Sand Cookies 4 Santa !!!

HeLLoOoOOOO !

Here I am, back again from the "dead". 

Guess now I know why the other blogs didn't work :(

The thing is :

 - I'm not a SAHM, I work, and a lot !!

I know it's not an excuse but sometimes I'm so tired that when I get into bed, my eyelids shut down even when I say nO :(

This is my Christmas break, so I'm gonna try to write a little bit more :)

These last few weeks I worked on my special "Sand CoOkieS" !!!

Really easy to do, to bake and to eat ... Yummiii !

Suki 's Sand COokieS !!

Basic ingredients :                         Special flavours :
* 320 flour                                    * Grated lemon (my favourite)
* 150 sugar                                   * Vanilla scent (My collegue Steph's favourite)
* 200 butter                                  * Cinnamon (yummi too)

Mix everything in a bowl with your hands till its nice and soft !! On a table just spread it with a roll dough and with some cookie cutters finish the job :)

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C and then place the cookies in the oven plate over some non-stick paper and flour for 10 to 15 m  !!

And the end, while they're still hot, roll the in some granulated sugar or sprinkle with powder sugar and eat up !!!! Delicious !!

For The holidays Season I went nuts and decorated !!! Thanks to these babies and www.scrapcooking.fr 

Hope U enjoyed the "Comeback" !! 

Wish  U all a MERRY CHRISTMAS  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XOxO !!!

My Pommes de Terre Golden

Tonight's dinner was the leftovers of the week and some delicious baked potatoes (or in a fancy way "Pommes de terre Golden") ! Not difficult to cook, maybe except the cutting the potatoe in slices part ! Got the recipe from this great site : http://foodgawker.com

Here Goes :

Recipe :

6 Medium Size Potatoes
2 - 3 Cloves Garlic, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
30 g Butter
Maldon Sea Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Preheat the oven to 220˚C (425˚F). Put the potato on a chopping board, flat side down. Start from one end of the potato, cut almost all the way through, at about 3 to 4 mm intervals.

Arrange the potatoes in a baking tray and insert the garlic in between the slits. Scatter some butter on top of each potato. Then drizzle the olive oil and sprinkle some sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Bake the potatoes for about 40 minutes or until the potatoes turn crispy and the flesh is soft.

Slight Change in my version : I mashed the gralic with the butter (Like when I do Garlic Bread) !

The Result :

And they were absOlutely delicious  ...

Nightty night !

Crumble Porc ChOps and Dry Carrot Rice

As promised, I brinG U the dinner at the Mendes' house tonight. The carrot rice is mine, the crumble porc chops tOo : )

First the rice :

Dry Carrot rice :

1 or two cups of thai rice
1 minced onion
2 minced garlics
1 chicken stock cube
4 olive oil tablespoons
1 or 2 grated carrots ( I always do 3 or 4 for the salad or somme carrot cake I'm going to make later )
Water
Salt

The 3 secrets to my dry tasty rice (and that wont break ur teeth, that's nice tOo :s) in this order, is to let the rice  really soaking in the  olive oil, water 1 cm above the rice and cuver it with a dish wraped in a transparent plastic bag on the minimum temperature possible. When U see the holes like in the last picture its gOoD, just mix it and turn of the heat (but don't remove it).

Crumble Porc Chops :

4 thin-sliced, boneless center cut pork chops
2 cups buttermilk*
2 cups bread crumbs
1/3 cup flour 
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese + a little more for garnish
3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup chicken stock

Tenderize and trim fat from pork chops if you’d like.Add pork chops to a baking dish and pour buttermilk over top. Soak for at least 2 hours, or over night. Remove pork chops from fridge 30 minutes before you plan to make them.In a bowl, combine bread crumbs, flour, salt, pepper and parmesan. Heat an over-safe skillet on medium-high heat and add olive oil. Grab a pork chop from the buttermilk,* letting any excess milk run off. Dredge through panko mixture, coating completely. Lay down in skillet and repeat with remaining chops. Brown pork chops for 3 minutes on each side only!After six minutes, turn off heat and add chicken stock to pan. Sprinkle a little parmesan on pork chops and cover skillet. Bake for 20 minutes. When U take out of the skillet you'lle under stand why I call It Crumble Poc ChOps :)

Since I don't know where to buy the buttermilk in Paris, I searched for a substitute. Lucky for me it's so simple to make ... It's a pinner ( Buttermilk Substitute ) ! That's the "It's a keeper" expression substitute ;)

And there U gO :

Serve it with a nice carrot salad (S&P and a drop of olive oil)

Children had seconds and I had dinner wich is rare these days ! 

