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Click on over and check it out. There will be some fun performers, activities and great prizes!!<br />
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Kind of like the time I briefly took up running. Mostly I think because right before that little running stage, I was on a research trip for four weeks on a 300' ship. So, apparently not being able to walk more than 300' in any one direction causes you to take up a sport that you have never really cared for. Weird how your brain works.<br />
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Anywho...I love bread. Pretty much any kind of bread, but I especially love me some good, crusty bread kind of bread. mmmm<br />
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So, when I came across the book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Artisan-Bread-Five-Minutes-Revolutionizes/dp/0312362919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264632910&sr=8-1">Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day</a>, I was intrigued.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So, when I got the book, I cracked it open, ready to discover the secret. And then I got pissed. The "secret" was to make big batches ahead of time and then bake it off a little at a time. <em>How annoying! </em>Or, so I thought...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I put it back up on the shelf, a little irritated that I just bought <em>another</em> bread cook book that I will probably never use. Because as much as I love me some good bread, sometimes it is just WAY easier to buy it already made for you.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">And then, last week, I was cruising around on the <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/">Tasty Kitchen</a> website and ran into this <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/breads/boule/">recipe </a>and, specifically, this comment at the very bottom of the post<em>"(Recipe is adapted from Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes A Day. I think they are geniuses wrapped in a blanket of smart and smothered in awesomeness.)" </em><strong>Geniuses</strong><em> </em><strong>wrapped in a blanket of smart and smothered in awesomeness! </strong>Hmmph, might I have misjudged?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So I pulled it off the shelf and gave it another looksie. And you know what, it is actually a very simple process. Far less involved than just making a large quantity of a regular artisan bread recipe. So, I stand corrected. And then I stood and got everything I needed to make their basic Boule recipe. Whipped up the first batch and whadya know...it worked!! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I swear to you that I made that...in my oven...the first time I tried it. I don't know about you, but I call that success. Success is good because it makes you want to keep at it...not like the running thing.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I haven't made the donuts yet, but they are up next...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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<ul><li>Moved the kids into one room</li>
<li>Created sewing room (not quite done-have to finish kitchen before I can finish sewing room as we are currently storing our kitchen on the shelves I will be using in the garage)</li>
<li>Had Christmas</li>
<li>Had New Years</li>
<li>Snow trip</li>
<li>Began Kitchen redo</li>
<li>Kitchen redo set-back (cry)</li>
<li>Kitchen redo progress (pictures coming soon)</li>
<li>and one month went by</li>
