Saturday, May 16, 2009
I'm at the Larry Miller Motor sports park today, wathcing cars go FAST! (and testing mobile blogging)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
A New Bread Recipe to Try
I'm posting this here so i'll remember to try it..
This is from one of my student teachers I had in my classroom back in the day. Thanks Sharon!!!
One Hour Bread--THE BEST BREAD RECIPE EVER!!!!!
This recipe is for a LARGE mixer. If you have the standard Kitchen Aid (like I do) then you will need to half this recipe. You can also make it by hand--but it is written for a mixer.
**This recipe calls for 2 ingredients that you may not be familiar with. It is worth going out and finding the ingredients and keeping them on hand--you will never go back to your other recipes again!**
Ingredients:
10 1/2 c White Flour
1/2 c sugar
1 TBsp Salt
3 Rounded TBSP of SAF INSTANT YEAST (this is important--this is the kind of yeast that you don't have to proof before using it--you just add it to the dry ingredients.)
3 TBSP Liquid Soy Lecithin (This is sometimes found in the health part of the super market--by the supplements and stuff like that--it is awesome to use as it has an indefinate shelf life so it is great for food storage!
4 c Hot Tap Water
Instructions:
Mix dry ingredients together in mixer. Use a measuring spoon to make a well in the dry ingredients to pour the lecithin into. (The lecithin is the STICKIEST stuff to work with ever--if you pour it into a measuring spoon you will never get it out--so instead just make 3 little TBSP wells and fill them up with lecithin). Then add the HOT tap water and start mixing. The dough should be REALLY STICKY. It should be so sticky that you wonder what you did wrong and you will want to add more flour--BUT DON'T--and if it isn't sticky enough, add 1/2 -1 cup more hot water to reach the sticky consistency. Then turn your mixer on and let it mix for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, spray your counter and all your pans with pam spray. When the 5 minutes is up you can pam spray a spoon or your hands to scrape the dough out of the mixer bowl and onto the greased counter. Then you only knead the dough a couple times and shape into your bread, rolls, twists, pizza--WHATEVER.
Start your oven preheating to 350 and let your shaped dough rise for 25 minutes--covered with pam sprayed suran wrap (for breads and rolls--for pizza-just top and bake now without letting rise). Then bake. Bread for 25 mins. Buns, rolls, mini loafs for 15 mins. Enjoy! This is the easiest and quickest bread recipe you will EVER find! It is worth trying it for yourself! And I love that it takes such few ingredients! I really is an awesome recipe to have for food storage purposes as it only takes 6 ingredients.
This is from one of my student teachers I had in my classroom back in the day. Thanks Sharon!!!
One Hour Bread--THE BEST BREAD RECIPE EVER!!!!!
This recipe is for a LARGE mixer. If you have the standard Kitchen Aid (like I do) then you will need to half this recipe. You can also make it by hand--but it is written for a mixer.
**This recipe calls for 2 ingredients that you may not be familiar with. It is worth going out and finding the ingredients and keeping them on hand--you will never go back to your other recipes again!**
Ingredients:
10 1/2 c White Flour
1/2 c sugar
1 TBsp Salt
3 Rounded TBSP of SAF INSTANT YEAST (this is important--this is the kind of yeast that you don't have to proof before using it--you just add it to the dry ingredients.)
3 TBSP Liquid Soy Lecithin (This is sometimes found in the health part of the super market--by the supplements and stuff like that--it is awesome to use as it has an indefinate shelf life so it is great for food storage!
4 c Hot Tap Water
Instructions:
Mix dry ingredients together in mixer. Use a measuring spoon to make a well in the dry ingredients to pour the lecithin into. (The lecithin is the STICKIEST stuff to work with ever--if you pour it into a measuring spoon you will never get it out--so instead just make 3 little TBSP wells and fill them up with lecithin). Then add the HOT tap water and start mixing. The dough should be REALLY STICKY. It should be so sticky that you wonder what you did wrong and you will want to add more flour--BUT DON'T--and if it isn't sticky enough, add 1/2 -1 cup more hot water to reach the sticky consistency. Then turn your mixer on and let it mix for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, spray your counter and all your pans with pam spray. When the 5 minutes is up you can pam spray a spoon or your hands to scrape the dough out of the mixer bowl and onto the greased counter. Then you only knead the dough a couple times and shape into your bread, rolls, twists, pizza--WHATEVER.
