If you've never visited the Hungry Girl website, do it now. Earlene turned me on to it. Great calorie saving ideas. Today's special is cheesy broc soup. YUM.
HG's Cheesy Broc Star Soup Broc 'n' Roll! When we saw Green Giant's cute little portions of cheesy veggies, we couldn't WAIT to shove one into the blender. A little weird, but our love for a good soup is kind of out of control. Blend up a bowl of this cheesy-broc creation, and you'll understand...
Directions: To prepare Broccoli & Cheese Sauce, pull film back slightly to vent. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. Pull film back all the way (but do not remove), and stir in cheese wedge pieces. Place film back over the tray, and microwave for an additional 45 seconds. Mix well, and allow to cool slightly. Place broccoli/cheese mixture in a blender with soymilk. Blend at medium speed until desired consistency is reached (blend very briefly if you like broccoli pieces in your soup -- blend longer for fully pureed soup). Transfer soup to your favorite microwave-safe bowl (or your second-favorite one, if your fave isn't clean). Heat soup in the microwave for 45 seconds, or until hot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Then slurp it up!
MAKES 1 SERVING Serving Size: 1 cup (entire recipe) Calories: 125 Fat: 5.75g Sodium: 796mg Carbs: 11.5g Fiber: 2g Sugars: 4.5g Protein: 7g POINTS® value 3*
The Sew Mama Sew featured her warm and toasty corn pillows yesterday. I personally know these are great pillows - she gave me a mini in June! It has helped ease some aches and pains. I'm going to use her idea and create a rice eye pillow for Christmas from some re-purposed clothing.
We recently watched Bottle Rocket, a movie from 1996 written by and starring Luke and Owen Wilson. I'm a big fan of Wes Anderson movies to begin with, but this one is by far my all time favorite movie.
This recipe comes from my friend Nellie who sent it to me as part of a recipe exchange.
3-Minute No-Bake Cookies
2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup milk 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons peanut butter 3 cups quick oats In large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, milk, cocoa and salt. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Continue boiling 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and peanut butter; stirring until peanut butter is melted. Add oats and mix well. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until firm. Store tightly covered. Makes about 3 dozen.
This is from a recent Real Simple issue. I've made this several times since and it is REALLY yummy and takes no time at all. I've served it alone and with mashed potatoes (I really cheated and used instant mash potatoes the last time I made it when we had company come over. They thought I had been cooking this all day lon
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 1/4 pounds sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch pieces Kosher salt and pepper 1 10-ounce package sliced mushrooms 1 16-ounce package frozen pearl onions 2 cups red wine 1 10.75-ounce can Campbellýs Golden Mushroom soup 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped (optional)
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
Season the steak with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer the steak to a bowl and set aside.
Add the mushrooms and onions to the pan and cook until the liquid has evaporated. Add the wine and simmer until reduced by half, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the soup and 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil. Add the steak and juices from the bowl and simmer, 2 minutes.
Divide into individual bowls and sprinkle with the parsley, if using.
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well . Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using)and vanilla, and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to share!)
The moment has come to face the truth I'm wide awake, and so are you Do you have a clue what this is? (I don't know) Are you everything that I miss? (I don't hope so) We'll just have to wait and see (Wait, and see) If things go right we're meant to be
The surface is gone, we scratched it off We made some plans, and let them go Do you have the slightest idea (No, I don't) Why the world is bright with you here? (Oh, is that so?) Stay a while and wait and see (wait, and see) If things go right we're meant to be
Oh, what a world this life would be Forget all your technicolour dreams Forget modern nature This is how it´s meant to be
The time is here for being straight It´s not too early and never too late People say I should watch my pace (What do they know?) "Think how you spend all your days" (They all say so) They´ll just have to wait and see (Wait, and see) If things go right they´ll have to agree
Oh, what a world this life would be Forget all your technicolour dreams Forget modern nature This is how it´s meant to be
Do you have the slightest idea (No, I don't) Why the world is bright with you here? (Oh, is that so?) Stay a while and wait and see (wait, and see) If things go right we're meant to be
Oh, what a world this life would be Forget all your technicolour dreams Forget modern nature This is how it´s meant to be
I found Cowgirls and Cupcakes by following Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo who mentioned it on HER blog. Follow that??
Anyways, I have always been tempted to make posts to blogs that I just happen upon, but never do. I don't know what it was - maybe the weather, or the time of day - but I submitted my Mango Chutney Pork Tenderloin recipe and voila! They posted it!
This was a recipe my mom made a few times for the family when I was younger. I told her recently that this is one of my favorite dinners and I make it at least once a month now as a grown-up. I think she was a little surprised that it still gets made :)
Here's a link to the post. Be sure to check out the rest of the blog. There are some good lookin' recipes on there!
Sewing has become my new craft-time, so the jewelry making has fallen by the way-side. This last weekend, however, I did find some time to spend making pretty baubles for my friend's upcoming wedding (MOH in the house!!)
The colors are pink, sage green, and chocolate, so I got an assortment of beads in those colors: round jade briolletes, some elongated faceted smokey quartz, different sizes of pink faceted glass, and of course pearls in pink and chololate (some real, some glass). I just linked them together with some 24g gold filled wire and added a sparkly cluster with a HUGE smokey quartz drop in the center.
Here is the finished project . I finished off the necklace with a couple links of chain so you can extend the length. There's a dangling pearl that hands down the back in a sweetly sexy way.
I'm working on some matching cluster earrings similar to the middle drop, but without the honkin' quartz drop in the center.
No pictures yet (I know you're disappointed) of all the sewing things I brought home this weekend. Last night, I broke into a couple of the boxes and found everything sewing.
Seriously.
Binding material in any color you can think of, spools and spools of threads, two overflowing crates of fabric, several large tins of buttons, a couple patterns, and one large box dedicated to rickrack, lace, and other finishings.
Going through the fabric, I found two unfinished projects - a pink and orange (!!!) linen dress and a black wool pencil skirt. I also found a scrap of fabric from my First Communion dress and as well as scraps from baby doll dresses - all made by my grandmother.
Can't wait to post - between her sewing things, and the fabric I bought at Ikea with my mother-in-law, I am set for a long while.
