You don’t marry to make yourself happy, you marry to make someone else happy. More than that, your marriage isn’t for yourself, you’re marrying for a family. Not just for the in-laws and all of that nonsense, but for your future children. Who do you want to help you raise them? Who do you want to influence them? Marriage isn’t for you. It’s not about you. Marriage is about the person you married.”--From Seth Adam Smith's blog post.
http://sethadamsmith.com/2013/11/02/marriage-isnt-for-you/
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Broccoli Casserole with Boursin Cheese
From Yolanda's Kitchen...given to me by Colleen, who says is delish. Seeing that it is my all time favorite cheese, I would bet Colleen is correct!
2 pounds broccoli florets
1 cup whole milk
10 ounces Boursin Garlic and Herbs cheese
2 tablespoons flour
1 large garlic clove, minced
ground black pepper, to tast
1 tablespoon butter for casserole
1 cup fresh bread crumbs made from soft rolls, such as callah
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. Steam the broccoli until crip-tender, about 7 minutes. In a small saucepan, combine milk, cheese, flour, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Stir until mixture is creamy and just starts to boil. Remove from heat.
2. Drain broccoli and butter a casserole dish that will hold it. (about 2 quart size) Pour cheese mixture over broccoli.
3. Toss bread crumbs in melted butter and sprinkle over casserole. Bake it uncovered for about 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly and bread crumbs are golden. (Recipe is easy to cut in half and bake in 1-quart casserole. Makes 6-8 servings.
2 pounds broccoli florets
1 cup whole milk
10 ounces Boursin Garlic and Herbs cheese
2 tablespoons flour
1 large garlic clove, minced
ground black pepper, to tast
1 tablespoon butter for casserole
1 cup fresh bread crumbs made from soft rolls, such as callah
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. Steam the broccoli until crip-tender, about 7 minutes. In a small saucepan, combine milk, cheese, flour, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Stir until mixture is creamy and just starts to boil. Remove from heat.
2. Drain broccoli and butter a casserole dish that will hold it. (about 2 quart size) Pour cheese mixture over broccoli.
3. Toss bread crumbs in melted butter and sprinkle over casserole. Bake it uncovered for about 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly and bread crumbs are golden. (Recipe is easy to cut in half and bake in 1-quart casserole. Makes 6-8 servings.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
You were too busy with yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-9VnIba_qQ&p=9D782CD7BA58BB
Staind - Fade
I try to breathe
Memories overtaking me
I try to face them but
the thought is too
Much to conceive
I only know that I can change
Everything else just stays the same
So now I step out of the darkness
That my life became 'cause
I just needed someone to talk to
You were just too busy with yourself
You were never there for me to
Express how I felt
I just stuffed it down
Now I'm older and I feel like
I could let some of this anger fade
But it seems the surface
I am scratching
Is the bed that I have made
So where were you
When all this I was going through
You never took the time to ask me
Just what you could do
Staind - Fade
I try to breathe
Memories overtaking me
I try to face them but
the thought is too
Much to conceive
I only know that I can change
Everything else just stays the same
So now I step out of the darkness
That my life became 'cause
I just needed someone to talk to
You were just too busy with yourself
You were never there for me to
Express how I felt
I just stuffed it down
Now I'm older and I feel like
I could let some of this anger fade
But it seems the surface
I am scratching
Is the bed that I have made
So where were you
When all this I was going through
You never took the time to ask me
Just what you could do
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Grandma's Old Saying.
I don't get it at all, but my Grandma used to say, so I thought I would post here to keep forever. We all loved her so.
Shule-shule-shule-li rool
Shule-li-sack-a-rack
Silly-bolly-cool
First time I swan
Silly bolly eel
Dis come boogle
Boo come so real
Shule-shule-shule-li rool
Shule-li-sack-a-rack
Silly-bolly-cool
First time I swan
Silly bolly eel
Dis come boogle
Boo come so real
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
These are actual comments made on students' report cards by teachers in the New York City public school system. All teachers were reprimanded (but, boy, are these funny!)
