Be safe and have fun!!Toodles,
10.31.2008
10.29.2008
A super cool invention...
I recently purchased one of these online and used it for the first time today (I got the blue one). It is uber cool. I like my morning cereal, and I like to eat it at my desk at work. So all I have to do the night before is pour in a little milk, some cereal and I'm ready for the morning! The milk stays cold and separate from the cereal, plus there is even a little built in spoon! You can find them here. 10.27.2008
10.24.2008
10.23.2008
Recipe of the Week: Turkey & Artichoke Stuffed Shells
Turkey & Artichoke Stuffed Shells
1 (12-ounce) box jumbo pasta shells
1 T extra-virgin olive oil + 1 T unsalted butter
1/2 large yellow onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (15 oz) can artichokes, quartered and chopped
1 (15 oz) container part-skim ricotta cheese
3/4 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1 jar of your favorite tomato sauce
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and partially cook until tender but still very firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain pasta.
Meanwhile, in a large heavy skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and the garlic and cook until the onions are soft and starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the ground turkey, salt, black pepper and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is slightly golden and cooked through. Add the artichoke hearts and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large bowl combine the cooled turkey mixture with the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and basil. Stir to combine.
To stuff the shells, cover the bottom of a 9 by 13 baking dish with 1 cup of tomato sauce (I made my own). Take a shell in the palm of your hand and stuff it with a large spoonful of turkey mixture, about 2 tablespoons. Place the stuffed shell in the baking dish. Continue filling the shells until the baking dish is full, about 20-24 shells. Drizzle the remaining tomato sauce over the shells, top with the grated mozzarella. If freezing, cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 1 day and up to 1 month.
To bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake until the shells are warmed through and the cheese is beginning to brown, about 60 minutes (20 minutes if shells are unfrozen.)
Delish!!
1 (12-ounce) box jumbo pasta shells
1 T extra-virgin olive oil + 1 T unsalted butter
1/2 large yellow onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (15 oz) can artichokes, quartered and chopped
1 (15 oz) container part-skim ricotta cheese
3/4 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1 jar of your favorite tomato sauce
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and partially cook until tender but still very firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain pasta.
Meanwhile, in a large heavy skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and the garlic and cook until the onions are soft and starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the ground turkey, salt, black pepper and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is slightly golden and cooked through. Add the artichoke hearts and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large bowl combine the cooled turkey mixture with the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and basil. Stir to combine.
To stuff the shells, cover the bottom of a 9 by 13 baking dish with 1 cup of tomato sauce (I made my own). Take a shell in the palm of your hand and stuff it with a large spoonful of turkey mixture, about 2 tablespoons. Place the stuffed shell in the baking dish. Continue filling the shells until the baking dish is full, about 20-24 shells. Drizzle the remaining tomato sauce over the shells, top with the grated mozzarella. If freezing, cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 1 day and up to 1 month.
To bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake until the shells are warmed through and the cheese is beginning to brown, about 60 minutes (20 minutes if shells are unfrozen.)
Delish!!
10.22.2008
Quote of the day...
"Knowing you is like going into the jungle...I don't know what I'll find next and I'm real scared."
Jerry to George
Seinfeld
Jerry to George
Seinfeld
10.21.2008
Gus & Libby
I am in love. Recently a pair of the sweetest kitties found their way to my porch. I faintly remember returning from a jog around the neighborhood one night a few months ago and seeing a few newborn kittens playing in the yard down from mine. But I never really saw them again--until they showed up at my front door! At first they were really shy and wouldn't let me pet them. But I've been speaking kitty-talk and feeding them and now they are my 'outside' babies. The orange one is Gus (Gustopher Gustafson) and the calico is Libby (Libitina Lovington). I've tried letting them in the house (Gus especially, since he follows me everywhere). But my 'inside' babies just aren't having it. Charli is interested in the new addition(s), but Cleo is, pardon my french, a beeotch. She hisses and growls at Gus. He is wary but explored the house nonetheless. I want him to stay and snuggle and be happy and warm and comfortable. I worry about him and Libby being outside, especially now that it's getting colder. I know they can survive but I want to take care of them! Gus is such a sweetie...he makes my heart smile. Such furry little charmers!!
