11/1/13

Can you Save Me Money On My Car Insurance?

Zombie Pub Crawl

Huck and I attended the Second Annual Zombie Pub Crawl on Friday night. If you remember last year we had an hours’ notice to figure out what to wear and get Downtown. It was also the week before our wedding, and I was not about to put anything crazy on my face. Huck, on the other hand, rubbed red food coloring all over his. Not the smartest move. As you may know, red food coloring stains, and takes about 4 days to wash off.

This year we had more time to get ready. Thanks to Pinterest and YouTube, I learned how to do some awesome wounds. I practiced earlier in the week, so when I got off work Friday, I’d know what to do and what I needed.

This method was super easy. I coated my skin with Elmer’s glue, added layers of torn toilet paper, and covered with more glue. I let it dry for 15-20 minutes and applied liquid foundation and powder to cover the white and blend with my skin color. I was actually going to buy a lighter/paler shade of makeup, but was very upset to learn, that’s what I was already had.

I peeled a few pieces of the TP up for texture, added some black and brown eye shadow and added fake blood GEL! The gel worked better than any other fake blood I purchased.

For the claw marks on my left arm, I rolled up pieces of TP and glued them to my arm. Then, I followed the same steps.

The whole process was super easy and cheap!

And I think the end product turned out pretty darn good. From a distance and in pictures, they look real. My Grandmother commented, on a Facebook picture saying, my bike was dangerous, and I should pick a new hobby. She’s so funny!

Tony’s costume, again, was awesome!

This girl was in full character all night! She was creepy!!

We ended the night on the roof top at Roxy. Little Carlos had a blast

Halloween

Huck and I picked out our costumes for Halloween weeks ago. I found a picture of a couple dressed as Flo and Mayhem and thought it was the perfect for us. We’re both insurance adjusters and work for competing companies. I actually wore part of my costume to work on Halloween.

Halloween night, we dressed up in our full costumes and helped hand out candy at our friend’s house. We bought Huck’s suit at Goodwill for less than $10. I think he looked great and we looked really good together.

I couldn’t believe how many little kids came up and said “Hi Flo!”, “You’re Flo from the commercial”, and “Can you save me money on my car insurance?” KIDS were asking me this!

Someone told me it’s because I have the same skin tone as Flo and I was wearing the bright red lip stick. Maybe I can get a job as a Flo prodigy…

I thought Huck looked great as Mayhem!

Karl and Holly were nice enough to have us over, cooked us a great meal, and let us help hand out candy at their house.

Does anyone else dress up for Halloween. We’ve dressed up every year since we met. This was the first year we didn’t dress the yahoo’s up. Ginny makes the cutest Fat Pumpkin. He doesn’t enjoy it that much, though.

10/27/13

Beer Cheese Sauce with Horseradish and Bacon

The title of this recipe makes my mouth water! I mean cheese is great on its own but with beer?!? I’m in heaven!

I’m a huge fan of Cabot Cheese. I stock up on their blocked cheddar whenever it’s on sale. I’ve even converted Huck to a give up his beloved Velveeta for Cabot… Just kidding, but he loves it, too. {If you’re bored, click on the link to read about Huck’s love for all things fake yellow “cheese”}

I’m not sure I can call this a recipe. Mixing a few ingredients together seem very “Semi-Homemade” but you know what, this is great and it’s so much easier than making cheese sauce.

This sauce is amazing. The crappy packaged fries I served it over were not! I almost didn’t take photos of this recipe, but the sauce was so good, and really, this recipes isn’t for fries. I made Turkey Burgers for lunch Saturday, and Huck asked for Crinkle Cut fries. I seen something that said crispers, so I thought it meant crispier fries? In my defense, the picture on the package looks like crinkle cut fries. These were more like battered mashed potatoes, though. It was weird… I still dipped them in these cheese sauce and slathered it all over my burger.

