Bad Blogger

I'll admit. I cheated with these. I made the entire meal from scratch except the one thing that should have been made from scratch. I will try again another time. Pictured is Bush's Maple & Bacon Beans. Not my favorite. I actually like their vegetarian better.

I have been a bad blogger lately. The thoughts and events going on have been too jumbled to put down in a readable way. Not saying that any of my posts are really readable. I totally realize that I write like I talk. Random!

So far things have been going well. Trying to do some local networking through twitter. The DSM group of people on there are fantastic! I have really enjoyed getting to know them. There is a tweetup tomorrow. I'm not really good at big social events like that alone, but this has been a year of firsts so maybe it's time to suck it up and go. I don't even have to work Friday so it is perfect timing. I must say "networking" is so much better than "dating". Dating can suck it! I kid!

Now, on to some household related news. We are on a budget. Fun.

Pork!

I made a pork roast for the first time today. Pork scares. Bacon, I love! Other pork products, not so much. For some reason I decided that I needed to make something pork like for Easter. Since I am not a huge fan of ham I went with a pork roast. Here is the recipe I used.

INGREDIENTS

1 pork roast
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
3 bay leaves
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon dried thyme

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325º

2. With a knife, pierce top of roast. Force garlic slices into the cuts. Sprinkle the roast with salt & pepper. Place bay leaves in the bottom of the roasting pan, and set roast on top of bay leaves, fat side up. Mix vinegar and thyme in a small bowl, and pour over the top of the roast.

3. Bake in the preheated oven 2 1/2 hours or until internal temp reaches 160º. It's important to watch the temp. I let it cook a little too long and it dried out a bit. Let the roast rest for 10 minutes when done before slicing.

Listen

Hey, look who is blogging on a more regular basis! Yeah, It's me! Hi! I'm even going to talk yoga! Amazing, isn't it?

Yoga was all about backbends today. Always good for the thinking process and clearing the mind. It takes so much concentration to get into them that I always come away from classes restored, focused, and ready for anything. Bring on anything!

I do realize that the picture isn't really relevant to the post but I took it today, and wait, I'll tie it in real quick. Ears. Listening. Yoga is all about listening to your body and doing what is right for you at that moment. One day your balance is amazing and the next it's crap. One day you can hold crow for minutes the next it's impossible. Our bodies change from day to day. Our energy level changes. Learning to listen to what your body is telling you is most the important thing about yoga.

Ha! I tied a peep photo into a yoga lesson!

Wake me when it's over

The long week goes on, or does it? I think it's over, or is it? Watching The Big Lebowski! I really thought I had seen it before but apparently not. It's great!

Yoga

I am about to go to a yoga certification conference. I have been practicing on my own for about 5 years (I think) now. It is time for me to put that knowledge to good use and start teaching. I have already been offered a position at a local studio and I will be working with women that I truly enjoy and respect. I have this month to study and prepare. The certification weekend will be May 8th & 9th. I can't wait!

Ack, blogger cropped the picture in the post. Click on it to see it full size.

Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup

2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cans fiesta nacho cheese soup
1 (10 0z) can red enchilada sauce
1 soup can of milk
3 or 4 c cubed cooked chicken

Mix all together in crockpot and heat on Low until everything is mixed and melted. It can sit all day at low. I have it on high right now and am hoping it will ready in about 4 hours.

Roll it up!

Spring rolls or summer rolls? Mixed salad roll! I need to make more of these. I have the spring roll wrappers in the cabinet. Although, we have a great little Thai place here in our small town of 9,000 people, so I tend to cheat and buy already prepared (see picture). I am slowly finding my way back to my food obsession. I think it's good to obsess about some things. Me thinking about food all the time is not just about eating it. I think about it visually and creatively. I think about what I want to shoot and how it would work for stock images. It's WORK and working is good.

What is your current obsession?

P.S. apparently I started this post in MAY! I found it in my list of posts and realized I never finished it.