Got Prayer?

Ahoy here is a link to post a prayer request

http://www.stanthony.org/prayers/submit.asp

Cat & Dog War

Mr. Lite is a veterinarian and a very mean animal care giver. Doctor Lite supports killing little kittens and puppies, and likes to kill the kittens and puppies when ever possible. Would you belive the very same Doctor Lite is for animal rights and wants them to have the best care possible. Mr.Lite is a true warrior, going and doing things that most people never do in his professsion, for instance doctor Lite love to go to the state capital and listen to the ones in charge debate the newest issues.

A Great Find!

Ahoy
well a couple of days ago here at the library I purchased a bible and 2001 world Atlas and a 2001 times world Atlas and some weird cards all for 1 dollar. The Bible is a 1960's king James Version, its a family bible, over 40 years old. This bible has color photos in it, the words of Jesus are in RED It also has the 10 comanments printed on two full pages plus lots of other cool stuff!!

Jazz has lost his bark

Jazz the dog in the photo above has lost his bark:(

Jazz can still bark but no where near as loud as he used too. Hopefully Jazz will get his bark back!

Package arrives!!!!!!

I sent a package to my Fiance in the Philippines and she got it!!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!!! I sent it to her for Christmas!!!!!! Thanks again Jesus and the angels for making sure my Christmas prezz arrived to whom it was intended!!! Oh thanks to the U.S. Postal workers and Philippine postal workers!

ZOOM I got a Christmas present from my Fiance too in the mail a couple days ago!! Thank you Jesus!!! I got a Singapore t-shirt and Singapore banner plus some photo's too! I have the Singapore banner hanging in the living room next to our TV. Plus mom got a pearl necklace and a cool Singapore silver thing . Mom wanted me to hang it on the wall too so I did!!

Isle 3 Wal-Mart

Happy holidays

Merry Christams

I would like to encourage you to pray the Rosary everyday. When you pray the Rosary you are just like an Angel.

Colection of Piggys

Ahoy

Check out these wonderful piggys sent to from a friend!

Piggys

Ahoy
Check this photo out from a friend. Lots of wonderful looking pigs :)

SCRAPS

AHOY

Today I watched EWTN Mother Angelica clasic.

Mother Angelica was telling us how Jesus feed the people with some bread and fish. Jesus had the people sit down in groups of fifthy and then had his disceiples hand out the bread and fish. Jesus worked a miracle feeding all those people with only a couple of loafes of bread and fish. Then Jesus said not to waste, so he had his deseiples gather the reamaning left overs, and they gatherd enough to fill twelve baskets. I think Jesus feed over 5,000 people that day. Well anyway did you ever wonder why Jesus had them collect the scraps left over? Mother Angelica said that all our bad choices and bad memories are like the scraps left over. Jesus uses everything in our lives to bring around something good. So give your bad meomories and bad choices to Jesus and let him make something good and true come out of them!

Zoo Night

Ahoy I made this


I made it from a beautiful photo of paradise Island where I was just at in the philippines.


Every time I try to make a beautiful piece of artwork it turns out ugly!
I hope uploaded the original picture I took to show you the differnece.

I had a great time in the Philippines!

Photo's of my Colours plants

Ahoy
I grew these colours plants from seeds. I might have the name of them misspelled, I'm terrible speller. I started them in a one of those mini green houses.

Janitor's thoughts

Ahoy

Well this last Saturday night was insightful to me. Rick a friend of mine at work was dust mopping the main gym's floor. When I saw Rick sweeping the gym's floor it brought back high school memories of me sitting in the bleecher and watching the basketball game. At half-time during the game the one of our school's janitor would come out and dust mop the gym floor. I would think to myself what a dork! Now some 20 years later I do the same thing, all my lifes goals have been meet ha ha. Years of studying and hard work have made it possible for me to accomplish the task of dust mopping the gyms floor!!!!

