Take a Bite

Sorry for skipping relationships 101 yesterday, I was out all day so I didn't get a chance to blog.  *Side note: How do bloggers find the time to write everyday? I can barely find the time a few nights a week!*

Anyway, here's some pics of a yummy meal I made a few nights ago, chicken enchiladas.  I am in LOVE with my slow cooker.  Thanks to pintrest, I found a bunch of easy recipes for the slow cooker, I just throw everything in the pot before work and I have a yummy meal to come home to.  Genius!  Though I should have taken a pic of the stuff inside the slow cooker so you can actually see the chicken.  But trust me, it's so good!

Here's what you need:

• 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 jar (16 oz.) salsa
• 1 can corn, drained
• 1 can black beans, drained
• 1 med. onion, diced
• 1 pkg. taco seasoning
• Flour tortillas
• Shredded cheese
• Shredded lettuce
• Sour cream

Throw it all in the crock pot for at least 6 hours, shred the chicken and serve however you like!  Here's where I got the recipe from: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/community/recipe-exchange/UserRecipeDisplay.aspx?group_id=1&user_recipe_id=399111

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

xoxo

New Arrivals

Sorry for my absence lately, but it's for a very good reason... the twins are here!  They came a little earlier than expected but we're all so excited and happy that babies and mom are healthy.  So, I've been quite busy last week but I'm back!  The babies came so early, I didn't even get to post all of the baby shower pics before they arrived!

For the shower, I made all of the yummy treats which included sugar cookies, individual cheesecakes and white chocolate covered rice krispie balls.  For the take-aways, we just stuffed miniture tin pails with jelly beans.  Just looking at these pics make me hungry!  Hope you all have a great weekend and next Friday we'll resume with relationship 101!

xoxo

Fire Up

I'm not sure why, but I've been having cravings lately (no, I'm not pregnant!).  So two weeks ago it was sushi, then Thai and this past weekend, it was Korean.  So the boyfriend and I went for a Korean bbq all you can eat and it was sooo yummy (I'm already craving it again).  I love all the side dishes, pork bone soup and wrapping all the meat up in lettuce. 

Usually when I eat, I feel insecure because I think people are watching me but the best part about all you can eat is that everyone is stuffing their faces!  Oh the gluttony.

Makeshift

Lately, my boyfriend and I are tightening our belts because he is on a budget (check out his blog here). So of course, we're trying to save money on dates. But one thing that I can't compromise on is my sweet tooth. Instead of getting dessert at the restaurant or going to an ice cream parlour, we just picked up some Ben & Jerry's and ate it in the park. It was kind of our impromptu mini picnic. Who knew being cheap can also be romantic?

Pressed

In case you haven't read my previous post, I'm a romantic. So of course, I love dates because I love the whole idea behind it; getting to spend time together and being all fancy s'mancy. While McDonalds is my boyfriend's idea of a romantic date, I would prefer a smaller, quieter restaurant.

It's so much fun to pick a random place to try out and that's kind of what I did for this panini shop. I've been passing by it for 2 years on my way to school so it was nice to actually go in and try it out. The panini's were so delicious and I love the atmosphere, I can't wait to go back there again!

Go to http://www.mangiacake.ca/ and try it out yourself

Trick or Treat

Hey Everyone,

Happy Halloween! I think halloween's one of my favourite holidays because it's all about having fun. You get to dress up and pretend to be someone or something else and there's candy everywhere. I hope you all had an awesome night and try to pace yourselves with the sweets!

ps.. sorry about the picture quality (my ipod was the only thing handy at the moment). Btw, they're candy corn inspired sugar cookies with royal icing, yummm.

Buttered

So last week I was craving Indian food and being the amateur chef that I am, I went to the grocery store to buy butter chicken sauce mix. I followed the instructions step by step and the sauce was surprisingly good! Even my boyfriend liked and he usually hates my cooking.

I also went shopping over the weekend and got some great finds at GAP and Old Navy. I'm not sure of the sale is still on (although I think it might be so hurry in!). GAP has an additional 50% off of all sale merchandise and Old Navy has 40% off all sale merchandise. I didn't really find much at Old Navy but I got super soft, comfy tees at Gap for around $4 and I got a silk skirt for $5! The skirt's a bit big on me (I never understood, why are GAP's sizes larger than other stores). The skirt was a size zero and it was still pretty loose on me but I just had to have it cause well, it's a silk skirt for $5, how could I say no?

After much deliberation, I have decided that I really want a pink blazer. I was sooo close to picking one up at H&M but they didn't have my size! I guess I'm not the only girl out there who's on the quest to looking chic.

Busy Bee

Hey guys,

I'm so sorry for not posting as often as I'd like to. The wedding is this Saturday so we've got a lot of last minute details to take care of. The DIY projects are looking great, everything is slowly coming together and I can't wait to see what the final product looks like.

Since I've been so busy, I haven't had time to really bake anything. I purchased all the ingredients for macarons but it doesn't seem like I'll have any time to make it. But I found this super easy recipe for an egg custard pie. It was so quick and the pie came out light and fluffy. I would however, suggest cooking the pie crust a bit before pouring in the mixture to bake.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/egg-custard-pie-iv/detail.aspx

Enjoy!

Night Owl

Here's something yummy for you to look at. I made these cupcakes a while ago to say thank you to some coworkers. They're so easy to make and so adorable. Here's how to do it:

1. Bake your favourite cupcake recipe
2. Cover them in chocolate frosting
3. Twist Oreos to separate the two pieces of cookie. Try to keep all of the cream on one cookie. (These are for the eyes)
4. Break some of the other side of the cookie into triangles for the ears
5. Cover the ears in chocolate frosting and stick them on the cupcake
6. Use 2 cookies with cream as the eyes and pipe some chocolate frosting for the pupils
7. Mix vanilla frosting with yellow food colouring and pipe the frosting to draw out beaks.
8. Try not to eat them all yourself

Piece of cake!

Super Mario

Boy do I have something sweet for you guys today! Mario themed cupcakes! I actually made these a long time ago but I still think these were the best cupcakes I've ever baked. Plus the designs are just so adorable! I gave them to my boyfriend on his birthday (even though he hates sweets, its the thought that counts right?)

Today is also supposed to be the hottest day of the year but I'm too afraid to step outside of my air conditioned home to find out just how hot it really is. I wanted to do fashion pics for you guys but I guess that'll just have to wait for another day.

So for now, stay cool!