One time I went to Canada

I went to visit my parents in Calgary. This post will show you the highlights. 

 Trying to get out of Chicago went like this
- get on plane 20 minutes late
- taxi to runway
- stop because all westbound traffic has been delayed due to a storm
- wait
- start again, 7th in line to take off
- computer on plane is broke so they must turn the plane on and off to fix it
- some law was passed saying we can't sit on the runway for more than 3 hours so we have to go to a gate
- all gates are taken cause all westbound traffic stopped
- we get a gate
- we taxi to gate
- we get 20 feet from the gate when the airport stops everything
- we sit on the plane while a massive rain storm sets in and the plane rocks like a boat
- i took this picture then...

- after a while we get the go ahead to pull up to the gate
- we get off the plane
- flight is canceled
- stewardess re-books us at the gate kiosk instead of making us wait in the huge customer service line
- i get hotel voucher, meal voucher, standby ticket for 9:50am the next day and a real ticket for 5:30pm

That was sorta fun

Finally I made it to Canada. This city is really big. And its really sunny all the time.

Canada has really good food. We went to a yummy donut shop. Also their money is sorta funny as well. The 5 has little kids playing hockey on it.  Something else funny about Canada is that the commercials advertise things like bug spray (or sunscreen) by explaining that since summer only lasts a month you don't want bugs (or sunburn) keeping you indoors. And everything is translated into french not Spanish. Pretty strange ay.

There is a restaurant across the street from my parents condo. Warren buffet once went to this restaurant and proclaimed this to be the best burger he has ever had. They remained it the buffet burger and it was yummy. Next to it is a french dish called poutine. Poutine is fries, with gravy and cheese curds. Its great. They also had fancy french wine. It was yummy as well. 

We also spent one day site seeing. We drove up to Lake Louise and hiked for a little bit.

So in conclusion. Calgary has great food, great shopping, its generally sunny, so its my kind of town. I enjoyed my stay but I am glad to be back in the states. Where the summer last longer, the winters are less cold, and most importantly everything is cheaper.

Thanks for reading
Ktbugg

I love Hobbies

Summer Time without a job is fantastic. I get to do all the things I love. All these things have kept me away from my blog through and for that I am sorry. I will attempt to catch you up on everything I have been working on.

First: Yummy Food

Creamy Chicken Baked Flautas which which are super yummy. The picture does not do them justice. They are full of chicken, cream cheese, shredded cheese, and seasonings. If your human then you must agree cream cheese alone means these taste fantastic.  

I also made the recomneded dipping sauce Cilantro and Lime Sour Cream yummy as well. 

Then for a yummy side to balance the meal, Colorful Black Bean Salad. Fantastic. You make it early and let the flavors marinate in the fridge for a few hours. Its great.

Second: Knitting

 Finally finished these silly socks. I think I did the cable wrong. These are from the book Favorite Socks.

By finishing those though I can know focus on socks from my new book. Toe-Up Two-at-a-Time Socks this is as far as I have gotten. I have two tiny toe covers. Ill keep you posted on my progress i have high hopes. Though at this phase they seem a bit big.

Third: Baseball

We (alex and I) went to the tribe game. Dollar dog night and fireworks. A good time and much needed date night. 

Fourth: Yummy Food Two

 these recipes I can't link for you besides to tell you buy the rachel ray look and cook book, its fantastic. These crescent rolls were adapted from the recipe in the book for the chicken with peaches dish. These crescent rolls have bacon and cheese rolled into them. Must do this again, amazing.

I trust any recipe by Rachel Ray that involved chicken. Its always flavorful and juicy. The flavors in this dish are peaches, slow cooked in a skillet with butter and lemon. Chicken cooked in a skillet with salt and pepper. And a sauce that contains chicken stock, shallot, ginger, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Absolutely amazing, and explosion of flavor.

That is about everything that has happened since I last checked in. I must take off for Canada soon so I should get back to packing.

Thanks for reading
Ktbug

When I have time...

Now I do!! I have time again to do things! Its fantastic. Once I caught up on sleep I started catching up on my reading. I am not quite done with it yet but it is fantastic I highly recommend it. I may have to pick up his other books before the summer is over.

Order it on Amazon

Next I caught up on my do to list of cooking. I attempted two recipes from on of my favorite food blogs "For the Love of Cooking". I attempted the vegetable pot stickers and the carrot ginger rice. Lets first discuss the carrot ginger rice. Yummy. In my rush to make both of these i did this one first. In hindsight I should have done the other one first. In true college kid fashion i have never cooked with any rice other than minute rice, this was my first attempt at basmati rice and it is yummy. Very flavorful. I added shrimp to the recipe for a little bit of protein.  Turned out great.

The pot stickers were somewhat complicated but turn out very pretty. I don't think I cooked them quite long enough and when i made the recipe it made far more than 20. I think they turned out good instead. I sprinkled a little bit of soy sauce on them and dipped them in sweet and sour sauce. Yummy. 

