Well, it's bye-bye to cable TV in our home! We haven't been happy with our TV service for a long time. We have basic cable which is about 50 channels but we don't watch enough TV to justify keeping it (and all of the shows that we watch are available online). We considered getting rid of it a few months ago but our local provider requires that you have to have either phone or cable with your Internet, and there is no way we were giving up Internet. So we found a new company in town that will let us get Internet alone for a cheaper price. So we will be saving $40 a month which will be nice. We'll see how this pans out, I anticipate some withdrawals in the coming weeks.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Bye-bye cable
Well, it's bye-bye to cable TV in our home! We haven't been happy with our TV service for a long time. We have basic cable which is about 50 channels but we don't watch enough TV to justify keeping it (and all of the shows that we watch are available online). We considered getting rid of it a few months ago but our local provider requires that you have to have either phone or cable with your Internet, and there is no way we were giving up Internet. So we found a new company in town that will let us get Internet alone for a cheaper price. So we will be saving $40 a month which will be nice. We'll see how this pans out, I anticipate some withdrawals in the coming weeks.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Another Monday gone by...
Not a whole lot to report on. Sickness has hit our home and Scott has been busy building a set for the upcoming play at the college. I'm getting tired of the cold and am so ready to be laying on a warm beach soaking up the sun.
Here's a picture that cheers me up. It's a long bone with meat in the middle but Cosmo knows it as his "stogie".
Here's a picture that cheers me up. It's a long bone with meat in the middle but Cosmo knows it as his "stogie".
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The wonderful Crockpot
Lately I've had this obsession with my crockpot. I don't know how the working woman ever lived without them. I love trying new recipes and since I work full time I love being able to put something in the crockpot before I leave for work and not have to worry about throwing something together when I get home. I try to find recipes with ingredients that are common, and that are not too expensive to make.
The latest recipe that I made was White Chicken Chili. One of my co-workers made it for potluck day at work and everyone loved it. It's really good on a sub-zero frigid day like we've been having lately.
So here is the recipe. Also, I know that a lot of the people that read my blog have to eat a gluten-free diet and this is totally gluten free.
White Chicken Chili
3-4 cooked shredded chicken breasts (or 1 lb. browned ground turkey)
4 cans white beans (Northwest or navy)
8 oz. shredded pepperjack cheese (I tried to cube it thinking it would melt but it didn't).
8 oz. Sour cream (Some sour cream has gluten, Walmart brand sour cream is gluten free)
16 oz. picante salsa
Small can green chilis
1 tsp. cumin
Combine all ingredients and cook on high in the crockpot for 3-4 hours or until cheese is melted and it is warmed through. It's really good as a dip with tortilla strips or just served in a bowl as soup.
The latest recipe that I made was White Chicken Chili. One of my co-workers made it for potluck day at work and everyone loved it. It's really good on a sub-zero frigid day like we've been having lately.
So here is the recipe. Also, I know that a lot of the people that read my blog have to eat a gluten-free diet and this is totally gluten free.
White Chicken Chili
3-4 cooked shredded chicken breasts (or 1 lb. browned ground turkey)
4 cans white beans (Northwest or navy)
8 oz. shredded pepperjack cheese (I tried to cube it thinking it would melt but it didn't).
8 oz. Sour cream (Some sour cream has gluten, Walmart brand sour cream is gluten free)
16 oz. picante salsa
Small can green chilis
1 tsp. cumin
Combine all ingredients and cook on high in the crockpot for 3-4 hours or until cheese is melted and it is warmed through. It's really good as a dip with tortilla strips or just served in a bowl as soup.
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