stuffed peppers

While I was sitting at work last Friday afternoon, I realized that Nick would be coming for dinner and I would have to cook something to eat. I then realized that the meal I had originally planned to eat alone (salad, carrots, yogurt, and some celery) would not be up to hungry boy's standards. So the hunt for a decent meal began. I opened up my file, in my head, of Nick's favorite meals and one jumped out at me - stuffed peppers! Oh.my.gosh!

So I made this recipe from Southern Food. Nick's one modification to the recipe would be that we add more cheese into the dish by sprinkling some in as you fill the peppers. It was a huge hit overall though :) Nick even begged me to take the leftovers so he could show off my cooking skills to all of his coworkers yesterday.

There is something about stuffed peppers that screams home to me. I think it is because my grandmother used to make them and they were always amazing! So making these made me feel like a piece of something because I was making something that my grandmother and my mom made a lot when I was younger! Plus it makes me feel more like a "home maker!" It's so funny how much can change in a little bit of time. A few months ago I never saw myself living on my own and cooking stuffed peppers on a Friday night, but here I am and I'm loving it!!

Pumpkin Weekend

This weekend was full of pumpkins.

Carving and baking.

And lots of fun!

Nick and I kept up with tradition this weekend.

We went to the pumpkin patch and did the walk around,

and we got ourselves some real winners to carve :)

He managed to do his start to finish in 15 minutes.

Mine took me the better part of 45 minutes.

But mine was way cleaner and planned out!

A face with fangs by Nick and LOVE park sign by me :)

Today I made the perfect Sunday Fall Snack.

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins.

What you need:

2 boxes of choc cake mix

2 cans of pumpkin (15 oz)

1 bag of choc chips

[Fill the tins most of the way

because they don't rise that much]

Bake at 350 for 20ish minutes

Test to see if done.

Let cool for a few minutes.

Eat and enjoy :)

They are deadly though - so good!

I'll be munching on some of these this afternoon

and drinking some hot french vanilla tea :)

Oh and my Mama made some butternut squash soup - yessss!

It's a great day here for food!