tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22578610102742728852024-03-13T06:59:56.370-07:00Cindi with an Eye PhotographyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257861010274272885.post-29076823617907237782020-06-09T19:03:00.003-07:002020-06-09T19:03:38.301-07:00HOMEMADE Sushi First TIME!Holy Cow guys, It has been a minute since I last posted on this blog. A minute is a teen term for "a while" the truth is, it's been over 5 years!! Gesh, Where in the world have I been??? That's a long story never mind, moving on... enjoy this post...<br />
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Oh yes, you Ninja Queen, I made sushi at home, AND it was delish!<br />
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We have a family of four, so I cooked 5 cups of Jasmine rice in my Instapot a couple of hours prior to the meal and let it cool with a paper towel over the bowl. All of the advice I received stated to NOT put the rice in the fridge after cooking. (I assume it gets to sticky).<br />
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I prepped the "ingredients" to stuff our rolls with ahead of time. Cucumber, carrots, imitation crab, cream cheese, avocado, canned white albacore tuna and canned smoked salmon.</div>
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I bought these rolling mats at Cost Plus World Market for $3.99, they came with the spoon, and two sets of chopsticks! I bought two sets so we could make two rolls at a time. Online they are sold as a set of two, but in the store they are sold as individual sets. <a href="https://www.worldmarket.com/product/3-piece-bamboo-sushi-sets-set-of-2.do?searchTerm=sushi%20mat">Great $ deal!! Here's a link to the product.</a> I also bought seaweed paper at the Cost Plus World Market, all of the videos I watched prior to trying this at home said to place the seaweed shiny side down! I'm glad I watched some videos before I got started. It was helpful to learn from others advice and errors.<br />
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Spooning rice onto the seaweed paper on one end. Then I formed a log type shape by dipping my fingers in to a bowl of water to help the rice not stick and make a mess. You can see the bowls of water next to the bamboo mats. We worked on a clean dish towel to make the bamboo mat easier to keep clean and allow it to roll up.</div>
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Both of my teenage daughters like rice on the exterior of their sushi, I prefer the smooth seaweed on the outside. Following your preference...layer the rice on the bamboo mat in the order you want it. Add your ingredients in the same long ways direction, this allows the "yumminess of flavors" to be in every roll slice.<br />
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This dinner was a fun, healthy and interactive way to prepare and enjoy dinner. Before our clean up, each family member made one more "roll" of sushi for tomorrow's lunch! Yummo!<br />
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What a beautiful job he did on his sushi!</div>
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Last year Mr. CWAE gave succulent plants in porcelain dishes. They were attractive and everyone had a plant on their desk. One even survived the entire year!<br />
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This year I once again was given this seemingly impossible tasks, but HEY what else do I have to do all day, right?! I love a good challenge, so I dove right in. Guess where? Pinterest of course! There were tons of ideas but none seemed to stick out. I did love the IBC root beer turned into Reindeers. They were cute and delicious, but of course they were sold out at the supermarket (some other house mom got there before me). Good for her, over achiever!<br />
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After a bit of time I found these glass mason jars ($1.99 ea) and some replacement lids that came with plastic straws and rubber ringed holes on them. (2 for $3.99) I do believe I have an Eyedea!<br />
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I'll fill the glass with oreos and candy canes, stick a label on the jar for personalization and make the jar into a drinking glass! PERFECTION. Of course I used two coupons and made six of these. Final price per gift= $4.58 each! I would say that's a WINNER WINNER Chicken Dinner. Wouldn't you?<br />
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Back to the post. So, I found this amazing and cheap project from 7th house on the left. Love their blog too, so well designed. <a href="http://7thhouseontheleft.com/2011/08/window/">http://7thhouseontheleft.com/2011/08/window/</a><br />
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After I got permission from the Mr. to stick things all over the window, I decided to get right to it. Well it did sit in my head for about 4 months, but then I jumped right on it.<br />
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A quick trip to Target for the contact paper (under $5) yippie! Then tracing stencil shape and cutting about 80 of them out. So, if you didn't know already I did teach Kindergarten in the late 90's and besides being certified in herding cats I can cut a shape out like a scissor ninja! Yeah, so put that in your back pocket!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a metal/glass door that leads to the back porch. It has a blind that goes over it and filters the light. This blind is a unique size and has been up for many years prior to when we bought the house. It's always been yucky and not worked well. So this was the perfect place to try this project out since it's so temporary and not permanent.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Isn't this yucky! The hands hit the blind when you turn the door knob. I was happy to toss these.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got quite a few of the shapes stuck on and had a system going. I would peel em, Mr. would stick em, and I would smooth them out without any bubbles! We still have some 1/2 shapes to get done, but it won't take too much more effort. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eye know you're wondering just how this might look from the outside at night so, wonder no more! The blob at the bottom is Legend, our dog. Light still passes through but no more of that ugly blind. I am very pleased with the final result and have plans to do the small windows on the garage doors.</td></tr>
