Testing Faith

These past few days have been a real test of faith. Let's just say that it has been a very interesting start to a brand new year. I woke up yesterday and got ready to go to work and my car was acting up so I got Matthew to come check and see what was going on and then we realized that my car was not working correctly. So after I made it to work (Matt drove me) I had to communicate with these people from AAA and fight with them to come pick up my car to tow it to a maintenance shop so that it could be worked on. I then got the dreaded phone call from my father that the first maintenance shop believes that the engine overheated and cracked meaning that it was going to be a lot of money to fix. So he once again called AAA and had them come tow the vehicle again to another maintenance shop. He did say that the gentlemen that was towing my vehicle got the car to start but then it seemed that the power steering was out. haha.....It sounds really promising. Well this is where the day on the vehicle left off. On top of all this, I was trying to blow dry my hair this morning and my blow dryer started to smoke and smell like a fire so I quickly stopped blow drying my hair before I set the house on fire. So I had to go in literally freezing weather with wet hair. I know that all of this is almost over and it will all work out like planned. Just a little tester!!!!

Picture of my Acorn Squash Soup

Here is a picture of my yummy soup. It turned out very hearty and earthy tasting. Good for a cold day! Enjoy!

Something new!

So I am starting to get pretty ambitious with my culinary skills. I am attempting to make an Acorn Squash Soup. It looked very yummy while being made on the Food Network Channel today, so of course being the person I am, I decided to try and recreate this amazing entree. When my in-laws come in town, I am going to have to keep up my good reputation and cook some of these wonderful dishes. I will let you know how it turns out!

Rainy blues...

So it is raining horribly here today and it is super super cold. We have a "winter storm" and it is supposed to be pretty severe according to all of the weather channels. So severe that they might shut down the college tomorrow....YAY! Anyways...we are praying for this rental house to work out because it would help with the unknowns that are about to accumulate in our lives. It would be a God thing if it did. I just hope we can afford it and everything like that. Well I am going to enjoy the sound of the rain on the windows and curl up! Enjoy....

Red Velvet..

Last night my father was telling me about this potluck he is having at work next week and of course being the person that I am I volunteered to make the dish for him to take. I was wracking my brain last night and tried to decide exactly what I wanted to make to impress all of his coworkers because I didn't want to make something I have already done. So after a lot of thought I decided I was going to make Red Velvet Cake. Now I can not say that it is a personal favorite but I thought I would give it a shot and see what it turns out like. I hate to say it but it always tastes a little bit better when you put a lot of time and work into it. So tonight I came home from work and slapped together a Red Velvet. From the little taster I just had (a crumb that fell out) it tasted pretty yummy to me. Once again I don't have my camera so the pictures are not going to be posted. Sorry! If it turns out well I will be making it again later down the road. Well I am about to go frost the cake. Have a great day everyone!

Gamin' it up!

So recently..I mean as recently as of 8:30 pm last night I have become an avid gamer! My fiance' and I were playing a game known as Rainbow Six and let me just tell you....this was the most fun thing I have done in a while haha. It was so much fun! We actually ended up staying up until like 12:30 this morning playing. As soon as I woke up I asked if we could play it before I had to go to work and then we played again just a few minutes ago. I like to think that I kick booty at it but we will leave that fact alone haha. We just got a new DVD from Netflix that allows us to do something with the Playstation so we are experimenting with that as I type this. Let us just say that I have a new outlook on the "gaming" thing as of last night. It is pretty darn cool! HAHA!!! I have to get back to it...

Lobstery Kind of Day...

So there is this restaurant in Pensacola which is a town about 45 minutes to an hour away from where I live and it has the best Corn and Lobster Bisque I have ever eaten in my life, and I have decided to try and recreate dishes that I love and want more of so I can eat them whenever I want instead of having to always go to the restaurants....So with that said I decided to make my own Lobster and Corn Bisque with the help of Matthew. It was homemade and I am super proud to say that it is the B-O-M-B!!! I only had a little taste test but man may I say so myself I am becoming quite the little "chef-et!" I would seriously love to explore my culinary talents more but I have other tasks to take care of before that can be accomplished. Anyways...I have included the recipe for such Bisque below if anyone else would like to take a stab at it. (It was not that hard!!!) Well I took a picture of this wonderful creation but can't manage to get it on here because I have lost the piece I need to use to insert the itty bitty memory card into my computer. Sorry. I will try and take a picture with my camera soon! Enjoy this dish and if you don't want to make it you can wait because in a little over 3 months Matthew and I will be moving up there and would be more than happy to make this for you!

Ingredients

-3 tablespoons vegetable oil

-3 tablespoons bleached all-purpose flour

-1/2 minced yellow onions

-1 cup corn kernels (2 ears corn)

-2 tablespoons minced shallots

-2 tablespoons minced celery

-1 tablespoon minced garlic

-1 teaspoon salt

-1/2 teaspoon cayenne

-1 cup fish stock or water

-2 bay leaves

-2 cups milk

-2 cups heavy cream

-1 teaspoon crab boil (OPTIONAL)

-1/2 lb. cooked lobster meat, diced

-1/4 cup minced green onions

Directions

Heat the oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the flour a tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until blended. Continue stirring to make a light brown roux, 5 to 10 minutes.

Add the onions, shallots, corn, celery, garlic, salt and cayenne and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften, about 4 minutes. Slowly stir in stock. Add the bay leaves and bring to a boil. Add the milk, cream, and the crab boil, if using. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Stir in the lobster meat and green onions and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaves. THEN ENJOY!!!!