Wicked soaps gingerbread giveaway...

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Cake...

My nephew is moving away so I will be making him a cake from scratch which I haven't done in ages but this ladyhttp://maricucu.blogspot.com/ really inspires me. Hope it comes out well I'll post pics when it's done.

Being a step-parent is hard work....

But it all seems worth it when your stepson tells you, you are the only good mother he knows =)

Puerco y chile verde ...YUM

Here's the recipe:

20 medium tomatillos,husks removed and rinsed
3-4 fresh serrano chiles,stems removed
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons safflower or canola oil
2 lbs pork butt or shoulder,including alittle fat,cut into 1/2 -1 1/2 inch cubes
sea salt
12-15 small red potatoes
1/3 cup coarsely chopped cilantro

Place tomatilloes ,chiles,and garlic in a medium sized saucepan. Cover with about 3 cups of water and bring to aboil over medium heat.Simmer for 10-15 minutes,until tomatillos are soft. Drain but reserve liquid
Place the tomatillos,garlic,and chiles in a blender or food processor and blend well with 1/4 cup of the tomatillo liquid.

Warm the oil in adutch over or heavy pan and brown meat over medium heat until golden and crispy. Pour the blended ingredients over the meat. Add salt to taste and 2 cups of the remaining tomatillo liquid. Cover and simmer about 30-45 minutes,until the pork is slightly tender.Add the potatoes,and continue to cook for another 20 minutes. 15 minutes before serving add the cilantro.

I changed afew things when we made this today we slowcooked the roast,then transfered to the dutch oven with the chile verde and I used fingerlings instead of the red potatoes it's good both ways.

Renters Beware

I have heard of so many cases where renters will be going about their lives paying their landlords only to find out that their house is in foreclosure and that the landlord has been pocketing the money all along. If you rent please for your own sake periodically check your house at http://www.rentalforeclosure.com/.

We very recently have found out that this has indeed happened to us, we have 90 days to find a new home for us and our children. Please don't let this happen to you!

My ergo is coming today, hopefully I'll be able to get a bit more done if I can strap Izzy to my back..LOL.
On a different note it really looks like relocation is inevitable, I'd really like to live somewhere that actually has some sense of community,but where?

My ergo!!!!!!

Things have been so awful this passed few months for us financially emotionally spritually but atleast for afew minutes I will put it aside and be excited that a few hours carrying around an almost 30 lbs toddler is worth it to earn this (plus a few bucks from mom)