Golf and Breakfast Sammiches...

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Chris's company golf tournament was this past Friday... I'm not a golfer... we'll I'd never golfed before...  Do you golf?.. is it possible to actually improve?.. The way I played it doesn't seem so to me!..  

Unfortunately the batteries in our little camera were dead... and I didn't want to drag out the big slr... for fear of misplacing it... golfing with alcoholic beverages equals greater potential for losing important items...

iPhone took a few shots before it's battery died... I've noticed that I have quite a few looking down at my feet shots... from my whole photo library... not just golfing... I'll have to make a post of those shots... just don't want to attract foot creeps!..

Being a non golfer I was unsure of what to wear golfing... I went for the sailor look... can't go wrong with that...

The weather was beautiful... I chased some geese...  caught a lady bug... had a nap in a sand pit...

...got sand in my chucks...

Near the end I gave up the kicks... and socks... it got too hot...  our team kicked ass and had a ton of fun!

Yesterday the neibs and I had a yard sale... Not a big turnout of people though... it was sorta weird... maybe yardsaling is more of a spring/summer thing?..  it's sorta Fallish out... well not sorta... it is!.. it's cold in the mornings now... but its still getting quite hot out during the day...

Today?.. super lazy laundry day... we did groceries with tea early this morning... picked up a few paint chips at Home Depot... I think I wanna paint both of the upstairs bathrooms...

Then... from Pinterest I also found this wicked recipe... it's something sort of obvious... but I didn't realize that these could be frozen... so I've a doz. made for breakfasts this week... 

One of us just has to toss two in the oven when we get up... it can cook while we're getting ready for work... then we'll grab them on the way out the door!..

I sorta feel like making something... not sure what... finishing a project that is almost complete?.. hmm... I've also been feeling super tired the past two days... I somehow managed to tweak my neck... my knee... and my ankle golfing...  maybe a nap is in order... yes... a nap...

What have you gotten up to this weekend?

xo

Lacey

Just Made These...

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Thanks to Neib A I'm addicted to Pinterest... IT'S AWESOME... go check it out...  Usually when I find ideas that I like online I'll drop the web address on my desktop... then it'll get dropped into a folder and forgotten about... well Pinterest is an online pin board of ideas... endless...

Found this neat-o recipe there this morning... it's what I call a cheater recipe... like the Christopher's Pound Cake that I make using cake mix... this uses cookie mix... and you add some things too it... super easy... and effin tasty!..

It mixes up really easy... I think next time I'll use real butter... just threw in Lactancia this time...

Didn't have Cream de Menthe chocolate chips... just used regular old semisweet chips and chunks...

...sorta ended up eating cookie dough for supper... eating a super healthy salad now... hopefully it'll counteract the cookie dough...

...plop... drop them on... and bake away... I found 10 minutes worked best...

The first batch was sorta lame and flat... just look at the last picture... flat city... I was making potato roasters... on the rack underneath... I think that hindered the baking of this first batch...

The following batches came out looking great!.. bringing these to work in the morning... do not want these left in the house... we'd eat them all!..

Finished the big fall clean this morning... the kitchen and front room... walls and floors washed... carpet steamed... living room snuggle blankets all washed... all that is left is to wash the window blinds... and windows... then go through a few things like under the kitchen sink... spare bathroom closet... just little stuff... AHHH... it's so nice to have the house scrubbed down...  next weekend YARD SALE!.. time to get rid of some things that have not been used for awhile...  What did you get up to this long weekend?

xo

Lacey

Getting a Jump on Fall Cleaning...

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...I think it was late September last year when I Fall cleaned... yesterday Furs and I began the big Fall clean... and we're almost done... we washed walls... steamed carpets... washed all sheets and blankets... made it down and through the living room... kitchen and front room are all that are left... those are coming later today... I want to get cleaning finished today so that we can get the furnace cleaners in next weekend... I can't turn on the furnace until I get it cleaned... too effin dusty in there...  and its starting to be rather chilly in the mornings!.. 

...time for a shopping break!.. Ikea has an insane sale on their duvet's... $14.99 for any size... sale ends today... and then onto Homesense... *purrrr*...

