Rischa's Rants, Raves, and Ramblings

Chicken (or Steak) Quesadilla a la Moi

With almost anything having to do with domestication I revolt and run the opposite direction. Cleaning? Naw...I think I'll pass. Coupon clipping? No, thank you! Tupperware parties? F*ck off! But sometimes I do put on the domestic goddess crown and whip up something yummy in the kitchen. That's one thing I inherited from my Mom and Grandmother. They can cook their asses off! So, when Kolby was going through his Taco Bell Quesadilla phase of life I figured I had better come up with a recipe similar to theirs or buy Taco Bell stock. Since I'm better in the kitchen than on Wall Street I threw together a little recipe. I always get rave reviews when I serve this one. Kolby even said tonight that I should work in a restaurant. Again, no, thanks, but I appreciate the compliment.

Enough with the yapping and horrible cell photos...here's the recipe. SO simple!

Ingredients:

• Chicken or Steak cut into bite sized (I think the non-domestically challenged folks call it diced) pieces
• Package of Fajita spice mix
• Flour Tortillas in whatever size you like
• Butter (I use the Omega 3 stuff because I'm fooling myself)
• Salsa Con Queso
• Shredded Mexican Cheese

First you'll have to cook the chicken according to whatever the Fajita spice mix packet says, with one exception. I leave out the bell peppers, onion, or any sort of healthy thing like that. We just need the good stuff....meat and cheese!  Once the meat is all cooked up and smelling like BO... (Yes, I think Fajita spices smell like BO. Don't blame me next time you're working up a sweat if you feel like having a Fajita or Quesadilla) ...set it aside and get out your favorite skillet. Warm it to medium heat and load it with butter. Who needs healthy arteries, right? Place a tortilla in the skillet to soak up that butter and cover with the shredded cheese. And I do mean COVER. I'm a big fan of cheese. Next, cover half of the tortilla with the meat. Top the meat with the Salsa Con Queso....and possibly even more shredded cheese if you're like me. Fold the non-meat side of the tortilla over the meat side. Let it sizzle and brown to your liking. I like them nice and crispy. Then flip it to brown and crisp the other side and you're done!

Now that you've read my recipe I bet you're thinking, "why did she mix all the extra opinion in with it? Now I'll have to delete all that when I copy and paste!" For those of you thinking that way (you know....logically) I'll give the directions again minus all the extra thoughts. I just can't be simple. I don't know how.

Copy/Paste Instructions:

• Cook chicken according to Fajita spice mix packet instructions leaving out bell peppers and onions
• Place tortilla in buttered skillet on medium heat
• Cover tortilla in shredded Mexican cheese
• Cover one half of cheesed up tortilla with previously cooked meat
• Spread Con Queso dip over meat
• Fold tortilla
• Brown both sides of tortilla to your liking
• Enjoy!

Yep, it's simple. Anything I make is usually simple. Otherwise I won't bother with it.

This post is dedicated to the following Facebook peeps: Candice, Sherry, Peggy, Cindy, and Katie.

The Most Random Blog Post EVER

There was only one day left of the 30 Days of Tumblr thing that I wanted to do and it was a Random day. So I guess this takes me back to blogging as usual. I would have posted the "Random" day two weeks ago, but I had a headache and migraines for about a week the day after the last post. Also, Joel was off work and there was yard work going on and I'm taking a class, and, and, and I could keep going with the excuses, but they'd be no more interesting to you than they are to me. They're of NO interest to me, by the way.

So today was a long one. I had to go into Orlando to see my Rheumy, who was a complete asshole as usual. Seriously, he's such a jerk. Joel met him for the first time today and the first thing he said to me after we walked out was how big of a douche he was to me. Joel said he wanted to say something, but he knows I have to keep seeing him until my GOOD Rheumy takes our insurance again. Then I had the pleasure of lab work. Nothing new, but never fun, either. I have to have tests every 6 weeks because of the RA meds I'm on. Anyway, after that we went grocery shopping. Then got home, realized we forgot some stuff, and went BACK to the grocery store. Then Joel grilled Bratwurst while I made fries. They weren't exactly healthy, but oh...so yummy!

