Girls Only Disneyland Trip!! Old thread. New link in first post

[lulubelle]

Happy Sunday Everyone!
Having a lazy day here, it's cold and cloudy. Read the paper, doing laundry, listening to the Daytona 500 (DH is glued to the TV) and surfing the web. Always come back to the DizBoards, though.

I think Keith Urban sounded really good - great job! And we're not country music fans.

 

[Stacerita]

Ok so the non-date went rather well.

Then we ended up back at his house and he brought me home this morning.

Yeah, thats a good "non" date. Feel free to share the details. I'm nosey and need to know.

 

[toocherie]

Debbie: It DOES sound like the non-date went well.

My day has been pretty unevently--went by a friend's house and visited for a while this morning, then to the office, didn't do much, then went by the hardware and grocery store and been home watching Food Network challenges and inspired to try a new Mac N' Cheese recipe. I just took it up and I'm letting it cool a bit.

Oh, and speaking of recipes, someone (January?) requested the short ribs recipe. it's from Recipezaar, a great site I use == I've found some really great recipes on their site and I recommend it if you're looking for something in particular.

Here's the recipe:

Chianti Braised Short Ribs Recipe #264193 Heaven on a plate! Had these for dinner last night and we're wishing there had been leftovers. Served with portobello mushroom risotto and crusty bread for mopping up the sauce. Pure comfort food!
by Meredith .F
3½ hours | 30 min prep

SERVES 4

3 lbs boneless beef short ribs (I cooked probably 5 lbs.)
salt
pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped (I used half a large one)
4 large garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chianti wine (I used the whole bottle)
1 (32 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
3 cups beef broth (I used three cans)
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
PAT short ribs dry and season with salt and pepper.
COAT a large, nonstick pan with olive oil. Sear the short rib pieces over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes on each side or until brown. Transfer short ribs to a bowl.
ADD onions to pan and cook over medium heat for approximately 3 minutes. Once onions are translucent, add garlic and cook for 1 minute; do not brown. Add Chianti, rosemary, beef broth and tomatoes to the pan one at a time, allowing liquid to partially evaporate before each addition (about 2 minutes).
RETURN short ribs to pan, including any juices that might have accumulated in the bowl. Cover and let simmer for 3 hours on low heat to complete the braising process. (I cooked for probably 4 hours--they fell off the bone when I took them out!) Remove short ribs from pan and boil the liquid until it is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
RETURN short ribs to pan and heat thoroughly.

© 2009 Recipezaar. All Rights Reserved. http://www.recipezaar.com


so, is the Dis really slow for anyone else? It's really driving me nuts.

Stacielee I pm'd you.

Well, I'll try back later when hopefully the site isn't acting up!

 

[jordansmomma]

I would say so!!!

ummm...yes?

Yeah, thats a good "non" date. Feel free to share the details. I'm nosey and need to know.

Ya it was a nice not date.
But we had or rather I had one two many drinks maybe....
We watched infomercials and talked and fell asleep....

I really like the bra clip thing...because some people..

The snuggie blanket/jacket thing..odd...

Oh for details I had an echillada & taco & rice for dinner.
At the bar I had 3 rasp vodka & 7-ups, 2 trantula margaritas, 2 Washington apple shots & 1 shot of something crazy...I am not sure what it was but it was good.

 

[Stacerita]

so, is the Dis really slow for anyone else? It's really driving me nuts.


Well, I'll try back later when hopefully the site isn't acting up!

It is killing me its so slow. But I am doing homework too right now so as I am waiting for it to move, I am working on other stuff. But yeah, its bad.

Ya it was a nice not date.
But we had or rather I had one two many drinks maybe....
We watched infomercials and talked and fell asleep....

I really like the bra clip thing...because some people..

The snuggie blanket/jacket thing..odd...

Oh for details I had an echillada & taco & rice for dinner.
At the bar I had 3 rasp vodka & 7-ups, 2 trantula margaritas, 2 Washington apple shots & 1 shot of something crazy...I am not sure what it was but it was good.