</ul>February consists of much travel. Before we know it it is going to be summer time. I need to get my garden in, but I just might run out of steam if we keep this pace up!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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Unfortunately the credit card bills and the endless receipts in my drawer are a constant reminder that something went on around mid December. I tried hard this year to get my children thinking of the real meaning of Christmas and also to think of others and somehow give to those less fortunate than themselves. A number of things came up like giving toys that we no longer played with (though all of a sudden 'we' played with a lot more)to those in need and giving our dinners that we didn't want to eat seemed a popular choice, however I did manage to get my children saying 'What I would like to get" instead of "What I'm getting" and to also look around at others and make them feel happy even if it was just a friendly smile and a Merry Christmas to a passer-by. I was very proud of their own little progress. On boxing day (the day after Christmas we packedc up and headed south to a region called Taranaki which was home to Mt Taranaki, a mountain that my Father-in-law and I decided was a great adventure and something we could do no sweat!!!!! We trained for about a month in the lead up and somehow convinced ourselves and our family that we were up for the challenge. I thought, 'sure I've done nothing for over a year, but hey I have three boys they keep me busy I'll be fine !!!!!!' anyway we were shocked to see such a beautiful and bloody huge mountain in front of us as we arrived at our destination, that was Sat evening just in time to quickly set up the tent (a very cool big tent that actually fits us all in and you can even stand straight up in) Sunday we drove up to the visitor centre and got a closer look, though the mountain was shy and hid himself in the clouds for the most part. We went back into to New Plymoth and hit a hiking store to grab some new items that we now decided we HAD to have and quietly sweated, all the while thinking I hope i can keep up with the other one. 6.30am rolled around very quickly and we found ourselves at the visitor centre carpark pondering whether the questionable weather would hold up and were asked if we wanted to postpone til the next day NO!!!! I could not imagine having to mentally prepare again for the next day so off we went two unaware little creatures setting out on a fabulous adventure. Our guide and one other companion who was even more mentally unprepared joined us on our way to the summit which was 2518m high. It trully was amazing and to be totally honest the ascend was not even that bad, we made good time and had a great time getting there Step grasses sections followed by steep scoria then steep rocky paths that lead to more steep rocky paths that carried up the hill til we reached another very steep rocky climb this led us into the crater that was still covered in snow. We donned crampons and carried ice axes (what were we doing?????) I hadn't even held an iceaxe before now and crampons were for serious snow climbs. Once we trekked over the crater we had to ascend a very steep snowy face and it was only then when there was no more land above us did we see and clamber upon the summit. I think we technically stood on a rock next to the summit due to the Maori peoples belief that the summit is actually a sacred site. In respect to that our guide let us touch the 'actual summit rock however we stood on a rock next to it. The descend was alot more harrowing down very steep rock faces and more rocks and the horrid very unstable scoria where I believe if you could ski well would not be an issue but it bothered me that I had to nearly run face foward done this slippery dirt/rock face all the while dodging big rocks that weren't going to move for you. Despite the hardwork the scenery was magnificent and I recommend it to everyone. We managed the 10km trek up and back well in under 11 hours and it was only the last leg of the journey (maybe 4kms) that we all were physically challenged taking step by step down the track just managing to keep our jelly legs upright. Exhausted but elated we drove home to share our story. I am proud of my father-in-law and myself and have a new sense of just