I've not been driving at night since last Tuesday (1 Feb). We went out to the boys' favorite haunt in honor of Nolan and Josiah. Went to come home...NO LIGHTS!!!!! Finally, I figured out that if I put them on BRIGHT I had some headlights...but still no lights on the gauges. And no headlights unless they are on bright. Could this be a fuse? Where would I buy fuses? How will I know what I need? Where is the fuse box on the van - oh YEAH I figured that out...by my feet.
Did I SAY I wanted to take care of myself? I don't mind having a husband who handles all these things for me. ::snort:: OK - tomorrow....after speech, co-op, and class, I will learn how to make lights work on a van.....because tomorrow night I'm supposed to be driving again. THOUGH I got to thinking that a flashlight would be fine to illuminate things. Shoot....if I have to limp along with the grain mill....why not limp along with the van lights too? ::snort::
Yes, dear.....I APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN EVER!!!!!
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Shabbat CHOLENT Recipe
Here is a traditional cholent updated to reflect today's more sophisticated taste and using easily available ingredients.
1 ¼ cups dry mixed beans
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
200 g (8 oz or one large) onion, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ Tbsp Hungarian paprika
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp pepper
¾ cup barley
1 ½ lb (700 g) potatoes, peeled, cut into large chunks
1 chunk (about ½ kg or 1 lb) beef brisket
1 smoked beef bone or marrow bone
6 eggs in shell, washed
You may use one kind of beans or mix several kinds. For eye-appeal, I like to mix small white navy beans and large red kidney beans or black beans. Rinse beans then soak for 5 to 8 hours in enough water to have three finger-deep water over top of beans. When soaked, drain.
Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat and sauté onion until transparent. Add garlic, stir for several minutes over heat then add paprika, salt and pepper, and continue to cook for a minute. Remove from heat.
Combine beans, onion mixture, barley, potatoes, brisket and bone in a large baking dish or dutch oven with a tightly-fitting lid. Carefully slip in raw unshelled eggs and bury them under cholent mix. Add water to cover.
Place tightly covered pot in oven (seal lid with aluminum foil if not absolutely tight) and bake at 100 degrees C (200 degrees F) for at least 6 hours and up to 18 hours. Check liquid level occasionally to prevent cholent from drying out and replenish if needed.
When ready to serve, dig out eggs, shell them and serve in quarters as first course with fresh raw vegetables, crackers, sour cream or yogurt. Remove brisket and slice. Serve brisket and cholent family style on serving dish. The best accompaniment with cholent is an assortment of good pickles and sauerkraut. Yields 6 to 7 generous servings.
1 ¼ cups dry mixed beans
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
200 g (8 oz or one large) onion, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ Tbsp Hungarian paprika
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp pepper
¾ cup barley
1 ½ lb (700 g) potatoes, peeled, cut into large chunks
1 chunk (about ½ kg or 1 lb) beef brisket
1 smoked beef bone or marrow bone
6 eggs in shell, washed
You may use one kind of beans or mix several kinds. For eye-appeal, I like to mix small white navy beans and large red kidney beans or black beans. Rinse beans then soak for 5 to 8 hours in enough water to have three finger-deep water over top of beans. When soaked, drain.
Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat and sauté onion until transparent. Add garlic, stir for several minutes over heat then add paprika, salt and pepper, and continue to cook for a minute. Remove from heat.
Combine beans, onion mixture, barley, potatoes, brisket and bone in a large baking dish or dutch oven with a tightly-fitting lid. Carefully slip in raw unshelled eggs and bury them under cholent mix. Add water to cover.
Place tightly covered pot in oven (seal lid with aluminum foil if not absolutely tight) and bake at 100 degrees C (200 degrees F) for at least 6 hours and up to 18 hours. Check liquid level occasionally to prevent cholent from drying out and replenish if needed.
When ready to serve, dig out eggs, shell them and serve in quarters as first course with fresh raw vegetables, crackers, sour cream or yogurt. Remove brisket and slice. Serve brisket and cholent family style on serving dish. The best accompaniment with cholent is an assortment of good pickles and sauerkraut. Yields 6 to 7 generous servings.
Happy Birthday Nolan!!!!
Today Nolan turns 8. We're saving gifts and such for a big birthday bash in March. However, I did get out the seat covers, the birthday pig (will get pictures of that later), the birthday matt and sign. We had his choice of waffles this a.m. Josiah has to work tomorrow on his birthday, so we will let them chose an eat out adventure for tonight.
The Mafia Brothers - 8 and 18
This week's Birthday Boys (8, 5, 18)
The Silence of Daddy Bear
Sad...sad...sad...somehow the button in the chest of Daddy Bear got switched to record. Poor Stacia continues to hit, hug, stomp on Daddy Bear to hear "Hi Stacia, I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always...." but the Daddy Bear is strangely silent. I'm not sure what to do. Mike can record it again later on....but she loved being able to get her lovin from Daddy Bear on demand!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
TODAY
School. Park - 81*. Dinner with ladies from chapel. Laughing and visiting with friends. Dentist. New procedure I'd never experienced before - some high pressure numbing procedure...but tooth is fixed. Began searching for a new grain mill. We'll see. Lots of co-op calls and such today...
Sisters or Partners in Crime?
Stacia is crying "hup, hup" {translated help, help}, and Arielle was saying, "Mom, come look!" ::snort:: Arielle says Stacia brought the blades to her and she thought "Ok".
"NEW" CLOTHES
We pulled this out of the "box". Arielle and I love and think Stacia looks darling in it. SHE however, isn't thrilled with the flower stuff and is trying to pick it off....
I did snap one photo...one of the boys told her she was cute and THIS was her response...from fussing to preening in 3 seconds flat.
Hands behind the back while walking is "her" stance. Cute.
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