Pearl14256

Okay just paid off my Visa…again…still hovering around 2,300 on the DFCU loan. 10 months to go on the car, we owe $2777.29 on it. 13 months ago

Made some terrible butternut squash mac n cheese. Won’t waste anyone’s time posting the recipe. 19 months ago

So easy so good!

Cook some chicken in lime infused olive oil. When it’s starting to get brown, throw in some lime juice. Meanwhile, take four tortillas (corn or flour) and microwave for 30 sec to get them soft. Scoop some black beans onto each tortilla, then the chicken, and finish with grated Mexican blend cheese. Wrap the tortilla and place seam side down in square dish, do the same with other 3. Pour Frontera Green Enchilada Sauce by Rick Bayless on top, then cover in cheese. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400. Voila!!!!!! 20 months ago

1. Good Girls Go To Paris (restaurant serving crepes)
2. Slow’s BBQ in Corktown
3. Mexican Town
4. Greek Town
5. Ride the People Mover
6. American/Lafayette Coney Islands
7. Coach Insignia (atop the RenCen)
8. Gem Theatre
9. Fisher Music Center
10. Fisher Theatre
11. Motown Historical Museum
12. Detroit Science Center
13. Detroit Historical Museum
14. Detroit International Riverwalk
15. Eastern Market
16. The Majestic Theatre
17. Detroit Opera House
18. Sweet Georgia Brown’s (restaurant)
19. Campus Martius Park
20. Cadieux Cafe for featherbowling – this one only half counts as I was there when I was 10, but I think it would make a great winter date night.

Edit – Wanted to add The Whitney (restaurant) 2 years ago

Still at 674… 23 months ago

So I just paid $600 on the Visa so now it is

G O N E

Paid $135 on the Loan, so it is down to:

$1730!!

:-D :-D :-D :-D 23 months ago

Just put $440 on the Visa, bringing it to an even $600 left. 23 months ago

Peas, tomatoes, and peppers have all started to come in. Watermelon is starting to get a touch out of hand, potato plants are mid-thigh on me, and strawberries are starting to turn red. I have a cayenne pepper plant that already has 10 peppers on it!

Unfortunately the spinach and lettuce are starting to bolt, which means I need to harvest them soon before they get bitter. Also, I think a rabbit ate my beets. But otherwise, things are going splendidly! 1 year ago

Just bought a Groupon to the Coach Insignia, a Matt Prentice restaurant in the Renaissance Center downtown Detroit. So excited, can’t wait to use it! 1 year ago

I could see how the sentence as written could be ambiguous. I meant that I have given up responsibility so that could be responsible in this area. :-)

OMG OMG OMG OMG

The second Chase card is GONE!!!!!!! My husband got some side work, and now we are able to pay the last $411.45 on that card. ONLY TWO MORE CARDS AND THE CAR LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring.
It. 2 years ago

3 eggs
2 egg whites
1/4 of a red bell pepper, de-seeded and finely diced
1/2 of a zucchini, finely diced
salt & pepper
low fat colby jack cheese, grated
1/3 package of bacon, finely diced
2 slices of wheat bread.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a small frying pan with Pam, and saute the bell pepper and zucchini for a couple minutes. Meanwhile, fry the bacon. In a bowl, whisk all ingredients together. Spray a 6 cup muffin pan with Pam, and place circles of bread that are the same size as the muffin cups in the bottom of the cups and press them in. Pour mixture on top of the bread in the muffin pan. Place in oven, bake for 20 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean.

Review – OMG this was sooo good! And it was a Weight Watchers recipe too! If you want to cut down on prep time in the morning, do what I did: saute the vegetables and whisk all ingredients together the night before. Then in the am you only have to do the bacon and the baking! Please try this recipe you will not be disappointed :-) 2 years ago

Indian Tandoori Chicken

2 lbs chicken, cut into pieces
1 t salt
1 lemon, juiced
1 1/4 cups plain yogurt
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t freshly grated ginger root
2 t garam masala
1 t cayenne pepper
1 t yellow food coloringf
1 t red food coloring
2 t finely chopped cilantro

1) Remove skin from chicken pieces, and cut slits into them lengthwise. Place in a shallow dish. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and lemon juice. Set aside 20 minutes.
2) In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, onion, garlic, ginger, garam masala, and cayenne pepper. Mix until smooth. Stir in food coloring. Spread yogurt mixture over chicken, cover, and refrigerate 6-24 hours (the longer the better).
3) Grill on medium high heat, garnish with cilantro.

Indian Saag

1/2 cup butter
2 t cumin seed
1 green chile pepper, seeded and diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 T ground turmeric
1 lb chopped fresh mustard greens
1 lb chopped fresh spinach
1 t ground cumin
1 t ground coriander
1 t salt

1) In a large skillet, melt butter and cook and stir cumin seed, chile pepper, garlic, and turmeric until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2) Stir in chopped mustard greens and spinach a little at a time, adding tougher parts first. Continue to add greens, cook and stir until all greens are added and all are thoroughly wilted. Stir in cumin, coriander, and salt. Cover; reduce heat and simmer until greens are tender, about 10 minutes, adding water as needed to keep the greens moist.

Review:

I really didn’t care for this meal on the whole. I think the combination was a good concept, but I don’t think it tasted all the great. The chicken was hot pink thanks to the food coloring, and although the taste was fine, it wasn’t the most visually appealing. The saag was too bitter, so I guess I found out I don’t care for mustard greens. At least it was a good thing to try and test my skills. 2 years ago

Indian Tandoori Chicken

2 lbs chicken, cut into pieces
1 t salt
1 lemon, juiced
1 1/4 cups plain yogurt
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t freshly grated ginger root
2 t garam masala
1 t cayenne pepper
1 t yellow food coloringf
1 t red food coloring
2 t finely chopped cilantro

1) Remove skin from chicken pieces, and cut slits into them lengthwise. Place in a shallow dish. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and lemon juice. Set aside 20 minutes.
2) In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, onion, garlic, ginger, garam masala, and cayenne pepper. Mix until smooth. Stir in food coloring. Spread yogurt mixture over chicken, cover, and refrigerate 6-24 hours (the longer the better).
3) Grill on medium high heat, garnish with cilantro.

Indian Saag

1/2 cup butter
2 t cumin seed
1 green chile pepper, seeded and diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 T ground turmeric
1 lb chopped fresh mustard greens
1 lb chopped fresh spinach
1 t ground cumin
1 t ground coriander
1 t salt

1) In a large skillet, melt butter and cook and stir cumin seed, chile pepper, garlic, and turmeric until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2) Stir in chopped mustard greens and spinach a little at a time, adding tougher parts first. Continue to add greens, cook and stir until all greens are added and all are thoroughly wilted. Stir in cumin, coriander, and salt. Cover; reduce heat and simmer until greens are tender, about 10 minutes, adding water as needed to keep the greens moist.

Review:

I really didn’t care for this meal on the whole. I think the combination was a good concept, but I don’t think it tasted all the great. The chicken was hot pink thanks to the food coloring, and although the taste was fine, it wasn’t the most visually appealing. The saag was too bitter, so I guess I found out I don’t care for mustard greens. At least it was a good thing to try and test my skills. 2 years ago

Christ or Money?

I can’t be a slave to both. I feel like I’m a slave to one of them, and it’s not the one I should be a slave to.

Trying, but I feel like such a failure when it comes to faith, etc.

Trying.

Who do I serve? Who do you serve? 2 years ago

Another $100 on the Chase card, and another $237.40 on the Ford Escape.

WHEN WILL IT BE OVEERRRRRRR AGHHHHHHHH2 years ago