Jo's Kitchen (and yes, the coffee IS on...)

JustJo · 07-12-2010, 07:32 AM

Good morning everyone

Coffee and tea are on....and thank you for the breakfast goodies Lips

I am trying to be productive today...going to get all caught up on work, and already have the garbage out to the curb (a bit early but if I wait until tonight I may forget), got laundry going and dug out some rubbermaid tubs so I can pack a few more kitchen things.

Getting the woodpile out of the basement (which probably upset various spiders and other creepy crawlies I'd rather not think about) has made it much more cleared out down there, and I bagged up another bagful of junk and dragged it out to the curb as well. Bit by bit, I'm getting there. It's amazing how much stuff accumulates in 9 years...

Hope you all have a great day

and

to you sweetie...I hope yours turns out better than the start has been

lipstixgal · 07-12-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Good morning everyone

Coffee and tea are on....and thank you for the breakfast goodies Lips

I am trying to be productive today...going to get all caught up on work, and already have the garbage out to the curb (a bit early but if I wait until tonight I may forget), got laundry going and dug out some rubbermaid tubs so I can pack a few more kitchen things.

Getting the woodpile out of the basement (which probably upset various spiders and other creepy crawlies I'd rather not think about) has made it much more cleared out down there, and I bagged up another bagful of junk and dragged it out to the curb as well. Bit by bit, I'm getting there. It's amazing how much stuff accumulates in 9 years...

Hope you all have a great day

and

to you sweetie...I hope yours turns out better than the start has been

Wow Jo that's great that you have done all that in such a short time. Me I just got home from that stinky internship!! All paperwork. By the time 1PM comes I ready to leave!! Here's hoping that it gets better but I don't think so, a girl in the office said that the last ten days they will let me do patients so I emailed the school about that, that is just not sitting well with me at all. Anyway, going to feed dogs and try to relax have school tomorrow and internship on WEd, Friday is the phlebotomy certification exam, still have to study for that as well.

lipstixgal · 07-12-2010, 02:50 PM

Well Well I'm hungry and tired already..What's for dinner me feel like having some macaroni but that's all I ever have!! Maybe a shish kabob from Whole foods but don't really feel like going out!! WE shall see or maybe some popeye's chicken instead!!

Zimmeh · 07-12-2010, 04:53 PM

Jo Jo,

Congrats on getting everything put out to the curb so you don't have to bring it to Florida with you....

Hope you had a good day,

Zimmy

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Good morning everyone

Coffee and tea are on....and thank you for the breakfast goodies Lips

I am trying to be productive today...going to get all caught up on work, and already have the garbage out to the curb (a bit early but if I wait until tonight I may forget), got laundry going and dug out some rubbermaid tubs so I can pack a few more kitchen things.

Getting the woodpile out of the basement (which probably upset various spiders and other creepy crawlies I'd rather not think about) has made it much more cleared out down there, and I bagged up another bagful of junk and dragged it out to the curb as well. Bit by bit, I'm getting there. It's amazing how much stuff accumulates in 9 years...

Hope you all have a great day

and

to you sweetie...I hope yours turns out better than the start has been

JustJo · 07-12-2010, 05:04 PM

Good evening everyone

and thank you for a yummy dinner Zimmy.

I ended up making risotto and having a glass of wine...something I rarely do, but it just felt like the evening for it. I'm been pretty productive...more home stuff than work, but some of the work stuff too. Seems like there's always more to clear out...

Don't feel bad Darkcrystal...I've had a couple boxes of old paperwork that needs to be shredded riding around in my trunk for about 3 weeks now.

If I wasn't feeling pooped I'd go get it and shred while I relax and watch TV....maybe....we'll see

Hope that internship starts going better Lips. I know a lot of places use interns for all the mundane tasks that the staff wants to get out of doing...not the point of the internship since you don't learn much that way....but it's pretty common I'm afraid.

It occurred to me that I never posted the risotto recipe for you Lips...sorry about that! Do you still want it?

Hope you're all relaxing and have your feet up.

baby...

lipstixgal · 07-12-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Good evening everyone

and thank you for a yummy dinner Zimmy.

I ended up making risotto and having a glass of wine...something I rarely do, but it just felt like the evening for it. I'm been pretty productive...more home stuff than work, but some of the work stuff too. Seems like there's always more to clear out...

Don't feel bad Darkcrystal...I've had a couple boxes of old paperwork that needs to be shredded riding around in my trunk for about 3 weeks now.

If I wasn't feeling pooped I'd go get it and shred while I relax and watch TV....maybe....we'll see

Hope that internship starts going better Lips. I know a lot of places use interns for all the mundane tasks that the staff wants to get out of doing...not the point of the internship since you don't learn much that way....but it's pretty common I'm afraid.

It occurred to me that I never posted the risotto recipe for you Lips...sorry about that! Do you still want it?

Hope you're all relaxing and have your feet up.

baby...

