This weekend was busy and fun! Just the way I like it.
SAME DAY payday loans
These two are not fans of us having fun without them. They get a look in their eyes when they know we’re leaving.
Reminds me of the Sarah McLachlan videos.
Saturday Morning
Wake Boarding and Day Drinking!
6% Alcohol + no breakfast or lunch = Free entertainment for Huck!
Huck brought our wakeboards, and I didn’t think we get a chance to use them. I told him to just leave mine in the car. Never again!! We did get to wakeboard, and his board was way to big. I only got up once and fell a few seconds later. It was awesome wakeboarding though! I miss it so much.
Saturday Night
The problem with day drinking… Unless you keep drinking, your whole day is done. We spent Saturday afternoon/night watching TV and eating Chinese.
Sunday
Sunday, after watching the guys brew beer, we went to Deck 84 in Delray Beach. Not a bad way to end a beautiful weekend!
Yep. I made a YouTube video. Just in case you needed more Life Food and Beer.
This first video is… rough. I say um way to many times, it’s cheesy, and the lighting makes me look older. But I’m posting it anyways. While editing, I learned a lot about Windows Movie Maker and know the next one will be a million times better.
For now, you are stuck with this one… ENJOY!
I can not upload my video, but you can click the link below.
In sauce pan, reduce beer over low heat by half. You will have 3 oz beer when finished. Cool to room temperature before adding to mixture. Stir often because it can burn. See video for detailed instructions on how to reduce the beer.
Mix together butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and beer.
In a different bowl combined flour, salt, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients, in small batches, to wet ingredients.
Mix in oats and fully combined.
Measure out 1-2 tablespoon of batter and place on lined cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. (I like my cookies gooey so I cooked them for 10-12 minutes. Huck likes his crispy 12-15 minutes.)
A few weeks ago, Fran from TBC called Huck and asked if we would like to help with an upcoming event. Considering most of our days are spent just the two of us in our home working, we jumped at the opportunity.
The event was hosted by TBC and Els for Autism. I learned that Ernie Els is a famous golfer and started Els for Autism after his son was diagnosed with Autism. The Ernie Els Foundation raises money for research to better understand and treat autism. They are also raising money to open a facility, The Els Center of Excellence (you can read more about the center on the website. It’s very interesting.) The Els’ have donated $6 million of their own money to the project.
Last night’s event was held at the Old Palm Golf Club.
This was my location for the night. We had a great view of the sunset!
Huck had a great view of the waterfall.
The event was a Craft Beer and Food pairing. Local restaurants prepared a dish to complement one of TBC’s beers. Each restaurant was given a different beer.
Huck arrived early to help setup. All the guys were running around none stop when I arrived. I felt so bad just standing around while they were working so hard. I did help hang the signs It also gave me a change to check out what was on the menu and take pictures before the guest arrived.
I failed as a Food Blogger when it came to the pictures. It is so hard holding a plate of food, a glass of beer, and trying to take a picture.
I was really excited to see Coolinary Cafe was one of the restaurants at the event. It’s on my list of restaurants to try.
Evo was out of food when I made my rounds. I heard a few people say it was good, though. They are another restaurant on my need to try list.
I literally got the last scoop of Paella from Red Tapas. I know the picture doesn’t look great, but it was pretty good. I’m a huge fan of Paella anyways. Rice with meat and seafood… Yes please!
The Pork Slider from Cafe Chardonnay was tasty. I love slaw on a pork sandwich.
Rockstar was setup in the very front, and I completely forgot to check them out when I was making my rounds. Foodie Fail!
I also forgot to try the Milk Stout! My glass was full, and I said I would go back and never did. I made sure to take a picture of the cow, though. I know it’s hard to tell but the beer was served from the udder. So creative!!
I was serving the Irish Red Ale. Matt told me they picked me because I looked Irish. I have pale skin; I get it
I was paired with Chef Carlino from ChefCorp. They are not a restaurant but prepare food for local private schools and healthcare faculties. They also have cooking camps during the summer for kids. I’ve tried Chefcorp’s food before at The Field of Beer event in January. A lady walked up and started talking about his donuts at the WPB Green Market. I wanted to hug him when I realized he was the guy that makes the Cider Donuts! If you remember my post from Field of Beer, you will remember that was my favorite dish from the whole night. The only one I actually took the time to talk about. Best Donut ever!!
