Bison Stroganoff Extraordinaire

This past weekend it was my turn to feed the adult scouters in the troop, I have never cooked for them before so I decided to spoil them. We all put in a ton of hours for the boys and every minute is worth it. I made Bison Stroganoff for dinner and the adults were just indulging the yumminess, then the scouts ate up all the rest. I have a hard time with red meat particularly cow but this was so easy for me to eat. Now I will share it with you!

 

Ingredients:

2lbs of Bison meat

Cream of Mushroom Soup from scratch

1 lg package of mushrooms (I used button)

3 cloves of garlic

4 cups of water

2 beef bullion cubes ( or use chicken)

2 cups of half and half

2 tablespoons of butter

3 tablespoons of flour (or more to desired thickness)

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Directions:

Slice mushrooms to desired thickness

Melt butter and stir in garlic. Cook until soft and releases all flavor

Add in flour and stir till ball forms

Stir in beef broth until thickened and stir regularly

Add mushrooms and cook till soft

Add in the cream then salt and pepper to taste

While making the soup cook thoroughly the bison then add the soup to pan and let thicken up again and EUREKA you are done. I usually serve this over rice or mashed potatoes. It is a quick and easy dinner that your family will be asking for seconds. This is the big serving size and the recipe is easily cut in half. You can also easily change the meat to Ground beef, chicken or turkey and if you are venturous maybe some wild boar or venison. Either way it is a dance for your taste buds.

 

I plan on making this again and also looking into a food dehydrator so I can carry it in my backpack on long camping trips.

 

ENJOY!!!!

 

A Hero in Need

Earlier today Marcus Luttrell went on Twitter and Facebook asking for help from us. 

 

The line that got me the most was “I hate to ask” but what made it better was the actions and responses he received on his Facebook page and reading them definitely shows you that this country is not all bad. The people responding actually showed what this country stands for and being there at the ready to help someone else. 

Please read them for yourselves and be inspired…

https://www.facebook.com/The.Official.Marcus.Luttrell.Fanpage/posts/10152059470108406?stream_ref=10

Marcus is back home as he announced on Facebook and also thanked everyone that came to his aid. I do believe that he should never “hate” to ask us anything because as many of the responders said before me “You had our back, Now we have yours”.

Here are the two Thank You’s (bring tissues) 

https://www.facebook.com/The.Official.Marcus.Luttrell.Fanpage/posts/10152059567708406?stream_ref=10

https://www.facebook.com/The.Official.Marcus.Luttrell.Fanpage/posts/10152060520113406?stream_ref=10

Now I do not know what happened and none of my business why he needed help but I am very happy that he got what he needed and home to his family.

If Marcus ever happens to stumble across this and read it, Don’t ever hesitate in any way shape or form in asking for help from me, Jeffy or anyone else that has your back! We owe you that Marcus…

 

 

 

Black Bean Veggie Triumph

Let me tell you trying to find a black bean burger that isn’t spicy is a search that can never be found. I did find one place that makes an absolute amazing one but getting out there and spending $10 each time gets a little pricey. Cafe Express has some good food and it is a great place to go to lunch with the girls or a meeting.

Today all I wanted for lunch was one, so I decided to make my own. Yeah I did the normal internet search but everyone put in cilantro, cumin, and other spices I do enjoy but not what I was looking for. Then I turned to my pantry and found a can of black beans, Amy’s Lentil Soup and my homemade bread crumbs mixed it with a few other items and (insert angels singing here) perfection or so my taste buds tell me. Now I am going to share the recipe with you and best part it so super simple my 6yr old could make it with my supervision of course!

TRMJ’s Black Bean Veggie Burger

Ingredients:

1can of black beans

1 can of Amy’s Lentil Soup

4 cloves of garlic

6 mushroom (or as many as you like)

1/2 of small onion

pepper, Mrs. Dash to taste ( I don’t cook with salt)

2 1/2 cups of bread crumbs or more depending on the consistency you like

Instructions:

Drain both cans of soup and beans till liquid is almost gone (you won’t drain everything from the soup)

Finely dice onions, garlic and mushrooms

Saute onions, mushrooms, garlic with a little water to soften, let water evaporate and add seasonings then

Next put soup, beans, onions, garlic, mushrooms in a blender or food processor and puree till a smooth consistency. Mine looked like poi

After consistency is reached if using a blender transfer into a mixing bowl, food processor can be done all in there.                                add in bread crumbs and combine. I did not use an egg as a binder but you can.

