Sunday, January 18, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
handle
Get a handle on it....get a grip....pull yourself together....shut up...open dialoge...closed reaction...open door policy....public excess....
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Heart
This is a card I made years ago and gave to my hubby for Valentines Day. He keeps it on a shelf next to photos of the family.
My Art Club Chickies will remember this technique! It involved frying pans, griddles, chip board and embossing powder. Play Play Play!
I heart you....and you...and you...and you.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Beginning.....The first inspirational word of the year....
How do I begin?
I have never been one to awaken and jump out of bed in the morning. Its more of a slow crawl. My alarm is actually a radio and I am slowly awakened by Jerry House playing music and telling jokes.
The second thing...well, you know. I'm "at that age" and the bladder is tolerant to only a few hits of the the snooze button.
Then, the third. Which is really the most important and I consider it the first thing I do. I make the coffee. At the same time, BabyKitty has jumped off the bed and is begging for his breakfast, because he hasn't eaten is years. And, I tell him the same thing every morning....
Coffee Comes First!!!
And yes...that is a grannysmith apple green coffee maker. It was my Valentines gift last year.
We order our coffee from here...
BocaJava.
I have never been one to awaken and jump out of bed in the morning. Its more of a slow crawl. My alarm is actually a radio and I am slowly awakened by Jerry House playing music and telling jokes.
The second thing...well, you know. I'm "at that age" and the bladder is tolerant to only a few hits of the the snooze button.
Then, the third. Which is really the most important and I consider it the first thing I do. I make the coffee. At the same time, BabyKitty has jumped off the bed and is begging for his breakfast, because he hasn't eaten is years. And, I tell him the same thing every morning....
Coffee Comes First!!!
And yes...that is a grannysmith apple green coffee maker. It was my Valentines gift last year.
We order our coffee from here...
BocaJava.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
What I am cooking today...meatballs.
I have been cooking since I was about 11. Of course, this does not include the almost daily freshly patted hamburger I would cook for lunch during the summer. Sometimes I would have this hamburger on a bun, but my favorite was between two slices of toasted bread. Add mustard, and as many pickles as the little round brown patty could handle. Yum.
I don't remember the first time I attempted meatballs, but I still have the cookbook with the original recipe. Mama Leone's Italian Cookbook published in 1967. It was in my mothers stash of cookbooks along with her 1960 version of Betty Crockers cookbook she probably received as a wedding gift.
I have adjusted the recipe quite a few times...probably to cut down on ingredients, or maybe I stopped checking the recipe every time I cooked them. One major change...I bake them, rather than fry. Frying is too messy. I can bake them...and do other things for 30 minutes, and as you know, I need all the time I can get.
A few years ago, I met Mrs. Gagliano. Her meatballs were knock your socks off good. We compared recipes, and mine was almost identical with one exception. I was adding milk. Where on earth did this idea come from Mrs Gagliano asked? Mama Leone recommended soaking the bread crumbs in milk, then squeezing out the excess milk prior to adding them to the meat mixture. I simply poured in the milk at some point.
And here they are today...
MEATBALLS
2lb ground sirloin
1 1/3 c bread crumbs
2/3 c Parmesan cheese
2-3 eggs
4 tsp parsley
3 tsp basil
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix all ingredients but do not over mix. Roll into balls place in baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and bake at 350 until done.
I use my little scoop to make the balls uniform! Its one of my favorite and most used kitchen gadgets.
YUM!
I don't remember the first time I attempted meatballs, but I still have the cookbook with the original recipe. Mama Leone's Italian Cookbook published in 1967. It was in my mothers stash of cookbooks along with her 1960 version of Betty Crockers cookbook she probably received as a wedding gift.
I have adjusted the recipe quite a few times...probably to cut down on ingredients, or maybe I stopped checking the recipe every time I cooked them. One major change...I bake them, rather than fry. Frying is too messy. I can bake them...and do other things for 30 minutes, and as you know, I need all the time I can get.
A few years ago, I met Mrs. Gagliano. Her meatballs were knock your socks off good. We compared recipes, and mine was almost identical with one exception. I was adding milk. Where on earth did this idea come from Mrs Gagliano asked? Mama Leone recommended soaking the bread crumbs in milk, then squeezing out the excess milk prior to adding them to the meat mixture. I simply poured in the milk at some point.
And here they are today...
MEATBALLS
2lb ground sirloin
1 1/3 c bread crumbs
2/3 c Parmesan cheese
2-3 eggs
4 tsp parsley
3 tsp basil
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix all ingredients but do not over mix. Roll into balls place in baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and bake at 350 until done.
I use my little scoop to make the balls uniform! Its one of my favorite and most used kitchen gadgets.
YUM!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
peek a boo!!
I see you!!
I have neglected this blog and posting photographs inspired by Her Space/My Space/His Space. I have continued to shoot, but when I get so far behind in processing and posting is very hard to be inspired to start again.
BUT, its time to plan my goals for the year and start my engines. I have always been a list maker and set goals for myself. But, even after 48 years, I am still trying to do 36 hours of working toward my goals in a 24 hour day. If I just didnt need to sleep!!
One of my goals is to begin posting again to my blog. I plan (its on my list) is to Post "quite a few" photos before Dec 31, 2008 at midnight.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Wish me luck....
After many weeks of attempting many different "fixes", its just time for a hard drive reformat. No virus, no error messages, just junked up. Think of is a colonics for computers. okay, maybe not. Teeth Cleaning? uh...no. yuk...what do I have on the brain today?
jules...signing off for now. I will see you on the other side. going dark.
jules...signing off for now. I will see you on the other side. going dark.
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