Yesterday, Terra was on call all day so it wasn’t totally a real day off – this was her first real day off. I made cinnamon French toast with cream cheese icing and this year’s first large cappuccinos for us this morning. We discovered the music (and dance) of Lindsey Stirling. We watched Restless. I…
Read More Sept 25, 2012 – a very nice day with TerraForgot to say on yesterday’s recap… Terra and I spent some time on the big bath area in our room yesterday. We’d found some sheer fabric at a thrift store – like a curtain panel and valance in the lavender color she’s been wanting to go with in there – and we used it as…
Read More Sept 15, 2012 – our last Saturday, and an awesome one it was :)Moogle threw up his breakfast this morning – on the tile floor, fortunately – he hadn’t done that since before we moved in here and we’ve feared it. I guess we’ll start locking the kitties out a little while after their breakfast from now on. It was quite chilly this morning at Wesley’s bus stop. …
Read More Thursday, Sept 13, 2012I swapped out the lock nut type thing from my old Kyocera grinder into the new Porlex grinder. The internals of the two seem to be identical yet we can’t seem to get as fine a grind. With this old nut in, it does cinch down tighter and I almost choked my espresso machine this…
Read More Monday, Sept 10I’ve been wanting to make something like this for awhile. Chicken, rice, Mexican, creamy sauce, etc. After reading many recipes the last week or so, here’s my composite… In a 4qt casserole, I laid out what was probably about a pound of whole chicken breasts and deeply perforated them with a couple forks. I then…
Read More a mexi-chicken rice bake sorta thingWoke up (late – I guess lack of sleep caught up to me) to find the breakfast crock pot casserole thing turned out pretty good. We love this new house, new dining room set, and loved eating a nice breakfast as a family in the morning light in a nice dining room at a nice…
Read More What a great day :)Last night, around 1130 or so, I heard Christmas Kitty growling outside our door (where their food dishes are) and I assumed a neighborhood kitty was stealing their dinner. It was a raccoon! I didn’t know they had raccoons in the desert! And it was Christmas Kitty’s size – a little bigger, even. Is that…
Read More Saturday with guests, cookingIt hardly matters since Terra’s side job is on Saturdays and we have to get up at the usual time anyway. Though, she’s usually home by 11 or 12 and then the weekend begins. And this weekend should be a good one :) I copped out and made tuna helper tonight. The chicken bake thing…
Read More finally Friday?I made iced coffee with espresso shots (“depth charges”) this morning. It’s good to have the new grinder. Stayed caught up on laundry. Swept the rocks of the sidewalk. Did some long overdue video editing. Made a deer roast in the new crock pot with frozen mixed veg and tater tots. Served with Texas toast.…
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