What a week!! I have been very busy at home. My goal was to get all laundry, cleaning, and shopping done before Labor Day weekend, because i wanted to enjoy my one day off from all of my jobs. this meant not going out with people and instead coming home and being responsible. Grrr...making the right decision isn't fun, but it was worth it!
During my time of cleaning i was looking at Elvis and couldn't believe how dirty and smelly he was....soooo i quickly looked up online for what i needed to get to give him a bath! It was very simple. i needed a little container to put him in, puppy or guinea pig shampoo, and towels. This was his first bath. I've given guinea pigs at the zoo baths, but it has been many years. Elvis didn't care for it very much, but he handled it very well. He is just now talking to me again, and coming up to the door when i open it to feed him. No one would ever think guinea pigs hold grudges, but they do, hehe!!
Labor Day Weekend. What a crazy busy weekend of sitting on my couch and watch TV shows from Sunday night to Monday night. Some might say i wasted my time and should have been more productive, however, that is all i wanted to do! Mike stayed over Saturday night because he was filming a short down in the Haymarket, so i got up and drove him down there around 8a.m. I am usually never up at this hour, when i dont need to be, but instead of going to sleep I stayed productive and went to the store, showered and got ready for work. It ended up being perfect. He got done filming around the time i got off work. So we went home and cooked dinner, Tuna Steaks, and watched Mad Men!! It was so nice for us both to be home and cook a lovely dinner!
I cooked the tuna steak in the oven at 450 degrees for probably about 30-40 minutes. Neither one of us have really cooked raw fish, so we weren't sure how to go about everything. While the fish was baking i made brown rice, and sauteed re/orange peppers, corn, onion and a type of green pepper. i put some spices on the veggies to give it a kick. right before the fish was done i steamed some asparagus. We both agreed this dish was amazing. Probably one of the best dinners I've made. We can't wait to cook more fish. We both love to cook different dishes. i just wish at least one of us liked washing dishes.
Now for Monday!!! LaBoR dAy Is FiNaLlY hErE!!! Mike and I went to bed pretty early Sunday night and we didn't set the alarm so we could sleep in at late as we wanted too! We ended up getting up around nine, so i made bacon, eggs, and pancakes for breakfast. I was so excited to make pancakes because i found an awesome recipe i enjoy using, however i was out of milk. So i used water, honey, and some vanilla to try and keep it sweet. lets just say they were edible, but i wont be making those again.
We were extremely lazy some might say. We watched the entire third season of Sons of Anarchy. It's a show on television we both enjoy watching. Half way through the show they end up going to Ireland so for dinner I prepared corned beef and cabbage, honey cornbread, feta cheese mashed potatoes, and peach blueberry cobbler.
I tried a new recipe this time. I got it off of allrecipes.com I used two cups of apple juice, one cup of water, and one cup of beer. I put the beef in and topped with potatoes carrots and cabbage. the recipe only said to use 4 cups of apple juice. I was afraid that would be over kill on sugar so i broke it up. It was super yummy.
The beef and veggies cooked for a little over 8 hours on low. the cabbage was full of flavor, however next i might leave it out of the crock pot until maybe an hour left of cooking, that way it isn't as soggy. The mashed potatoes I have made before, its one of Mikey's favorite side dishes. that boy loves feta cheese.
I have never made a cobbler before. I was very excited to try it out. i think it turned out pretty darn good. Lately I've been on a kick for blueberries, so this really hit the spot for me. I think my cobbler making could use a little practices, but next time i want to try a crisp. I believe those are the dishes that have the more crumble type of crust on top.
I believe it is safe to say, I had a very lovely weekend! Life in general is going great. I have wonderful friends and family surrounding me. I enjoy taking a step back and realizing how lucky I am to be where i am at today. Love you all.