Monday, October 31, 2011
HOMESICK
I've been so homesick for New York City lately, hopefully these images help you understand why.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
A Yummy Recipe I Tried
I found another recipe that I tried and enjoyed so I thought I'd share it.
Creamy Chicken and Bacon Pastry Pockets
Ingredients:
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
Mix softened cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, crumbled bacon and chicken.
Cut defrosted pastry sheets into about 16 squares
Put about 2 tsp of cream cheese mixture on each square
With your finger, put a dab of water around the edges of the squares
Fold each square over diagonally to make a triangle
Press edges together and crimp with a fork
Place each pastry on a cookie sheet
Whisk egg and 1 Tbs of water together
Brush the top of each pastry with the egg/water mix
Bake pastries for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown
Serve warm or at room temperature
Enjoy!
Source: http://www.ourbestbites.com
Creamy Chicken and Bacon Pastry Pockets
Ingredients:
- 1 box Puff Pastry (2 sheets)
- 1 8oz Onion and Chive Cream Cheese
- 1/2 C Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 1/2 cup cooked, shredded chicken breast
- 1/3 C crumbled bacon (cooked)
- 3 Tbs chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbs water
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
Mix softened cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, crumbled bacon and chicken.
Cut defrosted pastry sheets into about 16 squares
Put about 2 tsp of cream cheese mixture on each square
With your finger, put a dab of water around the edges of the squares
Fold each square over diagonally to make a triangle
Press edges together and crimp with a fork
Place each pastry on a cookie sheet
Whisk egg and 1 Tbs of water together
Brush the top of each pastry with the egg/water mix
Bake pastries for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown
Serve warm or at room temperature
Enjoy!
Source: http://www.ourbestbites.com
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Roommate Part 2
My roommate brings all the boys to the yard, she could teach you, but she'd have to charge! Ha it's true though. My other roommate is Hallah Mikaela Harmon, known as Hallah to some, Mikaela by others. She is gorgeous and super outgoing so people love her and she gets invite after invite to hang out with the boys. Which is a plus for Kylie and because we get to meet a lot of new people. Whether they're cool, or not so cool. She is a Music major here at SUU, but she is just a freshmen so she mostly just taking general ed classes. The nice thing about this roommate is that, as i mentioned earlier, she is my sister. So we can sit and talk about anything and it's usually not weird. We can handle family problems together. We do get irritated at each other sometimes, but we're family so we're bound to fight here and there. But overall its just nice to have a support system always with you. We have our own bathroom and bedroom and I live downstairs and she lives upstairs so we still get privacy and time away from each other. It was my idea to have her come to school with me and everyone was against us and thought it was a terrible idea. Well I am glad to say, we proved everyone wrong! WE LOVE IT!
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| The beautiful Hallah, this picture captures her personality |
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Homemade Pizza Bites
I know I have another blog that is food related (http://thesweettoothbooth.blogspot.com), so you're probably wondering why I am making a food post on this blog. Well because that blog is for baking... you know treats and desserts and stuff. But I tried this recipe yesterday and loved it so I want to share it here. They are homemade pizza bites.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- Pizza dough (mine was store bought)
- Pizza toppings that you want (I used Canadian bacon and pineapple)
- Mozzarella cheese
- Olive oil or melted butter (I used olive oil)
- 1 tsp dried Italian Seasoning
- 2 Tbs Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- Marinara or Pizza sauce
Directions:
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
- Roll your dough out and cut into squares (they suggested 24)
- Place pizza toppings (but not the marinara/pizza sauce) onto each square
- Pinch corners of squares together to create a ball
- Place each ball in a greased round cake pan or pie pan pinched side down.
- Mix garlic powder, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese together
- Brush the top of the balls with olive oil/butter sprinkle seasoned mixture on top of pizza bites
- Place in the oven and cook them for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown
- Let cool for a few minutes and use the marinara/pizza sauce for dipping!
- ENJOY
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
A Cool Story I Heard Today
Jesus and the Bird Cage
Boston preacher Dr. S.D. Gordon, placed a beat up, bent, rusted old bird cage beside his pulpit when he told this story.
An unkempt, unwashed, little lad about 10 years old was coming up the alley swinging this old caved in bird cage with several tiny birds shivering on the floor of it.
The compassionate Dr. Gordon asked the boy where he got the birds.
He said he trapped them.
Dr. Gordon asked what he was going to do with them.
The boy said he was going to play with them and have fun with them.
The preacher said, “Sooner or later you’ll get tired of them. Then what are you going to do with them?”
The lad said, “I have some cats at home. They like birds. I’ll feed them to my cats.”
Dr. Gordon said, “Son, how much do you want for the birds?”
The boy, surprised, hesitated and said, “Mister, you don’t want these birds. There just plain old field birds. They can’t even sing. They’re ugly.”
The preacher said, “Just tell me. How much do you want?”
The grubby little lad thought about it. He squinted up one eye. He calculated and hesitated and said, “Two dollars?”
Thus having accounted for the empty cage beside his pulpit, the preacher went on to tell what seemed, at first, like a separate story.
About how once upon a time, Jesus and the Devil had engaged in a negotiation.
Satan had boasted how he’d baited a trap in Eden’s garden and caught himself a world full of people.
“What are you going to do with all those people in your cage” Jesus wanted to know.
The Devil said, “I’m going to play with em’, tease em’. Make them marry and divorce and fight and kill one another. I’m going to teach them to throw bombs on one another. I’m going to have fun with them!”
Jesus said, “You can’t have fun with them forever. When you get tired of playing, what are you going to do with them?”