Thanks JO the internship really sucks and yeah I'm doing things that the regular staff doesn't want to do or can't do and yeah its mundane!!Risotto recipe would be great I'll make it tomorrow for dinner, well I'll make it in the morning and have it for dinner!! Like today all I did was look for pre-ops of patients that were having surgery or had surgery like in 09 for example. I really want to work on patients that's what I'm trained to do..not learning anything!!

JustJo · 07-12-2010, 05:22 PM

K here you go....

There's about a zillion ways to make risotto because you can customize it however you want, but I'll give you the basics and you can play with it.

In a saucepan, bring to a simmer 1 quart of stock (can be beef, chicken, veggie...whatever you want. I just buy a good pre-made one at the store). Season it with salt and pepper until it tastes right to you.

As the stock is heating up, take a large, heavy-bottomed pan (with a wide base is best) and pour in a couple tablespoons of good olive oil. Then toss in up to a couple cups of whatever you want....chopped onion, garlic, zucchini, meat, mushrooms, whatever you like. Saute it around until any onions are softened and meat is browned.

Then, pour in 1 cup of arborio rice (the kind of rice is important...regular rice doesn't come out the same). Stir it around and cook until it's just barely a tiny bit browned. Then...stand back a bit....and pour in 1/2 cup of dry white wine (and some in a glass for the cook if you like

). Stir and cook until the wine is evaporated - which will be fairly quick.

Now...you'll have 2 pans going...a saucepan of simmering, seasoned stock and the wide, shallow pan of arborio rice and other "stuff". You're going to add the stock to the rice, but only a ladle or two at a time, stirring constantly. So....ladle....stir.....keep stirring....when most of that stock is absorbed, ladle in a couple more.....stir....keep stirring.....when most of that stock is absorbed, ladle in a couple more....and just keep going.

You're going to cook the rice for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly and adding just a little stock at a time, until the rice is as tender as you like, and virtually all of the stock is absorbed (and you may not use all of the stock in the pan).

Once it's cooked, you can stir in some fresh chopped herbs if you like, or a couple handfuls of fresh grated parmesan, some even like a squeeze of fresh lemon juice...all up to you.

I don't think I ever make it the same way twice, but it's always good. Tonight's had onion, garlic, zucchini, and fresh parm, cooked in chicken stock. Yum!

lipstixgal · 07-12-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JustJo

K here you go....

There's about a zillion ways to make risotto because you can customize it however you want, but I'll give you the basics and you can play with it.

In a saucepan, bring to a simmer 1 quart of stock (can be beef, chicken, veggie...whatever you want. I just buy a good pre-made one at the store). Season it with salt and pepper until it tastes right to you.

As the stock is heating up, take a large, heavy-bottomed pan (with a wide base is best) and pour in a couple tablespoons of good olive oil. Then toss in up to a couple cups of whatever you want....chopped onion, garlic, zucchini, meat, mushrooms, whatever you like. Saute it around until any onions are softened and meat is browned.

Then, pour in 1 cup of arborio rice (the kind of rice is important...regular rice doesn't come out the same). Stir it around and cook until it's just barely a tiny bit browned. Then...stand back a bit....and pour in 1/2 cup of dry white wine (and some in a glass for the cook if you like

). Stir and cook until the wine is evaporated - which will be fairly quick.

Now...you'll have 2 pans going...a saucepan of simmering, seasoned stock and the wide, shallow pan of arborio rice and other "stuff". You're going to add the stock to the rice, but only a ladle or two at a time, stirring constantly. So....ladle....stir.....keep stirring....when most of that stock is absorbed, ladle in a couple more.....stir....keep stirring.....when most of that stock is absorbed, ladle in a couple more....and just keep going.

You're going to cook the rice for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly and adding just a little stock at a time, until the rice is as tender as you like, and virtually all of the stock is absorbed (and you may not use all of the stock in the pan).

Once it's cooked, you can stir in some fresh chopped herbs if you like, or a couple handfuls of fresh grated parmesan, some even like a squeeze of fresh lemon juice...all up to you.

I don't think I ever make it the same way twice, but it's always good. Tonight's had onion, garlic, zucchini, and fresh parm, cooked in chicken stock. Yum!

So you need arborio rice to make risotto and chicken stock...do you need the wine? Oh some news about the internships of other students one girl just up and quit hers. I think I'm going to talk to the school and if necessary quit as well until they find me another internship site!! That's it I've had enough of this bullshit already. I'm so bored

JustJo · 07-12-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by lipstixgal

So you need arborio rice to make risotto and chicken stock...do you need the wine? Oh some news about the internships of other students one girl just up and quit hers. I think I'm going to talk to the school and if necessary quit as well until they find me another internship site!! That's it I've had enough of this bullshit already. I'm so bored

Wine is optional for sure. I like what it does to the risotto, but you can do without it.

If she had a better internship site, could you get hers?

Zimmeh · 07-12-2010, 05:19 PM

Jo Jo,

Can I have the Rosotto recipe to? I have a recipe for Chewy Cake, which my step dad's grandmother gave me....If you like cake, this is addicting...I made it for the kids, and they nearly ate me out of house and home, hehe...

