Music This weeks favorite for music goes to Colbie Caillat. Her very first CD came out last Tuesday. Every once and a while you hear a song and you instantly love it. That is how I discovered Colbie Caillat. You might have hear one of her songs entitled Bubbly. It's great. With the amazing power of iTunes I was able to listen to some of her other songs. As I listen to her songs, she reminded me of a female version of Jack Johnson. Fun, bubbly, laid back, summer-time music. It takes talent to come up with one good song. The true mark of an artist, in my mind, is someone who can come up with a whole CD worth of good songs. Her whole CD Coco is great from start to finish. So listen to it, ENJOY!!!Book Let's be honest. There is only one book that the whole world is reading right now, or should be reading (other than the Book of Mormon of course :) ), Harry Potter. Unlike my sister who can read the whole book start to finish in one
day AND take care of three screaming boys before 6pm, I'm still not done reading it yet. I've decided that Harry Potter gives us all a chance to be charitable towards other people. One way is that you can share your book with others. That's one of the reasons why I'm adding to our blog right now. The deal is that I get to read the book during the day and Devin gets to read the book at night. OH...and I'm at the good part and I'm just dying to know what is going to happen. Yup folks, that's what true love is all about, sharing your Harry Potter book with someone else when you are at the really good part. The nice thought is that I should finish tomorrow. But I can still be charitable and not spoil the ending.
Food There are things that I am not very good at, but I'd like to be better. One of those things is cooking. I think I was absent the day they handed out cooking skills, or at least confidence with cooking. This summer I have been striving to overcome my lack of skill and confidence in the cooking world. It's a good thing Devin loves me no matter what comes out of the oven. I am happy to report that I've had quite a bit of success. Who'd of thought that if you follow a recipe it would turn out so well. Yes, it's quite shocking! So this week's cooking success comes from one of my favorite cook books 101 Things to do With A Slow Cooker. It is called Chicken Tortilla Soup. I would give it a "Way Easy" on the recipe difficulty scale. Throw uncooked chicken in, crushed tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onions, chilies, garlic, chicken broth, corn, carrots, water and eight hours later you have some great soup. If you'd like more details on the recipe feel free to contact me. I don't know with copy right stuff if I can post the recipe on the net, but call or e-mail and I'll give you all the details. It's really yummy soup!
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okay I would have to say those are my three favorites too, music, books and food, although good food would be at the top. I too am reading Harry Potter and Loving it. And Dave and I have the same deal Me during the day him at night. one catch though if he falls asleep I get to take it. Anyway I would like to know how your sister read the whole thing already? I am lucky to get 2 hrs while the older boys are watching a movie and the younger kids are napping. Anyway happy readying!
Another fun soup is taco soup. Super easy too. Brown a pound or two of ground beef with taco seasoning and onions. Then add cans. If your adventurous and have tons of time you can do it with dry beans but you got to soak them 24 hours then boil for nearly an hour and I just think cans are easier. I just put whatever beans I have available. Kidney beans, black beans, chili beans. I've even put pork and beans in. Put a can of corn in and hominy (get it in the mexican food section--it's big white corn). I love tomatoes in it, canned or fresh. Lets see... The liquid can come from tomato juice or sauce and water. I've done it with enchilada sauce and water before. Something tomatoish. Then season it how you like. Salt, Pepper, sometims cumin, cayene. My bad thing is I don't ever follow a recipie so it's hard to give one out either. What makes the taco soup is when you serve it put sour cream and shredded iceburg lettuce on top. Call if you ever decide to make it and need help deciphering my recipie. Have fun cooking!
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