Satan said, “Damn them! They’re no good anyway! Damn them! Kill them!”
Jesus said, “How much do you want for them?”
Satan said, “You can’t be serious! If I sell them to you, they’ll just spit on you. They’ll hate you. They’ll hit you and beat you. They’ll hammer nails into you! They’re no good.”
Jesus said, “How much?”
Satan said, “All of your tears and all of your blood. That’s the price.”
Jesus took the cage, and paid the price, and opened the door.
Paul Harvey
Boston preacher Dr. S.D. Gordon, placed a beat up, bent, rusted old bird cage beside his pulpit when he told this story.An unkempt, unwashed, little lad about 10 years old was coming up the alley swinging this old caved in bird cage with several tiny birds shivering on the floor of it.
The compassionate Dr. Gordon asked the boy where he got the birds.
He said he trapped them.
Dr. Gordon asked what he was going to do with them.
The boy said he was going to play with them and have fun with them.
The preacher said, “Sooner or later you’ll get tired of them. Then what are you going to do with them?”
The lad said, “I have some cats at home. They like birds. I’ll feed them to my cats.”
Dr. Gordon said, “Son, how much do you want for the birds?”
The boy, surprised, hesitated and said, “Mister, you don’t want these birds. There just plain old field birds. They can’t even sing. They’re ugly.”
The preacher said, “Just tell me. How much do you want?”
The grubby little lad thought about it. He squinted up one eye. He calculated and hesitated and said, “Two dollars?”
To his surprise Dr. Gordon reached into his pocket and handed the boy two, one dollar bills.
The preacher took the cage.
The boy, in a wink, hurried up the alley.
In a sheltered crevice between buildings, Dr. Gordon opened the door of the cage and tapping on the rusty exterior he encouraged the little birds, one at a time, to find their way out through the narrow door and fly away.
The boy, in a wink, hurried up the alley.
In a sheltered crevice between buildings, Dr. Gordon opened the door of the cage and tapping on the rusty exterior he encouraged the little birds, one at a time, to find their way out through the narrow door and fly away.
Thus having accounted for the empty cage beside his pulpit, the preacher went on to tell what seemed, at first, like a separate story.
About how once upon a time, Jesus and the Devil had engaged in a negotiation.
Satan had boasted how he’d baited a trap in Eden’s garden and caught himself a world full of people.
“What are you going to do with all those people in your cage” Jesus wanted to know.
The Devil said, “I’m going to play with em’, tease em’. Make them marry and divorce and fight and kill one another. I’m going to teach them to throw bombs on one another. I’m going to have fun with them!”
Jesus said, “You can’t have fun with them forever. When you get tired of playing, what are you going to do with them?”
Satan said, “Damn them! They’re no good anyway! Damn them! Kill them!”
Jesus said, “How much do you want for them?”
Satan said, “You can’t be serious! If I sell them to you, they’ll just spit on you. They’ll hate you. They’ll hit you and beat you. They’ll hammer nails into you! They’re no good.”
Jesus said, “How much?”
Satan said, “All of your tears and all of your blood. That’s the price.”
Jesus took the cage, and paid the price, and opened the door.
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Roommate
I've decided I am going to do individual posts about my roommates; starting with Kylie (KY for short). She moved in two weeks after Mikaela and I moved in, and I have to admit I was nervous. One reason is because I get along with guys better than I do with girls so I knew I was going to have to make and effort to make sure I'd get along with this girl. Also I was nervous because she was going to be a hair school student, so I figured she was going to be this super girly valley girl that acted fake. Boy was I wrong Kylie is awesome. She is a great cook and loves to bake as well. She is so nice but honest. She has the funny laugh and shows us the best youtube video, she is social and easy to befriend and I can bring my friends home and not be embarrassed or worried or anything like that. Also I have to admit that being in hair school is a nice bonus too. She has given me a manicure, facial, scalp treatment, wash and style, eyelash tint, wax, acrylic nails, hair coloring, and a hair trim all for free.... is that not amazing? Well it is, I am blessed, she makes me beautiful. Coming up is pedicure and hair burning :) she can also pierce ears! Although a lot of the time she and I act really silly, we also can have serious and important conversations, and we respect each other and are honest with each other. These are important things to me and I think I was super blessed to get a roommate like her. Turns out I had nothing to worry about. She also got me hooked on the NOM NOM! Haha that's Kylie for ya. I can tell this year will be great!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
A Little Shout Out
I've been proud of a few people lately that are doing things in their life that many of us would never do and therefore will never really understand. I am writing several people on their missions right now and I love it. I love the stories the experiences and the good they are doing! I know that what they are doing is hard, but I know that they know that what they are doing is right.
1. Jordan Washburn- Argentina
2. Kari Sipherd- New Mexico
3. Nate Johnson- Arizona
4. Tanner Charlesworth- Georgia
5. Benny Arce- Florida
6. Brett Jones- Italy
There are definitely others as well but these are the ones that I've stayed connected with when they left. I wish them all the best and thank them for what they're doing! God Bless
1. Jordan Washburn- Argentina
2. Kari Sipherd- New Mexico
3. Nate Johnson- Arizona
4. Tanner Charlesworth- Georgia
5. Benny Arce- Florida
6. Brett Jones- Italy
There are definitely others as well but these are the ones that I've stayed connected with when they left. I wish them all the best and thank them for what they're doing! God Bless
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
A NEW BLOG!
My sister my roommate and I created a new blog all dedicated to cooking and baking, we share our favorite recipes and family secrets and give tips on cooking/baking, so GO and check it out! http://thesweettoothbooth.blogspot.com/
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