{"id":12145,"date":"2010-10-04T11:25:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T15:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=12145"},"modified":"2010-10-04T11:25:17","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T15:25:17","slug":"rainy-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/10\/rainy-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainy Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_yogurt.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12149\" title=\"Yogurt with homemade granola and coffee\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_yogurt-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_yogurt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_yogurt.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Hi gang!\u00a0 How did everybody&#8217;s weekend go?\u00a0 Ours went by way too quickly!\u00a0 Both of us had work to get done and our weekend was slated as a work weekend.\u00a0 While I was able to get some things accomplished on Saturday, Scott on the other hand was busy with house related issues.\u00a0 Oh the joys of home ownership!\u00a0 Our downstairs toilet had been leaking for quite some time.\u00a0 Leaking on the inside not on the outside.<\/p>\n<p>Then on Wednesday, I went to flush and broke the handle.<\/p>\n<p>Yikes!<\/p>\n<p>Scott spent the entire weekend fixing and replacing everything in the tank in order to get it to stop leaking and start flushing again.\u00a0 This is after he spent time earlier in the week fixing up my washer that decided to be a drama queen.<\/p>\n<p>And finally yesterday he had to tie down some siding that decided to come loose but not completely fall off allowing it to just blow in the breeze.<\/p>\n<p>Uh, when it rains it pours.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and it did that too yesterday!\u00a0 I completed my long run in the most miserable conditions but I don&#8217;t want to dwell on the negative.\u00a0 The positive is that I got it done and what kept me going (other than thinking of my half in two weeks) was thinking of taking the hottest of showers!\u00a0 After stretching and getting dinner in the crockpot, I sprinted upstairs to my steaming hot shower.\u00a0 Scott was up by this point which was very early for him!\u00a0 While I thought that I would jump right into making Sunday Breakfast, I realized that I actually wanted to sit down on the couch for a minute, drink a strong mug of coffee, and feed my belly a snack.<\/p>\n<p>After 12 miles, it was yelling at me and naturally I obliged with my favorite post-run fuel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2% Fage<\/li>\n<li>Homemade granola<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate Chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>YUM!\u00a0 I inhaled this while watching some Food TV which is still a guilty pleasure of mine no matter how much I complain about it.\u00a0 I also talked with Scott about how to best plan out our day.\u00a0 Then since my belly was growling, I got up to make breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_breakfast.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12146\" title=\"Pumpkin pancakes with yogurt and cranberry apple sauce\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_breakfast.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Seriously I am in love with this picture.\u00a0 It actually makes me want to have breakfast all over again!\u00a0 I made some pumpkin pancakes (recipe to come since it&#8217;s Pumpkin Month!) and totally topped those bad boys with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Butter<\/li>\n<li>Vanilla yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>Homemade cranberry apple sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the picture, I also put two pieces of chicken sausage on my plate.\u00a0 No matter how hard I try, sausage is just not photogenic.\u00a0 At. All.<\/p>\n<p>Scott and I cleaned up the kitchen and then we got busy with our respective tasks.\u00a0 Sadly his was all about the toilet.<\/p>\n<p><em>I tried to organize my iPhone contacts list and resulted in a huge fail.\u00a0 Do any of you have iPhones?\u00a0 I want to create groups in my contacts list so that I can lump people into categories but I can&#8217;t seem to do that.\u00a0 Is that possible or something that iPhone doesn&#8217;t support?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Also, since we&#8217;re talking gadgets.\u00a0 I want to get phone alerts regarding multiple calendars.\u00a0 The info I can find online talks about how to stop getting alerts from multiple calendars that your phone is sync&#8217;d with and I want the opposite!\u00a0 I want alerts from all my calendars!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anyone?\u00a0 Bueller?\u00a0 Bueller?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dinner was cooking away all day long and it smelled so amazing it was ridiculous.\u00a0 Since yesterday was all gloomy, rainy, and dreary, it was the perfect time to bust out the crockpot.\u00a0 I added in some lovely country style pork ribs and let it simmer all day long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_rib.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12148\" title=\"Country pork rib \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_rib-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_rib-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_rib.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I had bone-in ribs that I put in the crockpot with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A small can of diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>Splash of chicken stock<\/li>\n<li>Green pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 an Onion<\/li>\n<li>1 Jalapeno<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves of garlic<\/li>\n<li>Red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li>Lots of BBQ sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>YUM!!!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious as to what country style pork ribs are, they are a meatier cut of pork and actually not ribs at all!\u00a0 They are cuts from the blade end of the loin closest to the shoulder.\u00a0 Why they are called ribs I do not know, other than possibly from their &#8220;rib&#8221; like shape.\u00a0 They are very meaty and do well with slow cooking, like in a crockpot or braising in a dutch oven.\u00a0 They also would be great to use to create shredded pork BBQ or for pork tacos.\u00a0 If you see them the next time you are looking for pork cuts, give them a try!<\/p>\n<p>We love them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_dinner.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12147\" title=\"Sauteed veggies and country style pork rib \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_dinner-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_dinner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-03-10_dinner.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ribs and sauce were placed on top of some jasmine rice and we had sauteed sweet potato and zucchini on the side.\u00a0 Can you believe this was my first time sautteeing sweet potato?!\u00a0 Normally I roast the pieces, or bake a whole potato.\u00a0 I like the sauteed version!\u00a0 Although it does take a bit longer to cook.<\/p>\n<p>Wine for the evening was leftovers from already open bottles from earlier in the week.\u00a0 And my dessert was a HUGE bowl of coconut ice cream which was delicious!\u00a0 We watched Holmes and his new show after that, Holmes Inspection.\u00a0 I have to say that I was\u00a0 not surprised that people were mislead on inspections they had done.\u00a0 Inspectors can be just as corrupt as contractors.\u00a0 As home buyers it is our responsibility to be there during a home inspection and to make note of anything that catches our eye that the inspector doesn&#8217;t mention.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also our responsibility to ask questions.\u00a0 Homes are expensive, probably the biggest purchase we will make in our lifetimes (no matter if it is your first home, or your fifth), we need to look out for ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be afraid to ask questions and don&#8217;t be afraid to walk away if the situation is more than you want to handle.<\/p>\n<p>I was exhausted yesterday and hit the hay shortly after that.<\/p>\n<p>S<strong>o tell me how your weekend was and what yumtasatic foods you created and got to eat! 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