Hi five? I don't play that jive.

I have been taking sooooooooooo many pictures with my new camera.
The bad thing is, I can't post any of them
Because I can't plug anything into the USB port. It's driving me nuts.
I have also been doing alot of sewing lately. And I promise put up some pictures as soon as I find a way.
Other than taking pictures, I haven't been doing much.
I do, however, have a few of my favorite recipes to share.
My first is a broccoli and cheese soup.
½ bunch of broccoli
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
4 cups milk
4 slices American cheese
Salt and pepper
¼ cup shredded cheese
1. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Cut the broccoli florets from the stems and discard the stems. Cut the florets into bite-size pieces and cook in the boiling water for 5 minutes, or until slightly crunch. Drain and set aside.
2. Melt the butter in the same saucepan over medium heat and stir in the flour. Cook until bubbly. Add 1 cup of the milk and stir until smooth. Add the remaining 3 cups of milk and cook, stirring occasionally until it just begins to boil.
3. Reduce the heat to low and add the American cheese, stirring until it is completely melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Reserve 4 of the broccoli florets for garnish and stir in the remaining broccoli into the soup.
4. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls. Sprinkle some of the cheddar in the center of each bowl and top with a piece of broccoli.
Serves 4
And second is banana bread.
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 medium bananas
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Lightly butter or spray the side and bottom of a 9-inch loaf pan.
2. Place the butter and sugar in a large mixing and beat with an electric mixer on low speed until the sugar is completely mixed into the butter. Add in eggs and mix until the batter is smooth. Mix in bananas until there are no large chunks remain. The batter will be lumpy, but the pieces of banana should all be ½ inches or smaller.
3. Add baking soda and salt and mix on low speed until combined. Add the flour and mix on low speed, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally, until all the flour is incorporated.
4. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven heat to 350F and bake for 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
5. Remove the bread for the pan and let cool on rack.
That's is for now.
Peace.

Well, I did get some stuff done.
I spent Thursday cooking and did my sewing throughout the break.
And I have to say, I'm glad with how most of it turned out.
The cooking was long, and it all started with me leaving my recipes and the cousins the day before. My aunt was kind enough to scan them, then email them to my mom.
After that I started on the pretzels. But first, it wouldn't turn into dough, and then, it wouldn't rise. So my mom came in to help.
As I was measuring in the sugar, my mom saw two things wrong. First, the temperature of my water was 0ff by 30 degrees. Second, I put 1 1/2 cups of sugar in, instead of 1 1/2 teaspoons.
How dumb can I get!!!
But it was fixed and turned out nice.
I also made some puff pastries with a white chocolate filling, as well as banana bread.
By dinner time on Thursday, I was exhausted.
As far as the sewing, I made a dress, some tops, and a few other accessories.
I would love to put some pictures of what I made. But my computer still will not let me.
So, until later.
Peace.

Do you yahoo?

These are some newspaper clippings I found.
It was 11:30 pm and Ryan and I could not stop laughing at them.

Uncle Ernie hugged me too long

I know, I know.
I said I would post more and then never do.
But I still cant put my own pics up, that, and there hasn't been much going on.
But with spring break this week I hope for things to change.

So here is my great plan for spring break.
First, I don't intend to spend all my time on the computer or watching TV. (no matter how tempting)
Second, I will get the sleep I have been greatly needing.

Third, I have a lot of sewing projects I need to get done. I post some if they look good. But with the way my sewing machine is working right now, it doesn't look likely.

Fourth, there is some recipes I would like to try. Once again, I'll post if any of them work out.

But even with these great plans I really just want to relax. Even if it means I don't get to everything I need to.

It may not feel like it, but I hope you all are able to enjoy your spring.

Peace.

die schwester

I am fully aware of how long it has been since my last post. But I don't often write when I'm bored, and I haven't been bored lately.
Lets see. What have I been up to? I still the those annoying twitch and the headaches that come with it. I got one of them last Saturday when I was in Nebraska with some of my youth group. I was so upset cause I couldn't fully enjoy the trip.
It was a great trip though.
We left town about 8:00 am, and were in the car for what felt like 7 hours, but I'm not sure. We took my church's van, and I'm used to long and cramped car rides in that thing. although it usually involves at least one of my family members. Which was not the case this time.
I got home Sunday evening before the Oscars, and spent the rest of the night watching them with my family.
I've been the little free time I have on my room. I'm really trying to get it organized. I'm currently focused on my jewelry. I've finished making and painting the fixtures for my necklaces my bracelets.
Well that's what I've been up to.
I'll share more when it comes.
Peace.

And then Jesus was like "oh no you di'int."

My big brother took his camera with him back to college. So now I'm working on getting my own. I have it narrowed down to two, and I intend to check them out when I go to get my passport with my parents. As soon as I get it you can expect a bucket load of new pictures.
At the moment I am trying to re-organize my room. But it has been hard to do that on top of school, work, and other commitments I have going on. It doesn't help that I've been getting head aches and missing out on sleep.
The head aches are explained by this weird twitch in my left eye. It's the worst when I'm reading. Which makes school take longer than it should.
As for the sleep, I just don't seem to fall completely asleep. It is driving me nuts.
But who really wants to hear me complain?
Until later.
Peace.

To all the men I have loved. pt. 1

I don't have any new pictures, and my brother is taking the camera I've been using back with him to college. So I think it is time to buy my own camera. I have no idea where I'm going to get the money for it.
But for now, I'll share with you one of my favorite recipes.
Pasta with creamy basil sauce.
6 ounces rigatoni
1 clove garlic, pealed
1 1/4 cups lightly packed fresh basil leave (if you don't have basil leaves you can use 1 1/4 cups snipped spinach with i teaspoon dried basil. Not the same, but close.)
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 ounce crumbled blue cheese
Bring 3 quarts water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni according to the package.
While it is cooking, place the garlic in a food processor bowl; process until chopped. Add the basil and cottage cheese: process until smooth. remove the cover and stir in the salt and pepper.
Drain the pasta. Return the pasta to the hot pan. Stir in the basil sauce. Transfer to a warm serving dish and top with the chopped tomato. sprinkle the blue cheese and serve.
It makes around 4 servings.
Hope you like it.
Peace.