I think the bra clip thing is cool too. But I'm afraid to order it. I don't think it will be able to hold what I got. Don't need a snuggie because I have a robe and can wear it backwards if I want. Truth be told, I do order stuff from informercials or the "as seen on tv store".

And with those drinks, I can see why you stayed over. Still sounds like a great non date.

 

[Queenbillabong]

Debbie: It DOES sound like the non-date went well.

My day has been pretty unevently--went by a friend's house and visited for a while this morning, then to the office, didn't do much, then went by the hardware and grocery store and been home watching Food Network challenges and inspired to try a new Mac N' Cheese recipe. I just took it up and I'm letting it cool a bit.

Oh, and speaking of recipes, someone (January?) requested the short ribs recipe. it's from Recipezaar, a great site I use == I've found some really great recipes on their site and I recommend it if you're looking for something in particular.

Here's the recipe:

Chianti Braised Short Ribs Recipe #264193 Heaven on a plate! Had these for dinner last night and we're wishing there had been leftovers. Served with portobello mushroom risotto and crusty bread for mopping up the sauce. Pure comfort food!
by Meredith .F
3½ hours | 30 min prep

SERVES 4

3 lbs boneless beef short ribs (I cooked probably 5 lbs.)
salt
pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped (I used half a large one)
4 large garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chianti wine (I used the whole bottle)
1 (32 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
3 cups beef broth (I used three cans)
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
PAT short ribs dry and season with salt and pepper.
COAT a large, nonstick pan with olive oil. Sear the short rib pieces over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes on each side or until brown. Transfer short ribs to a bowl.
ADD onions to pan and cook over medium heat for approximately 3 minutes. Once onions are translucent, add garlic and cook for 1 minute; do not brown. Add Chianti, rosemary, beef broth and tomatoes to the pan one at a time, allowing liquid to partially evaporate before each addition (about 2 minutes).
RETURN short ribs to pan, including any juices that might have accumulated in the bowl. Cover and let simmer for 3 hours on low heat to complete the braising process. (I cooked for probably 4 hours--they fell off the bone when I took them out!) Remove short ribs from pan and boil the liquid until it is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
RETURN short ribs to pan and heat thoroughly.

© 2009 Recipezaar. All Rights Reserved. http://www.recipezaar.com


so, is the Dis really slow for anyone else? It's really driving me nuts.

Stacielee I pm'd you.

Well, I'll try back later when hopefully the site isn't acting up!

Those sound REALLY good. I'm going to have to try them this week. Share the mac and cheese recipe????? Please I'm always looking for a good homemade mac and cheese.


PS - the boards are painfully slow right now......

 

[toocherie]

Well, the boards seem to be better now. Thank God!

I would share the Mac N' Cheese recipe, but frankly I'm disappointed in it. I guess I didn't get enough salt in it (it didn't call for it other than in the panko crumb topping, so I didn't add it. big mistake. it's just "meh"

I also used 2% milk (that I had on hand--I don't do whole milk) so that may have contributed to it too.

But I don't know where all the cheese went--it's like it baked into the macaroni. and I even put extra on top!!

Let me get my Mom's recipe--it is SOOOO good. And if I recall a lot easier than this was. she just cuts up chunks of cheese and layers it with macaroni, salt and pepper and then pours milk over the top (I think). I'll ask. the panko bread crumb topping, however, IS something I would add to her recipe--it is delish! I love crunch!

 

[stacielee]

For those of you have received your shirts from Zazzle, I am wondering what the size of the image is. I'm ready to do the iron on transfer, but am not sure how big to make it. If someone could measure theirs, that would be GREAT!! How big is the image, from the top of Tink's hair to the bottom of the words, and then how many inches across are the words? I printed one on plain paper and it just looks too big!!

 

[toocherie]

For those of you have received your shirts from Zazzle, I am wondering what the size of the image is. I'm ready to do the iron on transfer, but am not sure how big to make it. If someone could measure theirs, that would be GREAT!! How big is the image, from the top of Tink's hair to the bottom of the words, and then how many inches across are the words? I printed one on plain paper and it just looks too big!!

