Ummm.....bop! There she is...Quinn..my new pen..The feminine version of Quill..Hahahaha...get it???....I just made that up. Perhaps it is all due to the excitement from my new magic pen...Magic pens can do that to a person, again, I speak from experience...
The coolest thing about my super-cool new pen, aside from the fact she is cool and such, is that she lights up when you write...I'll never be in the dark with this pen...Best $3.00 I ever spent! Can I get a Yay for the Fred Meyer...!!!
Here she is glowing...I hope you all had taken a seat...for liability reasons, of course..
I quite enjoy my new pen friend....we have spent the afternoon dancing around the apartment, listening to the Bloodhound Gang together. Blinds closed, of course.. It's been a hoot...she even visited 'the Wall..'
She fits right in....literally, one might say...that was merely for the photo session...she was a little more 'laid back,' so to speak, earlier in the evening....
Even, E.V. was having a hoot at the wall...heck, it was Sunday, and warm, and our calendars were hardly filled with activities...
It's soooo hot, Mama....Where's your new special pen??
Another visitor out on 'the Wall' was a precious and tenacious little chihuahua named Petey..I love Petey...he's so aloof and pretends to possess a tough exterior..yet he is a total softie.....shhhhh...don't tell him I spilled the beans...he'd never sit in my lap ever again...and that would break my heart...He also likes to dance...
Ladies and gentleman...for the first time on the world wide web...Petey the great! Isn't he precious!?!?!?!!?
Contrary to what you may believe...chainsaw jugglers are way cooler..btw...We did not spend our entire day out at 'the Wall..' I had food to prep and such..and I do not disappoint...and was on a mission...so to speak... We had Beef Wellington, Duchess potatoes and spinach. I have a logical reason for my menu choice...would you care to hear about my logic..or shall I proceed to the meal?? Yep...I knew that would be the answer....I'm zipping my lips and moving along, my friends....
Here are the ingredients for the beef..
See my new, super-cool pen???? She rocks! As I digress....beef, mushrooms, shallots, puff pastry and..oh, and do not forget thyme...we do not have time to forget about thyme..sorry...I know that joke is SOOO old...I couldn't help myself...
To prepare Beef Wellington, you need to make a mushroom duxelle...it's French, I believe...I am not familiar with the French Language....I can say 'oh, la la...,' and I adore Pepe LePew...however I am rather certain that does not count....regardlesss..back to the duxelle...it is a combination of mushrooms, shallots and garlic which are sauteed in butter...and there is no foie gras in my version of Wellington...although foie gras is pretty tasty...
This skillet contains...secrets that will save the world...hahahahah...no, not really....
the contents of this skillet will be atop the beef in about two seconds...
Once the duxelle is atop the beef...it is enveloped in puff pastry....sounds all fancy-pants and such, but not really...I even found find to still dance around the apartment with my new pen! It's not hard like Chinese arithmetic or anything..
Here is my new, super-duper cool pen boxing...not really boxing, but being a 'cheerleader.' I never cared for cheerleaders, so she's a boxer...one with pixie dust!
'Take that! Skillet of Injustice....Where is MY cape, Lone Foodie???????'
I put her in her place, swiftly, and without incident...that is why, my friends, I possess the cape.... I made Duchess potatoes to accompany the Wellington.. It was the weekend...I had no plans, so why not...
Extreme Potato Makeover...You will not recognize this potato once it has been in my hands....
Duchess potatoes....you can thank mashed potatoes, an egg and a pastry bag...with a magical tip...;-)
That is how these little gems are created...
I did prepare a peppercorn sauce....care to see??????? Toooo bad...I am subjecting you to a glance of the sauce...nothing one would blog about...but tasty, none the less....
Upon completion of all of my shenanigans...I am an expert in the shenanigan department, in case you were wondering...
we did ultimately have dinner, and it was yummy.
Beef Wellington, Duchess Potatoes, Peppercorn sauce and spinach....
Woohoo!! Not really...I jest....another one of my afflictions..
Dinner was spectacular...however, I am just too immature.. I was just too focused on my new super-cool pen. Did I mention it was super-cool and did all sorts of stuff??? I can't help myself...it's almost better than the You Tube and the Google...
Even E.V...enjoyed the pen!
PSA for this evening...new pens, especially if they glow and box...rock! See you all tomorrow...thanks for joining! We will see you tomorrow....fingers and toes crossed!
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