Life According to Cassie: They Turned On Me

Friday, February 20, 2009

They Turned On Me

Onions

Oh, how I love onions. I loved them sauteed, raw, roasted. I love cutting & chopping them. I love them in things. I love them on things. I even have an awesome recipe for a Balsamic Caramelized Onion Spread. YUMM-O! The possibilities are endless with that sweet & spicy preserve.

But, for the past couple days I've been trying to find 'that smell' in my kitchen. Today I found it. There were two past due onions in the pantry. I hate walking into the house and getting a whiff of something that isn't pretty.

Things are looking up here. Hope your weekend smells good!!

10 comments:

Becky said...: I know you love them, but.... they turned you on? That's how I read the title at first. Man I'm glad I looked closer and got it right. LOL.; February 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Kim-may said...: oh yuck. i hate that too. i love onions too but i must need to wear gloves when handling them, bc the smell lingers on my hands for days, and everytime i get my hands near my face i make a gagging noise.; February 21, 2009 at 12:37 AM
Bobbi said...: What do you spread the onion perserve one?? I am interested!; February 21, 2009 at 1:36 AM
Lucy said...: I like onions, but I'm not sure I love them. Especially the ones at Fiesta Ole'. Let me tell you.....they stink! I brought a salad home last night, and Jay made me put it outside, the smell was so strong. (He's an onion hater by the way) Even though I've got him eating them in things now.; February 21, 2009 at 10:19 AM
hmmm said...: nope.
not me.
i am a fan only when cooked and unrecognizable.

can't say that i've had onions go bad on me yet.... BUT i have had a bout with broccoli. talk about AWFUL! i can imagine onions being very much the same.; February 21, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Cassie said...: I agree. Bad potatoes & bad broccoli are on top of the nastiest bad food list!

Bobbi - I might need to send you a bottle of the onion jam. (yes, I made enough to can last fall) It is good on sandwiches, in mashed potatoes, on eggs, German pancakes...the possibilites are endless.; February 21, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Becky said...: I like onions... but not as much as Toby, he could eat one like an apple...YUCK!!
But I do have to say your spread sounds yummy... you might need to post the recipe!!; February 21, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Millie and Me said...: Cassie remind me to tell you about the rotting potatoes with maggots on them under someones sink...and no it wasn't me. You are so funny!; February 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Audrey said...: Onions? You and dad are two peas in a pod... NOT!
I had no clue you had such a passion for onions! Does your family appreciate them like you do? I have to be honest and say that I use to just CRAP if I saw them anywhere in my food but now that I have matured and grown out of my awkwardness.... I do enjoy the flavor. (NEVER, EVER raw or BIG or on my hands or on my burgers though)
You and Shrek would enjoy one another I think...; February 26, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Cassie said...: Shrek! Yes, I think we could be good friends.; February 26, 2009 at 11:56 PM

The funny things kids say.....

Last night Todd was filling out a job application and asked, "Who should I put for contact incase of emergency?" Layne said, "Put your mom." Mitch said, "I'd put the police."

(November 20, 2013)

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Todd just came up from putting away some things in the basement. "Why do you still have all of those fake dolls?" No wonder Josie didn't play with dolls that often. All I bought here were the fake ones.
(August 14, 2013)
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While ordering dinner at Texas Roadhouse tonight, Justin (in all seriousness) asked the waitress, "does this corn come with salt on it?"
(March 16, 2013)
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Back story:Justin smashed his finger in the car door this past weekend.
Justin had the flu yesterday and was laying in bed and he called for me to come. I hurried in there and he looks up at me and says, "Don't you hate it when you have the flu and one of your pinkie fingers hurts?"
Yes, I do hate that.

(Feb. 21, 2012)
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We were at Layne's cousin's mission report while in Idaho. There were lots of family we hadn't seen in years. Justin asked who one lady was. I said that is your Great Aunt Debbie.

Justin asks, What makes her so great?

7-10-11
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His list is growing...
Judd & myself were driving in the car. Out of the blue he says, "Mom, when you die I call the house."

2-10-11
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We were driving home from school today. All was quiet. No one was talking. The radio wasn't even on.