I originally made this recipe with an IPA but it was way to bitter. I found a lager in our refrigerator that tasted much better. Sometimes I forget, just because I love IPA’s doesn’t mean that work on everything.

I’d also like to take a moment to say goodbye to the mini glass pitcher. It was so cute and perfect for pictures. That makes 3 mini glass props I’ve broke in the last few weeks. Me+Mini Glass Stuff= Disaster!

I’ll be back later this week with pictures from our Zombie Pub Crawl.

Beer Cheese Sauce with Horseradish and Bacon

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Beer Cheese Sauce with Horseradish and Bacon

Ingredients

1/2 Container Cabot Spreadable Cheese (Flavor of your choice)
2-3 tablespoons Beer (Lager)
3 Strips Turkey Bacon (Cooked and Chopped)

Directions


Combined Cheese and Beer into a bowl. Stir until fully combined. Add Bacon Pieces, stir, and Enjoy

10/23/13

Tangerine Mimosas

I love Brunch. You get a mix of breakfast, lunch, and it’s the only acceptable time to order a drink at 11AM.

I actually got the idea for beer Mimosas from Das Biergarten. They made their mimosas with orange juice, but I thought I’d change it up with tangerines. These tangerines were so juicy and sweet, I couldn’t pass them up.

Cigar City is a local beer but any Belgian, Wheat, or White Ale would work great.

Mimosas would be a great addition to Sunday Brunch. I also recommend trying one of my other Breakfast recipes:

Pumpkin Beer Cinnamon Rolls

Bluebeery Muffins

These are not beer recipes but still worth posting.

Baked Eggs in a Ham Basket

Baked French Toast Sticks

In Other News

I’m blogging at work:

I’m currently on my lunch break. I’ve had my real job for almost 3 months now. It’s time to find a balance. I love blogging, and I’m determined to keep doing it! And do it good.

We went to Oktoberfest:

We went to Oktoberfest in West Palm this weekend. It made us both even more excited for our trip next year!

I’m not sure what my favorite part was, the food or Greg’s dancing skills?!

Halloween:

We have a busy Halloween weekend planned. Zombie Pub Crawl and MoonFest! All on the same weekend. Last night, I practiced my zombie makeup. It’s easy to look dead when you’re as pale as me. I also watched a few YouTube videos on making fake wounds using glue, toilet paper, and makeup. We’re headed to the Goodwill when I get off work for our zombie crawl clothes.

Do you dress up for Halloween?

We’ve dressed up for Halloween every year we’ve been together. I don’t care how old I get; I still enjoy dressing up.

Tangerine Mimosa

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Ingredients

1 Part Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (Chilled)
1 Part Beer of Choice (White Ale, Wheat, or Belgian)
Orange, Lime, or Lemon Slices (For Garnish)

Directions


Combined equal parts Tangerine and Beer {12oz of beer with 12 oz of juice}

10/15/13

One Year Without Killing Each Other

Huck and I spent the weekend chasing the sun. We woke up bright and early Saturday morning to watch the sunrise in Jupiter. We’ve been here almost 2 years, and we’ve never watched the sunrise. Crazy right?

It was beautiful! Something we should do more often.

Once we left the beach, we stopped at Berry Fresh for breakfast.

Their Hash is my favorite. Huck ordered the Day After Thanksgiving. It was enough food for both of us.

After breakfast, we headed west. Our destination… The Everglades.

We arrived in Everglade City a little before noon. We picked Everglades Island Airboat Tours for our airboat ride. They were the only company, I could find, that offered hour long rides.

Our tour started with a little educational session about the American Alligator.

I was surprised how soft the alligator’s skin was!

After pictures, it was time to board the boat.

We rode through the mangroves.

It didn’t take long before we found our first Gator.

And he wasn’t scared of us at all! He came right up to our boat.

We also seen some “Ringtail Panthers”.

These guys reminded me of London!

They just walked right onto the front of the boat.