He prepared an Irish Pizza to go with the Irish Red. Lots of people stopped by for 2 or 3 servings. The three of us decided we won for best food and beer. I tried almost everything and the pizza was my favorite from the night. TBC’s Irish Red was my favorite beer (I’m sure that would of changed it I’d tried the Milk Stout). And how can you go wrong with Pizza and Beer.
The pizza was served with a White Balsamic sauce. I want to recreate it at home and drizzle it over everything!
The event was over at 9 and the guys had everything cleaned up and ready to go by 930. It was a great event for a great cause. Thanks again, TBC, for letting us help out.
Tomorrow is a big day for LF&B. I’ll post a link for my first YouTube video, How To Reduce Beer. Super exciting!
Yep. I’m cut off. I’m sure you’re probably thinking I’m giving my poor liver a break. And you would be wrong. Actually, I get the most blog hits for my drinking related post, so I’ve been trying to come up with ways to drink more to increase my traffic. I’m completely joking by the way.
Nope, I’m cut off from the grocery store. My kitchen is full of food and I can’t justify buying anymore when the pantry is so over stocked. I’m avoiding the grocery store for 10 whole days! Really, we have enough food to avoid the grocery store for 2 weeks, but that seemed too long. I need fresh veggies!
I started my challenge with a recipe Huck’s sister made while we were home for Christmas. I’m not sure you can call this a recipe, though. It’s so EASY and makes so much food!
I used 1.5 pounds of chicken and we had enough food for over 6 meals.
This would be perfect for a taco bar at a party. One recipe could easily feed 6 people.
I didn’t make tacos this week, but I’ve used the chicken a few different ways.
Dinner is going to be fun tonight, too. We are helping Tequesta Brewing Co. with a charity event. Do you hangout at a bar to much when you they call and ask you to help at an event?
The food and beer pairing event is for Autism. I was told to bring my good camera, so I’ll be back tomorrow to share all the details.
Until then, I’m going to try to iron my dress for tonight. Wish me luck! It has pleats on the front, and I suck at ironing. Where is my Mommy and Grandmother, right now. They’re great at ironing.
STOVE TOP DIRECTIONS: Combined Stock and Chicken into a pot. If stock does not cover chicken add enough water to completely cover. Cook over medium heat until chicken is cook through, about 20 minutes depending one the size of the chicken. You can cut the chicken into cubes to decrease cooking time.
Once chicken is cooked through, remove from the stock and add to a large bowl. Using two forks, pull the chicken apart (to shred the chicken.) Fully combined salsa with the chicken and serve.
CROCK POT DIRECTIONS: Place stock and chicken in crock pot. Cover with lid and cook, on low, for 6-8 hours. Remove chicken and shred with fork. Add salsa. ENJOY!
Today is a special day! My Daddy turned the big 5-0!
I’ve spent the past few days sad because I couldn’t be home to see him today. We did Skype together this morning, so I did get to see his face. But that’s not the same as being there. Days like this make me miss Georgia.
I figured cooking would help cheer me up some, so I headed to the kitchen to make something that reminded me of my Dad. I opened the refrigerator and instantly knew what it would be.
When I lived at home, my Dad would eat dinner, and 30 minutes later, he would be rummaging through the kitchen looking for something else to eat. Nothing is safe when my Dad goes for his after dinner snack, but Peanut Butter and Jelly was always a common choice. He’s talked me into many post dinner PB&J’s sandwiches over the years. Last year, I actually sent him Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies for his birthday.
Growing up I’ve always been a Daddy’s girl. I think it’s because we have similar personalities. We’re both laid back. I’d say I’m the most laid back/passive person in my family.
I’m lucky to have a dad that has always been there. He worked hard, so we could have a great life. He did an amazing job taking care of her when she was sick. He loves my mom. He lived with three woman and didn’t go crazy.
I know everyone says this, but I have the greatest Daddy in the world! I’m not sure what I did to deserve two amazing parents.
Yesterday, I went through my list of top search terms of all time. The list is entertaining to say the least.
