This week has been pretty uneventful. I have been looking for more jobs to apply for and really thats about it! On Wednesday, we just hung around the house and relaxed. That morning we cleaned out all our cookbooks from our pantry. We received cookbooks from Mitch's side of the family, my side of the family, and we started our own cookbook in college of all our favorite recipes. So we decided to put all of them together and start our own cookbook of family favorites that hopefully one day I can pass on. It literally took all morning, but it is so neat that we have combine all of our family's recipes and now we have our own family cookbook to add our new recipes to!
Yesterday Mitch was off, so we went Christmas tree shopping! That was the highlight of my week :) We noticed all the stores have been putting Christmas stuff out these past couple of weeks, so we thought we would get one while we could get a good deal. We got a 9ft pine and I love it! I cant wait to start decorating! That night we grilled out a pork tenderloin...very delicious! My parents got us this grill and it has been put to good use. We grill out so much!
Thursday night is a big night for our tv shows as well. We have The Office, Greys, and Private Practice! We usually dont make it through private practice, so we save it for friday night.
Last night we tried a new cookie recipe. I have been hooked on shortbread cookies, they are my favorite! So I found a recipe that my grandma gave me for butter cookies. They were a mess to make but it was fun...and they turned out pretty good!
Also, we have some exciting news.....we have decided to get a dog!!! Well kinda....it is going to be a long process, but so worth it! We both have always wanted a dog, but were going to wait, since in two years we will move to wherever Mitch goes to school. He will be in school for another two years. So we originally thought we would wait 4 years until we were all done moving around. But, that was when we wanted a larger dog. About a month ago we saw a west highland terrier (westie) and I fell in love! Since this is not a big dog we decided we could get it and it would not be hard for it to move around with us. Why I say it is going to be a long process is because we are going to completely save up for it, from purchasing it, shots, toys, etc, before buying it. Going through this financial peace class has taught us a lot and even though we have money to get one now, we have learned that if you want something, especially a big purchase, to make and envelope for it and every month a little bit of our paychecks will go in the envelope towards the dog. That way we are not taking a large amount of money out at one time, and still saving money as we go. So we are hoping by this time next year we will have a dog :) We are both excited and already picked out a name. We wanted to name it after something we both liked and we went through so many names. Mitch actually came up with two that we really liked, both having to do with golf, Caddie and Bunker. Since we are getting a girl, we decided on Caddie for this dog, but Mitch wants to get a male dog in a couple more years, so he can name it Bunker. Ha! Per the request of some readers here is is a picture of a Westie! If you can't tell, I am extremely excited!
Well tomorrow we are headed to Tulsa!! We are leaving early in the morning and are spending the day at the fair! I can't wait! I am also having dinner with one my good friends, Katie! It is going to be a great weekend :)
Here are a few recipes that we tried this week. Hope you enjoy!
EASY SLOW COOKER POT ROAST
Prep time: 20 min
Cook Time: 8-10 hours
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
4 pounds of chick roast
Salt and pepper to taste
1 package of dry onion soup mix
1 cup water
3 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
*Take chuck roast and season with salt and pepper to taste. Put in a large skillet and brown on all sides over high heat.
Then place in the slow cooker, and add onion soup mix, water, carrots, onion, and potatoes.
Cover and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours.
GARLIC CHEESE BISCUITS
Ingredients
2 cups Bisquick original baking mix
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cup milk
1 tablespoons of butter, melted
1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder
*Heat oven to 450. Stir baking mix, cheese, and milk until soft dough forms. Drop by spoonful on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 min or until golden brown.
Mix melted butter and garlic powder. Brush over warm biscuits.
BUTTER COOKIES (we usually half this recipe)
Ingredients
2 cups (4 sticks) of butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
*Preheat oven to 375. Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. gradually add to the butter mixture. Mix well.
Divide dough into fourths (or in half, if you half the recipe). Roll out sections of dough one at a time on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Keep remaining dough refrigerated. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place 1inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 6-8 min or until lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire rack; cool completely. Decorate as desired.
We hope y'all have a great weekend!
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