Top of Tink's hair to bottom of the words: 13 1/2 inches
Words: 10 inches

 

[Stacerita]

Thank goodness the boards are moving a bit faster now.

Cheryl - I love homemade mac and cheese. I make one (mom's recipe) that uses cheese chunks, milk, "aunt penny's white sauce" onion garlic pepper and salt. That makes up the sauce. Then I mix in cooked maccaroni. Pour it all into a pan. Top with shredded cheese and bake. It is soooooo good. Now I want some. The panko topping you mention does sound yummy though.

 

[toocherie]

Well I bet Aunt Penny's White Sauce is very similar to what I made. It was unsalted butter, a little bit of nutmeg and pepper and flour--then mild and stir until thickened. Then add the cheese--sounds like in your case you just chunk up the cheese instead of adding to the sauce? That's what my Mom does too--except she just uses milk--and it comes out surprisingly good!

 

[cheshiregirl]

Did you miss me???

I am finally back from a long cold weekend in St. Louis, and I am both mentally and physically exhausted! There is nothing like trying to keep 14 college students engaged in a leadership conference and sober for 4 days!

Seriously, you would have thought that I was asking them to commit to life as a priest or a nun given the amount of pushback I received all weekend long due to what a mean advisor I am because they had to be at the 9 am opening events each day, attend all their sessions/workshops and they weren't allowed to go out at night

Anyhow, y'all have been very, very busy so I have tons of catching up to do, but our scavenger hunt team is finally ready to unveil our team name, so drumroll please.......

Please give a warm Disboards welcome to: The Monkey Brides

Have a great night and I'll hopefully get caught up tomorrow!

 

[Stacerita]

Did you miss me???

I am finally back from a long cold weekend in St. Louis, and I am both mentally and physically exhausted! There is nothing like trying to keep 14 college students engaged in a leadership conference and sober for 4 days!

Seriously, you would have thought that I was asking them to commit to life as a priest or a nun given the amount of pushback I received all weekend long due to what a mean advisor I am because they had to be at the 9 am opening events each day, attend all their sessions/workshops and they weren't allowed to go out at night

Anyhow, y'all have been very, very busy so I have tons of catching up to do, but our scavenger hunt team is finally ready to unveil our team name, so drumroll please.......

Please give a warm Disboards welcome to: The Monkey Brides[/FONT]

Have a great night and I'll hopefully get caught up tomorrow!

Great name!!!

 

[wendylady36]

Please give a warm Disboards welcome to: The Monkey Brides

A team after my own heart.

Sounds like you had a very long weekend! What do "sober" and "9 AM" mean?

 

[toocherie]

Love the name!

did you tape the students' doors and windows at night so they couldn't sneak out?

Welcome back!

Did you miss me???

I am finally back from a long cold weekend in St. Louis, and I am both mentally and physically exhausted! There is nothing like trying to keep 14 college students engaged in a leadership conference and sober for 4 days!

Seriously, you would have thought that I was asking them to commit to life as a priest or a nun given the amount of pushback I received all weekend long due to what a mean advisor I am because they had to be at the 9 am opening events each day, attend all their sessions/workshops and they weren't allowed to go out at night

Anyhow, y'all have been very, very busy so I have tons of catching up to do, but our scavenger hunt team is finally ready to unveil our team name, so drumroll please.......

Please give a warm Disboards welcome to: The Monkey Brides

Have a great night and I'll hopefully get caught up tomorrow!

 

[Stacerita]

A team after my own heart.

Sounds like you had a very long weekend! What do "sober" and "9 AM" mean?

If you don't know those, then you may have issues. I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

 

[wendylady36]

If you don't know those, then you may have issues. I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

Ahh, see there's the problem, I do have issues! I'm like the magazine subscription that nobody ever wanted.

 

[Stacerita]

Ahh, see there's the problem, I do have issues! I'm like the magazine subscription that nobody ever wanted.

Free and then recycled?

 

[stacielee]

Free and then recycled?

Ohhh! Good one!!

 

[Stacerita]

Ohhh! Good one!!

I try!