1. Since my last report, your child has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.
2. I would not allow this student to breed.
3. Your child has delusions of adequacy.
4. Your son is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot. (my favorite...)
5. Your son sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.
6. The student has a 'full six-pack' but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together.
7. This child has been working with glue too much.
8. When your daughter's IQ reaches 50, she should sell.
9. The gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming..
10. If this student were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week.
11. It's impossible to believe the sperm that created this child beat out 1,000,000 others.
12. The wheel is turning but the hamster is definitely dead.
1. Since my last report, your child has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.
2. I would not allow this student to breed.
3. Your child has delusions of adequacy.
4. Your son is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot. (my favorite...)
5. Your son sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.
6. The student has a 'full six-pack' but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together.
7. This child has been working with glue too much.
8. When your daughter's IQ reaches 50, she should sell.
9. The gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming..
10. If this student were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week.
11. It's impossible to believe the sperm that created this child beat out 1,000,000 others.
12. The wheel is turning but the hamster is definitely dead.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Better Than Crisp Bread Flax Cracker
Better Than Crisp Bread Flax Cracker
2 Tbsp flax seed meal
2 Tbsp water
spices to taste (optional)
In a bowl, mix flax seed meal with water and spices (I use a fork). Let rest 2-3 minutes.
On a piece of parchment, press and gently spread the mixture with a fork, until the shape desired (usually a 4" X 8" cracker, but can be round or other shapes as well). Microwave for 2.5 minutes or until cracker is solid.
Let cool.
Top with cream cheese, taco dip or anything you might be hankering for.
Makes one cracker.
http://www.examiner.com/low-carb-in-national/just-the-flax-ma-am
Tips: I reuse parchment paper to make more crackers.
The crackers store beautifully when loosely bagged, so you can make some for the road.
Nutritional information: Technically, this is almost 0 carbs per cracker due to fiber, but you should count it as 1, just to remind yourself that with great food comes great responsibility. Calories: 118, Carbohydrates: 8 g, Fiber: 7 g, Net Carbohydrates: 1 g, Protein: 4.5g, Fat: 8 g
Thanks to the very amazing megs for this recipe which has saved many a low-carber everywhere!
2 Tbsp flax seed meal
2 Tbsp water
spices to taste (optional)
In a bowl, mix flax seed meal with water and spices (I use a fork). Let rest 2-3 minutes.
On a piece of parchment, press and gently spread the mixture with a fork, until the shape desired (usually a 4" X 8" cracker, but can be round or other shapes as well). Microwave for 2.5 minutes or until cracker is solid.
Let cool.
Top with cream cheese, taco dip or anything you might be hankering for.
Makes one cracker.
http://www.examiner.com/low-carb-in-national/just-the-flax-ma-am
Tips: I reuse parchment paper to make more crackers.
The crackers store beautifully when loosely bagged, so you can make some for the road.
Nutritional information: Technically, this is almost 0 carbs per cracker due to fiber, but you should count it as 1, just to remind yourself that with great food comes great responsibility. Calories: 118, Carbohydrates: 8 g, Fiber: 7 g, Net Carbohydrates: 1 g, Protein: 4.5g, Fat: 8 g
Thanks to the very amazing megs for this recipe which has saved many a low-carber everywhere!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
I want you to know, no matter how badly your dream or your heart feels shattered, know that in those shattered pieces, is where the most beautiful treasures are waiting to make your heart sparkle! Many times our hearts feel shattered, but in that broken-ness, just might be the sparkle to shine light on a new love, a new dream, a new hope.--K. Johnson
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Mom's Bread Stuffing for Turkey
8-10 cups (about on loaf) dry bread cubes-break up bread the day before-bread shrinks as it dries)
Melt 1 stick margarine in a pan.
Cook until translucent 1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped onion
Add 1 1/2 c. chopped celery--cook a few minutes.
Add 1 can skimmed evap. milk
Add:
1 t. salt
1/2 t. poultry seasoning
1 T. sage
1/2 t. pepper
Pour on bread--if you need more moisture add a little broth*. The stuffing should be a little dry because it gets moist from the turkey.
* cook the giblets the night before. You can add chopped heart and gizzard to stuffing if you like. Also Chopped mushrooms. (I would not do this last bit, but put it in for those this would not totally gross out).
Melt 1 stick margarine in a pan.
Cook until translucent 1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped onion
Add 1 1/2 c. chopped celery--cook a few minutes.
