Today is one of those days where all you want to do is stay in your jammies and watch TV or read all day...who could possibly be motivated to actually go outside and do something in this crap. It's cold, rainy, windy, and just all around crappy outside.
The day started of great...I was able to sleep until a little after 8...crawled out of the warm cozy bed and paddled off to the bathroom. George had already made a pot of coffee, and it was the real deal..Maxwell House, not the powdered stuff that "said" it was coffee, but was not exactly what it claimed to be. I love early morning with him, Brian is still asleep, and we always get this quiet time on the weekends. I got online for a bit, read him things and checked email..and just hung out talking with him. After a couple of hours, Brian was up, and having breakfast, and I was ready to have a bath. We have a really deep Jacuzzi bathtub...George put it in about 5 years ago for me because we had hoped it would help my muscle pain. It does help, and it's so deep, but I am unable to push the button that turns it on by myself..I've tried everything..even the end of a toothbrush to push that damn button in, but it just ain't gonna happen. The only time I can get it on is if George is here to turn it on and off for me...once, he forgot me and went outside and no matter how loud I hollered, he didn't hear me....I couldn't get out, b/c you have to turn it off or else it will suck in air and then it's gonna be broken for sure...George gave me a lecture on the "Mandatory" turn it off b/f exiting rule when he first installed it. Oh! I forgot! I promised ya'll a recipe!
This is my very favorite recipe in the whole wide world..it's just an amazing blend of textures and flavors when you actually eat it...it's just killer. And I promise, this is the recipe that legends are made of...
This is what you'll need:
2lbs green seedless grapes
2 lbs red seedless grapes
8 oz. sour cream
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Topping ingredients
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup crushed pecans..toasted is nice, but not necessary
wash up all the grapes, and make sure you take all the stems out..
mix up your sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar, and vanilla by hand until blended up
Stir in all those lovely grapes, try not to break them..you want them to pop when you bite into them...
Pour it all in a large serving bowl...any shape will do..I use a large tupperware bowl
combine your brown sugar and crushed pecans and sprinkle it all over the grapes until it's covered completely...and just stick it in the fridge...the longer it's in there the better, at least a couple of hours...
Watch how fast it goes...it's so easy, and yet sooooo amazing...
Anywhoo...we've cooked for the whole weekend this afternoon...meatballs and sauce, meatloaf, apple cobbler, and brownies...it smells so good in here, and we all helped so it made it alot easier. Now all of the dishes are done, and George is napping on the couch. He and Brian are going out to hunt deer with their bows in a little bit...Brian just started hunting this year, he hasn't gotten his first deer yet..I won't eat it, so it's all good by me if he doesn't get one..but let's not tell him or his Dad about that... :o) Not much of a fan of wild meats...fish is all good, but that Bambi connection won't get outta my mind...our kitty, Baby Monkey, has been quite lovely this afternoon..he put himself under the water faucet in the kitchen this morning..he has a thing for the little whirlpool that happens when you let the water out..and he likes the noise the pipes make that come up outta the sink...He also brushed his teeth and chin with his Crest Spin Brush..that's always entertaining to me..He runs into the bathroom when he hears the sonic toothbrush turn on..it's been difficult explaining to George why the cat has to have his own spinbrush...see, a couple of months ago, he was watching me use the sonic...he really seemed interested, so I let him try it out...it was hilarious! He'd hold it in his little paws and rub his face all over it..thing was..I switched my brush b/f I tried it...I really didn't think he'd go so crazy over it...and I had put the only other sonic brush tip on that we had....Georges.... :O So I gave him a sonic and kept my mouth closed...shhhhhh, it's a secret... :o)
Well, I'm gonna go have a cozy cuddle in my Lazy-Boy with my soft woobie and my sweet little woojeeboo Baby Monkey...Ya'll have a wonderfully cozy day where ever you may be and enjoy your Saturday Night!......Hugs!
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lol. you should have just never told george about the brush =D I will definitely try the recipe. sounds like a heart attack in a bowl. xxoo
ReplyDeleteOh that sounds yummy - but do you think it would work with cashews instead of pecans? I'm allergic to pecans and walnuts. :-(
ReplyDeleteAnd I had one of those tubs at our last house that we sold to move closer to work. This house has one tub - the kids' bathroom - and it's shallow and narrow and gross. A nice hot bath was one of the only things that would at least help to take the edge off of my back pain. I miss it soooooooo much.
As for pushing in the button, I had problems for awhile and what I did was get one of these kinds of corkscrews (http://www.amazon.com/Pedrini-Black-Satin-6-Inch-Corkscrew/dp/B0000959FI/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1255840957&sr=8-11), use it to open a bottle of wine and leave the cork on the end... then I used that to push in the button. It gave me a good grip for my hands and the cork didn't damage the tub button. Don't know if it'll work for you, but it's worth a shot?