Georgia Aquarium!

So many beautiful shots from there!  I'm excited!!!!



Can't you tell?

None of these are edited, though they could probably stand to be.

Apple Crisps

I recently had a time out from work.  A moment to contemplate some things.  I spent most of it cooking.


It worked wonders for calming the mind, and letting out some of the pent up creativity.

Plus, I was able to share some of it with my neighbor downstairs.  Win-win?  I think yes.

The recipe is simple:

Slice up some apples, make a nice crumble with oats, brown sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon, and drizzle it with honey.


Bake it off.  Done.

Then share with friends!

That is all.  Thank you.

Nam Sad Moo

It's no surprise that I favor Asian dishes.  John has commented on that on many occasions.  So much that he gave me a wok and seasonings for my birthday in July.


I'm ashamed to say that I still haven't seasoned or used the wok yet.

John is a recipe tweaker, while I am a "wing it" sorta gal.  We get into debates over this all the time.  This is also why I'm not a big baker.


To prove this, I thought you may enjoy this:

Always the thinker between us!

And in other news, I still work all the damn time!

Herbed Quick Bread

So I made this delicious herbed quick bread, so named because it uses baking soda rather than yeast to leaven.  Therefore, it is "quicker."  But the thing is . . . I, uh, kinda lost the recipe.


And the worst part is that it wasn't even mine.  I have a ton of things where I just kinda eyeball it, but this was exact.  Pretty damn spot on actually.

I remember getting this recipe from a popular food blog, though now I cannot find it.  I just jotted it down on a post-it note.  I remember at some point during the Great Bleaching of 2011 thinking I wouldn't need it, I could just look it up again online.  So I tossed it.  Just like that.  Trash.     *hand on forehead*


And it was deliciously moist on the inside, with a great crust on the outside.  I even used a whole grain white flour instead so I wouldn't feel so bad about downing half a loaf of bread in one sitting.  I mean . . . nah, no denying it, I totally did.

Well, if any of you come across this recipe, please send it to me. 

And for the creator of the recipe and blogger of anonymity, I thank thee.  Because it was delicious.

Cannisters

Quinoa, Lentils, and Oats stay stocked in my kitchen.

I'm not Dead.

At least not physically.

I watched after these guys.  And then a small litter of three, of which only one made it.  They suffered from a bad dose of coccydea, a bacterial parasite.  It caused them to have extreme diarrhea and they couldn't retain anything.  It also caused me to have to clean my floor twice a day.  Exhausting.  And sad.

After turning in the last little one, I finally have my kitchen back!  Everything has been painstakingly scrubbed with bleach and disinfected.  Finally.  After and month and a half.  And now I de-flea my house.  Awesome.

 

And maybe I'll finally get to use my wok that John gave me for my birthday, back in July.

And maybe I'll get to upload and share my pictures from Charleston.


And maybe I'll actually get to communicate with friends and family other than a passing, "yes, I'm still alive, I'm just working all the time."  Especially echoed that I found out an Uncle has bladder cancer.

But, most likely, I'll just keep working and dragging my personal life over the coals.

Yep, sounds like a game plan.

Kiwi for Breakfast

It is so hot in Columbia!!  In the hundreds. Daily.

And I still work all the damn time.

So, nothing new in my life, I guess.  Except the fostering of kitties.  Yes, I opened my door to keep little ones out of the shelter until they are old enough to get vaccinated and adopted.  On my second litter now.

And I had a weekend trip to Charleston for my birthday!  Pictures to come, especially from the aquarium.

Life is busy-- and it's summer, the time when one is supposed to relax.  Oh well.

I guess, in all this, what I'm trying to say is that a cold fresh kiwi and some strawberry yogurt can really hit the spot for breakfast.