Add 1 can skimmed evap. milk
Add:
1 t. salt
1/2 t. poultry seasoning
1 T. sage
1/2 t. pepper
Pour on bread--if you need more moisture add a little broth*. The stuffing should be a little dry because it gets moist from the turkey.
* cook the giblets the night before. You can add chopped heart and gizzard to stuffing if you like. Also Chopped mushrooms. (I would not do this last bit, but put it in for those this would not totally gross out).
Steak Strips
3/4 to 1 pound round steak--trimmed. Freeze-when partially frozen-slice into this strips against the grain.
Sprinkle with 1/4 t. garlic powder. 2 T. lemon juice-let sit for 5 min. to tenderize. Add 3 T. soy sauce. Marinate 1 or more hours.
1 T. olive oil in fry pan. Cook and stir quickly.
Sprinkle with 1/4 t. garlic powder. 2 T. lemon juice-let sit for 5 min. to tenderize. Add 3 T. soy sauce. Marinate 1 or more hours.
1 T. olive oil in fry pan. Cook and stir quickly.
Hot Crab Dip
3 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. mayo
1 C. or 6 oz. of crabmeat, drained
1/4 c. minced onion
1 T. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. hot pepper sauce
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in mayo, crabmeat, onion, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce. Mix well. Spoon into ovenproof dish and bake at 350 degrees fro thirty minutes. Makes one cup.
Gloria Wheaton
Rochester, NY
1/4 c. mayo
1 C. or 6 oz. of crabmeat, drained
1/4 c. minced onion
1 T. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. hot pepper sauce
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in mayo, crabmeat, onion, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce. Mix well. Spoon into ovenproof dish and bake at 350 degrees fro thirty minutes. Makes one cup.
Gloria Wheaton
Rochester, NY
Tips
From my egg calendar:
Baking Powder: if fresh it will bubble in hot water, if old it won't.
Roaches: equal parts cornstarch and plaster of paris, sprinkle in cracks.
Ants: sprinkle salt on entry area or use chalk.
Unclogging drains: pour half cup of baking soda, followed by a cup of boiling water, then a cup of white vinegar, let stand overnight.
Grass that grows in cracks of sidewalks/patios: sprinkle and sweep a mixture of salt and baking soda.
To check if gas tank for grill is empty: pour boiling water over tank, where warm, it is empty, coolness means propane is inside.
Sand: pour baby powder on kids, sand falls off.
Deep Sleep: Before bedtime- drink a glass of water then let a pinch of salt dissolve on your tongue (don't let salt touch roof of mouth).
Freezer Burn: cover top of ice cream container with aluminum foil then place on lid.
Keep Steak moist while grilling on closed grill: place an open can of beer on hottest part of grill. Beer boils keeping meat moist and gives flavor.
Hang posters with a drop of white toothpaste.
Zippers: Stuck: rub with a pencil. Won't stay closed: carefully spray lightly with hairspray after zipping up.
Sore throat: fill a shot glass with honey and warm in microwave for 10 seconds. Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, stir and drink. Repeat a few times a day.
Baking Powder: if fresh it will bubble in hot water, if old it won't.
Roaches: equal parts cornstarch and plaster of paris, sprinkle in cracks.
Ants: sprinkle salt on entry area or use chalk.
Unclogging drains: pour half cup of baking soda, followed by a cup of boiling water, then a cup of white vinegar, let stand overnight.
Grass that grows in cracks of sidewalks/patios: sprinkle and sweep a mixture of salt and baking soda.
To check if gas tank for grill is empty: pour boiling water over tank, where warm, it is empty, coolness means propane is inside.
Sand: pour baby powder on kids, sand falls off.
Deep Sleep: Before bedtime- drink a glass of water then let a pinch of salt dissolve on your tongue (don't let salt touch roof of mouth).
Freezer Burn: cover top of ice cream container with aluminum foil then place on lid.
Keep Steak moist while grilling on closed grill: place an open can of beer on hottest part of grill. Beer boils keeping meat moist and gives flavor.
Hang posters with a drop of white toothpaste.
Zippers: Stuck: rub with a pencil. Won't stay closed: carefully spray lightly with hairspray after zipping up.
Sore throat: fill a shot glass with honey and warm in microwave for 10 seconds. Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, stir and drink. Repeat a few times a day.
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