Chilling Out with My Ipod

 I apologize for not keeping things up, but I haven't forgotten about my readers. I love sharing things with you.

I wanted to share with you the tunes I like to listen to in the car on the way to work, and use to chill out when life becomes frustrating, for example when Hurricane Irene hit the state and I had no power.

1. Money - Vitamin C - Vitamin C
2. There's a New Sound - The Muppet Show Album - Simon
3. Our Lips are Sealed - Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion - The Gogo's
4. I Want It All - High School Musical 2
5. Toxic - Brittany Spears
6. I'm on My Way - The Proclaimers - Shrek
7. Posh! - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
8. I'm a Believer (Reprise) - Eddie Murphy - Shrek
9. I Am What I Am - La Cage Aux Folles - George Hearn
10. Just One Person - The Muppet Album 2 - Berndette Peters
11. Being Green - The Muppet Show Album - Kermit
12. I Don't Dance - High School Musical 2
13. The Bare Necessities - Classic Disney Volume 2
14. Ever Ever After - Enchanted - Carrie Underwood
15. I've Got Nerve - Hannah Montana
16. The Loco-Motion - 1000 Original Hits 1962 - Little Eva
17. I Hope That Something Better Comes Along - The Muppet Movie - Ralph and Kermit
18. Sunny Side to Every Situation - 42nd Street Original Soundtrack
19. Funkytown - Alvin and the Chipmunks
20. The Sadder But Wiser Girl for Me - The Music Man Original Soundtrack
21. Miss Independant - Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
22. Supercalifragilisticexpialocious - Classic Disney Volume
23. I'm Just a Bill - Legally Blonde 2
24. How Lovely To Be a Woman - Bye Bye Birdie - Ann-Margret
25. Black or White - Michael Jackson
26. Friend Like Me - Aladdin - Robin Williams
27. So Far, So Great - Sonny With a Chance - Demi Lavato
28. Lean on Me - Glee, The Music
29. One Tree Hill - Gavin DeGraw
30. Time In a Bottle - The Muppet Show Album 2
31. You Can't Always Get What You Wamt - Glee Soundtract
32. U Can't Touch This - MCHammer 100 Original Hits 1990
33. You Can't Always Get What You Want - Glee Soundtrack
34. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Ella Enchanted - Anne Hathaway
35. One Last Kiss - Bye Bye Birdie - Jesse Pearson
36. I'm Going Back There Some Day - The Muppet Movie - Gonzo
37. One Last Kiss - Bye Bye Birdie - Jesse Pearson
38. Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves - Legally Blonde 2
39. Go Into Your Dance - 42nd Street Original Soundtrack
40. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - 13 Going on 30 - Whitney Houston
41. Brotherhood of Man - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Matthew Broderick
42. We Got Us - The Muppet Show Album 2
43. Somebody to Love - Ella Enchanted - Anne Hathaway
44. We're All In This Together - High School Musical
45. Me Against the World - Legally Blonde 2
46. Witch Doctor - Alvin and the Chipmunks
47. Simple Joys - Pippin - Ben Vereen
48. Stick to the Status Quo - High School Musical
49. Dancin in the Moonlight - Xena: Warrior Princess - Ted Ramini
50. Rock Island - The Music Man - Original Cast
51. Great Balls of Fire - 1000 Original Hits 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis
52. Bills Bills Bills - Glee - The Warblers
53. Hello Mary Lou - 1000 Original Hits 1961 - Ricky Nelson
54. Stay Home - Shrek
55. You Can't Win - The Wiz: The Original Soundtrack - Michael Jackson
56. Oops!...I Did It Again - Britney Spears Greatest Hits
57. Life's What You Make It - Hannah Montana
58. Turning Japanese - Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion - The Vapors
59. Shipoopi - The Music Man - Max Castella, Craig Bierko
60. One Jump Ahead - Aladdin - Brad Kane
61. Safety Dance - Glee: The Music
62. Le Jazz Hot - Victor/Victoria Soundtrack - Julia Andrews
63. What I Like About You - 13 Going on 30 - Lillix
64. Drama Queen (That Girl) - Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen - Lindsay Lohan
65. Extrordinary - Pippin - John Rubinstein
66. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion - Belinda Carlisle
67. One Last Hope - Classic Disney Vol.  - Danny DeVito
68. Sweet Dreams - Simple the Best - Eurythmics
69. Hakuna Matata - Classic Disney Vol.
70. Wanna Be Sartin' Something - The Ultimate Collection - Michael Jackson
71. Rainbow Connection - The Muppet Movie
72. Come On - Josie and the Pussy Cats
73. Kids - Bye Bye Birdie - Paul Lynde
74. Hoedown Throwndown - Hannah Montana: The Movie - Miley Cyrus
75. Loser Like Me -Glee - Glee Season 2
76. Bad Reputation - Shrek
77. Bust a Move - Glee Soundtrack
78. Don't Stop - Glee Season 2
79. I Wan'na Be Like You - Classic Disney, Vol. 3
80. Gotta Move - The Second Barbra Streisand Album
81. I Love to See You Smile - The Simpsons Sing the Blues
82. The Main Event - Fight - Barbra Streisand - Original Soundtrack
83. Put on a Happy Face - Bye Bye Birdie - Dick van Dyke
84. Pure Imagination - Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Gene Wilder
85. A Little More Mascara - La Cage Aux Folles - George Hearn
86. Who Said - Hannah Montana
87. I Wanna Be a Producer - The Producers Original Sound Track - Matthew Broderick
88. We are Family - Alvin and the Chipmunks - Chipmunks and Chipettes
89. Finale: The Magic Store - The Muppet Movie
90. Your Getting to Be a Habit With Me - 42nd Street Original Soundtrack
91. Money (That's What I Want) - Josie and the Pussy Cats
92. Let;s Get Together - Classic Disney, Volume - Hayley Mills
93. Don't Rain on My Parade - Funny Girl Original Soundtrack - Barbra Streisand
94. Substitutiary Locomotion - Classic Disney Volume, Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson
95. The Age of Not Believing - Classic Disney Volume, Angela Lansbury
96. Breaking Free - High School Musical
97. Straight Up - Paula Abdul
98. A Step in the Right Direction - Classic Disney Vol. 5 - Angela Lansbury
99. When You Got It, Flaunt It - The Producers 0 Uma Thurman
100. Respect - Ella Enchanted - Kelly Clarkson
101. Calling All Angels - My Private Nation - Train
102. Hollaback Girl - Love, Angel, Music - Gwen Stefani
103. Since You've Been Gone- Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
104. All Over The World - Xanadu - Electric Light Orchestra
105. Bird Dog 0 1000 Original Hits `958 - The Everly Brothers
106. Back in Business - I'm Breathless - Madonna
107. More - I'm Breathless - Madonna
108. Vogue - I'm Breathless - Madonna
109. Rich Girl - Love, Angel, Music - Gwen Stefani
110. When I See an Elephant Fly - Classic Disney Vol. 5
111. That's How You Know - Enchanted - Amy Adams