Bisouxx !

ChOres BOard

TOday I had the time to go to the store and get the blackboard wallpaper I wanted. This was just a try out. I intend to change the frame on the board as soon as I'm little less poor ;)
It was simple to make and I hOpe it's gonna be useful in the future ! The plan his to make a chore board and the next one is going to be a menu board, but I have a special idea for that one !

I bought a roll of 0,5mm X 45cm for 10,90 €, used some old gift wrapper from Christmas 2011, scotch, double-sided scoth and patiente...

Here's the stOry in images :

Now I don't have to remind them what's their chore of the week !

Bisouxx !!

PS : Special dinner tonight ;) See U Later !!

Parents find out

Up next a great passage from episode "Parents find out" . I think were all smart enough to know what they found out this day !! Hahaha !

Just smile to this demonstration of brotherly love ( kinda reminds me of my of me and my sister ... ) :

SO2 E19 - Parents Find Out

BisouXX

Friend's advice

And it's "That 70's show" again ! This one is from when Eric loses his virginity with Donna and it doesn't go so well ... Hyde and Kelso's advice :

S02 E17 - Afterglow

When I feel sad this always cheers me up ... U should try it too ! 

Bisouxx

Easy Garlic Chicken ... Yummiiii !!

HEy !!! Made some Easy Garlic Chicken tonight and ... Yummiiii !! Really easy to make, so tasty and with just 4 ingredients :

Recipe :

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

4 garlic cloves, minced

4 tablespoons of brown sugar

3 teaspoons of olive oil

Preheat oven to 500°F and lightly grease a casserole dish. In small sauté pan, sauté garlic with the oil until tender. Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar. Place chicken breasts in a prepared baking dish and cover with the garlic and brown sugar mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.  Bake uncovered for 15-30 minutes. 

And there it is :

Serve it with some pasta bows or other pasta and a nice green salade !

Hope U like it as much as I did  ; )

Bisouxxx

TOo lazy tO cOok tOnight

Today I was tOo lazy to cOok so dinner was Pumpkin soup and my special Garlic Bread with cheese and bacon. I know there are tons of recipes but I arranged this one my way :)

Really easy and quick to do, you can keep what's left in the freezer for a couple of days and use it when the munchies come !! 

Recipe :

Aluminum foil

1 frozen mini bread ( per person or some big Ones if ur serving it as an Entrée )

Butter (not salty)

Chopped Scallions (again frozen)

Minced Fresh Garlics (2 or 3 depending on the quantity of butter you use) 

S&P 

Cheese (Emmental or Mozzarela)

Bacon

       

Mix the butter, the scallions, the garlic with S&P (easy on the salt, don't forget the bacon's salty tOo) in a bowl.

After baking the mini breads, cut them but not all the way trough (He has to stay together).  Use a knife with a saw blade, that way the bread wont break. Them smear generously with the butter mix between the slices of bread.

Put the cheese first and then the bacon. I wrap the bread in the aluminum foil  before inserting the cheese and bacon, it helps not breaking the bread while inserting. Pre-heat your oven to 350°F/180°C and bake them in the middle rack for about 15m .

What U don't use U can save for latter ... I always note the date  on top  of the bowl (keep 4 to 5 days max in the freezer)

And ... TAAAAADAAAAAA !!

So gOod  ...

Red's Birthday

HellO !!!

TOday was Leah's 1st day in kindergarden ... I'm so happy ! Finally !

So many kids to play with :)

I'm gonna keep on going with the "That 70's show" Montages (I'm having so much fun creating my own personnel Favourite scenes Board) !!

This one is so funny !! Not very politically correct but funny ! Hope no one gets offended.

S02E10 - Red's birthday

Hahaha !! I laugh MAO every freakin' time !!

See U later @

The begginning of the finale circle !!

Another great One :) Last Episode :'(

 I don't know if I'm ready for all that...
I wish there was just someway to take the edge off. 
Edge, you are officially off.