And chasing our toys
And causing all tkinds of mayhem.
Yeah, we are a bunch of rebel rousers in the house.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Scrappy Dog Sunday!
The rain just keeps coming. It's okay,we have lots of fun inside, romping around the house.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Sweet Saturday
I have a little secret to tell you. When I was growing up in the south I had the biggest crush on a guy who worked at Shoney's. I didn't drive at the time, so every Friday night I would make my mom take me there for dinner and dessert. I would order the ham and cheese and then a big piece of strawberry pie. I loved their pie and not because the guy I had a crush on said that I was a sweet as the pie but because it was the best in the world. So, feeling kind of nostalgic for the pie (not the guy cause he turned out to be kind of jerky) I looked up a recipe for Shoney's Strawberry Pie. Oh boy! This pie does not disappoint! It's just as I remember. This pie makes me happy.
Shoney's Strawberry Pie
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
Dash of salt
6 tsp. cornstarch
6 tsp. strawberry Jello
1 qt. strawberries
1 baked pie shell
For the pie shell, you could make your own pie crust. I bought the store made and cooked according to package.Put pie shell into the refrigerator so it will cool down. You want it completely cold to the touch.
In a sauce pan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt, add water and cook at a medium low heat. Cook until the syrup is clear and thick.
Take the pan off the stove and mix in Jello. Stir until completely dissolved. Allow it to cool
While the mixture is cooling, clean, hull and cut up strawberries.
Once the mixture is cool, mix in the strawberries.
Pour into cold baked pie shells
Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Throw some whip cream on that puppy and serve!
From the first bite, I was in heaven. The tartness mixed with the sweet brought me back to that booth at Shoney's. Only this time, I got the Prince Charming instead of the dud.
Shoney's Strawberry Pie
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
Dash of salt
6 tsp. cornstarch
6 tsp. strawberry Jello
1 qt. strawberries
1 baked pie shell
For the pie shell, you could make your own pie crust. I bought the store made and cooked according to package.Put pie shell into the refrigerator so it will cool down. You want it completely cold to the touch.
In a sauce pan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt, add water and cook at a medium low heat. Cook until the syrup is clear and thick.
Take the pan off the stove and mix in Jello. Stir until completely dissolved. Allow it to cool
While the mixture is cooling, clean, hull and cut up strawberries.
Once the mixture is cool, mix in the strawberries.
Pour into cold baked pie shells
Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Throw some whip cream on that puppy and serve!
From the first bite, I was in heaven. The tartness mixed with the sweet brought me back to that booth at Shoney's. Only this time, I got the Prince Charming instead of the dud.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Feel Good Friday!
Man o' Man! Am I ever glad to see Friday! There's a little bit of sunshine peeking through the rain clouds and I am itching to get outside and enjoy some nice weather. Mother Nature needs to cooperate!
June means strawberries to me. I could eat my weight in strawberries and still find room for one more. Berry season hasn't quite hit Portland yet so in the meantime I have to enjoy this absolutely adorable penny rug (that I am DYING to make) from Creative Breathing. She gives you step by step instructions on how to make this and many other projects on her site. Be careful, you might just get bit by the sugar bug with her site! You've been warned!
I LOVE baking! I think most of you have figured that out. When I find a good cooking or baking website, I get all giddy inside. Bake at 350 is one of those sites. The cookies are just too much! I can't wait to dive in and decorate some cookies. I'm just hoping that mine turn out half as cute and not like a weird science project.
Ya know, sometimes it's really hard to express just how you feel. Foxy Blunt will take care of that for you. I'm having a hard time deciding which is my favorite. The "Good Luck with That" is tied with "Thank You for Recognizing How Important I Am" A touch of beauty with the wit of a viper. That's what I'm into!
Okay, I'm saving the best for last! Whenever you are down and just need a pick me up,I insist that you go to ZooBorns and click on any baby animal. You will instantly smile and all your cares will melt away. How can you resist baby Penguin tushie?
AHHHHHHH........I feel a million times better! I don't even care if it's raining for the 6th week in a row. Who cares if we got 2 inches of rain in the last 2 days. I will put on my happy boots and go puddle jumping! You should come with me.
June means strawberries to me. I could eat my weight in strawberries and still find room for one more. Berry season hasn't quite hit Portland yet so in the meantime I have to enjoy this absolutely adorable penny rug (that I am DYING to make) from Creative Breathing. She gives you step by step instructions on how to make this and many other projects on her site. Be careful, you might just get bit by the sugar bug with her site! You've been warned!
I LOVE baking! I think most of you have figured that out. When I find a good cooking or baking website, I get all giddy inside. Bake at 350 is one of those sites. The cookies are just too much! I can't wait to dive in and decorate some cookies. I'm just hoping that mine turn out half as cute and not like a weird science project.
