Carrot Cake

Seems like this weekend a lot of people I know did some baking while being snowed in. Lots of goodies were made. :) This evening, Nathan and I wanted something sweet. I had a carrot cake mix in the pantry so I decided to make it. It turned out pretty good but you can't mess up a box mix. :)

Tacos

It's snowing outside!! bleh...I'm ready for SPRING!!! Tonight I made tacos for dinner. They were wonderful good. :) I make mine with ground turkey, some pepper then W sauce. Once meat is cooked, drain it. Put back in the pan on heat. Add the seasoning packet and a little water. Let simmer! :)

Smoothie....

Yummo!! A package of Yoplait frozen smoothie mix with a cup of fat free milk! DELISH! :)

Manwich....

MMMMMM Manwich!! I made manwich tonight for dinner. Quick and simple!!! Instead of using ground beef I always use ground turkey. I add some pepper and W sauce while the meat is cooking and then once it's done add the manwich sauce and let simmer for a bit. Tomorrow I'll have leftovers for lunch. It's good on Tostitos tortilla chips!! :)

Wednesday's dinner....

I made my 6 min stir fry tonight. But instead of using grilled chicken I used steak strips. It tastes just as good. :)

Pho Huy Vietnamese Noodle Soup Company‎

I had a lunch date with Toni and Tricia. These 2 ladies always
make me try new things. We had Vietnamese food!
We went to Pho Huy Vietnamese
Noodle Soup Company‎. Very clean and elegant inside. :)
And Guess what??? I liked it!!! I stuck with something
safe tho. I got Chicken Fried Rice. :)
Tricia ordered Lemongrass chicken.
She let me try it. I loved it!! I'm so getting that next
time. Toni ordered some curry dish. I think I saw fire
coming out of her mouth a few times. LOL
We had a great timecatching up with one another.
We plan to meet again in
March and I thinkwe might do Indian food.
Can't wait!! :)

Dinner: 9 min Italian Sausage & Rigatoni.....

I made this in 9 min!!! No Joke!! It's so simple and soooooo good!! Want a quick dinner ?? Then try for it your self. It's just a Bertolli Classic Dinner. The one I made tonight was the Italian Sausage & Rigatoni. I've tried some of their other dinner kits. I'm impressed at how great they taste!!

Smith Moutain Lake

Growing up, every Summer my parents would pack us 4 kids up and we'd go to my Grandparents for a week. This was normally our summer vacation. My Grandparents had a house right on the lake. You might recognize the lake if you've ever seen "What about Bob".

Anyways, we would go fishing with my Grandpa and my dad. We'd also go swimming, biking, ride the old timey tractor with my grandpa, eat delicious homemade meals made by my Grandma and just be kids. Sooooo many wonderful memories!! My Grandparents have passed away and my Uncle Kenny, now lives there. I decided to go there on a whim to visit the place where I have lots of memories and to see my Uncle. I also wanted to see what items were left at the house. My mother, Ashley and Kristen all came. Road trip!! :) We left Saturday morning. It takes about 4 hours from FXBG. We got there around 1pm. We also stopped in at the Shoprite and picked up some items for dinner.

'Orpha and Bill" My Grandfather carved there names down by their boat launch.

These are some things my Grandma had on the ledge going down the stairs. I've always liked the bunnies!! :)

Once we checked in with Uncle Kenny and chatted a bit Ashley, Kristen and me decided to take the car and drive around. We ended up at the National D-Day Memorial. After that we stopped in at the Bedford Antique shop and Ashley found some pyrex!!

Then we went back to the lake house and made dinner. We made my Grandma's orange chicken. (Chicken breasts, Cornmeal and Orange juice) We also made baked potatoes, macoroni & cheese, green beans, crossiants, and pumpkin bread. It was all very good and very filling!

We came home yesterday! It was nice chatting with Uncle Kenny and it was great to see the place where I have so many wonderful childhood memories. :)