It's amazing how South Jersey feels like a different state than North Jersey. For the most part, I've had no problems living here... met some fantastic friends, gas is cheaper down here, the pace is "slower" than up North.
However, yesterday, I discovered one HUGE difference.
No one likes the Giants.
The Giants are a NEW JERSEY TEAM!!! (ok well technically they are the NY Giants.. but where are the located huh? huh??) I'm still in NEW JERSEY right????
I went to 4. F O U R sports stores yesterday in the South Jersey area. The first two when asked basically scoffed at me. "heh, NO" Meanwhile I see racks and racks of Eagles stuff sitting in clearance two feet from me. This is Dicks sporting goods and The Sports Authority.
The other two, were in the mall. One was some random sports/shoe store that had other jerseys. No Giants, sorry. Then on to Modells. They had little kids Giants shirts, and tons of Pats stuff. No adults Giants stuff. I was told they DID have it, but it sold out really quickly. That gave me SOME hope for South Jersey.. met another mom in there searching for an Giants jersey for her teen daughter. That was nice.
So today I'm off to travel in the pouring rain, further North into the state in order to find something to support my guys. I live in a house with 1 adult sized Eagles fan and 3 pint sized ones (the jurys still out on Luke which way he will sway!) and I need something blue and red! Plus the fact that the GIANTS are in the superbowl and the eagles... where are they? Oh yeah. vacationing.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Nothing better than fresh grown lettuce in the winter!
In honor of my absent sister (who left me for Australia! Sheesh!) I made a nice salad. See, she bought me this nifty contraption for Christmas called an Aerogarden
I had wanted one for a while, but never wanted to pony up $150 for something that MAY work..
So anyhow.. got the present- yippee!! So excited! Opened it up and started my "garden" the next day! (12/26) Here I am today, already reaping the rewards! I've had fresh lettuce all this week on my turkeyburgers! Yum-o! It's not as hardy as regular lettuce, kind of thin for a lettuce leaf... but it tastes the same (when you close your eyes- sorry- song stuck in my head now)
Nice green salad... lettuce, tomato and cukes! Nice healthy lunch. :D
Here is my "garden". Its kind of wimpy compared to the aerogarden pics on amazon. It works though. The back 4 pods are salad greens, the front three pods are supposed to be cilantro (which never grew), basil on crack, and italian parsley. The basil as you see is doing very well. lol
I had wanted one for a while, but never wanted to pony up $150 for something that MAY work..
So anyhow.. got the present- yippee!! So excited! Opened it up and started my "garden" the next day! (12/26) Here I am today, already reaping the rewards! I've had fresh lettuce all this week on my turkeyburgers! Yum-o! It's not as hardy as regular lettuce, kind of thin for a lettuce leaf... but it tastes the same (when you close your eyes- sorry- song stuck in my head now)
Nice green salad... lettuce, tomato and cukes! Nice healthy lunch. :D
Here is my "garden". Its kind of wimpy compared to the aerogarden pics on amazon. It works though. The back 4 pods are salad greens, the front three pods are supposed to be cilantro (which never grew), basil on crack, and italian parsley. The basil as you see is doing very well. lol
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Chicken pot pie and I don't care!
Enjoy my meal with me! Free cooking lesson for all to enjoy! This recipe is a great way to use up leftover chicken you may have from a previous meal, or even a thanksgiving turkey! (and a HAH to my sister, who decided to go off and live in Australia for 4 months- this is her fave meal! *lol*) Lots of pics! Be forewarned!
Your ingredients- missing from this pic is the chicken (or turkey as I have used), butter and salt and pepper!) I swear I usually have real carrots to peal and everything- but the supermarket was out of regular organic carrots. So I bought baby organic carrots instead. Hey, a carrots a carrot right??
First, chop up some sweet potato, celery, and carrots! I have subbed the yam for a regular potato when I didn't have the yams. Aren't these pictures pretty? Vegetables are so beautiful!
Add veggies to a pot and cover with water and lid. Cook until soft
In a seperate pot, melt 3Tbsp butter
Turn off heat. Add 3.5Tbsp of flour and stir well.
