Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Smores Bars

Hey everyone!  I have a request for my smores bars recipe.  I got it from my friend, Ashley.  She gave me the idea & said these are her mom's favorite!


What you need:
3 cups golden grahams cereal
3 cups cocoa puffs cereal (Ashley said she uses Reese's PB cereal instead)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 bag of marshmallows (I used the jumbo marshmallows)
2 tbsp of milk (I ended up adding 1 more)
1/2 cup peanuts (optional - I didn't use these)

First you mix both cereals together in a large bowl.  If you are using peanuts, add them at this point as well.  Then in a sauce pan, I think they said 3 quarts, melt together the PB, marshmallows & milk.  Stir occasionally, it takes a little bit to break down & melt the marshmallows.  I believe this is on the low-medium setting.  Once that mixture is all melted together & smooth, poor onto the cereal mixture.  Mix well so every piece is coated!  Then I take a greased 13x9" pan & pour the whole mixture into that.  I use a piece of parchment paper to press the mixture into the pan so it's nice & flat & even.  Let that sit for 30 min. then cut into squares.  It's ready to eat & yummy!  Btw, not WW friendly...  :)  I don't know the exact points value cause I didn't want to figure them up!  I lost 2 lbs below my goal last week so I figured I could cheat once!  :)

Enjoy!
-D

Friday, May 27, 2011

Price match? I think so...

Hey everyone!  So I bought a new TV for my room (& DVD player)!  


I had a $35 gift card to Best Buy so I went there.  Found my TV $40 cheaper at NFM so I asked Best Buy to price match.  I even printed out the online ad that showed it.  Dumb girl had to go look it up herself & after 15 min. told me that the TV I was purchasing was an LED & the one on the ad was LCD.  Well the one on  the sheet I conveniently printed for her was LCD & right next to it was the LED.  Lol...so she went back to the computer telling me she couldn't find a Samsung 22" LED on NFM's website.  I went over there & showed her how I found it & then she tried telling me it wasn't the same model #.  I told her that was fine that I would just go to NFM & buy it then.  After that she's like, "well it's not the same model (which is was cause I can read & could see her screen), but I'll go ahead & price match it this time".  I was like "oh you don't have to, I can just go to NFM & get it."  "Oh no, we can do it."  Hahaha...geez!  I had even gone into Best Buy the previous day, had them GUARANTEE me they could definitely price match that.  Whatever.  Got what I wanted.

Also in the world of retail, I had a crazy idea & went to Wal-mart yesterday.  I hate that place.  Like really HATE it.  But I had to get some groceries + dryer sheets (& ended up getting $40 of extra crap, which is one reason why I hate Wal-mart), so I decided rather than stopping at Hy-vee + Walgreens I'd just try Wally World.  After all it was 2pm on a Thursday so I thought it'd be ok.  WRONG!  I forgot school was out.  There were kids running wild!  And no parents in sight for most of them.  Wow I was super annoyed & hadn't even gotten a cart yet.  And it seems like Wal-mart is getting worse.  I mean, you know that website 'People of Wal-mart'?  (If not, look it up!  lol)  I swear half of those pics are taken at the Manhattan Wal-mart.  Anywho, I was checking out & the cashier had to talk to me about each product I got.  Ok whatever...then some older gentleman came up behind me, dirty as all get out, no teeth, smelled rank {I wish I could've taken a photo!!} & saw I was buying a blender.  He's like "Ya makin' daiquiris?" with a toothless smile.  I said "No, smoothies probably."  "Oh guess ya can make them, too."  I turned around, breathing in fresher air to my right.  Then he goes on to tell me, "One time I tried makin' ice cubes outta booze...didn't work so well.  But I thought that there was a good idear!"  (Not a typo w/the "r").  I was like "Yeah...."   Wow.  Reminder me never to go to Wal-mart again.

So since I haven't had a real blog in awhile, here's what I've been up to.  Monday night Travis & I went to his friends' sons 8th grade promotion.  Here's a pic of Travis & the graduate (the one in formal clothing).


On Tuesday I had an engagement shoot in Topeka (photos coming soon).  Then afterwards I went to lunch (brunch for me) with Grandpa & Grandma.  We drove down by this little Cafe to see what their special was.  Here's what I saw in the parking lot.


Grandpa said it must be the Mexicans' chickens & they got out.  So we continue to drive around the building & see this sign.


Lol - RUN CHICKENS!!  Haha...should've said "FRESH FRIED CHICKEN".  Lol...the only thing that would've made that better is the chickens standing under the sign!  I thought it was amusing.   Gave my grandparents a good laugh.  
Then on Wednesday I babysat one of the doctor's kids.  He was entertaining!  We played lots of games.  He's 4 & it reminded me of the kid from Big Daddy.  "What's the game called?"  "I win!"  Lol  Besides the kid, I made another friend while I was there!


