Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Tasty Tuesday

Sunday I made enchilada from scratch right down to the enchilada sauce and chili con carne.  They turned out pretty good but we had a bit extra of both the sauce and the chili.  Tonight I'm modifying my usual stuffed bell pepper recipe which I think is delicious to make the stuffing mixture with the chili con carne.  I hope it comes out!  I'm very intrigued to see if it will.  I may take a picture if looks ok and I remember.

On a slight side note this weekend my two Cake in a JIF cakes were devoured!  Keep in mind these are layer cakes and one of them was gone in like an hour and half!  I'm so glad everyone enjoyed it, especially since it was a recipe I just made up.  I'm thinking one day I may try making a chocolate cake with my peanut butter frosting I use, or use the peanut butter cake recipe and use chocolate frosting just to mix it up.  The only thing is Mr. Woo won't be able to eat much of it since he's allergic to caffeine.  (Sad, huh?  No chocolate, no coffee would equal a sad, cranky me.)

Oh and I was with my MIL in the kitchen on Saturday morning and learned how to make biscuits from scratch.  I was thrilled with learning and spending that time with her.  I am so blessed I love all of my in-laws and that I have such a great relationship with MIL.  I can't wait to spend Thanksgiving day with her in the kitchen.

Hope you're doing well!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Random Writings - Vol. 5

  • I have adjusted my work schedule and now get off at 4:30.  I love it.  My life has been changed.  I think I have cooked or baked something homemade every day since my new schedule started.  It's amazing what a difference 30 minutes makes.
  • Speaking of baking, I'm making two of my [Peanut Butter] Cake in a JIF cakes this week, one for Granny Woo's visit and the other for Mr. Woo to take to work.  He has been asking for this cake since I made it for his dad's birthday back in July.  I hope they come out as good as the first time I came up with the recipe.  I'm not trying to brag but it was delicious and made the house smell A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
  • I am ready for the coming holidays and wish it was November already!  I just want to be in the kitchen all day, shop and wrap presents, and listen to Christmas music.  This Thanksgiving I'm hanging out with my MIL and helping her prepare the meal.  I could not be more excited! 
  • I promise I do more than just spend time in the kitchen but lately it seems like that's all I've wanted to do.  I've been feeling so domestic.  It's quite nice.
  • I love having time to read.  When I'm not in the kitchen, or with my hubs and pups, I want to be reading a book.  I just finished my last one (well my last chick-lit book, I'm still in the middle of a self improvement book and a cookbook) and now I need a new one.  That's always the hardest part for me but now that I've signed up for Good Reads I am hopeful it will be a little easier.
Hope you're doing well.  Have a great week!

Monday, October 15, 2012

Passion

"It might be a quarter life crisis, or just the stirring in my soul." - John Mayer

Monday, October 8, 2012

Weekend Recap

Mother daughter weekend was a huge success.  Shortly after my mom got into town on Friday we went to get a couple's massage.  This was my mom's first massage ever and now she wonders what took her so long.  For her it was the highlight of the trip and it made me feel so good that she kept bringing it up and the fact she really enjoyed it.  We closed out the night with a quick stop to a store and some Mexican food.

The next day we left early, got some Starbucks, and enjoyed the hour and half drive to Cincinnati with some good conversation.  After that the day was pretty much filled with non-stop shopping, talking and wonderful mommy and me time.  It really was a great day and though I bought some things I didn't spend a ton of money.  The night ended watching the last quarter of the FSU game which was a major killjoy.  (Granted it was our first loss of the season but it really shouldn't have been a loss at all.  Between refs calling plays for NC State and Jimbo not bringing in the field goal team I was not happy with what I saw.  That being said, it's our fault it was that close anyway.  Boo.)

Sunday, we headed back after one last shopping stop and cleaned out my coat closet - to get a little productive mom and daughter time in there.  I dropped off the stuff I took out of the closet to Goodwill, did some groceries for the week, made dinner, and then enjoyed catching up and cuddling with Mr. Woo and the pup. 

This weekend was a great success and just what I needed without even knowing it.  Now I'm ready for a good and productive week.

Happy Monday!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Mother Daughter Weekend

My mom's coming up this afternoon for our first annual mother daughter weekend getaway!  We're going to be spending the majority of our time in Cincinnati but the fun starts when she gets in town tonight with a couples massage - her first massage ever (!). 

I have a feeling this is going to be a wonderful weekend.

Happy Friday!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Babies vs. Pumpkins

A few of my favorites from a great day at the pumpkin patch with Leedie, Angela, and Mallory to celebrate my birthday.

The girls trying to figure out what the deal with these pumpkins

Such a happy baby

Photographic proof of how hard it is to take a picture of this girl!

Old friends chatting it up

Happy girls!

With their pumpkins