I draw Opossums

Again...

Waikiki Meatballs

I thought I'd start off the food barrage with a family favorite. The source of this recipe is lost to antiquity. In searching for the source online I found this recipe on several different sites and the recipe is mostly identical. Which makes me think it was originally from an old magazine or cookbook. The recipe I use is one that lives is my mother's file cabinet and is hand written on a card that illustrates exactly how often we make this.

Old Stained Up Recipe Card

Don't worry I won't make you read it off of that.

This dish is sweet and savory and is sure to be an instant hit.

A photo to tantalize the senses. 

Waikiki Meatballs

1 1/2 lbs. Ground Beef
2/3 Cups dry bread or cracker crumbs
1/3 Cup Minced Onion
1 Egg
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Ground Ginger
1/4 Cup Milk

Combine above ingredients on a bowl. Form into meatballs (about a rounded tablespoon per meatball).

1 Tbl. Shortening or coconut oil

Melt coconut oil in skillet - Brown and cook meatballs, turning frequently. Remove meatballs and set aside. Drain fat.

2 Tbl. Cornstarch
1/2 Cup Brown sugar
13 1/5 oz. Can of pineapple tidbits. Drain and reserve syrup - about 1 cup
1/3 Cup Vinegar
1 Tbl. Soy sauce
1 Chopped Bell Pepper.

Mix Cornstarch and sugar. Stir in pineapple syrup, vinegar, and soy sauce until smooth. Pour into skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Add meatballs pine apple and peppers. Heat through. Serve on rice.

Janell's notes: I like this recipe but I do things just a little bit differently. I usually skip the shortening/coconut oil and cook the meatballs in the microwave for about 5 minutes; this makes it super fast.  In place of sugar I'll use sucanat or organic evaporated cane juice. I always use brown rice.

Lets Start With Some Art

I draw. I like scribbling pictures of little animals on paper.

I draw lots of possums.

Dragon-Poodles

And even green turtle-wolf-people.

Weird I know. For the uninitiated the green turtle-wolf-person is what some refer to as an "fursona". The word fursona is a combination of fur and persona. A fursona is a sort of avatar, a representation of a person, generally one who life animal related stories and art, on the internet. A sort of mascot if you will. Rous(the possum), Easton, and Tortuga are all various mascots I use online.

If you wish to see more of my art check out http://kame-kami.deviantart.com/

I am the Do Everything Girl

I have struggles blogging. I have two other public blogs. One was about my horse that passed away and is no longer updated, and the other is about my various adventures with horses. It is updated sparsely, mostly because no one wants an update on how many stalls I've cleaned today. However I have been bursting with creativity of late, cooking, sketching, sewing, but all would be off topic on the other blogs. After mulling it around I decided new blog was the best direction.

But why would  pick the topic of Do Everything Girl? Well because I feel like I do a little bit of everything. Cook, sew, craft, draw, ride/drive horses, teach riding lessons, train dogs, mesmerize toddlers, and sing show tunes poorly. I am a jack of all trades and a master of none. Fearless within reason. I'll try just about any thing. Also the potential for a super hero theme was just too overwhelming.

Be prepared for a lot of food topics, I've been stock piling photos and recipes.

Here we go.