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2011.05.08 20.10
Delirious Chicken
Years ago, my mother found a recipe for some very tasty chicken, but it had no name. We just called it "that chicken with the soup and stuffing" until one day, I sent it to Chuck Plant. I titled the recipe EMail "Delicious Chicken" but he misread it as "Delirious Chicken," and the name stuck.
I made it for dinner tonight for Mother's Day and since it always makes me think fondly of people from RP days past, I figured I'd post it here.
3-6 boneless chicken breasts
1 or two cans of cream of chicken soup (or cream of mushroom)
6-10 slices of sandwich-style Swiss cheese
1 bag of Pepperidge Farm or Kellogg stuffing mix
Butter or margarine
Spray a glass baking dish with Pam. Place the washed, thawed chicken in the dish. Lay the sandwich cheese on top of the chicken, covering completely. Overlap if you want. It's your dinner, you decide. Don't make me the bad guy. (Be sure to use sandwich cheese; if you use brick cheese, it won't melt so much as glump.)
Spread 2/3 to 3/4 of the soup on top of the chicken and cheese, covering thinly and fairly evenly. Don't fret too much about how even. Use one can for a small dish, two cans for a large. (I use one for 7x11, which holds 3 or 4 breasts, but two for 9x12, which holds 6 breasts or so. These dishes get more action than I do.)
Dump on a few handfuls of the stuffing mix, right from the bag, until you have a thin layer of it. Put on the rest of the soup. Put on the rest of the stuffing mix until A) you run out, B) it's level with the side of the dish, C) it's slightly higher than the side of the dish, or D) your Significant Other asks if there's any chicken under that dressing. I recommend B.
Melt butter. Drizzle onto dressing mix. I used to have a set amount of butter to use, but honestly, I play it by ear. You won't taste it; it's to help keep the dressing mix from being crunchy once everything is cooked. Melt three tablespoons and try that. Your arteries will thank you.
Cover with foil. THIS IS IMPORTANT. I forgot to cover with foil once and when I was done, it was less stuffing mix, more gravel. It was like delicious chicken buried under a driveway.
Cook at 375 degrees until done. If it's not bubbling, it ain't done. For a small dish with 2 or 3 breasts, you might be done at 25 minutes, but if you use more or thicker breasts, cook longer. If you like living dangerously, cook it for 15 minutes and have your doctor on speed dial. (Tonight I cooked four large breasts in a 7x11 dish for 50 minutes, and that was just a tad too long.)
When done, remove from oven. THIS IS IMPORTANT.
Turn off oven. Optional.
Let sit for a few minutes. Pretend to set the table while you keep digging under the foil to sneak bites of dressing.
Serve up, goes great with a lovingly prepared side dish, like V8. And in all seriousness, this works wonderfully as leftovers. It reheats well and tastes even better the next day. If you try it, I hope you enjoy it.
Prost!
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2009.01.06 14.07
LJ Archiving
You may have heard that LiveJournal just had some severe layoffs (20 out of 28 people, though I can't imagine their entire paid staff is only 28 people), and that the blog bubble has burst and LJ's days are numbered. (Article link)
The truth of it is that they did lay off a lot of people, but that the doom and gloom is premature. (Article link) (Official LJ Press Release) ("Don't Panic")
A lot of people are still erring on the side of caution by setting up "meeting places" on other networks and archiving their journals. The latter is never a bad idea, really, so if you want to do it, here's some links.
http://www.livejournal.com/export.bml - Lets you download it month by month in XML OR Excel formats. A lot quicker than it looks, I did a total of fifteen years worth of various journals in less than fifteen minutes.
http://www.ljbook.com - Downloads your entire journal in PDF format. It takes a while, though, and they're a bit slammed right now.
http://www.livejournal.com/download/ - LJ recommends some downloading/archiving clients.
http://brown-betty.livejournal.com/284083.html - Another Windows option.
http://antennapedia.livejournal.com/238132.html - This one is a Mac OS option.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content - I'm not sure, someone handed me this link.
http://hewgill.com/ljdump/ - Yet another Windows program.
http://fawx.com/software/ljarchive/ - And one more Windows program, which is supposedly quite awesome.
