Ducky is ready to assist with sniffly noses!
{It was paired with a Toffee Mocha. MmmMmm.}
Ducky and his buddy, LiL Dief.
(Doesn't it look like a Sears portrait?)
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Cheesy Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Quesadillas
Last night we had Bible study so we had to have a quick dinner since Tim only gets about 30 mins at home before Bible study starts! (Good thing it's just down the street.) So I decided to try the Cheesy Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Quesadillas by Kevin {&} Amanda (from now on referred to as K&A).
You'll need:
4 medium-sized flour tortilla shells
1 lb chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
salt and pepper
1/2 cup scallions, diced
8 strips of bacon, cooked & crumbled
1 avocado, diced
mild cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tbsp butter
This second picture gets me... right in the stomach. Mmmm crispy bacon.
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4 medium-sized flour tortilla shells
1 lb chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
salt and pepper
1/2 cup scallions, diced
8 strips of bacon, cooked & crumbled
1 avocado, diced
mild cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tbsp butter
My pictures [and cooking skills] are less impressive but here goes!
First ya BAKE the bacon! (Big fan!) It was a lot less messy than frying it up in a frying pan. K&A also recommended putting the bacon on a cooling/cookie rack but then I wasn't sure if ours were oven-suitable. So I just put them on the pan, which K&A say is okay. Then ya turn the oven to 400° and stick 'em in one side for 15 mins, flip, and 15 mins on the other side.
Chopped scallions. "CHOOUN"
BEST. AVACADO. I've ever worked with. Soft, but not mushy. I cubed them on the skin (like how Chinese people [and/or others] cut a mango) and they just fell right off. Wonderful.
Take some bacon grease and sautee the scallions. I only used a little bacon grease. Plus some EVOO since "stick"-pans are impossible. :-P
Throw the chicken in and toss on the salt and pepper.
Then remove the chicken and clean/wipe your pan. Put on some oil (K&A say to add butter) and throw on a tortilla. After a few seconds, throw in the goodies -- chicken, bacon, avacado, and cheddar cheese. The husband came home right after I finished the chicken so he took on the task of assembling them. He decided to go with placing a whole tortilla on top of what you see below, instead of folding it over.
Mmmmm. Bubble bubble cheese cheese.
Sorry, the final product pictures aren't very pretty... or look as appetizing or "plump" as the orginal recipe pictures but it was overall a pretty tasty mix of ingredients. Though... minus the bacon bits, it was a bit bland/not salty enough, so I think adding some hot sauce or sour cream or whatever suits your taste would help!
You can find the orginal recipe and instructions by K&A HERE.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Trees ablazin'!
Yellow leaves in front of a yellow house!
Harvard Yard
I'm not doing a very good job with my iPhone photos. :-P I'll work on it. But I've been LOVE LOVE LOVING the trees changing colors. Especially the really firery red and orange ones. :D Even though it's been cold cold cold! Like this morning was hope-you-have-some-gloves or pockets-to-shove-your-hands-in otherwise you might lose some fingers weather! O_O
Monday, October 18, 2010
Fall party printables
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I LOVE that this is the season where my favorite color is nature's favorite color. :-D Hostess With the Mostess recently posted these free party printables for Operation Give Thanks, a nation-wide fundraising campaign to help Operation Shower continue their mission to throw amazing baby showers for military families to ease the burden of deployment. I thought they were super cute and I love the color scheme of fall colors.
Here's another set by The TomKat Studio with the "Give Thanks" Fall Collection for the same cause:
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Tag-eroo, now I pick you!
I got tagged (though on The Adventures of Alvina & Tim) by Morgan (aka Mrs Cola) from The Handcrafted Life and I'm super tired/jet lagged o_O/getting sick/something and don't want to do laundry, so here goes!
1. Who is on your list of 5 (famous people you can be with), and is your list laminated?
Oh boy. I wasn't entirely sure what this question meant so I read it 5 times and then had to google what "list of 5" meant! Though I did interpret it beforehand... and my interpretation was right. I wouldn't want to be with anyone other than my dear husband but I will say... Ryan Reynolds is nice to look at, Mario Lopez has cute dimples, Will Smith is too cool, and Brad Paisley can sing me a song anyday. :-P And I had to work hard at that list so no... it's not laminated.
2. Sweet or Savory--what is your favorite type of food?
Savory! It's sort of like if I don't eat something savory for a meal, I don't feel full! So while I enjoy things like donuts and cakes and stuff, I prefer something hot and salty. My favorite type of food is... Asian? haha that's a type (that covers a wide range) right? ;] My favorite foods are pho and Chicken McNuggets. :-P
3. Approx how many pairs of shoes do you have, and describe the last pair you bought.
Oh. Not a lot. Maybe like... 3-4 here and 5 in SF? I like shoes but I think I have wide feet so not all shoes are kind to me! Here I have two pairs of sneakers, black flats, black party heels, and some flip flops (which should not count as shoes). The last pair I bought were my grey New Balance running shoes, to replace my Nike ones which were messing up my toes. :(
4. If money is no object, what is your ultimate dream vacation?
Oooo. Um... world trip? haha. I wanted to go to Tahiti for our honeymoon but it was too pricey for us! I want to stay in one of those huts-over-water things. Perhaps a cruise on a baller cruise line (which I've already got in mind. haha.) It can start there... and then swing by Australia and New Zealand and Asia too. :]
5. Favorite new TV show this season?
Haven't started watching anything new but keeping up with Greys, Family Guy, and The Simpsons, and trying to catch up on The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother. Our awesome public library here has like every DVD you'd want to rent (though sometimes you have to reserve and wait) so... we're not even giving our business to Redbox much anymore.