what can be achieved if you just start the journey. I am posting some pics so you can see just what I am talking about<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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<a expr:href='"http://www.sk-rt.com/submit.php?url="+data:post.url' target='_blank'><img src="http://www.sk-rt.com/badges/sk-rt_this.gif" style="border:0" alt="add to sk*rt" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097578525015231059.post-27548025802691171342009-09-08T12:50:00.000-07:002009-09-08T12:56:40.654-07:00Sclemeel, Schlemazel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7Ahi3Cz-r9bLRIvVWEiai23X0YRoDg8RHznkJuULJ3meSVfczHj12dhsZIYkYCpIliXLPeUKr_0zCPvV9aGkYEM1nG8hwu9tQL6EssTMxw7uE_MTwT4xiZMBzxjyVjCl_UlwtslWFf8/s1600-h/20090831_6634.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379187597176175650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7Ahi3Cz-r9bLRIvVWEiai23X0YRoDg8RHznkJuULJ3meSVfczHj12dhsZIYkYCpIliXLPeUKr_0zCPvV9aGkYEM1nG8hwu9tQL6EssTMxw7uE_MTwT4xiZMBzxjyVjCl_UlwtslWFf8/s400/20090831_6634.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I just blogged about our <a href="http://zenaidacellars.blogspot.com/2009/09/sclemeel-schlemazel.html">bottling</a> over @ <a href="http://www.zenaidacellars.com/">ZenaidaCellars.com</a> and included some cool pictures if you wanted to check it out! EO may not let me blog about the biz anymore after this one...</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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Wish we had those around here, of course they wouldn't be on because our state has no water.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVfTjiaSEKS9wx2B4ZFWPvfEguZ-rcpKrB5Y8acPSvsak7O394pDMiz8HiNsLnMdr_23_cwuWT04IZzrcW5kpZxK6OZwvU0Tb9RZGVGKxA9eAOKCx2ysE24pPZBOJKoNh4jdeW_QZSCM/s1600-h/20090809_6464.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371718168373683938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVfTjiaSEKS9wx2B4ZFWPvfEguZ-rcpKrB5Y8acPSvsak7O394pDMiz8HiNsLnMdr_23_cwuWT04IZzrcW5kpZxK6OZwvU0Tb9RZGVGKxA9eAOKCx2ysE24pPZBOJKoNh4jdeW_QZSCM/s320/20090809_6464.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpk4TcTb10EvKxED6p48vVl85iYvoP4urIQjk4zi4SVuo-WVyigwEKIXFUrngTQDj70Okfrj2QcRn8lQ7KA1lYsrg48c_sa455UDxaes6S4hoWnedfTZOyYuFFHAOmjKMuWdtxj-GVCQ/s1600-h/20090807_6404.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371718158795987954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpk4TcTb10EvKxED6p48vVl85iYvoP4urIQjk4zi4SVuo-WVyigwEKIXFUrngTQDj70Okfrj2QcRn8lQ7KA1lYsrg48c_sa455UDxaes6S4hoWnedfTZOyYuFFHAOmjKMuWdtxj-GVCQ/s320/20090807_6404.JPG" /></a> Sweet Children's Museum in OKC. You could take lesson on the Segway.<br /><em></em><br /><em>These are not in chronilogical order because blogger can be very non-user friendly! They are actually in reverse chronological order - I didn't feel like fighting with it.</em><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I don't know about you, but I am wondering, exactly, where this summer has gone. It would seem that in the effort to keep the kids (and myself) busy so we do not go crazy with the lack of a regular schedule, that we keep the days filled with activities that seem to make months fly by. (I need to figure out a way to do that for the fall/harvest months!)<br /><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjp9-sO2xn2Lk5I7nlU-NKMJVT42Px61uu-TRJZXZfT3hlGUCjt3bgjiNHYg4dz_gn58m8td5MSjMdGfClr3AGYSahzYt1AETr8hjdQYOotOPJFj-YgOMGkxlvtbZmyIbZhmXdh37l5s/s1600-h/20090728_6049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371712822436182706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjp9-sO2xn2Lk5I7nlU-NKMJVT42Px61uu-TRJZXZfT3hlGUCjt3bgjiNHYg4dz_gn58m8td5MSjMdGfClr3AGYSahzYt1AETr8hjdQYOotOPJFj-YgOMGkxlvtbZmyIbZhmXdh37l5s/s320/20090728_6049.JPG" /></a> Pyrotechnics and sweet 70's Rock!