My sauteed zucchini with tomatoes and baked with mozzarella cheese!
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Happy Weekend!
Hey all!
It's Friday and I know everyone is looking forward to a fun filled and hopefully relaxing weekend! The weather here today is again beautiful. We have had some incredible weather lately! Sunny and low 70's, low humidity!
Yesterday, I spent the day in Westchester having lunch with the folks. We had lunch at a cute little beach restuarant named Sea Side Johnnies in Rye, NY. The weather and food were great. I had a Philadelphia Roll (Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado) that was very tasty.
Today was a day of chores, topped off by a nice afternoon stroll on the beach and a delicious dinner. We had Barbequed Turkey Breast (with a peach ginger glaze), homemade saffron rice and my famous sauteed zucchini and tomato salad.
The peach and ginger glaze really made the turkey breats zesty. I used sugar free peach preserves, ginger, Worcesteshire sauce, and thyme.
I have never made saffron rice and it came out great. I used an Organic Chicken Free Broth. I sauteed onions and rice with olive oil first and then added the broth, saffron, salt and pepper. I was a great addition to the Turkey.
Finally, the sauteed zucchini with tomatoes is one of my specialties. I take the zucchini and slice it up, sautee it in olive oil with oregano, thyme, salt and pepper. After the zucchini is browned, I put it in a pyrex dish, with a can of diced tomatoes, a can of stewed tomatoes (yes canned, Rachel Ray would love me!!) and top it with some slices of mozzarella cheese. I broil in in the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese starts to brown.
Put that together with a nice glass of Riesling and I am off to a great night!
If any of this sounds good, let me know if you want any of the recipes!
It's time for a movie. Tonight's showing is Before the Devil Knows You are Dead. I have heard mixed reviews. So I will let you know if it's worth the rental.
Have a great weekend!
PP
It's Friday and I know everyone is looking forward to a fun filled and hopefully relaxing weekend! The weather here today is again beautiful. We have had some incredible weather lately! Sunny and low 70's, low humidity!
Yesterday, I spent the day in Westchester having lunch with the folks. We had lunch at a cute little beach restuarant named Sea Side Johnnies in Rye, NY. The weather and food were great. I had a Philadelphia Roll (Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado) that was very tasty.
Today was a day of chores, topped off by a nice afternoon stroll on the beach and a delicious dinner. We had Barbequed Turkey Breast (with a peach ginger glaze), homemade saffron rice and my famous sauteed zucchini and tomato salad.
The peach and ginger glaze really made the turkey breats zesty. I used sugar free peach preserves, ginger, Worcesteshire sauce, and thyme.
I have never made saffron rice and it came out great. I used an Organic Chicken Free Broth. I sauteed onions and rice with olive oil first and then added the broth, saffron, salt and pepper. I was a great addition to the Turkey.
Finally, the sauteed zucchini with tomatoes is one of my specialties. I take the zucchini and slice it up, sautee it in olive oil with oregano, thyme, salt and pepper. After the zucchini is browned, I put it in a pyrex dish, with a can of diced tomatoes, a can of stewed tomatoes (yes canned, Rachel Ray would love me!!) and top it with some slices of mozzarella cheese. I broil in in the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese starts to brown.
Put that together with a nice glass of Riesling and I am off to a great night!
If any of this sounds good, let me know if you want any of the recipes!
It's time for a movie. Tonight's showing is Before the Devil Knows You are Dead. I have heard mixed reviews. So I will let you know if it's worth the rental.
Have a great weekend!
PP
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Memorial Day Weekend!
Wow, what a beautiful weekend! The weather here on Long Island was the best I can remember on a Memorial Day weekend since I moved here 11 years ago. We had a great weekend. It was very relaxing. Long walks on the beach, lying in the hammock, BBQing in the backyard, sitting on the deck, and Margaritas made this weekend a very memorable one. Hopefully this will be the start of a wonderful summer season. We are looking forward to some great outdoor fun this summer and hopefully the weather will cooperate!
We prepared and enjoyed some great summer foods this weekend. We BBQ'd shish kebobs (beef, onions, peppers, zucchini, and pineapple), fresh corn, Pete's "Special Burgers" (My special recipe), and hot dogs. I made fresh tzatziki for the shish kabobs. It was the best batch I have made to date. I bought a fat free Greek Yogurt that was thicker than I have found in the past. In the past it has been too runny even after draining the yogurt and cucumbers. I think I got the right amount of garlic too, not too strong! We had some nice homemade salads (Red Bliss Potato salad, Cole Slaw, and Tomato and Cucumber Salad). We will be enjoying these for the entire week!
