Dragons and other things

[arenee1999]

I have been completely sucked in by DragCave and am obsessed with my dragons. :)




I'm also trying to get ready for Christmas. *sigh* I'm excited, but...not, at the same time. This time of year is always impossibly stressful and it just get worse every year. But I have fun decorating and baking and wrapping presents.

Since I mentioned Twilight in the Fannish Friday 5 the other day, I thought I'd go ahead and say a little bit more about it. The books were good (for what they are). IMO, they aren't OMG!!!111!!!! THE BEST THING EVER WRITTEN!!!!!! But they were good. Keep in mind they are tween/teen books and as such, very light reads (It took me 6 days to read all 4 books). The movie however, was awful. The casting was bad, the script was bad...it was just bad. Really bad.


We've been looking for a new recipe to use sweet italian sausage in. We finally found one and tried it tonight. It was actually quite good.

 

Sweet Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup

1 lb. sweet italian sausage, crumbled
3 Tablespoons butter
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced celery
1 cup diced potato
1 cup diced zucchini
1 cup diced green beans
2 cups shredded Savoy (curly) cabbage
6-8 cups chicken broth
1 (14.5oz)can diced italian tomatoes, with juice
2-3 cups water
1(14.5 oz) can cannellini beans, drained
1 cup white rice
pesto or greated parmesan cheese

In a skillet saute meat until browned and drain. In a large pot melt the butter then add the meat and the vegetables in the order listed. Cook over high heat for 3-4 minutes after each addition. After adding cabbage, cook for 8-10 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes and water. Bring to a simmer and add the beans. Simmer, covered, for two hours. Add rice, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with pesto or parmesan cheese.
 

Comments

Help?

[geminiocean.livejournal.com]

First, very nice dragons. Second I have a question, how do you post the pics of your dragons as the link, I keep trying but all I get is the text verson. I'd like to post my one and only egg, but can't figure it out. Please, help.

Re: Help?

[arenee1999]

No problem. :) First, make sure you use the HTML code (BBcode only works on the forums) from the 'Get Code' page for your egg. Then when you open the page to post a new LJ entry click on the HTML tab, paste the code, then click on the Rich Text tab.

Re: Help?

[geminiocean.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, I was trying to figure this out for days=/ That helped a lot=D

Re: Help?

[arenee1999]

I'm glad I could help. :) If you need other places to post your dragons (sometimes posting on your own journal isn't enough) you could try looking at these places http://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showtopic=23222 and http://community.livejournal.com/dragonspam2/profile