Hub and I are currently suffering through the first cold of the season.
It's quite the doozey.
Sore, raw throat (TWSS) achey everywhere, inner ears hurt, coughcough, sneezey runny nose.
This is the stuff dreams are made of.
I should say I lucked out and have the next four days off from work, which I guess is good for me physically, not so much financially.
Did I mention hubs has a sinus infection to boot?
Winners right hurrr.
A cup of sleepy time tea and a dose of NyQuil is calling my name...
Until next time,
Sarah
11/4/10
The next Julia Child.
Totes kidding.
However loaded baked potato soup came out AWESOME I will say. Here's the recipe, along with notes.
Loaded Baked Potato Soup ala Crock Pot/Slow Cooker.
(Yes, I even googled to see if there was a difference, and found out crock pot IS a slow cooker, as band-aid is a bandage. Get it? Branding will get you anywhere.)
Anynerd...
Yields: Four-ish.
4 large potatoes, ones you'd use to make a baked potato. What? My husband is the produce guy, not me.
2/3 cup butter
2/3 flour
6 cups milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. peppa
4 chopped green onions
1 package bacon
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar (or other omm nom) cheese
1 cup sour cream
Fry bacon. Try not to eat it all. Crumble. Set aside.
Bake the potatoes as if you were, well, making baked potatoes. Mine were in the oven for about an hour, wrapped in tin foil, and baked at 350 degrees. BTW don't forget to poke holes before wrapping them in tin foil. Especially if you're low in said foil. Heh.
When baked, let cool and chop into cubed, bite sized, pieces. Dump into your slow cooker/crock pot demi-god.
Now you're going to make the raux (roo). You'll melt your 2/3 cup butter in a DEEP sauce pan on low heat. Whisk in flour and mix until smooth. Gradualllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy add your 6 cups of melt, whisking with each addition. Did I mention you mix this thing constantly? It's like gravy, scorchy=no no. Whisk continually until bubbly. Not boiling, but small bubbles will appear. Add to crock pot/slow cooker.
Also add cheese, salt, peppa, green onion, and bacon. Mix all together so everything is nice and coated and cook on high for aprox 4 hours, stirring once every hour. Mix in sour cream right before serving.
Notes: I ended up adding more milk about two hours in, so it wouldn't be super thick, but more creamy. I couldn't tell you how much I added, just sort of eye-balled it.
I didn't get to cook my soup with the bacon/green onions in it (new found vegetarian friends and I-don't-like-green-onions-husband) so I'm sure the flavor is very more bacon-esqe when simmering with everything for so long.
In other non-food related news, I won a contest!
Don't worry, I didn't have to get a Bieber tattoo or chug a gallon of milk.
I got to look like a bad-ass all day. I love Halloween. The photo used for voting was much better than this. My gun is hoisted in the air and whatnot.
Prize was a paid day off. And I never win ANYTHING so I was thrilled!
Especiallysincemyhourswerecutinhalffornextweek :X
Until next time,
Sarah
However loaded baked potato soup came out AWESOME I will say. Here's the recipe, along with notes.
Loaded Baked Potato Soup ala Crock Pot/Slow Cooker.
(Yes, I even googled to see if there was a difference, and found out crock pot IS a slow cooker, as band-aid is a bandage. Get it? Branding will get you anywhere.)
Anynerd...
Yields: Four-ish.
4 large potatoes, ones you'd use to make a baked potato. What? My husband is the produce guy, not me.
2/3 cup butter
2/3 flour
6 cups milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. peppa
4 chopped green onions
1 package bacon
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar (or other omm nom) cheese
1 cup sour cream
Fry bacon. Try not to eat it all. Crumble. Set aside.
Bake the potatoes as if you were, well, making baked potatoes. Mine were in the oven for about an hour, wrapped in tin foil, and baked at 350 degrees. BTW don't forget to poke holes before wrapping them in tin foil. Especially if you're low in said foil. Heh.
When baked, let cool and chop into cubed, bite sized, pieces. Dump into your slow cooker/crock pot demi-god.
