A look back...

The very first picture I took with this phone...so little!

I am getting ready to get a new phone next week and as I am excited to get a new one I am also kind of sad to see this one go. Because of the pictures that I can scroll through anytime I like. Yes I have all the pictures backed up in two different places, thank you shutterfly app. I am sad that whenever I am scrolling through my pictures I won’t be able to see little two year old Charlot or our vacation to Gulf Shores or look at all the food I have eaten. Now most of you are probably thinking lady you can move those pics to your new phone. Well guess what! I don’t how! And I kind of like the idea of starting all with all new pictures! I am a mixed bag of emotions today. But any who since I wanted to put myself on an emotional roller coaster, and take a look back at some of my favorite pictures today! 

Horsey!!!!

The Hubs and his huge fish!!! I think two summers ago. 

I will forever be grateful  that I have this picture! I do love my PawPaw

The hubs with the boss

Gulf Shores Family Selfie

So Happy Rolling in my freshly raked leaves 

I have no idea I just love it! 

Pap and the Hubs carving with Charlot

Love this Picture! My FIL in his element

Me shortly after I nearly died via a deer or died because of the running in the mountains. 

Food lots and lots of food. 

And the last picture I took so big!!! 

Grilled Pineapple Pork Chops with Fried Rice...

I know I have kind of been on an Asian food kick here lately on the blog, the hubs informed me of this last night during supper. But he sure didn’t complain about this meal! I promise tonight there is no Asian planned for supper, so maybe I will be off this kick soon.

I doubt it though I love love love these flavor combos! The pork chops provided a perfect amount of sweet heat that I loved, and when you eat it with the grilled pineapple you get just a little bit of smoke mix in there oh so delish. But I felt like last night my biggest triumph was the fried rice, well that and that my kid ate this entire meal! Momma Win! Any way the fried rice! I love fried rice, wait I pretty much love all carbs so this is no exception! Ok seriously back to the rice, as I was researching making fried rice I kept reading that you should cook and cool your rice ahead of time for great results. Well guess what this momma doesn’t think that far in advance. So this is my version of fried rice probably not how the pros do it but it tasted amazing! Give it and try and let me know what you think!

Grilled Pineapple Pork Chops

4 Boneless Pork Chops

1 Large Can of Pineapple Rings in 100% Juice

1 TBSP Siracha

1 TBSP Brown Sugar

1 TSP Salt

¼ Cup EVOO

Place chops in a large plastic container with a lid. In a large bowl combine juice from canned pineapple (reserve the fruit for later), siracha, brown sugar, salt, and oil. Pour juice mixture over the chops and place in refrigerator for at least 2 hours, I prefer all day while I am at work. When you are ready to grill bring chops out and allow to come to room temp. Pre-heat your grill place chops on hot grill, grill for 3 minutes per side or until completely cooked through. While grilling the chops grill your pineapple as well and serve the two together!

Fried Rice

1 TBSP Coconut Oil

3 TSP Sesame Oil (divided)

1 Cup Long Grain Rice

2 ½ cups water

1 Cup frozen Peas and Carrots

2 Eggs

1 TSP Siracha

1 TBSP Soy Sauce

1 TBSP Teriyaki Sauce

Heat coconut oil and 1 tsp of sesame oil in a large skillet add in the rice and stir to coat allow rice to toast for a few minutes prior to adding the liquid. Pour on the water, lower the heat to medium, and cover and cook for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes add in the peas and carrots. Allow rice to cook for an additional 5-10 minutes you may need to add additional water as well. Once rice is nice and tender remove the lid and allow it to cook a few more minutes to get any remaining moisture out of the pan. During the cooking of the rice whisk together eggs, siracha, soy sauce, and remaining sesame oil. Push rice and veggie to one side of the skillet, in the open part pour in the egg mixture stirring it until  it becomes a soft scramble then combine it with rice and add in the teriyaki sauce, stir to coat. ENJOY!  

Pinterest FAIL….

