Easy Breading Recipe for Chicken or Fish

i had 2 edit all the 

"yammer-in"

out.

(i yammer 2 much sometimes)

1 1/3 cup crispy rice cereal

(we used an organic "rice crispies" made with brown rice)

3 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

1 tsp paprika

a dash or 2 of kosher salt

&

fresh ground pepper

1-2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp dijon mustard

(we used "stonewall kitchen traditional pub style ")

2 large pieces of fish

( we used haddock )

or

skinless chicken 

tenders

(we used 6 average size tenders)

would have covered

approx 8.

 1-2 egg whites

(your call)

add more mustard if using more than 1 egg white

start by

preheating oven to 400-425 degrees F.

add 

mustard to the egg whites 

& 

whisk well 

(in a shallow bowl)

set aside.

~ take all dry ingredients 
& 
olive oil
put into a food processor ~

blend until the texture is fine.

pour dry mixture onto a plate

dip your meat in the egg whites

  

then roll around in the breading

getting both sides

&

lay on a  

foil-lined 
lightly greased
(spray-can canola oil is a good choice)
baking sheet or broiling pan.

for chicken tenders - 

bake until crisp for approx 30 mins

fish ran about 20 - 25 minutes

depends on the thickness

you be the judge.

you want a nice n crisp coating on both.

we normally buy flounder

but

they were out

so we had haddock.

adjust all ingredients accordingly

when using more meat.

Photos - my work-bench area

isn't what it used to be.

far from it!

but i'm ok with it.

it's the price i pay for getting the

'flat' i wanted. 

it's actually 

a

multi-purpose 

room 

as you'll see below.

this is what jamie had built 4 me in the last apartment.

now it's being used in storage for his tools etc.

(i'm so glad he found use 4 it!)

this is what my bench area 

is today.

it was moved around on saturday.

far from finished.

it'll get there.

 2 good size drawers are

good for storing hammers, solder & such.

don't mind the mess below.

the door will be going back on the cabinet

(to hide all of the baskets that hold a lot of my supplies)

my inversion table

is a pain in the butt

as it takes up space

but

it helps a lot

when my back & neck hurt.

a lot in 1 room!

it feels much better than it 

looks in these photos.

trust me.

and 

this little lady!

i found her at a gift shop years ago

and 

just had to 

take her home!

i'll post more photos as i get the room 

in 

~ shape ~

so much furniture painting to do!

that's all for now!

Beauty In The World - Macy Gray

Click left or right of the arrow for the full screen

♥ Macy G!

He felt the Earth move under his feet... Earthquake!

Ok, so not under his feet.

(jamie, that is).

he was laying on the sofa

when the sofa started to 

rock N roll.

ok, not really 

rock N roll

but

rumble! 

being on the 3rd floor
i'm glad i wasn't home yet.

i was driving

and

felt nothing.

z-i-p.

z-e-r-o.

0.

it's just as well.

mika 

was in  

s-p-a-z  mode

all morning.

she started at 7ish am.

she exhausted herself by the time it hit

which was something like 1:43 pm. 
heck ~ she exhausted me! 

jamie said

"she just laid on the floor looking around".

another 1 of my cats did this back in the early 80's 

when we had an earthquake.

she flew around the house like her tail was on fire
approx

20 min's b4 it hit.

it's pretty cool how animals can sense this.
not cool, that we had one. 

 "The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries" 

The U.S. Geological Survey said "the quake was centered 33 miles northeast of Ottawa near Buckingham, Quebec, which is 137.8 miles northwest of Burlington."

(which is where we are)

did U feel the quake?

Mika photos & a little drama

Mika 

enjoys being out

in the

tree-house/deck

once a day or so.

 she likes it more if she 

thinks

she's 

being sneek-e

( like below, where she's drinking rain water from the duck )

:)

look at the ring around her tail

an angel, perhaps?

hehe

love that tail!

:)

BUSTED!

(look @ that face!)

hehe

oh, but i really came out to smell these 

lovely flowers

mom

~ look ~

 _________________________

it's been stressful around here

we had a ceiling leak

in the shower.

new tenants moved in above us.

right after they moved in

a

softball size

spot appeared.

it dried out by the next morning

and

showed back up by the following morning

bigger

&

bigger

until it grew to the size of a basketball.

this started last sunday.

management

took their time about looking into it.

today they came in

cut a hole

to make sure there was no mold starting.

there is none

but

there is a large hole in my ceiling

while i shower!

a plumber needs to come in 

to make sure the pipes are all OK.

if that isn't enough...

our landlord

tells jamie today

(3rd week of the month)

that

she hasn't received the rent check

that was dropped in the mail june 1st!

she waits 3 weeks to tell us???

dayum...

