When the hell did everything turn into a picture book?
I am not a fan of this icon for everything* trend...
Without glasses, that little trash can looks exactly like the little label tag to me. And why is there a Ouija board pointer for locations?
Ugh
Even the look of this blog composing editor business is gross.
Me and Mister have been married a year and a day now. Awwww (hurl). We went to Biltmore in Asheville NC for a mini trip. It was a pretty good time. You should check it out if possible.
Tonight I'm going to make him eat the saved piece of wedding cake with me. The bakery very kindly made us our own little cake to take home and it's been living in our freezer ever since. Good thing we never lost power long enough for it to go bad.
Mmm Mmm freezer burn cake
Little Miss Bitchypants has one other thing to tell you:
I want matzoh ball soup.
But this is at least a 2 day process so I'll give you 2 posts
Chicken Stock
1 whole chicken (3-5lbs)
1 whole onion cut into large chunks
2 med carrots washed, peeled and cut in half
3 celery stalks washed and cut in half (including leafy bits)
5 pepper corns
2 bay leaves
1 sachet or bunch of herbs - I use thyme, parsley, oregano (if you only have dried, that will work too try 1/2 tsp of each to start)
water
1. clean the chicken inside and out, cut it into sections
2. stuff everything into a big stock pot and cover with water
3. bring to boil
4. lower heat cover partially and simmer for 3-6 hours (or longer if you forget it on the stove) if you need to add more water you can but it's better to try to make a concentrated broth
5. remove and discard vegetables and herb sachet
6. remove chicken, cool it, pull meat off bones and save for later (this will be the meat in the soup and whatever else)
7. Strain and reserve broth
8. stick broth in the fridge overnight
NEXT DAY
9. skim off chicken fat - I leave a small amount in the broth cause it makes it taste nice but not enough to be greasy
now it's ready to use
*yes, we could debate the fact that letters and words are icons as well but we're not
05 June, 2012
Smashed
Did you know that I really like mashed potatos? Or is it potatoes.
Ok, spellcheck tells me it's with an "e" so I'll stick with that for now.
Whatevs, either way they're good.
I used to think they were made by magic and hard work after hours and hours and that's why they're always served at our family's holiday meals. But then we used to always have baked ziti with all of our holiday meals too... so the logic of the complicated is there. (Ummm, it's baked ziti with homemade sauce thank you very much. Step-Pop's not secret yet semi-hidden recipe for sauce).
I would've survived in a much more satisfying way in college had I been taught a few basics of cooking in high school. Again, why have schools done away with cooking classes? OHHhh right, Mumsy precious little jerkoffs might burn themselves. Or throw boiling water on the awkward kid* as a joke. Burns requiring a Doctor's attention are a hoot.
Back to the original stream- In college I could cook pasta and when I could afford it, make sandwiches. That was it.
No wonder I was such a stick.
Well now that I can afford the internets and potatoes and butter... I make smashed tatos
There are a million ways to make them.
Some people prefer to "boil in jackets" = chuck a whole potato into water and boil it
some people steam tatos
some people bake then scrape out the goods (which tastes soooooo good)
BUT this is what I do with the interest of time. Keep in mind the smaller the potato chunks the shorter the cooking time.
Not Fancy Smashed Tatos
Ingredients
1 large potato (I know... it's such a subjective word) peeled, washed and cut into chunks
enough water to cover potatoes
1 tbspn butter
1/4 c milk (I use whatever I've got skim works just as well as whole) salt to taste
pepper to taste
1. boil the potato until you can stick a fork into a chunk and it breaks apart
2. drain tatos
3. dump in butter salt & pepper
4. smash everything together with a fork or if you have one - a ricer until it's the consistency you like
5. pour in milk and stir until absorbed for very creamy thin potatoes use more milk
eat it all either with or without others
*As a former awk-kid I understand that revenge is sweet. Like sweet sweet chocolate covered marshmallows. I have no sympathy for bullies. OO speaking of which one of our neighbor's friends is currently raising a future serial killer. The little boy (7ish) is a sometimes guest and the last visit he was torturing birds until I went outside and yelled at him. He then amused himself by menacing a little girl wearing glasses until the Husband DPO went outside and yelled at him. Crimeny! There's something to be said for drowning kittens.
Ok, spellcheck tells me it's with an "e" so I'll stick with that for now.
Whatevs, either way they're good.
I used to think they were made by magic and hard work after hours and hours and that's why they're always served at our family's holiday meals. But then we used to always have baked ziti with all of our holiday meals too... so the logic of the complicated is there. (Ummm, it's baked ziti with homemade sauce thank you very much. Step-Pop's not secret yet semi-hidden recipe for sauce).
I would've survived in a much more satisfying way in college had I been taught a few basics of cooking in high school. Again, why have schools done away with cooking classes? OHHhh right, Mumsy precious little jerkoffs might burn themselves. Or throw boiling water on the awkward kid* as a joke. Burns requiring a Doctor's attention are a hoot.
Back to the original stream- In college I could cook pasta and when I could afford it, make sandwiches. That was it.
No wonder I was such a stick.
Well now that I can afford the internets and potatoes and butter... I make smashed tatos
There are a million ways to make them.
Some people prefer to "boil in jackets" = chuck a whole potato into water and boil it
some people steam tatos
some people bake then scrape out the goods (which tastes soooooo good)
BUT this is what I do with the interest of time. Keep in mind the smaller the potato chunks the shorter the cooking time.
Not Fancy Smashed Tatos
Ingredients
1 large potato (I know... it's such a subjective word) peeled, washed and cut into chunks
enough water to cover potatoes
1 tbspn butter
1/4 c milk (I use whatever I've got skim works just as well as whole) salt to taste
pepper to taste
1. boil the potato until you can stick a fork into a chunk and it breaks apart
2. drain tatos
3. dump in butter salt & pepper
4. smash everything together with a fork or if you have one - a ricer until it's the consistency you like
5. pour in milk and stir until absorbed for very creamy thin potatoes use more milk
eat it all either with or without others
*As a former awk-kid I understand that revenge is sweet. Like sweet sweet chocolate covered marshmallows. I have no sympathy for bullies. OO speaking of which one of our neighbor's friends is currently raising a future serial killer. The little boy (7ish) is a sometimes guest and the last visit he was torturing birds until I went outside and yelled at him. He then amused himself by menacing a little girl wearing glasses until the Husband DPO went outside and yelled at him. Crimeny! There's something to be said for drowning kittens.
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