Back in Black...haha

Just * unbelievably* two free hands and enough energy to have something to say...breastfeeding continues to be a challenge, finally Sephy seems to be committed to using the potty, I *still* love my husband...this period of my life will likely be remembered fondly though now it seems like misery..slowly returning to cooking....still trying to be a better wife and mother.

Update: Engagement Chicken

After making this recipe dozens of times and loving every lemony second...........I cannot exactly remember how this happened. I must have run out of lemons and instead used limes......Oh my goodness, the difference is amazing. I'll never use lemon again...unless I run out of limes...hahah.

Another note: baby has a terrible cough...well maybe not terrible, but persistent. I'd been to the local CVS in search of some kind of relief....no such luck. When I woke up this morning I remembered a cough/sore throat remedy my grandma and mother mixed for me when I was little and made it for baby. I don't think her cough has magically disappeared but I haven't heard the sound I'd generally associate with old smokers cough for a while...

Cough Remedy

Paprika
Lime or Lemon Juice
Ginger Paste
Garlic Paste
Honey

As I almost never measure I'm not sure of the exact amounts. Basically any amount works...since it was for baby I used less ginger, garlic and paprika and more honey...to make sure it would stick to the spoon.

Other random updates: NO FACEBOOK Hoodiewho...I wonder how long I'll last without a social networking site..lol [immediately logs into blogger...because I just have sooo much to share.]

Engagement Chicken.......or Game Hen

A little while ago on facebook I came across a recipe for engagement chicken. Legend has it that every woman whose made this recipe for their lover has gotten married very soon after. After a bit of research because the origin of the recipe is disputed I made this. It was delicious...and yes it's true, I was married today!!!

Click to See Results (and Recipe)

No Photos = No Inspiration

It's cool. I'm dragging myself away from checking facebook every second to read status updates and hope someone has said something interesting to me...so far...not so much. I'm having much better luck in the real world, out with baby. I don't feel the need to blog I've noticed when I have actual real life plans. Ha! And yet, this is a journey that I'd been neglecting. Ach, but I have nothing to say. No enlightening words. No enchanting stories..

I'd been reading a lot lately and mean to keep reviewing...but at this point everything is brain candy it goes in and hours later the high is over and the book done...still searching for a really good book..the kind that changes me, my mind, my attitude, my life.....

Blah Entertainment Bore

I mean to talk about: love, marriage, cheating, polyamorism, happiness, worn in slippers, physical love, superficiality, hassle. (^.^) Whew.

Fruit Crisp or Crumble

A simple recipe for when unexpected guest show up for dinner.

Mix:

Oats
Flour
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Soft Butter

The oats and brown sugar should be equal amounts and the flour should be equal to the oats and brown sugar...so like 1/4 cup oats, 1/4 cup br sugar..1/2 cup flour...sprinkle the cinnamon and nutmeg to taste and about a stick of butter, when its all mixed it should look...crumble-y..

Pat half the mixture into the bottom of your chosen baking dish..

Add: Frozen Berries, Fresh Berries, Apple, Nuts, anything really.....for me it's a great way to use baby's leftover fruit...

Sprinkle the leftover flour mixture on top. Bake at 400 until it you smell it. Enjoy..can be served with Ice
Cream!!!

Hungry Or Mostly Empty

Hungry, bored, meh! Waaahhh. Fucking Snow.