Atc fun...

I am new to the world of ATC.  Don't know what they are?  In a nutshell, they are like baseball cards but cards that artists trade.   It makes me giggle to think of myself as an artist because I am really just an art dabbler.  You can  Google them for more info.  I have way too many good links bookmarked to share just one!  I started some for a local swap yesterday and can see the addictiveness of them already.  Not wanting to ruin the surprise so just sharing a little corner of the card I am working on. 

In fact, these words are a good representation of how I have been feeling lately with fussy butt baby.  Hehe.  Waiting for warm weather.  Okay.  We don't have warm weather here on the northern coast of Cali but we do drive to the warm weather to soak up some heat.  It's actually a glorious day here.  Nice enough to go on a walk and notice some lovely bulbs coming up.  Gardening, for me, will have to wait for another day.  I have much more important tasks on my agenda.  Like, finishing my tea and breathing while the babe is asleep for a little while.

Pressure Cookin' love

Check out the star of the show today....

  

My beloved pressure cooker I bought three years ago on Amazon.  The best $100 I have ever spent.  Last night I was not feeling well but took some chicken leg quarters out the day prior with intentions to barbecue.   That wasn't happening when 4:30 rolled around and I just wanted dinner over with, ya know.  I made some barbecue sauce with a little extra water, deskinned the chicken, and pressure cooked it for 10 minutes.  Then stuck them under the broiler to caramelize the sauce for a few minutes.  So chicken leg quarters cooked in 15 minutes once they got up to pressure (add an additional five minutes).  They were done before my flavored rice was done and almost as long as it took me nuke some green beans.  Seriously, life can't get better than that if you are *forced* by your ravenous family to make dinner and all.