Today, instead of a book trailer I thought I'd put up this youtube video of Elmo's parody of a popular LMFAO hit song....Enjoy!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
From Our Recipe Box to Yours...
Janette took me out to lunch the other day and we'd both been wanting to try fried pickles, so we shared a basket. Can I say Yummy?!! Janette doesn't like dill pickles in the first place, but she agrees that fried dill pickles are totally yummy!! But really, what's not yummy when it is batter dipped and fried??
Here's a recipe from www.allrecipes.com to try at home...
Here's a recipe from www.allrecipes.com to try at home...
Super Easy and Spicy Fried Pickles |
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Submitted By: SHUNPR Photo By: Soup Loving Nicole
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"Super easy, spicy and tasty fried pickles for the pickle lovers among us!"
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups peanut oil for frying, or as needed 1 (32 ounce) jar dill pickle slices, drained 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper | 1 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 eggs, beaten 1 (8 ounce) bottle Ranch dressing |
DIRECTIONS:
| 1. | Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. |
| 2. | Pat the pickle slices dry with paper towels. In a small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, cayenne pepper, black pepper and garlic powder. Dip pickle slices into the egg, and then coat with the bread crumb mixture. |
| 3. | Fry the pickles in the hot oil, until golden brown on each side, turning once. Transfer to paper towels, and serve hot with Ranch dressing. |
| ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2012 Allrecipes.com | Printed from Allrecipes.com 1/27/2012 |
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Thoughts for a Thursday...
So, I've been playing Words with Friends, which in case you don't know, is an app where you play scrabble with friends via the internet. Sooo addicting!!! Anyway, a very high scoring word happens to be Qi. I've used it but had no idea what it meant. I mean it's perfect, right? You get to use a Q with a U!! Today, I thought I learn what it meant and figured I might as well share with you guys...Here you go...
World English Dictionary
qi (tʃiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| — n | |
| a variant of chi | |
| chi , ch'i or qi 2 (tʃiː) | |
| — n | |
| ( sometimes capital ) (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc)vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents | |
| [Chinese, literally: energy] | |
| ch'i , ch'i or qi 2 | |
| — n | |
| [Chinese, literally: energy] | |
| qi , ch'i or qi 2 | |
| — n | |
| [Chinese, literally: energy] | |
What's in Your Library Bag Wednesday?
It's Wednesday. Well, it's actually Thursday, but Blogger obviously didn't save what I typed last night so I am rewriting my thoughts today. So it's now time for What's in Your Library Bag Wednesday(Thursday)?? Today, I have the book Brother's Blood by Scott Cawelti in my bag. That's the recent book written about the Mark Murders that took place in Cedar Falls in the 1970s.
I am not old enough to remember the circumstances surrounding these murders, but hearing all of the talk and being from the area, I thought I should acquaint myself. Also, the author, Scott Cawelti was a professor at UNI when I was there, so that makes it more intriguing to me. Scott has been visiting a lot of local libraries talking about his book; he was at the Shell Rock Library last week and Clarksville before Christmas...From what I've heard, people have enjoyed his visits and book, learning things they hadn't remembered. I know it includes statements never before released that add to the understanding of the crime...At any rate, I am curious, so when my hold finally came up, I decided to give it whirl and checked it out. I've barely started, only getting as far as the morning of the crime and the background on the investigators...I'll let you know, but maybe you'd like to try it for yourself and see what you remember. Or perhaps, you're like me and just need to be informed. Better yet, maybe your favorite book to read is True Crime!! This is the story for you! Call us and we'll add your name to the list, 319-352-1223!!
I am not old enough to remember the circumstances surrounding these murders, but hearing all of the talk and being from the area, I thought I should acquaint myself. Also, the author, Scott Cawelti was a professor at UNI when I was there, so that makes it more intriguing to me. Scott has been visiting a lot of local libraries talking about his book; he was at the Shell Rock Library last week and Clarksville before Christmas...From what I've heard, people have enjoyed his visits and book, learning things they hadn't remembered. I know it includes statements never before released that add to the understanding of the crime...At any rate, I am curious, so when my hold finally came up, I decided to give it whirl and checked it out. I've barely started, only getting as far as the morning of the crime and the background on the investigators...I'll let you know, but maybe you'd like to try it for yourself and see what you remember. Or perhaps, you're like me and just need to be informed. Better yet, maybe your favorite book to read is True Crime!! This is the story for you! Call us and we'll add your name to the list, 319-352-1223!!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Book Trailer Monday...
