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R.I.P.

ROBIN MCLAUREN WILLIAMS

1951-2014

MAY HEAVEN RING WITH LAUGHTER

MAY THE PEACE YOU SOUGHT BE FOUND

MAY YOUR SMILE BE ETERNAL

A Blogging for Books Review: Meat and Potatoes by Rahm Fama with Betty Dooley

Meat and Potatoes

Simple Recipes that Sizzle and Sear

Written by Rahm Fama

Contribution by Beth Dooley

I love to cook. I love to read books. Meat and Potatoes satisfied both for me. Written by Rahm Fama (who I was an early friend of on Facebook) and Beth Dooley, this book is a collection of satisfying recipes that most cooks can master. 

The book is subtitled, Simple Recipes that Sizzle and Sear. They aren't kidding. Right off the bat Mr Fama says the 2 most important things you need to make good meat is a cast iron pan and a thermometer. I'll admit right off I don't have one, but I have a good grill pan that I use when the 2 grills outside aren't able to be used. I may have to get a cast iron pan. 

He talks about how to find the best cuts of meat, and that if you make friends with the butcher in your grocery store you may do better than trying to decide by looking at cuts and cuts of meat in the aisles. If you have access to a butcher shop that you trust all the better. 

In addition to the beef,pork, chicken and turkey, lamb,game, and one pot favorites; he also includes easy sides to compliment your protein. My family gets tired of the same old sides so there are some new ones that will grace their plates this fall. I'll admit I am one of those cooks who tweaks recipes so nothing is made the same the next time, but I will follow these like the letter of the law. 

I'd buy this if I hadn't gotten it as a review book. It fits my cooking style and I love the incidental comments that Mr Fama inserts through the book. Buy it and get ready to cook a smart, sizzling dinner. 

"I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review."

 

Bump Buppa Bummmmmmm Tomorrow I will write a fricking post!

I know. 
It's been a while.
Been dealing with 1st world problems.
No a/c in the car. Why don't I do all my shopping at night?
Fighting the flea battle. Home Depot to get bombs for 5 rooms. Flea baths for the mutts.
Dealing with idiots. 
#Truetotheend   2 more episodes. Ah Eric. 
Can't go to Wisconsin for my Moms special birthday party. BOO

Tomorrow I'm going to review a book I got from Blogging For Books. Stay tuned. 

da bunny. 

It's Shark Week Y'all!!!!!!

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 77

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 77

By Amulbunny   

JULY 7,2014

Outside my window. . 76º, sunny and breezy at 1355

I am thinking…  It’s summer and it feels like it.

I am thankful for…  finally getting over this crud

From the learning rooms …  Saw an interesting documentary on Bog people. Amazing preservation for over 5000 years.  

I can't believe . . . I actually have a semi clean kitchen.

From the kitchen . . . Make your own tonight. I cooked yesterday.

I am wearing…  shorts, tank top, and flip flops

I am creating . . .a routine to get me up and going

I am going…   remember that slicing 10 lbs of potatos is not a good thing

I am reading . .  Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant

I am hoping…  that this cough finally goes away

I am hearing…  the baby next door crying

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, son and me

One of my favorite things… watching cheesy movies like Dante’s Peak.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Plan menus

2.  Go to iHop with Mom

3.  Get some fresh veggies to grill in my new grill pan

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Birthdays...

I have nothing to say except it's my birthday.

I have been as sick as a sick dog for 3 weeks. I'm on my 2nd course of antibiotics. I am running a fever yet the X-ray shows no pneumonia. I am fucking miserable.

This is not fun.  I can't even read. I'm not happy.

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 76

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 76

The Grand Canyon, Arizona, April 24,2014 

By Amulbunny   

May 26,2014

Outside my window. . 73º, sunny and breezy at 15:52

I am thinking…  A month ago, we were on our way to IL. 

I am thankful for…  a very safe trip across the US.

