May 27, 2009
May 26, 2009
House a'fire (again)!
So, I set the stove on fire. In case you're keeping track, that would be the 2nd time since we've lived in this house that I've done that.
I'm not that bad of a cook, really. We just happen to have a super-crappy stove. (That's right, blame it on the equipment.)
I was actually in the kitchen (although back to the stove) when the fire broke out. Lucky thing, I guess, or the whole house might have gone up in smoke.
We now have a nicely singed dish towel, as I didn't have any baking soda to toss on it. Guess I'll pick some of that up at the store today.
Also, on a completely unrelated note, that toilet paper commercial where the puppy calls himself sexy really gets under my skin.
I'm not that bad of a cook, really. We just happen to have a super-crappy stove. (That's right, blame it on the equipment.)
I was actually in the kitchen (although back to the stove) when the fire broke out. Lucky thing, I guess, or the whole house might have gone up in smoke.
We now have a nicely singed dish towel, as I didn't have any baking soda to toss on it. Guess I'll pick some of that up at the store today.
Also, on a completely unrelated note, that toilet paper commercial where the puppy calls himself sexy really gets under my skin.
May 22, 2009
House of Pain
We're all falling apart.
I had a headache for about 3 days straight. That's finally dissipated.
Jon has been having horrible, immobilizing back pain for about 2 weeks. He went to the doctor yesterday, and he has a torn muscle. I don't have personal experience, but I'd say that's not something you'd want to deal with any place in your body, but particularly not in your back. He's on an anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxer, which seems to be giving him some relief.
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed Cosmo had a sizable growth on one of his front legs, and he had also developed a sporadic limp. We had the lump removed, and the vet's pretty certain that it's just a fatty growth and is unrelated to the limping (although he has pretty serious hip dysplasia and secondary arthritis in his back end), which is good news. He has a couple of stitches in his leg, though, and even though he's bandaged up, he wouldn't leave it alone and was trying to lick and chew at it. So poor Mo is doomed to the satellite dish for the next 9 days or so, until his stitches come out. He just crashes around, with no concept of how big the radius of his noggin now is. I feel bad for him, but it's sort of hard not to giggle.
I guess we're more or less on the mend, though.
And just for the sake of cuteness....
I had a headache for about 3 days straight. That's finally dissipated.
Jon has been having horrible, immobilizing back pain for about 2 weeks. He went to the doctor yesterday, and he has a torn muscle. I don't have personal experience, but I'd say that's not something you'd want to deal with any place in your body, but particularly not in your back. He's on an anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxer, which seems to be giving him some relief.
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed Cosmo had a sizable growth on one of his front legs, and he had also developed a sporadic limp. We had the lump removed, and the vet's pretty certain that it's just a fatty growth and is unrelated to the limping (although he has pretty serious hip dysplasia and secondary arthritis in his back end), which is good news. He has a couple of stitches in his leg, though, and even though he's bandaged up, he wouldn't leave it alone and was trying to lick and chew at it. So poor Mo is doomed to the satellite dish for the next 9 days or so, until his stitches come out. He just crashes around, with no concept of how big the radius of his noggin now is. I feel bad for him, but it's sort of hard not to giggle. I guess we're more or less on the mend, though.
And just for the sake of cuteness....
May 12, 2009
May 11, 2009
May 10, 2009
Crock Pot Cookery.
I've tried two new Crock Pot recipes in the past 2 days! Just call me Kelly Homemaker...I can throw ingredients in a pot and let 'em cook.
Recipe #1 was Garlic Crock Pot Chicken:
1-1 1/2 lbs. chicken pieces
1 c. packed brown sugar
2/3 c. vinegar
1/4 c. lemon-lime soda (7UP diet or regular)
2-3 T. minced garlic
2 T. soy sauce
1 t. pepper
Place chicken in crockpot. Combine other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
This would have turned out better than it did, except for the fact that when I wrote the recipe down, I wrote a TABLESPOON of pepper. In case you'd never had a look at a tablespoon of pepper, it's a lot. So it turned out really, um, peppery. Aside from that, thought, it wasn't bad. The chicken was a little dry (I used 3 breasts), so next time, I'll probably add a little chicken broth as well. Despite my heavy-handedness with the pepper, Jon thought this one was good. "Three and a half stars," he says.
