I love my camera. I still need to learn about some of the settings and stuff, but that’s more of a photography lesson that I need to take than in learning how to work the camera. I’m used to a point-and-shoot camera. This one has lots of manual settings that I need to learn how to best utilize.

Anyways … when I take pics at the bar of Avalanche, when I got them on my computer, I always thought they looked dark, and I lightened them up. Now that I have my lovely new monitor, I’m starting to think it wasn’t the camera but the monitor. When I look at the pictures that I had lightened, they look too bright. When I look at the originals from the camera, they look fine. Here I’ve been lightening them up all this time when I’m not sure I needed to.

Why don’t you let me know? Check out the pics in the photo gallery. Do they look abnormally lightened or bright to you on your monitor? Maybe it’s just that this new monitor is so bright, I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking. I have 2 sets of pics yet that I need to process (I should have done them last weekend, but I got lazy. I’ll do that this weekend … I PROMISE!!). If I don’t need to lighten them up, I’m not going to.

Mood: lazy

Rachael Ray better watch her back. LOL I could give her a run for her money on 30 Minute Meals. Okay … maybe not. But I’ve got some good ideas that she could do on there (but only if she gave me credit). I made a nummy chicken pasta for supper tonite. I made it when Lisa was here last. Really quick and easy and delicious. I’ll even share my secret with you … but don’t tell.

Becky’s Quick and Easy Chicken Pasta
Ingredients:
pasta (Whatever your favorite is. I like the bow tie stuff for this.)
pasta sauce (Again, whatever your favorite is.)
chicken breast - skinless, boneless
cheese (for garnish)

Cook your pasta according to the box (don’t forget to drain off the water). In the meantime, start heating up your pasta sauce. Cook your chicken breast … I do mine on my Foreman Grill (I LOVE that thing). I pound it out a bit first to even it out. Season and throw on the grill or in the pan or whatever and cook ’til done.

Cut up the chicken into bite-sized pieces when done. Put in with pasta sauce and toss to coat. Pour the pasta sauce/chicken mixture into the drained pasta and mix well. Then eat. I top mine with parmesan cheese and mozzarella.

Eat and enjoy.

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If you try this, let me know what you think.