So I made a little flip video woth current foods that I have made and presented and put it to a fun little music! Check it out! :)
#flipagram made with @flipagram Music: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) http://flipagram.com/f/CwmWCwx9CV
It's one of those morning's. ....one that I desperately need a coffee. Now im not the hot coffee drinking kinda gal, but give me a frape or an ice coffee and im happy!
However, I love mine with the whipped cream and chocolate/carmel drizzle. I DO NOT want to even think about how many calories are in this. It is a necessity for this morning.
I'll go for a walk later when I get home.
♡A
Have a great day yall!
Today is my friday! Whoop! Whoop!
Why does my dog eat the cat food nor than she eats her own dog food? & as for the cats, well they are...fluffy, they eat both. It's crazy, my dog will literally let them just eat hers so she can go to the cats food. We have tried all flavors, types, brands and consistency of dog foods and yet she still prefers the cat food.
Odd....
I guess it'll just have to remain a mystery. .
♡A
For our bbq this Memorial weekend we did chicken & steak with veggies shish kabobs. So good we grilled them and then due to rain finished them off in the oven. We marinated the chicken in an Italian dressing overnight and the steak we marinated in a bbq sauce.
For dessert we decided to sitck with the kabobs theme and I made pound cake and strawberries on the stick then grilled them. They were so delicious, especially with some fresh cool whip on them! :)
♡A
Thank you veterans, all this celebration because of you. :)♡
Made these Frozen & Tangled themed cupcakes for a birthday party today. Also, the Frozen theme ice cream cake. It went over really well and had tons of compliments!
The inside of the cupcakes are funfetti. I added blue, purple and white sprinkles to fit the themes. :) so good!
Yesterday in my human resources class we debated about the topic of raising minimum wage to $15 an hour. My thoughts on this is like many others, why the heck wpuld we do that?! Most people making minimum wage are doing minimum amount of work? Why should you get paid more for doing a job that a computer or piece of technology already most of the work for you? Also, you are most likely in a job that doesn't require hardly or any experience and is there just as a stepping stone, not to stay forever and expect to get paid more. However, I do understand that life is rough and curve balls do get thrown at us which makes it that much harder to find a decent job in today's world. This doesn't give you an excuse or reason not to try to further your education to get a better job that is worthy of being paid above minimum wage.
It can be done people. I have a daughter and I am in school trying to better myself and set a steady future for us.
There are many people like myself.
Don't get stuck in that rut.
Just my thoughts on this topic, whats yours?
♡A
So every month my school holds a competition for all current students to compete in for a chance to win first place bragging rights, cool gear & $100 towards our tuition. I have competed since my first phase and opportunity to enter and have done quite well before with winning and placing in different spots like third, second and even first before. Most recently thwy had a gourmet ramen noodles competition that was today. I went in with a steady mind of a stir fry style ramen that I had previously tested put on my guinea pig family members at home.
To get to the point, I am happy to announce I was awarded first place and very happy with what I presented. Simple but so delicious :)
I have attached some pics so you can see the first place winning ramen! ;)
♡A
Yay first time making chocolate mouse cake and its delicious! Homemade. Its Jonny's birthday and were having a bbq grill out! I decided to make this cake and ice cream cake, yum!
I really liked making everything from scratch and learning the techniques of how to freeze everything together.
I even had to do a make shift heat gun by using my blow dryer! Hey! For something as small as this, it worked and got the job done! :)
I realized that you definitely have to work fast and I have to work on my layering and make sure it is even. It was a bit hard to work timely, because with the ice cream cake you have to have the ice cream made, frozen then softened to just the right temp. Too much it'll be melting anf out of the spring form pan, & not enough it won't spread.
You should try it!
Good luck and let me know how you do and any tips you might have!
Oh, plus have fun mommies with the little ones running around and wanting to help and taste it every five seconds!
They are a blessing :)
It was very fun but you definitely need patience ;)
♡A
I love mu kitchenaide mixer!
I have a six quart stand lift mixer & for
The first time I madea homemade ice cream in the new ice cream maker attachment I purchased for myself!