I don't have much else I feel like talking about at the moment, so here are some cell photos of the fellas doing yard work. I was the supervisor. LOL Then some random stuff after that...

...and the treat for their hard work was...

 A little treat my coffee gave me a few days ago...Aww...a ♥

...and then a little treat from the sunset...
 
  

Yeah, I know. I already posted some of these on FB and Twitter.

Here's one I haven't shown. Lacey says hello blog hoppers!

...and like the caption on it says, PenPen & Dad...

...she stands this way as much as any human... 
 
  Enough photos for you? It's enough for me!

I'm off to bed. I think I fell asleep somewhere between the first photo and here, so I might as well go to bed, right?

♥xoxo♥

Rischa

PS. Look at my blog's brand new "Like" button for Facebook! Do you like me? Click it!

PPS. Sorry about the unedited photos. How lazy of me, right? At least I posted SOMETHING! Done is better than perfect. That's my new motto.

30 Days of Tumblr - Day 25 — Your day, in great detail.

Day 25 — Your day, in great detail.

Oh boy! You get to read about my oh-so-exciting day! Lucky you!

Ha! In case your sarcasm meter is broken, that was sarcasm. My day is seriously lacking in any excitement. I started this Sunday by sleeping late. I woke to the sound of my finches yelling at one another. I dragged myself out of the bed, did my lady's room business (hey, it says detailed), and promptly laid down for a few more minutes before deciding to face the day. Less than 5 minutes later I heard PenPen sniffing and whining under the door because she knew I had been up. I opened the door to greet the spoiled ones and have them lick my toes. Joel let them outside so I could get a little peace. I laid down on the couch as I STILL wasn't awake enough to make myself something to eat. I laid there for a couple of minutes until the dogs wanted back inside. After all, it's hot out there. So Joel lets them back inside and I go make myself some cheese grits. This seems to be my go-to meal when I'm dead tired. I didn't sleep a wink last night because of the head ache mentioned in my last post. I'm feeling a little better today, but the head ache persists a little bit. It's better, though, so that's something.

Hey! You there! Wake up! My day isn't over yet!

So I sit down at my desk, take my meds, and eat my meal while I go through mail to see if there's anything important. The only good emails I had were from Christa. I always look forward to her mail in the morning. She usually does her mail after I'm snoozing, so I wake up to her new mail. So after bathing, getting dressed, making coffee, making tea for the fellas, and cleaning a little bit I sat down to answer mail from Christa. She's the only one that emails me anything good any more. The rest is just junk or Facebook notifications. Why did everyone give up emailing? BTW, one of her emails was to let me know she has a new blog. Check it out and leave her some comment love to welcome her to the blogging world, why don't ya? So I started replying to her mail and got interrupted a few times. Joel called me from the store and I had to tend to the aforementioned Tea making so it wouldn't boil over. Hmm...what else. Oh, I took a photo with my phone and emailed it to Christa. It was an inside thing, so it's none of your beeswax. Then I made Kolby some lunch. He had leftovers from last night. We had BBQ'd boneless ribs and shrimp with cheesy rice and baby peas. I then came back to replying to mail. I also took a few minutes to look around at some blogs and a YouTube video or two. I then made myself a second cup of coffee and washed some colored cloths. I'm waiting on them to finish so I can put them in the dryer.

That's about all I can remember or STAND to tell you about. How friggin' dull can you get, eh? I see tomorrow is supposed to be me telling you about my week. The next day is to tell you about my month. Then the next one is to tell you about my YEAR! Holy crap?! Is there anyone out there that's THAT damn bored? No! I won't be doing those! I would fall asleep writing it and YOU all would skip it all together I bet! And I wouldn't blame you one bit!

So I guess I'll have a few random days to make up for the skipping of the boring details of my week/month/year. You are welcome. LOL

I think I'll go read for a while. Both of the fellas are playing games. Kolby's on World of Warcraft and Joel's bought a new game for the PS3.

See ya all tomorrow!

xo

Rischa

30 Days of Tumblr - Day 15 — Something that is currently over-rated.

Day 15 — Something that is currently over-rated.