Nemo and his dog Oreo

Ahoy
Here is a photo of Nemo, Nemo is a plumber and i am his assistant. Nemo is filling his pool for his kids. Nemo's dog Oreo shows me nothing but love ha ha, well I wish. Every time I'm over there Oreo makes sure she barks at me and also tries to bite me this is a daily occurrence. Oreo just had pups oh about a month ago, two one male and one female.

The dineing Hall at work

Ahoy here is a photo of the dineing hall. I have just put up all the chairs at work. Now im getting ready to mop the floor. its probaly around 1am in the morning.

MOM'S FEET

Me at work Baby!!

I'm a custodian Baby!!! I'm loven every minute of it!!! Being a janitor is great fun and very exciting to boot!!!! There's nothing quiet like cleaning urinals and toilets all night long!!!! Ummm turds on the wall and on the urinals too BABY!!! I might be qualified for Dirty Jobs TV show with my hero Mike ha ha. In this freeze frame of me, I'm cleaning the men's shower room. The time is probably around 1 am in the morning sugar.

oxtail soup recipes

Ahoy

here are some oxtail soup recipes I got off the web. Im planing on going to Super Walmart in Litchfield tomorrow and get me some Oxtails and make some soup baby!!!

oxtail soup, hawaiian-style
3-4 lbs oxtail, trimmed of excess fat2 tbsp toasted sesame oilsalt and pepper to taste
2 large onions, chopped2 large carrots, diced 2 large celery stalks, diced1 head of garlic, crushed
1 piece fresh ginger (approx. 3-inches), thinly sliced3 star anise3 bay leaves3 lemongrass stalks, cut and crushedor 1 piece dried orange peelor 6 lemon leaves
canola oilwater or chicken stock (about 3 to 4 quarts)
garnish (use all, or choose as you wish):cilantro mintmustard greens, cut into 1/4-inch stripsthinly sliced red onionbasil leaveslime wedgesgrated gingergreen onionsoy saucechili water/hot pepper flakes
place oxtails, sesame oil, salt and pepper in bowl; toss to coat. let it marinate for about an hour.
in a large stockpot, add about a quarter-inch of cooking oil. brown the marinated oxtails over medium-high heat; remove the meat from the pot, and set aside. Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic to the pot, and sauté until the onions are translucent. return the oxtails to the pot, along with the ginger, star anise, bay leaves, and lemongrass. add enough water or chicken stock to cover the meat completely; bring to a boil. turn down the heat, and simmer for approximately 2 hours; skim off any fat or scum that rises to the surface. When the meat is fork-tender, remove the oxtails, and strain the soup into a clean saucepan; discard the boiled vegetables and spices. skim the fat off the soup, return the oxtail to the pot, and bring to a simmer. serve with garnishes of your choice.
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No.2 Oxtail soup
Oxtail Soup Ingredients2 pounds oxtail, cut in 1 to 1-1/2-inch chunks and trimmed of excess fat1/2 cup unsifted flour plus 2 tablespoons2 tablespoons beef drippings or cooking oil2 medium-size yellow onions, peeled and minced2 quarts water, or 6 cups water and 1 pint beef broth or bouillon2 tablespoons tomato paste2 teaspoons salt1/4 teaspoon pepper1 bay leaf1/2 teaspoon thyme3 cloves2 sprigs parsley2 medium-size carrots, peeled and diced1 stalk celery, diced1/3 cup dry sherry or port wine (optional)
InstructionsDredge oxtail in 1/2 cup flour, then brown in drippings in a large, heavy kettle over high heat; drain on paper toweling. Turn heat to moderate and stir-fry onions 8 to 10 minutes until golden; sprinkle in remaining flour, mix well, and brown lightly. Slowly add water, stir in tomato paste, salt, and pepper, also bay leaf tied in cheesecloth with thyme, cloves, and parsley. Return oxtail to kettle, cover, and simmer 3 hours until meat is fork tender; cool and skim off fat; remove cheesecloth bag. Separate meat from bones, cut in bite-size pieces, and return to kettle along with carrots and celery. Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until carrots are tender; if you like, mix in sherry. Serve as is or strain kettle liquid, serve as a first course, and follow with oxtail and vegetables.
Yield: 6 servings