Add 1 cup of half and half (I have subbed for regular milk as well, just doesn't come out as creamy)
Then add 1 cup of chicken broth
Add spices- a couple pinches of thyme, a few shakes of poultry seasonings, salt and pepper.
Turn heat back on. Heat to a boil and let thicken. Turn off and let cool.
Chop up leftover turkey or chicken.
Add some frozen peas to the veggies that are still cooking, cook for a few more minutes until frozen peas are softer.
Put pie crust onto pie plate. Yes I'm a cheater and used a ready made crust. Hey I have 4 kiddos, and it's a chore just trying to get THIS much done!
Drain veggies, add veggies and turkey (or chicken) to your sauce mix. Mix well. Pour into piecrust. Yum!
Put the second pie crust on top. Make a few vent slices. I usually cut a small circle (about the diameter of a shot glass) on top as well, and put a little pat of butter in the middle.)
Bake for approx 30 minutes at 425. Until the top is nicely browned. Voila!! Dinner is done!
What does my toughest critic think?? I think he likes it! Please ignore the paint spots on the wall.. we're trying to decide what color to paint our dining room!
You can alter this recipe to not be so artery clogging. Replace the half and half with fat free half and half. Use earth balance for the butter, a low sodium/fat free chicken broth. Make your own pie crust if you have the time. Add more veggies, subtract the meat for a veggie pie. It's SUPER yummy though!!
Thanks for sitting with me through this edition of "What's for dinner!"
Your ingredients- missing from this pic is the chicken (or turkey as I have used), butter and salt and pepper!) I swear I usually have real carrots to peal and everything- but the supermarket was out of regular organic carrots. So I bought baby organic carrots instead. Hey, a carrots a carrot right??
First, chop up some sweet potato, celery, and carrots! I have subbed the yam for a regular potato when I didn't have the yams. Aren't these pictures pretty? Vegetables are so beautiful!
Add veggies to a pot and cover with water and lid. Cook until soft
In a seperate pot, melt 3Tbsp butter
Turn off heat. Add 3.5Tbsp of flour and stir well.
Add 1 cup of half and half (I have subbed for regular milk as well, just doesn't come out as creamy)
Then add 1 cup of chicken broth
Add spices- a couple pinches of thyme, a few shakes of poultry seasonings, salt and pepper.
Turn heat back on. Heat to a boil and let thicken. Turn off and let cool.
Chop up leftover turkey or chicken.
Add some frozen peas to the veggies that are still cooking, cook for a few more minutes until frozen peas are softer.
Put pie crust onto pie plate. Yes I'm a cheater and used a ready made crust. Hey I have 4 kiddos, and it's a chore just trying to get THIS much done!
Drain veggies, add veggies and turkey (or chicken) to your sauce mix. Mix well. Pour into piecrust. Yum!
Put the second pie crust on top. Make a few vent slices. I usually cut a small circle (about the diameter of a shot glass) on top as well, and put a little pat of butter in the middle.)
Bake for approx 30 minutes at 425. Until the top is nicely browned. Voila!! Dinner is done!
What does my toughest critic think?? I think he likes it! Please ignore the paint spots on the wall.. we're trying to decide what color to paint our dining room!
You can alter this recipe to not be so artery clogging. Replace the half and half with fat free half and half. Use earth balance for the butter, a low sodium/fat free chicken broth. Make your own pie crust if you have the time. Add more veggies, subtract the meat for a veggie pie. It's SUPER yummy though!!
Thanks for sitting with me through this edition of "What's for dinner!"
Monday, January 14, 2008
Baby sewing!
I just love baby sewing. It's so quick and easy because everything is SO little!!
Check out the cuties I made yesterday..
One of my littlest sisters best friends is in labor as we speak. Their nursery theme is supposed to be "Peanuts" but she couldn't really find anything that wasn't JUST snoopy. So I managed to find this fabric and make up a couple of things! Look at the teenie hat!! Isn't it just sooo cute? Mock crosstop shirt, the pants I actually ended up making a solid black pair and gave that to her instead of the two matching pieces. (Going to have another newborn snoopy set for sale in my Hyenacart on February 1st!)
