What a week. Was it summer where you are this week as well? I mean jeez, talk about one extreme to another. Oh well, at least the world has turned green, the winter stuff is completely out of sight and I found the box that contained all of my shorts and summery clothes (pants and long sleeves in 90 degrees is just gross) And honestly, it’s been great. In between work, chores and just plan old being busy, we have manage to get a few bike rides and long walks in. Plus all the veggie starts are doing great, the flowers are coming up everywhere and life just has a little bit more of a relaxed feeling. So what if my allergies are turning my face into big red puff or that the past few night have been so hot that the act of sitting has caused me to break a sweat. I’ll take it.
Oh and I can’t forget….
Happy Mother’s Day ladies!!!!
Here I give you a few thing from the internet this week …
– I didn’t believe they were paintings at first. Hyper-realistic Cactus Paintings that Bristle with Detail by Kwang-Ho Lee
-I’ll take any one of these The 5 Fanciest French Press Coffeemakers We Could Find
-Love love the floors in This house.
-Spending a bit of time making summer camping plans here…Vermont State Parks. I can’t wait to get the tent out!
-I think this should be happening everywhere. Recycled Drinking Water: Getting Past the Yuck Factor
– And there is this. ABC Brings Muppets Back To Prime Time As News Emerges About Fall Shows
And that, here are a few pictures from the week.
My boys. I long socks and sneakers… these guys know cool. Took the super cutie cuties out for an ice cream cone.Our first bike ride picnic down on the waterfront. I love bike ride picnics!So many succulents. I didn’t actually buy any because I need to stop being a plant whore.I have made a batch of this stuff evey day this week. I can’t stop eating it, it’s like eating summer. So good
Have a wonderful day and to all that it applies to…
Happy Moms Day!
-C
The other day the mister and I started reminiscing about some of our earliest memories of what our parents fed us or what they used to eat when we were growing up. One of the dishes that we both remember eating was the classic creamed beef on toast, or as my mom use to call it, shit on a shingle. Yup, shit on a shingle. (who ever started calling creamed meat on toast is a freaking genius) I think that as a kid, I liked the dish just for the mer fact that I could say the word shit and get away with it. I think my mom liked it for few reasons; she could make a big butt load of it really fast, for a crap load of kids, on the super cheap. And I think that she just really like it.
Shit on a shingle is one of those foods that I like to call “trash food”, you know stuff like beefaroni or pork and beans. Stuff that we all loved as little kids but might think twice about feeding to anyone now. ( I’ll still feed nick a can of beefaroni.. he likes it) As a throwback to our earliest food memories, (also a lack of food in the house and wanted to make something fast, easy, and cheap.. thanks mom!) I made the mister my rendition of the classic. Creamy Lentils and Mushrooms on toast. Not quite as trashy as creamed beef (lentils, mushrooms and onions are not trashy) but you get the same reminiscing feeling. I guess I could call it something like “stuff on a shingle” or lumps on a shingle”, but what kid (or adult) would want to eat that. Let’s just stick with shit, it makes it more awesome to eat it.
The shit….. A few mushrooms, a bit of onion, cooked lentils, flour, milk, oil, salt and pepper, and garlic powder. And the shingles.. 2 pieces of thick white country bread. Slice the mushrooms and the onion and toss into a skillet with a drizzle of oil. Cook on medium heat until browned and fragrant..Remove from pan.In the empty pan still on medium heat, add in the olive oil and the flour. Whisky constantly, slowly add in the milk. Keep whisking until sauce thickens. Remove from heat. Add in salt, pepper, and garlic powder.Add the mushrooms and the lentils into the sauce and give it a good mix. Oh, and don’t forget to toast up the bread. Now dump that shit all over those shingles! Oh the memories.
If you need to, make it classy by serving it with a cloth napkin and a nice fork and knife. But eat it however you need to. (As kids we like dirty hands and no fork, preferably with a big tall glass of overly sweetened red flavored kool-aid)
Enjoy this fantastic Spring weekend!
-C
Shit on s Shingle (Creamy Lentils and Mushrooms on Toast)
One serving
1 cup cooked lentils
2- 3 mushrooms
1/2 small onion
1 cup milk (cow, nut, plant… whatever you want)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper
2 pieces of nice thick but soft white sandwich bread
Slice the mushroom and onion and toss into a pan or skillet with a drizzle of oil. Cook on medium heat until brown and fragrant than dump onto a plate. In same skillet, add the oil and the flour and mix with a whisk while slowly adding in the milk. Keep whisking until sauce starts to thicken. Turn heat to simmer and add in the cooked lentils and the sautéd mushrooms and onions. Push down the bread in the toaster.. and when it pops up, dump the shill over it.
