Inexcusable...

For those of you in Canada, or who are Canadian, and who read our blog, you may want to stop right here. Otherwise, we may lose you forever. If we do, I wish you the very, very best life has to offer.

This afternoon/evening, My Sweet Hubby (MSH) and I watched The Texas Rangers play the Toronto Blue Jays. In Toronto. For the American League Division Series. In a 53-minute 7^th Inning, Toronto fans got hugely upset with a call the umpires made and started throwing beer bottles, beer cans, and other debris onto the field.

Classy. Truly classy, Toronto fans. We watched a crying woman (the mom?) holding a small baby—maybe a year old?—also crying. The announcer speculated the mom or child (or both) had been hit with something.

I’m not athletic. I’m not a huge sports’ fan. I do love The Texas Rangers (and not just because Autumn’s son—whom I’ve known and adored for almost 28 years—since he was 4—is in charge of the Box Office!) and The Dallas Mavericks. (I'm not crazy about The Dallas Cowboys. Enough said about that for now.) I enjoy watching some high school and college football games—mostly of Texas teams. I’d never pretend I have a clue about baseball, basketball or football. I’m also not personally competitive. I am a game-player. Cards. Dominoes. Board games. I participate for the overall fun and challenge. And the fellowship. My self-esteem has never been tied up in my ability to win a game. (Just ask my Bridge Club Gals! I've played with some of them for over 36 years and I've only gotten worse. Yet I treasure, more and more as time goes on, our once-a-month Bridge Club night.)

I do declare this without hesitation and without one doubt: If someone I knew—a family member or friend—threw anything at anyone during a sporting event—heck—during ANY event—they’d have my lectures to deal with for a long, long time. If they got arrested? They'd sit in jail. That behavior is inexcusable. It's inexcusable for any fan to do what the Toronto fans did. Inexcusable anywhere. Any game. Any time. Ever. Period.

Toronto won. Because of too many rowdy, rude, obnoxious and, in my humble opinion, basically criminal fans, I wish they hadn’t. I don’t like to see meanness rewarded.

And there you go. Hopefully the most negative post I’ve made/will make. (No promises, okay?)

Be kind, Friends. Please. Be patient. Be fair. Because all of those things matter.

Hugs…(and thank you...)

A Yummy For Y'all!

A Yummy For Y'all

It's been AGES (yes, I'm dramatic) since I've shared a Yummy with y'all. And maybe even longer since I've shared one of my favourite recipes. Today, I decided to combine the two and share an actually yummy Yummy!

(Though, don't be fooled. I'm currently not cooking. Anything. Unless cereal and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, served with a side of Wavy Lays, counts. I should probably be ashamed. Alas, I'm not. I'm lucky if I don't fall face first into my bowl of milk every night. I'm still exhausted. Where is my second trimester energy burst?)

This recipe is from the hilarious Bethenny. Y'all know how much I adore her. I've made these peppers several times. The pine nuts and the feta (though those may seem like unusual ingredients) make these SHINE. And even though I'm still completely adverse to meat, I think I could handle the ground turkey. As long as Hubby Dear browned it for me.

Stuffed Peppers

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

    6 bell peppers

    1 pound of turkey meat

    1 cup of cooked quinoa

    1/2 large onion, chopped

    2 cups of jarred tomato sauce

    1 1/2 tsp. of garlic salt

    2 tsp. of Tabasco

    2 1/2 tsp. of Worcestershire sauce

    1 tsp. of salt

    1 tsp. of pepper

    1 tsp. of chili powder

    2 tsp. of fresh thyme

    1/3 cup of feta cheese

    2 Tbsp. of toasted pine nuts

    1 pinch of parsley for garnish

Steps:

1. Cook quinoa per directions. (Remember: You will only need 1 cup of the cooked quinoa for this recipe. Make sure and do not use the entire pot of quinoa you are boiling. Been there. Done that.)

2. Crumble turkey meat with a wooden spoon over medium heat. Cook until no longer pink.

3. While turkey meat is cooking, chop the tops and bottoms of peppers into pieces and combine with the onion, garlic salt and tomato sauce. Sauté over medium heat and add remaining ingredients, except the feta and pine nuts

4. Combine the above with the cooked turkey, quinoa, pine nuts and feta cheese. (Save a small amount of the feta to sprinkle on the tops later.)

5. Remove the inside of the peppers. Portion the mixture into each of the peppers and place them on a baking sheet. Top with feta cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.

Bon appetite!