Posting the day *before* Easter so you can bring home a few leftovers (or save some aside) to whip up an easy after-work meal tomorrow night!
Cobb Salads (per person)
1 slice ham, diced
1 slice cooked turkey bacon, crumbled
1 hard boiled egg, sliced/diced (those colored eggs work here!)
2 Tbsp Shredded Cheddar
1/2 C. shredded red cabbage
1/2 C. shredded carrots
3 C. shredded lettuce
1/4 C. whole black olives
Everything can be cut/shredded the night before except for lettuce (it will brown). For a low-fat dressing, whisk together olive oil (1 part) and balsamic vinegar (2 parts) with some salt and pepper and toss onto salad just before serving. (10 WW points per person)
4/17/11
Chicken with Creamy Dijon Herb Sauce
This recipe came to me attached to a coupon for French's Dijon mustard ($1 off made it cost only $.48!) and I guess I was hungry at the time because I went ahead and saved it and planned it as tonight's meal. I used diced chicken breast and made my broth from bullion in my cupboard. I served this with boiled, buttered and salted tiny red potatoes and fruit salad. For any Weight Watcher's participants, one serving of the chicken plus two small red potatoes is 10 pts. That's pretty reasonable as it is filling and nutritious. (I just realized I left out the garlic! Was delicious without it!)
1/2 cup chicken broth
6 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
1/3 Cup (1/3 of a 8 oz stick) Cream Cheese, softened
1 Tbsp Minced Herbs (used dried oregano)
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
4 (6 oz) Chicken Breasts
1 tsp. minced garlic
Use a whisk to mix broth, mustard, cream cheese, and herbs until well blended; set aside. Cook chicken in hot oil until browned on both sides. Stir in ustard sauce and garlic and simmer over medium heat 3-5 minutes or until sauce slightly thickens and flavors are blended.
FIVE STARS! Yum!
1/2 cup chicken broth
6 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
1/3 Cup (1/3 of a 8 oz stick) Cream Cheese, softened
1 Tbsp Minced Herbs (used dried oregano)
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
4 (6 oz) Chicken Breasts
1 tsp. minced garlic
Use a whisk to mix broth, mustard, cream cheese, and herbs until well blended; set aside. Cook chicken in hot oil until browned on both sides. Stir in ustard sauce and garlic and simmer over medium heat 3-5 minutes or until sauce slightly thickens and flavors are blended.
FIVE STARS! Yum!
4/7/11
Salsa
Last night we had an impromptu group meal to celebrate a great accomplishment for a couple of friends. I had been planning for a few nights to make quesadillas with chips and salsa, so I had prepared the salsa the night before to allow the flavors to meld. My two-year-old thought this was a bit spicy but all the adults just loved it. Between four of us we finished about 1 quart of this stuff last night!
The original recipe was posted by another blogger, Pioneer Woman, but I'd say I changed it enough to call it my own at this point. She also had a super nice picture tutorial, but imho the directions are far simpler...
Warning - this makes a LOT of salsa (about 2 qts).
Ingredients
1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice
1 can (10 Ounce) Rotel ORIGINAL (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
1 can (10 Ounce) Rotel ORIGINAL (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
1 can (10 Ounce) Rotel MILD (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
¼ cup Chopped Onion
1 clove Garlic, Minced
1 Tbsp Sugar
¼ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Ground Cumin
½ cups Cilantro
¼ cup Chopped Onion
1 clove Garlic, Minced
1 Tbsp Sugar
¼ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Ground Cumin
½ cups Cilantro
½ whole Lime Juice
Directions
Put all in blender, carefully put on lid (it's a full pitcher), and blend until the consistency you like.
Can it really be that simple? Yup - so much so that I bought a dedicated $1 pitcher with a red lid at WalMart specifically for our batches of salsa from this point forward! I hope you enjoy.
Bonus Recipe: Quesadillas - Very similar to making grilled cheese. Spray Pam on one side of a taco-shell sized flour tortilla and place in a hot pan, spread a handful of shredded cheddar over the shell, spray one side of another tortilla and place on top (oiled side up). Blister the one side and flip with a spatula. Blister second side and flatten with spatula to make sure cheese is melted. Remove from pan, allow to rest for a moment, quarter with a knife, and serve piping hot! (Additional fillings to cheese include: cooked chicken or steak pieces or well-drained black beans.)
