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| What a wonderful review of the month! |
<3 Heather
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
2012 - January Recap
Wow time flies but really I have taken and looked at more pictures in one month than I have in the past 6 months. I am so happy to share these things with my readers but also to document what's going on so I can take time and reflect.
Coming up in February, more crafts, more food and more memories. Plus I plan on taking oodles of pictures!
<3 Heather
<3 Heather
Monday, January 30, 2012
Soup's On!
You know I worry that I will lose some creativity in titling these posts but I will cross that bridge when I get to it. :-)
I had a heck of a time trying to figure out what to talk about in the blog today. Originally I planned to talk about anecdotes from super bowls past but I forgot to get pictures from home so look for that one on Thursday! So today I am sharing my cooking adventures! (Lucky you right!)
Now don't run away and not to toot my own horn but I am a pretty decent cook and baker. It is one way I enjoy spending the weekends trying new things and of course watching the Food Network. I come by this stuff honestly and have been baking and helping in the kitchen for as long as I can remember.
My mom never really liked to cook but this past year while she was home recovering she would watch the Food Network all day and would call me at work telling me what we would experiment with on the weekend. I really miss that now and want to call her when I am watching TV or see a good recipe.
Anyway, I posted last Tuesday about some apps that I love to use, but today I want to use those apps to share with you some of the recipes I stored and tried a few weeks ago.
Two weekends ago, I made Broccoli Cheddar Soup. I love this stuff and the recipes I combined claimed it rivaled Panera Bread's Broccoli Cheddar. (Please blame the delay on leaving my SD card in my computer, taking pictures on the camera's memory and searching a week for the camera cord.)
For the actual recipes, please visit the following sites:
So the great thing about these recipes was how easy they were. Saute butter and onions. Add flour and milk/half and half.
Chop up the broccoli and grate the carrots (I bought the matchstick carrots but that's our secret). Now here is where the deviation between the two recipes occurs. The Pioneer Woman did not add carrots but I like carrots so threw them in, that's why I say the recipes are combined but really just pick one that has the starter you like and go from there.
Add the broccoli and carrots to the pot and cook until tender
Grate the cheese and add into the pot and stir until combined. (I used White and Yellow Cheddar)
Simple, right? Visit those sites to get your quanties, times and temps but really soup making is generally a piece of cake! Cake mmmmm :-).
In other news, this weekend I made chicken noodle soup for my dad. I learned that recipe from my mom and next time I make it I will have to remember to take pictures. Alas, I need to take a camera everywhere and not remember half way through that I have one on my camera.
<3 Heather
I had a heck of a time trying to figure out what to talk about in the blog today. Originally I planned to talk about anecdotes from super bowls past but I forgot to get pictures from home so look for that one on Thursday! So today I am sharing my cooking adventures! (Lucky you right!)
Now don't run away and not to toot my own horn but I am a pretty decent cook and baker. It is one way I enjoy spending the weekends trying new things and of course watching the Food Network. I come by this stuff honestly and have been baking and helping in the kitchen for as long as I can remember.
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| Fall 1987 when I made my first pie! It was apple. |
My mom never really liked to cook but this past year while she was home recovering she would watch the Food Network all day and would call me at work telling me what we would experiment with on the weekend. I really miss that now and want to call her when I am watching TV or see a good recipe.
Anyway, I posted last Tuesday about some apps that I love to use, but today I want to use those apps to share with you some of the recipes I stored and tried a few weeks ago.
Two weekends ago, I made Broccoli Cheddar Soup. I love this stuff and the recipes I combined claimed it rivaled Panera Bread's Broccoli Cheddar. (Please blame the delay on leaving my SD card in my computer, taking pictures on the camera's memory and searching a week for the camera cord.)
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| Doesn't this look amazing! Tasted really good too! |
For the actual recipes, please visit the following sites:
So the great thing about these recipes was how easy they were. Saute butter and onions. Add flour and milk/half and half.
Chop up the broccoli and grate the carrots (I bought the matchstick carrots but that's our secret). Now here is where the deviation between the two recipes occurs. The Pioneer Woman did not add carrots but I like carrots so threw them in, that's why I say the recipes are combined but really just pick one that has the starter you like and go from there.
Add the broccoli and carrots to the pot and cook until tender
Grate the cheese and add into the pot and stir until combined. (I used White and Yellow Cheddar)
Simple, right? Visit those sites to get your quanties, times and temps but really soup making is generally a piece of cake! Cake mmmmm :-).