Her name is Cary (sp?).  She is a cuddler!  :)


Well I need to go work on pics.  Just had to vent on that Best Buy crap & wanted to share my HECTIC life with you guys!  Whoever out there might read this.  Anyone wanna be my first follower?  :)

Till next time,
*D*





Thursday, May 26, 2011

Lovella Bowtique Giveaway

Check out this great blog here!  They are currently having a giveaway with TONS of items!!!  :)

Little Moments by Sarah giveaway!

Head on over to Little Moments by Sarah's blog to check out her giveaway!  Click here for the link!
*love*
D

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Love by CC giveaway!

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Crispy Shrimp Pasta & Ranch Potatoes

Hey everyone!  I have tons of pics to edit so this one will be short.  First, here's a TINY sneak peek of the wedding I'm working on...


What can I say?  I have food on the brain!  :)  Plus I haven't done much editing on pics of actual people yet - just things!  It was a beautiful wedding full of love & I wish Eric & Christine all the best!!
Ok so now onto more food...lol.  I follow another blog, Kevin & Amanda.  They have some great photography & recipes on there!!  Here's the link if you're interested!  
Anyways, when  I first started reading their blog they had a recipe on there for Crispy Shrimp Pasta.  I love pasta & I really LOVE shrimp!!  :)  Plus on WW, shrimp isn't bad for you at all!   This pasta wasn't the best choice since 1 serving (1/3 of the pan) was 11 PP, but it still wasn't bad, plus I have plenty of points left over at the end of the day.  So...it was SO GOOD & I want to share it with you.  Travis said it's one of the best things I've made.  And it reheats good, too!
Here's a pic of my dinner plate (sorry a bad pic cause I took it on my phone):


You can see I also had some broccoli & cheese & some cottage cheese & pineapple.  I couldn't finish it all cause the pasta was so filling!!  Now, if you wanna try it, here's the link to the recipe & some more appetizing photos.

And a couple nights before that I made some Honeyed Chicken - it wasn't the greatest...pretty bland.  But I also made ranch potatoes.  So good & so easy.  I just took about 1.5 lbs of baby red potatoes & quartered them.  Then I mixed them with 1/4 cup EVOO in a big ziploc bag.  Tossed that around then added a packet of dry ranch mix, tossed that around, then baked them at 450 degrees for 30 min.  Delish!!


Well that's all for now.  I promise when I have more time & start cooking/baking more stuff, I'll get the nice camera out & take some good pics & share my recipes!  :)

Tata for now!
-D


Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Cinco de Mayo Pizza Party

Well today is the last day that I watch Carter...I'm kinda sad.  Going to miss watching that little boy grow up.
Last Thursday was Cinco de Mayo as well as Carter's birthday!  We celebrated by eating some pizza.  His favorite food!

I don't have a lot of money so we had to settle for Hot-N-Ready.


Mmm...greasy...
(Just so you know, this was my first piece of pepperoni pizza in over 3 months!)


It was a good day.  We played outside & got back inside just before it started raining.  Crazy Kansas weather.
I love taking photos of everyday things.  I'm thinking about doing that 365 thing, but I'm afraid I don't have enough time to post a photo everyday!  :S
I better go cause I have to upload some pics to FB then head to Carter's!  Will blog again soon!

Always,
D


Thursday, May 5, 2011

Sweet Newborn

Hey everyone!  Sorry it's been awhile since I've had an actual post.  First of all - I'm going to be an Aunt again!!!  :)  Yay!
Second of all, here's a peek at what I've been working on in the world of photography.  Baby S was wide awake the whole time & was a challenge to shoot since she's a very active little one!  She loves kicking her legs & swinging her arms around.  I think she loved the soft fur & heat on her though.  She did great through the whole session!


And as far as WW go, I've reached my goal weight!!  I'm actually a couple of pounds below that.  But the good thing is I get 6 extra points a day!  The other night I made one of those packages of Pasta Sides, the parmesan kind I believe & cooked a chicken breast & mixed the two together.  It was yummy along with a side of steamed broccoli & cheese!  My meal was 11 points.  Not too bad, plus I didn't eat much else that day.


Today is also Cinco de Mayo & Carter's birthday!  Happy 2nd birthday Carter!  Today is my last official day of babysitting Carter.  :(  I still get to watch him for a couple of hours next week while his mom takes her final exams for college.  I'm gonna miss seein' that lil booger 3 times a week.  Hopefully we can have some play dates in the future!  I think I'll miss him too much to not hang out.  Well I have a few sessions to finish & a wedding coming up this weekend so I better get back to work.  I'll blog again as soon as I can!

Love,
D

Happy Cinco de Mayo & Happy Birthday Carter!

Monday, May 2, 2011

We Love Moms Giveaway

Check out another great giveaway from Deal Seeking Photographers!  I won the last one they hosted.  Think I can do it again??  :)
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