I’m a moron. To wit:
\nI finished the Boy’s Jourab e Chai socks. They are awesome. Things of great beauty. Simply lovely. And what did I do?
\nGave them to him. WITHOUT TAKING PICTURES FIRST.
\nHe’s wearing them today (love his little heart), but that means that their pristine just-finished appearance is already gone. Long gone. The best I can hope for is a “Gee he likes those socks” picture. Ah well. On to more idiocy.
\nLast night, whilst at his apartment, I took the knitting out of my bag to show him the Bellatrix in progress. Gotta love a man who takes interest in your knitting. \ud83d\ude42 And then…
\nI forgot to put it back in the bag. Went to the backpack so I could take pictures to post, and wha? NO KNITTING! I have to head to babysitting in an hour and a half. This does not bode well. What am I going to do to keep myself occupied?
\nI guess I could pick up the tank again. Or Aimee. Spring is calling, after all.
\nOh, Aimee. Now that sounds like a good idea.
\nSo, since I can give you no pictures of yarny things, I will give you a recipe. I’m making Chicken Tortilla Soup today, from a recipe my mom gave me. Here’s my little spin on it:
\nApprox. 2 Tbsp olive oil
\n1\/2 large onion, roughly chopped
\n1 large carrot, finely sliced
\n1 heaping Tbsp crushed or minced garlic
\nApprox. 3 c. Low-sodium chicken broth or stock
\n12 oz. HOT salsa (pref. fresh)
\n15 oz. black beans, washed and drained
\n10 oz. frozen corn
\n1 1\/2 c. chopped cooked chicken breast (pulled mine from leftover roast chix)
\n1 tsp. ground cumin
\n1 tsp. chili powder
\n1 tsp. ground coriander
\n1\/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
\n1\/2 tsp. dried thyme
\n1\/4 c. fresh chopped cilantro
\nHeat the olive oil in the bottom of a large pot over medium heat. Saut\u00e9e onions, carrots, and garlic until onions turn translucent. Add broth, beans, corn, salsa, and dried spices. Bring to a rolling boil, then reduce heat and add chicken, simmer for about 25 minutes. Add cilantro and simmer for another 5 minutes. Garnish with whatever’s your fancy… I got some avocado, sour cream, and cheddar cheese (and, of course, tortilla chips). Serves approx. 6.
\nI’m a huge soup fan, just because I’m lazy and packing up some soup to take to work is super-easy. Last week was Paula Deen’s roasted tomato with grilled cheese, and this week, I think the soup can stand alone. This stuff is DENSE. But it’s yummy. \ud83d\ude42 Be advised, I really like spicy food, so if your tastes are a little tamer than mine, you might want to cut back on the cayenne pepper, and use a milder salsa.
\nComing soon… knitting pictures!
\nAlright, off to yoga, shower, Small Asian Child, and Aimee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m a moron. To wit: I finished the Boy’s Jourab e Chai socks. They are awesome. Things of great beauty. Simply lovely. And what did I do? Gave them to him. WITHOUT TAKING PICTURES FIRST. He’s wearing them today (love his little heart), but that means that their pristine just-finished appearance is already gone. Long gone. The best I can hope for is a “Gee he likes those socks” picture… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}