Tongue Taco's?

So, yesterday I was looking for something new to make and the thought of tongue taco's  came to mind. Don't ask me why? It just did. The hubby has had them before and he just raves about them....so here I go!..........................The recipe seemed easy enough....pretty much like a cooking a roast, but peeling off the skin?   OK that's was a little weird...........Here they are after cooking for about 4 hours, and  before I peeled-em.....

And after.............

The top portion is tongue and the bottom is chicken. Had to play it safe in case the teen;s didn't like. I have to be honest.......it was delish.......Now I was not found of the tongue meat as tacos, but as a roast it was absolutely wonderful! I will most definitely be making it again, and the teens liked it too!!

Ta ta!

Finished!

I finally finished Nay's and J's blanky! I was so excited to give them to the girls this past weekend. So here the finished project.......

They both ended up being a little bigger and a traditional twin. The girls loved them and will get many years of joy out of them.........Now I did not have the best Mother's day.....

Mostly do to me just being in a crabby mood and the teens driving me nuts!..........The hubby made it up to me with a sweetheart breakfast after a long night at work..........

Steak and egg's at my fav dinner Leo's in downtown Benson!  Thanks babe! It meant the world to me not to mention it was delish as always.......Ta ta for now....

Happy Mother's Day!

A very Happy Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out in the world! Well It's been a week since my last post and so much has happened where do I start? How about the first day of our local farmer's market......I went with my daughter Lil M and two wonderful friends Gulia, and Bec Bec...We had a blast! I do have to say I was on a mission.......fresh tomato's...Why? What else for? Homemade sauce from scratch for Manicoti!  And Wha-la! Bunches and Bunches.....To my delight!

And then with some blanching, peeling, garlic, fresh basil, onion, mushrooms, you get this...

Ummmmmm.......... Now I also made my own Manicoti noddles, which was way easier than I thought it was going to be and they tasted scrumptious.  I filled them with a mixture of ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, fresh parsley and seasoned ground beef. With all the men in this house just a chesse filling wasn't going to do the trick......So here's how they turned out.........

Sorry the pictures isn't that good. My camera battery was dead and I grabbed my cell phone, because I wasn't gonna wait to dive into these babies......and do I dare toot my own horn???      Ah....... yeah!  ............................................Delish! Ta ta...Till next time.

Happy May Day!

Well, Well.......... where has the time gone? It's May Day already? Holy Crow!  I can't wait to start planting.....Here is my inspiration.....................from Flea Market Gardens 2011.....

 Isn't it nifty? I just love it, and with the house being on the market it's a container garden that will be easy to move with us when the house sells?   Here's what I've got so far.........

I still looking some blue shoes, preferably robins egg blue.......Well, that's all...just a tid-bit today..

Ta ta!

Garage Sale Find

So, to my surprize the garage sale signs started popping up in the nieghborhood about a week ago. Which is really early in this part of the world, because you never know what season it s gonna be. Rain, snow, sun, wind, we gettem all this time of year. After much begging of the teens and dragging my hubby along looky at what I found................

When I first laid eye's on her it was love at first sight! I was just talking with the hubby about getting a vintage desk and converting it into a sewing table......I call it fate, and the work is already done.......Now she just needs a touchup on paint and new knobs................and maybe some old style casters?  How about a vintage sewing machine?  Oh, watch out world I'm on a mission........Ummm you remember this little chair project I started a while ago.........

Before.................

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..............................it's almost here....................

After..................

And as you can see....Oscar has claimed it. Which is why I have not completly finished it. I need to paint the legs and put the little lace skirt on...... I'll keep you updated.

So, Ta, ta for now!

I'm Knitting! I Think?....

Update....A while ago I signed up for a private knitting class. Why private.....because I'm klutz when I'm trying to learn anything new..lol  I have to say it was a bit frustrating at first. In my mind I could see how the a knit and purl stitch were suppose to be done, but for the life of me my hands would not cooperate. I felt like I was working with 2 left big toes...yes I said toes! It's been almost a week since that lesson so.....here's a little peek of all my hard work..........................

 Now it's taken all week to get this far...After many ripping out and starting over, and over, and over.  I proudly say....I can now cast on, knit and purl stitch.  A big thanks to Joe at Personal Threads for his patience....

Did ya see the peek of afghan in the corner? That's Ja's blanky I'm working on.

It's coming along nicly. To funny how it doesn't phase the dogs, that I just flopped it down on them and started taking pictures..  Well, I'm off to crochet and knit the night away......Hope you all had a Happy Kester!   Ta Ta  :o)

To Funny!

Ok, so it's spring and I have two dog's...need I say anymore as to what my backyard looks like? I've been bugging the teens and the my Hubby to pick up, but it just keeps getting put off.   Until....... to my astonishment I hear the shop vac the other day...and what to I see when I look out back????

My genius of a husband....Oh yeah.....shop vac'n the dog poop.......LOL!  He looked at me and said, "look no raking and shoveling the poop, I just put a trash bag liner in the vac, and it works!"

So, I get a clean backyard and he get genius points.....Now lets just wait and see if he remembers to empty it, before it hits 100+ degrees outside...........he he....