by The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda
Member since:
October 10, 2006

abadabble dabble dabble

June 08, 2008 02:31 PM UTC
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i'm still sleepy, i don't know why, so i'm having issues formulating full articles today.  so i though i'd dabble.

 

photographing paintings

sometimes no matter what you do, you can't get the image to reproduce the color correctly.  i've attempted 4 times since yesterday to photograph the new painting, and i keep losing the greens and getting yellowed whites when i do keep the greens.  it may just be photoshop, it may be the camera, it may just be that i'm a picky girl.

 

ramen noodles

I have a bizarre love affair with ramen noodles.  this is how i keep my food budget below $40.00 a month.  while the instant kind aren't as good as fresh ramen, they will do.  i can literally eat them 3 times a day and it will taste different each time dependant on what you put in them.  do you have any secret favorite ramen additive?  let me know, i'll give it a whirl.

 

sunburns and blisters

i don't understand how while i did not get sunburnt on my face at all, i still got some blisters on my left cheek, while my shoulders, knees and parts of the tops of my feet got crispy, did not blister at all. 

although i am starting to peel, which would be a great time to play zombie.

 

new friends and good times

i've met some new friends recently.  started dating one of them, sort of.  they are all good guys, if a little dorky in their own ways.  talked philosphy in my hot tub with them the other night while one played my guitar and sang.  ate amazing food prepared by M at his restaurant last night.  tried to help one pick up a girl last night to no avail.  i like this bunch. 

 

that's all the dabbling i have for now.  i will maybe do more later.  just depends on how much of a dabblebunny i feel like being today.

Comments: 41

Tory H. Jun 8, 2008, 2:40pm UTC
Very nice :)
N. K.* . Jun 8, 2008, 2:44pm UTC
In answer to your ramen noodle query: hot sauce! Goes good on most everything. : )
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 2:44pm UTC
thanks tory for stopping and checking it out.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 2:44pm UTC
ah nick, but what kinda hot sauce? krystal is the favorite around these parts, however i find it absolutely bland and tasteless.
N. K.* . Jun 8, 2008, 2:47pm UTC
Call me old skool but I am partial to McEilheney's (Probably not spelled right but you know which one I mean) Louisana Devil Sauce is prettydamn good too. Oh rah, it'll clear out your sinuses.

I always know when I push it too far when it makes my head sweat. Now that's good eatin' !
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 2:55pm UTC
i have one a former coworker made for me out of haberos. it's called Bubba's Hot Sauce. it's pretty darn hot.
flit . Jun 8, 2008, 3:10pm UTC
we had ramen for breakfast today .... usually throw whatever leftovers are kicking around into it... today was all just veggies .... had snow peas and carrots and onions and shrooms

I once ate pretty much nothing but ramen for a summer... kids were away and I had no $$
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 3:13pm UTC
i had ramen for breakfast too flit. lol. mine was done more like a thick stew with leftover taco meat.
penni d. Jun 8, 2008, 3:59pm UTC
No NOODLES for me, lol, unless 'tis my own linguine....'tis outta this world in great taste!! glad you made some new friends, CC...i have to make mine out of wood ,wal-mart bags, and old clothes....
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 4:10pm UTC
mmmm home made linguine. yum.
Heather C. Jun 8, 2008, 4:12pm UTC
Ramen noodles, the way to go! Cheap and tasty! Sorry I hadn't posted yet, I've been point whoring too posting pics of the wedding. Oh yea, I got a little too involved in the adult words with Sharon!
Adelaide M. Jun 8, 2008, 4:13pm UTC
I love Ramen as well. I usually don't use it like it's intended to be, like a soup. I boil the water, add the noodles then drain when done.
Do not add the seasoning thing in the water.

After the noodles are drained, dump them in a bowl, add butter and the seasoning packet and stir. Add parmesan cheese. Eat
Adelaide M. Jun 8, 2008, 4:15pm UTC
The other way I do it is the boil the noodles, don't add the seasoning packet here either. Drain and add butter and italian dressing and parmesan cheese. Yummy.