3/31/11
Electric Pressure Cooker
Things I love about my new electric pressure cooker:
1) Vegetarian Delight - Beans cook from dry (no soaking!) in 25 minutes or less without any tending. At around $.60 a pound dried, they beat the pants off the $.60 for 14 oz cans and have no pre-added salt.
2) Forget about it! - Throw it all in the pot, dial in your cook time and pressure setting, press start (takes exponentially longer if you forget this step), and then go watch TV or enjoy playing with your kids. Listen for a beep, vent steam from cool and safe plastic valve, and serve. Seriously. That's it.
3) I want it fast, but I don't want it now... hey, a delay timer! - Self-explanatory. Who doesn't love walking in the house to a finished meal?
4) Go ahead and splurge on other things! - Raw ingredients = cheaper = healthier = happier.
5) The possibilities are endless. - You can cook almost anything to moist perfection with very little effort. Not to mention that traditional pressure cooker cookbooks (which have been around for about half a century) easily adapt to this easier option. I even have two cookbooks on my Kindle currently. Nothing like hopping a quick bookmark to my favorite recipe!
If I sound like an infomercial, I wish. Maybe someone from Fagor could pay me for this shameless plug?
No? Well - info for the benefit of family and friends anyway.
This has been one of the best investments I have ever made. I love it!
3/30/11
Corn Bread
A gluten-free alternative to a traditional corn bread recipe, this was delicious and moist from the very start.
I got the recipe from someone on allrecipes.com, but definitely wanted to share it with you here with a few minor changes to make it my idea of tried-and-true. I served it with Grandma Ellen's chili and it was a hit!
Also: Try my "one bowl" method below! A lot of recipes require two bowls to mix wet and dry ingredients separately before combining. This is to save your tastebuds from a shock of salt or baking powder in a lump, but my one-bowl method solves that.
Ingredients
1 egg
1/4 cup mayonnaise (don't use low-fat!)
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup yellow cornmeal
scant 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
scant 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup mayonnaise (don't use low-fat!)
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup yellow cornmeal
scant 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
scant 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
Whisk egg with mayonnaise, buttermilk, and oil in a large bowl. Without stirring, pour the following in order into the bowl one on top of the other: cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt. It will look like a little mountain - flatten it with a fork to help it not fall down into the wet mixture as you add ingredients. With the top of your ingredient mountain flat, mix the 3 top ingredients with a fork into the cornmeal. Once the white items evenly distribute into the yellow cornmeal, THEN mix the wet items from the bottom into the entire combination. The mixture should look airy and light. Pour into a greased, round baking dish or cast iron skillet and bake at 425 degrees for about 15-20 minutes until it is golden brown on the top. Watch the time closely as it will burn easily!
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PS - I'm going to attempt to put together a recipe for Grandma Ellen's chili. I have never run into a recipe with more "to taste" instructions than this one so I'm going to try to narrow the science down a bit and post it. It is definitely NOT a vegetarian entree!
3/29/11
Creamy Tomato Soup!
Vegetarian! Delicious! Inexpensive: around $2 a pot.
I served this last night with grilled cheese sandwiches and butter round (Ritz off-brand) crackers and it was a crowd pleaser; even my 2 year old liked dipping his sandwich and crackers in the soup. Feel free to sub fresh spices for dried if you don't mind having chewy bits. This recipe creates a smooth consistency similar to the leading canned brand.
Ingredients
2 Cans Tomato Sauce (unflavored)
1 Cup Water
1/2 Tbsp Onion Powder
1/2 Tbsp Granulated Garlic
Pinch of ground italian seasonings (just a pinch! this isn't marinara!)
1 tsp Salt (to taste)
Several dashes of pepper (to taste)
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
Directions
Pour tomato sauce, water, and all seasonings in a pan. On low heat warm until very hot. Don't rush this with high heat or you'll be splattered by tomato bubbles. Season to taste, add a little more salt or pepper, then add the cream cheese with a whire wisk. Be patient and stir it until it's all melted smooth. Serve hot! Makes about five big bowls. This soup reheats really well.
PS - Trying "Grandma Ellen's" Chili recipe today!
3/21/11
Oh Orville, You Pop! I mean Rock!
Orville Redenbacher's Pop up Bowl - Popcorn Bowls are genius!