I’m not really sure how some of these terms have lead people to my blog.
Top 5 Google Search Terms:
Adult Rice Crispy Treats. (This is my most viewed recipe, too)
Blackened Grouper Sandwich (I don’t understand this one.)
Jupiter Civic Center Wedding
Jupiter Lighthouse Wedding
Bunhuck (I Googled this myself and a bunch of my pics came up. I still don’t know why someone would Google Bunhuck.)
Top 5 Funniest Google Search Terms:
My Liver Hurts
Largest Butt
Tatum Naked
Wiener Mix
Small Penis
How does #5 lead to my site?? I can understand #4. Oopie is a Weiner Dog Mix. I also seen a bunch of search terms for “Big Girl Little Guy”. So Google thinks I’m a big girl? Stupid Google!
Well, this “Big Girl” made a great lunch yesterday. I got the idea from the Quinoa and Bean dish Sue made at the Pig Roast. I’m not how she made her recipe, but I came up with a great idea when I seen that Avocados were on sale at Publix.
Guacamole Quinoa Salad with Grill Shrimp. It sounded great in my head!
I was going to add some Greek Yogurt to the Guacamole, to thin it out, but accidently bought Pineapple flavored instead of plain. I figured this was a “tropical” dish and pineapple would work, right?
Not so much!! It tasted good but the pineapple was really overpowering. I would recommend plain yogurt or light sour cream.
You can serve this in a martini glass for a nice starter for a dinner party, too. Cute right?
Do you use Pinterest? Do you follow Life Food and Beer? If not, you should!
Today, I added a new feature to LF&B. It makes pinning recipes much easier. If you like this recipe, you can now easily pin them to your Pinterest board.
If you hover over a picture, it shows a Pin It button.
Just click the Pin It button, and it will save the image in your Pinterest account! Awesome, right?
I live to eat… If you haven’t noticed. I think about food all the time. I wake up and start planning my meals for the day. After my meals are planned, I look at food blogs. Occasionally, I’ll watch cooking shows (my TV use to stay on the Food Network. I’d rather read blogs, now.)
My life revolves around food and I’m OK with that. As long as I don’t start getting fat!
Usually, I just drink coffee until lunch time. Yes, I know it’s not healthy… I don’t care. I don’t like to eat while drinking coffee, and I drink a couple cups of coffee in the morning.
3 cups Unbleached AP Flour (I used half whole wheat half regular flour)
1 tablespoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
12oz Beer
Extra Flour for Dusting
Oil
Desired Toppings
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Shift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to a mixing bowl with hock attachment. Add beer and mix until combined and dough forms a ball.
Remove dough from bowl onto a floured surface. Knead 3-4 times and place dough in a greased bowl. Leave bowl in a warm place for 20 mintues.
Knead dough a few more times on a floured surface and shape to desired shape. Place dough on a greased baking dish and precook dough for 10-15 minutes.
Add toppings and cook until cheese is melts and bubbly.
This was the best group of people to spend the weekend with. There were 9 people that wanted to have fun. There was no drama, no one got lost, no one got arrested, and we all had a great time.
Our Group
Deena- The Birthday Girl
Alex- The Director
Huck- The Beer Guru
Matty- The Dancing Machine
Jenna- The Beer Pong Champ
Kaitrin- The Key West Virgin
Morgan- The Social Media Coordinator
Ty- The Party Girl
And Me- The Photographer
We arrived at our condo, The Pelican Landing, around 2PM and started unloaded the cars. 9 people= a lot of luggage.
Our Condo over looked the docks.
We started our time in Key West by the pool with Alex’s famous burgers.
The rest of the day was spent the usually way…
Alcohol
Beer Pong
The moment Huck lost his man card! (Thanks Deena;)!)
A Naughty Piñata named Ramona
and more alcohol…
Alex is a genius by the way (don’t let that go to your head!!) He handed out the address to our condo before we went out for the night. This came in handy when we were leaving the bar.
Saturday, we did a Reef and Rita Snorkeling trip with Fury.
The water was rough and made snorkeling really hard. I would try to put my mask on and water would hit me in the face and go up my nose. It didn’t help my life vest was getting way to personal with me.