Oh yeah!..got a BissellProHeat2x yesterday morning... you should see the dirt that thing takes up out of the carpet!.. AND COUCH!.. gonna have a super squeaky clean house after this Fall clean...  I can't wait... the cold weather is making me nesty... need to bake and cook... and make things... just don't feel like doing all of that in a house thats not been given a good scrub down in awhile... clean up a mess before making a new one!.. we may put in the faucets that we bought this spring today too... for the bathrooms...  I'll be sure to take photos and post...

...gotta get ready to go out with Neib Amy for a shopping adventure...

Oh... supper Friday night... Muku... deadly as ever... cheshu rice... JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH!.. OMFG... really... it's that good...

Om nom nom... and they have awesome mags to look at while you're waiting for food...

...these have fuelled my fire to shop...

What are you getting up to this lovely looong weekend!?.

xo

Lacey

Chilly Rainy Day...

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What makes a cold... rainy... stooped busy day better?..

PRESENTS IN THE MAIL!.. Presents in the mail from JIRRIAN!..

What can it be!?.  It's handmade... and beautiful...

OMG.. TOTALLY BEAUTIFUL... they look like starfish...

...its a tea for two coaster set!.. OMFG... I LOVE IT!..

Funny thing... I had a dream last night that I was packing up my things to go to England to visit Jill... she's not in England... but she does live far away :(  

I wish she were here now so we could have a cuppa together... 

I almost don't ever want to use these... but I will because when I do I'll think of Jillian even more...

Terrible fast food also helps to make a crappy day better... 

I'm not sure what's worse about it though... the food itself or Cleo's poopie paw... reaching out and grabbing my big mac... probably the food!.. ha... she does love big mac bun...

AND my present from Jill!..

xo

Lacey

...this is too good not to link party!..

My Romantic Home

Fall Fridge Clean...

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The Fall cleanup has begun... I started with the fridge... having that out of the way will make the big house scrub down... next weekend... will go much quicker...

Check out the mess... that just organizational... under that food you'll find spills and onion skins... you know.. it doesn't take long to get messy in there...

I concentrated on just the fridge last night... Pull EVERYTHING out... I work kinda quick so I just had everything on the kitchen counters... if you're a slowpoke have a cooler handy for the foods that you don't want getting warm... maybe throw some ice in the bottom... thats a lot of fussing around though... maybe enough to inspire you slowpokes to work quick on this one...

As you pull out bottles and cartons wipe them down with a warm lightly soapy cloth... get any stickies off... then packing it all back in will go quicker...

Then start pulling parts out of the fridge... clean the bottom... and wipe down the walls...  I have one of the sinks ready with warm soapy water and wash... so rinse... dry... replace all of the fridge parts...

The Brita seems to have a slow leak at the spout... so there was some hard water stains on the top shelf... pick up a couple of these...  best scubbies ever... most kitchen stores seem to carry them... glass cleaned in no time...

Crumbs and spills be gone!.. nothing left under the glass edge... sounds kinda lame but I was stoked when I discovered that the glass shelf came out separate of the piece that it sits into... so easy to clean!..

Ta-Da!.. clean fridge!..  Be sure as you are putting your food back into the fridge that you consolidate any duplicate containers... if possible... I had three bottles of home made salsa... now I have two... then check for any items that may have gone past date... like salad dressings...  if any of the fruit and veggies aren't looking so hot then toss them into your composter... 

...and order is restored to the refrigerator...  freezer is easy... again work quick with the freezer... luckily its smaller!..

New Hair Did...

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Ooo... def still getting used to this... have been brunette again now for about 2.5 hours... so far so good!.. haha...

Gone back to dark for the Fall!.. its quite summery outside today but I know Fall is in the air... I can feel it... If you need an awesome person to did your hair then check out Shag that will be opening up on 323 17 Ave SW around the 6th of September... and ask for Candice!.. She's wonderful!..

What shenanigans are you getting up to this weekend!?.  Furs and I went to the Crossroads Market... had some wicked indian for lunch... then chimney cakes from Twisted Cafe... OMG... NOM NOM NOM... on the way out we got some wicked granola... ITS NOT TOOTH BREAKING CRUNCHY... its nice and fresh... and a coconut curry soup mix... AND some fresh made this morning sooo-saaage!.. Soup and sausage for supper tonight!..  

Now I think I'ma gut the fridge... wash it out and then put it all back together... tomorrow we're tackling the bedroom closet... I've begun to amass things from various cupboards and closets around the house for a yard sale that I want to have the weekend after next weekend!.. lots of clothes too... need to find/make a rack to hang the clothes on... hmm... any ideas?..

over and out...

xo

Lacey

Seafood Chowda!..