And now form into patties and on med heat cook till crispy on outside and hot on the inside.

I made my sandwich with a slice of American Cheese, Mayo, Honey Mustard dressing, Romaine Lettuce and a couple of banana peppers.

This is absolutely going into my cookbook and hopefully I can get one of my kids to try it and hey even the hubby.

Let me know if you make it and how it turned out for you and what you did to tweak it.

A Look Back Fisher Style

So we are sitting here ready to close out 2013 in just a few short hours and what a year it has been. So where do I begin….

 

Once upon a January the Fisher Kingdom just welcomed in 2013 as they do every year by watching the ball drop streamed from a far away land called NYC. After the prince and princess were tucked into bed, we retreated to our chambers and have a very long conversation about the past year but also what we were looking forward to for the year… Ok Ok enough of the fairy tale ruse. 

 

I asked Jeff what he wanted to do for his ___ birthday (still not getting it from me) and of course it was the usual answer, Nothing so we moved on but I did make him a cake and one of his favorite meals. 

January was pretty uneventful but then February came rolling in like a storm. I was getting pretty busy myself in Scouting with Max crossing over into Boy Scouts from Cubs

I could not be prouder of him and he has really taken a shine to the troop and all that are in it. For myself I could not be happier with all the families that make up our troop. They are truly amazing people and so happy to be involved. Not only did Max have a great February but after joining the troop he celebrated his 11th birthday just a few days later. 

March and April we were busy with schooling, camping, fun and lots of family time. We took the kids to the Aquarium and they loved it and also played at the park a lot. 

May and June got a little crazy again with me taking on the roll of Program Director of the Day Camp for Cub Scouts and made a great friend too and attended camp school and that was a blast as well. The best part was the camp staff made me a great shirt so I could be a target for the kids. 

 

Then after day camp, I took off to Summer Camp with Max and a week full of scouting awesomeness! 

 

 

Before I forget Mya also turned 6 and took her to get all princessed out and she is just beautiful! 

 

So two weeks after we came home from camp I had to quickly recover and take another road trip but this was to the West for the first time and we were Utah bound for Man In the Moon. What an epic two weeks that was but I will let the pics speak for themselves. 

 

And also I took many of the photos and put them into one place and in the future will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to Mercury One…http://www.mercuryone.org/

 

Trust me I took off the rest of July and then came August and it started out ok but sadly we lost one of the matriarchs to the family and what a beautiful lady she was. Kathy had the best smile and the love she showed my children is sure to last them a lifetime. I loved arguing with her especially about trying new foods, she never would. 

 

September came and I had a BIG birthday coming as well as my dad, I turnded the big 40 and he turned 70. Since our birthdays fall only two days apart we celebrated in style at home. 

October: Elvis turned 25 and was actually home since joining the New England Patriots in the Spring but unfortunately it was due to another knee injury or just an excuse to come home and get spoiled. 

 

November came and went with a flash if you ask me, one day I am hanging out taking pictures at God, Guns and Giving, oh and i am not going to load this section with photos so here is the link if you haven’t seen it. By the way, my favorite is the one of Marcus Luttrell. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/02/your-all-access-pass-to-mercury-ones-god-guns-giving-event-plus-which-gop-rep-is-apparently-a-heck-of-a-shot/

Made an amazing dinner for Thanksgiving with maybe a day of leftovers, turkey comas did ensue. 

Christmas was awesome and I had my family so I got my present and that is what I wanted. I guess a mom couldn’t ask for anything more. But I can say there have been a few comical items this year and some maybe down right emabarrassing but let me tell you I had to pick up myself off the floor on both of these. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auhpzzk56Ek 

 

and

http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/08/06/why-is-jeffy-wearing-a-dress/

 

The king and queen are settled on the sofa with the royal little ones all snuggled up and ready to welcome in 2014 with a nightly ever after. May your and your family have a very Happy New Year and A very blessed one as well. 