From the learning rooms …  I might make an appt with a counselor for the community college.

I can't believe . . . I got a new phone and I love it!

From the kitchen . . . BAT on white!

I am wearing…  shorts, tank top, and bare feet

I am creating . . .not much of anything, I took a pain pill though.

I am going…   to get my rice neck thing  

I am reading . .  The CEO of the Cockpit by Kevin Garris

I am hoping…  that the pain in my shoulder and trapezius muscles will resolve.

I am hearing…  River Monsters

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, husband and me

One of my favorite things… Remembering the cool things we saw on our Trip!!

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Old bank to talk about safe deposit box!

2.  Mop all the tile floors

3. Call my daughter.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

A female elk grazing in the visitors area at the Grand Canyon. 

Tomorrrow I promise

I'll have a post tomorrow. Just so many things happening that my little fingers are stiff from the keyboard.

Road Trip

Just for a start:

4951 miles over 13 days with 1 day off.

LA-Flagstaff AZ==== Grand Canyon

Flagstaff AZ- Tucumcari NM===== Meteor Crater

Tucumcari NM- Tulsa,OK====== 2nd largest cross in Western Hemisphere and Verns Steakhouse and Saloon in Shamrock TX.

Tulsa OK- Springfield IL===== How to deal with food poisoning  on the road.

Springfield, IL to North Park Chicago to Wheaton, IL==== dropping off the baby girl to start her new life.

Wheaton, IL to Wausau, WI.......that 5th season in the midwest , Road Work!

Wausau, WI to Mayer MN..... Amish carriages and real summer sausage

Day off to recuperate.

Mayer Mn to Grand Island NE----- National 4H trap shooting contests. Teenagers with shotguns.

Grand Island NE to Rawlins, WY. ... Roller derby girls at Breakfast.

Rawlins, WY to Lehi, UT==== dinner and desert at Culvers

Lehi, UT to Las Vegas, NV ==== Mom won money. I lost. Why doesn't the Excalibur have a coffee shop instead of all those fast food places?

Las Vegas, NV to da beach!!!  Fallen bridge on I-15, downpour in Rancho Cucamonga, home sweet home!!

And people wonder why I'm tired today??????

It's a lot different at ground level than it is at 38K.

da tired bunny

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 75

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 75

By Amulbunny   

April 10,2014

Outside my window. . 63, hazy with fog coming in.

I am thinking…  Nice change of pace from the 89º earlier

I am thankful for…  the fact my husband got a real good job.

From the learning rooms …  I found a great dane puppy site. 8-)

I can't believe . . . taxes are done, e-filed and money in hand for the kids

From the kitchen . . . best guess? Grilled cheese.

I am wearing…  jeans, flip flops and a comfy shirt

I am creating . . .getting ready to repot my lemon tree.

I am going…   to start making my travel list.  

I am reading . .  Magdalene Rising by Elizabeth Cunningham

I am hoping…  that I don’t ever have to apply for food stamps again. How degrading.

I am hearing…  Channel 5 news at 1pm.

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, and me

One of my favorite things… Planning trips.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Groceries tomorrow!

2.  Think about getting a new Kindle?

3. Hug my kids.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Quick, quick, the engines on.....

1. G*O*T --- OMG Arya, you're gonna be a wild woman when you grow up.
                      Tryion, you try and try and still get to be like a mushroom.
                      Danys...... let dem dragons go!!!

2. T*B           Starts in June. Not enough time, only 10 eps, and the grand finale.

3. Roadtrip    If I have any sanity after 4000 miles of US highways, I'll be surprised.

4. Movies:     NO I don't want to see Captain America, Noah, or anything else right now.

5. Kindle       I do want to upgrade my Kindle and will tell my husband it comes in 4 easy payments

6. Rental Cars     It would cost us $600 to drop the rental car in MSP. That's more than the cost of 2 one way tickets home. So we have to drive it back to SoCal.