I am addicted to Pinterest I will gladly admit this; there is absolutely no shame about it! I have obtained many great ideas and recipes from this glorious site. But does Pinterest ever make you feel like Wonder Woman when you are looking at it, thinking oh wow look at that I could totally do that! Then about 15 minutes later when you are actually trying to do said thing you feel miserable and loser like at the same time. I know this doesn’t just happen to me! I have proof! This is how I feel a little better about myself, there is a whole group of us out there that have Pinterest Fails! Check this website out it absolutely cracks me up! PINTEREST FAILS

Now looking at the above picture it doesn’t exactly look like a complete fail, I mean it still looks edible right? Well the ability to be eaten isn’t exactly the problem! You see when I found this recipe for stuffed french bread I thought oh that looks good, plus the post said that her kids loved it! Why wouldn’t mine it consists of bread, cheese and meat, I thought I’ll just add it to my monthly meal plan. Well last night was the slated evening for this meal. I got it all prepared with a nice fresh salad to serve on the side. I was excited to sit down and try it. And that’s when it HAPPENED…

Seriously the second my child laid eyes on her plate she screamed then cried and informed me “I am not eating that yucky looking stuff.” So much for kids loving it! Well I then promptly informed her that she didn’t have to eat it but she could expect no snacks the rest of the night unless she tried it. More tears ensued, and she proceeded to eat cucumbers…very filling I’m sure.

See I felt it was necessary to share this story with all of you so you could see that I am not the perfect Mother of the Year that I know all of you think I am (cough cough). I also wanted you to see that my kid is a complete pain in the rumpus at times especially at meal time and can drive me to the point of drinking in about a second flat. I know all of you think that she is perfect; she takes after her momma after all!!! HA HA HA!!! Here’s to another meal attempt tonight! Happy Wednesday!!!

Chicken Stir-Fry with Sesame Noodles

If you are in need of a quick and easy supper with a bit of an Asian flare this is for you! It also seems pretty kiddo friendly in our home because anything with noodles is right up her alley. I was looking for some simple noodle recipes the other day and I kept seeing The Pioneer Woman’s sesame noodles coming up. They sounded amazing so I thought I’d give it a stab. Well when I went to my local grocery store they didn’t have a few of the things that were in the original recipe and then I found out that the hubs was going to be home that night so meat would be needed in the meal. So through the process of missing ingredients and a meat needing husband this glorious recipe was born. Plus I added some peanut butter to it because well I am, as I have stated before, obsessed with Thai peanut sauces. Please enjoy this with you and yours, feel free to switch up the meat and veggies! Let me know what you think!

Chicken Stir-Fry with Sesame Noodles

2 chicken breast (thinly sliced)

2 carrots (sliced into think matchsticks)

2 stalks celery (thinly sliced)

12 ounces, fluid Thin Noodles, Cooked And Drained

1/4 cup Soy Sauce

2 TBSP Sugar

1 TBSP Garlic Powder

2 TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar

2 TBSP Pure Sesame Oil

½ tsp Siracha

2 TBSP Creamy Peanut Butter

4 Tablespoons Canola Oil

4 whole Green Onions, Sliced Thin

1 TBSP toasted sesame seeds

This recipe happens very quick so you want to have everything ready before you really start cooking. So start out getting your water boiling and your noodles cooked and drained, just try to keep them somewhat warm while everything else is happening. While I am waiting on my water to boil I slice up my chicken, carrots, and celery. Then in a small bowl, whisk together, soy sauce, sugar, garlic powder, vinegar, sesame oil, Siracha, peanut butter, and canola oil. Set aside. Heat a tablespoon or so of EVOO in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken carrots and celery, cook until chicken is cooked through and veggie are tender crisp, you want them to have a bit of a bite. Once this is done add in noodles stir in to combine, then pour sauce and toss to coat. Top with green onions and sesame seed and serve. ENJOY!

Happy Birthday to the Hubs...

Happy Birthday Hubs!!! I know how much you love to be featured on my blog!!! Hello honey!!! On this day you were born I can only be thankful, because if this day didn't happen I am not certain where I would be. I say this because you are so much to me!

You are the:

                     rock to my roll

                     peanut butter to my jelly

                     milk to my cookies

                     key to my lock

                     rice to my beans 

                     tooth paste to my tooth brush

                     flip to my flop

                     sweet to my tea 

                     shimmy to my shake (too much no ok!)

                     

and most importantly!!!!

You are the BEST to my FRIEND...I cannot imagine going through this crazy life with anyone other than you! We may not have it all together but together we have it ALL!!!

Happy Birthday I am so glad you joined the thirty world, when I told people that my husband was still in his twenties and I am hum NOT...that were starting to give strange looks!