March 29, 2009
· Filed under cooking, food, food photography, photos, recipe, soup · Tagged cooking, food, photos, recipe, soup
I love soups!! I created this one the other night, when my cupboards were looking a little empty, and I craved something comforting that the children would also enjoy. It was a hit the whole family. My husband preferred to eat his without the cheese, sour cream or chips on top.
2 bonless chicken breasts
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp chili powder
1 small sweet onion, chopped
1 – 4oz. can mild green chilies
1 – 28oz can diced tomatoes
1 – 14oz can red kidney beans
1 cup chicken broth (add more or less depending on how brothy you like your soup)
fresh cilantro to taste
1 cup frozen sweet corn (optional)
grated jack cheese
sour cream
tortilla chips, crushed
1. coat chicken breasts in chili powder, and brown in heavy non-stick stock pot. Once browned, add water to pan, stirring up browned bits off the pan, cover and simmer until chicken is thoroughly cooked. remove chicken from pan and set aside.
2. add onions to pan and slowly cook until transparent. Add chilies. Cook together for 5 mins. Meanwhile, Dice chicken. Add to onions and chilies.
3. Add tomatoes, kidney beans and chicken broth. Bring to low boil, reduce heat to low boil then simmer for 20 mins.
4. Add cilantro (and optional corn). Return to low boil, then simmer for 5 minutes longer.
5. Serve with a sprinkling of cheese, a small dollop of sour cream, and a few crushed tortilla chips.
February 27, 2009
· Filed under cooking, food, photos, recipe · Tagged cooking, food, photos, stay tuned
So I seem to be developing an interest in not only cooking great food, but photograhping it as well.
Stay tuned for more new recipes and photos in the near future.
February 16, 2009
· Filed under food, green · Tagged avocado, cooking, food, recipe, soup
If you are looking for something different, then this would be the way to go. And it’s pretty too!
- Avocado Soup
- 2 large ripe avocados
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- small bunch fresh cilantro
- fresh ground black pepper
1. Cut the avocados in half, remove the peel and lift out the stones. Chop the flesh coarsely and place it in a food processor with 3-4 tbsp of the sour cream, and the crushed garlic. Process until smooth.
2. Heat the chicken stock in a pan. When it is hot, but still below simmering point, stir in the rest of the cream.
3. Gradually stir in the avocado mixture into the hot stock. Heat but do not let hte mixture approach boiling point.
4. Chop the cilantro. Ladle the soup into individual heated bowls and sprinkle each portion with chopped cilantro and black pepper. Serve immediately.
Based off a recipe out the the 400 recipes – Three & Four Ingredients book, by Jenny White & Joanna Farrow.
February 15, 2009
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged acting, camera, cooking, passions
Someone asked me recently what I’m passionate about.
Hmmm…
I answered at first with the obvious… my God, my husband and my children.
Hmmm…
I really had to think after that. There are many things that I like, there are some things that I love, but what am I passionate about? What makes me feel the most content, excited and fulfilled all at the same time?
Acting. I love to be onstage and try to bring a character to life. It’s been a long time since I have been on a stage, and acting is a bit of a ‘use it or lose it’ talent. I am determined to get on stage in 2009. Been to one audition, for which I did not get a part. But, I am not ready to give up. More auditions are on my calendar. =)
Cooking. Although I don’t enjoy it the same since I have gone back to work full-time, and dealing with cooking for a family of 6, all with different tastes, I truly to still love to cook, when I get to expirament, and try new things and new ingredients. Day to day cooking… meh, whatever. Creating food to entertain and delight others who truly appreciate it… ya… that’s the stuff! I would love to take some classes, and get an opportunity to spread my wings in the kitchen!
My camera. I don’t claim to be a photographer, I just love taking pictures of things in my world and finding those pictures that make me go… ooohhhh.
Others. I also enjoy card making, crocheting, reading and time with my loved ones!
What are you passionate about?
