WEATHER UPDATE:
The end of November. Cold and windy this week. Really windy.
The Humans have their new winter coats and the cat gets to stay in out of the cold for the winter nights. Reminder: Do NOT leave your pets outside at night. Its too cold for them. :(
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These pets are so much fun and easy to take care of. The days consist of Mauricio snuggling in his blanket, Missy snuggles in her cat bed, Wheezy warms up with the sun hitting his house just right. The fish have fresh water and clean tanks with new filters. Life is good for these cuties.
This past week was a good baking week. Let see here, I made flakey biscuits, chocolate frosted doughnuts with sprinkles, cake and pizza. I don't sit around and eat doughnuts and sweets all day. LOL. If I bake I give it to families. Most of the time it goes to a hungry neighbor. Lately, I have been getting flour in the giant mammoth size so that I can pretty much bake and cook without the worry of not having enough flour.
Pizza Bread
1 package of yeast, or quick rising yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 teaspoon granulated sugar or honey
Combine yeast, warm water & sugar. Let this set for about 30 minutes. Then add the dry ingredients and combine it all together.
Place in an oiled bowl and flip the dough ball to coat the other side.
Let sit for 2 hours. Makes 2 thin crust large pizzas or 1 thick crust
large pizza. Build your pizza, in this order - dough, sauce, cheese and
then add toppings.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. For crispy crust after 20 minutes shut off oven and let cook for another 5 minutes.
Tip: Re-heat pizza slices in a non stick skillet on top of the stove to keep crust crispy.
The end of November. Cold and windy this week. Really windy.
The Humans have their new winter coats and the cat gets to stay in out of the cold for the winter nights. Reminder: Do NOT leave your pets outside at night. Its too cold for them. :(
I
am NOT enjoying the outside weather because of the cold and the wind.
Brrrrrrrrr.
Winter is here and its not my favorite season but we must contend with it.
The local weather guy says that we are in for a very windy week. Booooooooooooo!
Cold wind. Go away!
OUTDOORS UPDATE:
It turned so cold that the big tree in the front yard dropped all of its leaves in one night.
Plenty of leaves to rake.
INDOORS PLANTS UPDATE:
The indoor greens are growing well. They are off to a good start. Grand daughter Eve had planted a tomato seed and its sprouted and is currently about 4 inches tall. The herbs have sprouted including the chives. Ive planted 4 varieties of lettuce and each have sprouted beautifully. I cant wait to see how the arugula grows. The spinach seems to be growing good and already I'm seeing spinach sprouts with two leaves . Salad should be happening in the weeks ahead. I hope.
PET UPDATE:
Did somebody say TUNA?
These pets are so much fun and easy to take care of. The days consist of Mauricio snuggling in his blanket, Missy snuggles in her cat bed, Wheezy warms up with the sun hitting his house just right. The fish have fresh water and clean tanks with new filters. Life is good for these cuties.
This past week was a good baking week. Let see here, I made flakey biscuits, chocolate frosted doughnuts with sprinkles, cake and pizza. I don't sit around and eat doughnuts and sweets all day. LOL. If I bake I give it to families. Most of the time it goes to a hungry neighbor. Lately, I have been getting flour in the giant mammoth size so that I can pretty much bake and cook without the worry of not having enough flour.
Lets talk pizza. Saturday was a planned pizza and a movie night. One of my friends said no to tomato sauce. Whats a pizza without sauce. Right? LOL. So, I had to compromise and improvise. (That's what friends do). The pizza created had Alfredo sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese, decorated with ground dehydrated jalapenos and fresh mushrooms. No left overs.
The movie we watched: Von Ryan's Express (1965) - IMDb
A classic film. I uploaded it if anyone wants to watch it. Click Here.
Pizza Bread
1 package of yeast, or quick rising yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 teaspoon granulated sugar or honey
Combine yeast, warm water & sugar. Let this set for about 30 minutes. Then add the dry ingredients and combine it all together.
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup corn meal
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. For crispy crust after 20 minutes shut off oven and let cook for another 5 minutes.
Tip: Re-heat pizza slices in a non stick skillet on top of the stove to keep crust crispy.
Alfredo Sauce1 stick of butter
1 clove of minced garlic
1 pint of heavy cream
1 cup of fresh Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp cream cheese
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
Make Pasta to your liking. In a sauce pan over medium heat – melt butter and add garlic and cook for two minutes, then add in heavy cream and cream cheese and heat until bubbling, but do not boil. Add in Parmesan Cheese and mix until the cheese melts. Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste.
Housekeeping Made Easy
Laundry Tip - Aspirin: Get Rid of Armpit Stains on T-Shirts
Grind up an aspirin tablet or two, then make a paste out of it using water, lemon or vinegar. Spread the paste on the stained area and let sit for an hour before washing.
Grind up an aspirin tablet or two, then make a paste out of it using water, lemon or vinegar. Spread the paste on the stained area and let sit for an hour before washing.
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PC Technical Advice
I repair computers/monitors
and I dabble in writing code C+, and website designing, Java Script, HTML,
etc. I'm NOT an expert at all. However, when it comes to computers I will try to figure out most operating systems and their works. My best computer advice
is to keep things simple on your PC. Don't overload your PC with
programs that you seldom or never use. Never, ever download something
without researching the program because of virus and non compatible software issues . Keep your PC protected and clean from malware daily.
How to remove a malware infection:
Disconnect your PC from the Internet and shut down your PC. You will need to boot into Windows Safe Mode. In Windows 7,
Windows Vista or Windows XP turn on your PC
and as soon as you see anything on the screen press the F8 key
repeatedly. You'll now see the Advanced Boot Options menu. Select Safe
Mode with Networking and press Enter. If you cant get to Safe Mode you can put your PC into Safe Mode in Configuration. Access this by Start, Run, type msconfig, select Boot INI, select Minimal Network. You need Network for Internet access. When you restart you computer it will go into Safe Mode function.
Of course most people who need Safe Mode will already have a problem
with their PC. If you are already logged in and can see only a black
screen, try this, hit CTRL, ALT, DEL to bring up the selection screen, and choose
logout, restart. Then hold down the Shift key and you will be taken to
the window via which you can choose Safe Mode.
Delete all temporary files. Deleting temp files will speed up virus scanning, free disk space and may even delete malware. Select Start, All Programs (or just Programs), Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup. And choose to delete temporary files.
Delete all temporary files. Deleting temp files will speed up virus scanning, free disk space and may even delete malware. Select Start, All Programs (or just Programs), Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup. And choose to delete temporary files.
Reconnect to the Internet to download a malware scanner program. You need to use a different malware scanner to that which you have installed, since your current antivirus software hasn't detected the malware. After you download the malware scanner its important to disconnect from the Internet again before you run the new program. If you have access to another computer, to be entirely safe the best process is to download the malware scanner program on another computer, save it to a USB flash drive, and take the flash drive to the infected computer for downloading.
After downloading the malware scanner program, run the setup file and follow the wizard to install the program. Run the malware. Your PC should now be free of malware.
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