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Interests: I enjoy learning, cooking, baking, photography, sewing, historical sewing, organizing, reenacting, history, politics, music, family, reading, religion, travel and many other things I do not have space to list.


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Monday, March 22, 2010

To Those who Voted "No"

Thank you. 

To those who voted "Yes", good job at betraying America.

To Obama. Thanks for exposing your REAL plan for 'bipartisan' efforts. i.e. Shove it down their throats by hook or crook.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Let it Snow!

I couldn't resist some pictures of the snow and Hobo enjoying it today!








 









Tuesday, February 02, 2010

 
   

It's been too long since I did a food blog, so here is my version of Alfredo Sauce.



1. I like Alfredo sauce best with Pramigiano AND Asiago cheese! It imparts a fuller, richer flavor to the finished product.  Buy the hunks of cheese, don't get the pre-grated stuff, it has unsavory fillers in it. :(



2. The easiest and quickest way to grate hard cheeses is with a food processor. Mine is my Mom's 30+ year old Cuisinart!  Start with the fine grating blade.



3. Now, this is still a bit rough for melting nicely so...



4. Insert this blade and pulse a few times.



Viola! Perfect size!  Go ahead and grate the Asiago cheese as well, but I don't bother doing the pulse with it as it's much softer.



5. Melt two sticks of salted butter.



6. Add a hunk of cream cheese.



7. Mash the cream cheese up to help it melt faster.

 

8. Mince three cloves of garlic and add it to the butter and cream cheese.



9. Add the salt and pepper to your taste.

 

10. Throw in your cheese! Stir it around till it's nice and combined. I ended up adding a bit of heavy cream, maybe 1/2 a cup to improve the consistency.  Cover, and leave it to cook on low heat.



Take the time to wash your dishes before you sink over flows!

  

11. Cook your noodles.



12. Cook your chicken.
 
 

13. Check your sauce, it should be just about ready! So serve it up and enjoy.




 





Thursday, December 17, 2009

The cherry.

This little fella is one of my nephews. He happened upon a cherry cordial my Mom had waiting on the table for when Dad got home.

I happened upon him, sitting in a chair shortly after the event!  I thought he posed to cute a picture to resist.














Isn't he adorable?!


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

So, I was serving as third wheel for my sister and her boyfriend a couple weekends ago when they went to visit his Dad. 

During the course of the evenings conversation we got onto the topic of hunting cooking and eventually, butchering chickens. I mentioned that I hoped to learn how to butcher a chicken and how I enjoyed the old fashioned way of doing many things.

My sister piped up "Yea, she lives in the 19th century" (Something my Dad says a lot!)

His Dad looks at me and said "You know, I could tell there was something very peculiar about you from the start! You're quite different."

:) That really cracked me up! I suppose I AM different. After all, one can only study and 'play' a culture so long before it does become a little bit of them. 

At anyrate, here are some pictures of my latest Civil War reenacting exploits. This is my latest dress and my favorite one so far! (I always say that about each new one, and it's always true, because each one I make, I manage to design and fit it a little bit better!)













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