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HI everyone! The Valentines are bringing another video for Snap Post Vlog and we wanted to share with you 5 things that we miss about being in an apartment. Granted, we had to stretch for some things but they are there!
Music: Satchel Grande – Transition Haircut
Recipe Exploration: Crocker Family Macaroni and Cheese
Name: Crocker Macaroni and Cheese
By: Cynthia Crocker
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 35 to 40 min
Servings: 4 to 5
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups of elbow macaroni
- ¼ box of Velveeta (2 lb box)
- 4 oz mild cheddar
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
- Prepare elbow macaroni according to package directions in salted water. Drain.
- In a glass baking dish, combine prepared elbow macaroni, Velveeta, and cheddar cheese.
- Beat egg in a small bowl and add to elbow macaroni.
- Add the salt and pepper and stir thoroughly. It will be a little watery.
- Bake at 400° 35 to 40 minutes or until brown.
Notes:
- This is a great family dish so make sure to double the recipe for family!
- For some extra spice, add red pepper flakes
- For extra cheese, you can add some on top ten minutes before baking until it melts.
Episode 054 – Chasing Cars
The @Valentine Podcast Show Notes
[audio http://atvalentine.podbean.com/mf/web/eceeq/Episode054.mp3|titles=Episode 54 – Chasin’ Car]Intro
Coming to you, from Louisville, KY! It’s the @Valentine Podcast with your Chasing Car couple, J and Renee Valentine.
Intro Music – Who Loves Me by Pretty Lights – http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/home
Today is Monday, April 02, 2012 and this is Episode 54!
Weekend Wrap-up
- Solar Lights
- Gardening Noob
- Good job U of L
Media (Movies, Games, Books, Television Shows, Music)
- Movies By Chance: Result: 72 – My Name is Bruce; 183 – Under Suspicion
- Movie for Next Week: 108 – Three o clock High; 53 – Brothers; 183 – Under Suspicion
- Real Steel
- Syriana
- Riding in Cars with Boys
- Total Recall Trailer
- Mad Men Still Weird
- Game of Thrones
- Mass Effect 2
- J finished Journey
- Mist of Panderia Beta
- Renee quit Draw Something
Food
- Spicy Black Bean Burgers
- Vegetable Parmesan Penne
- Dunkin Donuts
Odds and Ends (Bumper provided by Johnny Feisty)
- Welcome home to Strumpet and Aprillian!
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 – If I Gave You My Love
Recipe Exploration: Vegetable Parmesan Penne
Name: Vegetable Parmesan Penne
By: Renee
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup fresh broccoli florets
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped zucchini
- ½ cup of chopped squash
- ½ onion, chopped
- salt
- pepper
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 cups sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil chopped
- 3 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Toss with olive oil.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, roast asparagus, broccoli, bell pepper, zucchini, squash, and onion until flecked with dark brown. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Saute garlic and sun-dried tomatoes until heated through. Toss with penne, roasted vegetables and Parmesan. Place in a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven 30 to 40 minutes, until hot.
Notes:
- Good idea to use a stir fry mix to save on time and money. Be careful using frozen. Fresh seems to work best with this recipe
- This would be excellent with chicken, shrimp or bacon if you are feeling meaty
- You can add in oil from sun dried tomatoes for extra flavor
Recipe Exploration: Spicy Black Bean Burgers
Name: Spicy Black Bean Burgers
By: Renee Valentine
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 can (16 Oz. Size) Black Beans
- ½ whole Onion, Cut Into Wedges
- 3 cloves Garlic, Peeled And Rough Chopped
- 1 whole Red Pepper, Stem And Seeds Removed, Chopped
- 1 whole Egg
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 Tablespoon Sriracha Hot Sauce (or Your Favorite Hot Sauce)
- ½ cups Finely Chopped Cilantro
- 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- 2 Tablespoons Canola Oil
- 4 whole Burger Buns Or Kaiser Rolls
Directions:
- Drain the can of black beans. In a mixing bowl, mash the black beans with a fork or a potato masher.
- Use a food processor to chop the onion, garlic, and red pepper until very fine. Stir the mixture in with the beans.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the egg, cumin, onion powder, chili powder, Sriracha and cilantro. Add this to the bean mixture and combine well.
- If the mixture has a lot of liquid, strain with a cheesecloth or let it strain through a colander with very fine holes. Once the excess liquid has drained off, return the bean mixture to the bowl and stir in half of the bread crumbs.
- Use your hands to form four evenly sized patties. Coat the outside of the burger patties in the remaining bread crumbs.
- Heat the oil in a skillet on medium high heat. Cook burgers in the pan until heated through and slightly browned on both sides.
- Put the burger on top of a bun. Dress with all your favorite burger condiments and enjoy!
Notes:
Episode 053 – Gardening
The @Valentine Podcast Show Notes
Intro
Coming to you, from Louisville, KY! It’s the @Valentine Podcast with your Gardening couple, J and Renee Valentine.
Intro Music – Who Loves Me by Pretty Lights – http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/home
Today is Monday, March 26, 2012 and this is Episode 53! And we have a special guest, Deidre Crocker!
Weekend Wrap-up
- Yard Work
- Fighting with the Onions
- Guests on CAW
- Hunger Games
Tech (Gadgets, Computers, etc.)
- Hangout Air
Media (Movies, Games, Books, Television Shows, Music)
- Movies By Chance: Result: Valley of the Dolls, Caveman
- Movie for Next Week: 72 – My Name is Bruce; 183 – Under Suspicion; Siriana; Robocop 2; Riding in Cars with Boys
- The Hunger Games
- Mad Men Premiere
- Mass Effect 2
- Mist of Panderia (or lack thereof)
- Starcraft 2 disappointment
- Journey
- Finished 3rd book of Hunger Games – MockingJay
- Continuing A Mazalan Book of the Fallen Collection 1 by Steven Erikson
- Boring, boring, boring
Food
- None? What the hell!!!
- Meijer has good cookies
- http://www.thisisitbbq.com/
Odds and Ends (Bumper provided by Johnny Feisty)
- Driving to Nerdtacular
- Nerdtacular Kickstarter goal reached on first day
Podcast of the Week (Until we run out of Podcasts)
- Ctrl Alt Wow with Aprillian, Tedra, Ashayo, and Jeppy
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
Episode 052 – 52 Questions
The @Valentine Podcast Show Notes
Intro
Coming to you, from Louisville, KY! It’s the @Valentine Podcast with your question answering couple, J and Renee Valentine.
Intro Music – Who Loves Me by Pretty Lights – http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/home
Today is Monday, March 26, 2012 and this is Episode 52!
Today we’re answering questions about us in this year celebration of the Valentine Cast!
Episode 051 – Furnished
Living Room
Kitchen
The @Valentine Podcast Show Notes
[audio http://atvalentine.podbean.com/mf/web/gr3h36/Episode051.mp3|titles=Episode 51 – Furnished]Intro
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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