Half way to the finish, Baby! Then I'll have to go back to coming up with my own ideas for blog entries. Uh oh...thinking on my own? I may have forgotten how to do that already.

Do you really want my thoughts on things that are over-rated? There are so many!

Before I give you my answer, here are just a few of the many things that are over-rated in my opinion.

Justin Bieber

This kid isn't really THAT good, is he? Every time I've seen him he was sporting the "I'm the shit" attitude, for one thing. And his music really isn't that outstanding. I mean he has singing talent, that's for sure. But why is everyone so smitten over this mini-star?

Black Coffee

What is it about drinkers of black coffee that makes them feel superior to those of us who take ours with cream or sweetener? Just because you prefer the taste of one thing over the other doesn't make you special. If you really want to impress me then fill that over-sized mug with some Tequila. If you guzzle it without puking or making a face then you're pretty impressive. Otherwise, shut the f*&k up about your black coffee and hand me the creamer, ya douche! I'm not hating on those of you who drink black coffee. I'm hating on the ones that seem to think they're somehow more awesome than those of use who don't.

Blackberry Storms

These "smart phones" can't do NEARLY as much fun stuff as the iPhone! Why have they always been compared? I don't get it? Granted, a Blackberry is more fun than a regular cell, but it's not even in the same league as the iPhone. I had my BB for a year and it served its purpose, but I don't understand how they can charge as much for a BB as they do iPhones and even put them in the same category. Maybe that's Apple's fault. Maybe Apple should come up with a totally new category for the iPhone other than smart phone.

Farmville & Other Time Wasting FB Apps

I know I'm opening myself up to hate mail on this one, but WHY oh why do so many people play Farmville? I just don't get it. Facebook isn't enough of a time sucker for you? You want to tend a digital farm while you're at it? And guess what!? Those of us who do not play it (or the many other time wasters) don't give a flying fart if you need some pretend thing for your pretend farm. Wow, that came out bitchy...sorry about that. Okay, maybe I shouldn't speak for other people, but I don't enjoy reading about pretend farms. Maybe because I grew up on a real one I don't see the point. Maybe that's it. Maybe it'd be intriguing to me if I hadn't actually lived on the real thing.That doesn't explain why I also don't get the rest of the FB time suckers. It just gets in the way of the real life updates to me. While you're at it, why even publish it if it's for YOUR pleasure? If you're playing for your own fun why do WE need to see it? I've hidden Farmville from view on FB, but there's a new one every single day that I have to hide. I can't even imagine if I hadn't started hiding those damn things. I'd never see the REAL stuff going on for all the PRETEND stuff. I'm not saying that all of you people that play it are douches like the black coffee snobs, but it's just not something I understand. So it goes into the "What Rischa thinks is over-rated" pile. With all that said, if you enjoy it, keep playing it....not that you need my permission or even give a crap what I think. If I played something and I enjoyed it I wouldn't care what YOU thought.

I could probably keep going with the things I dub "over-rated", but I think I'm coming off like a real bitch, so I'll call it a day. Now, let's just examine the choices above, shall we?

There are 3 things on my list that people will eventually tire of and move on. So my choice will be the thing that'll stick around for years and years. People will eventually get tired of the time wasting Farmville and move on to another time wasting activity. Like Blogging perhaps? The same can be said for Justin Bieber. Blackberry Storms will become outdated eventually, as well. It may have already happened with the Droid. So that leaves us with Black Coffee!

Ding, ding, ding....we have a winner!

What do I think is over-rated?

Black Coffee!

Really people! If you like it, drink it. Just don't feel special because of it. Feel special for some other reason. Maybe you feel special because you saved a pretend pig on your pretend farm? Or maybe you're on a Blackberry shopping high? Or maybe Justin Bieber makes you tingle. Although, if you're over 18 I think that's either illegal or just plain wrong, so stop that! Shame on you!

