7 years. It’s hard to believe that’s how long it’s been since Randy and I got married. Our anniversary was on the 9th, and it seems like it was just yesterday, but a lifetime ago at the same time. We’ve both grown and changed so much. Our LIVES have changed so much over the years. We’ve gone on so many adventures, and we don’t plan on stopping any time soon. No matter what life holds for us.
We got married on a cruise ship! Royal Caribbean. It was an amazing time and thankfully most of our family got to go with us. It was simple, beautiful, and not stressful to plan! Really, you give them some preferences, and the cruise wedding planner pretty much does everything for you! Gosh I’m ready for another cruise now that I’m thinking about it.
And speaking of anniversary happenings….
Randy got me a new notebook to put my favorite recipes in, AND a copycat restaurant recipes cookbook! I’m so excited!
I also got to go with him on his local truck route the other day and we stopped by this little, I guess you’d call it a road-side grocery store and fish market? Eagle Island Fruit and Seafood. They had fresh produce, seafood and a little bit of everything else in there.
I got this “Mango Joe Tea”, and I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. I was worried that it would taste like they put lemon in their sweet tea (yuck). But I was pleasantly surprised! They have a lot of different flavors. If you’ve ever tried it, let me know your favorite.
We also decided that we were both going to pick something we really wanted to cook/eat and make it this weekend.
Randy used to like the jalapeno double cheeseburger from McDonalds. So, we made our own! Cut a beef patty in half to make 2 patties, put green onion cheese (from the Eagle Island store) in between them, added pickled and crispy jalapenos and mayo! As you can see, I got into mine before I remembered to snap a picture.
Now my pick was a little more complicated. I wanted to make something like a hotpot, but with a thicker sauce instead of a broth, some summer rolls with peanut sauce, miso soup, and garlic fried chicken with spicy mayo. Come on this culinary journey real quick with me…
First I made this sauce for the “hotpot”. It’s milk, cream, garlic, mozzarella, parmesan, tomato paste, gochujang (a Korean chili paste) and some Complete Seasoning. I didn’t use measurements really, I kind of just eyeballed everything and tasted as I went. It turned out really good!
On to the “hotpot” ingredients!
I used these bean curd sheets (kind of like tofu skins) that you have to soak in cold water for 1-2 hours before putting in the broth/sauce. I just really like their texture. And they soak up the sauce really well.
I stir-fried some baby bok choy as well for some veggies and crunch.
I’ll show you the finished product at the end.
I made the summer rolls with the vermicelli shown above, shrimp, Thai basil, scallion and wrapped it all up in rice paper. I meant to add lettuce, but I forgot.
Oh, yes, and I made Miso soup as well!
And here’s the finished plate!
I made a valiant effort to finish all this, by the way. But alas, it was not to be. Leftovers are a beautiful thing.
Of course, throughout the week we did eat other, healthier things. For the most part.
Sunday breakfast was a bacon egg and cheese croissant (really filling so I only ate 1/2 of mine). We had 4th of July dinner with my parents, Randy made marinated baked chicken, I made BBQ meatballs and mom made mac salad, baked beans and corn on the cob. It was sooo good! And finally, this last one has become somewhat of a staple meal for us during the week. Lettuce wraps with avocado, egg and sardines with whatever sauce we want to put on it. It’s actually really good and satisfying.
Ok guys….it is time! Do you have your snacks and frosty beverage? It’s time for the popcorn couch! (I might change the name to include the book review we’re doing sometimes, but I’m not sure yet. Any suggestions let me know.)
I loved the main character’s voice. But she talked to her sick husband like he was a child. Ew. I didn’t find it scary or creepy at all, really. The house was gorgeous. I actually kind of liked Mags. Gave me a “The Picture of Dorian Gray” type vibe. Especially at the end. Not a scary movie, but interesting.
This was a mix between “Saw” and one of those escape room games/movies. If those movies were about dating. It was entertaining. The kills weren’t anything special, more the things they had to do to get to the next room were interesting. I did like the ending. Half expected it but also half expected it to go another way. This was fun!
And finally,
Now I grew up (and still am) Catholic. Went to Catholic school and all that. But I realized how surprisingly easy it can be to lose sight of the basics as you get caught up in life. To put it simply, this book reminded me of what I believe and also answered some questions I forgot I had. I LOVED the writing style, and he made everything clear and logical. I almost feel like, even if you weren’t Christian, this book would have you questioning things.
Okey dokey people. I think that’s all I’ve got for this week. Until next time! Love ya!
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