The Adventures of a Calamari Queen
Christian, Wife, Mommy, Homemaker, Retired nurse, Fur-mama,living a simple and minimal life!
Hubby and I vacationed last year in Mexico (Cozumel and Playa De Carmen). It was our first time to see Mexico and we both loved it. Sunshine and white pristine sand beaches, what more could we ask for? We mostly stayed in our hotel and just relaxed on the beach and snorkeled everyday, drank margaritas, lounged in the pool and ate nonstop:) We got spoiled during our stay there and we plan to be back this year. Here are my favorite pictures from the trip:
Today is my Husband’s birthday but we celebrated it yesterday evening together with his Parents and Sister. We prepared Paella and it turned out great. I was kinda nervous because this was our first time making this dish. I thought it was simple based on the blogs and recipes we’ve read but when it’s your first time to make something, I’ve found that it’s not always smooth sailing. I’m just so glad that it turned out well and my In laws enjoyed it. Hubs and I also watched two movies this weekend, Life of Pi and Skyfall. I really enjoyed them both. Tonight we’ll be going to Melting Pot to have a birthday dinner for my Hubs:)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you had a great time with family and friends and eating yummy Thanksgiving food. I’m grateful for a blessed life with my amazing Hubs, and family here in U.S and back home in the Philippines. We spent our Thanksgiving dinner at my In-law’s house, they always host the annual Thanksgiving dinner. My Dad In-Law smoked half of the turkey and it was the BOMB!! I can honestly say it’s the best turkey I’ve had. It’s so good! I prepared three side dishes to bring, Green Bean Casserole(Paula Deen’s recipe), Roasted Veggies (Ina Garten’s), Beet Salad with Gorgonzola cheese (online recipe).
It’s been a cold weekend here in the Puget Sound, but that did not stop us from visiting Seattle and checking out Pike Place Market. One of my favorite places in Seattle! Originally we wanted to go to Chinatown but we had a hard time looking for parking, and so much road construction made it hard to walk around. So off we went to Pike Place market:) We had Piroshkies, Macaroons and coffee! Hope you had a great weekend too:)
I know I’ve been slacking on my posts for the last couple of weeks(almost a month), I just don’t have a lot of things to say and find myself not enjoying the posting of my foodie pics and recipes. I kinda miss it though, it’s not that I’m not doing anything fun or eating yummy food because I’m still cooking most of the time. Speaking of fun, I wanted to share one of our “fall bucket list items” that we did couple of weeks ago. Here’s some of our Pumpkin Patch pics:) Enjoy!
We had our friends Ethan, Lena and the kids over tonight for dinner. We had some simple soups, clam chowder and tomato soup (from Costco) and at the last minute I asked my Hubby to make cheese fondue (we had gruyere cheese). Nothing like a great relaxing time with friends:)
We had a quiet weekend this week. A movie (we watched Looper), dinner, and shoe shopping for my family back home and lots of cuddle time with our Riley:) Here’s some of our pictures from this weekend (mostly the food we had!!)
Last Friday Night Hubby and I wanted to check out a happy hour place in Bellevue that we’ve never been to. We decided to go to Cypress Lounge inside Westin Hotel in Bellevue. The place was cozy, generous amounts of food (cheap too!), but the service was a little slow during our time, maybe because it was Friday evening and the place was packed. All in all, it was a great place for Happy Hour with my Hubs:)
This weekend the Barefoot Contessa visited Seattle and I just had to see and hear what she’s going to say. I’ve always been a fan of her cooking and kitchen. She is what I expected in person ( I think I’ve seen all her TV episodes). She is warm, sincere, gracious and funny! I totally enjoyed the event despite being alone and no one to share the excitement with:). I didn’t get any decent pics from the event because it’s hard to get pics alone. Anyways, I’m thinking of getting all her cookbooks (she’s got 8!). I have two of her cookbooks, and my Hubby gave the consent already that I can have all her books:) Thanks Ga! I want me some INA!!!
Last Monday (Labor Day) we invited our In-Laws for burgers and guacamole and chips. My husband did most of the work, he made 2 kinds of guacamole and grilled the burgers. It was a nice, relaxing time with family:-)