No.3
Ingredients for Oxtail Soup Recipe 31 large oxtail 1 onion 1 small slice fat salt pork or 1 tablespoon beef drippings 2 quarts water 1 carrot 1 stalk celery 2 teaspoons salt 2 cloves 2 peppercorns ½ saltspoonful paprika A sprig of parsley A little thyme A blade of mace InstructionsWash and cut up the oxtail, separating at each joint; divide the thick parts into four. Slice the onion and the saute in the hot pork or beef drippings. When the onion begins to brown, put in half of the oxtail and brown. Put this with the other in the soup-kettle, add the cold water, and when it comes to a boil add the carrot, celery, parsley, mace, and thyme, the cloves, peppers, and salt, and let it simmer until the oxtail is tender and begins to fall from the bones. Lift out some of the nicest pieces of oxtail and remove the meat from the bones, cut it small, and set aside to be served in the soup. Strain the liquor, skim off the fat, add the pieces of meat, more salt if necessary, and a little paprika. Boil up and add half a glass madeira or port. Serve with soup sticks. This soup, if made carefully, should be clear. If a thick soup is desired, brown a little of the fat in a saucepan, mix in very smoothly a tablespoon of flour, and stir in before putting in the piece of meat. It may also be varied by putting in the vegetables after the stock has been strained. They should then be diced and boiled in the stock until tender, but not broken. Related Recipes

No.4
Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure.
When it’s cold outside, one wants nothing more than a warm bowl of fortification. I find my strength in hearty soups and stews. One of my childhood favorites is oxtail soup. There are a bazillion ways to prepare oxtails.
The French braise the bone-on-meat in red wine until the meat falls off the bone and is enrobed in a rich dark burgandy lacquer. The effect is similar to braised veal cheeks - a technique that the Chinese also do very well - which was the inspiration for a fine dish I had earlier this year at Jean Georges.
Eastern Europeans often will simply make a broth-based soup with oxtails stewed with all the usual poor man’s vegetables: potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, celery and onions. It’s a simple process, requiring little to no attention - which suited me just fine for last night.
A good oxtail soup of this latter version should be served hot. It’s a very simple affair that shouldn’t be muddled with too many herbs or other flavors. The soup should be full of braised cabbage and chunks of other hearty vegetables like potatoes, parsnips, turnips, carrots and celery and should be too greasy (skimming for fat is a must). I like to add tomatoes for both colour and a delightful tangy sweetness. The meat should be braised so that it’s barely clinging to the cog-like bones by a few wonderfully gelatinous tendons.
There’s really no exact science:
1. Trim your oxtails of as much fat as possible.
2. In a hot dutch oven (or stock pot), sear the oxtails. Work in batches, if necessary. Remove from seared oxtails to a plate.
3. Saute some onions and roughly chopped tomatoes (or canned stewed tomatoes work well) with minced garlic in some oil in a dutch oven. When they have just begun to soften, return the oxtails and any juice to the pot along with the onions and garlic. Season liberally with salt and pepper.
4. Pour enough water to cover the oxtails by three times. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 2 hours. Add water if necessary.
5. Roughly chop cabbage, celery and potatoes (or any other root vegetable like turnips or carrots) in amounts desired. Add to the simmering stock and simmer for another hour.
6. Skim as much fat as possible and serve immediately with crusty bread. If you want to go fancy, chop up some chives or parsley and garnish. For an Asian bent - throw in some ginger during the braising process and use soy sauce instead of salt. Garnish with cilantro.
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What I did on Lunch break

Ahoy

This morning at 3am I played some ping pong!!! My opponents were Skyler and Rick both fellow coworkers and great ping pong players. I got skinned the first came by Skyler like the score was 11 to 3 or something like that. I almost won the rematch against Skyler and then I played Rick and lost to him as well. I have to work tonight and hope to be able to play some more ping pong on lunch break!!!

Glass coke bottles and straws

Here is a sight you don't see every day here in the USA. Glass coke and sprite bottles. Photo sent to me from the Philippines.