If you dare to enter a furry community (the post is safe for work), someone has complied a bunch of article links on the issue of LJ's layoffs and future.
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2007.08.01 20.20
I just saw the news footage of the collapsed bridge in Minneapolis. I don't know if Nomad still lives up there or if is even close enough for there to be any risk to Thomas, but if anyone hears anything, please let me know?
I hope everyone else is doing well out there, too. I know I haven't talked to many of you in a long, long time, but you're still in my thoughts and never far from heart. Darcy and Julia, I'm especially looking at you two. :)
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2006.05.11 00.04
This could be trouble
Kroger's now carries two varities of Pims.
Oh my.
Mood: Feeling the weight already
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2006.01.15 01.37
Spam from the Past
I got spam mail today that made me do a double take. It was from "Gabriel Perry." ♥
Mood: Nostalgic
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2005.12.15 02.28
So, about 45 minutes into Narnia, was anyone else's first thought also, "MARX!!!"
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2005.09.01 03.30
I know Queen Goddess Julia and John used to live in Munroe/Monroe Louisianna, but they moved--I just don't remember where. Please tell me it wasn't to New Orleans, and that they and the boys are safe and okay somewhere. (Along with everyone else I/we know.)
Mood:  worried
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2004.12.28 01.12
Durrr
Durrr.
Can't say it. Just--durrr.
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2004.10.08 21.12
Meme!
I was all happy until the last two or three.
Rrrowrrr.
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2004.09.30 18.08
Hey, Deya...
Hey, Deya...
Guess what just flooded--again? Yep. Willow River. Didn't you use to have a basement apartment there?
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2004.09.09 19.21
Dear Ivan...
Dear Ivan,
Hi there. How are you? I am good. The weather here is cloudy and wet, but the air still feels pleasant.
Enough of that, let's get to business.
Do me a favor--please leave Florida alone. Hit some unpopulated area, or at least some area that hasn't been hit yet. Hey--how about a course change so you miss the coast and just go up into the North Altantic?(I suppose it's too much to ask you to just vanish, huh?)
You see, I have friends down in Florida, especially Nikki, who've already had to worry about two hurricanes in the past month.
Please, don't make it a hat trick. Give them a break, okay?
There's a cookie in it for you.
Thanks for your time.
Hugs and pudding cups,
Kay
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2004.06.25 18.42
Elvis has left the building
Red Star's closing.
The last remaining storyteller left three weeks ago. There's no OOC activity. I cannot drive that entire forum alone, let alone revive it, and no one is available or willing to help, and even if they were, I doubt I'd have the focus or energy to be a proper team leader. (I wish I could say otherwise, but if I did, maybe we wouldn't be here.)
I'll be removing the forum over the next day or two.
I'm keeping the domain but will probably cancel the hosting so that when I can get some help and when interest is raised, I can start fresh. But with the last person who was interested in Red Star has left, I see no reason to maintain it, no matter how minimally.
A lot of emotions over this, mostly sadness and disappointment--in myself above all else. The earlier times RSS closed, it was for things out of my control. This time, though, it was all me. I feel like I failed. I feel like I let down Fin, Nova, and Red Star in general. I feel like I should've been able to do it, no matter how big or small a task. I love Red Star, so why did I fail it?
I don't know. But it makes me feel like crying every time I look at it.
The other emotions are pointless in going into, but I hate the fact that I lost a friendship over (in part) Red Star. I hate that I put trust into people only to have it smooshed. I hate the turned backs. I hate it worst when it comes from quarters where I never would've expected it.
Red Star will come back around again, someday. It will always comes back around.
But now is clearly not the time for it.
Thanks to those who helped, who supported, who communicated, who actually tried. The ones who enjoyed it at some point. Nikki, Steph, Illy, LoneWolf, etc. You'll be remembered.
Forgive me if this was an emotional or biased entry, but this is MY LJ, not Red Star's. Closure can be painful.
