Christian, Wife, Mommy, Homemaker, Retired nurse, Fur-mama,living a simple and minimal life!
I made this dish last Friday night, and it was simple and delicious. I was kinda worried that I overcooked the pork chop but luckily it turned out just right, moist and tender:) I made garlic mashed potatoes (Paula Deen’s recipe that I got from the food network) and Hubby requested some green beans to go with it:)
Linking up with Lindsey at the pleatedpoppy again for what I wore Wednesday:) I’m excited that Spring is finally here so I can give my boots a rest and look forward to less layered clothing. But knowing Seattle weather, I’m not sure if I can totally give up the boots and sweaters:)
Everything I got this week was on sale! We had already finished our meal shopping for this week so I only bought the essentials like milk and fruits. The cheese is just a bonus because it was on sale this week too. Tillamok is regularly priced at $3.65 but they’re on sale for $1.25!
Another fun weekend with Hubby! Date night on Friday (dinner at Wild Fin then watched the movie 21 jump street). Saturday, we had dinner at my In-laws. I had the best corned beef ever (my DIL prepared corned beef just because it’s St. Patricks day) then we bought some cupcakes at our fave cupcake shop here in Issaquah (Confetti Cupcakes). Sunday we watched the PNB’s performance of Snow White then dinner at some weird Seattle restaurant named Unicorn!
We had a lot of left over from our chili this week and ended up adding it to our hotdogs and sweet potato fries. We love sweet potatoes in our house, doesn’t matter if it’s baked,fried, or steamed! We always have them around:) Hubby made the sweet potato fries and home made aioli sauce, it was delish:)
I’ve been watching The Pioneer Woman on FoodNetwork most of my Saturday mornings, and she made this Chili dish a couple of weeks ago. So last night I’ve made this dish and it was good chili. I kinda agree with her that it’s simple and almost perfect for me but the Hubby still prefers his chili with chuck roast beef instead of ground beef! Oh well, it was still tasty and this recipe will be one of my go to chili recipes:)
Place the ground beef in a large pot and throw in the garlic. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain off the excess fat, and then pour in the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt and cayenne. Stir together well, cover, and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. If the mixture becomes overly dry, add 1/2 cup water at a time as needed.
After an hour, place the masa harina in a small bowl. Add 1/2 cup water and stir together with a fork. Dump the masa mixture into the chili. Stir together well, and then taste and adjust the seasonings. Add more masa paste and /or water to get the chili to your preferred consistency, or to add more corn flavor. Add the beans and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with shredded Cheddar, chopped onions, tortilla chips and lime wedges.
I did a little grocery shopping today after my Zumba class, because my local Fred Meyer is having a great sale on cereals and I have cereal coupons that will expire soon. Walgreens is having a good deal with Coke products too. The coke deal is my favorite, it’s 6/$20 and get 10$(RR = register rewards) so it’s like paying $10 for the 6 packs. We are not really a big soda drinkers but we still like to have them for our family and friends whenever we have dinners at home.
Fred Meyer deal: after sales and coupons I paid $23 (original price around 56$)
I had such a nice weekend, meeting new people, hanging out and enjoying some yummy food! Saturday, we had a baby shower for my friend Lena whose due next month for their second baby:) We had lunch at the cheesecake factory. Sunday, Hubs and I joined our friend Chris for her farewell brunch (she’ll move to CA) at Maximilien (Pike place market). Delicious food and great company,now that’s my kind of weekend!
Our hotel was located on Robson Street, so Sis and I got to window shop during our stay in Vancouver. Robson is Vancouver’s most famous shopping street and I can spend the whole day in here shopping, eating/dine out, and people watching! Saturday morning, Hubby wanted to stay and sleep in the morning so that gives me and my sister time to do our own thing and we decided to just walk around Robson, have coffee and shop…
Our first night dinner in Vancouver was in this Japanese Sushi place. Hubby read good reviews about the resto and we really wanted to eat Japanese that night, so Oysi Oysi it is! It was also within walking distance from our hotel. That’s a big factor for me, no need to take a cab or walk a long way when I’m hungry(I’m cranky when hungry you know!). The place was decent, prices reasonable, not the best sushi for us but definitely not bad! The only disappointment for us was their soft shell crab, one tiny crab for $10, so not worthy!! Be warned, lots of pics in this post!
