Pimp My Husband

Today, whilst chowing down on some naan at a cute little place called Indique with JR and the Husband, I heard the Husband ask this question: "May I dip my naan in your sauce?" JR's response: "That sounds dirty."

 

Mmmm, naan. 

I also saw the Green Hornet movie and found it entertaining. I do believe that Seth Rogen made the movie a bit less awesome than it could have been, but the rest of it was entertaining and I recommend it. Maybe on DVD. It's playing in 3-D and I am not a fan of that. 

That's all for today. Perhaps I'll have something more interesting tomorrow. The Husband goes to the hematologist, so I am sure I'll have stories about that. Cheers, everyone!

Savories and Shoes

Today, my goal was to find a plain black pair of heels that don't make me feel like my feet are being pinched, eaten, or blister-ized. Thankfully, I have had previous experience with just such a brand of heels, they are Mudd. So, I went to Kohls, which carries that brand, and found myself a pair of plain black heels that fit my crazy ass feet and look sensible. I'm about sensibility. Or just good shoes that don't hurt.

This shot is my attempt at being artistic. I have failed.

Anyway, I like the shoes. I'll wear them next time I head out to work. Today, I also made some delicious cookies for some dudes that really wanted the New York Jets to win against the Patriots. The Jets did win, and the cookies were fantastic. I have posted a photo of them in not-cooked format. There they are, in their delicious batter life state. I think I ingested a good deal of those cookies raw. Fantastic.

What you can't see, but maybe you can if you click on the photo, is the mess I make when I do just about any form of cooking. I spilled cocoa all over the counter and down to the floor and onto my white socks (not so white now) and got butter and egg all over the place. I'm a danger with an electric beater.

Oh well, you're not having fun if you're not making a mess. I'll go ahead and post the cookie recipe, which I was gifted from my fantastic best friend, Tominda.

Heavenly, Super Easy Cookies

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cup peanut butter chips
2 cups flour
2/3 cup cocoa
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix all ingredients. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

They are damn good. Make 'em.

Savory Saturday and a Play

Today was date day with my husband; he found a deal on Goldstar for a play in DC. It was called Magic and was put on by the Washington Stage Guild at a really pretty Methodist Church. I am apparently advertising for both.

Magic was about how some people can believe so completely in something, and how others refuse to see it the same way, such as with magic and it's "opposing" force, science. I liked it, it was very well put on and I hope I can go see them put on another one in a few months, called Red Herring.

On to our savory stuff.

Today, I did another recipe from Cooking Light called Chicken Marsala.

Please don't look at my plates. All the nice white ones are dirty at this exact moment. I think I'll start looking for a nicer set, maybe get rid of some of these hand-me-downs...such as the fantastic blue and green plastic ones you see here. :) Anyway, the recipe itself. Once again, I have to wonder if I didn't put the wrong ingredient in, the recipe calls for dry Marsala wine; I found some in the cooking section with the marinades and stuff, but it was a bit...weird. It didn't combine like the recipe said it would with the other ingredients. I'm going to keep an eye out for other options. The chicken itself was great, so I give that a definite 4 out of 5 stars, with a 2 out of 5 for the sauce.

Chicken Marsala from Cooking Light
1/2 cup dry Marsala wine
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
4 (6oz.) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 cups hot cooked angel hair pasta

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a 1 cup glass measure, stirring with a whisk until well blended.
2. Combine breadcrumbs, cheese, and garlic powder in a shallow dish; stir well with wisk. Dredge chicken in breadcrumb mixture. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side until done.
3. Microwave wine mixture at HIGH 30 seconds or until slightly thick, stirring once. Arrange chicken over pasts; top with sauce.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half, 1/2 cup pasta, and about 2 tablespoons sauce.)
Calories: 361

I bet that chicken would be good with a creamy sauce and some noodles too. Although, I'm sure not as low in calories. Ah well, supposedly you only live once.

Cheers.

9 Pictures of Toes Later

I have found, through nine different photos, that I do not have photogenic feet. The idea today was to show you the awesome color of toenail polish I currently have on my toes; but I was side tracked by the entire body part. I mean, damn, I have some strange feet.Yes, do note the awesome color on my toes, I'm rather pleased with it. But, let me tell you about the miniature odyssey I went on while taking photos of my feet. First, I tried to find a good angle. I took a few in the kitchen, one with my feet pressed against the oven door, in an attempt to show everyone that I do not have cankles. Cankles is a technical term, where the ankle and the calf morph into one body part. Largely seen on little old ladies. I even took a few shots with my ankles crossed; all in an effort to take a picture of my feet at a good angle. I tell you, it does not exist.

The picture above is not in the kitchen, it's in the bathroom. If you couldn't tell from the toothbrushes and sink. First, I shot down on my feet as I sat on the closed toilet seat. But, that was too dark because the lighting is strange in the bathroom and you couldn't see the color on my toes, which WAS THE POINT. So, I held my feet up, over the sink, for the light and got this shot, which was the most acceptable.