The above opinions are those of the blog host and do not reflect her thoughts on YOU personally....unless you're a coffee snob? These opinions are meant to be taken lightly, so lighten the hell up if you're steaming right now. Don't complain to me in the comments if you disagree with the thoughts above. Seriously, I really don't give a damn what you think as it pertains to the listed items. And I'm surprised you care about mine. But you must if you read this far down, right?

xo

Rischa

30 Days of Tumblr - Day 6 - Something Random

Day 06 — Something random.

Hmm....Something random. Well, you saw my previous post where I was testing a new iPhone app. I guess my random thing could be talking about my new phone.

Apple iPhone 3GS - 16 GB

I got the newest version of the iPhone with 16 gigs of memory. My blackberry only had 1/4 of that I think. I enjoyed having the Blackberry Storm for when I had it, but I'm an iPhone girl all the way, now. It's so much faster, it takes better photos, I can download all sorts of applications, and it's less bulky. I'm not exactly new to the Apple applications as I've had an iTouch for a year. I got it last Mother's Day. The only real difference between the iTouch and iPhone is that one has a phone and camera and the other doesn't. I can even get online with the iTouch if I'm near WiFi. But now, I can use all my cool apps WITHOUT having to find WiFi! Yay!

So here are my favorite applications:

Tweetdeck for iPhone

 

If you use Twitter at all you should try downloading the desktop Tweetdeck, too. It makes Twitter a lot easier and you'll never miss an @reply or DM again. I also have my Tweetdecks, both the desktop and iPhone version, set up to show me my Facebook activity.

Facebook for iPhone

 

 When I want to do more than just a quick view of the updates I go to my Facebook for iPhone application. I can do pretty much anything from there that I can from my desktop Facebook. That includes uploading photos, updating my status, replying to others, and etc... 

Mobile RSS

 

As of right now I have the FREE version of Mobile Reader and I LOVE it! In fact, I love it so much I wouldn't even mind paying the $2.99 for the paid Pro version. I really don't even notice the ads, though, as they're tiny at the bottom of the posts. I subscribe to around 100 blogs and this app makes it so easy to read them without having to go to Google Reader on my desktop or laptop. I don't have to do any signing in or anything. You can send yourself the link in an email if you think you'd like to read it on your desktop, add a star to your favorites, and view them later from the Starred Items Folder, you can mark them as read, and take advantage of many other features that make this simple application SO incredibly handy.

Photoshop Mobile

It's a Photoshop Nerd's dream come true! I can now edit my photos RIGHT on my iPhone! It's SO much fun! And can you believe it's FREE!? I can't, because I have and use the regular versions of Photoshop, as well, and they ain't cheap. Yes, I said ain't....what of it? Anyway, this application is fun to use, gives you lots of the more basic PS options, and is completely FREE. Oh, did I already mention that part? I really am just a nerd at heart.

So those are my favorite iPhone applications. They're not the only ones I use, of course, but these are the ones I use and love the most. I highly recommend every one of them. There are others worth mentioning, but not really worth the time it takes to find the icons and links and write a whole paragraph about. I haven't made my mind up about the Typepad app mentioned and used in the previous post, but it seems like it's worth the FREE download so far. Also, Echofon is another great Twitter application. That one ALMOST made the list, but I think Tweetdeck beats it because of the ease of use and we really only need one Twitter app. Other good ones include, Mixology, FMC for the girls, Bejeweled 2, Fling, Lose It!, TV.com, iCraig, BluffMaster, and Google Earth. I have been looking for the best GPS app, too, so if anyone can recommend a useful one please let me know. There are so many to choose from it makes the decision on which to download harder. I haven't downloaded ALL of these to my iPhone, but they're all on my iTouch and a few will make the cut to download to the phone. They're all great apps. I just don't want to have TOO much on my phone. BTW, Bejeweled IS on my phone and I'm thinking now that maybe it should be on this list. It's my go-to game when I'm bored and have already exhausted my Social Media apps.

BTW, we also got Kolby a new phone when I got mine. Here's his:

Samsung Impression

 

It's super cool, too, and he's loving it. It's capable of being a smart phone, as well, but Kolby said he's not interested in all of that. He likes to keep things simple. I know a lot of people who would rather not have the extra bells and whistles. As long as it has a keyboard for texting, takes photos, and is clear when talking, Kolby is happy.