Start your oven preheating to 350 and let your shaped dough rise for 25 minutes--covered with pam sprayed suran wrap (for breads and rolls--for pizza-just top and bake now without letting rise). Then bake. Bread for 25 mins. Buns, rolls, mini loafs for 15 mins. Enjoy! This is the easiest and quickest bread recipe you will EVER find! It is worth trying it for yourself! And I love that it takes such few ingredients! I really is an awesome recipe to have for food storage purposes as it only takes 6 ingredients.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
The video is a bit long (20 minutes)—but caught my attention—and made me resolve to remember to take my bags with me to the grocery store!!
Friday, May 08, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
World Digital Library
Doing some research for work… and just wanted to test this blog thing..
I thought this was an amazing site… Images, documents, etc. for the ENTIRE WORLD!!
Check it out!!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
A Grandpa Memory
Grandpa passed away one week ago yesterday. So many people have memorialized him so beautifully, and I want to take some time to do that too, but this morning as I was contemplating my morning oatmeal, I wanted to capture a sweet memory.
We all remember Grandpa for his famous pancake breakfasts, complete with bacon and eggs and animal shapes. But he could make a wonderful pot of oatmeal too!!
One year, I made a goal of travelling to Twin Falls to visit with Grandma and Grandpa at least once a month. I think I hit at least 7-8 of the 12 months of the year. It was just me and Grandma and Grandpa, and I felt so close to them for a while. Pancakes were usually reserved for large family gatherings, so my short visits were more common place, and I was able to just spend an ordinary day with them. Usually we'd have cold cereal, toast and orange juice, or this fantastic oatmeal for breakfast. He would cook it on the stove top, boiling the water, and carefully adding the raw oatmeal and salt to the water. We had to be careful to turn the heat down, or stir it just right so it wouldn't boil over. We had brown sugar, white sugar, honey, cinnamon, peanut butter... and mocha mix to pour over the top-- everything you could think of to flavor your oats to your personal taste.
I don't think eating my oatmeal will ever be the same... no more microwaved oatmeal for me!!
I miss you Grandpa!!
We all remember Grandpa for his famous pancake breakfasts, complete with bacon and eggs and animal shapes. But he could make a wonderful pot of oatmeal too!!
One year, I made a goal of travelling to Twin Falls to visit with Grandma and Grandpa at least once a month. I think I hit at least 7-8 of the 12 months of the year. It was just me and Grandma and Grandpa, and I felt so close to them for a while. Pancakes were usually reserved for large family gatherings, so my short visits were more common place, and I was able to just spend an ordinary day with them. Usually we'd have cold cereal, toast and orange juice, or this fantastic oatmeal for breakfast. He would cook it on the stove top, boiling the water, and carefully adding the raw oatmeal and salt to the water. We had to be careful to turn the heat down, or stir it just right so it wouldn't boil over. We had brown sugar, white sugar, honey, cinnamon, peanut butter... and mocha mix to pour over the top-- everything you could think of to flavor your oats to your personal taste.
I don't think eating my oatmeal will ever be the same... no more microwaved oatmeal for me!!
I miss you Grandpa!!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
start blogging again??
I've been watching my rss feed on everyone's blog list drop... drop... drop... lower and lower on the list.
Jenni and Lisa took it up on themselves to tag me... in an effort to raise my blog up higher on their lists. :) Thanks Ladies..
Tag #1: Where were you?
20 years ago: 1988, really?
1. I was a sophomore in high school. I guess I was probably really wrapped up in all the things that go with being in high school-- wanting to fit in, but never really finding my niche. I was enthralled with all things marching band, choir and orchestra.
2. My family had moved to South Jordan just two years earlier. I think I was still adjusting to living in a new neighborhood and making new friends.
