Thursday, November 1, 2012

Thursday Randoms...

It's been a random week.

It snowed on Monday and Tuesday, so going to work was weird because no one was there. Then it was Halloween and everyone was jacked up. We only got one trick or treater and it was really late. I was messing around with KB (in the biblical sense) when our neighbor kid stopped by for some Jolly Ranchers. Needless to say it was a bit awkward. That should teach us for leaving our porch light on during Halloween.

I did score these yesterday off of Craigslist....



I got them for $30 for both - what a steal! I'm hoping to pick them up tomorrow if I can ever track this lady down. Hopefully she doesn't flake out on me.

I'm planning on cleaning them up and then painting them black or dark brown. We have a black bench on our front porch now, so I want something that will match with that. Something like this...


I also ordered a steam mop last week and I should have it when I get home this afternoon. I got it off of Amazon for only $25, so hopefully it doesn't crap out on me right after I get it. The reviews seemed like it was a pretty good one. It's a Sharper Image one.


I've never had a steam mop before, but hopefully it helps with the pee smell in our basement.

I painted my nails a matte black color yesterday. I feel like a real goth today.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Pinteresting Wednesday

It's time for another Pinteresting Wednesday. Link up with The Vintage Apple to play along.

Here are my favorite Pins of the week.




Source: keep.com via Rachel on Pinterest





What are your favorite Pins of the week???

Monday, October 29, 2012

Menu Monday

Here's what we'll be eating this week...

Mon: Chicken Pesto Sandwich


I love pesto and I also love chicken salad. There's no way this can go wrong....except if the store doesn't have pesto......and all that basil that you froze looks nasty now. I'm thinking this is going to turn into regular chicken salad (which is still delicious).

Tues: Spaghetti Squash Lasagna


This could be an epic fail as well. The grocery store didn't have spaghetti squash either (I really need to start paying attention to these things) so this will be regular lasagna. Luckily I had half of a box of regular lasagna noodles hanging around in the pantry.

Wed: Easy Mexican Style Bake


This is one of the few things this week that I actually have all of the ingredients for. I've made something similar in the past and it was okay - pretty much just a regular casserole. I'm planning on spicing this one up a lot with lots of hot sauce and chili powder.

Thurs: Curried Broccoli and Cous Cous


I'm most excited about this one. I really like cooked broccoli (where it's still slightly crispy) and I also really like curry. I couldn't find chick peas in the grocery store, so I'll be substituting black beans. I hope it works.

Bonus Time!

The weather was gross here yesterday (and will be for the next few days) so I made some deer chili (no recipe just threw stuff together) last night. I also wanted to make some cookies to eat with my hot chocolate. I didn't have any chocolate chips, so oatmeal raisin was the next best thing.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies


Nom nom.


What will you be cooking this week???

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Random Facts

Clarinda nominated me for a Liebster award.

So here's a little bit about me...

1. Why did you start blogging?

I mainly started because I was creeping on other people's and it felt weird sometimes. I started one mostly so I could comment, but then I thought "if random person can write about what she ate for dinner, so can I!".

2. Why did you choose this name for your blog?

My last name is Brown (and it had recently become so when I started this blog) and I grew up on a farm. It was fun and it rhymed.

3. If money were no object, where would you live and why?

I genuinely really like where we live. We live in Western NC. It's pretty, the weather is nice (most of the time) and both mine and KB's families are here. That being said, I wouldn't mind having some vacation properties in South America, a lodge in Montana or Canada and in Europe. A girl can dream right?

4. When you meet someone for the first time, what's the first thing you want to know about him/her?

I like to know where someone is from and where they grew up. I get asked this a lot at work because I'm one of the few people that has a Southern accent. It tells you a lot about somebody by knowing where they grew up.

5. What's the most unique thing about you?

Ummmm I don't really feel like I have that many unique things. I have really long toes (like really long). Some of them are as long as my fingers. It's kind of gross.

6. What inspires you?

Right now I'm trying to get fit, so I'm inspired by a lot of weight loss blogs and Pins. It's really motivated me so far to go online and see people who have lost a lot more weight than I want to (or need to).

7. What's your favorite dish (to eat or prepare)?

My favorite dish to each (but definitely not prepare) is country ham. It's so salty (and really bad for you) and so good. I don't eat it that often, but on a biscuit it is seriously heaven.

8. Describe your ideal weekend.

My ideal weekend sounds a lot like the one coming up. I'm going to stay at home and get my yard ready for winter by cleaning out some flower beds and moving some plants inside. I'm going to make some really good deer stew and probably some bread. On Sunday it's supposed to be cold, so we'll probably just stay inside and lay around all day. We've been gone the last few weekends, so this one will be great.

9. What did you want to be when you grew up and how does it compare to what you do now?

For a long time I really wanted to be a veterinarian I really liked animals and I thought it would be super neat.  When I got older and wiser I realized that you had to know a lot of science and chemistry and I was just too lazy for that. Now I work in marketing for large pharmaceutical companies. It's definitely not what I saw myself doing for the rest of my life, but for now it's pretty fun and I've learned a lot about that industry.

10. What is your dream career?

I honestly have no idea. I'd really like to be able to stay at home and raise some goats and chickens and dogs. I'd like to have a big garden and just can stuff all day long and make good food. That's not really a job, but more of a lifestyle I guess

11. What is your favorite song or who is your favorite artist to dance to?

One of my favorite songs is "Wild Horses" by the Rolling Stones. The words and music are really pretty. It's not a really good song to dance to though. For dancing, I move it a lot to 80s hair metal. I love me some hair bands.

I'm terrible at nominating people for things, so I'm going to be lazy and tag anyone that wants to say a lil something about themselves.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Pinteresting Wednesday

It's time for another Pinteresting Wednesday.  Link up with The Vintage Apple to play along.

Here are my favorite Pins of the week...






What are your favorite Pins this week???

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Decisions Decisions

I'm going to make a pretty big purchase for myself and I can't decide which one to get.

Any thoughts?





Are you team treadmill or team spinning?

Monday, October 22, 2012

Menu Monday

It's a pretty boring week recipe wise around the Brown household.  We weren't home on Saturday when I normally grocery shop, so I just ran to Wal-Mart to get a few things to get us by.

Mon: Buffalo Chicken Pizza Rolls


I was going to make this last week, but I got busy and didn't make dinner one night. I did finally pick up some pizza dough so at least I can actually follow the recipe and not make some biscuit hybrid of it.

Tues: Fish Packets with Veggies


We made some fish in our fire pit the other weekend (it was actually really good) so I have some fish leftover. There isn't really a recipe for this, the picture explains it all. It's super easy and we ate it a lot this summer.

Wed: Broccoli Alfredo


The recipe is for chicken broccoli alfredo, but ours will have just broccoli in it. Last week I really wanted Italian food, but didn't have the stuff to make it. This week I was determined to make something cheesy and Italian-y. I also have a bunch of random bits of leftover pasta that I need to use up. This should more likely be called broccoli alfredo....penne....spaghetti....rotini.

Thurs: Freezer food

No matter how much we eat, I still seem to always have a full freezer. I'm not complaining, but sometimes it get's to be a lot. Hopefully KB will shoot a deer over Thanksgiving and we'll need even more freezer room.

Bonus!

Chicken Fried Steak


This recipe is actually for chicken fried chicken, but I used steak. I also made some mashed potatoes, biscuits and white gravy. KB ate all of it and then some because he normally only gets that type of food at my grandma's or his mom's house. Don't get used to it!

What goodies will you be making this week???