Once our tour was over, we made our way to Marco Island. We stated at the Hilton on Marco Island. We arrived around 3PM and watched football while we waited for our room.

Once Georgia lost, we were ready to head to the beach.

We watched a couple get married on the beach. Some guy in a speedo stood right by the beach while someone rubbed sunscreen on him, too. I’m sure that will make for a great conversation piece!

This was Huck’s sad, UGA lost, face!

After watching the sunset, we had dinner and went to Marco Island Brewery. It was the first microbrewery I’ve ever been to that served Bud Light and Miller Light. Weird! I tried the IPA and Huck ordered the Red Ale.

Note to self, do not plan anniversary trip during football season…

The next morning, we woke up early, had breakfast at the hotel, on the beach, and hung out at the hotel until check out.

Really, does it better than this! Drinking coffee while sitting on the balcony! I was in heaven.

Then the sun started beating down on balcony, so we moved inside!

I really didn’t want to leave! I think Huck had to drag me way from the balcony!

It was a great trip. I can’t remember ever watching the sunrise and set in one day. Now, I’m off to find a condo on the beach

10/11/13

Vanilla Porter Chocolate Dipping Waffle Cones

Did you know the state dessert of Missouri is the Ice Cream Cone? Me either! I actually learned this little fact while researching this weeks recipe for my UGA themed recipes. Apparently, the Ice Cream Cone became popular at the 1904 St. Louise World’s Fair. I actually read a bunch of different stories regarding the invention of the Ice Cream Cone, but I’m going with this story.

I actually made this yesterday afternoon. Luckily, Huck and Karl were here to help eat them. Otherwise, I’d be forced to eat both of these by myself!

This was my first time trying Breckenridge Brewery’s Vanilla Porter. It tasted like pure vanilla extract. That’s a good thing if you like a strong vanilla flavor. This beer is perfect for dessert.

The Ice Cream is hands down the best Ice Cream I’ve had from the freezer sections. I’ve had my fair share of gelato while in Italy. If fair share means I ate gelato for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight snack, that would be about accurate.

Ice Cream hasn’t been the same since my time in Italy, and I’m not saying this compares to the real thing, by it is pretty damn good!! I wanted a small container of ice cream for this recipe, and I’ve heard good things about Talenti Gelato. If you find this in your freezer section, buy it! You will not be disappointed.

I’m not sure if the waffle cone was invented in Missouri, but either way, this will be a winner… Just like the Dawgs! Hopefully!

Now, I’m off to pack. Huck and I are celebrating our first anniversary this weekend. Can you believe it’s been a year? I still can’t believe we’ve been together almost 6 years! CRAZY!!

Vanilla Porter Chocolate Dipped Waffle Cones

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Vanilla Porter Chocolate Dipped Waffle Cones

Serves

Ingredients

3/4 cups Porter or Stout Beer
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (Milk or Dark)
4 Waffle Cones
1 1/2 cup Ice Cream of Choice

Directions


Place Beer in a sauce pan over medium low heat. Reduce Beer by half. Pour reduced Beer into a bowl and place in the refrigerator to cool.

Place Chocolate Chips into microwave safe bowl. Add 2 tablespoons cooled Beer and microwave for 10 second increments until chocolate is melted and smooth.

Dip waffle cones into Chocolate to coat the top. I placed my dipped cones in shot glasses and placed in the freezer for 15 minutes to harden.

Combined the additional beer with the Ice Cream. Scoop Ice Cream into cones and enjoy!

10/7/13

It’s An Alligator!

Do you remember on Saturday when I said, “maybe I really am southern?” Well, I continued my country themed day by attending a country concert. A friend called me around 5:30 and asked if I’d like to go see Keith Urban. The Georgia game wasn’t looking to go, so I agreed. I prefer rock music but will listen to country every now and then.

This turned out to be on of the best concerts I’ve ever been too. Keith Urban is an amazing performer. We had lawn seats and at one point, during the concert, he came to the back and performed for everyone on the lawn.

