L'Oreal Revitalift

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Machaca

I've been completely horrible at both cooking and posting on my blog recently. I do have a new recipe that my friend and co-worker, Jeff, shared with me. It is for Machaca:
Pot Roast
2 cans of Chopped Green Chiles
2 cans of Rotel Tomatoes
1 jar of Herdez Salsa Casera
1/8 cup Chopped Cilantro
3 cloves garlic, chopped
Salt & Pepper to taste
Water to cover

Cook all day on low, and then shred with forks 20 minutes before eating.

At Jeff's recommendation, I served this over rice. It made a giant batch and I froze some as well. Thanks for sharing, Jeff. And I hope others enjoy it as well!

Windex Outdoor All in One Glass Cleaning Tool

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New York City

I just finished spending 6 days out of the past two weeks in New York City. Last week (5/5 - 5/7) I stayed in Brooklyn and conducted a training at SUNY Downstate. The administrator responsible for arranging our training is familiar with our software from a previous institution where she was employed. Another trainer and I stayed at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. We were fortunate enough to be in the newly renovated section which was quite nice!



The traffic getting from the hotel to the training each day was a nightmare. We didn't leave early enough either day and arrived at the training location at the last minute which always starts off training on a shaky note. But the training group that I had was wonderful! Lunch was provided to us and the administrator in charge even drove us back to the hotel the first night so that we were able to avoid another cab ride.

Amanda has spent a great deal of time in NYC and was very familiar with how to navigate the subways to get us where we wanted to go. We spent the first night in and around Rockafeller Center, Chinatown and Little Italy. The second night we spent around Times Square. We ate at Ellen's Stardust Diner which was really fun!

My second trip was a solo. I stayed at the Park South Hotel which was really cute! The rooms were TINY but it was very clean, free wifi and wonderful, free breakfast. The training went very well. The group that I worked with was wonderful! I ventured out and about to Macy's flagship store, Madison Square Garden and even took the subway by myself to Chinatown and Little Italy.

Here's a few of my observations about New York:
1. Traffic - supposedly no one owns a car yet the streets are FULL of them and they sure don't go anywhere quickly!

2. Communication - no one speaks English. Even people who think they speak English have such a think, East coast accent that it's difficult to tell that it's English.

3. Juxtaposition - the randomness of it all. The Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church in the middle of Chinatown?

4. Fashion - everyone - men and women - wear scarfs and carry handbags!

I anticipate that I will be spending a fair amount of time in NYC in the future as we have MANY clients in the city. Please leave me a comment as to what I should see and do and where I should eat at during future trips.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

This was a busy weekend so I didn't get to post as I would have liked. We have been working really hard over the past year or so not to eat out so much. We are down to Friday night Happy Hour and Sunday morning breakfast during most weeks. Occasionally, we order a pizza on Saturday night but recently, if we don't have some function to attend, I've been making Buffalo Chicken Pizza. It's quick, easy and satisfying! Here's the recipe/instructions:

I brown about 2 to 3 pounds of chicken breast that is chopped into small pieces. I remove the pan from the heat and add about 1/4 cup of butter mixed with about 1/2 cup of Franks Hot Sauce and let it soak for a bit.

On a greased baking sheet, I spread out a pizza dough (I usually make 2 pizzas at a time). Son works at a pizza shop so sometimes I use theirs, sometimes a store brand or sometimes Pillsbury - what ever is handy. On top of the dough, I spread about 1/2 to 3/4 of a bottle of blue cheese salad dressing. Then I sprinkle chunks of blue cheese on top of that. Next, I add the chicken and hot sauce and then cover with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for about 17 minutes and dinner is served!

I hope you enjoy!

Whew! What a busy week! We had two Rotary events and Son came home from the Bahamas with an ear infection. I'm getting ready to travel to New York two times in the next two weeks so I am still not doing any exciting cooking. Tonight was beef and noodles. We have that a couple times per month! I'm not sure what else is on the menu for this week. I think tomorrow will probably be taco salad. I'll be posting new review for L'Oreal Revitalift in the next day or two.

Not much cooking for me recently! I spent last week at a conference so Hubby and Son had to fend for themselves. I had plenty of meals made and in the freezer for them but, of course, they ate out most nights!

I did make 6 pounds of barbeque pork (the recipe that I previously posted) for Daughter's alumni soccer game yesterday. It was gone in about a minute and a half!!!

This week, Son is in the Bahamas with his Marine Biology class so it is just Hubby and I. I am making a big crockpot of barbeque beef tomorrow (same recipe as pork only with beef ;-) ) and will put the leftovers in the freezer. I have beef roasts coming out my ears here. They had been BOGO at the grocery store for many weeks so I have TONS of them that I need to get cooked up!

I also work the 9-6 shift at work this week so if I make anything else, it will be a quick pasta or something else very quick and easy as I HATE to eat too late at night.

More recipes and reviews to come soon!