Date Night

You know it's bad when your husband tells you midweek that you have to take a nap because you're a brat. 

School has been killing us. And I've been looking forward to the weekend until last Sunday night. But I was so pleasantly surprised to find that my sweet husband made dinner, set the table, rented a movie and set up camp. It was so nice to drop my backpack on the floor, hop into my jammies and not worry about a thing. Thanks Ty!

He made Cheddar Baked Chicken. 

And of course, the Martinelli's we have with every meal. 

Because we're classy like that. 

Crockpot Apricot Chicken

{Heaven in food form}

 This chicken may not look too glamorous on our fine china BUT it's one of the most delicious things I've eaten in a long time. And did I mention it was also one of the easiest things I've ever made too? 4 ingredients. 

Yup. You read that right. 

FOUR ingredients. 

I cut it in half because Ty and I are not feeding an army so here is the altered recipe 

Apricot Chicken

3/4 cups Apricot Jelly/Jam/Preserves

1/2 cup Russian Dressing (I used Wishbone)

1/2 packet of dry onion soup mix

3 chicken breasts

Throw the chicken in your crockpot. Mix all of the other ingredients in a mixing bowl and pour over the chicken. Cook on high for one hour and then reduce to low for 3-4 hours. 

Serve over rice. 

It was moist. It was.. heavenly. I can only think of divine adjectives right now, not descriptive food adjectives. Ty and I ate in silence because we were busy inhaling our meal. Just make it, then you'll know what I mean. 

I'm telling you. DO IT. 

Original recipe here

Glazed Doughnut Muffins

Scroll down for the recipe, stay here for the intro.

Something I've pondered towards the end of last year is adding a little more to the blog.. such as a weekly series etc. And I thought about starting that at the beginning of the year. That means I'm 2/3 of a month behind. So.. revision-I'm starting a "when I have time to cook, craft, and blog" series. I'm calling it "Pinterest Weekly," even though we're going to be forgiving on the weekly part, I'll be highlighting the things we make and do off of Pinterest. 

Pinterest is a great thing. I would like to meet the person who invented what my brain has been trying to do for years. I'm a list person so this website is perfect. If you don't know what Pinterest is, it is a virtual pin board-- an extremely visual way to organize your thoughts/ideas and share them with others. It would have been a lifesaver for planning my wedding. For more information, go here. And if you want an invite just let me know.

I love looking for new things to bake and sew. And Ty loves to find new recipes. {He now has his OWN account because he used mine so much.} And WE love to make things together.

Last night I made Glazed Doughnut Muffins. These are the perfect blend of cupcake and muffin with just a tiny bit of frosting. {I hate frosting. I'm weird. I also don't care much for ice cream *gasp*}

 I worked at the Spudnut Shop all through high school and these were slightly reminiscent of the spuddies {i.e. cake doughnuts} we sold there. Another high point, no random ingredients. I already had everything I needed to go to town on these little guys. The recipe makes twelve and the glaze is easy. Just make sure you put a paper towel under the cooling rack while the glaze is hardening. You won't have to scrub your counters like I did. 

{My pretties}

And we've moved into our new apartment. I'll be adding pictures as the rooms come together. Of course the most important of all the rooms is the kitchen :) And I love it. LOVE it. 

I don't know why I didn't scoot back just a tiny bit but this picture is taken from the living room. There's a bar above the sink which opens up into the living room. I have visions of entertaining guests and still being a part of the conversation. Of course I'm wearing an apron over my evening gown. 

And take special note of the counter space below the window. It's a dream. 

Here is our standard size oven. Now this seems silly but our previous one had roughly the same dimensions of an easy bake oven, no window and no storage underneath. This is what is called an upgrade people! 

Here's our lovely sink but what is most impressive about this picture is the fully functional dishwasher to the left of the sink. I've never loved an appliance so much. There is also more counter space right here. I love it so much I would tap dance on it if my head wouldn't hit the ceiling.. and I knew how to tap. 

And here's the fridge. Yay? I don't know what this picture is for aside from highlighting how short I am and that I have a stool in the kitchen for when Ty's not around. 

So there's out kitchen. LOVE it!