This Unfamiliar Road

I am over turkey sandwiches. So, I decided to seek out a new recipe to use the rest of my turkey. I ended up with Turkey Tetrazzini. This is the first time I have made it, so I followed the recipe exactly. Ben and I decided that it was good, but not great. It has a lot of potential. Next time, I will add a lot more...

Ben and I had a *great* first Thanksgiving as Mr and Mrs! I had to work Monday and Tuesday night, and I was scheduled to work Thursday (Thanksgiving) night as well. Bummer. I was struggling with this because it's the first year that I've actually had to deal with being away from my family for the first real holiday. I...

I have never really been a huge fan of pork chops. I eat them every now and then, but it seems like they always taste the same to me- no real variation in flavor. I discovered this new recipe from my go-to recipe website, although I modified quite a bit. I have prepared meats before with a cracker-type coating, but it...

Once again, it has been far too long since I have posted. I have good reason though. 1) I have been working a lot lately. So basically, I haven't had time to write. I go to work, come home and sleep, then go back to work. This is what 12+ hour shifts do for you. 2) I have been working a lot lately. Wait...wasn't that...

While reading one of my fellow blogger's recent posts, I was reminded of a website that I used to visit often, but have forgotten about. Awkward Family Photos will (I promise!) give you a good laugh. Maybe it's because I am deliriously tired (still trying to adjust to working night shift...) but I just looked...

I wanted to roast some pumpkin seeds for our Halloween Party, but due to our unexpected trip to Michigan, we Ben didn't even carve our pumpkin until Saturday! I roasted these on Tuesday (I let them dry for about 2 days!) using a recipe from my favorite website. I modified a little bit, but ended up with this: Recipe~...

As newlyweds, Ben and I are always trying to come up with fun & interesting date nights that won't completely blow our savings. Most of these nights turn out to be a Netflix rental and some chinese food, or Monday night football with homemade pizza. I do miss actually going out to a movie sometimes, but those...

Yes, I know exactly what you are thinking. WHY in the world does a cat need a hair cut? I didn't realize that this was even normal until Mustang's first haircut. Because she is long-haired, Mustang needs regular (about every 4 months) cuts and bathing. If not, her fur gets pretty matted, and she looks like this: Big...

Captain Jack Sparrow! Ben and I love Halloween. I'm pretty sure this began around our freshman year of college when we dressed up as characters from The Pirates of the Caribbean. We won a costume contest that year (gift certificates to dinner & a movie!), which sparked a little competition and our interest to have...