still clean.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Today is the day...
I decided I needed to eat my own cooking today. I decided I needed chicken with mushroom gravy, rice and galic scented peas.
For the chicken
1 package of chicken leg joints (4-5 pieces)
1 can of reduced fat cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cup of sour cream
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If you don't have a fancy dancey stove that automaticlly preheats, it takes about 15 minutes for the stove to come up to temperature.
Clean the chicken under cold water and pull out extra fat pockets. Place in a shallow baking dish and lightly salt.
Mix sour cream and cream of mushroom soup and pour over chicken.
Cook for 1 hour. If the pieces are large, add 15 minutes. When done, poke with a fork and make sure juice runs clear.
For the rice
1 cup of uncooked rice
I use a rice cooker. I rinse the rice until the water runs clear. I then cover the rice with water until I have the first bend in my index finger is covered. I flip the rice cooker on and it clicks when it is done.
For the garlic scented peas
One bag of steamer peas and mushrooms. Five minutes in the microwave and it they are done. You will get a facial when you open the bag so be careful.
Dinner was delicious and my roomate asked for a plate. I spent just under $5 for the package of chicken legs. I jhad everything else in the house. I had to buy everything, it would have been $2.5 for the peas and 20 cents for the rice. For under $8, I had dinner for 4 days.
I decided I needed to eat my own cooking today. I decided I needed chicken with mushroom gravy, rice and galic scented peas.
For the chicken
1 package of chicken leg joints (4-5 pieces)
1 can of reduced fat cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cup of sour cream
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If you don't have a fancy dancey stove that automaticlly preheats, it takes about 15 minutes for the stove to come up to temperature.
Clean the chicken under cold water and pull out extra fat pockets. Place in a shallow baking dish and lightly salt.
Mix sour cream and cream of mushroom soup and pour over chicken.
Cook for 1 hour. If the pieces are large, add 15 minutes. When done, poke with a fork and make sure juice runs clear.
For the rice
1 cup of uncooked rice
I use a rice cooker. I rinse the rice until the water runs clear. I then cover the rice with water until I have the first bend in my index finger is covered. I flip the rice cooker on and it clicks when it is done.
For the garlic scented peas
One bag of steamer peas and mushrooms. Five minutes in the microwave and it they are done. You will get a facial when you open the bag so be careful.
Dinner was delicious and my roomate asked for a plate. I spent just under $5 for the package of chicken legs. I jhad everything else in the house. I had to buy everything, it would have been $2.5 for the peas and 20 cents for the rice. For under $8, I had dinner for 4 days.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
And Then....
It was a I want to redecorate and I don't have any money day. What I did was to move some chairs, change the chachkas and baskets around and took some sheer fabric to drape over the windows. The place actually looked different and I was able to say I had a NO-DOUGH makeover instead of a low-dough one.
It was a I want to redecorate and I don't have any money day. What I did was to move some chairs, change the chachkas and baskets around and took some sheer fabric to drape over the windows. The place actually looked different and I was able to say I had a NO-DOUGH makeover instead of a low-dough one.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Today's stuff-
It was the day for jokes and I was really not in the mood for them.
My house "had gotten away from me" (Mommy's euphamism for it's a mess) because I had been runnig full tilt at work for six weeks.
I decided to clean for fifteen minutes today and my target was the bathroom. I took a shower a little earlier. Before I went into the shower, I powder comet in the toilet and sprayed the sink with scrubbing bubbles. When my shower was done, I sprayed the shower down with scrubbing bubbles. I literally swished the toilet bowl clean, wiped down the outside of the bowl fixture and cleaned the sink with the water I used to brush my teeth.
After the morning toilette was done, it took me five minutes to wash out the tub. Add another two minutes to wipe down the mirror and the bathroom was cleaned except for the floor. And I only spent an extra 10 minutes in the bathroom.
When I came home from work that evening, it was nice to know that I actually did a chore and it didn't kill me.
It was the day for jokes and I was really not in the mood for them.
My house "had gotten away from me" (Mommy's euphamism for it's a mess) because I had been runnig full tilt at work for six weeks.
I decided to clean for fifteen minutes today and my target was the bathroom. I took a shower a little earlier. Before I went into the shower, I powder comet in the toilet and sprayed the sink with scrubbing bubbles. When my shower was done, I sprayed the shower down with scrubbing bubbles. I literally swished the toilet bowl clean, wiped down the outside of the bowl fixture and cleaned the sink with the water I used to brush my teeth.
After the morning toilette was done, it took me five minutes to wash out the tub. Add another two minutes to wipe down the mirror and the bathroom was cleaned except for the floor. And I only spent an extra 10 minutes in the bathroom.
When I came home from work that evening, it was nice to know that I actually did a chore and it didn't kill me.
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