I have decided to start a food blog. SO that's coming soon. I probably won't use this one very much because well, I don't know that anyone reads it and I never have anything interesting to say.
I do however, always have food to write about and recipes to share. I like to think of making dinner as my creative outlet. Or frosting a cake-pumpkin spice to be exact. I'll still probably update you about our lives but mostly you'll find out about what we ate for dinner. Maybe it will be boring but I figure it will be a great way to save recipes and stories because good things whether it be tummies full, milk spilling, or great conversations always happen around dinner time.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Halloween Awesomeness
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Halloween Plans
When asked what we should do tomorrow night Tanner said...
"Get a bowl of candy, put it outside. Take a piece of cardboard and write 'please take one' and sit in the back of the jeep. When the kids comes by to take candy, we jump out and scare them"
Can you imagine? I think I'll make some Halloween treats and eat them all by myself (inside) while he scares children.
Last year, when we were dating, we carved a pumpkin, played the board game Clue by candlelight and watched some Alfred Hitchcock short films. It was fun. Tomorrow if you hear any screaming children by the Provo power plant...it's probably my husband's fault.
"Get a bowl of candy, put it outside. Take a piece of cardboard and write 'please take one' and sit in the back of the jeep. When the kids comes by to take candy, we jump out and scare them"
Can you imagine? I think I'll make some Halloween treats and eat them all by myself (inside) while he scares children.
Last year, when we were dating, we carved a pumpkin, played the board game Clue by candlelight and watched some Alfred Hitchcock short films. It was fun. Tomorrow if you hear any screaming children by the Provo power plant...it's probably my husband's fault.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Things that make my life great right now
Besides my concussion that keeps me from thinking, studying, concentration, reading etc...I find that there are really great things happening in my life:
Sister Jade Jolley is home from her mission from Thailand. I made yummy masaman curry to celebrate. It's my favorite.
She's on the far left. I'm on the far right. BEST DISNEYLAND TRIP EVER. We each spent what, $40? A reunion is in order.
Tanner still gives me butterflies and I have a sweet tooth every night. I never do that. Tanner kindly protests my baking ideas because with only two people we still eat the treats as fast as a family of 7. And I have no Halloween decorations.
We let our ward borrow our card table...and our only table at that. It's sitting in the Bishop's office. They said they would bring it back? We eat on the couch.
My mother brought me some tomatoes she canned and did not charge us because they were from her garden. Bless her.
I have not sent out Thank You cards although many of them are done. Remember how it's been 3.5 months? I lost my pretty pen to write them and this give me an excuse to do other things such as read recipe books.
We had dinner at our good friend's the Keene's last night. Hamburgers, potato salad, salsa sorta, and peach cobbler to top it off. It was summer all over again and we loved it.
Life is really great. I am extremely behind on my school work but every single one of my teachers is letting me complete them when I'm ready or come to class when I'm able. And even though I feel like my brain is filling up with blood...life is really great.
One time Tanner surprised me for my 22nd birthday.
Sister Jade Jolley is home from her mission from Thailand. I made yummy masaman curry to celebrate. It's my favorite.
She's on the far left. I'm on the far right. BEST DISNEYLAND TRIP EVER. We each spent what, $40? A reunion is in order.
Tanner still gives me butterflies and I have a sweet tooth every night. I never do that. Tanner kindly protests my baking ideas because with only two people we still eat the treats as fast as a family of 7. And I have no Halloween decorations.
We let our ward borrow our card table...and our only table at that. It's sitting in the Bishop's office. They said they would bring it back? We eat on the couch.
My mother brought me some tomatoes she canned and did not charge us because they were from her garden. Bless her.
I have not sent out Thank You cards although many of them are done. Remember how it's been 3.5 months? I lost my pretty pen to write them and this give me an excuse to do other things such as read recipe books.
We had dinner at our good friend's the Keene's last night. Hamburgers, potato salad, salsa sorta, and peach cobbler to top it off. It was summer all over again and we loved it.
Life is really great. I am extremely behind on my school work but every single one of my teachers is letting me complete them when I'm ready or come to class when I'm able. And even though I feel like my brain is filling up with blood...life is really great.
One time Tanner surprised me for my 22nd birthday.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
some words
I finally figured out why I'm such a poor blogger.
I don't ever take pictures. This makes my posts extremely boring and visually unappealing. I just ramble and let's be real, I don't write good, ahem...well. Unfortunately I am not going to make a promise to you that I will change and start carrying my camera around everywhere. I just don't have time.
So here are some words to let you know what we've been doing the past 7 weeks.