Out of the blue Justin says, "When I get married I call the wii."
I guess when you're the youngest you have to be a forward thinker or you'll end up with nothing.

(1-4-11)
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Justin & I were babysitting a new little baby. (4 weeks old) Justin came to me and said, "Mom, I can't get this baby to laugh at my jokes."

(8-25-10)
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I was throwing away a large handful of watermelon rinds and Justin yells out, "Wait! Don't throw those away. The pigs will eat them." We don't have pigs.

(5-22-10)
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Justin wanted his way on something and I wasn't giving in. Finally he comes up with his own threat.
"If you don't let me...I'll watch TV all day long."

(1-26-10)
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We were leaving for church and in the rush I didn't remember my coat. In the car I commented that it was SO cold and I forgot to put on my coat. It was quiet for a few seconds and then Mitch says, "Well, at least you smell good."

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This morning (today was a Fast Sunday) Justin came in my bedroom and asked me to get up and get him some cereal. I told him I would but that I just needed to wake up first. He laid by me for a few minutes and then said that he thougth I would have been quicker since it was FAST Sunday.

(10-11-09)
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After lunch today I asked why I am always so tired after lunch on Sunday afternoon. Justin said he was never tired after lunch. I asked him how he could not be tired. He told me, "I just blink my eyes closed and then I blink my eyes open all day and I don't get tired."

(9-19-09)
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I asked the boys what they wanted for dinner tonight. As usual, Justin yells SPAGHETTI! Everyone else yells, NO! (He'd eat spaghetti forever if we'd let him.) So Justin says, "Ok, lets just have pasta with some sauce with meat in it."

(8-13-09)
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Yesterday the boys were at the neightbor's house playing. Kelli, the mom, asked Justin how old he was. He told her he was 4. Then she asked, "When is your birthday?" Justin's responded, "When I turn 5."

(7-16-09)
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Our friend Becky P. was trying to pay Josie some money for somthing Josie didn't think she needed paid for. Becky made the comment, "You are as bad as your mother." Josie replied, "No, I'm as good as my mother."

(5-9-09)
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How old does this make you feel?

Todd was calling someone the other day and keep redialing and finally said, "Mom, there is something wrong with the phone. It keeps making this beeping noise." I went over and listened.....it was a.....busy signal. Our children live in a world of voice mail and for the first time called someone without it.

(2-18-09)
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Today Mitch had an interview with the Branch President because he'll be baptized this coming Saturday. He came out of his office and walked over to me smiling so huge and said, "Mom! I passed!"

(1-25-09)
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The other day Justin and I were in the van together and he said something not very nice. I asked him why he did didn't choose the right. He responded with, "This time I chose the left".

(1-17-09)
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The day after Halloween I noticed that Justin was gathering up all the candy from all the Trick-or-Treat buckets. I asked him what he was doing and he told me, "We've got to get this stored for winter, Mom".

(11-1-08)
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Today Josie was on the phone leaving a voice mail message to a girl in her class at church. At the end of the message she finished up with..."In the name of..."

(10-08)
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A couple nights ago our friend, Mitzi, came with her three youngest little girls. When we were getting everyone out of the car Mitch poked his head in the open door and said, pointing to the youngest, "Is that the zero-year-old"?

(9-08)
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This morning Mitch got up and told me, "I can't believe I've had all my dreams. I'm only seven." So I asked what on earth he was talking about. He said, "I already had the dream I had last night so I guess I'm just starting over."

(9-08)
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Today I was getting the two youngest boys ready to go to a friends house so I could take Todd to the doctor. My friend isn't feeling very good right now so I was telling Mitch (7) that he needed to be on his best behavior because Becky isn't feeling 100%. He looked at me and asked, "Is she at least at 90%?"

(8-08)
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We went swimming today. When Layne got home from work Justin went on about how fun the 'cat pool' was. For the life of me I couldn't figure it out. Then finally it came...I call it the 'kiddy pool' - not the 'kitty pool'. LOL

(8-08)
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Today Judd told me that it would be too dangerous to go to Heaven in a rocket so it would be easier to die first and then go there. My answer.....'okay---go play now'.

(7-08)