TRMJ and Jeffy

 

A Bittersweet Goodbye (For Now)

Earlier this week we finally found a home in Texas, it has been a long and grueling search to find the right house and I was ready to give up and put my foot down and stay in Pennsylvania. Now with that said I still do not want to leave my home state. I was born here and always have considered this home. Even though I left for 20yrs and really hated being here last year, I realized when I went back to Florida how much I did miss it. So soon I will be packing our apartment and sending the movers to Florida and headed back South.

It has been really busy around here, not only with house hunting but getting things in order and also me and Max have been super busy with our scouting too. Jeff also has made a life change in the process by now losing almost 100 pounds on his new plan from Simple 2 Lose http://simple2lose.com/jeff-fisher/. I am very proud of him for losing the weight but also have to get used to the thinner likeness of himself. I never had a problem with him being as big as he was and if he did put it back on I wouldn’t complain. Thankfully the good part was I get to cook the food I like to eat. 

My parents are still living our home in Florida and we get to Skype with them at least once a month. My dad is finally done with chemo and radiation now and thankfully his latest scan came back clear of all cancer. I was ecstatic when he told me the news. I did break down crying along with jumping up and down. Now I can’t wait to see him and make him some of my famous cookies he loves so much. Plus I have been dying for some one on one face time while we have our long talks. They will be moving to Texas with us and I can’t wait to see them both.

Some other good news we got was Elvis was granted his 6th year at Mizzou after his devastating knee injury in August and Spring practice has started this week. So we are very thrilled and proud of him. He also got to spend a few days with us here in PA and I got to show him a little of where I grew up also Jeff took him to NYC for the first time. The kids loved having their brother at home with them and were all over him but it was great to see all my babies enjoying each other.

The Spring Black and Gold game is scheduled for April 14th and we are trying to figure out if we can make it there for the game. One plus about moving to Texas is we are about 8-10 hours from the college and I see a lot of weekends spent there. Elvis is also excited about it and we all have been loving his hashtag he started on Twitter #6thyearproblems about him being an old man on the team. This should be an amazing season for him.

Needless to say I am going to be very busy for the next few weeks packing and getting everything ready to go and saying goodbye to friends and our scout pack. I think I am going to need a few boxes of tissues. Then I have to get everything settled in Texas. I have talked to Jeff about having some of the Mercury group over for dinner, so we will see what happens there.

One other item I get to look forward to is me and Jeff celebrating our 10th Anniversary on Friday April 13th. I am loving the date and I know I want my black diamond but I will take a night out on the town to my favorite restaurant Carrabba’s  and just a night without kids.

I can say one thing I will not stay away from PA that long ever again and will be back to visit more often and hopefully one day come back for good. So off I go to get things going again and I can start with knowing I am going to do my Foursquare check-ins from every state we drive through.

A Quick Update

First off Happy New Year, I can not believe it is 2012 and life is getting busier by the second and love every minute of it.

Just to give you an update on what is going on and will be in the Fisher household. So far the holidays were great, we stayed in PA and had our first Christmas with just me, Jeff and the kids. Santa spoiled them rotten and they loved all their gifts. The kids got me a diamond heart necklace and make up. Jeff got me a new camera and a jacket so I got spoiled too. Jeff got new cologne and movies then we went and got a new tv so Jeff could watch the bowl game.

Now I know there has been one question on a few minds. Where are we and why are we not in Texas yet. Well that will be answered now.

It has been no holding back that honestly I do not want to move to Texas and would prefer to spend the rest of my life in PA but Jeff has his job and that is where I need to be and with him so I am going soon. We are still in Pennsylvania and will be here till March. I wanted to get Max to finish as much school as possible for the year and also there are a few events in scouting that we want to do and one Max will probably never get to experience again. Jeff was supposed to go ahead of us and be in Texas when the show started up again but he had decided to stay with us because of the past year and being separated for a good amount of time and he doesn’t want to be away from his family like that again and I don’t blame him either.

