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Shopping Is Not My Favorite

thing, but, sometimes you have to do it.

Anyway, in the attempt to clothe my oldest son, I branched out from my normal Goodwill (although, I did go there, too) and visited Old Navy.

The purpose of this post is to tell you that all adult clothing, including clearance items, are 30 % off for today only. I think this includes internet, as well. So, if you are in need of clothing and like Old Navy, today would be an excellent day to scoot on over there and check some stuff out. I thought that they had some really pretty things in the ladies’ section. I didn’t buy anything, of course, but I could have if I was someone who does buy things.

That last sentence is wonky, but I’ve got to bake some bread, y’all.

Happy Monday!!

Martha on Dave

So, on Friday night, Jon and I were flipping around on the TV and stopped on the David Letterman Show. We don’t usually watch him but Martha Stewart was on there and they looked like they were about to cook something. I was half asleep, at this point, but swiftly came to full out wakefulness when Martha Stewart said something about fried olives. FRIED OLIVES! I thought to myself, “I must have the recipe!!”

So, Dave being the three year old that he is, basically didn’t let Martha cook anything. He told her she looked great, he asked her about her other ex-con friends, and was as rude as all get out. He attempted to make amends by getting her to throw some food on him and then that was the end of the segment. The show went to commercial.

“But, what about the fried olives, y’all?!” was all I could think.

So, I did a little internet scouring yesterday and ended up finding the recipe.

Whew.

I got it from this page.

I can’t wait to try them.

Fried Olives
Get about 2 dozen pitted green olives and soak them in cold water for 15 minutes. This reduces the brininess.
Drain, and pat dry.
Stuff each with 2 ounces of blue cheese.
Put 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 lightly beaten large egg, and 1/2 cup of plain dried breadcrumbs in 3 separate bowls.
Dredge the olives in the flour, dip in the egg, then dredge in the breadcrumbs.
Refrigerate
heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat until hot but not smoking hot.
Take a few olives and fry them until golden, about 1  minutes. Repeat until all are done. Transfer onto a paper towel on a plate
Serve warm.

I think that the recipe is also in the February 2011 issue of Martha Stewart Living.

Happy Sunday!

Martha on Dave

So, on Friday night, Jon and I were flipping around on the TV and stopped on the David Letterman Show. We don’t usually watch him but Martha Stewart was on there and they looked like they were about to cook something. I was half asleep, at this point, but swiftly came to full out wakefulness when Martha Stewart said something about fried olives. FRIED OLIVES! I thought to myself, “I must have the recipe!!”

So, Dave being the three year old that he is, basically didn’t let Martha cook anything. He told her she looked great, he asked her about her other ex-con friends, and was as rude as all get out. He attempted to make amends by getting her to throw some food on him and then that was the end of the segment. The show went to commercial.

“But, what about the fried olives, y’all?!” was all I could think.

So, I did a little internet scouring yesterday and ended up finding the recipe.

Whew.

I got it from this page.

I can’t wait to try them.

Fried Olives
Get about 2 dozen pitted green olives and soak them in cold water for 15 minutes. This reduces the brininess.
Drain, and pat dry.
Stuff each with 2 ounces of blue cheese.
Put 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 lightly beaten large egg, and 1/2 cup of plain dried breadcrumbs in 3 separate bowls.
Dredge the olives in the flour, dip in the egg, then dredge in the breadcrumbs.
Refrigerate
heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat until hot but not smoking hot.
Take a few olives and fry them until golden, about 1  minutes. Repeat until all are done. Transfer onto a paper towel on a plate
Serve warm.

I think that the recipe is also in the February 2011 issue of Martha Stewart Living.

Happy Sunday!

Martha on Dave

So, on Friday night, Jon and I were flipping around on the TV and stopped on the David Letterman Show. We don’t usually watch him but Martha Stewart was on there and they looked like they were about to cook something. I was half asleep, at this point, but swiftly came to full out wakefulness when Martha Stewart said something about fried olives. FRIED OLIVES! I thought to myself, “I must have the recipe!!”

So, Dave being the three year old that he is, basically didn’t let Martha cook anything. He told her she looked great, he asked her about her other ex-con friends, and was as rude as all get out. He attempted to make amends by getting her to throw some food on him and then that was the end of the segment. The show went to commercial.

“But, what about the fried olives, y’all?!” was all I could think.