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This door still needs some serious TLC, like rust prevention and a paint job, those will come soon!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I am the child of a German-American mother and a Sicilian-American father. Notice, not Italian, Sicilian. I was schooled on that very early in life. "You are a descendant of Sicily, be proud of it!" said my father. My maiden name, Mendola, means Almond tree. I guess I always knew we were some kind of a nut. Growing up Sicilian is a lifestyle… and a privilege. I learned very quickly that everyone is my cousin, most of them have a accent, and they are allowed to visit anytime and stay as long as they want. I also learned that mealtime was the center of our existence. Cannoli, Ravioli, Lasagna, Macaroni, Manicotti… these were members of the family… invited to our dinner table at least once a week, if not more. However, my father insisted on homemade sauce. Sauce that was made from tomatoes picked in a field, canned, simmered, and seasoned just perfectly.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">As a grown woman and mother of two I was recently invited to learn the secrets of the sauce. It's no secret really, just days of work that turn an ordinary tomato into a sauce to die for! Mangiare o morire!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I was excited to spend the morning canning tomatoes with my mother, Sally. It was several uninterrupted hours spent steaming and peeling, slicing and pureeing. Our joy was not only transforming cases of red, ripe tomatoes but sharing candid conversations about relatives, those still living and those no longer with us. Having that time to pick my mom's brain about her mother and their canning days. She shared with me stories of how her mother canned everything since it was too expensive to buy fruits and vegetables out of season in upstate New York. I remember my grandmother Ruth with a fondness, she smelled of berries and had the softest white fluffy hair. She cooked pies like no one else I knew, I guess it was the fresh fillings that satisfied me the most. My grandmother canned peaches, strawberries, beans, tomatoes, other foods, even corn. They had a fully stocked pantry in the basement always ready to supply a family of six. I wondered at that moment why hadn't I learned to can sooner, all of the food I could have stock piled by now. The savings on trips to the grocery store would be enormous and the security of knowing what I was feeding my family when I opened the can or jar.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The aroma of fresh-picked tomatoes filled the kitchen and my mind wandered to my childhood. The simpler times when I could sit on the stool and watch my momma stir the sauce, swinging my feet back and forth waiting for a sample to see if it was properly seasoned. We canned all morning long and it was enjoyable and rewarding to know I was making food for my family. Good food, healthy, organic, safe and from the heart.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The real challenge came two days later when I lovingly prepared a spaghetti and corn beef meal and invited my parents to our home to share in the meal. I prepared the "sauce" myself, seasoning it with fresh herbs grown in my garden. It was rewarding to enter into my garden in the warm sunlight and snip the herbs I needed for the sauce. I felt the presence of my mother, and my grandmother when I collected them in my hands, hands that were starting to resemble the weathered hands I once watched do this very job. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The table set for my family and my parents was a scene from Sicily. Our screen room filled with filtered sunlight, happy faces, and good conversation. I sat with trepidation as my father took the inaugural bite… Meraviglioso!! That beautiful evening I officially became a Sicilian and am proud to say “I can make the sauce!" </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257861010274272885.post-89145384259009760042013-07-25T07:52:00.002-07:002013-07-25T07:52:55.043-07:00Tomato PieWow, it's been too long since we've spoken! Eye'm so sorry to be an absentee blogger. With the new home in Georgia and Cindi with an eye back on track, I find it hard to find time for us to get together.<br />
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<b>Last night I treated the family to a "Tomato Pie" for dinner.</b> Oh, was it delicious. I'm sure it's not a calorie friendly meal, but hey, what's that about!? Enjoy yourself, stay active and eat healthy!<br />
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I'm not a recipe blogger, meaning professional so I'll try my best to make this easy to follow. Let me know how yours turned out and would you change any part of the recipe. Leave a comment below.<br />
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Ingredients for one 9-inch pie<br />10 biscuits from a 7.5 oz package<br />2-3 large, perfectly ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced<br />Kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper<br />Fresh basil leaves (as many as you like), sliced into thin strips<br />1 cup mayonnaise (I prefer Duke's)<br />1 cup mozzarella diced<br />
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You can serve this dish hot or cold. We ate a few slices for dinner, and packed one serving for lunch for each of the parents, and there's still more to enjoy.</div>
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The result, pure Holy Spirit genius!<br />
Check it out. Share it. Build it. and HE will come!!<br />
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Supplies needed: plastic baby, glass baby food jar, water, glitter, hot glue gun, pine cone, rafia, labels (not necessary), fun crafty attitude!<br />