We have also put things on the back burner because of the health issues my dad is having. He is now done with chemo and radiation. We are waiting till February to see if it has been obliterated by the CT Scan and can’t be done any sooner. So I have my fingers crossed for that.

We did rent a house and take possession on March 1st. I will have to head down to Florida for a weekend to take care of a few things then head to PA and get things packed up to. So for now I am just working on my scouting stuff and doing some work for Mercury One. I love my busy life and now I am getting back to it!

 

Sneak Peek in Santa’s Bag

I cannot believe it is on 20 days till Santa leaves our gifts under the tree and the kids wake up early to see what surprises wait for them. I absolutely love this time of year and always have my house decked to the nines with Christmas stuff everywhere and yes I even own Christmas oven mitts. So let’s take a little peek into what Santa has in his bag for this year.

Of course all my stuff is sitting in my work room in Florida so I am not able to decorate like I usually do which is really hard but I make the best of anything and I am going to get a small Christmas tree

for us or maybe even get the kids their own tree. Mya just saw a pink tree and she is jumping up and down asking for it.  

Maybe I will get them one each so they can make their own ornaments and just like each year they can choose their new ornament for me to buy and place it on their tree. I think that would be a very special thing and hey a new tradition.

Here is what my Christmas tree usually looks like.

I love taking the kids to see Santa and get the photos so I have the memories while they still believe and even sometimes I get in on the action. A few weeks ago Max and I went with the Troop to Bass Pro Shop in Harrisburg and they had Santa there so I jumped in right with him. Plus it is another memory of our scouting we do.

A visit with Santa at Bass Pro

We also took the kids together last week to see him at the mall and he was a great Santa. I can’t wait for the Grandparents to see this years picture.

Merry Christmas from the Fishers

Now with the Santa visits out of the way I can get ready for his visit and his bag will be full of some good things this year. I am going to give you a little sneak peek of what the kids are going to get. So let’s start with Max. He is the easiest to shop for, just give that kid anything Transformers and he is a happy camper!

Here is what Santa will have in his bag for Max.

First up is Transformers Dark of the Moon Mechtech Ultimate Optimus Prime. I can’t wait to see his face when he opens this one up. 

 

Then Santa is going to bring him some more video games that he doesn’t have yet.

I still have to have get them but that is simple and most of the shopping I have done for them has been with them in the same store.  We were at Best Buy last night and all they thought was that I bought a new flash drive for me. Max was busy watching Transformers on a big screen. The movie looked great and I really wanted the tv and I think Jeff wouldn’t mind having that either.

Last week when we went to the mall, I had to stop in the Disney store and see what they had on the Princess end. Then of course they start running up with all the Phineas and Ferb stuff. So I got Max an Agent P set. 

Then to add to his extensive Transformers collection I got him a few items to go with his DS.

So with just a few more little stocking stuff I am done with Max and now onto Mya. I was going to get her a lot of princess stuff but I thought of getting her something that she would love to have and be a little like her big brother.

First up is the new Nintendo DSi in pink of course!

I got her a Hello Kitty set to carry it around with and I know she is going to love it. 

She loves Phineas and Ferb as much as her brother and I got her a video game and also a pajama set.  I think I am going to get her the slippers too.

They are going to look so cute on Christmas morning in their new outfits and I can’t wait to catch it all on my new camera I am trying to talk Jeff into and I think I will get it but I also want a new winter coat. So for me I am willing to trade-off one for the other but the kids come first too.  I really like Canon cameras and I found this one it is the Canon A3300IS and it has great resolution but I might look for a waterproof camera since most of the time I am using it I am out in the woods or other weather conditions. 

I did fall in love with the Columbia Women’s Whirlibird Interchange Omni-Heat Jacket and I tried it on and came right home and told Jeff I really want it. So we will see what Santa will leave for me under the tree.

Now one more thing I wouldn’t mind finding is keys to a big truck that is parked in the driveway. I’ll take a Ford or Dodge in silver but honestly I don’t care if there is anything for me I just like to be with my family and see the kids smile and cook one amazing meal!!!!!