SCHOOL
We're always reading, writing and learning. You know you're in the right major when you start applying everything you're learning though right? Tanner has found his new home in writing. His professors are constantly handing him papers back with a huge A+ slathered on the top. He works harder than anyone in his group projects and starts writing assignments three weeks before they're due. His professors also compliment him and one even called him a perfectionist. He took this as a compliment. From that professor, it was.
I construct sweatshirts and literally, I'm like sweating as I'm constructing. I didn't get my material until one week after we were supposed to have it. I heart UPS. I write group papers and then walk around campus looking at the travertine and lighting design. Then I walk through fabric stories feeling like I'm in heaven. I menu plan and then want to cry when every grocery store gets their pumpkin cans recalled. October with no pumpkin treats? Thankfully I managed to already make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and pumpkin bars before this happened. Now I will patiently wait.
We're hoping for Disneyland with my family either during Thanksgiving break or Christmas. I started watching Survivor and it's my new favorite show. We went on a real date last weekend. Dinner at Olive Garden and Captain America. I would highly recommend both. We've been dancing our tails off. First we had World of Dance, then a guest choreographer from Ukraine (she lives in Canada now), learning a new Hungarian suite, performed it for Homecoming Spectacular, walked in the parade, performed for the religion and law symposium, the dance assembly and another guest choreographer from Hungary. Whew. We have only had one weekend off since school started. And we love it.
General Conference was great and we loved spending time with family cooking away.
What else is new...Oh yes. Monday I got a concussion so I am currently in bed. Last night I lost vision, feeling in my face and limbs, and I couldn't control my body. Life is good. I anxiously await the day when I have time to hang pictures, make curtains and actually fold the laundry. We're happy and the last three months have been bliss.
I don't ever take pictures. This makes my posts extremely boring and visually unappealing. I just ramble and let's be real, I don't write good, ahem...well. Unfortunately I am not going to make a promise to you that I will change and start carrying my camera around everywhere. I just don't have time.
So here are some words to let you know what we've been doing the past 7 weeks.
SCHOOL
We're always reading, writing and learning. You know you're in the right major when you start applying everything you're learning though right? Tanner has found his new home in writing. His professors are constantly handing him papers back with a huge A+ slathered on the top. He works harder than anyone in his group projects and starts writing assignments three weeks before they're due. His professors also compliment him and one even called him a perfectionist. He took this as a compliment. From that professor, it was.
I construct sweatshirts and literally, I'm like sweating as I'm constructing. I didn't get my material until one week after we were supposed to have it. I heart UPS. I write group papers and then walk around campus looking at the travertine and lighting design. Then I walk through fabric stories feeling like I'm in heaven. I menu plan and then want to cry when every grocery store gets their pumpkin cans recalled. October with no pumpkin treats? Thankfully I managed to already make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and pumpkin bars before this happened. Now I will patiently wait.
We're hoping for Disneyland with my family either during Thanksgiving break or Christmas. I started watching Survivor and it's my new favorite show. We went on a real date last weekend. Dinner at Olive Garden and Captain America. I would highly recommend both. We've been dancing our tails off. First we had World of Dance, then a guest choreographer from Ukraine (she lives in Canada now), learning a new Hungarian suite, performed it for Homecoming Spectacular, walked in the parade, performed for the religion and law symposium, the dance assembly and another guest choreographer from Hungary. Whew. We have only had one weekend off since school started. And we love it.
General Conference was great and we loved spending time with family cooking away.
What else is new...Oh yes. Monday I got a concussion so I am currently in bed. Last night I lost vision, feeling in my face and limbs, and I couldn't control my body. Life is good. I anxiously await the day when I have time to hang pictures, make curtains and actually fold the laundry. We're happy and the last three months have been bliss.
Monday, October 10, 2011
BLOG????
I knew I would run into this problem when I got married...
Changing my blog?
I need your thoughts on this.
A completely new blog? a little redo with the look of the page? New URL? Can you even do that?
(Obviously I'm not too up to date with this thing anyway).
This isn't a big deal. I am just tired of seeing katrinamlewis....cuz that's not my name anymore.
AND Tanner does everything I do. We are the same. Except he does PR homework and I do sewing. So maybe opposite.
But he's really cute and I know you want to see more of him.
Here we are in Prague.
Ps do you want to see wedding pics/europe pics? We had a pretty cool summer I guess.
Changing my blog?
I need your thoughts on this.
A completely new blog? a little redo with the look of the page? New URL? Can you even do that?
(Obviously I'm not too up to date with this thing anyway).
This isn't a big deal. I am just tired of seeing katrinamlewis....cuz that's not my name anymore.
AND Tanner does everything I do. We are the same. Except he does PR homework and I do sewing. So maybe opposite.
But he's really cute and I know you want to see more of him.
Here we are in Prague.