Also - can I offer that it is even more "green" to use these popcorn bowl/bags?
Instead of popping a bag of popcorn then transferring it to a bowl, which then has to use water and soap to wash, the bag itself opens conveniently up and then gets disposed of as you normally would with any bag.
Also - it's paper - so I'm pretty sure this would also be a recyclable item. Sure, it's greener probably to purchase your own separate popcorn kernels and oil, but if you're a microwave popcorn junkie, then this is a "better" option.
Anyway - review? Fantastic invention, convenient, delicious, fun! Enjoy!
http://www.orville.com/pop-up-bowl.jsp
Also - can I offer that it is even more "green" to use these popcorn bowl/bags?
Instead of popping a bag of popcorn then transferring it to a bowl, which then has to use water and soap to wash, the bag itself opens conveniently up and then gets disposed of as you normally would with any bag.
Also - it's paper - so I'm pretty sure this would also be a recyclable item. Sure, it's greener probably to purchase your own separate popcorn kernels and oil, but if you're a microwave popcorn junkie, then this is a "better" option.
Anyway - review? Fantastic invention, convenient, delicious, fun! Enjoy!
http://www.orville.com/pop-up-bowl.jsp
3/17/11
Black Bean Veggie Burgers
You may consider this recipe tried-and-true! We had these for dinner last night along with some tortilla chips and spicy cheese dip and the whole meal left me feeling satisfied, but not heavy. Lovely!
A warning on the texture - if you can get your mix dry enough (using bread crumbs) to resemble uncooked hamburger meat, without it falling apart when pressed into a patty, you'll have the best results. I think the key is in the chunkiness of the beans. Worse case scenario, they have a nice burger-like outside layer and then may have a bit of pastiness inside. All in all it's still not unpleasant and the flavor is great.
During the process I said "THIS is how easy this is? Why haven't I done this before?" I hope you enjoy it too!
Black Bean Veggie Burgers
Makes about 4 patties.
2 cups cooked/canned black beans, drained well
1/3+ C. bread crumbs (approximate)
1 clove minced garlic
1/3 cup minced onion (about half an onion)
1 egg
Olive Oil
Seasoned Salt
In a food processer, mince onion and garlic together. Add beans, egg, and bread crumbs and pulse until beans are roughly chopped and mixture is combined. Dumb into a bowl, stir to make sure all ingredients are well mixed, and add more bread crumbs if necessary to make a packable, but dryer mixture. You still want moist patties to form, so add a little at a time. Warm olive oil in a pan and cook patties until one side is very browned and add a dash of seasoned salt before flipping. Flatten the patties with the spatula when you flip for a more burger-like look. Sprinkle a little seasoned salt on cooked side of the patty. Keep the oil replenished in the pan as you cook - these will not have any fat in them, so this is important for proper cooking. I served the cooked burgers topped with melted cheese on flatbread, whole-grain buns with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
Tip: Add a splash of worcestershire sauce to the mix if you want a "beefier" flavor.
11/3/10
NaNoWriMo
My best friend, and (I think) biggest fan, told me about this.
I'm a couple days late, but what the heck. *nods*
I could do this.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/
I'm a couple days late, but what the heck. *nods*
I could do this.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Turkey Burgers Taste Good
Wow, my blog is pretty much about anything, huh?
Go go, Turkey Burger recipe!
Turkey Burgers Taste Good
1 lb ground turkey, thawed
1/2 c. breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp French Onion Soup Mix
1 Medium Egg
Salt & Pepper
Mash all together like meatloaf, then spoon into patties in hot frying pan. Make sure to cook thoroughly - no pink, medium rare lovers; this ain't beef! Serve on a bun with favey toppings.
These are juicy and yummy. Enjoy!
Go go, Turkey Burger recipe!
Turkey Burgers Taste Good
1 lb ground turkey, thawed
1/2 c. breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp French Onion Soup Mix
1 Medium Egg
Salt & Pepper
Mash all together like meatloaf, then spoon into patties in hot frying pan. Make sure to cook thoroughly - no pink, medium rare lovers; this ain't beef! Serve on a bun with favey toppings.
These are juicy and yummy. Enjoy!
10/4/10
Recipes! Pamper Yourself
Katy's pamper-evening includes one home-made manicure!!!
First - put on your "comfort" t.v. show or movie - or play some music low in the background.
Start with a creamy, warm soak.