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-Q8odRHo6JU6XPTC_0MLjq_lkFamJ3YeSCkmvR7tRoglUlx4y72E4vJwmQvsmC6FJmTMn6nWna_UvU5NvGANH5_lH1zNhKC4ahl7Q36ZJKekQKrqZrQj7gcdiSQ1A46gXbUlUwZGVIA/s1600-h/20090728_6029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371712810692904130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-Q8odRHo6JU6XPTC_0MLjq_lkFamJ3YeSCkmvR7tRoglUlx4y72E4vJwmQvsmC6FJmTMn6nWna_UvU5NvGANH5_lH1zNhKC4ahl7Q36ZJKekQKrqZrQj7gcdiSQ1A46gXbUlUwZGVIA/s320/20090728_6029.JPG" /></a> *KISS and Gene Simmons in NO way endorse this blog* </div><div>But they look awesome in their makeup!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaJRzFCQqoSnvR05Rabe3dNzy_Jk-YCOcnkfXLKbFG1VbravZwNsuq0LoMvVhKc3skLFoXlTS6bCaBdnHz5HefQl50qnFudDem25cDRuHY_5s6I3B1RiauPDMkCqDFLDrxa7y1ZQilvk/s1600-h/20090728_5982.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371712803224382466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaJRzFCQqoSnvR05Rabe3dNzy_Jk-YCOcnkfXLKbFG1VbravZwNsuq0LoMvVhKc3skLFoXlTS6bCaBdnHz5HefQl50qnFudDem25cDRuHY_5s6I3B1RiauPDMkCqDFLDrxa7y1ZQilvk/s320/20090728_5982.JPG" /></a>Water slides are the best things ever!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJTks3IHfWAXOnHlKfhxC43zPV2fTPJd-o4456bhroClfVp7Y3Wju-a98_um_2K75tCuvO0f12e9mKtZ30HyqQxgyV2nvf32x_t4P60x3j-VdShNQl8ozpJ3oP6GrDp4Q6UeNbC091vQ/s1600-h/20090727_5879.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371712795646996818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJTks3IHfWAXOnHlKfhxC43zPV2fTPJd-o4456bhroClfVp7Y3Wju-a98_um_2K75tCuvO0f12e9mKtZ30HyqQxgyV2nvf32x_t4P60x3j-VdShNQl8ozpJ3oP6GrDp4Q6UeNbC091vQ/s320/20090727_5879.JPG" /></a> So are pools. Both make for great naptimes!<br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371712790019415874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholEuWb313__3K78jd7zst-4ws0OLgUlXRWZw9hkwe3zp8n_70BYa4mRYNXsWx2lC-cb-bmcUmslrZMoRyqDbsxPqimNe-gtaXFN60i3uydNtxGPaiNf-F1YfaUUn39QiiIgtx7yaSJuA/s320/20090717_5795.JPG" /></div><div>Me in DC.</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371707337902965330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUFSHMrl1zMUlWavzEEyuEcG5E34uH7g5LPNwiah3PWOApMHQ6K_W18DaApUL8zLjpCKBMXtFx0N-kzPM9YNdVew8nHSC6ZmnbLZKfrK_sTt2msPtbKarBrTQa48OpoE22H6tFsC2F2c/s320/20090701_5707.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div><div>Camping - looks like winter, but just early moring!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371707329144467490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuu7P4q6kZC-PQpvgTxUUT1l3bwDZn50dvSt_4-WuUV8ueEzUp8jhMQyJ_z8gU2X1LUmPQrVQWIJPLLZN_DVNA3bQfOO89HLAeXpBw2Vc-ea3a1e5S1kN6dZeeV5Qb-9j7Nd90wjPY7zM/s320/20090630_5694.JPG" /></div><div><br />It wouldn't be camping with out s'mores.</div><div><br /></div><div align="left">We took the kids camping for their very first time, E and I went to DC for a dear friend's wedding (the woman who introduced us), we took the kids to the fair, took ourselves to see Kiss at the same fair (Oh My Gosh, such a great show, never considered myself a "fan" per se - but I can now see why they are uber-famous - they KICK ASS ON STAGE), took the whole family to Oklahoma City to visit family and have filled the rest of the time with swimming, water slides and trips to the library. Whew. When does school start so I can have a break?</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371707309361438002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9InZAnr8yQr1Y4BdjJpQ2r87Zg-v6t3h3OyGWkPzaQsWn0DYuBZ_siPCPIn3LXtL1TzBM6dAA4LYvss8fmh2zQvlUzSrU69XnXa9y_y7X9KHvoTvoqqycFxo8Am1jqexVY1B8kmt1lYo/s320/20090630_5678.JPG" /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371707298344571474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaNApUbscemClxRN0YE8moRLF1V0aMhdCZLAHZi7QLqWn6Nt34eoFsaq2JOb_O656ANaw0nx5VLKQGN6GOPWV_5h_yLz_WSdQnQxCQzB6e_ZYtmf_Y1GScBtx8LNHBEXqup6-c3FEmxg/s320/20090629_5569.