10.20.2008
This post has no title.
Texas has the #1 ranking this week. Yuck. I'm not going to pretend that they aren't playing some good football, but I don't have to like it. Our Sooners are still in the top 5 and that shows stamina and consistency. There is still hope for a National Championship...
That's all I'm going to say on this Monday morning.
Later,
That's all I'm going to say on this Monday morning.
Later,
10.15.2008
This man is making my life miserable...
He is Pierre-Simon Laplace, a pioneer in mathematical physics and astronomy.
I enjoy math. I do not, however, enjoy mechanics. All the nerdy engineering students in my DE class are loving the last few weeks of Laplace transforms and all they entail. I don't care about springs attached to objects with a mass on the end...blah, blah, blah. Just give me a differential equation to solve and I am happy--I don't want to know how it applies to physics. Ok, I got a B in Physics but only took it because it was required. I just plain don't like studying it. Ironic, considering my love for biology, chemistry and geology, not to mention how physics makes the world go round. But, alas, I have no love for physics. Don't get me wrong...it's a fascinating field of study. It's just not my cup of tea. Perhaps I don't like it because it reminds me of a self-righteous, arrogant mechanical engineer I used to date...who knows.
But I for sure can't wait until we are done with Laplace and can move on to another mathematical topic in DE. Only one more week of this crap...
10.14.2008
10.13.2008
Fascinating, nerdy stuff...
HUGE NEW PRIME NUMBER DISCOVERED
Mathematicians in California could be in line for a $100,000 prize for finding a new prime number which has nearly 13 million digits.Prime numbers can be divided only by themselves and one.
The prize was set up by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to promote co-operative computing on the Internet. The team from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) found the new number by linking 75 computers and harnessing their unused power. This enabled them to perform the enormous number of calculations needed to find and verify a new prime.
Thousands of people around the world linked the powers of their personal computers in the search for a higher "Mersenne" prime number - named after 17th Century French mathematician Marin Mersenne. Mersenne primes are expressed as two to the power of P, minus one - with P being itself a prime number.
Edson Smith, the leader of the winning UCLA team, told the Associated Press news agency: "We're delighted. Now we're looking for the next one, despite the odds."
10.10.2008
Red River Rivalry 2008
The beer is cold, the snacks are stocked and I am ready...ARE YOU READY???There is a buzz in the air and it can only mean one thing: the Sooners are going to head-to-head with Texas. Oh, yes, it's that time again...the battle of OU/Texas in the Cotton Bowl. As Big Tex overlooks the fairgrounds, our Sooners will be fighting for bragging rights this season. This game encompasses much tradition for both Okies and Texans. The series began in 1900 but has been played in Dallas since 1912. I attended this matchup a few times in my youth, though I was more concerned with the fair and cotton candy back then.
This is an important game and a turning point in the season. Both teams are in the top 5 (OU #1 of course) and both have been playing very well. I am nervous but excited. Unfortunately I have an exam first thing Saturday morning (yes, a Saturday exam on campus) so I will be preoccupied tonight with studying. But I will be poised in front of Dad's flat screen TV and ready by game time. College Gameday will set the stage in Dallas so tune in!!
Come on Sooners...beat those Horns!!
Born & Bred,
10.09.2008
When I Grow Up...
...I want to be like my sister-in-law, Susan.She is a wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, career woman, rock star. Ok, maybe not that last one but she does know any lyric to any song ever made in the 1970's. Susan is one heck of a lady. She's smart, funny, loving, goofy (a must in our family) and very down to earth. It doesn't hurt that she comes from good people (even if they are Longhorns). I can still remember their wedding day (even though I was a little tipsy at the reception) and the way my brother's face looked when Susan walked down the aisle. She's pretty darn special, that Susan. She doesn't know that I really miss hanging out with her. And now that I live 700 miles away it's pretty hard to do. But we are headed down to H-Town for Thanksgiving and I think I may just give her a big hug and tell her how much she means to me. Yup, that's what I'm going to do.
Much love,
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