I don’t know about you guys, but I am JUMPING FOR JOY… cause its finally SPRING!!!!!!! I was really starting to doubt that it ever going to happen. So now that it is actually warm enough to be outside, what are your plans today? Are you going to spend it outside? Or at the very least, in a light filled house with all the windows an doors open? I hope so, cause I think everyone needs to take the day to finally de-thaw and get out of the winter funk that we, or at least me, having been living in for that past 2 months.
My Sunday list of things to do.
Wash the cat..and finally let him run free
Pick up all the trash that has been blowing up my driveway
Make bread
Put air in bike tires…. Go for a bike ride
Return and withdrawal a few books from library
Clean off the outdoor tables and chairs and eat meals OUTSIDE!!!
So yeah, do a few somewhat productive things, but mostly just enjoy this shit out of this day!
And here is some internet stuff from the week that might be of interest to you.
-Hold The Mammal: Daring To Make Dairy-Free Cheese From Nuts. I am into this.
-Hell YES!!!! Golden Girl Legos… What’s the hold up?
-Did you know about this? National Park Week!!! And if you can’t make it this time, I am pretty sure that there is a noter free week later in the season.
-Hey, if a a coloring book is what you need to get creative, this one looks pretty cool. Fantastic Cities is an architecture-themed coloring book for adults
-Being a Vermonter and a fan of stupid sick humor, the first movie was everything and more a stoned kid for ask for. For Fans Of ‘Super Troopers,’ Meow They’re Getting A Sequel….
-I was very happy to hear about this. Lunch, Not Landfill: Nonprofit Rescues Produce Rejected At U.S. Border. I have experienced having all my fresh produce confiscated at the border. I was so pissed and the food the guy took was my lunch and dinner. I was starving and angry. (Not a good combination on me) So at least now that food can be put to good use.
-This is almost exactly what the mister had been wanting to o for a few years now(before it was cool)..BEFORE & AFTER: 1971 SHASTA CAMPER MAKEOVER
And a few pics from the week.
Oh little little. I picked him up from school and all he wanted to do was cut out paper snowflakes. It then proceeded to snow 3 inches … I blamed him. Snow covered world. I admit, very pretty, but I am hopping that this was it, that I won’t see snow again unlit November.A day with blue skies and amazing cloudsThe most perfect little and the trash dog. These two spent a good hour fighting over sticks. It was fantastic.
And this salad. I have been eating it all week long. Pineapple and dill… So freaking good.
Have the best Spring filled Sunday!
-C
No matter what is going on in my day, seeing a blue sky like this puts a smile on my face….To bad that smile turned to ice and my face froze in place. Because for some reason, winter around here now means below zero all the time. I mean, I love winter, but I am not going to lie… I wouldn’t mind if the wind would stop blowing and we had a couple of days of above zero weather.. and maybe a good foot of snow. I guess I’ll just have to be patient, cause its bound to happen. I mean, we live in Vermont, and if nothing else, we get weather.
Anyways.. another week full of stuff that fills. I am a little taken aback that its already February… when was it January? Time just keeps going by fast and faster, (especially when I get cabin fever) and I think, “What have I done in the past year?” Well, I have done a lot. I was just looking through pictures from a year ago and found some of our tiny home in working progress. Not to many people can remodel a five unit house and a meat locker to live in, within a year.. by ourselves. (ourselves being Nick and I)..So yeah, that made me feel pretty freaking awesome and accomplished. (I needed to remember that because I haven’t been feeling it) But now I am feeling inspired and am looking forward to some new projects and fun things to come! (hopefully getting my pottery studio up and running, maybe another house remodel and lots of traveling!!…. take that winter blues!)
Anyway.. here are a few little bits from my week that made me happy.
The mister called these snow mounds goosebumps… I think that is exactly what they are
The only warm day this week. (20..woo whoo!) Took the little out for a sled ride. She spent the entire time dragging her hands in the fresh snow.
And oh how I cannot handle how freaking cute she is!! Plus, a shout out to my brother in law….MADLOVE!
Fresh snow..Even though it was -15, I had to stop and take this picture. The colors were amazing
Cabbage at the farm share pick up! Love ICF!!!
89 cents a pound for fresh organic cranberries. Score!! Made these Oatmeal fresh cranberry coconut chocolate chip cookies with them. Big hit.
This picture was taken exactly a year ago…..The mister and I were finally putting in the bathroom of our tiny little home…. And look at that awesome sink! (another amazing salvage yard find) If you ever need or want to remodel a bathroom, I suggest using a old cast iron utility sink. So practical, so functional, so pretty.….it makes me happy everyday!
Happy Sunday!
Happy February!
And if you are into it….
Happy Football Super bowl Game and or party! ( If you need any awesome fast party recipes, I have bunch, just check out the recipes page!)
