I put these here so I can find them later. Really bad memory and too much papers in my desk problems. :P And who knows, maybe you all can take advantage and try these which are idiot proof and fast solutions when you have an oven... I cook everything in microwave, this week only for the sake of trying to do some fishy cooking I will use the big tin monster... Yup, the STOVE! Tadaaaaa! Anyway, I came across these and before I loose them I put them here. I'm a sucker for food in the shape of all-in-one-pockets.
PIZZA CUPS:
Roll the biscuits out so they fit better in the pan, bake them for a few minutes, take them out of the oven, fill them with pizza ingredients and bake some more.
BACON, EGG & CHEESE CUPS:
Get GRANDS biscuits, and put them in a greased muffin pan, form a cup in the middle and put the egg in the center and bake 15-20 minutes. If you want, put the bacon in there as well, but it would be that hard to cook it and then add it later. Sprinkle cheese on top of the egg when it comes out of the oven.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Cooking good? PAELLA VALENCIANA
I have eaten plenty of paella before at my aunt's house, but I have NEVER actually done it. So, I placed the paella in the shopping list for Holy Week, and hubby got it. This is my next culinary experiment.
PAELLA:
Get items out of the box. Follow the 3 easy-step instructions. Hope for the best!
So far so good, at least the apartment smells like paella! LOL I also put some fish sticks in the oven, and some broccoli and corn cobs in the microwave. I just have to finish the mayoketchup, and serve. Wow, this is not a boring menu! How come I didn't think of this while pregnant? (Yup, with Kali it was tilapia with broccoli 7 times a week... no wonder right now I hate tilapia!).
PAELLA:
Get items out of the box. Follow the 3 easy-step instructions. Hope for the best!
So far so good, at least the apartment smells like paella! LOL I also put some fish sticks in the oven, and some broccoli and corn cobs in the microwave. I just have to finish the mayoketchup, and serve. Wow, this is not a boring menu! How come I didn't think of this while pregnant? (Yup, with Kali it was tilapia with broccoli 7 times a week... no wonder right now I hate tilapia!).
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Cooking good? PAN DE AGUA
And today I made my first attenpt in my life to make... tadadaaaaaaaa! Pan de agua boricua.
9:40PM I just put it in the oven... let's see what happens.
Off the bat, maybe once a month, but it is just too much work for a piece of bread... Wow, puts in perspective all the work that bakers do. Kudos to those diligent people that everyday wake up at 3:00am just to make bread... Without them, coffee would be so incomplete!
This was the recipe:
PAN DE AGUA
Time: 3 hrs. Serves: 4
Ingredients:
3 cups of all-purpose flour
2 1/2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of warm water
Preparation:
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Mix in flour, salt. Add the yeast and mix in with a spatula until it is well blended. Flour a clean surface and knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic (same texture as children modeling clay).
Wrap in a plastic film and let rise in a warm place until it doubles.
Put the dough on a floured surface and punch down to get rid of the excess bubbles. Divide the dough in 8 portions.
Work them into rolls, then slash them lengthwise with a knife.
Allow to double again before baking.
Pre-heat the oven to 218 °C (425 °F).
Oil a baking sheet.
Bake bread for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
MY EXPERIENCE
This seemed simple and somehow became tricky... I don't cook, I just do cakes, so bear with me. Mixing the dough gave me trouble as I was not certain if I had to use all 3 packets of .25oz each or if it had to be just .25oz overall. Bad start... Mixed all and saw no difference when I left the mass alone... Separated the pieces and still saw no difference in growth... Maybe it's me or I am definitively doing something really wrong. Placed the dough in the oven, forgot oiling the baking sheet... We'll see what happens. I'm tempted to throw some pieces of butter over it... LOL
10:15PM:
Not bad for a first time. :)
9:40PM I just put it in the oven... let's see what happens.
Off the bat, maybe once a month, but it is just too much work for a piece of bread... Wow, puts in perspective all the work that bakers do. Kudos to those diligent people that everyday wake up at 3:00am just to make bread... Without them, coffee would be so incomplete!
This was the recipe:
PAN DE AGUA
Time: 3 hrs. Serves: 4
Ingredients:
3 cups of all-purpose flour
2 1/2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of warm water
Preparation:
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Mix in flour, salt. Add the yeast and mix in with a spatula until it is well blended. Flour a clean surface and knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic (same texture as children modeling clay).
Wrap in a plastic film and let rise in a warm place until it doubles.
Put the dough on a floured surface and punch down to get rid of the excess bubbles. Divide the dough in 8 portions.
