WICKED part 2

This was Savanna's and my sister Janelle's birthday gift- and I could not just send them up to Tulsa by themselves, now could I?

Per Savanna's request we all wore green, white and black.



Janelle made Wicked snack bags to take with us.

We were excited of course. I laughed before I left-my friend Lori tweeted reminding me to not sing during the show. And you know what? I didn't. I was too captivated by the whole thing. The story, the music, the costumes, the shoes, the hair the whole stage set. I was so caught up- I gasped, I cried, I laughed. I loved that Savanna pointed out different things about the costumes that she liked. Like the yellow boots. Or things that she liked about the set. I loved sharing this with her and with my sister.
After the show was over we all felt a little down. We were not ready for it to all be over!




I can't wait to go see it again- I think I need to take Jay.


Every year for Halloween I dress up as a witch. Well sort of. I have a apron that looks kind of like a witch and a hat.
This last year Luke told me I needed to be something else. He said it did not count because I was the same thing ever year. Well he is going to have to get over it, because come this October I am adding green face paint to my costume. I will have to be my new favorite witch.

WICKED part 1 I laughed, I cried, I made a fool out of myself

I am sure you have read enough reviews on Wicked so I will spare you my take on it. (well at least for this post!) I will just say it really was good. I was moved.

This was part of Savanna's birthday present and I wanted to have photos.
I ran out of battery on my camera so I ran out to the van to grab an extra and on the way chatted with a couple. They asked me how I liked the show and I in turn asked them their thoughts. They said they were ushers. And we continued chatting and then parted ways.
I made it back to Savanna and my sister and we posed and took photos. As I was putting the camera away a man walks up and asked how we liked the show. I gushed and said it was fabulous. Remembering the couple that I had just been with I thought I would beat this guy to the punch. I asked "So, are you an usher?"

He kind of chuckled and as he starts to speak I can see Savanna looking at me kind of odd,

"No, I am the presenter of the show."

Oops- I kind of thought you looked familiar.

He was kind enough to let me grab a photo-


I am sure he is still shaking his head about the loon asking him if he was an usher.

What to Eat Wednesday- BBQ Pork Tenderloin

I had this first when we lived in Oregon- another recipe from Holly who shared the chicken pot pie, and brownies. We met them during December before we had our 3rd child Luke. They kind of adopted our family and made every night into a party. We were in their home so much that we kind of felt like we needed to start sharing in the grocery bills! I am certain that all the partying and playing is what carried us through Luke's first year of life!

Holly served this as an appetizer but you can also serve it as a small main course.





BBQ Pork Tenderloin

2 pork tenderloins
Trim excess fat from pork.
Marinade:
2 Tablespoons Hoisin sauce
4 Tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
1/4 teaspoon sugar

Mix until sugar is dissolved then pour over pork.
Marinate at least 2 hours.

Bake pork wrapped in foil for 25 minutes at 350- then turn over and cook for another 25 minutes. Cool then slice.
Serve with ketchup, hot chinese mustard, and toasted sesame seeds.

What to Eat Wednesday- PW's new site

Ok- so this is another link- and I will post again later today with a real recipe but I had to share the news!
I love anything this woman does- and was so excited to share.
The Pioneer Woman has an addition to her site called ...

Tasty Kitchen

So what is it?

Ree said it like this:
"For a long time, I’ve wanted to create a happy little place on the web where people who love to cook could easily share recipes. Where the community would be able to tap into the bounty of tried, true, and tested recipes that exist in the arsenal of home cooks everywhere. Where recipes could easily be shared, searched for, found, and printed—and, most importantly, cooked, baked, prepared…and enjoyed!"

I got to be a part of the testing stage and loaded a few of my "what to eats" and have already made some of the recipes that other members have posted. I have loved reading what others cook, and have found some great food blogs. (like I really need more to read on the web, but still!)

It is a great place to go, and have tried and true recipes at your fingertips. I am often going to google and searching for recipes, but now I can start at the Tasty Kitchen and search things by category, or by a single item like "corn." I love that I can find every level of experience at the Tasty Kitchen. There are well seasoned chef's (real cooks!) down to people like me just making dinner for the family and blogging about it.

So go check it out- I can't wait to hear what you think!

Deal of the day- CHICK-FIL-A! the evidence

We dressed up.
We went.

We ordered.

It was free.


We ate.

Yipee!

Deal of the day- CHICK-FIL-A!

It's back-
Dress like a cow, get free chicken! (cow appreciation day!)
We did it last year-
We will be doing it again today!

as you wish

retweet @jayspear can someone please make me some lemon bars? please ......

What to Eat Wednesday

This is another yummy from my neighbor Lisa. She was telling me about it over the phone and right then and there I wanted to make it.
It seems like just another normal bundt type cake.

Until you slice into it and its layered sweet cinnamon sugar in between moist cake.


Sour Cream Coffee Cake



2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp lemon juice
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sour cream
1/4-1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar

In a large bowl combine butter and sugar. Cream together then add eggs, vanilla and lemon juice.
In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
Add sifted dry ingredients in thirds to creamed mixture and alternately with sour cream. Beat until smooth. Set aside.
Mix topping of chopped nuts, cinnamon and sugar.

In a bundt pan layer:
spray with cooking spray
sprinkle with 1/3 cinnamon topping
spread 1/2 cake batter
sprinkle with 1/3 cinnamon topping
rest of cake batter
remaining cinnamon topping

Bake 350 for 40 minutes until finished then remove. Let set 10 minutes and turn out onto cake plate.
Delicious with fresh strawberries.