Warm some milk or mixture of milk and water in a bowl. Make it as warm as you can stand it, but not scalding hot. If you have a little honey, add it to the bowl also. Soak your hands, maybe even elbows, until the water feels cool.
Then...
Scrub away the years.
Combine olive oil and sugar in equal parts. If you have essential oils add a drop or two of lavender or rose. If not, it will just smell like olive oil, no biggie. Gently "wash" hands and elbows with the mixture, rinse thoroughly, and blot dry on the softest towel you can find.
Manicures are easy.
Use cuticle cream to remove cuticles or push them back with an orange stick. Apply lotion liberally and watch Hand Massage: Do It While You View It. Clean well under nails. Remove oils from nails with nail polish remover or dish soap and water. Shape with a file. Use a 3 sided buffer to shine them up or apply a layer of clear polish.
Relax.
You deserved this little pampering moment.
First - put on your "comfort" t.v. show or movie - or play some music low in the background.
Start with a creamy, warm soak.
Warm some milk or mixture of milk and water in a bowl. Make it as warm as you can stand it, but not scalding hot. If you have a little honey, add it to the bowl also. Soak your hands, maybe even elbows, until the water feels cool.
Then...
Scrub away the years.
Combine olive oil and sugar in equal parts. If you have essential oils add a drop or two of lavender or rose. If not, it will just smell like olive oil, no biggie. Gently "wash" hands and elbows with the mixture, rinse thoroughly, and blot dry on the softest towel you can find.
Manicures are easy.
Use cuticle cream to remove cuticles or push them back with an orange stick. Apply lotion liberally and watch Hand Massage: Do It While You View It. Clean well under nails. Remove oils from nails with nail polish remover or dish soap and water. Shape with a file. Use a 3 sided buffer to shine them up or apply a layer of clear polish.
Relax.
You deserved this little pampering moment.
9/27/10
A Recipe! Breakfast Popovers
Breakfast Popovers (makes 10)
1 can refrigerated biscuits (10 count - great value works)
1/3 roll of Bob Evan's pork sausage
4 eggs
1 Tbsp milk
salt & pepper
1 Tbsp maple syrup
Spray Pam
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Spray 10 cups in a muffin tin.
Smash one biscuit down into the bottom of each of 10 cups.
Brown the sausage in a pan and then, using a spoon, distribute evenly into the 10 cups on top of the biscuits.
In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt & pepper, and maple syrup.
Distribute evenly into each of the 10 cups on top of the other items.
Bake 13-15 minutes until they have "popped up" and look fluffy and golden.
Allow to cool slightly and separate sides from pan with a knife.
Eat slightly warmed. This is easy fingerfood!
Nutritional Information : 1 Popover
125 calories
4.3 g fat
5.2 g protein
12 g carbohydrates
Enjoy!
9/15/10
Talk Like a Cajun Pirate!!!
This Saturday (the day before Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19th) I will be venturing out in full regalia to the Pirate Festival in Wentzville, Missouri.
Here's their website - I will definitely post some pics here and on Facebook afterwards.
http://www.renstl.org/
(See left side bar for Pirate Festival information.)
Then, if I play my cards right, I may get treated to Rajin' Cajun restaurant in Alton, Illinois!
If I do get so lucky as to get my hands drippy with creole crawfish boil, you can COUNT on a review here!
Besides opening my mouth wide to shovel in the fabulous fare, you might catch a few pics of me singing at this piano bar.
Take a look - http://www.ragincajunpianobar.net/late_night_restaurant_alton_il.html
Check back with you soon!
Here's their website - I will definitely post some pics here and on Facebook afterwards.
http://www.renstl.org/
(See left side bar for Pirate Festival information.)
Then, if I play my cards right, I may get treated to Rajin' Cajun restaurant in Alton, Illinois!
If I do get so lucky as to get my hands drippy with creole crawfish boil, you can COUNT on a review here!
Besides opening my mouth wide to shovel in the fabulous fare, you might catch a few pics of me singing at this piano bar.
Take a look - http://www.ragincajunpianobar.net/late_night_restaurant_alton_il.html
Check back with you soon!
Sub-Series: Restaurant Reviews - LemonGrass
LemonGrass Vietnamese Cuisine
http://www.lemongrass-rest.com/
South Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
I'm going to start with pictures and names of the various meals my family ordered. My step-dad was kind enough to foot the bill for lunch so I'm not sure on the total cost, but the website does have a menu with prices listed. It's fairly inexpensive, I think.