Here's the book trailer and....
Here's the movie trailer....
It seems all good books go to movies sooner or later....Which do you prefer?
Here's the movie trailer....
It seems all good books go to movies sooner or later....Which do you prefer?
Saturday, January 21, 2012
From Our Recipe Box to Yours...Saturday edition!
I've been loving the magazine Simple & Delicious by Taste of Home. I'm not sure if it was a special edition or if it will come every two months, but I love it! Every recipe I've tried so far has been easy and my whole family has told me they liked it!! That's practically unheard of!!
So, we tried this first recipe...and the beauty of it was that the second recipe was right next to it so that you could make it with the leftovers. Brilliant!!
My family loved both!! The magazine is just chock full of good stuff! I have more recipes that I am going to try next week!! Actually makes me want to cook!! Go Figure!
Honey & Spice Baked Chicken
Prep/Total Time: 30 min. Serves: 5 plus leftovers
3 tsp. garlic powder
3 tsp. chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 oz. each)
6 T. honey
2 tsp. cider vinegar
Combine first six ingredients; rub over chicken. Transfer to a greased 15 in. x 10 in. x 1 in. baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until juices run clear. Combine honey and vinegar; baste over chicken during the last 10 minutes of cooking. Save three chicken breast halves fro the chimichangas or save for another use.
Chicken Chimichangas
Prep/Total Time: 20 min. Serves: 6.
3 Honey & Spice Baked Chicken breast halves, cubed
1 C. refried beans
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
6 flour tortillas (8 in.), warmed
3/4 C. shredded cheddar cheese
Oil for deep-fat frying
Optional toppings: sour cream, salsa con queso dip, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and sliced seeded jalapeno pepper.
Combine first seven ingredients in a small microwave-safe bow. Cover and microwave on high for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Spoon 1/3 cup off-center on each tortilla; sprinkle with cheese. Fold up edge nearest filling; fold in both sides and roll up. Secure with a toothpick.
Heat oil to 375 degrees in an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer. Cook chimichangas until golden brown, turning to cook all sides. Drain on paper towels. Serve with toppings of your choice.
So, we tried this first recipe...and the beauty of it was that the second recipe was right next to it so that you could make it with the leftovers. Brilliant!!
My family loved both!! The magazine is just chock full of good stuff! I have more recipes that I am going to try next week!! Actually makes me want to cook!! Go Figure!
Honey & Spice Baked Chicken
Prep/Total Time: 30 min. Serves: 5 plus leftovers
3 tsp. garlic powder
3 tsp. chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 oz. each)
6 T. honey
2 tsp. cider vinegar
Combine first six ingredients; rub over chicken. Transfer to a greased 15 in. x 10 in. x 1 in. baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until juices run clear. Combine honey and vinegar; baste over chicken during the last 10 minutes of cooking. Save three chicken breast halves fro the chimichangas or save for another use.
Chicken Chimichangas
Prep/Total Time: 20 min. Serves: 6.
3 Honey & Spice Baked Chicken breast halves, cubed
1 C. refried beans
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
6 flour tortillas (8 in.), warmed
3/4 C. shredded cheddar cheese
Oil for deep-fat frying
Optional toppings: sour cream, salsa con queso dip, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and sliced seeded jalapeno pepper.
Combine first seven ingredients in a small microwave-safe bow. Cover and microwave on high for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Spoon 1/3 cup off-center on each tortilla; sprinkle with cheese. Fold up edge nearest filling; fold in both sides and roll up. Secure with a toothpick.
Heat oil to 375 degrees in an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer. Cook chimichangas until golden brown, turning to cook all sides. Drain on paper towels. Serve with toppings of your choice.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thoughts on a Thursday...
Here's the word of the day from Dictionary.com!!! Check it out!
Quotes:
Then this one cop, the guy, he pulls out a picture,shows me a photograph, see, of my shiv . Now, Igotta tell ya, this shiv of mine's no ordinary blade.
