1.18.2010

01.17.10-01.18.10- Days 17 and 18

Sunday:
  • Church
  • Noodles with Alan, then Coldstone
  • Walk, then reading at Starbucks with Nicole
  • Dinner with the Hunts
  • Chats with family on the phone
  • Sleep!

Monday:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- no school!
  • Went to Walmart to get the oil changed in Rita and do some errands
  • Lunch
  • Watched "Up" with Alan- great movie by the way- totally recommend it!
  • Ordered Select Blinds for the last two rooms in the house
  • Alan went and picked up threshold wood strips (the strip that connects tile to wood, etc)
  • Moroccan Chicken Stew for dinner: instructions- Deskin and lightly flour 4 chicken thighs. In a skillet, brown the thighs, remove and put on a plate. In the same skillet, heat garlic and onions in oil, then add about 1 T of cinnamon, cumin, cayenne, and ginger and heat for about 1 minute. Add 16 oz of tomato puree, 1/4 cup honey, and salt to taste. Cover. Add chicken back in for about 10 minutes. Then, add 1 can of rinsed and drained chickpeas, 1 green and 1 red bell pepper diced, and about 1/2 cup golden raisins. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over rice or orzo topped with fresh parsley and almonds. Yum!!!!! Maybe I'll take a picture later.
  • Alan made hummus for small group while I was making dinner- it was super delicious, especially with our fresh cilantro.
  • Small group- refreshing and fun, as usual. Spoke with Bob about updates on our house. (We've been getting back into house fixing mode again). Thus, this picture was spurred:

Any ideas on what to do with the white giant in the corner? We've got to do something with our patched together kitchen- random washer/dryer + portable dishwasher. Anyone have any ideas? Feel free to send us drawings, thoughts, prayers, etc or lend us your handy talents/ friends' handy talents/recommendations of friends with handy talents... Thanks...

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

what if you enclosed the washer and dryer in a little cabinet thing? because there are some random cabinets above them that are going unused anyway...?

Stephanie said...

and i made Moroccan chicken stew the other day. it was a little weird... but charlie loved it! i need to try it that way maybe.