I had a great time. Again, such a great show!!

Sunday, we woke up early and went kayaking at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Every time we seen a stick or leaf in the water, we would scream gator and smack it with our paddle. Yes, we’re dorks, and I’m sure people thought we were crazy.

The water was so smooth here, it looked like the sky! It looked like the lake was a mirror. I want kayaks so we can take them out whenever we want without worrying about time. Our rental was only for two hours and neither of us had a watch.

After we finished Kayaking, we climbed a mountain.

We’ve passed this tower many times but never knew what it was.

The view from on top of the “mountain” was nice. You could see the river, Jupiter Island, and the Atlantic.

After showering, we headed out to lunch. We had a coupon for Cantina Laredo. {We love coupons } I ordered Chicken Tacos. Huck ordered Steak and Chicken Fajitas. We were both really impressed with the food, and the prices were really reasonable.

The girls behind us ordered an apple dessert and it smelled amazing! I didn’t order one, though. It was huge, and Huck isn’t a fan of sweets. I can’t control myself around anything apple and would of ate the whole thing.

After lunch, we went shopping for our anniversary presents. We want to start doing more outdoor activities and decided to buy something outdoorsy for our anniversary next month.

We both decided on mountain bikes {Huck decided and I agreed}

I bought a Giant Tempt 5. The store was sold out of my size, so I had to special order it. They said it may be here by Friday. We’re going to the Everglade this weekend as part of our Sunrise Sunset Anniversary trip. I was hoping to take our bikes with us, so hopefully it will be here on time.

It may not matter since right now the park is closed due of the Government shut down.

There’s actually lots of trails in our area. The guy who sold me my bike told me about an overnight camp/biking trip that happens at Jonathan Dickinson every 6 months. I can’t wait for it to cool off more. I want to go camping.

We’ll that was our weekend. I’m going to try another recipe this week. Hopefully, it will turn out better than my last attempt at cooking.

10/5/13

Beer Boiled Peanuts

For the most part, the food I make is good. It isn’t to often I make something that goes in the trash without us eating it. Well, I’m officially announcing this today, I can not make Brittle! I almost caught the kitchen on fire, burned myself, and burnt the brittle. It’s frustrating. Note to everyone out there, never add a liquid to hot sugar! I know this but woke up stupid this morning that thought it was a good idea.

I consider myself a good cook and it bothers me when I mess something up. I have a few things I’m not good at. Stir Fry is at the top of that list. It never comes out good. Ask Huck! It’s always bland or too salty. I suck at cooking Pork Chops, too! 99.9% of the time, they are dry. Huck loves them, and I hate cooking them.

As I’m writing this, I have a pot of peanuts boiling on the stove. I really hope these turn out good. Salt, Water, Beer, Peanuts… If I screw this up, I’m closing the blog and ever cooking again!

Boiled Peanuts are my last hope for my College Football themed recipe. Today, UGA is playing Tennessee. My plan was to make Pumpkin Seed Beer Brittle. Easy enough, right? NOT!

I originally wanted to make boiled peanuts. It was the only thing that comes to mind when thinking about Tennessee and Fall. Every year my parents would take us to the mountains and we’d always get boiled peanuts. It’s a tradition. Huck and I have done it too. I’ve never made them at home. I’m not sure why? They’re so easy and they make a perfect snack while watching football.

BTW! The peanuts came out great! You wouldn’t be reading this if they didn’t. I had to slap Huck’s hand away a few times while taking pictures “Give me some!”

Hanging out at home, watching SEC Football, and eating Boiled Peanuts… Maybe I am from the South after all!

Beer Boiled Peanuts

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Ingredients

1lb Raw or Green Peanuts
1/4-1/3 cup Salt
2 tablespoons Cajun Seasoning
1/2 cup IPA Beer
Water

Directions


Rinse Peanuts until water runs clear. Soak Peanuts in water for 30 minutes. Rinse again.

