I have been sent to wish you a Happy Monday!
Monday, May 20, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Anyone want to offer me a job?
I may have mentioned this before, I can't remember for sure and I don't have time to research it right now, so you may have read this already. If so, I apologize. If I have not mentioned this before, then I welcome you to the weirdness! :)
I have not always been a bum and a mooch. At one time, I was gainfully employed doing tech support for a major computer manufacturer and making fairly decent money (for a young woman who was not college educated). Then, they "restructured the department" I worked in and phased out my job. Before that I worked for several temporary agencies, a donut place, and before that, a major hotel chain, a dry cleaner, a fast food restaurant, AT&T, and a small shop called Ben Franklin.
These places all have something in common, other than the fact that I worked there. They are all out of business now. Either the location at which I was employed is gone, or in at least one case, the entire company shut down. It seems that having me work for a company is essentially a death sentence.
If it had only happened at two or three places I would think it was merely a coincidence, but eight? What lesson am I supposed to be learning from this? That I should not work for other people? That I should not work? That I am not worthy of earning money and taking care of myself? Or is it that I am just so fabulous that the company cannot survive without me? (LOL, yeah, right!)
So, I have to get back to work now. We have friends coming in tomorrow and I need to finish washing the dishes and clean out the "guest" room for them, but I wanted to take a short break and share the musings that have been entertaining me while I have been working this morning.
I have not always been a bum and a mooch. At one time, I was gainfully employed doing tech support for a major computer manufacturer and making fairly decent money (for a young woman who was not college educated). Then, they "restructured the department" I worked in and phased out my job. Before that I worked for several temporary agencies, a donut place, and before that, a major hotel chain, a dry cleaner, a fast food restaurant, AT&T, and a small shop called Ben Franklin.
These places all have something in common, other than the fact that I worked there. They are all out of business now. Either the location at which I was employed is gone, or in at least one case, the entire company shut down. It seems that having me work for a company is essentially a death sentence.
If it had only happened at two or three places I would think it was merely a coincidence, but eight? What lesson am I supposed to be learning from this? That I should not work for other people? That I should not work? That I am not worthy of earning money and taking care of myself? Or is it that I am just so fabulous that the company cannot survive without me? (LOL, yeah, right!)
So, I have to get back to work now. We have friends coming in tomorrow and I need to finish washing the dishes and clean out the "guest" room for them, but I wanted to take a short break and share the musings that have been entertaining me while I have been working this morning.
Gratuitous silliness
Monday, May 13, 2013
Happy Monday
Sorry this one is so late. I spent the morning at the doctor's office and the lab having frightening amounts of blood drawn, and then I came back home and spent an hour or so sitting, woozy and staring off into space. Then, I remembered that I had not yet eaten today and that I should probably drink some water, and then I had some errands to run this afternoon and we just got home.
So, now that you know way more about my day than you probably wanted to know, here is your Monday kilt. :)
So, now that you know way more about my day than you probably wanted to know, here is your Monday kilt. :)
Hello. I am Ewan, and these two pictures of me make Mendel *VERY* happy. (That thumb...) Happy Monday!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Happy Monday
Sorry this is late. Today has been pretty busy, but I wanted to take a moment to get your kilt out to you. :)
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Food Friday--Chocolate Torte
So I homeschool my almost 15-year-old son and he has been part of a bowling league since he was 9~ish years old. Sheesh, how did that many years go by already? Anyway, at the end of each session, we have a pizza party for the kids and the adults all bring in desserts and side dishes and stuff like that and we just try to make it fun for us and for the kids.
This time, I decided to make a cold dessert, since it was snowing something cold made perfect sense somehow. Yes, it snowed here. In May. My world has weird weather. :)
Since this is a recipe I had not made before, I was slightly worried about how it would turn out, but I didn't need to. It was good. The 'cheesecake' layer could have been thicker so that it could be tasted better, but overall, it's not bad. It even managed to earn the Grumpy Teen (tm) seal of approval.
What you need:
Chocolate Torte
1 package of Oreos, not Double Stuf, crushed. (I used my food processor for this, but you could also place them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin or wine bottle or your teenager's head if they are being frustrating. I'm kidding of course about the teenager's head. Kind of.)
