Throw Back Thursday ~ Cloudy/Rain ~ Picture of the Day ~ McDonalds Sedona Arizona ~ Tex-Mex Chicken Parm ~ My Picture on TV ~ National Spinach Day

Good 33º cloudy morning. 

Happy Throw Back Thursday ... 1989 when my Kristen graduated from the LA Sheriff's Academy.... Sheriff Block, Kristen, me, Jerry..

Yesterday we started off cloudy...

 Then we got rain. It rained on and off all day. 

I checked the downtown cam in Grants Pass... windy and rain all over the camera lens....

Picture of the Day ...

Interesting.....

  The bright yellow letter M for McDonald’s is one of the most recognizable logos in the world. However, there’s one McDonald’s that forgoes that famous yellow color in its logo. In Sedona, Arizona, the arches are turquoise! Why you ask? The city of Sedona, is famous for its natural beauty—namely, its mountainous landscape of red rock. Because of the landscape, there are rules in place for buildings in Sedona to make sure that no structure intrudes on the surrounding natural scenery. City officials believed that gold would clash with the surrounding red rocks, and instead opted for a more pleasing, soft blue color.

Tex-Mex Chicken Parm

4 cups tortilla chips

Two 8-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

Kosher salt

3 large eggs

1/2 cup canola oil

One 15-ounce jar chunky salsa 

One 8-ounce package pepper jack cheese, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

1 jalapeno, thinly sliced (seeds removed for less heat)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Put the chips in a food processor and pulse until they are finely ground; set aside. 
3. Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally so you have 4 thin chicken cutlets. 
4. Set up a breading station with 3 shallow dishes: Stir together the flour, chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the first dish. Beat the eggs in the second dish and add the tortilla chips to the third dish. Coat a cutlet in the flour. Dip in the egg, letting any excess drip off and then press into the tortilla chips. Transfer to a plate and bread the remaining cutlets. 
5. Heat 1/4 cup of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until a piece of the breading sizzles when added to the oil. Add 2 breaded cutlets to the oil, making sure they don't touch each other. Fry until golden brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Add the remaining 1/4 cup oil to the skillet, heat and then fry the remaining cutlets. 
6. Evenly spread 1/2 cup salsa on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange the chicken in a single layer on top. Pour 1/4 cup of salsa on top of each piece of chicken. Shingle the cheese evenly over the chicken.
7. Bake until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

Historically this date.....

1942 – World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

1978 – Four days before the scheduled opening of Japan's Narita International Airport, a group of protestors destroys much of the equipment in the control tower with Molotov cocktails.

1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..

1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides.

1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.

And births this date include....

1934 – Alan Arkin, American actor

1940 – James Caan, American actor

1944 – Diana Ross, American singer (The Supremes)

1946 – Johnny Crawford, American actor

1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer (Aerosmith)

1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress and singer

1950 – Martin Short, Canadian comedian

1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress

Last night Jack Church put on the news one of my cloud photos...

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Spinach Day is observed annually on March 26th.  Not only are there so many delicious ways that you can enjoy spinach, but it is also incredibly good for you!

An annual plant,  spinach is native to central and southwestern Asia. Thought to have originated in ancient Persia, Arab traders carried spinach into India, and then it was introduced into ancient China where it was known as “Persian vegetable   The earliest available record of the spinach plant was found in Chinese, saying that the spinach plant was introduced into China via Nepal.

During her reign as queen of France, Catherine de Medici was well known to have enjoyed spinach so much that it was served at every meal.  To this day, dishes made with spinach are known as “Florentine” reflecting Catherine’s birth in Florence.

• Spinach is:
• Eaten raw or cooked and is available fresh, frozen or canned.
• One of the best sources of iron.
• An excellent source of calcium, folic acid, fiber, protein, calcium and vitamins A, C and K.
• Is loaded with cancer-fighting antioxidants
• Believed to help improve cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health.

Types of spinach:

Savoy:  dark green color with curly leaves; usually sold in fresh bunches.
Flat or Smooth Leaf:  broad, smooth leaves;  mostly grown for canned and frozen spinach as well as soups, baby food and processed foods.
Semi-savoy:  a hybrid variety with crinkly leaves:  is sold fresh and processed.

• Following China, the United States is the world’s second-largest producer of spinach.
• California, Arizona and New Jersey are the top spinach producing states in the United States.

HOW TO OBSERVE

You might want to have a fresh spinach salad or a spinach pizza or maybe a warm, delicious spinach dip.  If one of those is not your choice, perhaps it would be a dish of creamed spinach or spinach lasagna. There are many ways to add spinach to your daily diet and partake in its health benefits.

Gloom/Rain ~ Geese ~ Picture of the Day ~ Elizabeth Taylor ~ Mexican Taco Meatloaf ~ National Medal of Honor Day

Good 34º dark cloudy morning. 

The gloom yesterday......

Then my Schwans order was delivered by Leon. While we were outside the husband and wife geese were on my house roof, but they didn't stay long enough for me to get a picture... so took this through the wire fence as they landed out in back of the house....

And Mr. Single Goose was on my barn roof.....

Leon was being greeted by Dude and we started talking about our dog's heritage.... he said he's was named Bruno. I laughed, as I had dated Jack Bruno in high school!! 

Yesterday we had some rain and I had a wet dog! Too bad we can't teach our dogs to hold umbrellas when they go out to do their business!

Picture of the Day .... LOL!

Interesting about Elizabeth Taylor....