Looks like a professional made them right??

I still have more things to cook, read, and knit before my free time disappears forever. 

Thanks for reading

Ktbug

What Happened to May?

 Hello Blog,
  How are you? Good I hope. I don't know where May has gone. Literally. It was like a blink of an eye and it was gone. The following are the few highlights from May as told by my Iphone camera.

 First boomy went to the spa (petco) and got all pretty. He glistens in the sun.

Then I experimented with a new recipe, compliments of Kraft. The following is Lemon Italian Chicken with Noodles. I used extra veggies and extra Italian Dressing, no yolk egg noodles and I made it twice in 1 week. Delicious I highly recommend. 

Then, sick of getting another sandwich from the closest food place at school I wandered down memory lane. I found myself at the Grab and Go "Fresh Express" right next to my sophomore year dorm. I got a fantastic salad and of course, mac and cheese. I don't think Fresh ever tasted so good. It made me think about all the good times I had that year and great friends I made. And how much I love mac and cheese. 

Then, I finally got Alex back from the law school monster. We enjoyed a fancy dinner in of tuna steaks, wild rice with mushrooms, coleslaw and biscuits   Boom liked it too, liking our plates clean. If there is one think Alex and I mutually enjoy its good food, we will have to be careful to not get very fat if we continue to dine together for years to come. 

Now its memorial day weekend. Boomer is back in Cleveland. Alex is visiting a friend in California. I am here. Trying to be motivated to finish my mounds of homework, eating a hand tossed ham and pineapple pizza, in bed, cause I can. Hopefully June won't go by so fast. 

Thanks for reading

Ktbug

Discovered: French Press Knits

Its a rainy day...again. And I have a lot on my mind. Naturally I am goofing around the internet instead of doing my work. OMG I am inspired again. The blog French Press Knits is amazing. I have expensive hobbies. The few things that have majorly caught my eye.

All photos compliments of http://frenchpressknits.blogspot.com/
This Magenta Shrug. I have no idea who the girl is wearing it but I like her sweater.

OMG can I have this. I love this. I really like the yellow but the buckeye in me thinks I should change it to scarlet. I wish I had the time and dollars to spend on this masterpiece.

 Hahaha. I don't want to make this. I don't even know a baby girl to put them on. I do however think they are very funny thus I have to show them to you.

 I hope in my future home I have a room that I can decorate like this. With buttons in mason jars. And crates of yarn. And ideas on the corkboards. A Flat screen on the wall (whats the best thing to do while knitting = watching hours of TV).

These are the things I like today. But for now ill have to tinker with them in my head since I have 5 papers to worry about and countless pages to read. Almost done with school is not as comforting as being done with school.

Thanks for reading
Ktbug

Lemon Risotto

I don't have much to say today other than Lemon Risotto is fantastic and not that hard to make. If you want Rachel Ray's recipe let me know. 

 Only other thing I have to say today is that Boomer is strange. I think he is mad at me but I am not sure why.

Thanks for reading
Ktbug

Nom Nom Nom

I really enjoy eating way to much. Luckily I enjoy cooking as well (with the exception of yesterday's fiasco) so its not always a problem. Now if only I had unlimited time and money to dedicate to the things I love then wouldn't life be grand. In the mean time I will blog the things I fantasize about eating today.

I did not cook any of these and I give credit the the websites I took these from.

1) Hawaiian  BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwhich
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2011/04/hawaiian-bbq-pulled-chicken-sandwiches/

I don't really like BBQ that much but I love pineapple and I love slow cooker recipes. I would like one of these and a side of broccoli salad.

2) Via Cappucino Muffins
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2011/03/step-by-step-via-cappuccino-muffins/

OMG. I love muffins. I love chocolate. I love coffee. A little frosting for breakfast never hurt anyone right??

3) Chicken Noodle Soup Casserole
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2011/03/step-by-step-chicken-noodle-soup-casserole/

The first and last time I have chicken noodle soup casserole was at Buckeye Express (Buck Yuck as it was called around the dorm) during the fall quarter of my freshman year. I got a late dinner after band practice let out and this was the entree that day. Now I hate life fall quarter freshman year for reason unnecessary to disclose, and this was the best dinner ever. So awesome that 5 years later I remember. I bet this is better than Buck Yuck's version. 

4) Mystery Mocha

http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2011/02/a-tasty-recipe-mystery-mocha/

Can you say chocolate heaven...nuff said

5) Panko Crusted Green Beans with a Soy Garlic Aioli

http://fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com/2011/04/panko-crusted-green-beans-with-soy.html

I guess I should kick it back and try to fantasize about healthy food. In my head these taste like french fries. I hope they taste as good in real life. 

That is enough fantasizing for now. Ill go eat some leftovers.

Ktbug