If you haven’t noticed the missing person in this post will not have his presents revealed because he does read my blog but I know one gift he will get is: 

I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday and be blessed for the family and people in your life. I know I am and thankful everyday for all of those who have touched my life and left their mark in my heart!

Let me leave you with The Fisher favorite Christmas song: 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Jeffy’s Cookie Giveaway

In the beginning of November I announced that I would give one of the Glenn Beck fans a very nice treat to my chocolate chip cookiesand they had to be creative to get them. I had announced it on The Real Mrs. Jeffy Facebook page and also on the Feeder’s Feed http://feedersfeed.coverpage.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast  If you know me well I make a ton of cookies and love baking them and having my friends and family enjoy them. So of course I really wanted to share the love with the Beck Show Fans.

I have gotten to know them through Facebook and they have to be some of the most real and sweetest people you will every socially network meet. I would love to meet some of them in person and maybe one day I will. I have always liked meeting fans and getting to chat with them for a while.

So Jeff and I got a few requests in and I had to choose one but I had two I really enjoyed reading and they had me laughing.

So Jeff was the final jury on this and he just said to be fair, give them both one batch split and that is exactly what I did. So now for your reading pleasure, here are the winning entries.

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Dear The Real Mrs Jeffy,

I believe that the answer to your quandary is obvious: I am willing to sacrifice myself to help remove temptation from your husband Jeff. He is doing so well with his new found life style changes that I would hate to see him relapse. The Feed would not be the same without him! We were all so proud when he refused the Taco Bell from that weasel Stu and the chocolate concoction from Sarah. However, there is only so much will power a man, even a man of Jeff’s sterling character, can muster! The pressure must be immense.
While it isn’t exactly “…..my life, my fortune and my sacred honor….” I am willing to lug around an extra pound or three to help safeguard the future welfare of your family. Rest assured that IF the aforementioned home-made cookies should fall into Stu’s feminine little fingers – He would take them to the studio and place them as close to Jeff as possible! We as concerned family & friends must not allow that to happen. (Never, never I say, trust anyone who won’t eat meat. Unless of course you are also a vegetarian – then forget that part!)

In the interest of full disclosure: The Truth may not have an Agenda – But I do: I LOVE HOMEMADE COOKIES. (as well as pies, cakes, upside-down cakes, candy, cinnamon rolls, tarts, cobbler, cherries jubilee, cupcakes, ice-creams, donuts, cheese cakes, éclairs, jellies & jams, tiramisu, custards & puddings, Jell-O, whipped cream, gum drops, gingerbread, brownies, fudge, SMORES, Rice Krispy Treats, peanut brittle, muffins, Sopapillas, Pavlova, Baklava, Chestnut Kenton, Gulaab Jamun, and so on. Gummy bears/worms/assorted insects – NOT so much.)

In closing I will say that I absolutely – without hesitation promise to put any home-made cookies that might come my way to good use.

Jeff H

P.S. If more begging would help my case please let me know!

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Dear Mr. and Mrs. Jeffy,
I deserve to get some cookies because my very life depends on it. I have a disease called “fourth hour-ical tyrann-itis”, which was discovered by a man named Jim “Rollin’ Dude Heavy” Dingle one day while he was talking politics. It is caused by prolonged exposure to 4th Hour tyranny. Among other things this horrible disease prevents the body from getting the needed doses of Natasha given James K Polk Tuesday facts and tersin tazin bertations.

After much pain and suffering I went to see the experts Dr. Ernie Velveeta (from Beck U.) and Dr. Harold Flemlasky (from Hate U.) at the Bat Doctors Without Borders Institute (a division of Evil Conservative Industries). They gave me a bucket full of pills, but that didn’t help. They said “Screw the caribou, drill Alaska!” for a cure, but that didn’t help. There were rumors that for someone in Sun City, Florida named Wilfred listening to the Flap Jackson morning show in the morning on The Big Frog 109.9 reversed the affects of fourth hour-ical tyrann-itis. Then there were rumors of someone in ummmmmm… crap I forget what country it was. I only remember it was somewhere between Afwanistan and Zanzibar where this helped as well. But, this didn’t help me either.