Both of these can be made with pasta too (just save the seasoning packets from the first recipe and try it with actual noodles, its really good.)
Marianne R. Jun 8, 2008, 4:22pm UTC
Enjoyed reading the this and that.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 4:53pm UTC
sharon, that sounds great. i've done it like that in an asian slaw.

adelaide, that was the only way i ate ramen for many years. butter, splash of milk and tons of parmesan.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 4:53pm UTC
thanks heather and marianne
Grems 'gremlin' Jun 8, 2008, 5:17pm UTC
Ramen with veggies, ramen with butter, ramen with leftovers, ramen with ramen... Love ramen especially in the winter for lunch.
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Jun 8, 2008, 5:38pm UTC
Nick beat me to the Ramen thing. Love that stuff. Drain almost all liquid, add butter (like buttered noodles) then seasoning packet. Parmesan or three cheese blend can be added . . . a little tobasco or other hot sauce . . . stir . . . and WALA! Best with chicken or creamy chicken flavor. :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Duckie 1 Jun 8, 2008, 5:51pm UTC
I love Ramen best as a soup. I don't drain the water, then I add the flavoring packet with any vegies at hand... slivered carrots, sliced celery, bokchoy or green onions, whole pea pods, etc. Plus any leftover meats like chicken breasts, barbecued pork, shrimp or ground turkey. I don't let the noodles cook too long or the vegies too limp. I also add hot chili oil for more oomph.

Now I'm hungry.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 6:26pm UTC
duckie, i've been doing a lot of the soup thing in the winter. it's a bit hot in the summer here for much soup. mmmm whole pea pods.
I don't much like ramen, I just stopped by to say Hi.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 8, 2008, 7:25pm UTC
that's okay gabby. took me years before i did.
Stephanie B. Jun 8, 2008, 7:53pm UTC
I'm not an expert. I don't eat them because I'm allergic to MSG, but Lee likes to load it up with garlic.
Andrea "slackermom" R. Jun 8, 2008, 11:04pm UTC
I had no idea there was such a thing as fresh Ramen. Where does one obtain it?
Andrea "slackermom" R. Jun 8, 2008, 11:08pm UTC
I have been concerned that my daughter was going to get malnutrition and die. She eats Ramen every day. Is there any actual nutrition in Ramen?

Perhaps the fresh ones you speak of are slightly more valuable as foodage.
*Carol ~Bronx Southern Belle Y. Jun 8, 2008, 11:54pm UTC
Artists are dabblers, so you're just being you. Very nice.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 9, 2008, 7:03am UTC
andrea, there are actual ramen restaurants in bigger cities, and naturally all over japan. you can get better quality ramen at the oriental markets, some i believe even have "fresh" kinda like the buttoni fresh pasta deal. the nutritional value come in what you put in your ramen. just eating it plain doesn't have much i believe.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 9, 2008, 7:03am UTC
thanks carol.
Wade A. Jun 9, 2008, 3:54pm UTC
Yabble dabble doo!

No real input as I don't eat Ramen noodles and avoid the sun like the plague. I just thought I'd stop by and say hi!
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 9, 2008, 4:30pm UTC
wade, i normally avoid the sun too, but it's hard to do when your friend decides to have her birthday party in canoes on a river.
Joseph H. Jun 9, 2008, 4:35pm UTC
wanna do something that'll gross out your friends? look through your Ramen noodles and find the longest one. Some can be a foot long. Take it and hold one end. Then swallow it starting at the other end (don't bite it!). Then when all of it is down your throat, pull it back out.
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 9, 2008, 4:41pm UTC
for a second there joseph, i thought you were going to say shoot it out your nose and then wind it out like dental floss.
Joseph H. Jun 9, 2008, 4:42pm UTC
that'd be a heck of a trick...
aniko    Jun 9, 2008, 7:11pm UTC
Just add anything salty, thank you. I was out in the frigging sun the whole day with a bunch of second graders, on a very hot day. Just our luck, of course--there are only about three or four says like that here per year. (I mean a throw waterballoons, walk into sprinklers and put the ice from the cooler on your head kind of hot.)

[Imagine I put fifteen hyphens in that, and that fifteen is the actual number of hyphens needed.]
The Fine Art of C.C. Miranda Jun 9, 2008, 7:12pm UTC
tee hee aniko.
aniko    Jun 10, 2008, 12:22am UTC
says = days
April H. Jun 20, 2008, 2:31pm UTC
glad you've met some cool new people!
René Allen Aug 11, 2008, 3:50pm UTC
I just add various spices to my ramen noodles CC ~ and spinach, and lots of garlic, and tons of pepper throw in some shrimp when you want to splurge ~ mushrooms and black olives are wonderful too (if you like that) . . .

Hope you are doing very well . . . haven't seen you in a looooooong while! No fault of yours of course {smiles} ~

Rene
Srsly -- peanut butter in the chicken, ground pepper, hot pepper sauce, soy sauce and some parsley; it's poor man's satay.

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