Upcoming Events

Hello Sweetie!

There are several upcoming events in which I am participating in and I'm very excited.  First up, on March 1st, is M. Pax's Back to the Future Bloghop.

Premise:

You're up before dawn on a Saturday when the doorbell rings. You haven't brewed your coffee so you wonder if you imagined the sound. Plonking the half-filled carafe in the sink, you go to the front door and cautiously swing it open. No one there. As you cast your eyes to the ground, you see a parcel addressed to you ... from you.

You scoop it up and haul it inside, sensing something legitimate despite the extreme oddness of the situation. Carefully, you pry it open. Inside is a shoebox -- sent from ten years in the future -- and it's filled with items you have sent yourself.

What's in it?

Next is a bloghop hosted by the Ninja Captain himself, Alex J. Cavanaugh. 

March 18, 2013

All you do is go to Alex's blog, sign up on the Linky thing and then write a post that lists your top ten movies.  That was easy!

Finally, I have laid out my plan for April 2013's Blogging From A-Z Challenge.

 Come and join the fun!  For more information, please click here, A-Z Challenge..

Take care,
Chary

Panel Entries for Elise and Michelle's Blogging Anniversary

This is my entry for the blogging anniversary giveaway hosted by Elise and Michelle.  This is my fun and silly story.  Enjoy!

Emily: "Wait, don't leave me!  You promised!"

Madeline: "I did not!  Run faster, the wind is picking up."

Emily: "If I go any faster, I'll twist my ankle.  Okay, here I goooooooooooooooooo!"
(Emily makes it by a millisecond and actually twists her ankle on the rope.)
      



Emily: "Darn it!  Hold the rope still, it's slapping me in the cheek.   Seriously!  This day can't get any worse."

Madeline: "I don't know why I travel with you.  You're a train wreck waiting to happen!"

Emily: "Are you going to stand there complaining or do me the honour of helping me in the balloon basket."

Madeline: "Oh yeah, I guess I should do that."

CV: Captain Vomit here to save the day!

Emily: "Really, now you get here.  After Madeline has hauled me into the basket.  Everybody!  Let's pop the champagne because Captain Vomit is here! "  {sarcastically}

Madeline: "We don't need any help go away!  Buzz off!  You're going to screw up the balloon."

CV: "Oh no!  I'm caught in a balloon tango!  Blast these hurricane force winds!  Argh!  Argh!  Oh crap!"








Madeline: Geronimo!!!!!!!!

Emily: I hate getting wet!  My ankle hurts!  I hate getting wet!  Dammit, this blows!



Madeline:  "OMG!  We made it.  Oh sacred hallow ground.  Muah!  I love you!"

Emily: "You have some green slime and grey mud in your hair.  Kissing the ground isn't sanitary either."

Madeline: "I don't care!  I'm alive!"

CV:  *something unintelligible*

Emily:  "Dude, you need a doctor."

CV: *mumbles*

Emily:  "Madeline, we should get him some help or something."

Madeline:  "Where's the car?"

Emily:  "This way, let's go. He'll be alright."

Random Dragon: That's all folks!

Finis

Worldbuilding Blogfest: A Puerto Rican Favorite

Hola, mi gente!  This translates to "Hello, my people!"  This blog post is part of the the Worldbuilding Blogfest hosted by Sharon Bayliss.

Today I will share a part of Puerto Rican cuisine.  Yes, I love food.  It is my friend and my nemesis.  However, like all cultures, we take our food, music and customs seriously (by serious, I mean we party).  During holidays, we particularly light up our kitchens with the smells of Spanish spices wafting through the air.  Not only are our colors loud and bright, but we love our food spicy and flavorful.  We love pasteles, sort of like a big tamale wrapped in banana leaves but made with plantains, yuca and pork.  No occasion is celebrated without red rice and pigeon peas, arroz con gandules.  And who can forget the platanos maduros, fried sweet plantains.  So come with me on this culinary journey of food, love and family.

Pernil (Roast Pork Shoulder) Recipe

Prep Time:  15 minutes
Cook Time: 3- 4 hours
Servings: 10-15, possibly more  :)

Ingredients:

1 Pork Shoulder (about 10-12 pounds)
1 cup of Adobo with Pepper (Seasoning Salt)
1/2 cup garlic minced
1/2 cup of vinegar
3 packets of sazon (make sure it is the one with achiote for good color)
1/2 cup of olive oil
1 cup of water

1. Preheat the oven for 350 degrees F.
2. So the first thing you want to do is take the fully defrosted pork shoulder out of it wrapping and give it a good rinse.  
3. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't know how many hands were handling that meat (that's what she said! Or he said!  I never really know).  
4. Then you want to place it on a large cutting board because it is going to get crazy.  You take a butcher's knife and you let out some aggression on the pork shoulder.  Stab holes into the pork shoulder approximately two inches apart.  Your spouse, or significant other, may look at you with fear.  That is okay.  
5. Set the pork aside in a roasting pan or large aluminum pan  
6. Take all of your spices and mix them in a bowl.  Make sure mix well.  
7. With your hands, take a scoop of the spice mixture and spread liberally all over the pork shoulder.  Be sure to get a sufficient amount of the spices into the holes created by the knife earlier.
8. With the remaining spice mixture, add water and pour into the bottom of the pan.
9. Place in the oven for approximately 3 to 4 hours.
10. Be sure to baste the pork every 30 minutes.  At the end of 3 hours, use a serving fork to poke the shoulder, through to the bone.  If the liquid runs clear then it is done.  If it is somewhat pink or red, then let cook for another hour.
11. At the conclusion of the 3-4 hours, let the pork sit for 15 minutes before cutting into slices.
12. Enjoy with a side of rice, beans and salad!!!!!

Don't be afraid to leave a comment.  :D

Please don't forget to visit the other blogs hosting the Worldbuilding Blogfest:

This is a Blog Hop!

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1. James Wymore	2. Rebekah Loper, Writer
3. Katie Teller	4. Courtney Worth Young
5. Bookworms Multiverse	6. Ink in the Book
7. Thardrandian Thoughts	8. Story Multiverse
9. Squirrel Talk	10. The Scribbling Pencil
11. Thea Gregory: Zombie Bedtime Stories	12. From the Desk of Laura Stephenson
13. Candace Gauger: Thoughts of a Visual and Verbal Ar	14. Fel Wetzig @ The Peasants Revolt
15. Sue Ann Bowling: Homecomingbook	16. Loco for Libros: Connie Michael
17. Scribbles on the Page	18. Carrie-Annes Magick Theatre
19. Cornerofmadness	20. Welcome to the Nightmare Saloon
21. Evil_Little_Dog	22. Jamie Ayres
23. Andrew Q. Gordon	24. Lex Chase
25. James Erich Blog	26. Layla Lawlor
27. Andrea Speed	28. Torn World
29. LEncre	30. Hayley B. James
31. stephen Tremps Breakthrough Blogs	32. Disciple of the Fount
33. Writing Off the Edge	34. Defending the Pen
35. Writing the Other	36. Meredith Mansfields Blog
37. Lina Lamonts Write Club	38. J. Whitworth Hazzards Blog