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buy the babies (got mine at Michael's craft, had to had some mailed from Florida since my local shop ran outta babies!) thanks mom and dad!<br />
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Paint the white swaddling clothes, with acrylic paint since he's going underwater. He is officially a Baby Jesus now. ok? so respect!<br />
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heat up the gun, the glue gun that is. I cut a section of rafia and then cut apart a pine cone and used the "scales" (who knew? not me, I had to google that one!) to build a manager for Baby Jesus. Take the lid off the baby food jar, squirt the glue generously on the inside of the lid. Push the rafia into the puddle of BURNING hot glue, scream, then place the "scales" on another puddle of glue, scream some more! MAN that is some hot glue! Then gently glue the Son of God on top of the "manager".<br />
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Fill up the baby food jar with water and sprinkle some glitter in it. I stirred it up to make the glitter wet and help it sink. If not, it will stick to the objects.<br />
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I used Avery labels 22831 which are gold embossed 2" circle labels that you can run through the printer. The verse used is Isaiah 9:6<br />
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I know it's been a while since we've been together and I'm so sorry for that. I've been a bit occupied lately and I hope to catch you up a bit on my comings and goings.<br />
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<b>First things first... we bought us a house! </b>Yeppers in June of 2012 we closed the deal on a sweet home for our clan. This house needed a bunch of TLC and boy oh boy is it gettin' it.<br />
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Today's post is about the air registers IN the house. If you are an individual that has never had a multiple level home then you'll be like me and have no clue why the air comes out of the floor! Anyway, the registers were so scary looking...<br />
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Rusted, sharp, and scary! A quick trip to Home Depot revealed that to replace all 9 registers it would cost me $140!! If you know me...I was like WHAT?! no way! A can of rustoleum, a bit of elbow grease and I paid a whopping $7.50!<br />
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What a successful fundraiser for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta! The "What I want to be when I grow up" Party thrown in honor of <a href="http://lucybabydesigns.blogspot.com/">Blogger Lauren's </a>30th birthday and her darling little "Noah" went over well! <a href="http://www.whenigrowupparty.blogspot.com/"> Donations can still be made online here.</a><br />
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Open bar always helps kick the party up a notch! Check out that custom beer holder! cool HUH!!?</div>
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The Birthday girl LAUREN and the guest of honor NOAH!</div>
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A delicious buffet kept the guests full and busy throughout the evening.</div>
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Cake and cupcakes designed and baked with such yumminess <a href="http://www.rachmakescakes.com/">by Rach makes Cakes!</a></div>
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Best costume of the night went to the "MOM" She had a baby on her back, a toddler on her leg, diaper bag, and her smart phone! GO MOMMY!</div>
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The decorations all were within the theme. You can be anything you wanna be when you grow up! Even a clown! Perfect!!</div>
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The food was amazing however the conversation and the company was even better. I challenge you to plan an event like this for your friends or to make new ones. May the photos be an inspiration to get started and open your home and hearts to some genuine conversation and memorable moments.<br />
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I learned about this super duper service from my newest friends at <a href="http://www.atdremodel.com/">ATD Home Remodeling</a>, they too have fresh organic food delivered to their office. Soon after I saw a Groupon for<a href="http://www.naturesgardendelivered.com/"> Natures Garden Delivered</a> and it was too big of a deal to resist.<br />
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We got our first box on Friday and let me tell ya, it was like getting a package from Grandma! We tore that bad boy open and found the yummiest fruits and veggies! I can stop or delay my bi monthly deliveries anytime, if I'm too full or outta town. I even clicked off a list of no-no's like onions (since Mr. CWAE is allergic to them!) I know weird, but true, shockingly true. I haven't cooked with onions in over 18 years.<br />
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Do you really want to do business with someone that is lying to themselves? Won't they be dishonest with you as well? hmmm? deep thought.<br />
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Image 1 is the old "Bio Page" of a client of mine. The shots are fine, colorful, and they do in fact show humans that work there. They are shot well and even cropped decent, however I knew that Eye could improve on this page and the overall message it spoke.<br />
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<b>Eye considered their industry. </b> Home Remodeling: construction, houses, improvements, team work, beauty, fresh, new. They were the things I wanted to convey visually with the updated head shots.<br />
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Image 2 is the new and refreshed "Bio Page" no other design elements were altered and you can see a definite voice in this presentation.<br />
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This shoot took all of 20 minutes to complete and the final results were priceless! Hope you enjoyed... now call me and we'll update you as well!<br />
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