Hi there ladies,
Today dawned grey, cool and rainy. Guess I should have spent more time outside yesterday...
DH has a tree stump in the yard across the way. Every time I see it, I think it's a critter. Today the yard is filled with turkeys and squirrels. DH likes the turkeys but not the squirrels - told him you cna't differentiate on who can eat here!
Talked to a former co-worker this morning. Did a little gossiping and it appears that karma is alive and well for some evil doers. Did my heart good to hear that I must admit.
I do believe in the "you'll get yours someday" it's just that you don't always get to hear when that happens and sometimes it's a long time coming. Just restores my faith that there is a balance in the world...
Mel - maybe your hand is resting but you can still mentally give the bird to anyone who deserves it - just blink your eyes instead
I guess you could use a dutch oven for the recipe - just a slow oven for 275 or 300 degrees for 4 hours or so. Here's the recipe:
1 thick chuck pot roast (about 2 inches thick), 3 pounds or more
1 jar of roasted red peppers in liquid
1/2 cup Zesty Italian flavor bottled salad dressing
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
My personal modifications after making this once: substitute -
1 pkg powdered Good Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing mix
1 cup water
Wash the roast and put it in the crock pot. Add 1/2 cup liquid Italian dressing on top of roast or if substituting mix the powdered Italian dressing packet with 1 cup warm water and pour on top of roast. Drain the roasted red peppers (mine were in oil with garlic cloves), reserving the liquid. Place the red peppers on top of the roast. Add 1/2 of the reserved pepper liquid to the crock pot. Turn on the crock and cook for 6 hours. Beef is ready when soft enough to shred. When done, remove it from the crock place meat on plate. Take 2 forks and "comb" the roast to shred the meat and red peppers. Remove any excess fat if desired. Add 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (the stuff in a can, not fresh grated parmesan) to the liquid in the crockpot. Stir for a few minutes to make a light gravy. Add the shredded meat back in. Serve on Kaiser rolls, Italian or French bread. Add mozzerella cheese if desired to the sandwich. Also you can optionally add the following to the crockpot when you first start cooking if desired for extra flavor - wedges of green bell pepper (very thick strips so they hold up to the long cooking), chopped mushrooms, an extra clove or two of garlic. The Zesty Italian dressing has more flavor and gives the meat it's Italian Beef taste. I cooked it with the the liquid salad dressing which contains oil and the red peppers which were packed in oil and while DH loved it, it was a bit too oily for my touchy stomach so I'd try it again using powdered salad dressing, water and perhaps use the entire jar of marinade in the red peppers to cut back on the fat. It did make for a delicious sandwich even if I had to take 2 Pepcid's afterwards
Michelle - kudos to you for getting some help from the life coach in dealing with all the stress you have going on right now. Having been there before, I can say that I wasted alot of good health on being angry and stressed about the job situation. You already have enough stress in your life and like I said before, some times I think they set us up to be angry so then they can justify their bad decisions knowing it's human nature to be frustrated. It's great that DH was able to talk to you and keep a better perspective on things. It's good to have a calming factor like that. I hope that the life coach can give you some good goals to focus on. If that doesn't work, don't forget about "crushing" the head of the offenders with your thumb and forefinger from far away when they aren't looking - at least there is a small satisfaction in that
Shad - sounds like you had a nice birthday. It's nice that you always participate in the Anzac Day celebrations - we should never forget those who have served in our safety. How nice that you got a little treat at the hotel - too bad they don't know you'd have preferred some fresh fruit over a chocolate cake. But the thought was nice. I'm still wishing you a happy birthday because while it might be over on your side of town, it's still your birthday here.
ok, I hear Doc Martin and I think of boots
Laura - hope Coal is doing better today. That's wierd with your friend and the hip pain - but sometimes I think that's hard to diagnose. Then again, I think doctors don't always listen to the patient and I'm finding that we need to do more investigating ourselves. Pity because we sure pay enough for medical care. DIdn't the Hawks win the Stanley Cup last year or recently? Been a while since Chicago had any championships teams.
Ceejay - glad you had a nice time in MO. I thought about having a big party for one of our milestone anniversaries since we had a tiny, tiny wedding but then I got to thinking about how much it would cost (a far cry from the $2500 I spent on my wedding no doubt)
Shame that the baby was fussy but sometimes I think it's good for Mom and Dad to get the baby used to other people from the get go just to avoid the "daycare drama" syndrome. Has it been a quiet storm season out by you?
Annie - sounds like you are busy with all kinds of work around the house. How is the firepit coming along. THink you'll be done before Shad gets her castle built?
We had white crown moulding in the house in TN. Painted the walls with a gray primer and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the medium gray looked against the moulding and the white ceiling. It's a good color although you rae probably going almost white with a touch of gray?
Ok, I have to get dressed and off to the library to return some books and pick up the one about the dog. Also ordered books 2 and 3 in the Girl with the Dragon Tatoo series for DH. They show "in transit" I know that if I go to the library today they will show up tomorrow. Doesn't really matter since the library is on the way home when we go to town - so not really out of the way to go there.
Happy hump day chicks - have a good one.