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Not to toot my own horn... but... I've been told that I make a good Seafood Chowda!.. 

Originally I planned to post this on Tuesday night... but work has been sucking the life force out of me the past few days... But like Cynthia says: "It's Friday Eve!" so here we go!..

Ingredients:

1/2 package cold bacon chopped

olive oil (maybe)

1 medium size white onion

4 medium red potatoes

4 cups boiling water

1 500ml bottle of lobster and its brine

1 cup shrimp with tails removed

2 cups scallops cut in half

3 cups white fish cut into bite sized pieces (whatever you have on hand)

1 can of clams drained

salt

pepper

2 Tbsp butter

1 tsp dry parsley

1/2 tsp curry powder

1 cup skim milk

Directions:

Chop up cold bacon... if it is very fatty trim the fat but be sure to leave some for flavour...

Cook on low... very low...

Cook the bacon on low to render down the fat before the meat begins to crisp up... 

I like to be efficient when I cook... so while the bacon is cooking chop up the onion...

I like to chop my onion small..

...just don't mince them or cut them too large...

Once the bacon is cooked remove it from the pot... 

Leave some "bacon juice" in the pot...

If you removed too much fat from the bacon before cooking and there is no "bacon juice" in the pot then toss in a bit of olive oil...

Oh yes... I cook my bacon really slowly... so I had time to peel the potatoes while the bacon was cooking...

Toss the onions in the pot with with bacon juice... and bacon flavour that has cooked onto the bottom of the pot... don't worry!.. that flavour will release when the onions start to sweat...

Cook the onions on low too... 

While the onions are sweating it out you have time to cut up the potatoes...

I'm not sure what the facts are behind it but red potatoes make better chowda potatoes...

I like to cut my pieces fairly small... then you don't get too much potato and not enough seafood!..

Once the onions have soaked up the bacon flavour and are transparent toss in the potatoes and stir it all up...

Oh yes... boil the kettle... four cups of water... and throw that into the pot...

Cook over medium heat...

Start prepping your seafood...

This is where you have a chance to mix and match... your seafood...

I was actually out of shrimp when I made this... no worries... throw in more of something else...

Really its up to you the combination and amounts... just see how it looks and remember that you'll be tossing in one cup of skim milk too...

Furs and I are very lucky... My momma bottles lobster every now and then... and she always has a few bottles for us... the most recent ones she brought to CB earlier this month when her and dad came over to see us while we were on the West coast of Newfoundland... they live on the other side of the island...

I cut the scallops in half... and the fish into bite sized chunks...

I forgot to say... all of the seafood... with the exception of the canned and bottled items came out of the freezer!.. you don't have to have fresh fish for a deadly chowda!..

Bring the pot of water with potatoes and onions to a boil...

Boil for 10 minutes...

THROW all of that seafood goodness into the pot... I throw in the liquid that the lobster is in... its too tasty to throw out!.. but the clam water... too salty!.. 

Then toss the parsley, curry powder, pepper, salt and butter in... 

Be sure to save all your veggie peels and cut offs to compost...

If you don't compost check with your neibs... maybe one of them compost!.. you could add to their pile... then maybe next year they'll give you some good compost for your gardens!?. 

Now put that lid on the pot and... boil!.. boil!.. boil!.. give it 10 minutes... it really doesn't take long to cook the seafood... check the fish... it should flake easily... and the scallops should be solid in colour...

After 10 mins turn the temperature down low... and remove the lid... we want this chowda to cool a little bit... we don't want the milk to go gross... ew...

Once the chowda isn't boiling put in the cup of skim milk...  and turn it back to medium... make it nice and hot... on the way there give it a taste... does it need more salt or pepper!?.  Then add it!.. 

Have you're bowl and buttered bread on standby...  fill the bowl... drop a pile of the bacon you cooked earlier on top... yep... its gonna be good!

That's it!.. The pot usually doesn't last long... a couple bowls for supper and then for lunch the next day... and if I'm feeling good I might share a few bowls with some friends... Consider yourself lucky if I share this liquid gold with you!.. and remember if you want you can add more or less of anything in this recipe... make it your own... spice it up differently... let me know how it turns out!..

xo

Lacey