In other news, this weekend I made chicken noodle soup for my dad. I learned that recipe from my mom and next time I make it I will have to remember to take pictures. Alas, I need to take a camera everywhere and not remember half way through that I have one on my camera.
<3 Heather
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Lady, Patches and Zoey
I have always loved animals and wanted pets. I constantly look at Animal Friends and the Western Pa Humane Society searching for my next dog. Unfortunately, my apartment is tiny and I don't think a dog would have enough space to be happy.
Growing up, my grandparents (AKA Gram and Pap Pap John) had a German Shepard named Lady. She was a great dog and was my protector. My mom would tell me how before she was pregnant with me Lady would jump up on her when she went to her parents house to visit but when she was pregnant Lady would grab her hand in her teeth (gently of course) and lead her into the house. After I was born, the dog was in every picture they took of me at my Grandparent's house. But it wasn't a full shot of Lady but rather a body part, whether it was a tail, an ear, a nose or her butt she was always there.
I was about 5/6 when Lady passed away but the good news was that we moved that year and I could finally have a dog of my own because we moved to a new house. Patches was a spaniel mix but I suspect there was some border collie in there too. She was black and white and fluffy and kind of awesome.
She fit in our family brcause she had an attitude, she would flip her water bowl when it was empty and when my mom was in a tear rearranging the house she would get annoyed and pout in the hallway. But she was so loyal, she would sit on the landing in the hallway waiting for me to come home from school and she would hang around my room until I fell asleep. She really missed me when I went off to college and would get a bit confused when I would come home for breaks and would search the house when I went back. We had to put her to sleep my senior year of college, it was for the best and she live a long and happy life.
My dad didn't want another dog. He wasn't heartless just didn't want to replace Patches. My mom however missed having a dog around while she was rambling around the house. When she was recovering from surgery in March of 2011, she told dad she wanted a dog and that is how we came by Zoey.
Zoey is amusing. She really is a joy and completely different from Patches. Zoey has high energy but is also loving. Mom just loved her and Zoey would curl up on the chair with mom and they would nap but she also loves her chew toys and ripping apart any stuffed animal that comes in her path, including the pet bed I got her for Christmas.
Since mom is gone, I love Zoey so much more. She made my mom's time this past year so joyful and happy and really what more can you ask from a pet. Zoey still gets into high jinks but how can you not love this face :)
<3 Heather
Growing up, my grandparents (AKA Gram and Pap Pap John) had a German Shepard named Lady. She was a great dog and was my protector. My mom would tell me how before she was pregnant with me Lady would jump up on her when she went to her parents house to visit but when she was pregnant Lady would grab her hand in her teeth (gently of course) and lead her into the house. After I was born, the dog was in every picture they took of me at my Grandparent's house. But it wasn't a full shot of Lady but rather a body part, whether it was a tail, an ear, a nose or her butt she was always there.
I was about 5/6 when Lady passed away but the good news was that we moved that year and I could finally have a dog of my own because we moved to a new house. Patches was a spaniel mix but I suspect there was some border collie in there too. She was black and white and fluffy and kind of awesome.
She fit in our family brcause she had an attitude, she would flip her water bowl when it was empty and when my mom was in a tear rearranging the house she would get annoyed and pout in the hallway. But she was so loyal, she would sit on the landing in the hallway waiting for me to come home from school and she would hang around my room until I fell asleep. She really missed me when I went off to college and would get a bit confused when I would come home for breaks and would search the house when I went back. We had to put her to sleep my senior year of college, it was for the best and she live a long and happy life.
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| Before my High School Graduation with Patches |
My dad didn't want another dog. He wasn't heartless just didn't want to replace Patches. My mom however missed having a dog around while she was rambling around the house. When she was recovering from surgery in March of 2011, she told dad she wanted a dog and that is how we came by Zoey.
Zoey is amusing. She really is a joy and completely different from Patches. Zoey has high energy but is also loving. Mom just loved her and Zoey would curl up on the chair with mom and they would nap but she also loves her chew toys and ripping apart any stuffed animal that comes in her path, including the pet bed I got her for Christmas.
Since mom is gone, I love Zoey so much more. She made my mom's time this past year so joyful and happy and really what more can you ask from a pet. Zoey still gets into high jinks but how can you not love this face :)
<3 Heather
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