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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<a expr:href='"http://www.sk-rt.com/submit.php?url="+data:post.url' target='_blank'><img src="http://www.sk-rt.com/badges/sk-rt_this.gif" style="border:0" alt="add to sk*rt" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097578525015231059.post-76483844804576760452009-07-14T11:40:00.001-07:002009-07-14T14:07:29.625-07:00Lasagna Jill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzssI1F1ooI3z8wUghq64tqurNrlhHGAHp8_Q0BN0Tb20R7i0jxVkEJLIS5qfQsVtkIa-4G3FjBf49-qwDdQwhrnNKpmdZH3rWmHUB_pgSPg8gc7h-sslIvc5NIKAPYA7VtTuF_PVZXtI/s1600-h/lasanga11.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358418336522173778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzssI1F1ooI3z8wUghq64tqurNrlhHGAHp8_Q0BN0Tb20R7i0jxVkEJLIS5qfQsVtkIa-4G3FjBf49-qwDdQwhrnNKpmdZH3rWmHUB_pgSPg8gc7h-sslIvc5NIKAPYA7VtTuF_PVZXtI/s320/lasanga11.JPG" /></a><br />This is the pasta roller I found in the back of a bottom cabinet of the last house I rented in Santa Barbara when I moved out. Left behind by one of the many interim roommates my roommate had in between me living in the house. I was her first and last <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">roommate</span> in that house, but there were a few others between those stints! I am guessing the metro-Italian roommate forgot that this was in there and is probably wondering to this day what happened to this thing. Needless to say it got boxed up with my things and began its long journey of moving from one house to the next with me. Never once being opened or used. For 10 years. But hey, these can be expensive and I knew I would use it someday. Maybe.<br /><br />While I was searching <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/">Smitten Kitchen</a> for a basic tomato sauce recipe, I found <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/01/baklasagne/">this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">yumminess</span></a> and I was inspired. Since I have been making other ridiculous things from scratch recently, I decided I would break this puppy out. So my trusty travelling companion (the pasta roller) and my favorite helper (preschool face paint included!) got started on making some noodles!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkis1qrl69PhyphenhyphengnxqPcLYfkn5C2TaTzWJP0QNH_6RZ4bhclIN_aExTvYI7KOojU2I5sI_L0xCy9xVlsaZJtINejtO41jTTHuuV_SFKPtJMbPImAIhFPvwYHLxGT5JxAy0JuDCm0j0uVlQ/s1600-h/20090708_5765.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358418332259366978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkis1qrl69PhyphenhyphengnxqPcLYfkn5C2TaTzWJP0QNH_6RZ4bhclIN_aExTvYI7KOojU2I5sI_L0xCy9xVlsaZJtINejtO41jTTHuuV_SFKPtJMbPImAIhFPvwYHLxGT5JxAy0JuDCm0j0uVlQ/s320/20090708_5765.JPG" /></a>I was pretty impressed with this little guy and pretty happy I had carted him around for ten years.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wmRnzqkrbS9Yrs8fFaVp1ELD5nCquCTloMhQxzBJUr_-bN3AH5HQQA2rR10r1wIxAC0B1uFuZ7twsht9LDQBHsj80CwsHNP0k65WNI4ppx6jafJwJ-QqDeIa8GYx8ylVEbUlzWZzVqY/s1600-h/lasagna4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358418329657137442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wmRnzqkrbS9Yrs8fFaVp1ELD5nCquCTloMhQxzBJUr_-bN3AH5HQQA2rR10r1wIxAC0B1uFuZ7twsht9LDQBHsj80CwsHNP0k65WNI4ppx6jafJwJ-QqDeIa8GYx8ylVEbUlzWZzVqY/s320/lasagna4.JPG" /></a> I was pretty impressed with this little thing too! She rolled ALL of the noodles. By herself, of course, because that is what four year <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">olds</span> do. Everything, by herself.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Noodles. Check.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIS5f9byRphvj7siOC3s_CTRzR-0OkVuiK7EGhLyTNzrYG4pc9DT7Lxh5oYzaug_QLO3aLbLNA7mKm1sUR0mX7gL8oZ-2e7ArPzD2GhyxTKQDSpLLp0DSm6uCuRuf_4O8a2EER8sZLi4/s1600-h/lasagna5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358418323107422546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIS5f9byRphvj7siOC3s_CTRzR-0OkVuiK7EGhLyTNzrYG4pc9DT7Lxh5oYzaug_QLO3aLbLNA7mKm1sUR0mX7gL8oZ-2e7ArPzD2GhyxTKQDSpLLp0DSm6uCuRuf_4O8a2EER8sZLi4/s320/lasagna5.JPG" /></a> I sauteed up some deliciously fresh veggies (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unfortunately</span> not from my sad little garden, but I am holding out hope for things non-squash related).