Ps do you want to see wedding pics/europe pics? We had a pretty cool summer I guess.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Curry and such
I did not truly taste curry until my friend from high school came home from his mission from Thailand. He made us all a delicious masman curry. I was in heaven. My dad served his mission in Holland and said it always smelled of curry and B.O so my mom never made it at home. I was deprived.
Since then, I have loved going to Thai and Indian restaurants. One of my favorite was in Prague (I felt really cool as I typed that). Then I bought an Indian cookbook for half off at the BYU bookstore. I drool when I look through it. But that's all I've done. All of the recipes are complicated (or so it seems), because of the many different spices they have to grind and honestly, I don't want to make ghee (clarified butter). So I do nothing but stare at recipes and pine after making these amazing spice blends at home someday. Today I made a huge step.
I have been eyeing Many Lands for years now. Never daring to step foot inside by myself. Today I was out of the curry my aunt had given me. Their family lived in Japan for a while so she knows a thing or two about Asian cuisine. So I visited websites, found out good brands of curries and set out. We first went to a newer Indian market on University Ave located next to Velour. SO MANY SPICES I WANTED TO CRY FROM HAPPINESS. I can buy so many whole cloves, cardamom and garam masala blends for SO cheap. We bought some curry, garam masala and Indian cookies. Better than nabisco, I assure you. Then we went to Many Lands. Although we did not understand many of the labels I was again in heaven. Rows of different soy sauces, pastes and noodles. Many were cheaper then the "asain aisles" in grocery stores. We bought some green curry paste, rice noodles, and the masman curry my friend made for me.
Now my favorite Thai coconut curry soup is simmering away and I feel brave enough to maybe try a recipe or two in my Indian cookbook.
Now Tanner knows another way to make me happy, give me ten dollar to spend in either of these stores.
Recipe for the soup:
(I found this a couple years ago through tastespotting.com and then lost it. I've modified it and make it from my head now.
1 bunch Green onions
1 Red pepper
1-2 T (I just eyeball it) Curry powder
2-3 Breasts of Chicken
1 Can Coconut milk
Chicken broth 6-8 cups
Cilantro
RIce
All of this can be adjusted to your party size.
1. Saute about one bunch of green onions and 1 red pepper in a little bit of olive oil
2. Add chicken broth, chicken, and curry powder. Simmer simmer!! Let it go for a while (30-40 min, the chicken will fall apart)
3. Add the coconut milk and cilantro at the end. (Sometimes I don't add the cilantro, depending on my mood.
4. Serve over rice (jasmine is the best)
Yum!
Since then, I have loved going to Thai and Indian restaurants. One of my favorite was in Prague (I felt really cool as I typed that). Then I bought an Indian cookbook for half off at the BYU bookstore. I drool when I look through it. But that's all I've done. All of the recipes are complicated (or so it seems), because of the many different spices they have to grind and honestly, I don't want to make ghee (clarified butter). So I do nothing but stare at recipes and pine after making these amazing spice blends at home someday. Today I made a huge step.
I have been eyeing Many Lands for years now. Never daring to step foot inside by myself. Today I was out of the curry my aunt had given me. Their family lived in Japan for a while so she knows a thing or two about Asian cuisine. So I visited websites, found out good brands of curries and set out. We first went to a newer Indian market on University Ave located next to Velour. SO MANY SPICES I WANTED TO CRY FROM HAPPINESS. I can buy so many whole cloves, cardamom and garam masala blends for SO cheap. We bought some curry, garam masala and Indian cookies. Better than nabisco, I assure you. Then we went to Many Lands. Although we did not understand many of the labels I was again in heaven. Rows of different soy sauces, pastes and noodles. Many were cheaper then the "asain aisles" in grocery stores. We bought some green curry paste, rice noodles, and the masman curry my friend made for me.
Now my favorite Thai coconut curry soup is simmering away and I feel brave enough to maybe try a recipe or two in my Indian cookbook.
Now Tanner knows another way to make me happy, give me ten dollar to spend in either of these stores.
Recipe for the soup:
(I found this a couple years ago through tastespotting.com and then lost it. I've modified it and make it from my head now.
1 bunch Green onions
1 Red pepper
1-2 T (I just eyeball it) Curry powder
2-3 Breasts of Chicken
1 Can Coconut milk
Chicken broth 6-8 cups
Cilantro
RIce
All of this can be adjusted to your party size.
1. Saute about one bunch of green onions and 1 red pepper in a little bit of olive oil
2. Add chicken broth, chicken, and curry powder. Simmer simmer!! Let it go for a while (30-40 min, the chicken will fall apart)
3. Add the coconut milk and cilantro at the end. (Sometimes I don't add the cilantro, depending on my mood.
4. Serve over rice (jasmine is the best)
Yum!
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