Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Unbroken Review

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Oh...My...Gosh...This book was fantastic! I love reading about the World War 2 era. My grandfather was a pilot during WW2. He was an alcoholic and after reading this book it brought a little more light to why he might have been.

Back to the book. I could not put it down. I was constantly reading it, even if I knew it could only be for a paragraph. It was mesmerizing  the whole entire time. I could not believe this was a true story!!! It was funny and heartbreaking and very moving. This would make a perfect movie and when it comes out I will be first in line.



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Favorite Receipes (UPDATED!!! FORGOT AN INGREDIENT!)

I am a very picky eater and out of all the dinners that I make, their are only a handful that I am actually excited to eat myself:

Cafe Rio Pork
3lbs pork
1cp dark brown sugar
1 cp Worcestershire
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
2 TB minced onion

Cook all ingredients in a crock pot on low for about 12 hrs, may need to add water at the end.
Take roast out of crock pot and shred, dump all liquid
Put pork back in and add 1 LARGE CAN RED ENCHILADA SAUCE and 1 CUP DARK BROWN SUGAR.
Cook for 1 hr

(so you are going to need 2 cups brown sugar, the first cup being just for the marinade)


Tomatillo Dressing
Place the following in a blender:
juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 cp buttermilk
1/2 cp mayo
1/2 cp sour cream
1 package of ranch dressing
1 cp cilantro
6 stalks green onions
2 cloves garlic
3 tsp sugar
3-5 jalapeno
3 fresh tomatillo's, cut in quarters (they're in the refrigerated Mexican section )

Blend and refrigerate 1 hr

You then pour this over your burrito

Southwestern BBQ Chicken Salad
2 large chicken breasts cooked and shredded
1 cp BBq sauce
1/2 head Romaine lettuce chopped
1/2 head iceburg lettuce, chopped
1 can corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
4 tomatoes, diced
2 avocado's, diced
shredded cheese
crispy tortilla strips (I use won ton skins, cut in strips, & then fry in oil)

Stir shredded chicken in with BBQ sauce until well coated. Toss together with the rest of ingredients.
Drizzle with Tomatillo dressing or Ranch

Sloppy Joes
(I use the freezer version. I like to make it ahead of time and make it on a Saturday. Then hubby and kids can help themselves when they are hungry)

1lb beef
s/p
1 med onion
1/2 green bell pepper-minced
3/4 cp ketchup
1tsp mustard
3 TB + 1 tsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
3/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3 TB tomato paste
1/3 - 1/2 cp water for desired consistency

Brown beef with onion, green pepper, & garlic
Season to taste with salt
Transfer to a freezer safe container
Add remaining ingredients and mix well
FREEZE
When ready to cook add to slow cooker and cook on low 3-5 hours

Rotisserie Chicken
4tsp salt (I only use 2tsp)
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp thyme
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 onion
1 whole chicken

Combine spices in a small bowl. Remove giblets. Rinse chicken and pat dry with a paper towel.
Rub mixture over chicken. Wrap in saran wrap overnight
Cook 4-5 hours at 250
3 hours for sm chicken
GREAT FOR SUNDAY DINNERS!

Cajun Chicken Pasta
4oz linguine
2 chicken breasts
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
2 TB butter
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
4 fresh mushrooms
1 green onion
1 cp heavy cream
1/4 tsp basil
1/4 tsp lemon pepper )with my kids I omit this)
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 pepper
1/4 cp Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta
Place chicken and cajun seasoning in plastic bag. Shake to coat. In a large skillet over med heat, saute chicken in butter until almost done.
Add bell peppers, mushrooms, and green onions.
Saute for 2 min
Reduce heat and add cream, basil, lemon pepper, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Heat through. Toss with linguine and sprinkle with Parm cheese

Here's a link for Chicken Pot Pie

I have 2 more but that just took an hour of my life away that I will never get back! So I will post them another day!