6. The new leggings fashion trend, are you for it or against it?
I'm not so strongly for it or against it. People should wear them well. Which means... leggings are not pants. You should have something else covering your butt besides the leggings. Please.
7. What is the sweetest/nicest thing your hubby does for you?
Ummm.... probably the small things! Like... when he doesn't put my purse on the floor cause he knows I don't like that, when he doesn't cook with cilantro cause he knows I don't like that, or opens the car door for me (which has declined since the dating years, but still occurs once in awhile!) I can't think of anything specific right now but... there are lots of nice sweet things he does for me! :-D
8. Have you ever had a bad haircut? What did you do to get over it?
Maybe? Nothing horrific. Usually either the sides aren't even or it was shorter than I asked for. I just try to fix it myself, like trim it until it's sort of even and let it grow out!
I'm tagging...
And your questions are:
1) If you could spend 6 weeks learning about something (basketweaving, audio mixing, the guitar, cooking, photography, chemistry, painting, etc.), what would it be and why?
2) What would you order for your last meal on earth?
3) If you are handed two plane tickets and 7 nights hotel, where would you go and who would you take?
4) Name 5 things on your bucket list.
1. Who is on your list of 5 (famous people you can be with), and is your list laminated?
Oh boy. I wasn't entirely sure what this question meant so I read it 5 times and then had to google what "list of 5" meant! Though I did interpret it beforehand... and my interpretation was right. I wouldn't want to be with anyone other than my dear husband but I will say... Ryan Reynolds is nice to look at, Mario Lopez has cute dimples, Will Smith is too cool, and Brad Paisley can sing me a song anyday. :-P And I had to work hard at that list so no... it's not laminated.
2. Sweet or Savory--what is your favorite type of food?
Savory! It's sort of like if I don't eat something savory for a meal, I don't feel full! So while I enjoy things like donuts and cakes and stuff, I prefer something hot and salty. My favorite type of food is... Asian? haha that's a type (that covers a wide range) right? ;] My favorite foods are pho and Chicken McNuggets. :-P
3. Approx how many pairs of shoes do you have, and describe the last pair you bought.
Oh. Not a lot. Maybe like... 3-4 here and 5 in SF? I like shoes but I think I have wide feet so not all shoes are kind to me! Here I have two pairs of sneakers, black flats, black party heels, and some flip flops (which should not count as shoes). The last pair I bought were my grey New Balance running shoes, to replace my Nike ones which were messing up my toes. :(
4. If money is no object, what is your ultimate dream vacation?
Oooo. Um... world trip? haha. I wanted to go to Tahiti for our honeymoon but it was too pricey for us! I want to stay in one of those huts-over-water things. Perhaps a cruise on a baller cruise line (which I've already got in mind. haha.) It can start there... and then swing by Australia and New Zealand and Asia too. :]
5. Favorite new TV show this season?
Haven't started watching anything new but keeping up with Greys, Family Guy, and The Simpsons, and trying to catch up on The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother. Our awesome public library here has like every DVD you'd want to rent (though sometimes you have to reserve and wait) so... we're not even giving our business to Redbox much anymore.
6. The new leggings fashion trend, are you for it or against it?
I'm not so strongly for it or against it. People should wear them well. Which means... leggings are not pants. You should have something else covering your butt besides the leggings. Please.
7. What is the sweetest/nicest thing your hubby does for you?
Ummm.... probably the small things! Like... when he doesn't put my purse on the floor cause he knows I don't like that, when he doesn't cook with cilantro cause he knows I don't like that, or opens the car door for me (which has declined since the dating years, but still occurs once in awhile!) I can't think of anything specific right now but... there are lots of nice sweet things he does for me! :-D
8. Have you ever had a bad haircut? What did you do to get over it?
Maybe? Nothing horrific. Usually either the sides aren't even or it was shorter than I asked for. I just try to fix it myself, like trim it until it's sort of even and let it grow out!
I'm tagging...
And your questions are:
1) If you could spend 6 weeks learning about something (basketweaving, audio mixing, the guitar, cooking, photography, chemistry, painting, etc.), what would it be and why?
2) What would you order for your last meal on earth?
3) If you are handed two plane tickets and 7 nights hotel, where would you go and who would you take?
4) Name 5 things on your bucket list.
5) What are the last things you do before you fall asleep?
6) What are your favorite pizza toppings?
7) What's your cell phone wall paper?
8) What are 3 things you always take with you out the door everyday (minus the keys)?
Okay, you know you want to answer them, so GO!
Home away from home
Going back to SF was fantabulous. :]
(That'd be Polly Ann's Green Tea ice cream with a ladyfinger cookie)
Um, need I say more? :-D
Oh, and there were lovely family and friends. But... we all know these are the real reasons I went back. HAHA. :oP Jk jk!
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