Add Peanuts, Salt, Cajun Spice, and Beer to large pot or slow cooker. Add water to cover.

Stove: Boil for 3-6 hours or until desired tenderness (I like mine a little mussy so I cooked them for 6 hours) Slow Cooker: Cook on high for 12-16 hours (I found this time online.) "Green" Peanuts will cook faster than Raw. The peanuts are done with they are no longer crunchy. I like mine very soft)

10/3/13

Red Brick Brewery and Trip to Georgia

We’re back! We actually arrived home Monday around 3PM, but I’ve been trying to play catch up the past few days. Our trip was super short, but we were able to spend time with lots of family and friends. I haven’t seen my Daddy and Sister in over 6 months. I was overdue!

We left Thursday around 3PM and arrived in GA right at midnight. Huck and I had a great ride home for the first 7 hours. At hour 7, I hit a wall. I wanted out of the car and just wanted to be there. Huck and I decided it was better not to talk to each other. I was being “a little” grumpy! I’d been sitting all day! I WANTED OUT!

Friday, I woke up early to spend time with my mom before she left for work, we had lunch with Huck’s family, and dinner with friends and family that night at Taco Mac. It was a busy day.

Saturday, I went shopping with my Mommy and Huck made a Life Size Jenga set.

My parents really enjoyed their new Jenga set!

Huck and I went originally went home to attend a surprise birthday party for our brother-in-law’s father. His birthday party was at Gordon Biersch. We left a little early to stop at Sweetwater Brewery. Unfortunately, they were sold out. I forgot that Georgia has different brewery laws than Florida.

We decided to make a trip to Red Brick Brewery instead.

In Georgia, you can not purchase a beer from a brewery. You purchase a glass and they give you tickets for samples of the beer.

For $10 we received one glass, 4 tickets for 8oz pours, and a brewery tour. We didn’t use all our tickets BTW!

We listened to some of the tour, but headed back inside. The Georgia game was on after all!

It was a cool spot. Be sure to arrive early, though. When we got there, they were out of all but two of their beers

Red Brick closed at 5, so we headed to Gordon Biersch to finish watching the game.

It was nice watching the UGA game at a bar in Georgia with everyone cheering when UGA scores! And they won! It was a great game! We had a great time hanging out with Huck’s family (his aunt is awesome by the way!) and Mike’s family (Hi Cindy!)

Sunday, we had a BBQ at my parents house with friends and family. I actually didn’t take any pictures but my sister did.

I haven’t seen my Great Aunt Jill in years! It was so nice her and my Uncle came! She’s an amazing, strong woman! I’m sad I didn’t get to spend more time talking to her.

It was great seeing my Uncle Mark, too. Him and Angel kicked butt at Jenga.

Helping or waiting on food??

Andrew wasn’t to happy with Uncle Huck!

Everyone took turns holding the twins.

They’re so cute!

Tabby took this picture of Oopie right before he peed on Lisa’s foot! So embarrassing!

It was a great day. The weather was amazing as well. Thank you Mommy, Daddy, and Tab for all your hard work! It was great seeing everyone and we should do it more often!

I managed to make it out of the driveway without crying this time. I didn’t make it far before the water works started. It sucks seeing my Mom standing on the porch, with tears in her eyes waving at us, knowing I will not be able to see her whenever I want.

I miss them already but Christmas will be here soon!

Stay tuned for a new UGA themed recipe. UGA is playing Tennessee this weekend. My recipe is chilling in the refrigerator right now.

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Because Life Is Better with Food and Beer

Can you Save Me Money On My Car Insurance?

Zombie Pub Crawl

Halloween

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Beer Cheese Sauce with Horseradish and Bacon

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Tangerine Mimosas

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We went to Oktoberfest:

Halloween:

Do you dress up for Halloween?

Tangerine Mimosa

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One Year Without Killing Each Other

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