You spin me right round, baby right round
Posted by Nanc
Like a record, baby. Right round, round, round.
Happiness is getting a new knitting tool and being successful at it right away. Yay for my round knitting loom! Yay!
It’s SMURFadelic!
Posted by Nanc
When you live with a collector, there comes a point in your relationship when they start to wonder how is it that you don’t have any collections of your own. (Fabric and yarn don’t count, I’m told.) Like there might be something wrong with your mentality.
What? You haven’t checked out his PEZ collection yet?!
The General
Posted by Matty
After an another tour of duty, The General has returned to toysaregoodfood.com with new advice for you, and he has brought some friends.
Not exactly a stupida item, but the general has been an important member of our household for a while, and it’s time that he receives his due.
Simple Stir-Fry
Posted by Nanc
I never used to like stir-fry, or Chinese food for that matter. The brown sauces reminded me of gravy – yucky and thick, coating anything tasty in sludge. Thanks to Bonez, I’ve been shown the light. Good things can come from the wok, and there are more seasonings for stir-fry than just soy sauce. I’ve also learned that there are plenty of non-gravy/sauce dishes on a Chinese menu.
Last night, I made a simple and tasty stir-fry based on a Cooking Light® recipe, but changed for my tastes. So simple, anyone could enjoy it. I served it with steamed rice (thank g*d for the rice cooker) and a tasty ambrosia. (Pineapple chunks, honey tangelos and clementines, some coconut flakes and 2 Tbls of powdered sugar. Yum, yum.)
So get your wok out and make some Pork and Broccoli Stir-Fry.
Big Xmas PEZ wrapup
Posted by Matty
I’ll be honest. There was a whole lotta PEZ this year during Christmas, and in the post-Christmas time.
Wanna see ’em? Umm, hrmm…okay.
Gung Hey Fat Choy
Posted by Nanc
Happy Chinese New Year! Wishing you prosperity and wealth (gung hey fat choy).
Motivation
Posted by Nanc
I don’t know why I skipped past the washcloths in my knitting journey. I mean, I made the requisite coasters and bookmarks. Washcloths were the next stop before scarves. (And I’m still there, it seems.) For whatever reason, I did and now I find myself backtracking.
A Greater Meal than Necessary
Posted by Nanc
This stuffed pork loin dish is much fancier than I’m used to serving for just Matty and I. But it was good, real good.
I don’t know why people are afraid of prunes, but this irrational fear has encouraged marketing goobers to retitle them “dried plums.” Like that’s gonna fool anyone. Ha!
Try the Pork Loin with Dried Plum Stuffing and accept that they’re really prunes. I served it with leftover Smashed Potatoes and a bottle of Il Bastardo Sangivese opened for the recipe.
I’d definitely make this again for company, and it’s not as much work as you’d think. Enjoy.
The Great Slipper Battle
Posted by Matty
Come on, with a title like “The Great Slipper Battle” you think I am gonna give you any hints? Don’t be a lazy, click on the read more link.
Mornings are for the birds
Posted by Nanc
I like birds.
I mean, sure, I do like birds (but not for pets) and their little chirping ways, and such. But what I really like are when my cats are stalking the birds!
Oh, everyone is safe and good. The cats watch the bird antics from the balcony and there’s no fear of them jumping down. (The only cat that would fit is too damned scared to do anything so dangerous.) So the happily stare and anticipate for when they capture the birdies (or at least that’s what it seems like when their butts twitch – anticipation).
Ah, an indoor cat’s life must be grand.
I tried capturing a pic of the cat-bird relationship, but neither party was willing to participate. So here’s a pic of Dil and Mrs. Slocombe waiting for their turns.