Ya know, sometimes it's really hard to express just how you feel. Foxy Blunt will take care of that for you. I'm having a hard time deciding which is my favorite. The "Good Luck with That" is tied with "Thank You for Recognizing How Important I Am" A touch of beauty with the wit of a viper. That's what I'm into!
Okay, I'm saving the best for last! Whenever you are down and just need a pick me up,I insist that you go to ZooBorns and click on any baby animal. You will instantly smile and all your cares will melt away. How can you resist baby Penguin tushie?
AHHHHHHH........I feel a million times better! I don't even care if it's raining for the 6th week in a row. Who cares if we got 2 inches of rain in the last 2 days. I will put on my happy boots and go puddle jumping! You should come with me.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Pretty Little Maidens
I have looked for these cute little maidens forever. When I finally found them I danced a little jig! True story! These are part of the infamous pin up girls (they may make an appearance). I love that they are trying to look so welcoming but their faces seem so put out. Under their breath you know they are cussing you.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
And The Winner Is.....
A big, huge, gigantic thank you for everyone who entered the giveaway. Thanks to all the new readers and the old timers for sharing the love. At first I was going to use that fancy random number thingy but then I decided to be old school and write the names down and pull one out of OMP's hat.
Now without further adeau, the winner is......
MAIRZYDOATS!
If you didn't win this time, never fear! I have it on good authority that there will be more giveaways in the coming weeks, including Trader Tiki's yummy syrups! There will also be more embroidery and maybe even a book or two. So, stay tune for more yummy drinks, crazy critters and whacky adventures.
For the record, you guys rock my socks! Thanks for being the best ever!
*Marizydoats! I need your address! Please email me @v1313@hotmail.com. Thanks!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tie One On Tuesday!
The roaring 20's. Ladies were loose, the drinks were stiff and the time was high. What better way to spend a night than with a powerful drink while dancing the Charleston. Prohibition may have started but it definitely didn't stop us.
Contrary to popular belief not all Southerners sit on our verandas drinking Mint Julips. Most of us drank out of the jug with XXX on it, but I'll include this interesting drink cause I'm a Southern lady (quit snickering). This concoction is mainly sipped around the time of the Kentucky Derby but it is great for any of those hot summer nights.
Mint Julip
Ingredients
4 to 6 leaves of mint
1/2 oz. of Bourbon Whiskey
1 tsp. powdered sugar
2 tsp. water
Muddle mint leaves, powdered sugar, and water in a Collins glass.
Fill the glass with shaved or crushed ice and add bourbon.
Top with more ice and garnish with a mint sprig.
Oh my goodness! I do love a Margarita! I have no idea how such simple ingredients can cause such a riot, but give a few of these to a some sassy girls and watch the dancing begin! This drink began in Tijuana when it was a popular vacation spot.
Margarita
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Cointreau
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
ice cubes
Kosher salt
Rub a cut lime wedge around the rim of your glass then dip into a dish of kosher salt.
Pour ingredients into shaker, add ice, shake well and pour into your salt rimmed glass. Please-do not blend, not this time.
The Last Word, invented at the Detroit Athletic Club during the early 1920's was, up until recently, a "lost" cocktail. Revived thanks to the resurgence of interest in vintage cocktail, this drink takes a delicate balance to mix correctly. If you master it, you will have the last word and it will be, "Now you're on the trolley!"
Last Word
3/4 oz dry Gin
3/4 oz. Maraschino liqueur
3/4 oz green Chartreuse
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
Ice cubes
Combine all the ingredients into a shaker with ice, and shake well for EXACTLY 10 seconds. Pour into a chilled glass.
The 1920's brought us excess and downfall (sound familiar?). Women got the right to vote, Speakeasies replaced saloons for social gatherings and The Harlem Renaissance was in full swing. Being the pioneers that we are, we learned to make a great cocktails even in the face of banned alcohol. It was truly a time of change.
Contrary to popular belief not all Southerners sit on our verandas drinking Mint Julips. Most of us drank out of the jug with XXX on it, but I'll include this interesting drink cause I'm a Southern lady (quit snickering). This concoction is mainly sipped around the time of the Kentucky Derby but it is great for any of those hot summer nights.
Mint Julip
Ingredients
4 to 6 leaves of mint
1/2 oz. of Bourbon Whiskey
1 tsp. powdered sugar
2 tsp. water
Muddle mint leaves, powdered sugar, and water in a Collins glass.
Fill the glass with shaved or crushed ice and add bourbon.
Top with more ice and garnish with a mint sprig.
Oh my goodness! I do love a Margarita! I have no idea how such simple ingredients can cause such a riot, but give a few of these to a some sassy girls and watch the dancing begin! This drink began in Tijuana when it was a popular vacation spot.
Margarita
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Cointreau
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
ice cubes
Kosher salt
Rub a cut lime wedge around the rim of your glass then dip into a dish of kosher salt.
