A New Project

I've been drooling over THESE for a few months now, but didn't feel like shelling out the even $60 for a fake one, so you know what happens next...

Stay tuned!!!

Beautiful Weekend

My husband, the dork :) Click HERE to go to my Flickr page to see all of my snaps (from a castle in California to zebras grazing by the highway to an awesome nursery that we always go to). Had such a great time that I'm a little depressed to be back home, but we all promised that we'd go back soon...

Feels so good...

Doesn't this always feel so fulfilling?

Until you realize that you're probably going to need 2 more of these 7 ounce skeins to finish your project. Think I can finish by Friday?

Here's some progress...

Looks pretty good, but now I'm looking at all those ends that need to be woven in :( And of course, there's a diet coke in the background :) She always has to make a cameo in my pics!

***edited to add***
I made this recipe tonight and it's soooo good!!! Sorry, no pictures, tho...

Thai Peanut Pasta with Shirataki Noodles

4 chicken thighs, sliced into ¼” pieces

2 cloves garlic

1 tbsp ginger

1 red bell pepper, sliced

½ tsp curry paste

½ cup creamy peanut butter (or use crunchy, whatever floats your boat)

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp fish sauce

¼ cup hot water

½ can of coconut cream

1 large and 1 small package of shirataki noodles (24 oz total)

Stir-fry chicken thighs in olive oil. Add garlic and ginger, then bell peppers. Add curry paste, peanut butter, soy, fish sauce and water. Stir until peanut butter is melted, then add the coconut cream. Add the noodles (after rinsing/drying them) and let simmer 10-15 minutes (you don't have to do this part, I'm just making sure the chicken is REALLY cooked cause I'm anal like that).

Enjoy!

Guess What Guys?!?!?

I'm going to have a new Sister-In-Law!!!

Guess what's even cooler than that??? She CROCHETS!!!

And the coolest? She has a blog! Go check her out and give a big blog-land welcome!!!

Pretty Things

Look what Momma brought me from an estate sale the other day...

A new Moon & Stars canister and compote! Aren't they GORGEOUS??? I'll have to take a picture of my other pieces with my Old Country Roses china... You wouldn't think they would even remotely go together, but it looks so pretty in my china cabinet!

In crochet news...

The top left (and white background in every other pic) is going to be a plain a-line skirt that I'm designing. The top right is going to be another Diamond Ridges for the big litto bro, and the navy blue medallions are going to be a part of this lacy summer sweater idea that I have... Mwahaha, she'll stay a semi-mystery for now :P

A Meme... Kinda

I saw this on Ellen's blog and thought it looked fun, so here's mine!


1. Favorite Food: Ice Cream
2. Hometown: Fresno, CA
3. Favorite color: Yellow
4. Celebrity Crush: So many, my biggest tho... Mr. Clooney
5. Favorite Drink: Diet Coke
6. Dream Vacation: Santorini
7. Favorite Dessert: Coconut Cake
8. What I Want to Be When I Grow Up: A good Mommy
9. Name: Christy
10. What/Who I Love Most in the World: Hubby!
11. One Word that Describes Me: Domestic
12. My Username: mybfcallsmemartha (as in, Stewart) :)

Fun, huh?

Photo Credits

1. ice cream, 2. Tower Theater, 3. Girasoles para los amigos / Sunflowers for the friends, 4. Nespresso Drinker, 5. enjoy diet coke - w, 6. Another summer night falls over Oia, 7. Creamy Coconut Cake, 8. Baby Hedgehog & His Mommy Crochet Pattern 2, 9. Christy's in Velarde, 10. hubby, 11. Love, Love, Love, 12. Red

I'm so excited guys!!!!

I recently read Rima's post about Miracle Noodles. This is what the Miracle Noodle site says...

Why Is The Miracle Noodle So Healthy?

The answer to this questions lies in understanding the role of fiber in our diets. Our noodle is made mainly of soluble fiber. Soluble fiber acts to slow digestion. By doing this, it allows for the slower absorption of glucose and is the reason behind its beneficial effects in diabetes.

The soluble fiber found in the Miracle Noodle slows digestion and prolongs the sensation of fullness and is an essential part of any weight loss program. You also absorb more nutrients in the foods you eat with The Miracle Noodle due to the slowing of digestion.

I'll admit, I was VERY skeptical. But, I had some money in my PayPal account and figured, what the heck, I'll try them...

I warn you now, there are lots of !!!!! in this post :)

Well, Mommy, you can eat noodles again!!! They were delicious! Looky...
I made Thai Coconut Soup with chicken, brocolli and red peppers. I'll give you the recipe in a minute, but first I wanna tell you about these noodles. They're made completely of plant fiber so they have NO calories, NO fat, and NO carbs! I guess that's why they're called Miracle Noodles :) Click Here and it'll take you to their site. You can buy them there and they ship them to your home (I got mine in about a week). The texture isn't anything like what I was expecting. They're kinda chewy, in a good way... like al dente pasta. And really substantial, you feel like you're really eating pasta! I was expecting something like cellophane noodles, but I was wrong!

Anyways, here's the recipe I used tonight...
2 packages of angel hair miracle noodles
1 can coconut cream, halved (or coconut milk)
2 cups of water
1 tsp red curry paste
1 package Tom Ko paste (I bought it at the local Asian Market)
2 boneless skinless chicken thighs
2 red peppers, sliced
2 small heads brocolli, cut into small florets
1 tsp fish sauce
Pinch of Splenda
1 lime

***I did an extra step. this afternoon, I rinsed the noodles really well under hot water for like 5 minutes in a collander. Then, after reading some advice about these guys tasting a little fishy (and they SMELLED fishy when I first opened them) I soaked them in cold water with the juice of 1 lime and some rice vinager until I was ready to make dinner. Probably 2 hours. I don't know if this is the reason that they didn't taste like they smelled or not, but there wasn't even a trace of yuckiness!***

Combine half of the coconut cream, Tom Ko paste, water and curry paste and bring to a boil in a pressure cooker. Add the chicken, bring up to low pressure with the lid on and cook for 15 minutes. While that's cooking, drain the noodles and dry them REALLY well. I dumped them onto a kitchen towel and patted them down well with the other side of the towel. The reason is, the more dry they are, they more they'll soak up whatever sauce you put them in. Ok, so after 15 minutes, release the pressure, fork the chicken to break it up into pieces. Add the veggies, noodles, fish sauce, splenda and the rest of the coconut cream. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then eat it! Oh yeah, and you can squeeze some lime juice on top if you want.

So, I gave us both a bowl (and I cooked some lumpia in a frying pan with Pam instead of frying them). I'm a slow eater, so by the time I had slurped up 1/2 the bowl I was ABSOLUTELY STUFFED! I'm not kidding guys, totally, tummy grabbing full. Hubby ate his bowl (he's a quick eater) and I told him to wait 10 minutes to see if he was still hungry by then, and he didn't want anymore either! So this recipe makes 4 REALLY big servings. I didn't even finish mine :)

I can't wait to buy the other kinds. Can you say rice pudding with the orzo size??? Mmmm!!!