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-cCWO6UGUKXipOd9Mqo3yngu6fi2SEVkOfzLkSVt8vrqFdCS6QpjIhTqjw0B0tRjvl7bovJIkaeGlLkIjWK6haNYjjQ0evxMCoiacOhBpgouJ5QD6jJcx0tzxP5n2V_gCl40UqdrdJA/s1600-h/lasagna6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358388673033596162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-cCWO6UGUKXipOd9Mqo3yngu6fi2SEVkOfzLkSVt8vrqFdCS6QpjIhTqjw0B0tRjvl7bovJIkaeGlLkIjWK6haNYjjQ0evxMCoiacOhBpgouJ5QD6jJcx0tzxP5n2V_gCl40UqdrdJA/s320/lasagna6.JPG" /></a>I cut up some of the mozzarella I had made the day before. I know. I know. I said I have been making ridiculous things from scratch recently. </div><div></div><div>I am afraid to tell you that there is more.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358388659442567906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiEXl1Jk9iZiUCDy0ZOxrXJWGzljPWEIgiFKBqyoXbOnfBdJxRe45AJmyFB2wHzonh8T5Ct3OUUfUqmfNC8P3oruF4IzyanfauDsEHf0K2MxbYI5iUI0K-ZJ_EJLzxs84rtyTI7oJzQ4/s320/lasagna8.JPG" /></div><div></div><div>This is the ricotta cheese that I made after I made the mozzarella. Did you know that ricotta is a by-product (so to speak) of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mozzarella</span>? I did not either. But after you make your <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">mozz</span>, you boil the crap out of the whey that is left in the pot for 10-15 minutes. Dump it into a flour sack lined colander and what do you know, ricotta! The funny part is, I like the ricotta better than I do the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">mozz</span>!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqgmkGKop3v5m5a5c5vBwGs2Is4OLz49Uo2SCn9k4MdzoCz-Wskj-Jn8TMRqVXTv1TiGo2ZUI4JZDoKskYuATXgOUHRlmO6wr2zTPdDwhnvJuHMZbupugleGNGKPHh-NqPahnFDMbfD4/s1600-h/lasagna7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358388673576334802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqgmkGKop3v5m5a5c5vBwGs2Is4OLz49Uo2SCn9k4MdzoCz-Wskj-Jn8TMRqVXTv1TiGo2ZUI4JZDoKskYuATXgOUHRlmO6wr2zTPdDwhnvJuHMZbupugleGNGKPHh-NqPahnFDMbfD4/s320/lasagna7.JPG" /></a><br />This is the Basic Tomato Sauce that caused all this crazy-business in the first place. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mmmm</span>.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviLzKOfuh6PSvx7uoiH_0TQjiybuWqdhXILCZgD_H8-A2CLTyZSsW60asGUQSEC4kpenJ3BACUkNLEXqnGbgdvK2tJA7nBlZ7TXUl2REV72-N_NSFiSlApXRXWkabnwHgRb2j_UV0WlY/s1600-h/lasagna9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358388653550087922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviLzKOfuh6PSvx7uoiH_0TQjiybuWqdhXILCZgD_H8-A2CLTyZSsW60asGUQSEC4kpenJ3BACUkNLEXqnGbgdvK2tJA7nBlZ7TXUl2REV72-N_NSFiSlApXRXWkabnwHgRb2j_UV0WlY/s320/lasagna9.JPG" /></a><br />And the final <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">melty</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">cheesey</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">saucey</span>-goodness. And yes, you would be correct if you asked why it looks like there is not any <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">melty</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">cheesey</span> goodness on one side of that beautiful lasagna. And the would be because the boy can;t have dairy. So I just left a little off one of the edges for him to eat. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn4rBkanZP9zV9CTMUGrbivRQNmRW3SwmciDkjr__JjMp7u6G28y81la8H6gjVwGglbLrY4fKbAN7MNnDAU651drm00y5O-CAZyKSKlu2Eb3HdFxT6XjVuPYdeAHILcm6lxgNVFE8FKA/s1600-h/lasagna10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358388650560297746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn4rBkanZP9zV9CTMUGrbivRQNmRW3SwmciDkjr__JjMp7u6G28y81la8H6gjVwGglbLrY4fKbAN7MNnDAU651drm00y5O-CAZyKSKlu2Eb3HdFxT6XjVuPYdeAHILcm6lxgNVFE8FKA/s320/lasagna10.JPG" /></a><br />The lesson for today is - do not throw out valuable appliances because you never know if you might use them. Once every ten years. