Chocolate and Caramel Dipped Marshmallows ~ Day 10

Chocolate and Caramel Dipped Marshmallows need I say more. I found this recipe on a site called One Charming Party http://onecharmingparty.com/2010/12/09/holiday-treats-chocolate-and-caramel-dipped-marshmallows/.



I decided to make goodie baskets for my girls teachers and amazing friends in my life. I thought this looked delicious, and not to mention I LOVE marshmallows. It wasn't a hard sell.



One hour later, I'm finished. I have chocolate on my clothes, face, I smell of peppermint, I burnt my finger, have a large blister but let me say, they are sooooooo good. They were pretty easy to make, but the burn is all my fault. The caramel just look so good and here is a reminder, melted caramel sticks like glue from a hot glue gun..bad idea. What can I say, I am a hands on girl. Mine may not look as pretty as the ones on the site, but they sure taste UMMM UMMM Good!!

My new thing for the day Chocolate and Caramel Dipped Marshmallows.

Day 35 ~ Crazy Sushi

As I mentioned yesterday, it has been 10 years today, since I met my husband. He is the love of my life and through good and bad times, he is the only man I want by my side.

When he woke up this morning and saw the I Love You signs around the house, and all the stickies with funny memories, he couldn't help but laugh and smile. I even stuck them in the shower, so when he thought he found them all, he found a few extra in there. It was well worth the lack of sleep to get it set up for him.

We decided to go to lunch and try a new sushi place, for our new thing today. It is called Crazy Sushi. Crazy Sushi, heck yeah, I would say it was crazy good. HOLY @*$#! It was absolutely spectacular. The food was AMAZING and colorful and beautiful and each plate looked like a piece of art. The prices were very fair and the portions were very generous. We were so full, we didn't even come close to finishing it, and we ate the rest for dinner. It was AWESOME!!! Yes, I am using the word awesome because that is how dang good it was! We tried some new sushi including:

Spider Roll

soft shell crab, crab, avocado, masago

Lobster Crunch

crab, avocado, cucumber, asparagus rolls

Lobster tempura piled on top

Washington Roll

California roll base with fresh Salmon on top

This was the best sushi I have ever had. If you live in the Portland area I would highly recommend it. It is a small place but, is UNBELIEVABLY good!!

We tried a new restaurant today and some new sushi and I would have to say, IT ROCKED!!

Here is their website, check them out. They even have coupons for free appetizers.

http://crazysushi.net/crazy-sushi/index.php

Day 22 ~ Dinner with Friends

Tonight we had new friends over for dinner.

My husband has a friend at work that we have been meaning to have over and tonight he and his wife came for dinner. When they arrived they came bearing gifts. I had made pasta for dinner but found myself forgetting my meal all together to eat what they had brought us. I had baklava, CHOCO sandwich cookies, pismaniye and loads of fresh pita bread with hummus and baba ganoush. So many of these flavors I have never had before, and they were delicious. I must say it was WAY better than my pasta!

After dinner we all sat and visited and laughed and had such a good time. Even as I type this I wonder why we didn't do this sooner and plan on making sure we have them over again.

Today my new thing was new friends over for dinner and it was the silver lining to a hard day.

Day 20 ~ New Day New Food

Today was a day of major indulgence, trying our new taco shop in town!

Where I grew up there were taco shops all over town and in my mind, even when taquitos are bad, they are still good. I LOVE Mexican food. Yes, I know taquitos are probably not the healthiest choice but there is nothing like rolled tacos with gauc and cheese. Not to mention carne asada chips, don't get me started.

We got a new drive through taco shop in town and I have been so excited to try it. I miss my Los Panchos, and Good Old Sombrero's back home. I decided to surprise my hubby with some good ol' Mexican taco shop food: Carne asada burrito, and to my surprise they actually had my favorite ROLLED TACOS. I grew up in San Diego and with my friends back home rolled tacos are an added food group: grains, vegetables, fruits, fats and oils, milk and dairy products, Protein, and rolled tacos. Ok, so maybe I am over exaggerating, but I do love them and in all honesty I do not know one person back in good old San Diego who isn't partial to some good taquitos!!

So that is what we got tonight and I was as happy as a lark. My husband was thrilled and the girls loved their tacos! Boy, this trying new foods and resturant thing ROCKS! One thing I learned was if I am going to keep this up I better take on some major exercise because if I don't I am afraid of what my butt will look like at the end of the year.

Day 19 ~Tried myself a Rueben

I admit I am one of those girls who finds something I like on a menu and sticks with it. Today I tried something new and that included a Reuben.

I am sure most of you know what a Reuben is, but for those who don't the Reuben sandwich is a sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Russian or sometimes Thousand Island dressing, on grilled or toasted rye bread so states the Wikipedia!

What did I think? I thought it was pretty darn good! I do love sauerkraut, so can you really good wrong when that is involved? A little salty, but a little lip smacking good. It is so funny how we can go to 10 different restaurants and I can guarantee my husband will order a hamburger, that has cheese and bacon, and I will order some sandwich, that has avocado and chicken. I guess it is that fear that if I order something else, it may be terrible, and now I just wasted money on a crappy meal. Well, today I tried something new and it taught me that there are SO many great flavors out there that are just waiting to be tasted!! I think this is going to be my favorite part of this year. Trying new foods!