Pour ingredients into shaker, add ice, shake well and pour into your salt rimmed glass. Please-do not blend, not this time.
The Last Word, invented at the Detroit Athletic Club during the early 1920's was, up until recently, a "lost" cocktail. Revived thanks to the resurgence of interest in vintage cocktail, this drink takes a delicate balance to mix correctly. If you master it, you will have the last word and it will be, "Now you're on the trolley!"
Last Word
3/4 oz dry Gin
3/4 oz. Maraschino liqueur
3/4 oz green Chartreuse
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
Ice cubes
Combine all the ingredients into a shaker with ice, and shake well for EXACTLY 10 seconds. Pour into a chilled glass.
The 1920's brought us excess and downfall (sound familiar?). Women got the right to vote, Speakeasies replaced saloons for social gatherings and The Harlem Renaissance was in full swing. Being the pioneers that we are, we learned to make a great cocktails even in the face of banned alcohol. It was truly a time of change.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Thank You
Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It is a day that we honor and give thanks to those who have served in the military. I would love to honor my father who was a Drill Sargent in the Marines. If you knew my father, you could see it. He served in the Korean war. My father-in-law was in the Navy during the Korean war and was one of the youngest salvage deep sea bell divers and at the time was the youngest Lieutenant Commanders in the service. Now my nephew is in the Army and although I worry about him-I know that he comes from strong stock and will come back even more of a cuss than when he left.
To honor our men and women who so dutifully served and gave their lives for freedom, I have decided to pick a few of my favorite war time or military movies and none of them have John Wayne in them!
Mash came out in 1970 and addressed the Korean war through the eyes of a wacky medical unit. This black comedy chronicles the daily lives of civilians drafted into military service. It's a serving of nurses, doctors and their patients with a side of hot lips and martinis. Robert Altman's classic allows us to laugh at a tragedy of war and know that being human is okay.
Robert Duvall as Major Frank Burns is a sight not to be missed.
You KNOW I love a good 1940's musical. I can NOT resist them! Betty Grable in Pin Up Girl is just too much for me to handle. She is absolutely adorable in this musical comedy romp. Her imagination is much more vivid than her real life but it does lead her to a true love who happens to be a naval hero. Will she get the guy and the USO? You have to watch to find out.
One thing I love about military movies in the 1940's is that they were supportive and knew of the sacrifices that everyone was making. At the end of most movies during the 40's, they reminded us to buy war bonds at the concession stand, and they told us that, "we know you're suffering for freedom, but let us entertain you". One movie that celebrates (in it's own way) the women of the war is Rosie the Riveter. During the war, Rosie and her friend Vera have to share the last room with a slightly dysfunctional family. Although the movie doesn't spend a lot of time on the importance of Rosie and her fellow workers' role in the war, it does allow us to see the history of what women went through. Jane Frazee is wonderful and the musical numbers are catchy. Plus, how can you be upset at a movie that has a Conga line in it.
Again, I want to thank the men and women who have given their life for their country. Their sacrifice of the one thing so precious should be honored. We should learn from our history and hope that there is more peace than war, more laughter than heartache and more love than hate.
To honor our men and women who so dutifully served and gave their lives for freedom, I have decided to pick a few of my favorite war time or military movies and none of them have John Wayne in them!
Mash came out in 1970 and addressed the Korean war through the eyes of a wacky medical unit. This black comedy chronicles the daily lives of civilians drafted into military service. It's a serving of nurses, doctors and their patients with a side of hot lips and martinis. Robert Altman's classic allows us to laugh at a tragedy of war and know that being human is okay.
Robert Duvall as Major Frank Burns is a sight not to be missed.
You KNOW I love a good 1940's musical. I can NOT resist them! Betty Grable in Pin Up Girl is just too much for me to handle. She is absolutely adorable in this musical comedy romp. Her imagination is much more vivid than her real life but it does lead her to a true love who happens to be a naval hero. Will she get the guy and the USO? You have to watch to find out.
One thing I love about military movies in the 1940's is that they were supportive and knew of the sacrifices that everyone was making. At the end of most movies during the 40's, they reminded us to buy war bonds at the concession stand, and they told us that, "we know you're suffering for freedom, but let us entertain you". One movie that celebrates (in it's own way) the women of the war is Rosie the Riveter. During the war, Rosie and her friend Vera have to share the last room with a slightly dysfunctional family. Although the movie doesn't spend a lot of time on the importance of Rosie and her fellow workers' role in the war, it does allow us to see the history of what women went through. Jane Frazee is wonderful and the musical numbers are catchy. Plus, how can you be upset at a movie that has a Conga line in it.
Again, I want to thank the men and women who have given their life for their country. Their sacrifice of the one thing so precious should be honored. We should learn from our history and hope that there is more peace than war, more laughter than heartache and more love than hate.
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