If you look closely, my loves, you'll see that I have an extremely large space between my largest toe and the one beside it. (I just scrolled back up to see what else was wrong with my toes, but got sucked back into that crevice between my toes. DAYUM.) Also, look at my pinky toe. What the eff is sticking out of the side there? I think the bones in my phalanges grow to the side like that. I get lots of blisters there too, it's awesome. What is up with my pinkies? They look like they want to crawl up under that other toe there...

The other reason I picked this photo is because you aren't close enough to see that hair grows on the "knuckles" of my toes, as well as a bit on the top (oh lawd, I have man feet) and the fact that I haven't shaved in a few days and my legs are pretty dry.

Good thing I got married when I did, I must have been wearing socks through the entire courtship.

Dinner Dates with J*Rock

Every now and then, I am blessed with an opportunity to stuff my face on fantastic new food that I have never tried before. Even more awesome is when I can take a friend along. Today, I went to a place called Zengo with my good friend J*Rock. It is a "Latin-Asian" fusion resturant that features small plates, mostly for sharing with a group. I learned about this place from a site I am signed up with (LivingSocial.com) that delivers a daily deal to your email and you decide if you want to purchase it or not. The Zengo deal asked for 25 dollars in order to have 50 dollars to spend on food and drink at the restaurant. Awesome!

JR and I picked out five different things and chowed down.




This was called "Crunchy Calamari" and it's a warm salad. Calamari, cilantro, a spicy green sauce and lettuce. Super noms.













Those are Seared Tuna tacos. They have a mango sauce on the top, tuna and rice in the middle, and all that green stuff was delicious guacamole.


















This is what was left of the sushi before we remembered to take a picture. Crab on the inside, cooked tuna and some saucy thing on top, also very, very good!


















Those are Thai Shrimp Lettuce Wraps. You wrap your serving up in the lettuce and stuff your face. It was excellent!





















Last but not least, Thai Chicken Empanadas. They had mango on top and were delicious!











I recommend Zengo, it was pretty delicious!

What Snow?

After having a good three feet of snow last year, I find most everything else pretty wimpy. Such as today, in the DC area. It was icy, I'll give it that, but the roads in my area were clear and I heard of quite a few schools on two hour delay. Pssh. I'm being insensitive, I am sure.

Anyway, today I took pictures of Dupont Circle, which looked sorta nice with barely an inch of snow left on the ground. I work at Dupont, but I feel it's super stupid to post my place of work and then tell everyone exactly where it is. Please, stalk me.

The picture to your left is the statue placed in the middle of the Dupont Circle traffic area (it's a beyatch) in honor of Samuel Francis Du Pont, who was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He served in the Mexican-American War and in the Civil War (in which he was a Yank), as well as being a superintendent at the Naval Academy and helping modernize the US Navy. Busy man.


The statue you see above is actually the second one to grace the circle. The first was created by Luant Thompson and later moved by the Du Pont family and replaced by this one. The second was sculpted by Daniel Chester French. P.S. - DC French is the guy who did the Abe Lincoln sculpture that's chilling out in the Lincoln Memorial.


The picture to the right is a close up of the sculpture; I was having the damnedest time figuring out what these nude people had to do with a rear admiral. As it turns out, the three nudes are symbolic for the sea, the stars, and the wind. The first statue was made from bronze. This one is marble. I bet it's nicer than the first.

For your enjoyment:
The man himself. Check out that facial hair. And what the hell is he doing with his hand?
"Harumph, yes, I seem to have placed that deep inside my jacket, just, go on, yes, paint it this way. I always stand with my hand in my jacket in front of the sea. Helps my indigestion."

Monday and Tuesdays

It seems that it'll be difficult for me to post on Monday and Tuesday cause I have class most weeks and I don't get home until pretty late. I will take pictures though and try to either post them on Wednesday or late Tuesday if I'm not feeling too dumb.

Here is the picture from yesterday (Monday, Monday, Monday!):This is traffic at the Vienna metro, that interstate there is i-66, fondly referred to in my mind as "The Devil's Playground". I had planned to take another picture from a better and different angle, but as soon as I clicked this one, the camera went dead. At least I'm keeping up the "take a picture everyday" thing, it said nothing about them being good.

Today, I took a picture of my collection of workout videos. Why is that, you ask? Because I gorged myself on pizza after chowing down on a large lunch and tried to make it up for by doing 70 minutes to these babies. Did it work? No, it did not, but the Fitness Pal did tell me I wouldn't be any fatter than I was, but please try harder. (I'm just kidding. It doesn't talk like that. It knows not to sass me. I could break it.)
There they are, all 8 of 'em. I need more. I have a disease. And the only cure is more WORKOUT VIDEOS.

Tomorrow I plan on taking a picture of the "snow" that caused my class for tonight to be canceled and thus is to blame for me going over my calorie goal. Dammit.