Bethadilly Challenge Days 44, 45 and 46

Day 44 {Love}

Day 45 {Valentine}

Day 46 {Macro}

Bethadilly Challenge Days 41, 42 and 43

Day 41 {Curly}

Day 42 {Pattern}

Day 43 {My View Today}

Bethadilly Challenge Days 38, 39 and 40

Day 38 {Accessory}

Day 39 {Chaos}

Day 40 {Writing}

Bethadilly Challenge Days 35, 36 and 37

 

 

 Day 35 {Pink}

Day 36 {Old School}

Day 37 {Walk}

Bethadilly Challenge Days 32, 33 and 34

Day 32 {On My Table}

 

Day 33 {Comfy}

 

Day 34 {Starts with P} (Chicken (P)iccata)

New Recipes Week 3

New recipe for this week....

Jalapeno Quesadilla from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier.

*Note to self - Turn on the vent when cooking jalapenos unless you enjoy all the hacking, coughing and eye watering.

If I was patient I would wait until this summer to make this when I have tons of jalapenos and cilantro in my garden, but I'm not, so whatever. 

Here's the recipe.  I used Colby and Monterey Jack cheese instead of just the Monterey Jack that the recipe calls for to add some depth to the flavor and really punch it up... jk that is all they had already shredded at the store, ha!

You may be thinking that this doesn't count as a new recipe because it's super easy and I already know how to make quesadillas, but it does count because it was in a book and I have never made this specific one before, so whatever.  (Obviously I have never cooked jalapenos by themselves before or I would have known to wear a mask so as not to breathe in the fumes.)

Anyway, these were good, but I don't know if my face can take the jalapeno fumes again so we'll see :)

One Month Down!!

One month down on my project 365!  I am so glad I'm doing this!  It is challenging, but I wouldn't have all these pictures without it, so it is so worth it :)

New Recipes Week 2

New recipe for this week is from the book Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust by Ina Garten.

I made this...

 

Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts

 

Who knew that boiling balsamic vinegar into a syrup would be so delicious?  (A lot of people, probably.) 

 

This was really good and super easy to make.  I used frozen brussels sprouts because it was easier and cheaper, but I like to think I made up for this by using actual prosciutto instead of bacon (prosciutto is expensive, ya'll). 

 

The kids ate this like they eat all other vegetables, only after being forced, threatened and cajoled.  But I could tell that deep down they really liked it even though they refused to admit it.  A mom just knows these things :)

 

This is definitely something I would make again.  Plus I'm thinking of using the balsamic reduction on everything else that I make, ever.  So I would say that this is definitely a winner!  Here's a link to the recipe.

Bethadilly Challenge Days 29, 30 and 31

Day 29 {Keepsake}

Day 30 {I Made This}

Day 31 {Saturday Morning}

Bethadilly Challenge Days 26, 27 and 28

Day 26 {What Inspires Me}

Day 27 {Workspace}

Day 28 {Number}