On March 23, 2011, actress Elizabeth Taylor,

Born: February 27, 1932, London,

who appeared in more than 50 films, and won two Academy Awards, died of complications from congestive heart failure at age 79.  Here are 5 surprising facts you didn't know about Elizabeth Taylor...

Was there anything more stunning than Taylor's violet eyes and double eyelashes? While Taylor's eyes were not actually violet -- they were dark blue -- they could appear violet because of an excess of melanin pigment. As for those eyelashes, Taylor had a genetic mutation. This mutation, known as lymphedema-distichiassyndrome was caused by a gene called FOXC2. People with this hereditary condition have a double row of eyelashes, which is called distichiasis, and a risk of swollen limbs due to problems in the lymphatic system.

Apparently, 7 percent of people with this mutation also have congenital heart disease, and Taylor did have heart troubles that led to her death.

Taylor landed her first Life cover at the age of 15 and was on the cover 14 times throughout her life. She's been in over a thousand magazines as well, and the only person who's graced the cover of People solo more than she has is Princess Diana.

These days, it seems like every celebrity has their own signature fragrance. But the celebrity perfume and cologne craze all started with Taylor. In 1987, she released her perfume called “White Diamonds“ in collaboration with Elizabeth Arden, Inc. Every year, her perfume still brings in $1 billion in revenue globally.

When producer Walter Wanger was casting for the film Cleopatra, he knew he wanted Taylor to star as the lead role. He called her then-husband, Eddie Fisher, to discuss the movie. Taylor jokingly said to Fisher, “Tell him I’ll do the film for a million dollars.” This type of salary was unheard of in the industry, especially for a female leading lady. But Wanger obliged, and Taylor became the first actress to receive $1 million dollars for a single movie. Taylor later stated, “If someone’s dumb enough to offer me $1 million to make a picture, I’m certainly not dumb enough to turn it down.”

When Taylor married Conrad Hilton Jr. in 1950, her film career had taken off and he had a sizable fortune due to his father’s hotel chain. Though neither of them would have struggled for foot the bill for their 600-guest affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer actually paid for the whole thing.

• Spouses: Larry Fortensky (m 1991 - 1996), John Warner (m 1976 - 1982), Richard Burton (m 1975 - 1976), Richard Burton (m 1964 - 1974), Eddie Fisher (m 1959 - 1964), Mike Todd (m 1957 - 1958), Michael Wilding (m 1952 - 1957), Conrad Hilton Jr. (m 1950 - 1951)
• Children: Michael Wilding Jr., Liza Todd, Christopher Edward Wilding, Maria Burton

If you want to read about Debbie Reynolds and the Eddie Fisher/Liz Taylor caper...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2315458/Elizabeth-Taylors-affair-Eddie-Fisher-ultimate-sexual-betrayal-friend-Debbie-Reynolds.html

Here is a recipe shared by my pal Trisha Bowler (wife of the infamous John...LASD ret.) ... Sounds wonderfully good....

  

Mexican Taco Meatloaf

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• Prep
  15 m
• Cook
  45 m
• Ready In
  1 h

Recipe By:Camille

"My Mexican grandmother would use leftover corn tortilla chips in our meatloaf and everyone loved it! They all wanted seconds along with the recipe. A delicious Mexican-American comfort food."

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 3/4 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese
• 1 small onion, chopped

• 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup mild red taco sauce, or more to taste

 

1. Preheat the oven to 350º.
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4. Thoroughly combine beef, tortilla chips, pepper Jack cheese, onion, and taco seasoning in a bowl.
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7. Whisk eggs, milk, and taco sauce together in a separate bowl. Add to meat mixture and stir until well combined.
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10. Press mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf pan and top with a strip of taco sauce down the center.
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13. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and browned on top, 45 to 60 minutes.

Historically this date......

1943 – Start of the American amphibious landings in the Philippines a turning point in the Pacific War.

1990 – The Happy Land fire was an arson fire that kills 87 people trapped inside an illegal nightclub in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

1996 – An 81-day-long standoff between the anti-government group Montana Freemen and law enforcement near Jordan, Montana, begins.

And births this date include....

1911 – Jack Ruby, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (d. 1967)

1918 – Howard Cosell, American sports reporter (d. 1995)

1928 – Jim Lovell, American astronaut

1940 – Anita Bryant, American singer

She certainly got herself and career in trouble back in the 70's voicing her opinion against gays~

1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer (d.2018)

1947 – Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor

1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress

1982 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Medal of Honor Day on March 25th recognizes all Medal of Honor recipients.

On March 25, 1863, Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton presented the first Medals of Honor (Army) to six members of  “Andrews Raiders” for their volunteering and participation during an American Civil War raid in April of 1862.

Created in 1861, the Medal of Honor is the United States of America’s highest military honor.  It is awarded only to US military personnel by the President of the United States in the name of Congress for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.

There are three versions of the Medal of Honor; one for the Army, one for the Navy and one for the Air Force, with personnel of the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard receiving the Navy version.

Since its creation, there have been 3,468 Medals of Honor awarded to the country’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and coast guardsmen.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Some federal, state, local, and military organizations may hold events recognizing Medal of Honor recipients. These events may be public or private. Other ways to participate include:

• Volunteering for your local veteran organization
• Donate to a veteran service organization
• Adopt a Medal of Honor grave site
• Fly the U.S. flag at your home or business
• Visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Visit local memorial sites

NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY HISTORY

In 1990, the United States Congress designated March 25th of each year as National Medal of Honor Day.