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Coming to you, from Louisville, KY! It’s the @Valentine Podcast with your Furnished couple, J and Renee Valentine.
Intro Music – Who Loves Me by Pretty Lights – http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/home
Today is Monday, March 12, 2012 and this is Episode 51!
Weekend Wrap-up
- Birthday Meal
- Sister in Town
- Sunday Grillin’
Tech (Gadgets, Computers, etc.)
- “The new iPad”
- Confusing Name
- Same Price Points
- iPad2 price drop
- New Apple TV
- 1080p capable with new chip.
- Gateway 23” HD LCD-LED Monitors
Media (Movies, Games, Books, Television Shows, Music)
- Movies By Chance: Result: 186 – Woman Thou Art Loosed
- Movie for Next Week: 96 – Long Life, Happiness, and Prosperity, Choose
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
- Tera Beta
- Finished Way of Kings
- Finished 2nd book of Hunger Games – Chasing Fire
- Started on 3rd and final book of hunger games
Food
- Mexican Chicken Casserole
- Strumpet’s Pasta Salad
- Mike’s Meats
- Bangers and Mash
Odds and Ends (Bumper provided by Johnny Feisty)
- New Furniture (Rearranging)
Contact Information
You can reach us by email at thevalentinecast@gmail.com. You can also see our blog at valentinecast.com. The podcast Twitter feed is ValentineCast. You can also call us at (415) 758-2278 Video can be seen at http://youtube.com/ValentineCast J’s Twitter feed is theCaoboi and Renee’s twitter feed is theIceflow
Outro Music: Pretty Lights – Double Love
Recipe Exploration: Strumpet’s Super Simple Pasta Salad
Name: Strumpet’s Super Simple Pasta Salad
By: Renee (based on Strumpet’s Recipe)
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- 1 package pasta (bowtie was used)
- 1 lb. spicy Italian sausage
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, diced
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 lemon (or lemon juice equivalent)
- 1 package baby mixed greens – whichever kind you like best
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (can use flavored if you like)
- ½ cup to a cup parmesan (shaved or grated)
- ½ cup feta cheese
Directions:
- Boil the pasta according to the package directions.
- While waiting for the pasta water to boil, brown the sausage. Add in the mushrooms and peppers and saute until mushrooms are tender.
- Toss sausage mixture in with the salad.
- Squeeze the juice of the lemon out of the lemon
- Chop (mince) garlic and mix with the lemon juice and oil.
- Drain pasta and toss in salad. Add lemon dressing and toss again.
- Add parmesan toss a final time. Sprinkle with feta.
Notes:
- If all of it isn’t gone that night, this will serve as a cold salad the next day.
- It’s good with fresh cracked black pepper.
Recipe Exploration: Mexican Chicken Casserole
Name: Mexican Chicken Casserole
By: Renee Valentine
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms
- 6 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 cups shredded Mexican Blend cheese
- 4 oz can of chopped green chiles
- 1 package of taco seasoning
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 15 oz can of black beans
- 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 8 ounces boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and diced
Directions:
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Saute mushrooms until soft.
- Combine mushrooms, sour cream, 1 cup of cheese, green chiles, taco seasoning, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, cumin, black beans, salsa, rice, and chicken. Place in a greased 9X13 casserole dish.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of casserole and bake until melted.
Notes:
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