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2004.05.18 16.29
Hey, Stof fans...
New icon, a shot of the man who inspired Stof. And who makes me absolutely melt every time he says that.
::turns into a puddle of goo::
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2004.04.19 18.44
Oops.
I need to remember to log out or put up my AFK tag before I leave the house.
Oops. ::blush::
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2004.03.28 19.40
Hey, it's working!
Going back to Curves and doing yoga must be doing me some good. Normally right after I wash my jeans it takes a few days of stretching them before I can comfortably wear them again--especially if I want to, like, bend over or move.
Not this time! Slipped them right on and there I went, just fine.
GO ME!
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2004.03.27 19.16
Feh!
It's been three weeks (and one day) since my birthday, and while ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) illusioner did remember eventually and apologize for missing it (::hug::), I still haven't heard those two wonnerful words--"happy birthday!" Ohhhh, lurkers get birthday threads but not me! Feh, feh I say! A pox on your livestock! See if I remember *your* birthdays!
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Okay, you know I will. I love birthdays, have Christmas *and* birthday presents I need to send to several of you, and I take that back about the livestock. My inner child and I are feeling goofy. Here, have some cake.
Still kinda bummed it got totally forgotten, but I'm probably past the age it should matter anyway. Feh, I say.
In other news, the art show went well. Sold three pieces, two to repeat buyers. Made very little, didn't even come close to breaking even, but that's okay. My stuff wasn't genre, so I didn't expect much outta it.
Ran into some old friends, made a few new ones, got to babysit the most beautiful baby boy I have ever seen--a three month old named Mikhail who had Down Syndrome, and as a result, had an oversized tongue that he kept sticking out. On purpose, sometimes! I got to rock him to sleep and he slept in my arms for two hours. His mom said that means he trusts me--he doesn't do that with just anyone.
His mom also said that your body may get tired of holding a baby, but the rest of you never does. She was right.
He was a prince, and so damn beautiful. I still think of him lots. What an angel.
Joined a gaming group on campus. Every Wednesday night from 7-midnight, and one Saturday a month noon-midnight. Any kind of game is played, mostly board and card games. This week they had Monopoly, poker, sabacc (with a homemade deck using SWG rules), some Cheapass-style games, and I personally played something with a camel, a bean planting/selling card game, and Dilbert's Corporate Shuffle. It ruled.
Next week, I'm taking my Lunch Money deck, and once I figure out how to play it, I'll take my Star Wars Risk board game.
Now I wish I'd gotten that Star Wars Monopoly set, but what you gonna do? There's always eBay, baby.
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2004.03.23 14.39
Meeeee
I haven't been around lately, sorry about that. I'm doing okay, just been busy with some stuff. It's calming down now that the art show is over.
I'm also lurking less under my RSS AIM name--I guess I just needed some time away. I've logged in some, but my timing sucks--I only manage to log in when everyone is busy, idle, AFK or logged out! Grar. I think I'd better send my timing to the shop for a tune-up.
I am, as always, available by mail if anyone needs me or wants to game. I'm also lurking on and off in IRC.
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2004.03.02 00.33
Sometimes I wonder why I give a damn.
Maybe I'll remember in the morning.
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2004.01.26 22.11
( Angsty stuff. )
Speaking of which, more winter weather is in the cards it looks like. They've been saying all day, "Oh, more freezing stuff!" but we didn't get squat. Some looks like it's moving in now, though.
And, finally, I must say that while "Armageddon" is a painfully unrealistic movie, Liv Tyler is utterly beautiful. She gets more beautiful every time I see her.
And that's all for today, folks.
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2004.01.23 19.52
Progress
7 pages (in word) done on the Resident & Visitor Handbook for Red Star Station, plus three pages of the Galactic History edited and revised, and a new text map started. Got Rob to do a nifty graphic to go with it:
Glee! I'm trying to talk him into doing a bunch more in exchange for using the site as part of his portfolio. Not that he needs it that much, but it all helps.
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2004.01.18 14.06
Hi there!
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2003.09.07 23.48
I'm still here.
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