Archive for December, 2009

Spicy Almonds!

I finally re-created the recipe i used last year! Yeah!!!

Ingredients

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp cayene

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 rounded cup of almonds

Preparation:

Spray pan with pam. Add spicy olive oil – a drizzle or 2.

Once oil and spray is heated over medium heat, add spices to pan.

Move around the pan till it forms small clumps.

Add another drizzle of spicy oil

Add almonds

Combine almonds with spices until almonds are toasted. Stiring occasionally

Cool on aluminum foil.

Store in an air tight container.

Enjoy!

Darn Technology…

I thought i was being all cool

Had some posted scheduled out and alas… they are now stuck in limbo..

Bucket List

I received this from both my mom and mom-in-law, so figured i should answer it!
BUCKET LIST
“place an X by all the things you’ve done and remove the X from the ones you haven’t, then send to your friends (including me). This is for your entire life!”



(x) Gone on a Blind Date
( ) Watched someone die
(x) Been to  Canada
(x) Been to  Mexico
(x) Been to  Florida
( x) Been to  Hawaii
(x) Been to  Europe
(x) Been to  South America
(x) Been to Central America
( ) Been to Asia
(
) Been to Australia - i hope to some day!
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter – oh hell no!!
(x) Been on a Cruise
( ) Visited All 50 States
(x) Been lost in a neighborhood I knew
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(x) Gone to  Washington D.C.
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers/cowboys and indians
(x) Recently colored with crayons – colored pencils?
(x) Sang Karaoke
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t
( ) Made a prank phone call
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x
) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x
) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
(x) Blown bubbles

(x) Gone ice-skating
( )Been skinny dipping outdoors
(x)
Gone to the movies
(x) Skipped school – with permission from mom!
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(x) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(
x) Been deep sea fishing
(x) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving - oh hell no!
(
) Gone snowmobiling
(x) Lived in more than one country
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Gone on an unplanned vacation
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(x) Saw the Grand Canyon
( x) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Rode in a Fourth of July Parade
(x) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(x) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(x) Traveled by train
(x) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding
(x) Ridden on a San Francisco Rail
(x) Been to Disneyland
(x)  and Disney World
(x) Believe in the power of prayer
(x) Been in a rain forest
(x) Seen whales in the ocean
(x) Been to  Niagara Falls
(x) Ridden on an elephant

( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calve
( ) Been spinnaker flying
(x) Been water-skiing
(x) Been snow-skiing
(x
) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
(x) Swam in the Mediterranean
(x) Been to a Major League Baseball game
() Been to a National Football League game



Poinsettia Wrapping!

I had some containers that I was putting my home made yummies for christmas, but they were not so pretty. Sour cream and yogurt is not so attractive under the tree.

So I found a pattern for poinsettia here, made some strips of green and put them through the sticker maker and created a “plant” pretty enough for giving!

Pattern:

Happy December!

Dang, has it really been a month?

I swear as you get older the time flies by faster!

What has happened:

I have experienced tofukey, gone on a cruise to the carribean, and turned a year older!

Yup – yesterday was birthday! Woohoo!

I’ve got some cool pictures and stories from the cruise and some awesome crafting ideas i’ve found, and some great recipes the families will be experiencing come christmas morning!!!

More to come!