Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Pork Chops wrapped in Bacon

Looong ago when I originally started this blog as a cook, I decided to go on a casserole cooking spree and this is what I have to say about them: Casseroles are nice because basically you are cooking your meal all at one time, in one pot. However... I re-realized I'm not crazy about my food being all together.


Now, BEFORE I go any farther, if you are reading this post and have ever cooked me a casserole, or in the future I will be eating casserole made by you you must BELIEVE me when I say: I like Casseroles.

The occasional casserole is great and even intriguing.

So People, you better promise to continue to cook me casserole dishes.


It is the repetitive casserole dish I realize I dislike because I prefer to eat one pile of food on my plate at a time. As a young girl, I hated when my food piles touched and I just like to focus on one food at a time.


Therefore, my casserole cooking spree is over especially since I am currently obsessed with a new love I want to share with you. Wait wait wait, ok technically it's not a new love - but instead a love that has reinvented itself. My new obsession is with BACON!

BACON wrapping ________ is my new obsession. Its delicious (I know, not too nutritious) but I love it.

My first homemade bacon wrapping experience was with pork. That's right - pork chops wrapped in bacon!! (thanks to my sister Stephanie who really is a great cook for the idea)

It was so delicious cooked to perfection on our charcoal grill served with cowboy beans, and alfredo.


Monday, July 25, 2011

Our Anniversary Gift to Ourselves: Carlsbad, CA

After happily ever after in El Paso we couldn't just stop there

especially since life just keeps getting better...

People ask us what we did for our 1 Year Anniversary and our response is: We moved to Carlsbad, CA. They seem somewhat unimpressed, but moving from El Paso to Carlsbad is seriously a HUGE gift to us.

Its kind of like finally getting to the Promised Land after wandering the desert.

Here is a picture of Carlsbad in regards to downtown San Diego to give everyone better perspective. Carlsbad is roughly 30 minutes from downtown San Diego and we love it!

After caravaning the honcho trailer and dinky trailer for what felt like 40 years across the deserts of Texas, New Mexico, AZ, and Cali we arrived safety to our Promised Land.

And here it is, our cute little beach house.

1.2 miles to the sandy beaches and pacific ocean...could this be our milk and honey?!

Honestly, it felt like getting married again, but this time we got to choose even more sweet stuff and pick an even better place to live.

Its important to note the theme song of this post, and currently of my life.

Its the song I sang a capella to myself for the entire 8 hour drive:

(besides one I made up about a black bird)

http://youtu.be/NE6tp63OivE

Besides "simply" moving to Carlsbad, we did go out to eat at In & Out for a romantical California dinner.

We aslo enjoyed following the tradition of cutting the top of our wedding cake.

Lastly, we went to the Carlsbad Flower Fields to enjoy the 50 acres of Rannunculous

- which happen to be our WEDDING FLOWERS!! -

One year down, a million to go and we love it.