Monday, March 28, 2011

Angels and Demons Book Review

I PROMISE IN APRIL YOU WILL BE BOMBARDED WITH PICTURES!!

Angels and DemonsAngels and Demons by Dan Brown

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I would've rated this a 4, but I already saw the movie. It took me awhile to get into it because of the scientific part of it, but anything that has to do with Italy I am up for it. The author is brilliant with all of his information and the geography of Vatican City and then to intertwine a story into it?!  When I saw the movie I thought some parts were a little overboard, but after reading the book it didn't seem like that. I've got to stop watching the movie before I read the books! And ewe Tom Hanks played the main character.



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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Book Review of Maxiumum Ride Book 4

The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4)The Final Warning by James Patterson

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


Oooo, my first 1 star rating! I'm just bored of the series and the author is REALLY starting to bug me, especially in this one. He tried way too hard to make this a really good book. So I spent a lot of my time rolling my eyes at the parts I could tell the author was trying to make it "epic". And theirs 4 more books in the series!! Which I will not be reading. The only reason why I even read this was because I had nothing else to read. So I recommended reading the first 3 in the series and just let it end there.



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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Its Like Eatting Metal!

This is not me. I tried to take a picture of my mouth, but thats gross. So here's a picture I downloaded (cuz a picture of someone else's mouth isn't gross?!)
But this is what they put in my mouth yesterday.
Because I wasn't very good with my bands.
They told me unless I do surgery, even wearing bands was not going to change my overbite.
So of course I don't really wear my bands if its not going to do anything.
But now I have car parts in my mouth to see if it will change my overbite.
You know when your fork accidentally scrapes you tooth and you get that nails on the chalk board feeling?
Well, its like that EVERYTIME I TALK OR EAT!!!!
I can barely open my mouth so I just have to shove the food in or when I'm brushing my teeth my toothbrush keeps on getting stuck.
Fun Fun!
For 4 months.....

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Book Review of Maxiumum Ride Book 3

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, #3)Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The author really annoyed me in this one. In the last book they met a bunch of new characters and then it ended the chapter. I read on wanting to find out what happened to them but they are never mentioned again. Even in the 3rd book, they were never brought up. So either the author forgot or he just didn't even want to go there because their was too much going on anyways. Another thing is the author doesn't explain very well about the voice. How is she hearing it. It was Jeb, now its not. WTC!! Having said that, I would still recommend reading this series. Their are 8 books total and I'm good with the first 3. I usually get bored with the story after the 3rd book.



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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Pride and Prejudice Book Review

Pride and PrejudicePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


How sad that I love to read but have never read this one! I watch the movie every year while I wrap Christmas presents, but I have never read the book. It was hard to read and I think if I had never watched the movie I would be very lost and some of the characters might be confusing. Even though it was hard to read, I still found myself picking it up every chance I got. It was pretty close to the movie, sometimes even word for word, but at the same time their were still things that were left out and I enjoyed reading up on the missing parts.



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Monday, March 7, 2011

These 2 little boys are just the best of friends! Austin is Venom and Carson is spiderman

Friday, March 4, 2011

Book Review of Maxiumum Ride: Schools Out

School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, #2)School's Out - Forever by James Patterson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I'm going out on a limb here and I'm going to rate it 4 stars, but it was really more like 3 1/2. It has a lot of action in it and it really keeps you wanting to read it. Nuff said. What I really liked about it was its really funny! The main character has a great sense of humor.



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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Play With Me Dad


Austin wanted David to ride bikes with him and like a good boy he does what he's told.  (These pictures are a little fuzzy cuz I took them through the window.)
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Aubree Age 9

Aubree Age 9
Aubree loves catching bugs,making crafts, and playing soocer

Addison Age 6

Addison Age 6
Addie loves playing with friends, doing schoolwork, and changing her clothes 10x a day

AUSTIN age 4

AUSTIN age 4
Austin loves cars, planes, and Spiderman








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