Appetizer: Vietnamese Pancake (Pan seared rice flour crepes filled with shrimp, chicken and beansprouts served with lettuce and cilantro, dipped in lemon sauce.)
Me adding herbs to my Medium Rare Beef Rice Noodle Soup (Pho Tai).
Mom & Jim shared Chicken Rice In Hot Pot (Com Tay Cam Ga)
My brother enjoyed Vermicelli Noodles With Char Broiled Chicken (Bun Ga Nuong), which had vermicelli noodles with char broiled chicken marinated in minced lemongrass and vegetables, served in lemon sauce.
Wow! That was a lot of items and pictures!
I will only review the entrees I tasted myself.
Price: When you just want a simple meal, try LemonGrass for $5-10 deals.
Appetizer: A delightful mix of chewy crunchy; veggies, eggs, meats, and spicy sauce cure the munchies.
Rice Pot Entree: Standard fare for asian food; tastes like takeout. Not for adventurous palates - much too gray. Waiter suggested, but why? Nothing special.
Beef Rice Noodle Soup: At first bite, hearty and warm. Rice noodles slurpy and comforting. Add cilantro, basil, and spice; *watch out* this soup gets extra nice!
Service: Note to spicy-food-servers; keep the drinks filled! Other than that, friendly as can be. I even learned a little Vietnamese!
Ambiance: Quiet and clean-cut. Rows of tables seem crowded, but are amply spaced once seated. “Less is more” décor showcases the signature food.
8/25/10
Sub-Series: Restaurant Reviews - Zapata's
Overall Rating
Zapata's
Collinsville, IL
Well I was just too starving when we got there and decided on drinks and the buffet to even think to take pictures. Here's the review, nonetheless!
Food selection consisted of sweet corn cake, mini chicken chimichanga, salsa and chips, and custom taco salad. For dessert, also from the buffet, we shared a plate of cinnamon sugar tortilla chips.
Total After Tip: $29 (three lunch buffets & three foutain beverages)
Price: When you have a grumbling tummy, go here for a lunch that's cheap and yummy!
Food: A plethora of choices leaves you with a warm taco-seasoning-feeling. Salsa was ole, pico holy moly, beans, rice, cheese, and beef chichichi!
Service & Ambiance: Drinks refilled religiously, plates cleared repeatedly, atmosphere savory, decorations celebratory!
I recommend for a quick, delicious, filling and inexpensive lunch!
New Restaurant Review Soon - Meanwhile...
So I'm hoping that while my friend, Ron, is in town that we can all go out to some neat St. Louis eatery!
Stay tuned for a review!
Meanwhile - check out the cute kitten that I would like to make mine <3
Will take name suggestion, but I might be thinking of calling him "Socks" or "Boots" because of the white on his paws. Also buying 1 year supply of allergy meds :)
Stay tuned for a review!
Meanwhile - check out the cute kitten that I would like to make mine <3
Will take name suggestion, but I might be thinking of calling him "Socks" or "Boots" because of the white on his paws. Also buying 1 year supply of allergy meds :)
8/11/10
Not a Winner
Well, this is the dreaded post I didn't want to have to write.
I received my "thanks, but no thanks" letter from the Writer's of the Future Contest just last week. I made my poor mom read it aloud to me on the phone (I had her down as my permanent address).
When I actually looked at the letter it settled in that I didn't make it. I am proud to say that I made it through two rounds of eliminations before being weeded out.
The standard form letter said that they hoped I had my new story ready to send in for the next quarter, but of course, I don't have one yet.
I still believe in my story, so I think I'm going to look for someone who might be interested in publishing it - even if just in a short story magazine of some sort.
Well, anyway - stay tuned for more adventures in creative writing! :)
I received my "thanks, but no thanks" letter from the Writer's of the Future Contest just last week. I made my poor mom read it aloud to me on the phone (I had her down as my permanent address).
When I actually looked at the letter it settled in that I didn't make it. I am proud to say that I made it through two rounds of eliminations before being weeded out.
The standard form letter said that they hoped I had my new story ready to send in for the next quarter, but of course, I don't have one yet.
I still believe in my story, so I think I'm going to look for someone who might be interested in publishing it - even if just in a short story magazine of some sort.
