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Crock Pot Chipotle Chicken

Sarah — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:00:58 +0000

I was looking for a new take on chicken tacos and love healthy slow cooker recipes. This was really delicious and I side-stepped the cheese and sour cream and still loved it.

I followed the recipe pretty closely, but next time, I think that I will rinse and drain the corn instead of just dumping the can and will add rinsed and drained black beans to the mix as well.

Christmas Cookie Kookies

Sarah — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:44:50 +0000

We made Christmas cookies this year and had a wonderful time doing it. It cracked me up that the end product looked so colorful but you cannot tell who decorated which cookies. Clearly, frosting is an equal-opportunity medium. (Click on the below image to view full-size)

BEWARE | Evilly Delicious Recipe

Sarah — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:49:40 +0000

Buffalo Chicken Dip (‘aka’ CRACK DIP)

Ingredients:
2 cans of chicken
½ to 1 cup Franks Hot Sauce
2 bricks of Cream Cheese
2 Cups Ranch Dressing
1 bag of Sharp shredded cheese (small bag)

Timed Prep:
Drain cans of chicken add to bowl with Frank’s Hot Sauce. Mix well. Let sit in fridge for an hour.

Assemble & Cook:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In medium sauce pan, blend cream cheese and ranch dressing. Melt and mix well. Once creamy, add 1/2 bag of cheddar cheese.

Mix with chicken and hot sauce. (Option: add more hot sauce at this time for extra kick.)

Add to pan or baking dish and cook for 20 Minutes. Take pan out, add the remaining bag of cheese and continue to bake for 15-20 minutes.

Serve warm, with tortilla chips.

Ruby Chomps An Animal

Sarah — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:56:20 +0000

Cracker, that is. She’s such a ham!

Just a dash…

Sarah — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:04:52 +0000

I’ve been able to cook meals regularly enough, now that I stay-at-home, to get a good feel for herbs and spices and what they do. Anymore, I find myself saying, “You know what this needs? Oregano!”

I add onions, minced garlic, and pepper to hamburger patties; put white pepper and diced jalapeno in my pimento cheese; even found myself pimping out my hot ramen with some things this last weekend. And I usually use the palm of my hand instead of a measuring spoon. HOW DOMESTIC!

But I am not claiming to be fancy because my top three flavor enhancing ingredients have not changed. My classic, personal ‘trifecta of condiments’ are: peanut butter, ranch dressing, and hot sauce. Once you are working with these ingredients, the food becomes instantly amazing, no additional spices or herbs needed.

Self Portraits

Sarah — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:00:18 +0000

So the other day while Ruby was having her Valentine’s photo shoot, I noticed the light coming in through our storm door would be perfect to use to try to take some photos of myself. Like most women, I struggle with insecurities and things I don’t like about myself, but I really love my eye color. Or should I say my dad’s eye color, since I got my peepers from him?

Anyway, my eyes always change color when in pure daylight and I wanted to try to capture it. I don’t have to use this special power now that I am married, but I used to strategically pick seats and tables where I could gaze out the window. Ah, the silly things girls do on dates. Anyway, here are the photos. This was a good day and I am glad I have the pictures of Ruby and of me to remember it by.

I didn’t use retouching or anything, mostly since I don’t know how to. Pardon my aging and mildly ruddy skin.

Snow in Augusta… AGAIN?!?!?!?!?!

Sarah — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:05:34 +0000

Today our family embarked upon an adventure known as Urban Snowboarding. A good time was had by all. To see other videos from our shenanigans, please click here.

Learning Her Shapes

Sarah — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:19:35 +0000

Ruby is really into being outside (I may have mentioned before). She also loves to color and use sidewalk chalk. At 38 degrees, a good time was still had this morning. In the photo I took of her this morning, I said to, “Say Cheese!” and she stopped, smiled, posed, and said cheese.

We’ve been working on her shapes. She says heart and circle, but not always at the right shape. And she points to the right shape here and there. I enjoy drawing things for her, but everything I make could probably pass for a third grade art project. I think that is because I gave up drawing pictures after that age and started writing notes to my friends instead.

Vote for us!

Wes — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:25:43 +0000

UPDATE: We won! Thanks for your votes.

Our new kitchen has been selected as a finalist in the grassrootsmodern.com affordable kitchen contest. You can see the post on our design here. First prize is a $100 AmEx gift card!

Vote here any time before November 30th.

Our cabinets are here!

Sarah — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:03:08 +0000

They are, however, still in boxes. We posted some photos of our journey here. Next things on the list, finish sanding, primer, lay the floors. More updates on the way…