Photo A Day August - Day 2 One

Best kids ever. #PhotoADayAugust

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Thursday Throwback

The day I big chopped!  I miss this super easy style from about 2.5 years ago.

Wordless Wednesday

Photo A Day August - Day 1 Outside

I am sooooo ready to visit L.A. again with B. This pic is from my trip earlier this year; I walked from the bottom to the top! I met some super dope people and ate awesome food

Guess what I'm doing this month? Well, I mean I am going to try! #PhotoADayAugust


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For Your Monday...

HAPPY MONDAY!

Controlled Emotions

So I am driving into work one day and on two separate occasions someone almost hit me because they were either talking on the phone or just in the wrong! Instead of simply waving to say, “Whoops my bad” they had the utter gall to look at me like I was in the wrong! Me, who always signals, me, who drives safely 99.99% of the time. One of those jokers got the finger! Now I am not proud of my behavior but it felt really good while I was in the process.

As my anger subsided I began thinking, “Oh my goodness, it only took some fool becoming indignant with me before I began clowning. What if that situation had escalated?” Then I thought, “I would have run that fool over with my ride!” LOL Seriously, I need road rage calm down tactics. Anyone?

All jokes aside, life is so much bigger than a car ride or dealing with any other situation that may have someone else controlling your emotions (toxic people, jealousy, liars, etc.) We cannot change people; we can only work on the betterment of ourselves. That could be something as simple as speaking to that heffa unkind woman at work that’s always giving you the cross eye, or refusing to participate in workplace gossip...no matter how salacious! Little things do make a difference in improving ourselves.

Society has become so obsessed with itself that people are rude and inconsiderate and have this horrible sense of entitlement that drives me nuts!! I can’t change society but I can control me and my actions. So for today, I promise to work towards controlling my emotions and how I react to other people’s negativity and rudeness. When given the opportunity to rationally and calmly discuss a deemed wrong I will do so with a spirit of understanding and forgiveness...otherwise, Imma need bail money!

Y’all have a great day!

The Lemon Bush

So I have this lemon bush that I have yet to use for actual lemons! For the past two years the plant has been heavy with fruit but the fruit never turned yellow. Never.

So this year, with all the rain we've received, the bush is heavy with fruit again. So I decided to do some research on what's going on...cause yall know I LOVE me some lemons!

So guess what? You have to pick the fruit off of the branches in order for it to change. At least that is what I read on a couple of gardening sites.

So B and I picked an entire bowl, sat them on the kitchen windowsill and now we wait! It could take two or three weeks for the fruit to change to yellow.

If this works I will be giving lemons away because that bush is so full! I'll keep you posted!

For Your Monday...

HAPPY MONDAY!!!

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Now Churning: Strawberry Blueberry Sorbet

Sorbets are easy: Fruit, a squeeze of citrus, a sweetener, a blender and an ice cream maker!  For this deliciousness, I used fresh berries, the juice of one lime and cane sugar...#WavesHolyHands....this was sooooooo good!

Creamy Bolognese over Pappardelle

So I'm trying this new, free (for now) photo editing software...see how fancy I keep it for ya'll! It has all kinds of fun tools.  One day I will read the instructions for the camera I received for Christmas.  Until then it will be all trial and error around these parts! There is just so much to learn about photography it's alot a bit intimidating. Besides, I have so much on my plate right now I wouldn't be able to give it the full attention that I would like.

My plate was also filled with this delicious comfort food! This was so good.  Pappardelle is my favorite pasta...it can do no wrong! This slow simmering sauce was the perfect companion to this hearty pasta. I mean, make this when you have several hours to be in the house...the longer it simmers the better the flavors meld together...making it a day ahead is even better! Oh the goodness!

Creamy Bolognese over Pappardelle
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What you need:

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1/4 cup carrot, minced
• 1/4 cup celery, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 3/4 cup (about 14 ounces) crushed Italian tomatoes
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Salt and pepper, to taste

What to do:

• In a 3-quart pot over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef. Remove from pot and drain. Set aside.
• Add olive oil, onion, carrot, celery and garlic to pot and sweat for 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook for about 5 to 6 minutes, or until tomato paste darkens in color.
• Add red wine to pot and use wooden spoon to scrape any bits of food that may be stuck to the bottom of the pot. Let wine reduce in half, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, water, brown sugar, oregano, basil and ground beef. Bring sauce to boil, then reduce heat to low cover with pot lid slightly ajar so steam can escape. Simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste sauce and adjust seasonings to preference. Add heavy cream and butter to finish, and serve with your favorite pasta noodles

CLEARLY, I need move photography further up my long list of to do...most especially photo editing! LOL