Then I made this absolutely adorable girly set out of my alltime favorite baby girl fabric.. my prized pink Lennon knit. I figure it might as well go to a deserving little girl whose mama will appreciate it if I'm not going to have another girl!!! This will be gifted to a very dear friend who operates one of my fave blogs Tabula Rasa She had a beautiful baby girl in December, and appears baby girl is giving her some tough crying times. ;) I have another outfit planned in my mind before I send this out, so I best hop to it!
Thanks for looking and indulging me!
Check out the cuties I made yesterday..
One of my littlest sisters best friends is in labor as we speak. Their nursery theme is supposed to be "Peanuts" but she couldn't really find anything that wasn't JUST snoopy. So I managed to find this fabric and make up a couple of things! Look at the teenie hat!! Isn't it just sooo cute? Mock crosstop shirt, the pants I actually ended up making a solid black pair and gave that to her instead of the two matching pieces. (Going to have another newborn snoopy set for sale in my Hyenacart on February 1st!)
Then I made this absolutely adorable girly set out of my alltime favorite baby girl fabric.. my prized pink Lennon knit. I figure it might as well go to a deserving little girl whose mama will appreciate it if I'm not going to have another girl!!! This will be gifted to a very dear friend who operates one of my fave blogs Tabula Rasa She had a beautiful baby girl in December, and appears baby girl is giving her some tough crying times. ;) I have another outfit planned in my mind before I send this out, so I best hop to it!
Thanks for looking and indulging me!
Friday, December 28, 2007
More on Christmas Eve..
In pictures..
First the cake... I made this using a train cake pan from Williams and sonoma that I got last year. Cake decorations include white frosting with a flower tip, green frosting with a pen tip, lots and lots of m&m's and just gel writing pens (edible). not the best, but we had limited amount of time to do it. Matt helped with the decorating. It was fun, and they were a huge hit!!
Then the trying to get a group shot of 9 children ages 8 and under. Yeah that didn't go over too well. For your viewing pleasure- the mele... (please note- all 4 of my kiddos are in pjs made by me! I wish I had a better shot!! All matching, in Chez Ami red/green/white stripe knit! )
First the cake... I made this using a train cake pan from Williams and sonoma that I got last year. Cake decorations include white frosting with a flower tip, green frosting with a pen tip, lots and lots of m&m's and just gel writing pens (edible). not the best, but we had limited amount of time to do it. Matt helped with the decorating. It was fun, and they were a huge hit!!
Then the trying to get a group shot of 9 children ages 8 and under. Yeah that didn't go over too well. For your viewing pleasure- the mele... (please note- all 4 of my kiddos are in pjs made by me! I wish I had a better shot!! All matching, in Chez Ami red/green/white stripe knit! )
The fat lady sang!
Oh yes she did! We finally sold our house! Can I tell you all what a LOAD off that is??? We closed yesterday, and we didn't lose money! That's always a plus right?????? We didn't make as much as we planned, but all is good- we are not paying two mortgages, two water bills, two eletric bills etc. I can now enjoy our current dwelling and start on making it my own. First up- get rid of the ugly pink paint in the living room!!
Christmas went well, Matt got me a beautiful video camera and we've been having fun playing with it. Got some great pics of the kiddos singing Christmas carols up at my sister in laws and brother in laws house on Christmas eve. That was fun! Of course you can't hear them over my singing.. oops. I got a Karaoke machine from my dad, and an aerogarden from my sister! It's already growing some lettuce!
The kiddos had a blast- as usual we got too much CRAP. Seems like a visit to the salvation army is in order next month!
Anyhow, hope you all had a happy and healthy holiday and a WONDERFUL new year!!
Christmas went well, Matt got me a beautiful video camera and we've been having fun playing with it. Got some great pics of the kiddos singing Christmas carols up at my sister in laws and brother in laws house on Christmas eve. That was fun! Of course you can't hear them over my singing.. oops. I got a Karaoke machine from my dad, and an aerogarden from my sister! It's already growing some lettuce!
The kiddos had a blast- as usual we got too much CRAP. Seems like a visit to the salvation army is in order next month!
Anyhow, hope you all had a happy and healthy holiday and a WONDERFUL new year!!
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