The saying goes "When it rains it pours". This is a pretty hard one swallow, but I feel like I've finally come to accept it. Like me and the rain are finally friends. That is all.
<3 Noonie
26 March 2014
25 March 2014
Bass + Mash
As you may have noticed by now, I like to bake and eat my veggies. Its not often that I prepare meat dishes, but recently I have been on a mission to incorporate more fish into my diet. As I often do, I set out to the store unaware of what I kind of fish I would come home with. I went into my local fish market and looked for a filet that was reasonably priced + found this lovely stripped bass.
I cannot remember if I have mentioned it yet, but I tend to call myself the 'lazy chef' this is due to my ability to time manage, use the fewest dishes possible, and combine similar ingredients into many dishes which saves money when shopping + allows me to not throw away fewer unused items. The directions below incorporate how I prepared the entire meal, rather than explaining each dish. This way I can show you the method behind my madness.
Directions | Bass + Mash
1. Preheat oven to 400'
2. Pierce sweet potato a few times + place in oven (I just put it on the metal racks - saves dishes)
3. Set timer for 30 minutes
4. When timer dings: flip sweet potato, set timer for another 30 minutes, + start prepping fish
5. Line your baking dish with tin foil or, as I have done, a thin layer of olive oil
6. Slice your leeks and place them in the pan, toss them around to coat, + spread them evenly
7. Place the fish atop your bed of leeks, rub with olive oil + oregano (plus any other spices you desire)
8. Place sliced lemons, a smashed garlic or 2, and a few leeks atop fish
-- If you are roasting garlic, as I have done, place the cloves around the fish
-- This should take you about 10 minutes
9. When the timer hits 15-20 minutes remaining, lower heat to 350' + place fish in oven.
10. When the timer goes off both of your dishes will be ready to come out of the oven.
-- Place the sweet potato in a bowl, for mashing
-- Move fish to a plate (so we can remove the leeks)
11. In the bowl, begin to mash the sweet potato. Throw in a few of the garlic cloves you just roasted into the bowl as well as the leeks, add a bit of olive oil (plus any other spices you desire), and and continue to mash until it reaches desired consistency
12. Plate + Enjoy!
Tips:
This dish only used 3 dishes: baking pan, bowl, plate which makes clean up super easy!
I also made enough for 2 meals; which was a little more than 1/2 lb of fish + one large sweet potato.
Total Cost: $8.53 (or $4.25 per meal)
Fish: $6.50
Sweet Potato: $1.20
Lemon: $0.33
Leek: $0.50
If you compared this to a meal you would find at a restaurant I guarantee it would be at least $20 (or $40 for what I made).
I cannot remember if I have mentioned it yet, but I tend to call myself the 'lazy chef' this is due to my ability to time manage, use the fewest dishes possible, and combine similar ingredients into many dishes which saves money when shopping + allows me to not throw away fewer unused items. The directions below incorporate how I prepared the entire meal, rather than explaining each dish. This way I can show you the method behind my madness.
Directions | Bass + Mash
1. Preheat oven to 400'
2. Pierce sweet potato a few times + place in oven (I just put it on the metal racks - saves dishes)
3. Set timer for 30 minutes
4. When timer dings: flip sweet potato, set timer for another 30 minutes, + start prepping fish
5. Line your baking dish with tin foil or, as I have done, a thin layer of olive oil
6. Slice your leeks and place them in the pan, toss them around to coat, + spread them evenly
7. Place the fish atop your bed of leeks, rub with olive oil + oregano (plus any other spices you desire)
8. Place sliced lemons, a smashed garlic or 2, and a few leeks atop fish
-- If you are roasting garlic, as I have done, place the cloves around the fish
-- This should take you about 10 minutes
9. When the timer hits 15-20 minutes remaining, lower heat to 350' + place fish in oven.
10. When the timer goes off both of your dishes will be ready to come out of the oven.
-- Place the sweet potato in a bowl, for mashing
-- Move fish to a plate (so we can remove the leeks)
11. In the bowl, begin to mash the sweet potato. Throw in a few of the garlic cloves you just roasted into the bowl as well as the leeks, add a bit of olive oil (plus any other spices you desire), and and continue to mash until it reaches desired consistency
12. Plate + Enjoy!
Tips:
This dish only used 3 dishes: baking pan, bowl, plate which makes clean up super easy!
I also made enough for 2 meals; which was a little more than 1/2 lb of fish + one large sweet potato.
Total Cost: $8.53 (or $4.25 per meal)
Fish: $6.50
Sweet Potato: $1.20
Lemon: $0.33
Leek: $0.50
If you compared this to a meal you would find at a restaurant I guarantee it would be at least $20 (or $40 for what I made).
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24 March 2014
MET | American Art
I recently purchased a new camera : Canon Rebel EOS T3i and needed to take it on a maiden voyage.
The photos below are from that venture.
On this particular day I went to the MET with one of my girlfriends who was generous enough to show me a few things about the camera, like how to turn it on....
I have only begun playing with it, but stay tuned for better quality photos in the coming days, months, years. BSOM just stepped it up a notch!
The below photos are raw + uncut
23 March 2014
Noonie's |Life Mottoes|
After reading Nelli's Life Motto blog + one particular convo with her I was inspired and thought it'd be fun to write my own life motto blog :) I have a couple of life mottoes but just wanted to share a few of my favorites, might add more later as they come along.
My Life Mottoes
My Life Mottoes
* Always stop + smell the roses!
I know everyone has heard it a thousand times, but I truly believe in this one. Life is unpredictable and you just never know what's going to happen or how much time you have left on this earth, so enjoy it while you can! I know it's easy to get caught up in the day to day, but it only takes a minute to stop and soak up the little things that make up your day to day. Just take a minute look up at the sky, and look, I mean really look at it, soak it all in. Beautiful huh? It's really the little things that make up the big picture and they deserve to be noticed too, so stop + smell the roses once in a while, everything else can wait for those few moments!
* Wake up everyday as if it's your birthday!
This is one of my newer life mottoes. I think it's just such a good reminder to wake up with zest each and every morning!
As the Mad Hatter put it "A very merry unbirthday to you!!!"
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This is one of my newer life mottoes. I think it's just such a good reminder to wake up with zest each and every morning!
As the Mad Hatter put it "A very merry unbirthday to you!!!"
* Do things today that your future self with thank you for!
I know it can be hard for some of us to be motivated at time, but whenever I need just that little extra push to get something done I think to myself "my future self will have to do less work/be happier and less stressed out if I just do it now", this little pep talk always helps keep me focused/pushes me to just get whatever I need done, done! This little motto can also of course be applied to the bigger picture, and not just day to day tasks.
Hope these inspired you!!
May add more later...
Until next time friends...Cheers!!
P.S. I would love to know...What's your life motto??
Comment below! <3
Hope these inspired you!!
May add more later...
Until next time friends...Cheers!!
P.S. I would love to know...What's your life motto??
Comment below! <3
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