Whirling Dervishes

[prosodic]

I've been up since 5:30, but going to bed early will do that. Lance didn't go to bed until 2 AM, so I tried to stay quiet this morning and had oatmeal and tea on the couch, watching The Golden Girls. Won't have the TV much longer, so I need to squeeze in TV watching when I can.

Went to Schinnen today. Bought a couple of books for the Seattle trip: The Other Boleyn Girl, which I'll read on the flight, and Water for Elephants, which is our November book club selection. I may read that on the flight back.

I was an idiot and ordered a BK Big Fish and onion rings for lunch when we were at Schinnen. Yuck. How did I ever use to think that this stuff tasted good? And I know I'm going to feel gross later. I certainly hope McChord has healthier options since we're staying there during our house hunting trip.

Now we're working on getting the house organized for the move. I popped in one of the CDs of our wedding reception music, so we've been singing along and generally being silly while we do our work.

I've got Balsamic Chicken in the crockpot, and the smell is just now starting to waft upstairs. Mmmmmmmmmm. I think dinner is going to be good tonight. Lance wants me to make fettuccine noodles to go with the chicken.

OMG... Stayin' Alive just came on. HAHAHA. I swear to God, that is THE song that EVERYONE plays at their wedding reception.

ETA: Dinner was a thing of beauty...gorgeous on the plate (I could've taken a picture, but Lance is annoyed when people take photos of food). Tasty too, although maybe just a tad too much balsamic (the original recipe called for half a cup...I reduced that to 1/3 and added veggie broth to make a 1/2 cup).

I had a recipe to go by, but I deviated:

1 lb. chicken breasts (you can use another half a pound...this makes plenty of sauce)
fresh pepper to taste
1 teaspoon garlic salt (+ extra shakes of garlic powder)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar + veggie or chicken broth to make 1/2 cup
1 can diced tomatoes (I used petite diced)
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram (recipe called for thyme)

Throw everything in slow cooker and cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.

(Also, this was originally a skillet dish, but it cooks just as well in the slow cooker.)

We had this with fettuccine, peas, and crescent rolls. Mmmmmmmmmm.

Comments

[godchick.livejournal.com]

McCord had a Burger King there when I was there almost 5 years ago. I don't know what else, but there are other places outside the base off I-5. Ft. Lewis is just south of McCord also.

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Lance seems to think that they have a Subway or something...so if so, that would be good. I'm sick of not having healthy choices when it comes to eating out. And BK's salads are crap, so I never eat those.

[beaniesue.livejournal.com]

I just finished The Other Boleyn girl on Tuesday! I liked it quite a bit and enjoyed how she portrayed Mary.

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

The only one of her books I've read up to now was The Virgin's Lover, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Although I was also delirious with bronchitis at the time. But it kept me entertained whilst sick.

[almightychix0r.livejournal.com]

McChord & Ft. Lewis have everything that Spangdahem/Bitburg has, plus a few extras (Godfather's Pizza, some Chinese food place, etc). We drove over there just to have Charley's & Popeye's before we lost our ID Cards. How sad is that? You'll also have the insane amount of off-base options. The area is gigantic. Seattle spills into Tacoma which spills into the area that both bases are in which then turns into Lacey then Olympia... I am so jealous!!! You'll love it!

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Good! We'll be staying at billeting on McChord while we're house hunting. After that, we'll be about an hour away, so we probably won't be going to base very often, which actually suits me just fine! But I just wanted to make sure we'd have plenty of options to grab a quick bite on base while we're staying there. Most of the time, we'll be out with our agent, looking at houses.

I'm getting so excited!

You'll have to come and visit.