7. Taxes        This is the first time I did all our taxes and Efiled. My children love me and the IRS got it's money from us that much sooner.

8.  Jobs          Finally the husband found a job that is right.

9. Inventory   I still hate doing it.

10. Packing:   My kid is moving in 2 weeks and not a thing has been thrown out, donated or boxed to go.

11.  Mom's Chauffer   We need another car.

Why I love libraries. . . .

When I was a little girl, I used to run up ancient wooden stairs to a musty old library that was above our village hall. What wonders it held. 

Stereo-optic viewers much older than the Viewmasters that languished in our toy box. But the pictures I beheld were of a time long past in our little corner of Wisconsin. Pictures of rough looking men holding huge hand saws felling trees that were more than 100 years old. Logs filling the ponds at the paper mill. People dressed in their finest to have photos taken of them for a special occasion. 

The library was a place of refuge for me. Books took me on journeys that I never dreamed I would go on. Reading about the Champs Elysees and later going there in the winter time when the trees sparkled with tiny white lights. 

It's where I discovered Dickens and Austen and books that were supposedly above my reading level. 

Then one day we left our little town to come to Los Angeles. 

I didn't go to a library except at school for research. Those days you searched through card files and wrote information down on paper and hoped that the book you needed was there. Once you got your information then you wrote it out in handwriting and hopefully you had a typewriter to type your paper. A manual one that didn't self correct. By the time college came, I had bought my own typewriter. An electric one from Sears that had correction tape. 

I still read a lot but bought the books out of my salary as a sales clerk.

Now days nearly everything is available at your fingertips via the computer and e-reader.

 I love to read. 

VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!

YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED.

da bunny

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 74

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 74

By Amulbunny   

March 13,2014

Outside my window. . . 66, partly cloudy and a wisp of wind.

I am thinking…  Temps are going up. Water plants soon.

I am thankful for…  a pickup job for the husband.

From the learning rooms …  I like art history!

I can't believe . . . Still no 1099. Oh well I’ll go ahead and file anyway.

From the kitchen . . . I have no idea.

I am wearing…  sweat pants, long sleeved shirt and slippers

I am creating . . .a place to meditate

I am going…   get ahead of the dishes.

I am reading . .  Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy

I am hoping…  that our SNAP goes up.

I am hearing…  Gordon Lightfoot radio on Pandora

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, and me

One of my favorite things… Listening to music from my high school and college days

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Weeks almost over

2.  Maybe buy Frozen

3.  Get over the fact that my daughter will be moving 1800 miles from me in May.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Random and then some more…..

Well back to the dole. I hope the DPSS will think better of us and give us more than $15 a month. Especially since my meds went up and my disability went down. But since the congress in it's war against women and children and disabled on food stamps I bet we get zip.

Watched the end of True Detective. Wow. Wow. Wow.

Beginning of OUAT: wow, wow, wow.

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 73

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 73

By Amulbunny   

February 16,2014

Outside my window. . . 66, sunny and windy

I am thinking…  Tomorrow is water the plants day.

I am thankful for…  a nice surprise on Valentines Day

From the learning rooms …  Time to hit the recipes book

I can't believe . . . that that asshole still hasn’t given us the 1099 so I can finish the taxes

From the kitchen . . . Leftover heaven

I am wearing…  tee shirt, jeans, and slippers

I am creating . . .good will

I am going…   to do a room clean out this week

I am reading . .  Soul Survivor about a plane crash

I am hoping…  that even though NGC didn’t work, something else will.  

I am hearing…  bad sci fi movies in the living room.

Around the house. . . 2 dogs, True Blood, husband and son and friend.

One of my favorite things… Listening to the rain fall but it hasn’t happened lately.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.   Take the meds to stop my back and shoulder ache

2.   Get Turbo Tax and the State edition. (still)

3.   Wait for my Burt’s Bees package!

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing: