Where have you been!?

So I haven’t been updating cause I have been really busy with projects both for School and O.L.Studios. I also didn’t have a camera to photograph anything with because my 50d went down. So I got a brand spankin new 60d!

It’s pretty cool, I do admit that I miss my 50d but I do enjoy using the video function. I just have to get use to the 60d’s buttons. With the old canon, it was like it was an extension of my hand, I didn’t even have to look at what I was doing I knew that camera so well.

I have been doing well in school, I am killing my Art History Survey II class. I’ve also been doing good with drawing draperies in my drawing class.

 

Family dinners have still been going on but things haven’t been as exciting as they use to be. I guess we have done some many exciting recipes that we have sort of stuck to the same things. We have been eating alot of asian food though, vermicelli, spring rolls and egg rolls are usually what we have for dinner. I do promise that we will start posting new photos soon of food that we are creating. Thanks for hanging in there.

 

 

Honey Chipotle Chicken

Today we made Kevin and I favorite dish in the whole world…Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers from Chilies. It is so tasty! Last week while planning what we were going to make we didn’t have anything for Tuesday. So Kevin suggested that we make the Honey Chipotle Crispers and they did not disappoint. Here is the recipe and a few more photos to make your mouth water 🙂

Ingredientes for Chicken

• 12 chicken tenderloins
• shortening (or vegetable oil, 6 cups for frying)

Honey-Chipotle Sauce

• 2/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons ground chipotle chile pepper (McCormick makes a powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Batter

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup chicken broth (Swanson)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

 

Breading

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Direction

1. Make honey-chipotle sauce by combining all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat until boiling.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Heat shortening or oil in fryer or Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.
5. Whisk together all ingredients for the batter, excluding flour, in a shallow bowl for at least 30 seconds.
6. Whisk in the flour.
7. Make the breading by combining all ingredients in another shallow bowl or pie pan.
8. When you are ready to fry the chicken, dip each piece of chicken into the batter.
9. Lift the chicken out of the batter and let some of the excess drip off.
10. Toss the chicken into the dry breading and coat completely.
11. Repeat with 2-3 other pieces.
12. Carefully drop the breaded chicken into the hot oil and fry for 4 minutes, or until golden brown.
13. Remove chicken from oil and allow to drain on paper towels.
14. Repeat steps 8-13 until all the chicken tenders have been cooked.
15. When all the chicken tenders are done, drop them into a large glass or metal bowl.
16. Pour the sauce over the top, and toss gently until all the chicken tenders are coated with sauce.

Steak Fry Ingredients

The Frys were really easy to do, we used white potatoes, cut them to whatever size you want, add olive oil, some rosemary and some cayenne pepper and baked until they were cooked thru

So this was one of the best meals that we have had in a while, everyone loved it.

 

 

 

I miss

El Salvador. Not necessarily the country but the people that are there. When I miss it, I always watch this video I made back in august of ’09.

Enjoy.

My day – 3.15.10

Today was fun, my first day of spring break and overall it was a pretty good day.

I woke up and started my p90 work out, I am doing it hard core and feel confident that I will finish it through and stay healthy. After I did that, I edited photos til noon then I was done with work. I went with Claudia, Emely and Kevin to Half price books and bought

It was $10!!!! It is an older edition but it’s still good. I can’t wait to read it and use it if I ever have questions about the business side of graphic design.

Then we walked down the street to Hobby lobby because I had a coupon for 40% off an regular priced Item so I used it to buy this.

It’s not big, but I think it is a perfect size for me just to do little jobs on and to have on my desk at home.

Then we went to Claudias and ate sandwiches and ate cheetos 😀

After that I came home and watched How to make it In america, twice lol.then I went running with Claudia, Kevin and Darrien and did roughly about 1 mile and 3/4. mostly walking.

Today was a pretty productive day hopefully all week is like this.

I want a bike!

And not just any bike a very classy bike.

I want a bike to ride to my office, which is less than a mile away and I don’t want to drive there.

This is the kind of bike I want,

I love the white walls on the tires i’m looking on craigslist for a fixer upper, it would be cool to fix my own bike.

My Day – 3.9.10

So today was really fun. School was ok but as soon as I got off from school I was able to pick up the twins from their baby sitters and hang out with them for a while. They turned 5 today and it’s just so crazy that it’s been 5 years since I first held them.

It made me realize how much time I had not spent with them and they don’t really have that well of a connection with me but I will change that. Before I was always caught up with work and school but now that I have time off I want to spend more time with them and learn more about them so we can have a stronger relationship.

but enough rambling here are a few pictures of the twins on their b-day 😀

We decided to have kool-aid after we played outside for a while. Edwin made a mess

So My mom came and decided to make cupcakes. They love making cup cakes and they always help out even though they take forever

Edwin always has to be complicated.

13 Years ago today

RIP to one of the sickest in the game.

It’s crazy that it’s been so long and that no one has been caught for this murder. it’s been 13 years and you are still known as one of the greatest to bless the mic. I love all his music and it’s upsetting that he couldn’t continue doing what he wanted to do, music. RIP Christopher Wallace AKA B.I.G.

Sennheiser HD-201’s Review

Moleskine – 3.2.10

Started sketching again, I know it isn’t special but I’m starting 😀 will be doing this hopefully once a day or at least once a week.

God I need a new scanner 😦

It’s the First of the month!!

This month seems pretty promising and I can’t wait to see what I do for the business and what not. How to make it in America really does motivate me to do big things and I really like how it came out as soon as we are getting our clothing line started, gives us motivation by seeing that other people can make in in America by working and having dedication.

I really like how things are going now but as always I want to do better. For this month my goal is to make double what I made this month, I can’t wait to see If what my goal is comes true, hopefully it will.