THE LOVELY CRAZY
September 19, 2015 by maximios • Blog
Oh and I can’t forget….
Happy Mother’s Day ladies!!!!
Here I give you a few thing from the internet this week …
– I didn’t believe they were paintings at first. Hyper-realistic Cactus Paintings that Bristle with Detail by Kwang-Ho Lee
-I’ll take any one of these The 5 Fanciest French Press Coffeemakers We Could Find
-Love love the floors in This house.
-Spending a bit of time making summer camping plans here…Vermont State Parks. I can’t wait to get the tent out!
-I think this should be happening everywhere. Recycled Drinking Water: Getting Past the Yuck Factor
– And there is this. ABC Brings Muppets Back To Prime Time As News Emerges About Fall Shows
And that, here are a few pictures from the week.
Have a wonderful day and to all that it applies to…
Happy Moms Day!
-C
Shit on a shingle is one of those foods that I like to call “trash food”, you know stuff like beefaroni or pork and beans. Stuff that we all loved as little kids but might think twice about feeding to anyone now. ( I’ll still feed nick a can of beefaroni.. he likes it) As a throwback to our earliest food memories, (also a lack of food in the house and wanted to make something fast, easy, and cheap.. thanks mom!) I made the mister my rendition of the classic. Creamy Lentils and Mushrooms on toast. Not quite as trashy as creamed beef (lentils, mushrooms and onions are not trashy) but you get the same reminiscing feeling. I guess I could call it something like “stuff on a shingle” or lumps on a shingle”, but what kid (or adult) would want to eat that. Let’s just stick with shit, it makes it more awesome to eat it.
If you need to, make it classy by serving it with a cloth napkin and a nice fork and knife. But eat it however you need to. (As kids we like dirty hands and no fork, preferably with a big tall glass of overly sweetened red flavored kool-aid)
Enjoy this fantastic Spring weekend!
-C
Shit on s Shingle (Creamy Lentils and Mushrooms on Toast)
One serving
Slice the mushroom and onion and toss into a pan or skillet with a drizzle of oil. Cook on medium heat until brown and fragrant than dump onto a plate. In same skillet, add the oil and the flour and mix with a whisk while slowly adding in the milk. Keep whisking until sauce starts to thicken. Turn heat to simmer and add in the cooked lentils and the sautéd mushrooms and onions. Push down the bread in the toaster.. and when it pops up, dump the shill over it.
My Sunday list of things to do.
So yeah, do a few somewhat productive things, but mostly just enjoy this shit out of this day!
And here is some internet stuff from the week that might be of interest to you.
-Hold The Mammal: Daring To Make Dairy-Free Cheese From Nuts. I am into this.
-Hell YES!!!! Golden Girl Legos… What’s the hold up?
-Did you know about this? National Park Week!!! And if you can’t make it this time, I am pretty sure that there is a noter free week later in the season.
-Hey, if a a coloring book is what you need to get creative, this one looks pretty cool. Fantastic Cities is an architecture-themed coloring book for adults
-Being a Vermonter and a fan of stupid sick humor, the first movie was everything and more a stoned kid for ask for. For Fans Of ‘Super Troopers,’ Meow They’re Getting A Sequel….
-I was very happy to hear about this. Lunch, Not Landfill: Nonprofit Rescues Produce Rejected At U.S. Border. I have experienced having all my fresh produce confiscated at the border. I was so pissed and the food the guy took was my lunch and dinner. I was starving and angry. (Not a good combination on me) So at least now that food can be put to good use.
-This is almost exactly what the mister had been wanting to o for a few years now(before it was cool)..BEFORE & AFTER: 1971 SHASTA CAMPER MAKEOVER
And a few pics from the week.
Have the best Spring filled Sunday!
-C
Anyways.. another week full of stuff that fills. I am a little taken aback that its already February… when was it January? Time just keeps going by fast and faster, (especially when I get cabin fever) and I think, “What have I done in the past year?” Well, I have done a lot. I was just looking through pictures from a year ago and found some of our tiny home in working progress. Not to many people can remodel a five unit house and a meat locker to live in, within a year.. by ourselves. (ourselves being Nick and I)..So yeah, that made me feel pretty freaking awesome and accomplished. (I needed to remember that because I haven’t been feeling it) But now I am feeling inspired and am looking forward to some new projects and fun things to come! (hopefully getting my pottery studio up and running, maybe another house remodel and lots of traveling!!…. take that winter blues!)
Anyway.. here are a few little bits from my week that made me happy.
The only warm day this week. (20..woo whoo!) Took the little out for a sled ride. She spent the entire time dragging her hands in the fresh snow.
Happy Sunday!
Happy February!
And if you are into it….
Happy Football Super bowl Game and or party! ( If you need any awesome fast party recipes, I have bunch, just check out the recipes page!)
-C