August 31, 2007
· Filed under crazy
It’s just not the same.
I missed it so much, but now …. meh.
I couldnt wait to have it back.
Yet, I don’t make time for it.
But, today I am home. V is sick. She blew chunks all over Aunty S’s floor yesterday. Daddy went home from work to be with her. Today is my turn. She is much better, but not much appetite yet. She just finished a bath, so I am sneaking in a quick posting while she dresses. This usually takes half an hour or so. LOL.
So, like I was saying, the whole time we didnt have a computer, I was anxiously awaiting getting back online to post all these great things in my head. To read everyone elses blogs. To catch up on craft idea browsing. But in the two weeks since we have had it home, 3 times I have sat down in front of it. And it is usually for 10-15 mins, then I’m done. Other things to do.
Oh well. I will try to make time for this and other things I used to do that I don’t anymore. I haven’t crocheted, loomed or knit in months.
School is back in and the routine will fall back in place. I do miss the routine. Having all the kids on a routine just seems to make my life so much easier. Or more stressful, depending on when you ask me. lol. Like, today is the only the third day of school, but we already had “issues” with chores and rules yesterday. One child slept in. Two disobeyed the “no friends over” rule. One complained because why-were-they-the-only-one-to-follow-the-rules. One child did a sloppy half-assed attempt at their chores, then got all moody and “whoa is me” when I made them do it again, properly.
Sometimes I miss the “I’ll just do it myself” days. But, I am not really doing my kids any favors by allowing them to be lazy and not help out around the house.
Oh… I hear V’s footsteps. She must be dressed now… off with me then…
love ya… k … bye-bye!!!
June 6, 2007
· Filed under crafts, work
This working full-time has seriously cut into my crafting time, and even more seriously cut into my blogging about crafting time. ****SIGH*****
April 22, 2007
· Filed under brown, cards, crafts, green, photos, stamping
Time with my Charbear and time spent crafting. It’s a winning combination. Here is what we made yesterday:
1. All of our cards 
2. our green and brown cards 
3. our cards we made from my new Stampin’ Up set, Espressolly Yours. It is just too cute. 
4. Charity’s espressolly card. I just love that it is in all brown. 
5. My green and brown card. We both fell in love with this color motiff.
6. My congratulatte card. 
April 17, 2007
· Filed under cards, crafts, crazy, crochet, garden, work, yarn
As I prepare to return to work full-time, I can’t help but wonder how this will affect my crafts. If it takes me months to complete projects now, how long will it take after I return to work? Will I ever haul out my card making supplies again? Will I ever finish my 3 curent crochet projects? When will I get to shop for new yarn? Will my garden ever get weeded?
With so much about to change, I just hope I can still make time to do the things I really love.
But still, I am very excited about these changes. Weeeeeee….. look at me go…..
April 11, 2007
· Filed under photos, spring
Because it’s spring and the blossoms are beautiful.
stop by my photoblog for many new pictures. Cheese.
April 6, 2007
· Filed under appetizers, recipe
These are a couple favorites.
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Pasadena Pinwheels - from “Aces” , Best of Bridge Series
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8 oz pkg. cream cheese
2 tbsp. mayonnaise
4 oz. can diced green chilies, drained
1 large tomato, seeded & chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped onion (i like red onion best)
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
flour tortillas
Blend cream cheese and mayonnaise. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Spread cheese mixture over each tortilla and roll up tightly. Trim ends. Refrigerate until firm.
Slice and place pinwheels flat on cookie sheet. Broil until lightly golden.
Also a tasty dip to serve with taco, or corn chips.
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Crap Dip/Spread
(i don’t have a recipe for this, I just add enough celery, onion and salad dressing to make a good consistensy)
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imitation crab meat
celery
green onion
miracle whip
dash of paprika
Chop up the crab small (or shred it), cut celery and green onion small. mix together with miracle whip and paprika.
Serve with crackers, or pita chips.
