Ahhh Haaa moment

After babysitting an adorable, yet sick baby today for 4 hours, we understand how our friends who are married with children are tired by 8pm.  I found myself looking at the clock and having 7:25pm stare back at me...that's it!  It's so early, yet we were both wiped.  Props to you guys!

TV...

Some obscure and not so obscure shows I enjoy:

The Booth At The End
Smash
Revenge
Psych
Law and Order SVU (but I do miss Detective Stabler)
Private Practice
Modern Family
American Horror Story
Fringe
Louie

Is that too much???

Oh My Gosh...blast from the past...Speak and Spell

Enjoy playing the speak and spell once again!  I forgot how confusing it's voice really was.

Speak and Spell Online Version

Arts Therapy Program Helps Reach Dementia Patients - Cincinnati News Story - WLWT Cincinnati

Arts Therapy Program Helps Reach Dementia Patients - Cincinnati News Story - WLWT Cincinnati

Potato Leek Soup

Taken from my Swedish Cookbook, Potato Leek Soup:

4-5 large potatoes (cubed)

2 leeks (chopped)

1-2 cloves garlic (diced)

salt and white pepper to taste

6 cups chicken or beef broth

1 TBS lemon juice

electric mixer/food processor and/or potato masher

• Bring 6 cups broth to boil in large pot
• add diced leeks, potatoes, lemon juice, salt, garlic and white pepper
• simmer for 15-20 minutes
• when potatoes are soft, use an electric mixer or food processor to smooth out most of the lumps
• add more white pepper or salt if needed

I served this soup with a side of sausage I cooked in a frying pan of beer, PBR to be exact. The sausage was a nice accompaniment to the flavors of the soup. I might have gone a little overboard with the white pepper, but it was so good. I also only used 4 beef bullion cubes to 6 cups of water. The electric mixer and a potato masher got all of the necessary lumps out of the soup/stew. No photo, but I will say it was not as dark as the photo in the cookbook, more of a light green. I also cooked with leeks for the first time! The white and light green parts are more mild and less bitter, so I only used them because I was unfamiliar with leeks and the cookbook really didn't explain what parts to use. Hope you enjoy and try it for yourself.

2012...begins

2012...

I always look to New Years Day to see if I feel older, wiser...different? This year I do feel wiser, older and different. With one semester left of graduate school I look to 2012 and see new beginnings. In May, I will find myself walking across a stage and entering the working world again. This time focused, prepared and ready.

The snow has covered the ground and finally NY welcomes winter, at least for today. A slow start to the ski season, I grasp onto the dusting of snow and search for my long underwear and ski gear. With any luck we will be skiing in a week or two, just in time for school to begin again.

This year marks the 5 year anniversary of my blog and a big birthday for me, but I'll always be 25 and holding...