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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<a expr:href='"http://www.sk-rt.com/submit.php?url="+data:post.url' target='_blank'><img src="http://www.sk-rt.com/badges/sk-rt_this.gif" style="border:0" alt="add to sk*rt" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097578525015231059.post-43748448093411006922009-06-11T09:41:00.000-07:002009-06-11T09:57:10.751-07:00New Fabric ShopSo, awhile back, I purchased some fabric from an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop, <a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fabricworm</span></a>. The owner, Cynthia, upon entering my shipping information, sent me an email. Her shop was based in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Paso</span> Robles (!) so why didn't I just come by her house and pick up the fabric. So I did! And I checked out all her fun fabric at the same time! She has some of the coolest and latest fabric that is not always carried in most of the other fabric stores.<br /><div></div><div>The last time I cruised over to her "shop" she told me she was opening a store front down town <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Paso</span> Robles. I am super excited. I do not know if she is officially opened or not yet, but she is getting close! The store, Birch Fabrics, is located off 12<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> street, in the little shopping center behind Aardvark Music. Birch Fabrics and Gifts, 585 12<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Street, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Paso</span> Robles, CA 93446 (to be exact)</div><br /><div>Here is a shot of her new shop, work in progress that I lifted from her blog (thanks, Cynthia!)</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346114236991539250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ1tucfhWxO7A4nzF9R1pLyLonVxwVRtTkCQIPolzCgm_bxXnucPsNd_QBmtsK-cIWBzkp9FDkYhudJfXdXmUvX0cFi6v9tHLghHMC0NV_M2qWECIupTo0_pw49mwzppgW3bkGzPK13Y/s320/fabricworm.jpg" /></div><br /><p>You can follow her progress on her <a href="http://www.fabricworm.blogspot.com/">blog</a> . And I encourage you, if you are looking for some fabric or some inspiration, stop by her shop!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
<a expr:href='"http://www.sk-rt.com/submit.php?url="+data:post.url' target='_blank'><img src="http://www.sk-rt.com/badges/sk-rt_this.gif" style="border:0" alt="add to sk*rt" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097578525015231059.post-90006256832757862412009-06-08T14:01:00.000-07:002009-06-08T21:56:52.687-07:00Chicken Lickin' (Or Make These NOW!)I am going to post two chicken recipes here - I know, SO boring! I don't make a lot of chicken for that exact reason and because it is not my favorite protein. But in the last two weeks I have made these recipes and they are delicious. So delicious, that I wish I had made more than enough for the four of us. Of course, I don't EVER have all of the ingredients on hand for any recipe, so there is a fair amount of substitution which I will detail (sort of). And <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">in case</span> I haven't said it before, I LOVE SMITTEN KITCHEN!<br /><br />The first dinner, I had a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hankerin</span>' for a roast chicken (right, like that ever happens) so I decided I needed to make it. Went to <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/">Smitten Kitchen</a> and found this beauty, <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/12/zuni-cafe-roast-chicken-bread-salad/">Zuni <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cafe's</span> Roast Chicken and Bread Salad</a>. Before you start this, read the whole recipe through (one of my many cooking downfalls!) So the day I was