Today, I tried Amazing Pork Tenderloin in the Slow Cooker:
1 (2 pound) pork tenderloin
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 cup water
3/4 cup red wine
3 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place pork tenderloin in a slow cooker with the contents of the soup packet. Pour water, wine, and soy sauce over the top, turning the pork to coat. Carefully spread garlic over the pork, leaving as much on top of the roast during cooking as possible. Sprinkle with pepper, cover, and cook on low setting for 4 hours. Serve with cooking liquid on the side as au jus.
I thought this one was better than the chicken, although I wouldn't call it amazing. I couldn't find our fresh garlic, so I just used garlic powder. I went a little easier on the pepper after the previous day's experience. The pork came out tender, and had a good flavor. Even though I was happier with this meal, Jon wasn’t as impressed, and actually preferred the chicken. “Two stars” was the rating for the pork.
I would cook both recipes again, with a few tweaks.
Recipe #1 was Garlic Crock Pot Chicken:
1-1 1/2 lbs. chicken pieces
1 c. packed brown sugar
2/3 c. vinegar
1/4 c. lemon-lime soda (7UP diet or regular)
2-3 T. minced garlic
2 T. soy sauce
1 t. pepper
Place chicken in crockpot. Combine other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
This would have turned out better than it did, except for the fact that when I wrote the recipe down, I wrote a TABLESPOON of pepper. In case you'd never had a look at a tablespoon of pepper, it's a lot. So it turned out really, um, peppery. Aside from that, thought, it wasn't bad. The chicken was a little dry (I used 3 breasts), so next time, I'll probably add a little chicken broth as well. Despite my heavy-handedness with the pepper, Jon thought this one was good. "Three and a half stars," he says.
Today, I tried Amazing Pork Tenderloin in the Slow Cooker:
1 (2 pound) pork tenderloin
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 cup water
3/4 cup red wine
3 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
freshly ground black pepper to taste
Place pork tenderloin in a slow cooker with the contents of the soup packet. Pour water, wine, and soy sauce over the top, turning the pork to coat. Carefully spread garlic over the pork, leaving as much on top of the roast during cooking as possible. Sprinkle with pepper, cover, and cook on low setting for 4 hours. Serve with cooking liquid on the side as au jus.
I thought this one was better than the chicken, although I wouldn't call it amazing. I couldn't find our fresh garlic, so I just used garlic powder. I went a little easier on the pepper after the previous day's experience. The pork came out tender, and had a good flavor. Even though I was happier with this meal, Jon wasn’t as impressed, and actually preferred the chicken. “Two stars” was the rating for the pork.
I would cook both recipes again, with a few tweaks.
May 5, 2009
An eventful couple of weeks.
Ella's been busy lately!
In the past 2 weeks, she has:
-started teething. She's got 2 on the bottom and 1 on the top coming in right now.
-learned to sit herself up.
-started crawling. She'd been trying for so long, and she finally got it!
-started clapping. This she just started doing out of the blue last weekend.
-become somewhat more interested in the sippy cup.
She's also starting to TRY to pull up. Sometimes I'll go to get her out of her crib, and she'll be pulled up on her knees at the side.
We need to start some serious babyproofing. We've got safety plugs in the outlets and most of the cords out of the way in the living room, but we need to get some cabinet locks and baby gates. And soon.
In the past 2 weeks, she has:
-started teething. She's got 2 on the bottom and 1 on the top coming in right now.
-learned to sit herself up.
-started crawling. She'd been trying for so long, and she finally got it!
-started clapping. This she just started doing out of the blue last weekend.
-become somewhat more interested in the sippy cup.
She's also starting to TRY to pull up. Sometimes I'll go to get her out of her crib, and she'll be pulled up on her knees at the side.
We need to start some serious babyproofing. We've got safety plugs in the outlets and most of the cords out of the way in the living room, but we need to get some cabinet locks and baby gates. And soon.
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