Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Winter Fun!
I was going to say that it was the first weekend day without snow in a month, but it snowed tonight, so there's that.
Mr. D has been wanting to go ice skating, so her coordinated it with two couples from work for an outing this weekend. We met up and went skating at the Bryant Park rink. We skated for about an hour and a half - and I didn't fall once! Even weirder, Mr. D had never been ice skating!
After skating, we all went to Koreatown for Korean BBQ - yum! I realized that I could quickly become addicted to bean paste. Ok - the words sound gross, but it's the best sauce ever.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
I may have a stalker
Seriously. So, as some of you may know, I am a recruiter. In my case, thy means companies pay the company I work for to find people to work for them.
A guy called in yesterday afternoon to tell us about himself, without having a specific role in mind. He was very vague about the companies he worked for and a bit goofy sounding (like a too smooth announcer voice), plus his skill set is out of date. I told him to send his resume and I would take a look.
He called back this afternoon. I told him we didn't have any open positions. That's ok - I know that we'll be working together soon. Eww that's what he said! Then - I looked up your company on the Internet and I liked what I saw - I have a real affinity for women-run businesses. Thank goodness I was laughing silently! After he hung up, I ran to my boss's office laughing so hard I was crying!
Don't worry - he promised to follow up!
A guy called in yesterday afternoon to tell us about himself, without having a specific role in mind. He was very vague about the companies he worked for and a bit goofy sounding (like a too smooth announcer voice), plus his skill set is out of date. I told him to send his resume and I would take a look.
He called back this afternoon. I told him we didn't have any open positions. That's ok - I know that we'll be working together soon. Eww that's what he said! Then - I looked up your company on the Internet and I liked what I saw - I have a real affinity for women-run businesses. Thank goodness I was laughing silently! After he hung up, I ran to my boss's office laughing so hard I was crying!
Don't worry - he promised to follow up!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Dinner Success
Hmmm. So I forgot to take pictures, but perhaps I will later this week, when we have Giada's broiled tilapia sauce on our chicken. Meaning that I only bought two fish fillets, but made all of the sauce, so I thought we would have it over some chicken later this week.
Mr. D and I have decided to start trying to be healthier, which includes eating healthier. Mr. D pulled out a few recipes from the Abs Diet cookbook, which are pretty good (but why would anyone print a fajita recipe that only marinates the meat for five minutes).
Anyway, tonight, we had tilapia with mustard yogurt sauce, quinoa, asparagus, and some pickled broccoli stems (we each just had a couple spears, not whole stems). Pickled broccoli stems are actually very tasty - and easy - recipe here.
Mr. D and I have decided to start trying to be healthier, which includes eating healthier. Mr. D pulled out a few recipes from the Abs Diet cookbook, which are pretty good (but why would anyone print a fajita recipe that only marinates the meat for five minutes).
Anyway, tonight, we had tilapia with mustard yogurt sauce, quinoa, asparagus, and some pickled broccoli stems (we each just had a couple spears, not whole stems). Pickled broccoli stems are actually very tasty - and easy - recipe here.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
True Grit
This weekend is proving to be cold, so earlier today we did one of our favorite weekend pastimes and went to the matinee. Matinees are great in New York, because 1) it's only $6 and 2) half of the city isn't awake yet, so they are usually not crowded (unless you're seeing something the first weekend, but you definitely don't have to get there as early). We went to see True Grit. Me likey. Mr. D. likey.
About 20 minutes into the movie, I heard someone snoring. At first, I thought it was part of the soundtrack. No, it was a guy all the way in the front - everyone in the theater could hear him (only about 15 of us). Eventually, it just became background noise, but Mr. D kept glaring at the guy every once in a while - not that he knew.
About 20 minutes into the movie, I heard someone snoring. At first, I thought it was part of the soundtrack. No, it was a guy all the way in the front - everyone in the theater could hear him (only about 15 of us). Eventually, it just became background noise, but Mr. D kept glaring at the guy every once in a while - not that he knew.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
The Absent-Minded Professor
My husband is an idiot. Not really. He occasionally does very absent-minded things. He broke his iPhone a week after he got it (which he got replaced for free). A few weeks ago he decimated his Kindle at the gym (it fell off the book stand and got caught between the skis on the elliptical machine).
Today, he unhooked the dog in the elevator on the way back up from taking her out. There was a big pile of things from the trash room waiting to go down in the service elevator. Sasha got scared. She didn't come out. The doors started to close, so Mr. D hit the button to keep them open. Now she is stuck. Luckily, they're calling the repairman, I mean, they have too.
Today, he unhooked the dog in the elevator on the way back up from taking her out. There was a big pile of things from the trash room waiting to go down in the service elevator. Sasha got scared. She didn't come out. The doors started to close, so Mr. D hit the button to keep them open. Now she is stuck. Luckily, they're calling the repairman, I mean, they have too.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Um, weird
I have a Facebook stalker...my mother. Seriously. It all started when she unfriended me, and the rest of her children, because she couldn't figure out how to block Farmville notifications (which I admit, it was embarrassing, but I hardly ever play now). After Christmas, she refriended us, at least I assume it was all of us. Now, EVERY time I post an update, she has a comment. EVERY time. It is very weird.