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 8 ounce package Neufchatel cheese (lower fat cream cheese. Feel free to use regular cream cheese)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons milk (I used fat free, you can use whatever you have)
1 12 ounce tub of Cool Whip, divided (or two 8 ounce tubs if your store does not carry the 12 ounce ones--again, I used the light kind, you can use the fat free or the regular)
2 small packages of instant chocolate pudding (Butterscotch would probably be good, too)
3 1/4 cups cold milk (Fat free for me, maybe not for you.)
Mini chocolate chips
What you do:
The first thing you should do is find a 13x9 inch baking dish and make sure it's clean. Then, crush your Oreos and put them in the baking dish and add your melted butter. Combine these two thoroughly and press the Oreo mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan. Put the pan in the refrigerator or freezer while you make the next layer.
Put your cream cheese into the bowl of a stand mixer, or use a hand mixer and beat it until it is light and fluffy, then add in 2 tablespoons of milk and the sugar and mix well. Then add in 1 1/4 cups of Cool Whip and combine. Take your crust out of the fridge or freezer and spread your 'cheesecake' mixture over it.
Next, grab a good sized bowl (or wash out the bowl you just used to make the cream cheese mixture and use it for this too. That's what I did) and combine your chocolate pudding mix with the 3 1/4 cups milk, whisking for several minutes, until the pudding starts to thicken. Dump it onto the cream cheese layer and spread it around so that it completely covers the cream cheese.
Now, let it sit for about 5 minutes to let the pudding firm up a bit more. You can refrigerate it or not, it doesn't seem to matter too much.
Next, spread the remaining Cool Whip over the pudding and sprinkle the top with mini chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 4 hours or freeze for 1 hour before serving.
Had I been thinking, I would have taken a picture of the side, so you could see the layers.
I just realized I have posted a few Oreo recipes now. You guys probably think we eat tons of the silly things. The truth is, I almost never buy Oreos.
This time, I decided to make a cold dessert, since it was snowing something cold made perfect sense somehow. Yes, it snowed here. In May. My world has weird weather. :)
Since this is a recipe I had not made before, I was slightly worried about how it would turn out, but I didn't need to. It was good. The 'cheesecake' layer could have been thicker so that it could be tasted better, but overall, it's not bad. It even managed to earn the Grumpy Teen (tm) seal of approval.
What you need:
Chocolate Torte
1 package of Oreos, not Double Stuf, crushed. (I used my food processor for this, but you could also place them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin or wine bottle or your teenager's head if they are being frustrating. I'm kidding of course about the teenager's head. Kind of.)
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 8 ounce package Neufchatel cheese (lower fat cream cheese. Feel free to use regular cream cheese)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons milk (I used fat free, you can use whatever you have)
1 12 ounce tub of Cool Whip, divided (or two 8 ounce tubs if your store does not carry the 12 ounce ones--again, I used the light kind, you can use the fat free or the regular)
2 small packages of instant chocolate pudding (Butterscotch would probably be good, too)
3 1/4 cups cold milk (Fat free for me, maybe not for you.)
Mini chocolate chips
What you do:
The first thing you should do is find a 13x9 inch baking dish and make sure it's clean. Then, crush your Oreos and put them in the baking dish and add your melted butter. Combine these two thoroughly and press the Oreo mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan. Put the pan in the refrigerator or freezer while you make the next layer.
Put your cream cheese into the bowl of a stand mixer, or use a hand mixer and beat it until it is light and fluffy, then add in 2 tablespoons of milk and the sugar and mix well. Then add in 1 1/4 cups of Cool Whip and combine. Take your crust out of the fridge or freezer and spread your 'cheesecake' mixture over it.
I am tasty no-bake cheesecake on top of crushed Oreos.
Next, grab a good sized bowl (or wash out the bowl you just used to make the cream cheese mixture and use it for this too. That's what I did) and combine your chocolate pudding mix with the 3 1/4 cups milk, whisking for several minutes, until the pudding starts to thicken. Dump it onto the cream cheese layer and spread it around so that it completely covers the cream cheese.
Chocolate pudding almost done spreading. The three little dots amuse me.
Now, let it sit for about 5 minutes to let the pudding firm up a bit more. You can refrigerate it or not, it doesn't seem to matter too much.
Had I been thinking, I would have taken a picture of the side, so you could see the layers.
I just realized I have posted a few Oreo recipes now. You guys probably think we eat tons of the silly things. The truth is, I almost never buy Oreos.
This is Cornelius, the gratuitous ferret.
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