Hello everyone! I’m still alive here! I haven’t posted since forever. I do have a reason why I didn’t post anything here since last year. December of last year my Dad passed away and I went back to the Philippines to be with my family. I miss my Dad, but I know that he’s with the Lord now and no more cancer for him! Life will not be the same anymore but knowing that God is in control of everything helps me heal and enjoy my life since my Dad’s passing. I will try to post more often here and get back to blogging and posting recipes, foodie pics and things I’ve been doing lately. Miss you all family and friends!
I miss you everyday Pa,but you are with our Savior now:)visiting Dad in the cemeterywith my Family,missing my younger sis Rosell (she wasn’t able to extend her stay)New Years Eve Dinner (welcoming 2013)I miss my Riley Boo (back from my long trip!)
Last Monday was my Hubs birthday, and we already celebrated in advance with his family (Sunday night and cooked Paella.) I had an extra voucher for melting pot that I wanted to use before it expired, so we decided to use it for my Hubs actual birthday. We ordered the spinach artichoke cheese fondue and it is my favorite so far. We’ve been to Melting Pot a lot of times and this is our first time to order the spinach cheese fondue, it didn’t disappoint. Sorry for the dark pictures as we are still using the iPad for pictures and the restaurant was kinda dark. Happy Birthday week my Love!
Birthday Hubs!
what i wore:Kohls Top, cashmere scarf:gift from my MIL (nordstrom), target leggings and boots
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:)
ME!Paellaalmost donePaella,family style!Familywith Rileysis In Law JuliaUSabout to blow candles from the bday cake my MIL baked!
whatiwore:skyfall movie:blazer:HnM,F21sweater,hollister pants,target shoeshad Pho after watching skyfall moviespring roll with yummiest peanut sauceenjoying my food:)
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).
Happy Thanksgiving from Riley!food I prepared!yummy!thanksgiving tablewith LexyFooddinner timefamilyhubs and medessert tableenjoying dessert
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:)
OOTD/WIW:F21 sweater,IlyCouture necklace,Hollister jeans,LV bag,target bootsSeattle trafficthis guy is funny:)Yum!🙂taking picture of my hubs using the iPad!hehe..i look crazy:)love the viewinside the marketpretty cabbage flowerpurple asparagusso uniqueso fresh!Bye SeattleFriday night shopping! lots of halloween candies on clearance!so many goodies and he can’t have any..poor Riley!
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!
Hubs and RileyRiley and Icutest Schnauzer Riley!PumpkinsAdorable!!🙂Pretty treessomeone had a blast!
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:)
gruyere cheese fondueyummmmmmclam chowder and tomato soup🙂
my hubby🙂DavidDaniel the chubby babysuch a happy baby:)
One of the items on my fall “bucket” list is to make Chili from scratch. I’ve seen most of Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa episodes so when she featured this chili recipe along with it’s creator I knew that I wanted to try this dish. I totally adjusted the chili in this one because I’ve read in the reviews that a lot of people found it too spicy. Using stew meat is my favorite, although the browning of the meat is time consuming I think it’s so worth it in the end. We love tender chunky meat in our chilies. I will probably do this again as the weather continues to get colder.
browning of the meat..hmmmmmmm🙂added green onionslittle chili station🙂
Devon’s Award-Winning Chili!!
Ingredients (recipe from Barefoot Contessa/foodnetwork.com)
Pat the brisket cubes dry with paper towels. Heat the oil in a very large heavy-bottomed pot and quickly brown the meat, in batches, on all sides. Transfer the brisket to a separate bowl and set aside. Saute the onion and garlic in the same oil over medium heat until limp, but not brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the chili powder, pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and cumin and saute for 1 minute. Add the green peppers, bay leaf, tomatoes with their juice, the reserved meat, 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and simmer for 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and season with salt, to taste. Add the coffee, cover the pot and simmer for 1 more hour.
Add the kidney beans and basil, and warm through. Transfer the chili to a large serving bowl and serve with sour cream, grated Cheddar, diced tomato, tortilla chips and guacamole.
Albertsons deal: Paid $11 (Oatmeals are for my husband and cookies for my nephews)Fred Meyer: Paid $32,I used coupons on most items (except for the nestle candy bars they’re 50cents each).