Well, anyway - stay tuned for more adventures in creative writing! :)
8/8/10
Sub-Series: Restaurant Reviews - Aroy Thai
Overall Rating
Aroy Thai
O'Fallon, IL
Mango Mai Thai
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| From left to right: Basil infused rice paper wrapped spring rolls, chicken pot stickers, fried prawns, pork egg rolls, crab rangoon. In the center - hot and sour sauce. |
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| Split Entree: Drunken Noodle |
Total After Tip: $45 (cocktail, app, and dinner for two)
Price: Upscale exotic eats at a domestic price. Each item was worth it's weight in US Dollars.
Drinks: A perfect Balance of inebriation and lubrication, the classic cocktails quenched the thirst and added to the food's flavor.
Appetizer: The spicy dip complimented each fresh item and made it come alive on the tongue.The basil burned the buds!
Entree: Wide, slurpy noodles coated with rich brown gravy topped with chopped veggies stir fried soft. Double up on smokey chicken for two.
Service: Fantastic form! If your item was ready, it arrived regardless of your assigned waiter. Unlike some ethnic spots, English was fluent.
Ambiance: Quaint, quiet, cultured and classy. Modern feel to warm environment with distinct Asian influence.
Overall: If you don't mind the heat, find yourself soon in this kitchen - every item was savory and scintillating!
8/2/10
Sub-series: Restaurant Reviews - Easy Buffet
Overall Rating
Easy Buffet
Across from Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
From Left to Right: Variety of stir-fried dishes including chicken and pork, beef short ribs, fried scallop, lo-mein noodles, vegetable egg roll, assortment of sushi, and wasabi-spiced soy sauce.
Total After Tip: Not sure! (My step-dad bought for us all! Thanks, Jim!)
If I had to guess it would be in the vicinity of $12.
Price: Even though it was free for me this time, I have gone in the past and considered the wide variety available a steal for the low buffet cost.
Food: Flavorful, colorful, fresh and hot; an excellent experience. Wide variety of sushi, fried, stir-fried, and dessert items up the delish factor.
Service: Reminiscent of an “it takes a village” attitude; our cups stayed full, our plates cleared, and all with smiles from the entire wait staff.
Ambiance: It seemed cafeteria-crowded, but the efficient use of space allowed for comfortable dining quarters and the black tiled floors were classy.
Overall: Convenient for Belleville residents and SWIC students, I recommend this newcomer buffet for a quick meal that will satisfy with variety.
7/28/10
Photograph
Someone asked me if the photograph of my lunch yesterday was taken by me or simply downloaded from Waffle House's website.
Much to my pleasure, I got to respond that I was the one who took the picture!
I've heard exciting news that I'll be receiving a digital SLR camera sometime later this year (for a holiday gift) and I cannot TELL you how stoked I am about this. It's been a long time since I've had a really nice camera to fiddle with (point and shoot is good, but this will be much more flexible) and the last time it was a 35mm film camera I borrowed from my step-dad for a college photography class.
We got to develop our own film and make our own prints in the school's dark room, which was absolutely fantastic - a learning experience!
Now, I'm going to have the capability to have my very own darkroom on my desktop!
So - hopefully - I'll be posting some more of my creative works once I get my new toy!
No restaurant review today - time to eat leftovers for lunch to save a penny or two, but stay tuned for a weekend post. I will be spending a couple days this weekend with my parents, brother, and son, and am sure that we'll be dining out at some point!
Much to my pleasure, I got to respond that I was the one who took the picture!
I've heard exciting news that I'll be receiving a digital SLR camera sometime later this year (for a holiday gift) and I cannot TELL you how stoked I am about this. It's been a long time since I've had a really nice camera to fiddle with (point and shoot is good, but this will be much more flexible) and the last time it was a 35mm film camera I borrowed from my step-dad for a college photography class.
We got to develop our own film and make our own prints in the school's dark room, which was absolutely fantastic - a learning experience!
Now, I'm going to have the capability to have my very own darkroom on my desktop!
So - hopefully - I'll be posting some more of my creative works once I get my new toy!
No restaurant review today - time to eat leftovers for lunch to save a penny or two, but stay tuned for a weekend post. I will be spending a couple days this weekend with my parents, brother, and son, and am sure that we'll be dining out at some point!
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