Category: Life

Queso!

September 16, 2019

Ingredients 2.5 cups Cheddar cheese, freshly shredded (using pre-shredded can result in grainy queso)1 tbsp cornstarch1/2 tbsp butter or olive oil1 large garlic clove, minced1/4 small white onion, very finely chopped (1/4 cup)13 oz evaporated milk (1 can, not low fat)1 small tomato, finely diced (3/4 cup)1/4 tsp each onion powder, garlic powder, cumin4 oz can chopped green chile,...

Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Rice

August 15, 2019

Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken thigh or breast (thigh will have more flavor), cubed1 lb bacon, sliced into 1-inch chunks2 c. white rice3 c. chicken Broth1 TBS Ranch seasoning (or a mix of Onion Powder and Garlic Powder and your favorite other seasonings) Directions In the base of your Instant Pot on Saute, brown the bacon until crispy, remove. Reserve 1 TBS of oil. Add your chicken and quick fry to add a little color....

Keto Cheesecake

August 9, 2019

Ingredients For the crust 1 1/2 cup Almond flour1/4 cup Confectioners Swerve, or reduced-calorie sweetener of choice1 teaspoon Cinnamon6 tablespoons Butter, melted For the filling 6 8 ounces pkg. full fat cream cheese, room temperature2 C Confectioners Swerve, or reduced-calorie sweetener of choice 5 large Eggs room temperature8 oz. Sour Cream room temperature1 TBS Vanilla...

"Just" ... a thief of intent.

July 31, 2019

"Just" get a job."Just" try harder."Just" be positive, it will work out.I'm "just" a streamer.Just is a thief of value. You say "just" to pretend not to mean what you are saying, to soften the comment, to steal the intent of your words. Somewhere we developed a gray area between being humble and getting stepped on. We started adding "just" in front of our sentences. It's almost like we feel the need to apologize so we throw in the word "just".Part...

Positivity Sucks

April 11, 2019

I read a great article today about positivity, and how it's pervasive and aggressive smear campaign is garbage. Honestly, I was all at once struck at how much relief I felt that I wasn't alone in feeling that way. I'm generally a pretty nice person. I try and be kind, in all things. Which should not be confused with positivity. There's a huge difference in being nice and being positive. There are huge differences in two. I can be kind to you,...

Celebrate!

March 19, 2019

It's my Birthday on Friday and I'll be celebrating with a birthday stream on Twitch.tv starting at 7pm (MDT) with giveaways all night long. Come celebrate with me! Put it on your calendar...

The Manifesto...

March 15, 2019

I feel like this word will continue to bleed through online media for months to come as we mourn the loss of life resulting from the horrific shootings at the two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A white-supremacist shooter murdered innocents while they sat in peace, for what seems like a sick twisted plot that was dreamed up only to bait the media. The shooter live-streamed the attack itself on Facebook, and the video was quickly shared...

Feeling the change coming

February 2, 2019

This time of year for me has always felt harder emotionally than others. Beyond the very real weight of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), there is a weird sort of awkward holding my breath sort of feeling. It's an uncomfortableness that's resulted in settling into something that is a palpable discomfort, but I can't really do anything about it. Winter time (at least in Colorado) is as manic as any other season, but for me, the grasp winter has...

Lean into love

January 30, 2019

While we're on the subject of feelings (I mean, when aren't we?) I want to dive into my love for my wide variety of loving friends. They are scattered around the globe, and I feel like the ones I collect, seem to stay delicately tucked into pockets of my life and poke their heads out when I need them most. They are quite possibly the most treasured peices of my heart. Never has there ever been a deeper love in this universe than the love I have...

Loving yourself first.

January 28, 2019

If there's something that's become increasingly more obvious to me as I've become older and more mature is that to deal with life's challenges and be a better more whole person is that we have to heal ourselves and learn to love ourselves first, before we can be loved and be of true use to the world. Not to say we can't be loved and be useful to others without it - but I've come to a certain understanding slowly over the last few years. I really...