Another award, eek/yay!!

A huge thank you to one of my favorite bloggers, Laura!  I love reading about her scrapping, her baby/husband, etc etc - always a fun read that you know you'll smile during:)

As always, there a rules for this award! And they are:
1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.  - Thank you, Laura!
2. Copy the award & place it on your blog.  Done!
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.  Done!
4. Share 7 interesting things about yourself.  See below
5. Nominate 7 bloggers.  See below

Ok, so seven interesting things about me:

1.  I do single lutz's (a figure skating move) in our living room - I never fall...but I don't have skates on...and they're singles
2.  I collect shot glasses - I have them from places I've been, and other people bring them back from where they've been for me too:)
3.  I would love to have a daughter someday and name her Brinley.  The husband is not a fan of this name whatsoever!
4.  I prefer the old Office episodes much more than the last couple of seasons.
5.  I DVR awful reality shows and watch them during free moments or while I'm cleaning - everything from Celeb Rehab to Project Runway
6.  I miss twirling flag - I can still make up routines in my head to music on the radio
7.  When shopping, I always gravitate towards shirts and pocketbooks, rarely pants and shoes

The 7 sites I'm recognizing are:


1.  Daisy - http://adaisychaindream.blogspot.com/
2.  Meghann - http://meghannslittlecorner.blogspot.com/
3.  Lisa - http://fashionablefabmom.blogspot.com/
4.  one of my new fave sites - http://funandfearlessinbeantown.blogspot.com/
5.  http://allthingsyummyforfoodies.blogspot.com/
6.  A lovely "Diva" :) - http://montrealaise-en-californie.blogspot.com/
7.  Jasmine - http://eatmovewrite.blogspot.com/

Wicked Cheap Wednesday - oops Thursday - Baked Cod!

I'm back, and have much more energy - always seems to happen towards the end of the week, and maybe that Diet Coke I just had helped!  I won't be cooking again until Sunday, so I'll be posting about some other stuff, but just wanted to tell you tonight about what I made for our WCW last night - baked cod!  So easy, and so cheap!

Preheat oven to 400.  For the cod, I bought fresh, thin (probably about 3 inches wide and almost a foot long) cod pieces (2 of them).  I mixed together bread crumbs, grated parmesan cheese, paprika, and Odobo seasoning - mostly bread crumbs, with tbsps of the other stuff just until it looked like enough - I know Melissa will be so proud of me for "eying" the recipe rather than following each measurement exactly:)  I also mixed together some white wine and lemon juice.  I dipped each cod piece into and thru the liquid, and then into the breadcrumb mixture.  Spray 9x13 baking pan with Pam spray and place each cod piece in the pan.  Bake for 25 minutes, or until fish is crispy and flakes easily.

While this was baking, I put together a salad and some Green Giant frozen rice pilaf.  Once the cod finished, I turned the oven down to 375 and made some Stop and Shop brand crescent rolls while the fish cooled.  Oh, and I heated up some Campbell's clam chowder on medium low heat on the stovetop.  Quite the filling, but yummy meal!  I had planned to have this Friday (Lent = need more seafood recipes!)  And cheap!

Cod - .75 lbs = $4.00
Green Giant frozen rice pilaf - on sale, as usual, for $1.25
Campbell's clam chowder -  on sale = $2.00
Crescent rolls = $2.00

Everything else (bread crumbs, lemon juice, WINE, etc), we already had = $9.25!!!  The other ingredients are items I always have on hand.  Sometimes, it's so easy to look at what you have, throw it together, and have a great and inexpensive meal at home!

Like I said, no more cooking until Sunday for me, but I'll posting other stuff.  Tonight I'm wondering, what seafood recipes do you make a lot during Lent??  Also, does anyone else watch High School Reunion on TVLand - love that show!

And, I don't have many, but here are some pictures from Croptopia last weekend - highly recommended!  I am going to try this weekend to get some pictures taken of the pages I made so I can share them with you:)  Check out Melissa's page for her pics too!

my wine glass - note the C so we would know who's glass belonged to who - great idea, ladies!

Sara and Katie:)

Melissa and I = comfy clothes all weekend!

just a quarter of the room - look at the people and their stuff!  I brought one tote!

Happy birthday, Katie!  Wonderful cupcakes from The Bean Counter!

Talk to you tomorrow:) 

Have you ever been soooo tired....

You just couldn't do anything, not even blog?  That's me tonight - sorry everyone - long week and so tired!  I will post my Wicked Cheap Wed. meal tomorrow night...night all!

Hi everyone!

Sorry, no new recipe tonight, just good ole spaghetti, meatballs, salad, and garlic bread over here!  After some crazy Olympic country meals, it's nice to have a relaxing week.  Don't worry, though, I'll be back tomorrow with a Wicked Cheap Wednesday meal:)

So this week I'm thinking about what "stuff" I wish I either could make, or could make better:

1.  sushi!
2.  mashed potatoes - I just can't get them right!  What would be even better is garlic mashed potatoes like at TGI Friday's!
3.  chocolate mousse - how the heck do you separate the whites and yolks from eggs correctly??


What do you wish you could make in general or better?  Also, when you have frozen leftovers, like ground pork, turkey, etc, what are your best go-to recipes when you're trying to use up what's in the freezer??

I'm off to clean out my scrapbooking tote - it's a disaster after Croptopia this weekend!  See you tomorrow night!  I also have to get some pictures of my new pages up - all in good time:)

Oh!  Who's psyched about the dwts new lineup?  What about Jake and Vienna?  Sorry, tv blogging;)

I've received an award!

Thank you so much to Alison!!  What you do is you list 10 things that make you happy, then pass it onto 10 other bloggers:)

1.  My husband, because he's my best friend, takes care of me in every way possible, and well, because he's my husband!
2.  My bff Melissa, because our personalities bounce off eachother quite well - also the rest of my friends of course:)
3.  Family - mom, dad, and brother especially!
4.  shopping!
5.  scrapbooking!
6.  traveling, especially cruises and Caribbean island visits!
7.  a great dessert - pb pie, cookies, anything, just not anything minty
8.  Red Sox games!
9.  Artsy sports, like gymnastics and figure skating - and the Olympics as a whole!
10.  Last but not least, doing this blog, my readers, the posters, and everything that goes with it.  How far I've come!

Congrats to the below 10 blog(gers) that I've chosen to give this award to!

http://sunlight-simplicity.blogspot.com/

http://sharyncarlson.typepad.com/ 

http://www.cookiemadness.net/ 

http://www.howsweeteats.com/ 

http://tasteofhomecooking.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.kaceyskitchen.com/ 

http://fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com/ 

http://highheelsandaprons.blogspot.com/ 

http://momskitchencooking.blogspot.com/ 

http://thescrappytree.blogspot.com/ 

Thanks again, Alison for the award!  I hope the fantastic blog(gers) I've picked will accept this award and have fun with it!

Cheycancook is back from Croptopia!

15 scrapbook pages later, I'm back from our Croptopia getaway in CT!  So much fun, and so relaxing - a big thank you to the husband who surprised me with a gift card to get a massage at the spa while I was there!!! 

I'll be back tomorrow night, after a good night's sleep hopefully tonight, and a long work day tomorrow, to share some more about Croptopia and upcoming cooking things for me:)  I can't wait to catch up on all of your blogs that I am 3 days behind on - sorry!

BTW, is anyone else sad/crying because the Olympics are over??  Vancouver did an amazing job!  Did anyone else watch old Michelle Kwan videos on Youtube during the Olympics just for the heck of it/to torture themselves?? That is me:( 

Talk to you tomorrow night!