Now you're going to make the raux (roo). You'll melt your 2/3 cup butter in a DEEP sauce pan on low heat. Whisk in flour and mix until smooth. Gradualllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy add your 6 cups of melt, whisking with each addition. Did I mention you mix this thing constantly? It's like gravy, scorchy=no no. Whisk continually until bubbly. Not boiling, but small bubbles will appear. Add to crock pot/slow cooker.
Also add cheese, salt, peppa, green onion, and bacon. Mix all together so everything is nice and coated and cook on high for aprox 4 hours, stirring once every hour. Mix in sour cream right before serving.
Notes: I ended up adding more milk about two hours in, so it wouldn't be super thick, but more creamy. I couldn't tell you how much I added, just sort of eye-balled it.
I didn't get to cook my soup with the bacon/green onions in it (new found vegetarian friends and I-don't-like-green-onions-husband) so I'm sure the flavor is very more bacon-esqe when simmering with everything for so long.
In other non-food related news, I won a contest!
Don't worry, I didn't have to get a Bieber tattoo or chug a gallon of milk.
I got to look like a bad-ass all day. I love Halloween. The photo used for voting was much better than this. My gun is hoisted in the air and whatnot.
Prize was a paid day off. And I never win ANYTHING so I was thrilled!
Especiallysincemyhourswerecutinhalffornextweek :X
Until next time,
Sarah
11/3/10
Creamy Tomato Garlic Soup
And yes, it is as good as it sounds.
I decided on my days off I was going to try to do some more extensive cooking. Not having a set work schedule makes it hard to plan what we'll eat when, and half the time I'm so tired when I get home I don't want to be in front of a stove for 2+ hours.
Besides, who likes eating dinner after 8pm? Not so much.
So I figured I would start with making soup! I love the stuff, and it can't be that hard, right?
Last night I made the CTG and tonight I am making loaded baked potato, and some minestrone to have tomorrow and the next day.
I'll post the other two recipes after I make them, so I can add my notes, but here is creamy tomoato garlic!
Creamy Tomato Garlic Soup:
Yeilds: was enough for me and hubbs, with a bit extra.
2 can condensed tomato soup
1 pint half and half
3-4 heads of roasted garlic
Set oven to 350 degrees.
Peel garlic gloves and lightly coat in olive oil (or canola, vegetable, ect)
Roast for aprox 40 mins until tender/golden. You can either put them on a baking sheet, or make a tin foil boat for easy clean up!
Make tomato soup as usual, only substitute water for half and half. You will end up needing just a smidge more liquid, so I just used water. Bring to rolling boiling, stirring frequently. Not a fan of the skin it makes on top when it sits for too long, just sayin'.
Add your roasted garlic and tomato soup into a blender (but be careful as it's HOT!) and puree until smooth and creamy.
ENJOY!
Notes: This soup was incredibly thick, due to the half and half. Hubby enjoyed it, but it was almost too thick for me. You can make the soup with milk instead of half and half, or just whisk some milk in until it's the desired consistency. I also might strain it after blending, and blend again so it's extra smooth.
Also, why in the world is garlic SO hard to peel? I smashed it with a knife but it still took over an hour. Any tips on faster peeling would be mucho appreciated.
Until next time,
Sarah
I decided on my days off I was going to try to do some more extensive cooking. Not having a set work schedule makes it hard to plan what we'll eat when, and half the time I'm so tired when I get home I don't want to be in front of a stove for 2+ hours.
Besides, who likes eating dinner after 8pm? Not so much.
So I figured I would start with making soup! I love the stuff, and it can't be that hard, right?
Last night I made the CTG and tonight I am making loaded baked potato, and some minestrone to have tomorrow and the next day.
I'll post the other two recipes after I make them, so I can add my notes, but here is creamy tomoato garlic!
Creamy Tomato Garlic Soup:
Yeilds: was enough for me and hubbs, with a bit extra.
2 can condensed tomato soup
1 pint half and half
3-4 heads of roasted garlic
Set oven to 350 degrees.
Peel garlic gloves and lightly coat in olive oil (or canola, vegetable, ect)
Roast for aprox 40 mins until tender/golden. You can either put them on a baking sheet, or make a tin foil boat for easy clean up!
Make tomato soup as usual, only substitute water for half and half. You will end up needing just a smidge more liquid, so I just used water. Bring to rolling boiling, stirring frequently. Not a fan of the skin it makes on top when it sits for too long, just sayin'.