They finally discovered the cure and we now know what the bees know. It isn’t tiger blood that causes BOOM, WINNING! That only causes weird talk show hosts to see the hernias of drugged up actors. The cure (it can clearly be said with certitude) is that you much, must, and much have the cookies baked by the spouse of “The Chosen One”, a.k.a. The Feed Czar.

With this I humbly submit my request to get some cookie. Thank you for your time.

Tim L.

 

Well I hope you get a good laugh as I and Jeffy did. I might have to do this again sometime. Now I am ready for some dessert!

 

 

I Really Don’t Want To Go!

So the clock is ticking down for the GB staff to move to Texas and right now I am ready to stay put right where I am. For the past few days I have made it very clear to Jeff that I don’t want to leave Pennsylvania and move to Texas.

I have written before that is was going to be alright for my family to go there after a conversation with Glenn but for me it just has me twisted into a knot. I have always been apprehensive about it and now it has increased  10 fold.  I have never been there and other than where the Dallas Cowboys play I couldn’t tell you anything else. I know I don’t have a choice in this matter which really kind of irritates me and the moving I have done has gotten to me a lot.

The other issue is finding an area to live in and basically I am going in completely blind and trying to find another house in a short time has got me in a mood not to be reckoned with. I do not like to do things in a small period of time, I like to take my time and do a lot of research and look around and go into the place and get a feel for it. It took me over 3 years to find my house in Florida so you can say I do take my time. I am a Virgo and we do like to have things in order and planned out to a tee.

I think the problem is I am just over moving and I have finally become settled in Bucks County and I have good friends up here and a wonderful Scout pack that me and my son are a part of.

Jeff has not been the happiest about my declaration of staying here but I just can’t see me wanting to go anywhere right now. I actually do not want to return to Florida basically just to visit and come back to the North. I was born and raised in this area and I have to some extent always called it home and now it has come back why I didn’t want to go when I was a kid.

This is my life and it is our next adventure in my family’s life and I have to wrap my head around it somehow. Will I get used to being down there I have no clue and have I ever wanted to visit Texas, that would be a NO.  Jeff and I will be separated again for a few months and we have done that now a few times in the past year. I am going to remain in PA with Max until March and have him finish some more school and stuff that is planned for scouts.

Will I go the answer is a yes and I will do it on my terms and time frame, my marriage and family is more important than my stubbornness.

Ok I vented!

I Am On A Ranting Rampage

Wow I just love starting my mornings with getting really annoyed by people! Sometimes that is not a hard thing to do but when you go to a reputable news source and look at a story on the new show from TLC Muslim in America. The show is a look at the Muslim community in Dearborn, MI and how they are treated in their own town and being American born. Now my issue is not the show but some of the comments I read. I do have Muslim friends and I have never bashed a religion, do I agree with all of them no I don’t and do I agree with the Catholic religion all the time NO I DON’T.

Here is the link for the story and just scroll down for the comments: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/coming-this-fall-all-american-muslim-reality-show-on-tlc/

One comment sent me over the edge and it was the first one but repeated several times, “Everything i wanted to learn about a Muslim i learned on 9/11.” Ok I want to ask this person what they had learned. What, that some psycho just flew planes into buildings and killed thousands of our fellow Americans because they took their religion to the extreme and that means all of them are the same way. So let me see if that is the way we are supposed to look that way at every religion then all Jews are Orthodox and wear the hats with the sideburns, Mormons have 20 wives, Christians want to be Catholics and Catholics want everyone to remain a virgin, and Wiccan’s want everyone running around naked and ride brooms.

Seriously we are all Americans and does it matter what religion you practice. I have always gone on the merit of who the person is regardless of what they do in their life and I don’t pass judgement on anyone until I speak to you for a while. I have had judgement passed on me and sometimes not in a good way but like I like to say is “Don’t judge just get to know me for me!”

I think that should be everyone’s take on others but some are quick to look at that cover and say I won’t like that one. This is our world and we only have one to live on and only one life to live so why go through life judging others. If you don’t someone or a lifestyle shut your mouth and walk away and be what you want to be.

Ok I am done ranting now let’s all go have a beautiful day!