I know that I like a definite odd lot of songs. Words are precious to me. The lyrics is what comes first in my book, and performance is second.  I have my childish moments but I like to think I am young at heart and eclectic.

Shopping for Chicken

Last night Chris, my boyfriend, and I had to make a trip to North Haven to UPS. While we were in the area Chris felt we should stop at Circuit City to see what the mark downs were. I gave in and we went in. The child at heart that I am, couldn't resist purchasing the movie, Enchanted which I was able to get for 25% off. Chris was able to get a nice price on some monitors.

I published another article about a new item I have hanging up in the apartment, The Practical and Fashionable Memo Board. Chris made it for me.
I cooked dinner this evening...Hunter's Chicken with Rosemary. Here is the recipe. I always like trying new recipes. The chicken smelled wonderful while it was cooking in the kitchen. The recipe calls for sea salt and I was really interested in trying it. We used chicken thighs for the meal. It was really easy to make. Most of the cooking required was stirring and browning the chicken skins. It took about an hour to make.

HUNTER'S-STYLE CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY

Serves 6

4-pound chicken, cut in 8 or 10 pieces

1½ teaspoons coarse sea salt or kosher salt,

or to taste

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

8 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced in half

2 short branches fresh rosemary with lots of needles

½ teaspoon peperoncino flakes or to taste

4 cups (or a 35-ounce can) canned Italian plum

tomatoes, preferably San Marzano, crushed by hand

Rinse the chicken, and pat the pieces dry. Season all over with 1 teaspoon salt.

Pour the olive oil in the pan, and set over medium-high heat. Lay chicken pieces in the pan, skin side down, to brown for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn them over and brown another 2 to 3 minutes. Scatter the sliced garlic into the hot fat, in between the chicken pieces, then drop in the rosemary stems, and sprinkle with peperoncino.

Keep turning the chicken pieces until they're nicely browned all over, 10 minutes or so, then pour in the tomatoes. Slosh the tomato can with a cup of water, and pour that in, too. Sprinkle over it another ½ teaspoon salt, raise the heat, and turn and stir the chicken in the tomato juices as they come to a boil.

Cover the pan, leaving it a crack ajar, and adjust the heat to maintain a steady bubbling in the pan; cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally and turning the chicken. Remove the cover and cook another 20 minutes or more, until the chicken is tender and cooked through and the tomato sauce is slightly reduced but still loose.

We also had rice, and Broccoli with Cheese Sauce.

Chris said the chicken was his winner! Almost just like his mother use to make.