Vampire chicken, a big decision and MONKEYS

So I am making a very simple, but very garlicky dinner. 

If you like garlic this is for you.

Chicken breasts rubbed with garlic and rosemary with crimini mushrooms, yellow mashed potatoes and cooked spinach with garlic and leeks.

You will need:


Chicken breasts
Crimini Mushrooms
Garlic (pureed)
Fresh Rosemary
Pine nuts
Baby yellow skin potatoes
Spinach
Leeks
Butter
White Wine
An oven
Corning ware
Frying pan
Pot for boiling potatoes


VAMPIRE CHICKEN DINNER

Just throw a couple chicken breasts in corning ware and brush on pureed garlic AND LOTS or you won't keep the vampires away- (you can puree it yourself or get it already pureed- the lazy way is fine) and get some fresh rosemary and toss that in too. The more the better if you ask me, and the slice those criminis and toss em in too. Toss in those pine nuts. Pour a half a cup of white wine or water all over those chickens, and give it a healthy shake of pepper.

Give that about 45-60 mins on 400, depending on the size and amount of chicken. 

Then for the potatoes, I just boil mini potatoes in half broth, half water, and a spoonful of that delicious garlic puree. About half an hour and you can mash em, put about half a stick of butter and you are done.


Then I take a pan and put a little vegetable oil- or toasted sesame oil if you have it- MORE garlic puree and  throw the spinach with chopped leeks in it at a medium/high heat for about 5 minutes.


That's that. Very satisfying.

So there's tomorrow nights dinner for you and your, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, cat, bird, mom, or just you. Whatevs.


IN OTHER NEWS


I am getting my hair chopped to my chin on Saturday night.


I haven't talked much about my hair on this blog, it has been a sensitive subject for me.
My hair has been long and healthy for years, not the thickest but still enough to look full and bouncy. I would never go shorter than my shoulders, and prefer my hair longer because of the waves I have.


When I first started intron-a, I read that hair loss can occur. I was devastated. My hair was like my safety blanket, if I like my hair then I feel pretty.


I went to my doctor in a panic and asked him about this and he goes "Oh no, only 5% experience significant hair loss during treatment. It may thin, but you won't notice much of a difference."


I am like ok, this isn't too bad.
I made a deal with Lucifer (or Zombie Jesus, whoever was listening) to let me keep my hair until my wedding at least. I was getting married in July and didn't wanna have to wear a wig or whatnot.


My hair was fine until one week after the wedding.
I wake up, take a shower, wash my hair and clogged the drain with all the hair that came out. It felt lighter right away. I cried. It continued steadily for months, chunks falling out in the shower, hair line slowly falling out of my scalp and the ends breaking off. Now it seems like it comes in spurts, and I lost so much hair in the front of my head, which is especially upsetting. I haven't photographed myself with my real hair in quite sometime, I have invested in lots of clip in pieces to make my hair long and full again, but every time I look at my real hair that looks like it was mangled by a large cat, I think it looks disgusting.


So that's it, I give in to the deal I made and accept my hair loss.
I know there is nothing I can do and this was to be expected, there are worse things.
At least I still have some hair.


So it is getting cut on Saturday night, my buddy John has a hairstylist sister, she told me she'll do it as long as I don't cry.
I told her I wouldn't, at least not in front of her.
Maybe in her bathroom.


I am actually excited to have a cute little bob.
It will give my hair a chance to grow back nicely, in a blunt cut to make it look thicker.


This is what I am hoping I look like after.

So expect pictures by Sunday!


Eeeeeeeeep!!!


So there you go all you long thick haired and pretty girls, tanning will lead to some pretty horrible things that have to do with your vanity, and cancer isn't pretty, it is very ugly.  Stop now before you have to face surgery and chemotherapy.
(my anti-tanning rant for the day.)


NOW ON TO THE MONKEYS!

Spider monkeys. I have decided that all manners of monkey scare me, these little guys have sharp little teeth and are way to fast. They could potentially give you an infectious disease. They are fun to watch, but I don't want to try and touch one.

This guy is super cute and melts my heart. But the truth of the matter is these guys are VICIOUS. They will beat you to death, eat your eyeballs, and kill you in the most brutal manner. They frighten me.

I guess this guy just likes smoking herb. That's cool I guess.
Still, quick with sharp teeth. Not cute.


http://youtu.be/dIdpZXC8840

This guy is just a lazy fat pothead.


