Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Hey yall. I know it's been a while. I got lazy. *slap hand*. So update! I now live in a house with a roommate with buddy and his two dogs. He is away most of the time so it's normally just me with three dogs. The other dogs names are Jeanie, and captain jack sparrow. Jack is the most obnoxious dog. Obedient but obnoxious. He barks at everything, every time the door is opened he tried to run outside and he has taught buddy to be a very destructive puppy. The things I find when I come home everyday from work are crazy! Like mud throughout the house from them playing in the mud then running through the house. Mud was on the walls and all over my bed. Also I frequently find colored pencils eaten and destroyed all over the living room floor and both of them eating them. This morning I found all my shoes all over the back yard. Jeanie is the sweetest dog though. All she wants is to be petted. But she can get a little pushy. She paws at you if ur not petting her enough and it hurts because her nails are so long. I've tried clipping them but they are still long!

Work is fun. Got myself two jobs now, server at buffalo wild wings and a driver of an ambulance at a clinic. The second isn't as fun as the first one. I like everyone I work with there. It's a very nice place to work. I'm actually headed there now. So now pics this morning but I'll post some when I get home tonight.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Roasted Chicken

Alright so last time I did all cats, this time I'll do mostly dogs!!

First up is the ugliest dogs in the world. (But we still love them!) And this time vote on which one you think is the ugliest!!

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What do yall think? weird? yes

Now What's the difference between a cat and a dog???



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Distruction!!!!!












Roast Chicken with Spring Vegies


Ingredients
3 1/2 pounds skin-on, bone-in chicken quarters
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 lemon, halved
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound fingerling or other small potatoes
2 bunches radishes
1 bunch scallions
1 bunch baby carrots
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
Directions
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper, then place skin-side up on a rimmed baking sheet. Squeeze 1/2 lemon over the chicken and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Roast 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cut the potatoes and radishes in half and cut the scallions into thirds. Toss the potatoes, radishes, carrots and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl; season with salt and pepper.

Remove the chicken from the oven and scatter the vegetables around it. Continue to roast until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is golden and cooked through, about 20 more minutes. Squeeze the remaining 1/2 lemon over the chicken and vegetables. Top with the dill and season with salt.

Per serving: Calories 569; Fat 31 g (Saturated 7 g); Cholesterol 132 mg; Sodium 655 mg; Carbohydrate 27 g; Fiber 5 g; Protein 44 g

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sad day

Today will all be about cats because i just found out that we have to put my cat down. His name is Simba, I named him when I was in elementry school. We got him right after The Lion King came out. We adopted him at the SPCA. Simba is a very old cat, that has diabeties and has shots twice a day. He just recently started to not be able to hold his bowls. So ya today started out as a great day and ended with a sad one. Now here is my tribute to my Simba.



























The perfect guacamole


Ingredients
3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
1 lime, juiced
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 medium onion, diced
2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 clove garlic, minced
Directions
In a large bowl place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice, toss to coat. Drain, and reserve the lime juice, after all of the avocados have been coated. Using a potato masher add the salt, cumin, and cayenne and mash. Then, fold in the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic. Add 1 tablespoon of the reserved lime juice. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then serve.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Mini Cakes

So I've got some pics here of ppl who are just stupid!











Now for some crazy animals!!











Hope yall enjoyed. I'll post somemore in the morning!


Mini Olive Oil Cakes with Lemon Glaze


Ingredients
For the Cakes:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
2 large eggs
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2/3 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon finely minced fresh thyme, plus sprigs for garnish
For the Glaze:
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 1/2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1 to 2 lemons)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Directions
Position a rack in the middle of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees. Prepare the cakes: Brush a 6- or 12-cup mini Bundt or muffin pan with the melted butter. Lightly dust with flour and shake out the excess.

Pulse the granulated sugar and lemon zest in a blender until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, then gradually pour in the olive oil and milk, pulsing until emulsified into a thin batter, about 30 seconds. Don't overblend or the cakes will be too puffy.

Whisk 1 cup flour, the baking powder, salt and 1 teaspoon thyme in a small bowl. Add to the blender in 2 batches, pulsing lightly until just combined; stop to scrape down the sides of the blender as needed. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the cakes just begin to pull away from the sides of the pan and spring back when lightly touched, 28 to 30 minutes for a 6-cup Bundt pan and 22 to 25 minutes for a 12-cup Bundt or muffin pan. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then loosen the sides with a small knife and invert the cakes onto a rack.

Meanwhile, prepare the glaze: Whisk the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and butter until smooth, adding more lemon juice if the mixture is too thick. Drizzle over the warm cakes and garnish with thyme sprigs.