Wednesday

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.






Monday

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!

Saturday

Beauty In The World - Macy Gray


Click left or right of the arrow for the full screen


♥ Macy G!

Thursday

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?



Tuesday

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!




Friday

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

Monday

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

Thursday

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.

Monday

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!

Sunday

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!

Friday

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


Tuesday

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

it was
a
lot of fun
last year
&
i'll be there
next year.
(weather permitting)
;)

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