3. My sister, Lorie was at Ricks College and I missed her horribly. We were pretty close. I actually came across several letters from her and remembered how much fun it was to hear about her fun and exciting life at college.
10 years ago: 1998
1. My third year teaching school. Middle school home economics in Heber City Utah. I think this was about the time that I decided that I was ready to do something different from teaching school, but was scared silly to even think about doing something besides what I was specifically trained for. I decided to stick it out one more year.
2. I worked as a volunteer at This is the Place Heritage Park that summer. I got to dress up in the old fashioned pioneer dresses. I was stationed at the first house as you walked up the street.. they demonstrated how to spin and dye wool. I learned all sorts of things about one of the things I'm really passionate about.. fiber and fabric. I learned how to spin wool, and later actually purchased a spinning wheel. I also learned a lot about hand dying wool, and the different colors you get from different natural plants. I think this is where I really learned to love lavendar.
3. I was also diagnosed with Grave's Disease at the end of this year-- probably the following spring, but it's close enough. Grave's Disease is a Thyroid condition that affects every possible facet of life you can think of. It was kind of devastating at first, but under the care of an extremely competent doctor, I was treated and medicated and life was pretty much back to normal after a 1 year nightmare.
5 years ago: 2003
1. I think this was my true adventure year. I started working for a private institution of higher ed. It seemed to be everything that my previous job wasn't-- an opportunity to make drastic and quick changes to methods and policies to reform an outdated correspondence school into a dynamic and cutting edge online university. It was fun for a little while, but lost its luster when the quick changes and cutting edge technologies weren't as easy to obtain as we had hoped.
2. One of the perks of this job was the opportunity to return to school to obtain my masters degree of Education. What a fantastic experience it was. The program was a totally distance program administrated out of Logan, UT. Each semester I took 2-3 courses online and 1 course via a closed circuit television system called EDNET. It was a great opportunity to expand my mind and gain greater insight to the process of education. Even made me reconsider returning to the classroom so I could implement the new things I learned. -- Hopefully I'm using those skills in my current job to inspire other faculty in the classroom.
3. One of my personal goals at this time was to expand my social circle. I was tired of being single and knew the answer to finding the man of my dreams was in expanding my circle of male friends. I met several friends through a local Singles Ward of my Church and made concerted efforts with some existing friendships. One of these friendships was with a man who helped me find my inner athlete. I don't think I've ever been, nor ever will be in the kind of shape I found myself in that year. It started with a kickboard doing laps in the swimming pool and progressed to running several miles a day. Another friendship took me on lots of road trips and self discovery. Wow, the more I think about it, this was a great year!!!
3 years ago: 2005
1. This was the year that I decided the private institution was not in my best personal interest and I was fortunate enough to find a postition back at Salt Lake Community College. I was able to use my brand new M Ed as an instructional designer, helping faculty adapt their classroom materials for online delivery.
2. I was really quite involved in my singles ward-- serving in the Relief Society and still trying to expand my circle of friends.
3. I was also trying to sell my condo during this year... oooh.. kinda blocked all of that out. The whole condo experience was kind of a nightmare. While it was good to be out on my own and build some equity, the condo association was not set up in the ideal way and I found myself in the thick of trying to straighten it out. I thought I had a buyer for the condo, and naivly allowed them to move in with a rental agreement until they could secure financing to purchase the condo. It never materialized and I moved in and out of that place a couple times in the next couple of years.
1 year ago: 2007
1. oh.. what a wonderful year...I met my husband at an ad hoc church activity. We were on the same team for a local "Amazing Race" and while we won the "sightseer's" award for being the last team to complete the competition, we really enjoyed ourselves. We didn't start dating until later that summer after had left the ward, but it was a great time in my life.
2. I sold my condo-- at a profit-- the last thing I was expecting and moved to Holladay to rent half of a duplex. I'm finding that the equity that came out of that sale is a blessing in more ways than one.
3. John and I got engaged in October of that year and married in January of the following year. I could go on and on about all the wonderful things that happend that year, but that would make for an even LONGER entry than I've already got. He is the most wonderful blessing in my life that I've ever experienced. He is everything that everyone promised me my husband would be.
