Impromptu Chicken Pho

I had a hankering for some chicken pho a few days ago, and since we had remnants of a Costco roast chicken in the 'fridge I threw together available ingredients and made this.  Everything was good except for the "shiru" which was very bland.  Canned chicken broth just didn't cut it.

I remembered that I had this that I bought from H Mart the one time that I went there.  The package said "5 servings" so I expected to find 5 packets inside.

Instead it contained loose powder, but it was easy to just sprinkle some onto my soup.  It totally worked.  In 5 seconds my pho went from being super bland to being super ono!

The ingredients aren't exactly healthy, but I would so use it again next time.

Our Electric Bill

For the first time our electric bill was in the negative.

In comparison, this was our last bill before we had our solar panels installed 10 years ago.  According to my calculations $531.62 x 12 months x 10 years = $63,794.40!!

Pancakes on a Hexclad

Landon and I got Wendell a Hexclad frying pan for Christmas. Wendell baptized it yesterday by making some pancakes.  He tried out a new recipe, and the pan worked so good that the first three pancakes got burnt!  😆   After Wendell lowered the heat from "4" to "1", the pancakes came out just right.  

Not perfectly round in shape, they were fluffy and had a bit of a crunch on the outside.  Too yummy.  

The recipe is from here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Even though the button shows how I really feel, I do wish all you peoples a Merry Christmas Day today.  No stressing allowed . . . only relaxing . . . and eating.

We're staying home again this year, just the three of us.  Wendell made prime rib last night.  Not sure what's on the menu for today.  Maybe leftovers. 

Today's Sunrise

I totally annoyed Wendell on our walk this morning.  He had softball practice to go to and didn't have time to dilly dally, but . . .

President Zelensky's Historic Speech to Congress 12/21/2022

 

Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes

I found copies of the application for marriage licenses of my grandparents on both sides here at ulukau.org.

The search site is called Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes, and it was chicken-skin amazing to find the info.  Now I know the names of my grandparents' parents including great grandmothers' maiden names!  How cool izdat! 

Tip:  It seems that misspellings abounded when translating from Japanese (for example) to English back then, so it's better to be not so precise in the search box.  My dad's father's first name was misspelled and my mom's mother's maiden name was also misspelled. 

The following is a screenshot and is not linkable.

Putin Statue

A statue of Putin has been installed in a Worcestershire village in England.  Throwing of eggs is encouraged.

Brush Pen Drawing

Halfway through this Hokusai wannabe drawing I decided to record with my phone.  Here's the result.  

Geri's Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Per Geri:   Pillsbury biscuits come in a tube of 8.  I separate them to fit into 12 muffin tin slots. Mix together left over Costco chicken, mixed frozen vegetables and 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup.  Spoon into biscuit wells and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Sounds easy yah!

Here are her ingredients (minus the chicken).