-- Ashok Mathur, Once Upon an Elephant
“Why would he wipe the shiv ?” Decker said.“Supposedly it was his shiv , not hers. Of course itwould have his prints on it. Seems to me he'd juststick it back in its sheath and leave.”
-- Faye Kellerman, Milk and Honey
Origin:
First used in English in the early 1600s, shiv is ofunknown origin, but it may be related to the Romanyword for knife, chiv .
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
What's in Your Library Bag Wednesday?
Hellooo!! It's time for the latest edition of What's in Your Library Bag Wednesday!! I just gotta say, sometimes you just need a good fluffy book. Janette will tell you this is true...This year so far has been like that for me! I have all of these great books at home that I want to read, but I just can't get in to any of them right now. I don't know what my problem is. I love to read; I just haven't been interested in much of anything. Except,...Fluff.
I had a historical romance sitting on my bedside table that I had taken from the exchange shelf here at the library months ago. Side note here, I always have a book stashed somewhere. I check out books and then I have paperbacks sitting around for when those don't interest me and I have favorite books of my own. Anyway, when I went to tuck my son in, I grabbed that paperback and started reading. Totally,1600 Scotland, Highland warrior, time travel, fiesty heroine, romance, FLUFF!! It was the best. It sucked me right in and made everything else just fall away. Perfect escape. I didn't have to think about it; I could fall asleep and if I lost my place, it didn't really make much difference; it was funny...Great Fluff!!
The book was Warrior of Highlands by Veronica Wolff. A Harvard Master's student Haley Fitzpatrick is called through time by a witch to help the Campbell thwart Alasdair McColla. In a twist of fate, love wins and Campbell himself gets thwarted. Haley is a fiesty opinionated 20th century gal who takes Scotland by storm. Alasdair McColla is a true Highland Warrior and loves the strength Haley demonstrates, but does have to reconcile some of her opinions....It all adds up to fun and Fluff!!!
So if you find yourself in a reading rut, try some fluff! It'll get you out of your funk! Promise!
I had a historical romance sitting on my bedside table that I had taken from the exchange shelf here at the library months ago. Side note here, I always have a book stashed somewhere. I check out books and then I have paperbacks sitting around for when those don't interest me and I have favorite books of my own. Anyway, when I went to tuck my son in, I grabbed that paperback and started reading. Totally,1600 Scotland, Highland warrior, time travel, fiesty heroine, romance, FLUFF!! It was the best. It sucked me right in and made everything else just fall away. Perfect escape. I didn't have to think about it; I could fall asleep and if I lost my place, it didn't really make much difference; it was funny...Great Fluff!!
The book was Warrior of Highlands by Veronica Wolff. A Harvard Master's student Haley Fitzpatrick is called through time by a witch to help the Campbell thwart Alasdair McColla. In a twist of fate, love wins and Campbell himself gets thwarted. Haley is a fiesty opinionated 20th century gal who takes Scotland by storm. Alasdair McColla is a true Highland Warrior and loves the strength Haley demonstrates, but does have to reconcile some of her opinions....It all adds up to fun and Fluff!!!
So if you find yourself in a reading rut, try some fluff! It'll get you out of your funk! Promise!
Friday, January 13, 2012
From Our Recipe Box to Yours...
While browsing Pinterest...Have you tried Pinterest yet?? YOU NEED TO!! Anyway, what I was saying was that while browsing Pinterest and starving for supper, I found this yummy looking recipe for Mexican Stuffed Shells that I want to try....along with the million other recipes that I've pinned to my Food! Food! Food! board....It's an addiction. I know it. You should try it. Then we can be addicted together....
But for now, just try this recipe....
Mexican Stuffed Shells
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 package low-sodium taco seasoning ( or better yet use this Taco Seasoning!)
4 oz. cream cheese
14-16 jumbo pasta shells
1.5 cup salsa
1 cup taco sauce
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup monterey jack cheese
3 green onions
Sour cream
1 lb. ground beef
1 package low-sodium taco seasoning ( or better yet use this Taco Seasoning!)
4 oz. cream cheese
14-16 jumbo pasta shells
1.5 cup salsa
1 cup taco sauce
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup monterey jack cheese
3 green onions
Sour cream
Preheat oven to 350°.