N E way...

i spent the weekend painting

the armoire

with 2 coats of color

that i don't like.

it's  a little 2 blah.

so

now i'm going to take it back

to home depot

and see if they can add more color.

will post pics

(if it ever gets done, sheesh)

i'll start posting the little projects

as i get them done.

i've got to relax a bit b4 bed.

TC!

Slipping in a new photo

or two ~
of the necklace mentioned

in my last post.

outside shade 

with a touch of

sun

reflection

(i love this pic!)

now in my shop.

 hope everyone is well! x

Newly Created Necklace - Brazilian Agate

This
30 x 20mm

 agate stone 

was more of a 

 medium blue 

like the last photo shows.

then

i bezel set it 

surrounded it with a dark patina

gave it a nice long polish

and

it took on 

this 

g o r g e o u s

d e e p 

 d a r k

cobalt/ocean blue'

 blue.

this one below was taken inside near the window.

it sits here beside me

@

the moment

and

in this lighting

looks like

a very dark cobalt blue.
a tad darker than this pic below.

above is the true color b4 setting.

this was taken at a different angle

not as close to the window.

i'm curious to see 

what it will look like 

outside

on a sunny day.

i'll know tomorrow when i take
more photos for listing in
my shop
this week.

Simple Lemon & Aspirin Face Mask Recipe

I saw  
this face mask recipe
on
Dr. Oz

&

thought i would give it a try.

the woman who shared this had

gorgeous skin!

Click here

Yummy Recipes

the happy raw kitchen: Real Cream Cheese

LOU CORONA - a download of info - be inspired!

Food 4 Thought

Updated Pics

Here is a better shot 

taken outside

of the turquoise ring i just listed.

 photo below was taken the end of last year.

it's more accurate for color.

Turquoise Ring - Finished & Ready to list

I just took some

outdoor shots

that will 

hopefully 

be good enough to use when i list

this ring
in
My Etsy Shop

which will be later tonight  when
i find my ring mandrel!
the one i use 4 forming and shaping

is marked

but not for precise measurements.
i know it's a 7+
(prob a 7.25)
but 
i want to make sure b4 i list.
strange
it should have been with
all of
of my other tools...

 i love the color of this stone!

i'm now off to start

PT

@

a new 

(hopefully good)

location.

have a great day!

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Long As I Can See The Light

Jamie was watching 

a movie 

last nite that ended with this song.

I remember a few of their songs 

but 

this was

one 

that i really liked.

so 

strange to hear it again after 

all these years!

i'm off to pull a ring from the tumbler and finish.

have a great day!

Cherry Chocolate Smoothie

If you've read back on my blog

you would have seen

where 

i posted about organic 

fruit & veggie

smoothies

we make every morning

( evening 4 me now as well )

and 

my interest in eating

healthy

&

when possible, raw.

we don't eat many

"goodies"

anymore

so it's nice to see quite a few

blogs and such

showing new
raw

recipes.

My sister has tried the 

organic

frozen cherries

and

says they're REALLY good!

I haven't got around to buying them yet

(mainly because they're a little pricey)

but

for something simple like this

i'll give them a try.

what she mentions about losing weight
in this video below
was true for me
(not by drinking cherry chocolate smoothies)
haha...

JUST 

from drinking a
fruit & veggie
smoothie
every morning
i went from
130 lbs

to

120 lbs
in just over a month.
(we were already eating pretty healthy dinner-wise)

SO ~

now i'm trying to gain that 10 pounds back
in a healthy
 way!

......
i'll change this recipe up a little.
that much chocolate just seems
a

tad

much.

i'll report back once i try this
"Chocolate Cherry Smoothie" Here

Memorial Day - Vermont Thunder Motorcycle Ride

 

In honor of 

Memorial Day 

we participated

in

the

"Vermont Thunder"

motorcycle ride.

just 

like we did last year.

although

jamie 

went along on the ride

and

i

stayed on the side-lines

shooting a video.

(i drove until i found a nice quiet area to shoot)

i went looking for a 

full length video

of this event

last year

but

there wasn't one 

to be found.

so

i decided

this year

would be 

the 

year

one would be placed

on
youtube

 for 

those who took part

and 

those who stood on the side-lines

showing their support

to 

look back on

&

remember.

here is jamie 

@

4:13

in the video

video here

it was

a

lot of fun

last year

&

i'll be there

next year.

(weather permitting)

;)