So, I did a little internet scouring yesterday and ended up finding the recipe.

Whew.

I got it from this page.

I can’t wait to try them.

Fried Olives
Get about 2 dozen pitted green olives and soak them in cold water for 15 minutes. This reduces the brininess.
Drain, and pat dry.
Stuff each with 2 ounces of blue cheese.
Put 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 lightly beaten large egg, and 1/2 cup of plain dried breadcrumbs in 3 separate bowls.
Dredge the olives in the flour, dip in the egg, then dredge in the breadcrumbs.
Refrigerate
heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat until hot but not smoking hot.
Take a few olives and fry them until golden, about 1  minutes. Repeat until all are done. Transfer onto a paper towel on a plate
Serve warm.

I think that the recipe is also in the February 2011 issue of Martha Stewart Living.

Happy Sunday!

World Nutella Day!

Did y’all know that today is World Nutella Day? I only just found out. But, I love Nutella and so I totally support celebrating this day.

The only problem is that I don’t have any Nutella.

I dislike going to the store, especially on Saturday night when I would rather be ironing (believe it or not).

So, I’m just going to point out this recipe for Nutella hot chocolate. Maybe you are reading this and DO have Nutella in the house.

It sounds delicious!

World Nutella Day!

Did y’all know that today is World Nutella Day? I only just found out. But, I love Nutella and so I totally support celebrating this day.

The only problem is that I don’t have any Nutella.

I dislike going to the store, especially on Saturday night when I would rather be ironing (believe it or not).

So, I’m just going to point out this recipe for Nutella hot chocolate. Maybe you are reading this and DO have Nutella in the house.

It sounds delicious!

World Nutella Day!

Did y’all know that today is World Nutella Day? I only just found out. But, I love Nutella and so I totally support celebrating this day.

The only problem is that I don’t have any Nutella.

I dislike going to the store, especially on Saturday night when I would rather be ironing (believe it or not).

So, I’m just going to point out this recipe for Nutella hot chocolate. Maybe you are reading this and DO have Nutella in the house.

It sounds delicious!

It Is Pitiful,

how out of shape I am.

This is being made known to me as I descend and climb my stairs today, as I go down to the basement and up again in an attempt to get all my laundry finished.

It’s not that I’m out of breath. It is that my quad muscles are screaming at me,

“NO, Crazy, CRAZY person who so enthusiastically did lunges and wall squats while you were waiting in the deserted hallway for your son’s doctor. No! You don’t get to do stairs, now. Haven’t you hurt us enough today?!!”

You know, I think that my quad muscles have forgotten who I am.
How could they?
How could they forget the grand battement?
Have they forgotten the high kicks and the split leaps?

I guess that I’ll have to show them, won’t I? Although, not today. No, today I shall be going up and down the stairs sideways. Oh, yes.

Happy Saturday, y’all!

It Is Pitiful,

how out of shape I am.

This is being made known to me as I descend and climb my stairs today, as I go down to the basement and up again in an attempt to get all my laundry finished.

It’s not that I’m out of breath. It is that my quad muscles are screaming at me,

“NO, Crazy, CRAZY person who so enthusiastically did lunges and wall squats while you were waiting in the deserted hallway for your son’s doctor. No! You don’t get to do stairs, now. Haven’t you hurt us enough today?!!”

You know, I think that my quad muscles have forgotten who I am.
How could they?
How could they forget the grand battement?
Have they forgotten the high kicks and the split leaps?

I guess that I’ll have to show them, won’t I? Although, not today. No, today I shall be going up and down the stairs sideways. Oh, yes.

Happy Saturday, y’all!

It Is Pitiful,

how out of shape I am.

This is being made known to me as I descend and climb my stairs today, as I go down to the basement and up again in an attempt to get all my laundry finished.

It’s not that I’m out of breath. It is that my quad muscles are screaming at me,

“NO, Crazy, CRAZY person who so enthusiastically did lunges and wall squats while you were waiting in the deserted hallway for your son’s doctor. No! You don’t get to do stairs, now. Haven’t you hurt us enough today?!!”

You know, I think that my quad muscles have forgotten who I am.
How could they?
How could they forget the grand battement?
Have they forgotten the high kicks and the split leaps?

I guess that I’ll have to show them, won’t I? Although, not today. No, today I shall be going up and down the stairs sideways. Oh, yes.

Happy Saturday, y’all!