Week 4.5 - 01/29/07 - Stuff I forgot

Here are some things that I forgot to mention and I want to remember (I already forgot them once. You don't think that I'll do it again?):


At some point of the last 4 weeks:

I read this book: Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

It is the Dog Whisperer, currently hanging out and fixing dogs on the National Geographic channel. I like what he has to say about the psychology of dogs and how humans should relate to them. It was a fast read and very interesting.

Of course, if you don't subscribe to his way of thinking (like a certain dog trainer I know) the book is going to suck. You are forewarned.



Here is the recipe from last week. I'm just going to put a scan of the whole damn thing in. The whole shebang looks complicated, but I bet you could cook it all in one pot if you wanted to.

Also, you could probably use any form of chicken bits that you wanted. I used skinless, split chicken breasts (with the bone) but there is no reason that you couldn't use a whole roaster cut-up, or boneless chicken breast, whatever. It is so forgiving. I used canned corn instead of frozen and it was great.

FYI: 1/2c pepper (I used a bell pepper) is about a half of a medium pepper. 1/2c onion is about 1/2 of a spanish onion.







Doesnt' that chicken look freaking yummy. So much better than what the reality is. The chicken that they used has skin which helps account for the lovely color.


One last thing. I made these awesome rice and bean bags. You microwave them for 4 minutes and toss them in bed right before you go to bed. They warm the joint up. They also work if you have a swollen finger that the doctor doesn't have any idea what to do with.

One is made from a whole bag of rice. If you shack cinnamon in there before you sew it up, when cooked it will smell like rice pudding.



WARNING: If you put the rice bag in the microwave for over 5 minutes, with the thought that it will create a super warm bag that will keep you warm forever - you will be dreadfully mistaken. DREADFULLY! The rice will burn and your microwave will smell like pure funk for 2 months (and counting) no matter what you clean it with. Your bed will not fair much better. Just saying.

If warmed properly, they work awesome and I will make you one for money. Momma needs a new microwave.