Punk Baby Names

What do I like to do for fun? Look at my stats on blogger... for example you can see what search terms bring people to your site.

The top 4 search terms which bring people to my site are:

1.  speculoos hagel   ~very understandable - I did a post about these when they first showed up in the supermarket by my house. They are pretty good - but not nearly as good as crunchy speculoos pasta - which I avoid buying because it's that good... it's like that saying - an ounce on the lips - a pound on the hips... well yeah - that's about right!

2. cutekittypunk.blogspot.com -   ~mmmm - self explanatory

3. spumoni cake   ~ ahh, yes - delicious... or as they say in Italian: delizioso! The original post can be seen here. 

4. punk baby names   ~um, yeah, I've probably talked about baby names in the past. Let me do a quick search on my site to see what comes up...yep... 3 hits - 3 times I talked about baby names in past posts. But to say punk baby names - no - not really.

Now really - you got to be careful about what you name your kid because you don't want them to hate you for it later. A name can be punk because it's original - it can be cool then - but it can't be like too out there. But that is relative - everyone has a different opinion on names.

Take for example - traditional/old fashioned names... they are making a real comeback - you know, people using names that their grandparents had. Like Ruby and Betty. I'm seeing fewer and fewer common names like Mark and Melissa, Heather and Adam - fine names though  - which I'm sure will make a comeback in the next generation or two.

Here is a name that I really like which I didn't like at first, but it's been rubbing me the right way lately: Wilhemina. Super duper old fashioned - but I dunno - I just like it. Wilhelmina was one of our former Dutch Queens... I also like Beatrix (present day Queen). You know, you can use nicknames like Mina and Bea...My man and close friends hate the name Wilhelmina... hate is a pretty strong word - this from one friend that likes the name Hedwig... um, yeah, I think Not!


Okay, so here is a list of what I consider cool - "punk" baby names for boy and girl.


BOY
Cash (Nash, or Dash - all are cool!)
Jorek (sounds like Yorrick - it's a spin off of YORK - my maiden name)
Berend (old fashioned Dutch name - i like it)
Lorenzo (nickname can be Enzo - as in Enzo Ferrari - I'm sure it won't be hard to convince father's of this one... I'm actually considering this name for my future son - if I get one)
Hunter (though, not my personal favorite - my husband loves this name)
Corbin Dallas
- This is the lead character name from the 5th element starring Bruce Willis. I loved the movie and I love this name. Corbin or Dallas - or both - very cool!
Cure
- I actually knew a guy in high school named Kir and it was pronounced kinda like cure - which is my all time favorite band.


GIRL
Shiloah (my personal favorite name - hopefully my next child is a girl, because my husband finally agreed to use that name)
Kailea/Kyleah (this is my first girl's name and believe me, she's a punk! It's a combination of the ever popular Kylie and Leah as in Princess Leah from Star Wars)
Siembra (okay, so this is not originally a name - it's Spanish and means to sow - but it's very pretty and works in English just fine.)
Semra (This is a very pretty name, too - if you don't like Siembra - I've heard it used more popular within the Turkish culture)
Tzipporah/Zipporah (It's Hebrew - you choose the spelling - I love it - always have - it means bird, Phoenix is also another cool bird name)
Dixie
-just because I grew up in St. George, Utah - home of the Dixie Rebels ;)


You can make up your own names. My grandmother named her first daughter (my aunt) after my great grandmother and her first daughter which died young. Sara and Irene - she combined them and got Sarene. That's a very pretty name - you don't hear it very often and it honors the family members that have already passed on.


Okay, finally, a few names worth mentioning... very popular in Dutch culture - which could be used more in America in my opinion:


Saskia (girl)
Jonaro (boy)
Anouk (girl)
Milan (boy)
Chantel (girl)
Bram (boy)


Comments, comments -  leave me comments - I'd love to hear some of your original or unique baby names... strangers welcome - leave some comments!

Ijs en ijs desserts (cookbook)

I got this book for my birthday... I haven't tried any recipes yet - I am waiting for warmer weather... However, this "bomb" looks very tempting to try first.

Cookbook Collection

This is why I am a "Mormon Mama Cooking Primal" in 2012
(as in sometimes - as in sometimes cooking Primal - I'll always be a Mama and Mormon), 
because I am broadening my horizons... 
but not neglecting the other cooking and baking 
traditions that make up who I am.

Tonight we eat Dutch-Indonesian Nasi with rice :)

And next week I explore some yeast breads... mmmm :P yum.


P.S. 
Taking and editing photos with Instagram is fun, 
but you cannot enlarge the photos anymore than this...
 Note to self: edit them myself next time!

Indian Butter Chicken (Paleo versus Primal)

Photo credit: Easy Chicken (in other words, I don't own copyright to this photo)
I'm going to re-post one of my own photos ASAP, but for the meantime, this one looks good.

You see, this is why I prefer the Primal Blueprint to the Paleo thing...


What's the difference...


Cheese, cream, butter... fat!   Mmmm yummy :)


Tonight I tried a recipe from Mark's Daily Apple - it was a reader submitted recipe - I was so excited to try it what with all the butter, cream and Greek yogurt in it. And I was really disappointed... and also at the same time very happy to find out that I already have the best recipe for Indian Butter Chicken - created by yours truly :)


I did a search of my blog and I've found that this recipe - that I make at least 3 times a month - is not on my blog - and that's just wrong!


This is definitely one of our family favorites - something I call real comfort food.


I must share this delicious recipe with the world.


The original recipe I got from a friend of a friend - and I liked that she put cashew butter in it - but it had way too much Garam Masala in it for my family's liking... so I reworked the recipe again and again until I came up with this one. It's less spicy but much more buttery. The cashew butter I kept - it adds some depth to it. We like to serve this with a delicious dessert like Mango Lassi. 


Here goes: 


INDIAN BUTTER CHICKEN (Primal)
Serves 4-6 hungry eaters; Main course


450 grams (1 lb.) chicken breasts, skinless, cubed
2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
2 pinches cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper


Heat oil in heavy bottom pan or wok. Fry chicken and spices till browned. Remove - set aside.


1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup onion, finely diced
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
1 box (350g) Heinz Tomato Frito* (like tomato sauce)
1 can (450g) chopped tomatoes in juice
1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt**
1/4 cup cashew butter
1-2 large handfuls fresh spinach, chopped (totally optional)


Heat oil over medium flame in same pan. Saute onion till soft and translucent. Stir in butter, lemon juice, spices, bay leaf and salt. Fry for one minute. Stir in tomato sauce, canned tomatoes and yogurt. Bring to a boil. Reduce flame and simmer 10 minutes, stirring regularly. Stir in cashew butter and when tha tis well blended add the chicken back to the sauce. Stir in fresh spinach leaves and continue to cook till leaves wilted. Remove from heat and serve with cauliflower "rice" or if you are not doing the Primal thing - this is great with some Naan, Roti or bread.


*Heinz Tomato Frito contains vegetable oil and sugar. But the amount is so little that I don't fret about it.


**I like it best with Greek Yogurt - but if you don't have any on hand, I'll tell you I've tried it with coconut milk, regular milk, buttermilk, regular yogurt and on and on. To use milk or coconut milk blend together 1 1/4 cups milk with 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar and let it sour about 5 minutes.