I know i have been slacking

However I get this recipe request often:

White Rice and Pink or Red beans

Beans
1 1/4 of diced ham 1 pound pink beans (dried) or 1 can of goya pink or red beans

8 cups water

2 teaspoons salt

1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce

1/4 cup sofrito (you will find this in the freezer its white and blue small bowl) 1/2 pound calabaza (West Indian pumpkin) (cleaned, seeded, chopped

3 cloves minced of garlic

1/4 cup of chopped cilantro

A pinch of oregan

1 packet of Sazon

1 packet of Sazon with annato

Soak the beans per package directions over night.
Drain the beans. Place the beans and the rest of the ingredients in a large pot.
Bring the beans to a boil over high heat then lower to medium heat.
Cook over medium heat for 1 1/2 hours. Stir occasionally to avoid sticking. The beans should be soft. If not, cook a little longer.
If the beans become too thick you may add about 1/4 cup of water at a time to thin them out.
Add sofrito, ham, pumkin, minced garlic, oregano, cilantro, sofrito, both sazon and let simmer for about 15 min

Ingredients:
4 cups water
2 cup medium grain rice
pinch of salt to taste
1/2 cup of canola or vegetable oil
Preparation:
1. Bring the two cups of water to boil in a sauce pan.
2. Add the rice oil and salt.
3. Allow to boil for about 1 minute. Stir once to prevent sticking. Or until water has evaporized.. Turn and cover. Check rice occasionally for tenderness


There you go..

Buen Provecho,

G

Tv and twitter is Rotting our brains....

So for the past few weeks I have been watching TV more often and have realized that TV is definately rotting our brains... I have watched a berade of crap of so called reality TV that I feel that I have to blog about it:

Here is the list of Shows that I have watched and what I think about them:

Housewives of New Jersey: C'mon althought to be honest this is my guilty pleasure... Show us the real housewives of New Jersey or anywhere.. You know the ones like you and me that have to work and grocery shop and that dont look like they are the hottest thing on the planet at 6:04am.. Although some of them dont really look that good without botox and make up.. This one for me was the best season yet!! lol


Brook Knows best: Are you fucking kidding me.?.. I caught one episode where we go over yet once again of hulk hogan and his wife linda's split... Linda you are way to old for that kid and you better stop.. the sad part you kind of remind me of that old lady from the movie There is something about Mary all way to tanned and wrinkled... Then that was followed by a little experiment that Brook and her "roomies" decided to do which was go on a date with someone from the same sex... due to the fact that her male gay roommate had problems with all the losers he dates so why dont you go out with a girl instead... Hey brooke he is Gay and going out with a Chick is not going to make it better... Remember that.. Brooke makes out with a guy I mean girl that looks like he/she is 14.. whatever this is pure menucia.. I changed it to the Golden Girls after that..they never let me down..





Hitched or Ditched: This was so stupid... enough said



Jon and Kate plus 8: Now she gets in trouble for spanking her kids... some kids deserve a damn ass whoppping.... let these people has out their issues people.. btw she looks awesome in a bikini!!

Im a celebrity get me out of here!!: hahahaha speidi sucks... they are the most ridiculous pair of idiots I have ever seen...

Tori and dean: who gives a rats ass! Obviously somebody does because that show is still on..

Denise Richards.. its complicated: lol at this one... I kind of like her but her friends are idiots..

and all of those road rules/ real world competitions: enough already washed out reality show idiots that refuse to leave the tv!

Daisy of Love: Your ugly and I am surprised that most guys find you attractive.. it has got to be the boobs. I hope you get yourself checked out for herpes after the show..

Twitter my newest addiction.. why do I feel compelled to check it every 5 minutes if its not from home its from the blackberry...same as facebook for some reason I need to post mindless tidbits of my day and have to have my peers read it for whatever reason from what i am cooking that evening or how bored I am lets not forget the need to answer mindless crap to others...Oh and lets not forget the need to play vampires, cities and the tons of quizzes that you and your friends insists on taking.. we are in the era of the now.. technology at its best for now.. love it!

Anywho, Lord knows what is in store for the future but this is all I got..

Hugs to all,

G

10 Things you may have not known about me

I was tagged by Steph, So here are the 10 things about me you may not know.

Tell everyone 10 things about you they may not know, but are true
Tag 5 Bloggers with the award
...and we're off.

1. I love being the center of attention!

2. I am deathly afraid of clowns

3. I love cake especially birthday cake! (my weakness)

4. In my head I think I can do things but sometimes I am not succesful.. so if i ever want to give you a haircut just say no!!

5.My daughter is the main reason that I have done everything in my life.

6. I would like to have a cup size d for once in my life.

7.I tend to be insecure sometimes.

8.I am obsessed with justin timberlake (it can be unhealthy)....

9.I still love NKOTB

10. My mom is my Hero!!

Go tell it on the mountain...

Today as I stated before was definately a day of reflection..

As I sat in church for what was to me our regular mass we had a visitor at our church helping our normal priest over the service, his name is Father Beiting at first when you see him you see this almost frail man as he followed father brown with difficulty walking and as the initial blessings took place he stood at the right of our priest.. little did i know that this little frail man would have a message that would resonate in me probably for the rest of our life. As he was introduced to the congregation father brown said he was a missionary priest from Kentucky that was visiting us from the mountains of appalachia. I thought to myself where is this place he speaks of however i intently listened as he continued on with the readings and such. After the 3rd reading from scripture father beiting stood up and spoke of his mission not before thanking the congregation for our hospitality (although i didnt even know he was here I was happy that our congregation made him feel welcomed). Father Beiting spoke of the Apalachia mountiains that are in Kentucky and how this place is the most empoverished are of the U.S.A. I dont even think that this type of poverty even existed anymore.. How ignorant and sad I felt he told stories of his missions and some of people he helped how death lurks in he shadows of the mountain. He told stories of rescue and how these people are forgotten.. How that knot in my throat just stayed with me throughout his message... I began thinking to myself how blessed I was that most of my problems were so trivial here we are worried about stupid things like home decor and weight loss or what have you, when some people need to worry about where the next meal is coming from. I dont know maybe I was naive to think that this no longer existed but I hope in the 60 years that this priest has been working this mission that he continues to be blessed and until his last breath he continues to help these people.. I will do my part and this will be my charity that I hold in my heart. For more information go to http://home.catholicweb.com/warehouse/index.cfm

May God Continue to bless you father Beiting...

Sundays...

Today is a day of reflection.. things I will do today, things I wont.. Sometimes I find myself going in circles and with nowhere to go or do..

I have found a outlet.. I was on thenest and found a chat message board of woman that are going through the same thing I am.. Yay! At least I dont feel like a freak of nature anymore...