Monday, October 8, 2012
SOUP'S ON!
This past Saturday we celebrated this quarter's family birthdays (yes we are now on a quarterly basis because there are so many of us.....9 kids + spouses and 30 grandkids), cheered on the Huskers as they played Ohio State and had a soup night.
Soup Nights are perfect for a little twist on a traditional pot-luck or even a small gathering of friends.
Here's what else was on the menu from Saturday....
Maryland Crab
Sweet Potato & Sausage
Chicken Tortilla
White Chicken Chili
Thai Mushroom
We also had lots of wine and cheese and antipasto platters with marinated artichokes, prosciutto, salami, mushrooms and olives (another one of my favs...although we were missing dolmades--stuffed grape leaves---huge weakness of mine). I wish I would have taken a picture of the antipasto platter, it was so pretty....much more pretty than our pathetic looking cheese platter we threw together :)
Chicken Tortilla
White Chicken Chili
Thai Mushroom
We also had lots of wine and cheese and antipasto platters with marinated artichokes, prosciutto, salami, mushrooms and olives (another one of my favs...although we were missing dolmades--stuffed grape leaves---huge weakness of mine). I wish I would have taken a picture of the antipasto platter, it was so pretty....much more pretty than our pathetic looking cheese platter we threw together :)
Happy Souping!
1 lb. ground beef
1 15 oz can tomato sauce (Hunts)
1 15oz Hormel Chili w/out beans
1 15oz can dark red kidney beans w/ liquid
1 15oz can chili beans w/ sauce & liquid
½ cup chopped onion
1 -4oz can diced green chilies OR 1 can Rotel tomatoes w/
peppers
¼ diced celery (1 stalk)
1 16oz can Canned Tomatoes (petite diced)
1 ½ teaspoons Cumin
1½ Tablespoon Chili powdered
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1 chopped jalapeño (optional)
Cook hamburger, drain off fat. Throw everything into
CrockPot keep on low OR put everything in pot on stove and cook for 30-60
minutes.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
FALL FAVORITES
Almost everyone LOOOOOOOVES fall, right? I know we do and The Hubster told me since I never got around to making our Spring favorites (more or less for him) I should compile our favorite fall items for this year. So here we go...mama, papa & baby girl!
Neon Animal Print Scarf | Burlap | Apothecary Vases | Floral Lace Tights | Hunter Violet Boots | White Pumpkins
I recently purchased three apothecary vases from Michael's using 40% OFF coupons and right now they are filled with Halloween colored candy: Candy Corn (my fav!)
As for the burlap.....sooooo many crafting projects that it can be used for....banners, candle wraps & table runners...oh my!
Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins | Pint Tumbler | TwelveSouth BookBook | BOSS Wool Scarf | Wild Hog Pumpkin Ale
The BookBook is seriously awesome. My hubby absolutely LOVES it and has been complimented on it quite a bit. The one pictured above fits the iPhone 4/4S, however the new BookBook for the iPhone5 should be available next month.
P.S. This Pumpkin Ale is probably the best and I mean THE BEST pumpkin beer we have ever tried...EVER!
The adorable apple hat was purchased from Gap in the middle of summer and I don't think it's available any more (at least it's no longer offered online). Once I saw it, I had to have it for all the cozy fall activities we had planned.
Hoping everyone has a great weekend....we are planning a Spooky Friday Night Movie Night this week...EEEKKKK....CAN'T WAIT!!!!! Happy Friday Eve!!!
Hoping everyone has a great weekend....we are planning a Spooky Friday Night Movie Night this week...EEEKKKK....CAN'T WAIT!!!!! Happy Friday Eve!!!
Monday, October 1, 2012
FABULOUS FINDS: CITY MINI GT STROLLER
On the earlier post about the Baby Registry we commented on how we really enjoyed using the City Mini stroller by Baby Jogger. But after using it for about a month and a half or so, we began wishing we would have spent the extra cash for some of the upgrades the GT version offers. We played with the idea of swapping out our stroller for awhile and once we started discussing our upcoming trips (more or less California) and the fact that we plan on being on the sand and if we go hiking we're going to be dealing with pebbles and gravel and yadda yadda yadda.....needless to say....we traded it up for the GT and we haven't looked back since!
Now, we're not bashing the original City Mini, it just didn't fit our needs as well as we liked. We do highly recommend Baby Jogger in general and have nothing but positive things to say about their products.
So some of the features of the GT that we love......
1. One-hand fold. This feature is not just for the GT, some of their other strollers do this as well (even other brands have picked up on it-FINALLY!) and I really don't know why it's taken some companies this long to come up with this. It makes it SO MUCH EASIER!!!
2. Not bulky. We love the City Mini GT because it is a three wheel stroller and to us it doesn't seem nearly as bulky as many other strollers.
3. All-terrain wheels/tires. You can practically go on any surface with this stroller which we absolutely LOVE.
4. It is one smooth ride. Our baby girl rarely gets rattled from being rattled all over the place by bumps and other things.
5. Adjustable handle bar. When we were first shopping for strollers, we thought this was kind of like blah....whatever. We will be the first to say, it's actually kind of nice because you can change the angle of the bar for different people.
6. Accessories sold separately. Some people may think we're crazy, but we really like the fact that the accessories are sold separately because it allows us to customize the stroller to our needs. We have purchased the Parent Console that velros at the top of the stroller, the Child Tray (we haven't used this yet) and the Carseat Adapter (we bought the one for Chicco carseats, just be sure you buy the right one...loved this too).
7. Sun Roof. We absolutely LOVE this feature. The whole canopy of the stroller conceals your baby so nicely (it's seriously the coolest little fort for the baby, I would love hang out in there if I could, and Mike knows I would) that it makes it nearly impossible to see inside the stroller unless you're actually squatting down, but with two sun roofs that have a removable covers that can be velcroed back, you can see your baby from up above. Our little girl thinks its so funny to look up through the little sun roof and see us peering down on her.
There are hundreds of strollers for all of us to buy. To be completely honest, just like any new set of parents, we had no idea what was the best for our baby. We knew we wanted a jogging stroller, but nothing super bulky. We wanted something that would grow with us and something that would allow us to take it almost anywhere with us. We also did a lot of research. We LOVE this stroller and are pretty much obsessed with it!
We hope this helps with all you parents out there in need of a stroller for your little ones!
Happy stroller shopping!
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