Sent from my iPhone
Friday, January 7, 2011
Repost: Dinner Fail
Sunday night I made a pretty unsuccessful dinner. It started out innocently enough, I saw that Fresh Direct had turkey legs on special. Hmm, roasted turkey legs would be tasty. I started out brining the legs. They're funny-shaped little (big) guys, so I put them in a pitcher to sit in the fridge.
PS - Apparently Blogger is a bit like me when reading emails - if there's a picture, I tend to go straight there without reading the rest. Here is the rest of the post:
The brine had salt, some allspice berries, peppercorns, and a bay leaf. They went into the oven for a while, and while they were cooking, I steamed some cauliflower for cauliflower purée - the saving grace of the meal. (Steam the cauliflower, add a few tbsp's of cream/milk/chicken stock a pat of butter, salt and pepper - just like potatoes, but with more vitamins)
The other veggie was going to be some bok choy I had steamed, then frozen. I opened it, we think it was celery greens. I tried steaming and adding some spice to it. They were terrible, smelled so bad I had to take them off the plates because we couldn't eat with them there.
The turkey legs were a disaster too, the skin didn't get crispy, and they were kind of greasy. We struggled through the meal, luckily there weren't any leftovers.
PS - Apparently Blogger is a bit like me when reading emails - if there's a picture, I tend to go straight there without reading the rest. Here is the rest of the post:
The brine had salt, some allspice berries, peppercorns, and a bay leaf. They went into the oven for a while, and while they were cooking, I steamed some cauliflower for cauliflower purée - the saving grace of the meal. (Steam the cauliflower, add a few tbsp's of cream/milk/chicken stock a pat of butter, salt and pepper - just like potatoes, but with more vitamins)
The other veggie was going to be some bok choy I had steamed, then frozen. I opened it, we think it was celery greens. I tried steaming and adding some spice to it. They were terrible, smelled so bad I had to take them off the plates because we couldn't eat with them there.
The turkey legs were a disaster too, the skin didn't get crispy, and they were kind of greasy. We struggled through the meal, luckily there weren't any leftovers.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Dinner: Fail
Sunday night I made a pretty unsuccessful dinner. It started out innocently enough, I saw that Fresh Direct had turkey legs on special. Hmm, roasted turkey legs would be tasty. I started out brining the legs. They're funny-shaped little (big) guys, so I put them in a pitcher to sit in the fridge.
PS - Apparently Blogger is a bit like me when reading emails - if there's a picture, I tend to go straight there without reading the rest. Here is the rest of the post:
The brine had salt, some allspice berries, peppercorns, and a bay leaf. They went into the oven for a while, and while they were cooking, I steamed some cauliflower for cauliflower purée - the saving grace of the meal. (Steam the cauliflower, add a few tbsp's of cream/milk/chicken stock a pat of butter, salt and pepper - just like potatoes, but with more vitamins)
The other veggie was going to be some bok choy I had steamed, then frozen. I opened it, we think it was celery greens. I tried steaming and adding some spice to it. They were terrible, smelled so bad I had to take them off the plates because we couldn't eat with them there.
The turkey legs were a disaster too, the skin didn't get crispy, and they were kind of greasy. We struggled through the meal, luckily there weren't any leftovers.
PS - Apparently Blogger is a bit like me when reading emails - if there's a picture, I tend to go straight there without reading the rest. Here is the rest of the post:
The brine had salt, some allspice berries, peppercorns, and a bay leaf. They went into the oven for a while, and while they were cooking, I steamed some cauliflower for cauliflower purée - the saving grace of the meal. (Steam the cauliflower, add a few tbsp's of cream/milk/chicken stock a pat of butter, salt and pepper - just like potatoes, but with more vitamins)
The other veggie was going to be some bok choy I had steamed, then frozen. I opened it, we think it was celery greens. I tried steaming and adding some spice to it. They were terrible, smelled so bad I had to take them off the plates because we couldn't eat with them there.
The turkey legs were a disaster too, the skin didn't get crispy, and they were kind of greasy. We struggled through the meal, luckily there weren't any leftovers.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Happy New Year
This post is already a day late, so there goes any sort of resolution to stop procrastinating :)
Mr. D and I had a big organization day earlier today - we got back from visiting Houston on Friday, but have managed to get the luggage unpacked (uck) and put away. And Mr. D has started laundry. This never happens - he usually only does his socks, but he has put clothes in the washer, then in the dryer, and folded the clothes that were in the dryer. And now he's folding them and putting them away. I'm in shock :)
Now I had better go do my part by finishing cleaning up the dishes from dinner :)
Mr. D and I had a big organization day earlier today - we got back from visiting Houston on Friday, but have managed to get the luggage unpacked (uck) and put away. And Mr. D has started laundry. This never happens - he usually only does his socks, but he has put clothes in the washer, then in the dryer, and folded the clothes that were in the dryer. And now he's folding them and putting them away. I'm in shock :)
Now I had better go do my part by finishing cleaning up the dishes from dinner :)
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