Hopefully everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day Weekend as much as we did.
Until next time.
PP
We prepared and enjoyed some great summer foods this weekend. We BBQ'd shish kebobs (beef, onions, peppers, zucchini, and pineapple), fresh corn, Pete's "Special Burgers" (My special recipe), and hot dogs. I made fresh tzatziki for the shish kabobs. It was the best batch I have made to date. I bought a fat free Greek Yogurt that was thicker than I have found in the past. In the past it has been too runny even after draining the yogurt and cucumbers. I think I got the right amount of garlic too, not too strong! We had some nice homemade salads (Red Bliss Potato salad, Cole Slaw, and Tomato and Cucumber Salad). We will be enjoying these for the entire week!
Hopefully everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day Weekend as much as we did.
Until next time.
PP
Thursday, May 22, 2008
I'm Baaack, and now for my second post!
So where did I leave off?
Well lets get to the why I changed careers.
It started a few years back. Things at work seemed to be getting to me. At times it was very frustrating. Over the years, it became apparent to me that in order to get ahead fast, you need to, as I like to say, "play the game". I never liked the game. The game consisted of "kissing the right asses", being part of the good ole boys network ("BSing", "talking sports", making side comments about women, playing golf, etc), and of course never going home. You know the routine. I always tried to steer away from all of that. So I just put my nose to the grindstone and worked hard. I figured I should get rewarded for that. But to be honest, it takes a lot longer and you need to work for the right person. The boss that will fight for you because of your work, not the game. For a long time, I never worked for someone like that and then luckily after 15 years I found it. But it was a frustrating 15 years. For the last 7 years, things were good. The hours were still crazy and I was not thrilled about it. But at least I got the recognition and the rewards.
There were rumors at work about the company moving from Long Island. Our lease was up and we either had to renew or move somewhere else. The company hired a consultant to looks for the best place. I will talk more about that some other time!
The beginning of April 2004 was a time in my life I would like to forget. My sister in laws mother passed awat after a long battle with Parkinsons, my beautiful golden retriever Shamrock died of Lymphoma 4 days after his 5th Birthday. The day after that, I found out that my company was moving to Allentown, PA and that I had to either move or lose my job. A week later, my dad had a heart attack and needed triple bypass surgery. I thought bad things happened in threes?
To me, this was a sign. What did the sign mean? I don't know if I will ever know. But I decided that life is short and that I needed to be happier. It wasn't all about money and getting ahead. You can't take it with you. I was tired of the daily grind, working my butt off for someone else, and all the aggravation that goes along with it! And only to have some fat rich bigwig decide what's best for 800 people? It was not a happy last few months of my job, but I was thrilled to get it over.
So what to do next? My partner Joe and I talked it over and we felt that I should do something I liked to do. As long as he had a good job, I could take the time to figure it out. We had the bills covered.
I love to bake, so I took a Saturday class at the Culinary Academy of Long Island and LOVED it! I felt if I wanted to make a career out of it, I needed to learn more, so I enrolled in the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC full time. 5 days a week I made the trek into Manhattan. Again, I LOVED it! It was so much fun.
So what next?? You will have to wait for the next post!!
Haha
To all of my readers ( I dont even think I have any yet!)
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
Joe and I are celebrating at home with our own little BBQ, walks on the beach, bike rides to the park and just relaxing in the hammock! It seems everyone we know went away for the weekend!
Well lets get to the why I changed careers.
It started a few years back. Things at work seemed to be getting to me. At times it was very frustrating. Over the years, it became apparent to me that in order to get ahead fast, you need to, as I like to say, "play the game". I never liked the game. The game consisted of "kissing the right asses", being part of the good ole boys network ("BSing", "talking sports", making side comments about women, playing golf, etc), and of course never going home. You know the routine. I always tried to steer away from all of that. So I just put my nose to the grindstone and worked hard. I figured I should get rewarded for that. But to be honest, it takes a lot longer and you need to work for the right person. The boss that will fight for you because of your work, not the game. For a long time, I never worked for someone like that and then luckily after 15 years I found it. But it was a frustrating 15 years. For the last 7 years, things were good. The hours were still crazy and I was not thrilled about it. But at least I got the recognition and the rewards.
