Gaming: Mists of Panderia
Renee and J bring you another video for Snap Post Vlog outlying their feelings on the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, Mists of Panderia. We tell you what we like, what we don’t like, and what we’re most excited about.
Music: Foy Vance – Be The Song
5 for 5: Apartment Living Better than a House
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.
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