Thank you!!!!!!

Zimmy

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Originally Posted by JustJo

Good evening everyone

and thank you for a yummy dinner Zimmy.

I ended up making risotto and having a glass of wine...something I rarely do, but it just felt like the evening for it. I'm been pretty productive...more home stuff than work, but some of the work stuff too. Seems like there's always more to clear out...

Don't feel bad Darkcrystal...I've had a couple boxes of old paperwork that needs to be shredded riding around in my trunk for about 3 weeks now.

If I wasn't feeling pooped I'd go get it and shred while I relax and watch TV....maybe....we'll see

Hope that internship starts going better Lips. I know a lot of places use interns for all the mundane tasks that the staff wants to get out of doing...not the point of the internship since you don't learn much that way....but it's pretty common I'm afraid.

It occurred to me that I never posted the risotto recipe for you Lips...sorry about that! Do you still want it?

Hope you're all relaxing and have your feet up.

baby...

07-12-2010, 07:32 AM	#1
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,404 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Good morning everyone Coffee and tea are on....and thank you for the breakfast goodies Lips I am trying to be productive today...going to get all caught up on work, and already have the garbage out to the curb (a bit early but if I wait until tonight I may forget), got laundry going and dug out some rubbermaid tubs so I can pack a few more kitchen things. Getting the woodpile out of the basement (which probably upset various spiders and other creepy crawlies I'd rather not think about) has made it much more cleared out down there, and I bagged up another bagful of junk and dragged it out to the curb as well. Bit by bit, I'm getting there. It's amazing how much stuff accumulates in 9 years... Hope you all have a great day and to you sweetie...I hope yours turns out better than the start has been __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

07-12-2010, 05:04 PM	#5
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,404 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Good evening everyone and thank you for a yummy dinner Zimmy. I ended up making risotto and having a glass of wine...something I rarely do, but it just felt like the evening for it. I'm been pretty productive...more home stuff than work, but some of the work stuff too. Seems like there's always more to clear out... Don't feel bad Darkcrystal...I've had a couple boxes of old paperwork that needs to be shredded riding around in my trunk for about 3 weeks now. If I wasn't feeling pooped I'd go get it and shred while I relax and watch TV....maybe....we'll see Hope that internship starts going better Lips. I know a lot of places use interns for all the mundane tasks that the staff wants to get out of doing...not the point of the internship since you don't learn much that way....but it's pretty common I'm afraid. It occurred to me that I never posted the risotto recipe for you Lips...sorry about that! Do you still want it? Hope you're all relaxing and have your feet up. baby... __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

07-12-2010, 05:22 PM	#7
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,404 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	K here you go.... There's about a zillion ways to make risotto because you can customize it however you want, but I'll give you the basics and you can play with it. In a saucepan, bring to a simmer 1 quart of stock (can be beef, chicken, veggie...whatever you want. I just buy a good pre-made one at the store). Season it with salt and pepper until it tastes right to you. As the stock is heating up, take a large, heavy-bottomed pan (with a wide base is best) and pour in a couple tablespoons of good olive oil. Then toss in up to a couple cups of whatever you want....chopped onion, garlic, zucchini, meat, mushrooms, whatever you like. Saute it around until any onions are softened and meat is browned. Then, pour in 1 cup of arborio rice (the kind of rice is important...regular rice doesn't come out the same). Stir it around and cook until it's just barely a tiny bit browned. Then...stand back a bit....and pour in 1/2 cup of dry white wine (and some in a glass for the cook if you like ). Stir and cook until the wine is evaporated - which will be fairly quick. Now...you'll have 2 pans going...a saucepan of simmering, seasoned stock and the wide, shallow pan of arborio rice and other "stuff". You're going to add the stock to the rice, but only a ladle or two at a time, stirring constantly. So....ladle....stir.....keep stirring....when most of that stock is absorbed, ladle in a couple more.....stir....keep stirring.....when most of that stock is absorbed, ladle in a couple more....and just keep going. You're going to cook the rice for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly and adding just a little stock at a time, until the rice is as tender as you like, and virtually all of the stock is absorbed (and you may not use all of the stock in the pan). Once it's cooked, you can stir in some fresh chopped herbs if you like, or a couple handfuls of fresh grated parmesan, some even like a squeeze of fresh lemon juice...all up to you. I don't think I ever make it the same way twice, but it's always good. Tonight's had onion, garlic, zucchini, and fresh parm, cooked in chicken stock. Yum! __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

07-12-2010, 02:50 PM	#3
lipstixgal Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: coupled Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,028 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 201 Thanked 1,690 Times in 1,064 Posts Rep Power: 1494761	Well Well I'm hungry and tired already..What's for dinner me feel like having some macaroni but that's all I ever have!! Maybe a shish kabob from Whole foods but don't really feel like going out!! WE shall see or maybe some popeye's chicken instead!!