Nicole Wilker http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog Just me, in your face! Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Never too old for craft hour! http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog/2010/02/never-too-old-for-craft-hour/ http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog/2010/02/never-too-old-for-craft-hour/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:04:09 +0000 nwilker http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog/?p=2756 Friday we had a couple friends over that we hadn’t seen since early December in a chance meeting in New Orleans!!

They brought with them a “Decorate your own pirate ship” kit for us to enjoy after din din!!

Here is my creation:

Hubby’s creation!

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Happy Birthday to a wonderful man!

Cheers to many more wonderful years to enjoy!

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USING ONLY ONE WORD
Not as easy as you might think! If you want to play too, forward, change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to only use one word answers. Be sure to send back to the person you me!
Where is your mobile phone?
 desk
 Significant other? John Your hair? brown Your mother?
mom Your father? dad Your favorite thing? hubby Your dream last night? running Your favorite drink? tea What room are you in? office Your hobby? exercising Your fear? alone Where do you want to be in 6 yrs? wealthy Where were you last night? Costco Something that you aren’t? tall Muffins? croissant Wish list item? furniture Last thing you did? walk What are you wearing? sweater TV? always Your pet? Phillip Friends? yes Your life? working Your mood? sleepy Missing someone?
yes Drinking? Paulaner Your car? shared Something you’re not wearing? hat Your favorite shop? Target Your favorite color? red When is the last time you cried? book Where do you go to over and over? out Five people who email me regularly? mom, mom, sister, sister in law, hubby My favorite place to eat? Hapa Favorite place I’d like to be at right now? Ocean ]]> http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog/2010/02/1-word-answers/feed/ 1 Adding color to your bedroom… http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog/2010/02/adding-color-to-your-bedroom/ http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog/2010/02/adding-color-to-your-bedroom/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:06:57 +0000 nwilker http://www.nicolewilker.com/blog/?p=2730 Hubby loves color on the walls, I was brought up in stark whitenss and never thought anything of it.

I also hate to paint…

I figured we could start small or easy and add some color to the bedroom (I also figured out that hubby and I need to do home impreovement projects in phases and not together – meaning, i could tape off the room, cover all the stuff that needs to stay clean, hubby would then enter the project and do the painting part, once completed, i return to remove the tape, covering and vaccum up the mess)

So now, we needed to determine what color to paint the room. I decided to check out  some Feng Sui sites to get “just the right color”! You can guess what colors we went with!  (painting is still a distant thought)

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Last year we were with Micky Mouse on your super special day!!!

Hope this day is just as wonderful!!!

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But then I came across this recipe and with some modifications made an amazing yummy dip!!!

The recipe calls for roasting the eggplant, I had already cubed and fried mine up for something else, so i used it in that fashion.

Grilled Eggplant and Yogurt Dip

Ingredients

  • 1  eggplants
  • 1  medium minced fresh onion, divided
  • 3  minced garlic cloves, divided
  • 1 1/2  cups  plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8  teaspoon  cayenne pepper
  • 1/4  cup  chopped fresh mint (or parsley)

Preparation

1. Prepare Eggplant:  peel eggplant, slice in 1/4 – 1/2 inch slices. Place on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and let sit for 30-60 minutes.  Flip over, sprinkle with salt again and let sit for another 30-60 minutes.  Pat dry and wipe off the salt. Cut each slice in little cubes.

2. Spray frying pan with non stick spray. “Fry” the eggplant till it has a char, spraying and stirring as needed. Set aside to cool or cool over night.

3. Spray frying pan with non-stick spray. Add 2/3 of the diced onion and garlic to the pan. Stir the onion and garlic till complete.

4. Meanwhile, mix the remaining onion and garlic with the yogurt; then season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne.

5. Once the eggplant, onion and garlic is cool a bit, mix with the yogurt dressing. Chill if time allows, or just serve at room temperature; garnish with mint or parsley.

It had a great flavor and made a ton!!  Yummy as a sandwich filler!

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Such amazing talent, crazy detail with just snow!!

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1. Nicole
2.  Nic
3. Punkin
4. Sweet pea
5. Mrs. Wilker
6. Jwilker’s wife
Three things you are wearing right now
1. My run the republic reminder bracelet
2. pink shirt
3.  down blanket
Two things you want very badly at this moment
1. something sweet
2. a nice glass of wine
Two things you did last night
1.  Watched Benjamin Button
2.  Made valentine cookies for the niece and nephew
Two things you ate today
1. yogurt parfait
2. cottage cheese
Two people you last talked to on the phone
1. My co-workers from india
2. mom
Two things you are going to do tomorrow
1.  Put on a cool presentation
2.  Go to the gym
Three favorite drinks
1. Red Wine
2. Latte
3.  Wheat Beer

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RULES:
IT’S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS! HIT FORWARD, ERASE MY ANSWERS, ENTER YOURS, SEND IT ON TO 10 PEOPLE INCLUDING THE ONE THAT SENT THIS TO YOU. USE THE 1ST LETTER OF YOUR LAST NAME TO ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. THEY HAVE TO BE REAL PLACES, NAMES, THINGS. NOTHING MADE UP! TRY TO USE DIFFERENT ANSWERS IF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU HAD THE SAME  INITIAL. YOU CAN’T USE YOUR NAME FOR THE BOY/GIRL NAME QUESTION.

Have Fun!!

1.  What is your last name
 Wilker
2. 4 Letter Word
walk
3. A Boys Name
Wren
4. A Girls Name Wendy
5. An Occupation Welder
6. A Color
 Watermelon
7. Something you wear
 Wet suit
8.A Beverage
Warm milk
9. A Food
 Wilted Spinach Salad
10. Something found in the bathroom
 Wrinkled Towels
11. A place
 Wilmington
12. A Reason for being late
 Wet hair
13. Something you shout
 Watch out!


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