What He Says and What She Hears

Everyone in the world hears and understands things differently. This hold extremely true to what men say to women, and what women say to men.

"I'll me home around __pm." Now, when a woman hears this, she is expecting you to me home around ?-?:30. Most woman are more punctual then men when it comes right down to it, when they say they will be at a curtain place at a curtain time. If he is really going to be home 2-3 hours later than what he says, he should have said "I'll be home late". This saves everyone a headache. As the guy you are not late, and us woman are not sitting around glaring at the clock at ?pm or later fuming because you said you would be home at a curtain time.

Women ask men " Do you like my new ______ ?" or "Did you like _____?" and of course we are fishing for a compliment.
     "It was okay/ It's okay" Normally this is not what a woman wants to hear. It is generic, not a compliment in anyway, and makes us feel that you really could care less. Keep in mind we are fishing for a compliment, just say " It was really good", " I like it", or being super crafty and be like " I really liked  the ______" and pick something out to comment on.

"I am just never in the mood" Now this is a tricky and sticky situation a lot of woman do fine them selfs in. When we hear this a few alarms start going off in our heads. He isn't attracted to me anymore, he is seeing someone else, and alot of other things but that are just a couple. But we do have to give the guy the benefit of the doubt that he is just never in the mood or that when you are he isn't or visaversa. Keep in mind we women can be some what fragile in this department.  All in all when we hear this 100 different things go threw our minds and it makes a crazy.

"I'm going to the store" Now woman normally ask what are you going for because we tend to say 'We need _____ if your going' but when nothing is really needed from the store, we tend to here "I need to get out of the house for a while', I don't want to be around you right now', or You are being annoying". If any of these are the case, do us a favor and just say "I'm going out for a bit". Saves another headache with all of the speculating.


Hope everyone one has a Happy Hoilday!

Holiday Treats!

I have lots of recipes I really need to post... But here are a few good Holiday Treats I just recently made on Monday.

Oreo Truffles:

• 1 bag of oreos
• Plan Cream Cheese, 8 oz.
• 1  lb.  white baking chocolate (I like the Ghirardelli White Chocolate)

Get the cream cheese out so it can soften. Crush the cookies in a large ziplock baggy. I used a rolling pin to get the cookies as finely crushed as I could. Then in a large bowl combine crushed cookies and cream cheese. With a hand mixer on low speed to mix the cookies and cream cheese. After mix I put the bowl in the frig for about 20 mins so it hardens up some. Then using a teaspoon 1-inch balls by hand. Place the Oreo balls on  wax paper covered cookie sheets and place in the freezer for about 20 mins so they harden. Dip balls in white chocolate; place back on  baking sheet covered with waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. To store, cover and refrigerate.
This makes about 50 truffles. That is if you are not like me and eat the mix while you are waiting for the chocolate to melt.

Soft Ginger Cookies:

Okay so I 100% did not make these cookies from scratch... I used the box of  Betty Crocker Gingerbread mix and fallowed the directions.

But my only personal note to this directions on the box is only bake for 9 mins, not 8 or 10!!! 9 mins is perfect to reach a delicious soft ginger cookie!

Also mine do not have sugar on them... They are good with and with out!



Happy Holidays!

Holidays Part 1

It is getting that time a year again, the holidays.Halloween is only 4 days away now, and in 5 days radio stations will start getting out there Christmas music. By mid November I will be turning the radio station to something different when I hear Jingle Bells or Oh Holy Night.

I have already been asked what my plans are for Thanksgiving and even Christmas!!! At this point I have no idea what my plans are. I personally do not plan 2-3 months in advance for anything, unless is something to do with the performing arts and you have to purchase tickets in advance. 

Thanksgiving for the most part is American holiday. The reason we celibate Thanksgiving is so we can give thanks for what we have, and to recall the first real feast that the Puritan settlers had after they arrived in the Americas. When I have been to large Thanksgiving dinners over the years, and I haven't been more so repulsed by most of the people around me. Stuffing there face until they have to unbutton their pants and burb grossly. When a couch only fits so many, the most annoying person there squeezes his unbutton pants body in between the others on the couch, rhat is my utmost favorite. Not! 

Smaller Thanksgiving dinners/get tog ethers are more my style. Being able to watch a football game munch on snacks, help with dinner, wonder off and take a walk, or just plan nap. 

Thanksgiving is a great time of the year to see family you normally do not see on a weekly basis, but over staying ones welcome in not called for.

 

Why is it so hard? Day 4

So I have started on the hCG drops diet. Oh boy is it hard to stay away from sweets. The food I am cooking is fabulous and extremely tasty. Chicken with garlic salt, onion powder, and ground ginger, along side with onions and asparagus. Today, I made tilapia with onion powder, garlic salt, and paprika. Which I extremely recommend. This is a 26 day processes... the hCG drops diet, is suppose to help you drop 20-40 pounds of weight. I think I am going to struggle with it with out being able to eat sweets, that has been my number 1 craving so far... I will be able to over come it, if some people do not bring in cream cheese filled brownies into work, I will be okay.