Work them into rolls, then slash them lengthwise with a knife.
Allow to double again before baking.
Pre-heat the oven to 218 °C (425 °F).
Oil a baking sheet.
Bake bread for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
MY EXPERIENCE
This seemed simple and somehow became tricky... I don't cook, I just do cakes, so bear with me. Mixing the dough gave me trouble as I was not certain if I had to use all 3 packets of .25oz each or if it had to be just .25oz overall. Bad start... Mixed all and saw no difference when I left the mass alone... Separated the pieces and still saw no difference in growth... Maybe it's me or I am definitively doing something really wrong. Placed the dough in the oven, forgot oiling the baking sheet... We'll see what happens. I'm tempted to throw some pieces of butter over it... LOL
10:15PM:
Not bad for a first time. :)
Friday, April 08, 2011
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
DEXTER & HOUSE & SPARTACUS
There seems to be some hope for TV. Just finished the 2nd season of Dexter and I absolutely love it. The whole monster living among us concept is so compelling. It actually is ironic that so many normal people like this... or sick? In a way, watching real life, real events, you would expect people to like/enjoy lighter stuff... Us, people with dry witty humor and that see beauty in darkness definitively can enjoy this for the whole social criticism it is.
Same counts for House, who ironically seems like a medical duplicate of one of my best friends... Well, House treats/cures people, my friend treats/cures computers... Close enough. Resistance is futile!
Spartacus still grabs my attention. This 2nd season- so-called prequel is so far ok... Still, Lucy definitively disappointed me in her choice for character portraying... I thought she was classy-er. Just my opinion. I still don't see the value of so many explicit sex scenes on the screen, especially when you can show them with creative coverups... But then I guess they would loose male viewers...
The good news: I am actually looking forward to catch up on these three, as I used to feel when watching Xena, Herc, Andromeda, or even the A-Team... The bad news: It is sad that sex takes over a good script.
10-4
Same counts for House, who ironically seems like a medical duplicate of one of my best friends... Well, House treats/cures people, my friend treats/cures computers... Close enough. Resistance is futile!
Spartacus still grabs my attention. This 2nd season- so-called prequel is so far ok... Still, Lucy definitively disappointed me in her choice for character portraying... I thought she was classy-er. Just my opinion. I still don't see the value of so many explicit sex scenes on the screen, especially when you can show them with creative coverups... But then I guess they would loose male viewers...
The good news: I am actually looking forward to catch up on these three, as I used to feel when watching Xena, Herc, Andromeda, or even the A-Team... The bad news: It is sad that sex takes over a good script.
10-4
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Friday, February 04, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
EL HOMBRE QUE BUSCABA...!!
En una conversación, un HOMBRE le hace a una MUJER la siguiente pregunta:
- ¿Qué tipo de hombre estás buscando?
Ella se queda un momento callada, y luego le preguntó:
- ¿En verdad quieres saber?
- SÃ, respondió él.
Ella empezó a decir:
- Siendo mujer de esta época, estoy en una posición de pedirle a un hombre lo que yo no podrÃa hacer sola.
Tengo un trabajo y pago todas mis facturas.
Me encargo de mi casa sin la ayuda de un hombre, porque soy económicamente independiente y responsable de mi administración financiera.
Mi rol ya no es el de ama de casa dependiente de un hombre.
Más bien, yo estoy en la posición de preguntarle a cualquier hombre,
¿qué es lo que puedes aportar en mi vida?
El hombre se le quedó viendo. Claramente pensó que ella se estaba refiriendo al dinero.
Ella sabiendo lo que él estaba pensando, dijo:
- NO me estoy refiriendo al dinero. Yo necesito algo más.
Necesito un hombre que luche por la PERFECCION en todos los aspectos de la vida.
Él cruzó los brazos, se recargó sobre la silla y mirándola le pidió que le explicara ese detalle.
Ella dijo:
Yo busco a alguien que luche por la perfección mental, porque necesito con quién conversar, no necesito a alguien MENTALMENTE SIMPLE.
Un hombre que luche por la perfección financiera, porque, aunque no necesito ayuda económica, preciso de alguien con quien coordinar los dineros que entren en nuestras vidas.
Yo busco un hombre que luche por su INDIVIDUALIDAD, que tenga la libertad para salir a volar y regresar responsablemente a su nido, porque
enriqueciéndose a sà mismo tendrá algo maravilloso que regalarme cada dÃa.
Un hombre suficientemente sensible para que comprenda los momentos que yo paso en la vida como mujer, pero suficientemente fuerte
para darme ánimos y NO DEJARME CAER............
