Berries!

Raspberries from my parents home <3 Awesome snack food!

What's New?

Well I'll tell you, I have been working my little tail off. Marra has started her new job at loyalist and I will hopefully being applying to Fleming very shortly.

I'm also excited to announce that shortly I will be the proud big cousin to the newest addition to the McKinnon family, little Josie is due in like a week and I'm so stoked it's ridiculous. Although I have no desire of any sort to be trapped in the delivery room with my aunt. God knows I adore the woman and she is one of my best friends but the profanity that is going to spill forth from her will probably be enough to make satan cringe. Her date to be induced is next Monday. I'm scrambling to get the day off from work but who knows if I'll actually get it.

I have been baking up a storm this past weekend. I made mini apple pies in my muffin tin and I also made brownies and cinnamini buns (Get it? Tiny cinnamon buns so they are called cinnamini?! hahaha.) Everything turned out fantastic. I am thinking I am going to make some lemon cake this weekend but who knows.

I sent off an email to my landlords today giving them notice that I am filing to the Landlord & Tenant Board. I have had enough of the shitty ass condition that my apartment is in. Marra and I both decided this morning that enough is enough. I have moldy ceilings and no rent receipts for anything. I am so peeved that they keep promising that they will fix everything and never do. Literally we have been told again and again that it will be there to fix it. They even came by once with a camera and took NO pictures. WTF?! It's just not worth my time to fight with them anymore.

In other news, I am thinking about heading to the mall this weekend and pick myself up some new underwear and clothing. Now that Marra has her new job I will have lots more to spend and plenty more to play with as far as money goes. I need a new pair of shoes and at least a few more pretty things to wear. Once spring really rolls around I will be grabbing up a tonne of new dresses to wear and even more shorts. This summer I plan to start looking amazing.

I've also made plans to go to Palmer, Moose's and Rosie's this year if I get my bike. I am also going to go exploring different cities this summer and I want to make a few trips to Ottawa to scout out some new places for when I move up there. I figure if I make a few trips up there I will have a chance to set down some roots and make some friends. That way if Marra decides not to come with me to Ottawa, I'll have a support system.

Anymawho, I am going to go and hang around at work some more! Cheers!

Cabbage Soup

​1 tablespoon vegetable oil​
1 onion, chopped​
1 pound smoked sausage, sliced​
3 cups water​
1 head cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped​
3 carrots, sliced
3 stalks celery, sliced​
1 tomato
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes​
1 carton chicken stock
salt to taste​
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp italian seasoning
Pepper to taste
6 medium mushrooms sliced

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion until lightly browned. Place sausage in the pot, and pour in water and broth. Mix in cabbage, carrots, celery, tomato, and crushed tomatoes. Season with salt, bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and cook at least 1 hour, until vegetables are tender.

Taco chicken!

1/2 tbsp garlic powder
1 large tomato
1 small onion
1/4 salt
2 tbsp taco seasoning
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese cubed
1 tsp italian seasoning
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp rosemary spice

You can also add some italian dressing as well.

Pour the mixture over chicken in a casserole dish, cover and bake at 375 for approx 1/2 hour. Serve with some of the juices poured over the chicken.

Pea Soup with Ham

Tonight I thought I would try something different out... So I made split pea soup with ham. Turned out delicious, however, as pea soup always looks, disgusting. I have never tried it before but it's amazing and I love it. I never thought something that looked like mush could be awesome. I changed it up a bit and blended some of the ham with the soup. =D

Ingredients

1 large slice of ham
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 each carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2-3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups dried yellow split peas


Skin the slice of ham and remove any large portions of fat. Chop the ham into small chunks.
Put Chicken stock and water on to boil, when boiling add salt, pepper and bay leaves.
Add oil.
Chop onion, garlic,celery and carrots, add to broth
Add ham and peas to broth and cook until peas are soft.
Remove half the soup mix and put in blender.
Blend on high until pureed.
Cook for another 30 min and remove from heat.
Allow to cool completely and refrigerate for 2 days.
Heat and serve.

By the way, got a new camera for christmas. Much better picture quality to drool over.

Delicious =P

So I have decided the drink of the season is actually from Tim Horton's this year. And I totally am sipping one now and watching 2012 ^.^

I have proclaimed that an XL WHITE hot chocolate with 1 chai tea bag left in.

The idea was given to me by my bestie and now I have stolen it for my own yummy guilty pleasure. =)

Next time you in your local Tim Horton's have them make you one. It's delicious and you'll love it.