Add your roasted garlic and tomato soup into a blender (but be careful as it's HOT!) and puree until smooth and creamy.
ENJOY!
Notes: This soup was incredibly thick, due to the half and half. Hubby enjoyed it, but it was almost too thick for me. You can make the soup with milk instead of half and half, or just whisk some milk in until it's the desired consistency. I also might strain it after blending, and blend again so it's extra smooth.
Also, why in the world is garlic SO hard to peel? I smashed it with a knife but it still took over an hour. Any tips on faster peeling would be mucho appreciated.
Until next time,
Sarah
11/1/10
Mic Check, One, Two!
*dusts blog off*
Oh, herro!
Long time no see!
I decided I'd try another crack at this blog bizz, with a different set of rules this time.
Do I need to blog five days a week? NO.
Will I use this as a sharing tool for new recipes I've discovered and cakes I've made? You betcha.
Updates:
I'm married, it's awesome! Perhaps I will add a photo or 20 to show you our beee-utiful day. Honeymoon is set for Disneyland in early February!
Thorbo is alive and well, celebrating his 2nd birthday back in September.
The Giants won the freakin' WORLD SERIES tonight, booyah!!
Did I mention hubbs surprised me with plane tickets and great seats to a giants game the day after our wedding? He's a keeper. And yes, they beat the reds 11-2!
It feels good to be back.
Until next time,
Sarah
Oh, herro!
Long time no see!
I decided I'd try another crack at this blog bizz, with a different set of rules this time.
Do I need to blog five days a week? NO.
Will I use this as a sharing tool for new recipes I've discovered and cakes I've made? You betcha.
Updates:
I'm married, it's awesome! Perhaps I will add a photo or 20 to show you our beee-utiful day. Honeymoon is set for Disneyland in early February!
Thorbo is alive and well, celebrating his 2nd birthday back in September.
The Giants won the freakin' WORLD SERIES tonight, booyah!!
Did I mention hubbs surprised me with plane tickets and great seats to a giants game the day after our wedding? He's a keeper. And yes, they beat the reds 11-2!
It feels good to be back.
Until next time,
Sarah
8/12/10
Dear Blerggh Blog,
Sorry I have neglected you.
I have always wondered how bloggers were able to post stuff 5+ days a week.
Then I realized that the majority of those people that have blogs, have office jobs that allow them to be on a computer some point during the day, or you are that .97% who are just so awesome and can do 10,000 things in an hour.
I work a very labor intensive job. We aren't even supposed to have our cell phones on, let alone spend any time near internetz.
So, while I would absolutely love to share the very details of my life, sometimes there are days that I don't even touch the computer. Or have anything worth sharing.
I also think my high-expectations of being able to post something almost everyday makes me feel bad about my scatter-posts.
So here is my goal, to you supposed six followers. I'll try to give the high and low points per week, or if something extrasuperspecial happens, I suppose it could get it's own post. Maybe.
I'm getting married in 10 flippin' days!
I'm going to pick up my wedding dress tomorrow. :D
I'm heading up north tomorrow to spend the weekend with my sister.
I'm working 30 hours in three days next week.
I'm the luckiest girl in the world.
Until next time,
Sarah
I have always wondered how bloggers were able to post stuff 5+ days a week.
Then I realized that the majority of those people that have blogs, have office jobs that allow them to be on a computer some point during the day, or you are that .97% who are just so awesome and can do 10,000 things in an hour.
I work a very labor intensive job. We aren't even supposed to have our cell phones on, let alone spend any time near internetz.
So, while I would absolutely love to share the very details of my life, sometimes there are days that I don't even touch the computer. Or have anything worth sharing.
I also think my high-expectations of being able to post something almost everyday makes me feel bad about my scatter-posts.
So here is my goal, to you supposed six followers. I'll try to give the high and low points per week, or if something extrasuperspecial happens, I suppose it could get it's own post. Maybe.
I'm getting married in 10 flippin' days!
I'm going to pick up my wedding dress tomorrow. :D
I'm heading up north tomorrow to spend the weekend with my sister.
I'm working 30 hours in three days next week.
I'm the luckiest girl in the world.