In a frying pan cook ground beef; add taco seasoning and prepare according to package directions. Add cream cheese, cover and simmer until cheese is melted. Blend well. Set aside and cool completely. While ground beef is cooking, cook the pasta shells according to directions; drain. Set shells out individually on cutting board/baking sheet so that they don’t stick together.
Pour salsa on bottom of 9×13 baking dish. Stuff each shell with the meat mixture. Place shells in 9×13 pan open side up. Cover shells with taco sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, add shredded cheese and bake for 10-15 more minutes, with the foil removed. Top with any condiments you’d like (green onions, black olives, etc.) Serve with sour cream and/or more salsa.
ALERT!! ALERT!!! ALERT!!!
REMINDER: Our Annual Photography Contest is going on RIGHT NOW!!! We are still accepting submissions until 5 p.m. on January 20, 2012!!! Bring in you favorite 8x10 mounted photos for a chance to win 1 of 6 different prizes, 2 in each category...Adult color, Adult black and white, and Youth. Photos on display from now until middle of February...Enter and check out the rest!!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Thoughts for a Thursday...
I ran across this one while I was reading a magazine article on photography and art. I thought it was a good word for today...
ubiquitous [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]
ubiquitous [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]
adj
having or seeming to have the ability to be everywhere at once; omnipresent
[from Latin ubīque everywhere, from ubī where]
ubiquitously adv
ubiquity , ubiquitousness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
What's in Your Library Bag Wednesday?...
Welcome to What's in Your Library Bag Wednesday?? Supposedly, today is the end of our nice weather....we'll see. Either way, it's a good time to start a new book. January is kind of a hum drum month, so what better time to find a new favorite author.
Have you ever heard of Regency Fiction? I had a patron come in the other day asking about novels that included England and balls with ball gowns, etc. In searching for some books and authors that I knew of in particular, I discovered that this is an entire genre called Regency Fiction.
Wikipedia gives a good overview here.
I, personally, have read a fair amount of historical fiction, which is where this genre falls. I liked Amanda Quick and Mary Balogh immensely. Also, within this last year, you know a few of us librarians read Jane Eyre which I believe also falls into this category. Not my favorite, but still a worthwhile read. Another author I thought looked pretty interesting to try was Georgette Heyer.
Whatever you are looking for, Regency Fiction might satisfy. Stop in to the library and give it a whirl. We'll beat those January HumDrums.
DON'T FORGET THE LIBRARY'S ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. BRING IN YOUR 8X10 MOUNTED FAVORITES BY JANUARY 20 AND ENTER TO WIN ONE OF 6 PRIZES BEING GIVEN AWAY!!!
Have you ever heard of Regency Fiction? I had a patron come in the other day asking about novels that included England and balls with ball gowns, etc. In searching for some books and authors that I knew of in particular, I discovered that this is an entire genre called Regency Fiction.
Wikipedia gives a good overview here.
I, personally, have read a fair amount of historical fiction, which is where this genre falls. I liked Amanda Quick and Mary Balogh immensely. Also, within this last year, you know a few of us librarians read Jane Eyre which I believe also falls into this category. Not my favorite, but still a worthwhile read. Another author I thought looked pretty interesting to try was Georgette Heyer.
Whatever you are looking for, Regency Fiction might satisfy. Stop in to the library and give it a whirl. We'll beat those January HumDrums.
DON'T FORGET THE LIBRARY'S ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. BRING IN YOUR 8X10 MOUNTED FAVORITES BY JANUARY 20 AND ENTER TO WIN ONE OF 6 PRIZES BEING GIVEN AWAY!!!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Book Trailer Monday...
Here's another book being made into a movie this year....
Book first.....
Movie second....
Book first.....
Movie second....
Friday, January 6, 2012
From Our Recipe Box to Yours...
Here's a yummy punch recipe to try on game day with your friends....
- Prep Time:
- 5 min
- Inactive Prep Time:
- --
- Cook Time:
- --
- Level:
- Easy
- Serves:
- 18 to 20 servings
Ingredients
- 2 quarts lime sherbet
- 2 liters ginger ale
- 1 (46-ounce) can pineapple juice
- Lemon slices
- Lime slices
- Maraschino cherries
Directions
In a punch bowl, add 2 quarts of lime sherbet. Then add ginger ale and pineapple juice. Decorate with lemon and lime slices and some maraschino cherries.
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