Homemaking Love...

Here are the recipes I will be attempting for this month. :)

I'm making chicken pesto lasagna, with the pesto from scratch. I've made lasagna before, but the pesto will be an adventure for me! Here's the recipe I will use. Looking forward to THAT! (Even though I'm sure everybody on the face of the planet has made pesto before, but still!!)

And for my dessert recipe, I'm thinking either a Berry Cobbler, or Berry Cheesecake (I got a big bag of berries from Costco that I'd like to use up to keep the grocery budget down. Not very exotic, but it will still expand my repitoire a little). Though this recipe uses a shortbread crust, which would be new for me, but the only new ingredient that I don't have in my cupboard is cornstarch, so it's budget friendly!! We shall see how it goes, but it looks good, no?? If you want to try it to, here's a link to the recipe for that!!

 

 Also, lastly, I made my own homemade laundry detergent this week and I LOOOVEEE it. I was super skeptical at first. But it seems to work just as well as any other detergent I've ever used, and it is a PENNY a load (!!!)

Happy Homemaking! xo

Things on my mind right now

I've got a few things a'brewin today.

Firstly, I LOVE acupuncture. Let me say first and foremost that the needles are literally NOTHING. You seriously don't even feel them. I had my second appointment today and it's official that I am a wee bit obsessed. I feel sooo good afterwards. And during, now that I think about it. For those of you who haven't done it before, it's kind of hard to describe, and I suppose it differs from person to person, but your whole body gets this warm whooshing/tingly feeling goin on and I have dozed off both times. And that's saying a lot because I do not fall asleep anywhere other than my house. I'm too high strung for that. Unless, of course I'm in a bar in Queens... with (loud) live music playing. Funny and true story. You can ask my sis.

Secondly, I've come to the realization that I need to be more grown up in my cooking adventures. Ryan and I got married pretty young (19) and I've been a college student for most of our marriage. I've kind of used those two factors as an excuse to not be creative in the kitchen. I make mostly the same things over and over. And I need to branch out a bit. It doesn't help that Ryan has either an aversion or an allergy to almost all things healthy. :/ But if anyone has some good reciepes that are easy to make but don't include my staple ingredients of Alfredo sauce or sausage, please share!!

Here's a silly lil pic of us because I realized I didn't post one on my first blog. :)

Third, (and most exciting!) is the fact that we will be on the plane to Hawaii in just 8 (hopefully) short days. Kuaui for 5 days sounds like just the thing we both need right now. I am sooo looking forward to just laying on the beach with my love. I've been working out really hard (before I hurt my back, anyway) and eating fairly healthy. So I'm ready for the bikini and shorts! BRING IT. It seriously can't come soon enough.

Here's a pic of our hotel's pool, with Kalapaki beach just on the other side of it. Alohhhaaa, paradise.