Until next time,
Sarah
8/5/10
Getcha Hurr Did
Had my hair trial last night.It was everything my make-up trial was not.
It was exactly how I had envisioned it, down to the T.
My hairstylist is super friendly, and as she just got married herself in June, had a lot of good advice for me!
Ready for some photos?!
Pardon the weird faces I'm making. I also got some new earrings to wear!
I love all the different shades of blue. Wasn't sure if N would like them, but he thought they were great! They're very dramatic, but since I'm only wearing these and a small blue necklace my dad got me when he went to Germany, it'll be fine.
Until next time,
Sarah
It was exactly how I had envisioned it, down to the T.
My hairstylist is super friendly, and as she just got married herself in June, had a lot of good advice for me!
Ready for some photos?!
Pardon the weird faces I'm making. I also got some new earrings to wear!
I love all the different shades of blue. Wasn't sure if N would like them, but he thought they were great! They're very dramatic, but since I'm only wearing these and a small blue necklace my dad got me when he went to Germany, it'll be fine.Until next time,
Sarah
8/3/10
Oh, hey.
This week I've been trying really hard to stay calm and collected, but so far, it hasn't really been happening.
Because we needed more tables than expected, the linens ended up being 400 dollars. To rent. For a day. SERIOUSLY? Highway robbery for renting stuff like that, holy cats. Luckily, after a tearful and inaudible phone call with my mom, she came to my rescue, again, and offered to help me pay the extra I wasn't expecting to cover. Have I mentioned lately how much I love her?!
Really though, someone at work had an AWESOME idea. To lay butcher paper on the tables, so people could draw and write well wishes while eating/mingling/ect. Too bad we already bought all the stuff to make the centerpieces! They would clash too much, and my mom's head about exploded when I told her we were thinking about doing that instead of linen. However, I will be setting up some tables like this off to the side, so the kids whoget dragged come to the wedding won't be completely and utterly bored. I even thought about how to make cute crayon centerpieces. Oh, well. Maybe at the 2nd wedding.
The caterer T and I got a chunk of the foodz shopping done. Cups, plates, and non-perishable items. I guess I won't make my guests eat with their bare hands, so we got some utensils too. That stuff wasn't very expensive at all, thanks to Cash N' Carry. It's like a Costco/Restaurant supply store. But super cheap!!
In other news, look what came in the mail today!
The only drawback is it's a men's size medium. If I were a streetwalker, it'd make for a great mini-dress. I have as much patience as well, someone who doesn't, and needed to have a Posey shirt NOW. Luckily it's cotton and I have full intentions to shrink it up. I found another one on eBay, that I thought was hilarious, but N wouldn't let me get it, because he feared I'd get leered at too much in public. Still might need it, to wear around the house!
linked here.
Until next time,
Sarah
Because we needed more tables than expected, the linens ended up being 400 dollars. To rent. For a day. SERIOUSLY? Highway robbery for renting stuff like that, holy cats. Luckily, after a tearful and inaudible phone call with my mom, she came to my rescue, again, and offered to help me pay the extra I wasn't expecting to cover. Have I mentioned lately how much I love her?!
Really though, someone at work had an AWESOME idea. To lay butcher paper on the tables, so people could draw and write well wishes while eating/mingling/ect. Too bad we already bought all the stuff to make the centerpieces! They would clash too much, and my mom's head about exploded when I told her we were thinking about doing that instead of linen. However, I will be setting up some tables like this off to the side, so the kids who
The caterer T and I got a chunk of the foodz shopping done. Cups, plates, and non-perishable items. I guess I won't make my guests eat with their bare hands, so we got some utensils too. That stuff wasn't very expensive at all, thanks to Cash N' Carry. It's like a Costco/Restaurant supply store. But super cheap!!
In other news, look what came in the mail today!
The only drawback is it's a men's size medium. If I were a streetwalker, it'd make for a great mini-dress. I have as much patience as well, someone who doesn't, and needed to have a Posey shirt NOW. Luckily it's cotton and I have full intentions to shrink it up. I found another one on eBay, that I thought was hilarious, but N wouldn't let me get it, because he feared I'd get leered at too much in public. Still might need it, to wear around the house!
linked here.
Until next time,
Sarah
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