Estoy buscando a alguien a quien yo pueda respetar, partiendo del respeto que él mismo se gane con el trato, el amor y la admiración que me dé.
La mujer debe ser compañera del hombre, ni menos ni más... Para que juntos forjen una vida en donde la convivencia los lleve a la felicidad.
Cuando ella terminó de hablar lo vio a los ojos, él se veÃa muy confundido y con interrogantes.
- Estás pidiendo mucho, le dijo él.
Ella le contestó: "YO VALGO MUCHO"
- ¿Qué tipo de hombre estás buscando?
Ella se queda un momento callada, y luego le preguntó:
- ¿En verdad quieres saber?
- SÃ, respondió él.
Ella empezó a decir:
- Siendo mujer de esta época, estoy en una posición de pedirle a un hombre lo que yo no podrÃa hacer sola.
Tengo un trabajo y pago todas mis facturas.
Me encargo de mi casa sin la ayuda de un hombre, porque soy económicamente independiente y responsable de mi administración financiera.
Mi rol ya no es el de ama de casa dependiente de un hombre.
Más bien, yo estoy en la posición de preguntarle a cualquier hombre,
¿qué es lo que puedes aportar en mi vida?
El hombre se le quedó viendo. Claramente pensó que ella se estaba refiriendo al dinero.
Ella sabiendo lo que él estaba pensando, dijo:
- NO me estoy refiriendo al dinero. Yo necesito algo más.
Necesito un hombre que luche por la PERFECCION en todos los aspectos de la vida.
Él cruzó los brazos, se recargó sobre la silla y mirándola le pidió que le explicara ese detalle.
Ella dijo:
Yo busco a alguien que luche por la perfección mental, porque necesito con quién conversar, no necesito a alguien MENTALMENTE SIMPLE.
Un hombre que luche por la perfección financiera, porque, aunque no necesito ayuda económica, preciso de alguien con quien coordinar los dineros que entren en nuestras vidas.
Yo busco un hombre que luche por su INDIVIDUALIDAD, que tenga la libertad para salir a volar y regresar responsablemente a su nido, porque
enriqueciéndose a sà mismo tendrá algo maravilloso que regalarme cada dÃa.
Un hombre suficientemente sensible para que comprenda los momentos que yo paso en la vida como mujer, pero suficientemente fuerte
para darme ánimos y NO DEJARME CAER............
Estoy buscando a alguien a quien yo pueda respetar, partiendo del respeto que él mismo se gane con el trato, el amor y la admiración que me dé.
La mujer debe ser compañera del hombre, ni menos ni más... Para que juntos forjen una vida en donde la convivencia los lleve a la felicidad.
Cuando ella terminó de hablar lo vio a los ojos, él se veÃa muy confundido y con interrogantes.
- Estás pidiendo mucho, le dijo él.
Ella le contestó: "YO VALGO MUCHO"
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
KALISTO's BIRTH
And my Warrior Empress is born!
Kalisto Beatrix (Kali)
Get to know her adventures and see more pictures of her in her own diary: www.KalistoMedina.blogspot.com
Mommy's rants about everything Kali at the blog www.ANewMageInTheFamily.blogspot.com
~V~
Friday, May 21, 2010
Immigration debate enters a kiddie phase
Wow, talk about straight to the point...
Immigration debate enters a kiddie phase
Immigration debate enters a kiddie phase
Thursday, May 20, 2010
YOU LEARN
Ooh, ooh, ooh...
I, recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah
I, recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah
Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill)
It feels so good (swimming in your stomach)
Wait until the dust settles
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
I, recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I, recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free
Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind)
Hold it up (to the rays)
You wait and see when the smoke clears
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
I, I, oh, oh
Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do)
Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually, anyway)
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
You grieve you learn, you choke you learn
You laugh you learn, you choose you learn
You pray you learn, you ask you learn
You live you learn
-Alanis Morissette
Some old fashioned wisdom...
I, recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah
I, recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah
Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill)
It feels so good (swimming in your stomach)
Wait until the dust settles
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
I, recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I, recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free
Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind)
Hold it up (to the rays)
You wait and see when the smoke clears
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
I, I, oh, oh
Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do)
Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually, anyway)
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
You grieve you learn, you choke you learn
You laugh you learn, you choose you learn
You pray you learn, you ask you learn
You live you learn
-Alanis Morissette
Some old fashioned wisdom...
Monday, March 15, 2010
PAYASO PUERTORRIQUEÑO EN BELARUS
Primer payaso portorro en Belarus. A la verdad que estamos en tó. :P
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