This year so far:
1. John and I went on a Carribean cruise for our honeymoon. 7 days on the high seas. It was a great experience-- one that we'd both like to repeat as soon as time and finances permit.
2. I've been working working working and learning how to balance that part of live with my new role as a wife-- and trying to be a housekeeper. You'd think it would be an easy balance cause I was keeping house as a single person, but it doesn't quite translate the same...
3. I'm also learning how to support my husband through school. One of the benefits I enjoy as an employee of the College is free tution for my immediate family-- and we are taking full advantage of that for John. He's studying his pre-pharmacy courses so he can continue on to become a pharmacist-- unless..... :P
Yesterday:
1. Work-- I had several meetings with faculty and colleagues working on the various projects that I'm assigned.
2. John and I go to school/work together-- lots to save on gas, but also because we are just at the same place all day. It's nice to eat lunch with him, or take a break between his classes. It also makes it easier to take some time after work/school to visit our families. I love going to visit and having my neice and nephews proclaim my name as we walk in the door and run to give me hugs and kisses.
3. I had lunch with three ladies from my previous job. We used to get together at least once a month, but it's become less and less as time goes on. We really bonded during the time we worked together. Of the four of us, only one remains working there. She's a trooper. It was wonderful to catch up with them and learn what each of them are doing.
Today:
1. hmmm.. work again.. more meetings
2. Grocery shopping-- our cupboards were bare.
3. Oreo cookies and milk for a treat when I got home from shopping.
Tomorrow:
1. the weekend!!! John's sister and her husband are in town from Cleveland, OH for a friend's wedding and we get to spend some time with them on Saturday.. That's not really tomorrow, but close enough.
2. Work-- no meetings.. I finally get some time to do some focused design work-- probably on a nursing course and a chemistry course.
3. oooh.. la la... one of john's good friends is dating a gal he really likes and he wants to go on a double date with us. John is trying in vain to keep my enthusiasm reigned in.
Next year:
1. wow.. this is hard. we'd love to have a little baby- only time will tell though.
2. We'll probably be applying to pharmacy schools for John... anticipating where he will get accepted and where we get to settle in for a few more years.
3. barring moving to far flung regions for school, I'd really like to purchase a home of some sort-- townhome, condo, single family home, and enjoy the freedom of a place of my own again.
I'm going to tag..... Austin... Tabitha.... and MaryJO!!! :D
Jenni and Lisa took it up on themselves to tag me... in an effort to raise my blog up higher on their lists. :) Thanks Ladies..
Tag #1: Where were you?
20 years ago: 1988, really?
1. I was a sophomore in high school. I guess I was probably really wrapped up in all the things that go with being in high school-- wanting to fit in, but never really finding my niche. I was enthralled with all things marching band, choir and orchestra.
2. My family had moved to South Jordan just two years earlier. I think I was still adjusting to living in a new neighborhood and making new friends.
3. My sister, Lorie was at Ricks College and I missed her horribly. We were pretty close. I actually came across several letters from her and remembered how much fun it was to hear about her fun and exciting life at college.
10 years ago: 1998
1. My third year teaching school. Middle school home economics in Heber City Utah. I think this was about the time that I decided that I was ready to do something different from teaching school, but was scared silly to even think about doing something besides what I was specifically trained for. I decided to stick it out one more year.
2. I worked as a volunteer at This is the Place Heritage Park that summer. I got to dress up in the old fashioned pioneer dresses. I was stationed at the first house as you walked up the street.. they demonstrated how to spin and dye wool. I learned all sorts of things about one of the things I'm really passionate about.. fiber and fabric. I learned how to spin wool, and later actually purchased a spinning wheel. I also learned a lot about hand dying wool, and the different colors you get from different natural plants. I think this is where I really learned to love lavendar.
3. I was also diagnosed with Grave's Disease at the end of this year-- probably the following spring, but it's close enough. Grave's Disease is a Thyroid condition that affects every possible facet of life you can think of. It was kind of devastating at first, but under the care of an extremely competent doctor, I was treated and medicated and life was pretty much back to normal after a 1 year nightmare.