What's with these weed smoking simians?






-E.

Chicken for a cold Canadian winter

'Tis a cold winters eve!

The low tonight is supposed to be minus 47, and I am happily warm wearing my pi's with my warm blanket and cup of tea on my couch! 

Tonight I made an easy winter dish.

Chicken for a cold day

You will need

Chicken thighs, breasts or drumsticks, 4-6

All purpose flour

10-30 cloves of garlic

Rosemary

Paprika

Pepper

Balsamic vinegar

Chicken stock

Mini potatoes

Crimini mushrooms

Corning ware

Preheat the oven to 400

I start by mixing the flour on a plate with the Rosemary, paprika, and pepper, about a tablespoon of each, I add more rosemary- and coating the chicken with the mixture.

Then I braise (brown) the chicken in a frying pan with a small amount of vegetable oil on medium to high heat. Just brown each side and take off the pan.

Put the chicken in the corning ware and fill 1/4 way up with chicken stock. Add about two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. Slice the mushrooms and potatoes and put the garlic in where you can, I put in all around the chicken. make sure you get the broth on it.  

I know you're thinking, 10-30 garlic cloves? Unsliced, unpeeled?

That's right. This dish isn't the same without the whole cloves of garlic. You can squeeze out the garlicky goodness on the chicken, it makes the dish completely.

Put the lid on and cook for an hour and about twenty minutes.

This will keep you and your man (or woman) warm, full and happy. I make extra so Matt can take it to work for lunch.

Today I spent five hours cleaning up my apartment. Geez, it was getting messy. I'm still working on laundry so I gotta go to fold a load. 

Stay tuned for more adventures this week!

-E.

Rockabilly Riot, Chicken and CATS CATS CATS!

So! I went to Brian Setzer (Stray Cats) tonight with Hubby, Charlen, Oakland and Charlen's brother Markus. It was amazing to see legends on stage, and see my husband so happy. I would have taken photos but they confiscate cameras at Reds. Bastards!

Opening was a band called Cousin Harley, with a guy named Paul Pigat who's fingers move like lightning on the Git-tar. That's how you have to say it in Rockabilly music, GIT- Tar. My lovely husband is actually quite the musician himself, and while we were watching Cousin Harley's set he told me about all the licks and riffs he had taught Paul Pigat. That's my man. He rules on the GIT-Tar. There was crazy painted stand up basses and dudes slapping the shit out of em. I personally enjoy the bass in rockabilly the most, the music would be boring without that slappin'! I was the designated driver so I didn't partake in the boozin' which is actually a good thing cause you miss half the show when you're drunk and going for a million drinks. Even my usually lush hubby only had a couple, but a good time was had by all.

HERE'S A RECIPE! YUM YUM YOU BET!!!

BRUSCHETTA CHICKEN

This is a random recipe I made up when I had a bunch of chicken breast, but limited ingredients. You can make this when you're poor but very hungry, and it will make you smile and say- See, I can eat delicious healthy food for cheap! No more microwave dinners! HUZZAHH!

3-5 chicken breasts 

4 roma tomatoes (or so. You can add more or less, it's whatevs.)

5-10 cloves of garlic, depending on how romantic you wanna get later

3/4 cup of balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup of olive oil, extra virgin or slutty

fresh basil if ya got it

or parsley, that's good too

Slap everything in the blender (except the chicken) and set it to a low chop. Place chicken breasts in a deep corning ware- I find this works best- and bake with the lid on on 375 for half an hour, and you can turn it over for another 30 mins or so, I sometimes get paranoid that it won't get cooked and I'll poison myself, so sometimes I'll give it another ten minutes. That's ok cause they are sitting in the liquid, I'd turn the oven up to 400 for the last twenty minutes or so. 

I'd serve this deliciousness up with a few roasted garlic cloves and a glass of wine, and you are good to go. 

BOOYAH!

CAT MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SABBIE!!!!!! Don't you just love her milk mustache?! This is an XCU from last year sometime. MEOW!

 SALEM! What a prince. He loves me and cuddles the shit outta me. He cuddles hardcore. He also loves his chow. Especially wet chow.

 KITTY TRAIN!!!!

 My yellow eyed boy! Eeeeee I love him!

Katie's cat Miso (also known as demon cat)

Well I am up past my bedtime! I need to sleep so that I can be dynamic and productive at work tomorrow.

heheheheh.

-E.