Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Gorgeous Day in the Neighborhood


Stopping to smell the roses. I decided to go for a jog and get those endorphin in to my system. I took a few pictures of the beautiful flowers from my walk from the morning. Let me know what you guys think!


Friday, September 02, 2011

I found an old poem about Beauty.


Kittens: Cuteness Overload



Have you ever had that feeling where you're just overwhelmed and stuck between a rock and a hard place? Sometimes at stressful situations, all you can do is just let out a heavy sigh. One of my routines for de-stressing was looking at cute animal pictures! Well, I guess I lucked out because my family adopted two kittens! They are such a bundle of joy and fluff balls of cuteness. It's just overwhelming. I completely forget my stress when I'm around them. I took out a camera and took some pictures because they are just too cute to not share.




Growing up in a household with pets actually can help lower your risk of getting allergies and asthma! Web MD says that heart attack patients who have pets live longer than those without. 


^_^

Being Cute.




Thursday, September 01, 2011

Fall Chicken


Running out of time because I am dying of hunger. I threw together some chicken, plum wine, garlic, tomatoes, grapes and pasta. I don't think you can ever go wrong with pasta and olive oil. I was proud since it only took me 20 minutes and you do not need to marinate anything.  The colors are very similar to the browns and reds of fall! A reminder of seasons to come. Also a special thanks to my lady  followers for reading!



Spent a total of 20 minutes putting this dish together.
I used the organic multi-grain noodles, tomatoes, and champagne grapes all from Trader Joe's. It's incredibly easy to put together. In a skillet, add your olive oil and some garlic. Wait until garlic turns a tid brown and add your chicken. While your chicken is sizzling, add some wine and balsamic vinegar. I used plum wine, so it had a sweetness that is already infused and did not need to add extra sugar. I like to crisp the skin side first then flip the chicken over. It should take you about fifteen minutes depending on how big the chicken pieces are. I always like to check by cutting open the chicken. If it is still raw on the inside, I place it in the microwave to finish up the cooking process. Finally, I boiled up the noodles and drained it. I sauteed it inside the sauce left over from the skillet I used to cook the chicken for added flavor and topped it off with some garlic salt. Added some tomatoes, and grapes with a hint of spice from peppers and cilantro I had laying around to compliment the vinegar. The grapes really do make it special and unique. Try this out and let me know what you think.