5 years ago: 2003
1. I think this was my true adventure year. I started working for a private institution of higher ed. It seemed to be everything that my previous job wasn't-- an opportunity to make drastic and quick changes to methods and policies to reform an outdated correspondence school into a dynamic and cutting edge online university. It was fun for a little while, but lost its luster when the quick changes and cutting edge technologies weren't as easy to obtain as we had hoped.
2. One of the perks of this job was the opportunity to return to school to obtain my masters degree of Education. What a fantastic experience it was. The program was a totally distance program administrated out of Logan, UT. Each semester I took 2-3 courses online and 1 course via a closed circuit television system called EDNET. It was a great opportunity to expand my mind and gain greater insight to the process of education. Even made me reconsider returning to the classroom so I could implement the new things I learned. -- Hopefully I'm using those skills in my current job to inspire other faculty in the classroom.
3. One of my personal goals at this time was to expand my social circle. I was tired of being single and knew the answer to finding the man of my dreams was in expanding my circle of male friends. I met several friends through a local Singles Ward of my Church and made concerted efforts with some existing friendships. One of these friendships was with a man who helped me find my inner athlete. I don't think I've ever been, nor ever will be in the kind of shape I found myself in that year. It started with a kickboard doing laps in the swimming pool and progressed to running several miles a day. Another friendship took me on lots of road trips and self discovery. Wow, the more I think about it, this was a great year!!!
3 years ago: 2005
1. This was the year that I decided the private institution was not in my best personal interest and I was fortunate enough to find a postition back at Salt Lake Community College. I was able to use my brand new M Ed as an instructional designer, helping faculty adapt their classroom materials for online delivery.
2. I was really quite involved in my singles ward-- serving in the Relief Society and still trying to expand my circle of friends.
3. I was also trying to sell my condo during this year... oooh.. kinda blocked all of that out. The whole condo experience was kind of a nightmare. While it was good to be out on my own and build some equity, the condo association was not set up in the ideal way and I found myself in the thick of trying to straighten it out. I thought I had a buyer for the condo, and naivly allowed them to move in with a rental agreement until they could secure financing to purchase the condo. It never materialized and I moved in and out of that place a couple times in the next couple of years.
1 year ago: 2007
1. oh.. what a wonderful year...I met my husband at an ad hoc church activity. We were on the same team for a local "Amazing Race" and while we won the "sightseer's" award for being the last team to complete the competition, we really enjoyed ourselves. We didn't start dating until later that summer after had left the ward, but it was a great time in my life.
2. I sold my condo-- at a profit-- the last thing I was expecting and moved to Holladay to rent half of a duplex. I'm finding that the equity that came out of that sale is a blessing in more ways than one.
3. John and I got engaged in October of that year and married in January of the following year. I could go on and on about all the wonderful things that happend that year, but that would make for an even LONGER entry than I've already got. He is the most wonderful blessing in my life that I've ever experienced. He is everything that everyone promised me my husband would be.
This year so far:
1. John and I went on a Carribean cruise for our honeymoon. 7 days on the high seas. It was a great experience-- one that we'd both like to repeat as soon as time and finances permit.
2. I've been working working working and learning how to balance that part of live with my new role as a wife-- and trying to be a housekeeper. You'd think it would be an easy balance cause I was keeping house as a single person, but it doesn't quite translate the same...
3. I'm also learning how to support my husband through school. One of the benefits I enjoy as an employee of the College is free tution for my immediate family-- and we are taking full advantage of that for John. He's studying his pre-pharmacy courses so he can continue on to become a pharmacist-- unless..... :P
Yesterday:
1. Work-- I had several meetings with faculty and colleagues working on the various projects that I'm assigned.
2. John and I go to school/work together-- lots to save on gas, but also because we are just at the same place all day. It's nice to eat lunch with him, or take a break between his classes. It also makes it easier to take some time after work/school to visit our families. I love going to visit and having my neice and nephews proclaim my name as we walk in the door and run to give me hugs and kisses.
3. I had lunch with three ladies from my previous job. We used to get together at least once a month, but it's become less and less as time goes on. We really bonded during the time we worked together. Of the four of us, only one remains working there. She's a trooper. It was wonderful to catch up with them and learn what each of them are doing.