I also tried some new recipes for eggless no cook ice cream and it has turned out great! :) im so excited and its delicious. I made chocolate and vanilla. I will post the recipes in my next post for yall to try as well!
I purchased this attachment at Bed, Bath & Beyond and I highly recommend it. It was on sale for about $70 & I got to use their discounts.
You freeze the bowl overnight and you're ready to pour in your mix and turn on stir. Super easy!
Needless to say, best purchases I've made esp due to the fact o have recently started making ice cream cakes and I have an order for one next weekend. Very happy about this! :)
Walking up to school and a wonderful smell hits my nostrils. What is that glorious and mysterious smell? I walk in to find where it is coming from, garde manger lab. Of course something smoked, so I look around to find smoked duck pastrami. Yum! Of course I had to try some so I asked the chef in charge and I got a little taste. Deliciousness!
Be on the look out for sharing on how to make this yummy treat! :)
♡A
Cold beer, big shots & great food!
Mmm their dry rub for their wings is so dang good!
Been there before but never had their wings. They were the perfect kind of spicy. I usually dont like dry rub rings esp without ranch dressing to dip in but dang these were delicious!!!!:)
We went today for a friend's birthday celebration and had a blast! They had a two man band who I played a wide variety of music to dance to. Oh and they had free popcorn!
Not only was it a nice time with good food it was nice to go out there in day time to sit on the patio with the fans and see what else is in the area.
I have posted some pics to show how much of a good time we had and the great food.
We also too an exchange student from Spain with us to an Illinois/Missouri tradition and he had a great time experiencing the traditional kinds of foods we have here in the states. :)
♡A
Happy mothers day all you mommas out there!
Its so nice to have ppl making food for me for a change or taking me out to dinner. Its nice to be appreciated every once in awhile. I love my family and love doing things for them, but sometimes it gets a lil much and momma just needs a break! :) when the please & thank yous stop comin and the expectations and lack of manners arrive thats when this momma starts to fume!
I will make dinner for my family all day and night but all I ask is for a little appreciation and help with the clean up maybe....
Food can be such a comfort thing, we celebrate, there's food. So celebrating mothers day this year I was taken out to brunch and dinner on seperate days. It was very nice. And my man bought me some earings to match the necklace he bought for xmas this year. It has been a great and busy weekend so far.
Oh, & dad just gave me the traditional gift of chocolate covered strawberries! Yum! :)
Hope you all enjoy your day.
♡A
Have you realized when dining out, not a lot of establishment's seem to be using treys anymore to carry out beverages or food to the customers. They have brought them out at different times or with another person lagging behind. To me this is actually a little un professional and not as high quality or dining experience. When I think fine dining or dining out I want it to be good and a different experience then if I were at home. Yes, we may have had a good experience but where is the traditionalism, the background of dining out in a restaurant.....some places the simple answer is it just isnt there....
So I challenge you to go out and see the different pattern changes at a handful of restaurants in you area.
Let me know what you find and think!
♡A
Fresh fish is popular in our household.
The guys just got back from a weekend of trout fishing & we have a freezer full of it now.
Now its up to mommy to figure out kid and adult friendly meals using all this fish! :)
Fish nuggets seem to be popular and even better for the adults to put in a pita pocket with some lettuce, homemade guacamole and a little sirracha mayo sauce, yum!
We recently just got a smoker and im thinking of different ideas on how and what to smoke in it, maybe I can come up with an idea for the fish.
I'll keep you updated;)
♡A
Every mom has those times where they are totally stressed out, the kid just got into the biggest mess ever and you just have had enough. Its time to indulge in some ice cream.....well that was the answer for me this weekend at least.
Thank the lord for Ben & Jerrys.
Chunky Monkey is a creamy banana base ice cream with chunks of bittersweet chocolate & walnuts. :) every spoonful is another blast of heaven.
So instead of diving into a pint of ice cream next time, help me out momma! What else can I do to ease my mind and relax?!
Take a walk? Nap? Cucumbers on the eyes?! Lol help me out here!
♡A