going to make it, I didn't because I had not salted it ahead of time...and I know from my turkey cooking at Thanksgiving that salting ahead of time makes everything that much better. So, we tried again the next day! Deb is so nice to have shortened the recipe up a bit and I made some of my own shortcuts, but if I can say one thing about this dish...DO NOT MAKE IT WITHOUT THE SALAD! It was the best part. Of course I did not have the following salad ingredients: dried currants, scallions, arugula, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">frisee</span> or red mustard greens. Instead I used golden raisins, red onion and spinach. I did not plump my raisins. I did a quick saute on the onions and the garlic and I toasted the pine nuts with the bread. I also added a squeeze of lemon into the dressing because I thought it would be nice! The most important and delicious step of this recipe is the very last one "Drizzle and toss with a spoonful (or more) of the pan juices" from the roasting chicken. Oh. My. Gosh. This was the best part, it made the salad so savory and yummy that we could not stop eating it. The kids ate a little but didn't want more and I didn't care because that meant more me!<br /><br />The second chicken recipe is a far less complicated one, <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/chicken-milanese-an-escarole-salad/">Chicken Milanese and Escarole Salad</a>. Super good and quick week night dinner. Would be better if I had a hood in my kitchen, but I don't let it stop me. My tips: 1. Make the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pickled</span> onions. They are delicious and add a nice zip to the salad. Even Stella ate them and loved them! 2. Use whatever kind of greens you have - I used mixed greens because that is what I had. 3. I did not make the hazelnut <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">pecorino</span> portion of the recipe, I used a simple lemon-honey vinaigrette which is my favorite wine-friendly dressing (lemon juice, honey, olive oil, salt, pepper).<br /><br />So, make these if you can and seriously make the bread salad - so good!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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<a expr:href='"http://www.sk-rt.com/submit.php?url="+data:post.url' target='_blank'><img src="http://www.sk-rt.com/badges/sk-rt_this.gif" style="border:0" alt="add to sk*rt" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097578525015231059.post-44103771778096270262009-05-18T16:26:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:43:19.118-07:00A Whole Other Level<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMziD-2XsELj2hi_quGTnwM_cruzwy6heyAC_4DBzFNzK3IIYE6kbt_q7TbUz0JLYxJRpTPAYwHp1T3mik6HEQqJXLkr928JU3rCEH5Kdjanx2O9lx-W36xDKX-PM-CyVdXhSb29IpvaD/s1600-h/TheBabykeeper_325.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337310207867855490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMziD-2XsELj2hi_quGTnwM_cruzwy6heyAC_4DBzFNzK3IIYE6kbt_q7TbUz0JLYxJRpTPAYwHp1T3mik6HEQqJXLkr928JU3rCEH5Kdjanx2O9lx-W36xDKX-PM-CyVdXhSb29IpvaD/s320/TheBabykeeper_325.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://parenting.ivillage.com/slideshow/parenting/parenting_products_that_make_you_do_a_doubletake/babykeeper.html">This </a>takes my whole "DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING" to a whole 'nuther level!</div><br /><div></div><div>Picture courtesy of mom4life via ivillage.</div><div></div><br /><div>I am pretty sure I would have used this when my kids were this age, but I can't be certain...Is it wrong that I kind of wish I could use one now, for the boy...and not just in public restrooms. Think of how many other uses...while vacuuming, washing the dishes, taking a shower, napping...no? Time-outs? You're probably right.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://stilettosandstrollers.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a>
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