Today:
1. hmmm.. work again.. more meetings
2. Grocery shopping-- our cupboards were bare.
3. Oreo cookies and milk for a treat when I got home from shopping.
Tomorrow:
1. the weekend!!! John's sister and her husband are in town from Cleveland, OH for a friend's wedding and we get to spend some time with them on Saturday.. That's not really tomorrow, but close enough.
2. Work-- no meetings.. I finally get some time to do some focused design work-- probably on a nursing course and a chemistry course.
3. oooh.. la la... one of john's good friends is dating a gal he really likes and he wants to go on a double date with us. John is trying in vain to keep my enthusiasm reigned in.
Next year:
1. wow.. this is hard. we'd love to have a little baby- only time will tell though.
2. We'll probably be applying to pharmacy schools for John... anticipating where he will get accepted and where we get to settle in for a few more years.
3. barring moving to far flung regions for school, I'd really like to purchase a home of some sort-- townhome, condo, single family home, and enjoy the freedom of a place of my own again.
I'm going to tag..... Austin... Tabitha.... and MaryJO!!! :D
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Date night Adventures
We've been going, going, going all weekend. So, Saturday night we decided that we would lay low, rent a movie when we did our grocery shopping and watch it with some popcorn when we got home.
While we were at the store, a woman from our ward offered us symphony tickets! Never to turn down a free date, we eagerly accepted, knowing we had an hour to finish our shopping, get it home and put away AND drive all the way up the canyon to be in our seats for the symphony... yeah.. we wouldn't get there on time.
The Symphony started at 7:30. We were just getting started out the door at 7:15. We snagged some McDonalds and drove like crazy. As we got into Park City, it started raining... okay, this wasn't rain, it was BUCKETS of rain. The concert was outdoors, so we stopped at Smiths to see if they had any disposable rain ponchos. $10 later, we were on our way up to the resort.
We got parked, put on all our gear, in time for it to start drizzling. We presented our tickets to gain entry, and they pointed out--" These were for last night"
The sweet guy convinced his boss lady-- who is really quite mean-- that we could go ahead and go in-- because it was a horrible night. Everyone at the event was absolutely drenched.
We were a little confused-- there was a Beatles Tribute band playing and the concert we were excited to see was Beethoven's 5th. I thought maybe we'd get the symphony after intermission. So, we sat and waited for the show to resume, and it was still the Beatles.
Not that I don't like the Beatles, but I was tuned for Beethoven, and they kind of fell short. Both of us were quite miserable by that time. So we decided to call it a night and come home. Crazy, stuff, huh?
I think the best part was the Dots and Milk Duds John got at the store!!! :D
While we were at the store, a woman from our ward offered us symphony tickets! Never to turn down a free date, we eagerly accepted, knowing we had an hour to finish our shopping, get it home and put away AND drive all the way up the canyon to be in our seats for the symphony... yeah.. we wouldn't get there on time.
The Symphony started at 7:30. We were just getting started out the door at 7:15. We snagged some McDonalds and drove like crazy. As we got into Park City, it started raining... okay, this wasn't rain, it was BUCKETS of rain. The concert was outdoors, so we stopped at Smiths to see if they had any disposable rain ponchos. $10 later, we were on our way up to the resort.
We got parked, put on all our gear, in time for it to start drizzling. We presented our tickets to gain entry, and they pointed out--" These were for last night"
The sweet guy convinced his boss lady-- who is really quite mean-- that we could go ahead and go in-- because it was a horrible night. Everyone at the event was absolutely drenched.
We were a little confused-- there was a Beatles Tribute band playing and the concert we were excited to see was Beethoven's 5th. I thought maybe we'd get the symphony after intermission. So, we sat and waited for the show to resume, and it was still the Beatles.
Not that I don't like the Beatles, but I was tuned for Beethoven, and they kind of fell short. Both of us were quite miserable by that time. So we decided to call it a night and come home. Crazy, stuff, huh?
I think the best part was the Dots and Milk Duds John got at the store!!! :D
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