Recipes to fallow soon!!

PS 1.5 pounds lost !

Why, Oh Why??

Finding a job is still kinda tough for a lot of people. The average unemployment rate for the United States is 9.2%, with Nevada being the highest at 14.4% and North Dakota being the lowest at 3.7%. In Utah is has pretty much stayed at around 10%.

What I do not understand is if you are looking to get a job, why you would show up to an interview in jeans that have holes in them, tennis shoes, and a tee shirt? That is sloppy and extremely unprofessional.

When looking for a job (remember my resume post?) make sure you resume is 100% professional. If you are dropping off a resume, you still need to look your best. Whom ever takes your resume will most likely be asked what the applicant looked like. If you are dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, that is what the employer will be told, and will most likely not bode well.

Here are some tips to looking your  best while looking for a job.

Men: Depending on the job you are looking for, you will not have to pull out the 3 piece suit. A very nice long sleeve, clean, and pressed dress shirt and slacks. Clean none scuffed up shoes and a tie wouldn't be a bad idea either. Your hair does need to be washed and styled. I know your thinking "Styled? What?", what I mean is you can not come in to an interview with bed head. Also, clean nails is a good idea.

Woman: Same goes for woman, depending on the job you do not have to wear a complete dress suit. But then again it wouldn't hurt. Professional looking dress is not hard really for woman. All we really have to look in our closet for a nice looking dress, or a nice blouse and skirt. When choosing your interview outfit, please remember that you do not need to dress slutty or skanky. It is okay to show a little skin, but please oh please leave something to the imagination. The same goes with the hair, nails and shoes, make sure you look clean and neat.

I personally see a lot of people that need to be pulled aside and asked " Did you really come in dressed like that for an interview?". I always want to say to them " I think you should go home and rethink your outfit", I think I would get in a lot of trouble doing that though.

MMMM.... Lasagna

So my last post was how to make home made noodles. The reason why I made home made noodles was because I wanted Lasagna.

1 Large bottle of Prego sauce

1 tsp. of Paprika

1 tsp. of Onion Salt

5 cups of shredded Mozzarella Cheese

5 cups of shredded Ricotta Cheese

2 packages of Jimmy Dean Sausage

1 set of home made noodles (enough to make a 2 layers)

1 9x13x2in pan ( I use a Cake Pan)

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cook the Jimmy Dean Sausage, or what ever meet you would like to use.
Mix the Prego sause with the Paprika, and the Onion Salt. You can use different spices to your liking.
Make sure all of your cheese is preshredded , so it is less time consuming.

In the non-greased pan layer your ingredients.

Layer 1- Noodles
Layer 2- Sauce
Layer 3- 2 cups of Mozzarella and 2 cups of Ricotta evenly spread
Layer 4- Half of the cooked Meat
Layer 5- Noodles
Layer 6- Sauce
Layer 7- The rest of the cooked Meat
Layer 8 - The rest of the Cheese

In your pre-heated oven place your Lasagna and bake for 1 hour to 1.5 hours, or untill the Lasanga is completly hot, and the top layer of cheese has lightly brown. Take out and let rest for 10 mins.

You can pair this with garlic bread, or french bread.

This serves about 4 people.

Being Lazy... But not that lazy

Have you every looked for pasta at home and found that you didn't have any? And you really didn't feel like going out to the store for just 1 item?

Using basic staples every one should have in there kitchen, and using these very easy steps you can make your own pasta from scratch.

1 Large bowl

1Fork

2 1/4 c. all purpose flour

4 eggs

extra all purpose flour for dusting

wet cloth

Rolling Pin/ Pasta Roller

I used a Rolling Pin, because I did not have a pasta maker/roller.It was very time consuming and a work out.

Now in the large bowl pour in the 2 1/4 c. of flour and with the measuring cup create a hole in the center. Crack the 4 eggs into the center and fold flour into the eggs with the fork. After the mixture has become clumpy you can start using your hands. Pour the dough on to your (clean) floured counter, knead the dough for about 5 mins, untill the dough is evenly colored.

Wrap the dough ball in a damp cloth, for 10-15 mins. This will rest the dough, and get the dough moist and easier to work with.

I used a rolling pin to roll out the dough. I took about a ball (about 1 inch in diameter), flour the dough so it doesn't stick to the board or roller. The dough after rolled out needs to be very thin, and cut into 4 inches x 3 inches for lasagna. This recipe Will make enough to make a 3 layer Lasagna, or enough raviolis to feed 2-3 people depending how large you make them.

To cook the pasta, drop the rolled out dough into boiling water for about 2 mins.  For lasagna it will cook in the oven so don't worry about pre-cooking it.

Remember what I said before, this is very time consuming with out a pasta maker. It was very worth it the Lasagna I made was to DIE for!