[recipe] garlic scallion noodles

photo and recipe from here

i doubled the  recipe since we like ours a little saucier. i also use thin spaghetti since half the time i'm not sure if i'm picking the right stuff.  just cook till al dente since it cooks for a bit in the skillet.

7 oz noodles [thin spaghetti or skinny dry egg noodles]

6 tbsp butter

1/2 cup chopped scallions

6 garlic cloves

4 tbsp brown suger

2 tbsp oyster sauce

2 teas fish sauce

*in pan, over med-low heat, melt butter till about half is melted. add scallions and garlic. stir till fragnant.

add brown sugar, fish and oyster sauce. stir

once noodles are cooked, drain then add to pan and toss for about 2 mins till noodles are done. 

super!

peanut butter chocolate eclair cake via plain chicken

1. we had company over again yesterday. say what? that's two super weeks in a row!

2. and i made this super easy, super yummy dessert that went super well with our texas heat!

3.  i went through the recipe super quick and bought regular graham crackers by mistake but think it turned out better though next time i will double the frosting for a bit more chocolate taste. [i made it the correct way before and i don't care for chocolate graham crackers]

4. i also made this super yummy potato salad by recipe for crazy.

5. my old book club is throwing a super going away party for our friend since she's moving back to scotland.

6. i was looking up flights to super surprise everyone till i remembered, much to ollie's delight, i'm dog sitting his girlfriend for the next 2 days.

7. talking to my mom i told her i was sad because everyone in our family is super done having babies. we need a baby in the family!

8. what are the odds that i get a super living social deal for archery classes and kaylee's been begging me for archery lessons? [not sure i want to drive that far]

9. ham texted me this afternoon that he was thinking about ordering some shoes so now i know he's still alive and still super shopping for shoes.

10. must be nice to be a guy sick. mike's been sleeping and resting all day. when i'm super sick i still get to do the same things- take care of kaylee, the dog and the house. 

happy valentine's day

1. i'm a genius! i finally figured out how to make my photos larger on my blog. [in my defense, i'm in a new format]

2. these were the bookmarks we made for kaylee's class since they are not allowed to pass out candy.

3. i made two turtle cheesecakes for valentines day. hope one didn't burn though it seems to smell like it.

4. i also got my hand stuck in the mixer while it was on! DOUBLE OUCH!

5. now i'm headed out to find some valentine's gifts for the kiddos.  i don't like giving out too much candy since we eat enough junk.

6. my girls weekend was awesome! will share more later though it was pretty mellow.

7. i also came home to a super clean house. the husband CAN clean better than me and i will let him.

8. we've been eating breakfast for dinner a little lot more often since moving here. made the pioneer woman's biscuits and gravy with sausage and her eggs benedict though i just made sunny side up eggs rather than poaching. also some cheesy scrambled eggs for the little nuggets.

9. ugg- need to pay bills. hate paying bills.

10.  also have my lady bug garden club flower arrangement workshop tomorrow. i have nothing for it. no flowers or vase or idea! [they will get judged next week]

mini moon pies and thin mint cookies are evil

pretty lights in san antonio

1. i think trees with lights should be a year round thing. 

2.  i'm hoping mike and i can get smart enough to decorate our outside trees for christmas this year. [not likely though]

3. sorry for the horrible tiny photos. my flickr account is almost to the max unless i upgrade.

4. came home with a box of mini moon pies. i ate 5 of them last night.  and maybe one this morning. [banana flavored]

5. and i bought 7 boxes of girl scout thin mints. i put 4 of them in the freezer outside in the garage hoping ham doesn't find them. hmm... wonder where he gets his sweet tooth from? and his inability to just eat a few...

6. i'm going to meet up with two girls from high school on saturday in san marcos. going outlet shopping and whatever else we can find to do and sunday tour one of the girl's son's campus.

7. i've been talking myself out of it but i'm sticking to my guns and going because i always whine and complain i have no one to hang out with.

8. i've banned kaylee from after school snacks. monday she complained because she doesn't like fish, tuesday she complained because she doesn't like lasagna but last night she ate all of her beef stroganaff.

9. tonight we're having her favorite "chicken and ducklings". [i've altered some of the ingred. if you want my recipe, just email me]

10.  i found two perfect paintings for the front entry. one is of some red flowers for a $100+ bucks or the other is cartoony man and women exercising or dancing for $730. guess which one i like better?

more random ramblings- that should of been my new blog title!

on our way home from mike's birthday dinner

1. i tried my hardest to get a few photos of ham but he wouldn't let me.

2. sweet kaylee snuck this one for me. we had to silence the phone or he would of deleted it.

3. i really need to get my nikon out more but really want a new lens for it.

4. mike said to go ahead and get a new lens + the panasonic lumix since my day of birth is coming up.

5. i don't know which lens though i'm getting closer. and right now i feel like being a tightwad.

6. i weighed myself this morning without my 2lb towel and i gained a pound in two weeks! i just want to tuck in my shirts! is that too much to ask?

7. i made steak tips with peppered mushroom gravy for dinner. i didn't have any but kaylee loved it and mike said it tasted like it came from a restaurant.

8. for my vegetarian friend- hi wendy! i thought it could be made without the beef + beef broth. use veggie broth, add more mushrooms and maybe some steamed broccoli. the gravy is that good!

9. i also got my restored photo of my grandparents back from phojoe. they did an awesome job! now i just need to get it canvased!

10. and the same friend from #8 sent me this delicious link. my molars started to ache when i was reading it. i would still add a big ass cookie on top though.