Chicken Noodle Soup

We made our own noodles!!!

It was so easy and they are sooo delicious! First we made the rest of the soup..

I started with a stock pot full of Chicken Broth, two chicken breasts diced, and some of my favorite spices, salt and pepper, cumin, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder! (no measurements here, this is where cooking gets fun! because baking is like a science and exact measurements are required...) After the chicken was cooked added two bundles of celery and a whole package of carrots all sliced up. I also added a little diced red onion. 

My little Bugs Bunny :) was so excited about a HUGE carrot!

I found this Egg Noodle recipe

4 eggs 
2 cups all purpose flour 
1 tsp salt 
1/8 cup of water

He was such a big helper!

We had a blast,

which is obvious by the flour all over his clothes!

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Snack break while the noodles set out to dry :) Jell-O

After they laid out to dry we rolled them up, 

and sliced them like cinnamon rolls,

 we laid them out long again,

and sliced into about 4 inch strands...

then into the pot to boil for about 8 minutes!

Last but not least : ) add I added them into our big pot of soup!!!! So Delicious

Perfect for the snowy days we are dealing with!
Mallory, Rob and Kyecen

Food from our new kitchen!

So now that I have a ton of time on my hands, especially because it is freezing outside and there is so much snow...Kyecen and I have been tearing it up in the kitchen!!! Here are some of our more noteworthy treats, of course good, but I won't go into too much detail on these :) 

We make something at least every other day, mostly Pinterest inspired of course :) some days we make more...this means that I am branching out and I am no longer strictly a sweets person and I have made some yummy dinners!

My little helper in his Chef gear!

S'mores cupcakes (so far my least favorite recipe that I've made in a long time,I can't even find the pin it came from...not worried though I won't make these again!)

Okay, not a recipe, but a noteworthy treat! Laying in bed I told Rob that I was craving chocolate and maybe some peanut butter...a couple minutes later this is what I got! Amazing Man!

One of our favorite easy and yummy treats! Peach Cobbler! 

1 cup Bisquik, 1 cup Milk, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 tsp nutmeg. Mix together and put in bottom of your baking dish

1 can (29oz) Sliced Peaches (drained), 1 cup Sugar. Mix together and pour over bisquick.

Bake for 50-60 minutes on 375*

Yes, put the peaches on top the bisquick will cover it when it bakes!

Serve in a bowl with a little heavy cream or vanilla ice cream!

 

Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken  and Honey Mustard Dressing (If I had crushed the pretzels a little smaller it would have been a better coating) Overall a yummy dish!

My go to favorite, Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies (made with mini m&m's!) 

I introduced Kyecen to Jell-O (this is his singing the Jell-O song face!)

An all time family favorite, and a cold weather quick and easy dish! 

1lb cooked ground beef, 1 can corn (don't drain), 2 cans Kidney beans (don't drain), 1 can tomato sauce, 1 packet taco seasoning (less depending on how spicy you want it), and 1 can diced stewed tomatoes (optional). Put it all in a pot and cook for about 30 minutes! Serve in a bowl over tortilla chips or Fritos with cheese and sour cream!!!

I got a crazy hair one night around 9pm...I used my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe and it made 100 mini cupcakes...way too many!!! I have been struggling to find a Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe that I was happy with, fluffy and not oily, I finally found one!!! And I needed to find a good Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough frosting, I found that one too!!!

I was at the grocery store and passed the meat counter and the pork tenderloin caught my eye...don't ask, I'm not sure but my mind is always on food! New ways to flavor, cook and serve it.. so here it is!

I found this rub and off I went!

(I had to modify it due to lack of ground mustard, but I just rubbed it down with a deli mustard before the rub, then baked for 30 minutes at 475* then reduced to 425* for another half hour (3lb tenderloin)) 

It was so juicy when I sliced it up!

Served with Scalloped Potatoes and Green Beans! Kyecen actually ate almost the whole can of green beans...I had to tell him no more so the rest of us could eat some!

Happy Eating!!!

Mallory, Rob and Kyecen

The Beach and Holland Harbor Lighthouse!

We did a little exploring and checked out the area around us while Dylan was here :) We visited the beach that is just a couple miles down the road..it was a little cold but beautiful!

Can't wait to visit the beach during the summer!

Mallory, Rob, and Kyecen

New Year, New Beginnings!

ROAD TRIP!!!

We drove all the way from Arizona to Michigan....ugh! In two different cars, ugh! We had Dylan with us, he helped with Kyecen and kept us company :) I didn't take as many pictures as I thought I would or wanted to, but I also don't like being the driver on a road trip.

So here goes! We left Gilbert just before 1pm, we got kind of a late start after saying our good byes :( and turning in our keys, then grabbing lunch...so here is the few pictures that I took along the trip :)

DAY 1

Gilbert to Albuquerque

Finally getting on the road after grabbing lunch! Dylan and Rob

On our way, heading up the 87

We didn't even make it out of town and Kyecen was asleep!

Our first sight of snow, almost to Show Low, AZ

We only made it to Albuquerque the first night (I ended up with a migraine and barely made it to the hotel)

DAY 2

Albuquerque,NM to Oklahoma, OK

Worlds Largest Cross...

Dylan warming up our caramel corn :) 

DAY 3

Oklahoma, OK to Springfield, MO

Gateway Arch

Can you see Dylan? 

DAY 4

Springfield, MO to Holland, MI

Stopped in Illinois and picked up a few essentials :)

See I told you I didn't take too many pictures...we also didn't do anything too exciting like we had hoped. Every time we got close to anything exciting it was too late and closed  :(

Next time we will plan our stops and time a little better so we can find some good foodie places or local attractions!

Happy to be home, 

Mal, Rob, and Kyecen

We've moved!

Okay,I know it's been FOREVER since we've blogged...let's just say the past few months have been insane! We have been working like crazy, busy season in Arizona for both of us. Plus Rob had been interviewing in Michigan so that meant he was going back and forth...then the holidays...and I went back to school! Did I mention that we have both been working full time and we have a very active 3year old! haha!

 So on to the part where we have moved...

To Michigan!

 Yup, Rob got the job!!! He is now the Head Professional at Ravines Golf Club in Saugatuck, Michigan.

We got the official offer after Thanksgiving and have been packing, searching, stressing and planning for our move. We have found a little place to rent in Holland, about 15minutes from the club, about 5 from the beach and 2miles from downtown Holland! We have upgraded from the little apartment we were in, we have 3bedrooms, a one car garage, a huge unfinished area in the basement, and a little yard!

Snow Angels!

Dylan joined Kyecen for a little play in the snow...not for too long though

He is in love with the snow!

Starting to explore our backyard :) He loves having room to run and play!

We arrived on Saturday and unloaded our two cars...this is all we had until our storage cubes showed up on Tuesday! Luckily for us I packed a couple of air mattresses and we had the t.v.'s! (and Kyecen's snow clothes!)

 We've only been here two days and Kyecen loves the snow! Good thing too because it snowed last night!

From the now freezing adventurers!
Mal, Rob and Kyecen