There were rumors at work about the company moving from Long Island. Our lease was up and we either had to renew or move somewhere else. The company hired a consultant to looks for the best place. I will talk more about that some other time!
The beginning of April 2004 was a time in my life I would like to forget. My sister in laws mother passed awat after a long battle with Parkinsons, my beautiful golden retriever Shamrock died of Lymphoma 4 days after his 5th Birthday. The day after that, I found out that my company was moving to Allentown, PA and that I had to either move or lose my job. A week later, my dad had a heart attack and needed triple bypass surgery. I thought bad things happened in threes?
To me, this was a sign. What did the sign mean? I don't know if I will ever know. But I decided that life is short and that I needed to be happier. It wasn't all about money and getting ahead. You can't take it with you. I was tired of the daily grind, working my butt off for someone else, and all the aggravation that goes along with it! And only to have some fat rich bigwig decide what's best for 800 people? It was not a happy last few months of my job, but I was thrilled to get it over.
So what to do next? My partner Joe and I talked it over and we felt that I should do something I liked to do. As long as he had a good job, I could take the time to figure it out. We had the bills covered.
I love to bake, so I took a Saturday class at the Culinary Academy of Long Island and LOVED it! I felt if I wanted to make a career out of it, I needed to learn more, so I enrolled in the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC full time. 5 days a week I made the trek into Manhattan. Again, I LOVED it! It was so much fun.
So what next?? You will have to wait for the next post!!
Haha
To all of my readers ( I dont even think I have any yet!)
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
Joe and I are celebrating at home with our own little BBQ, walks on the beach, bike rides to the park and just relaxing in the hammock! It seems everyone we know went away for the weekend!
Friday, May 16, 2008
My Very First Post!
So here I go.
Where do I start?
There once was a man from Nantucket....
no no, not that.
There once was an Accountant from Flushing.....the Flashy Guy from Flushing, not the Nanny, the Flashy Girl from Flushing!
For as long as I can remember, there were two things I really loved to do....
numbers and baking.
When I was a kid I loved to watch sports and keep score. My best friend and I used to play Strat-o-matic baseball and keep statistics of all the games we played.
When I wasn't doing that, I was in the kitchen making all sorts of concoctions, but mostly cakes and cookies. I still remember my first cake. I switched the amounts of water and oil and what a disaster. After baking 2 hours and it still was a puddle I knew something was wrong. But it has been all good since then. And as you can see by the beautiful wedding cake I posted, I have come a long way since that day. I wish I had a picture of that very first cake.
Although I loved baking, I wasn't given much of choice as to which direction my life would go. I wanted to go to Culinary School, but my choice was limited to college first and then I could do culinary after. As things worked out, I got into Accounting and the Business world. I did love working with numbers and I was good at it. So, baking became more of a hobby.
I was making cakes, cookies, pies etc for birthdays, holidays, and parties. So I was able to do both things I loved.
I want to keep these posts short, so that's all for now. I will tell more about my transition in future posts.
Thanks for visiting and please feel free to send emails. I'd love to hear from you and any ideas for posts. Have a good one!
Where do I start?
There once was a man from Nantucket....
no no, not that.
There once was an Accountant from Flushing.....the Flashy Guy from Flushing, not the Nanny, the Flashy Girl from Flushing!
For as long as I can remember, there were two things I really loved to do....
numbers and baking.
When I was a kid I loved to watch sports and keep score. My best friend and I used to play Strat-o-matic baseball and keep statistics of all the games we played.
When I wasn't doing that, I was in the kitchen making all sorts of concoctions, but mostly cakes and cookies. I still remember my first cake. I switched the amounts of water and oil and what a disaster. After baking 2 hours and it still was a puddle I knew something was wrong. But it has been all good since then. And as you can see by the beautiful wedding cake I posted, I have come a long way since that day. I wish I had a picture of that very first cake.
Although I loved baking, I wasn't given much of choice as to which direction my life would go. I wanted to go to Culinary School, but my choice was limited to college first and then I could do culinary after. As things worked out, I got into Accounting and the Business world. I did love working with numbers and I was good at it. So, baking became more of a hobby.
I was making cakes, cookies, pies etc for birthdays, holidays, and parties. So I was able to do both things I loved.
I want to keep these posts short, so that's all for now. I will tell more about my transition in future posts.
Thanks for visiting and please feel free to send emails. I'd love to hear from you and any ideas for posts. Have a good one!
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