If you Seek..

“If you seek peace, be still.
If you seek wisdom, be silent.
If you seek love, be YOURSELF.” 

 

Festival of Lights (Powell Garden)

After being home for a few days.

It was nice to get out of the house.

It was a perfect day to do it too.

It was a beautiful day.

Not too cold.

We went to Powell Garden's Festival of lights.

Even though Christmas is over we still bought tickets to check it out.

I mean.. I think, going after Christmas will be less crowded.

It got crowded at the end of the day but it was not bad at all!

Went to see some flowers first!

..And had some Spiked Apple cider!

Even though it was still daylight

we started walking to explore the garden.

It was actually surprisingly big.

So many things to see with the lights.

There's a Tiki bar where you can actually buy drinks!

At the end of the Garden you will see a big area with all of lights.

It was breathtaking.

Especially with the Sunset in the background.

I think my boys loved it.

Such a beautiful sunset.

It was so much fun.

I highly recommend going.

It was Beautiful!

xoxo

-Jen

 

Christmas 2020

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had an amazing Christmas.

WE did.

We spent it at home with our growing family..

with having 2 cats to add. 

It was wonderful!

We usually star the the celebration with Eggnog.

It's our Christmas tradition.

While drinking I set up the table and I definitely enjoyed doing it.

Something about home decorating that makes me feel relaxed.

I love it!

Then hubby is making his Prime Rib roast. 

Its actually our first time having Prime rib for Christmas and 

Hubby did amazing!

It was soo good!

Bruschetta for Appetizer.

And I made Winter Aperol Spritz for drinks. 

This was an amazing festive drink.

I mean.. look at that beauty. :)

After cooking all day we finished in time before Dinner time.

It was all worth it.

Don't forget the Ham!

It was such an amazing dinner.

The night before Christmas.

Peaceful time for me to just enjoy the house by myself.

Santa came!

The next day the kids opened presents.

The beautiful mess!

Then after that we had Brunch.

Me and the boys made it together.

It was so much fun!

Santa got me a new phone. 

How awesome!

So excited to take more pictures.

xoxo

-Jen

Finger Foods Friday

 

Usually on Friday's.

After a long, busy day.

We prefer something easy to cook for dinner But, something that will

satisfy our hungry tummy.

I love varieties so I always say yes to Finger foods night!

For tonight, I made Jalapeno popper bites, Crab Rangoon dip with Wonton Chips

and Frozen wings that I just made in the Airfryer.

It was easy!

Let me know what you guys think!

Jalapeno Popper Bites

Ingredients

• 1 tube crescent rolls
• 1/2 pound bacon (or use the precooked packaged bacon)
• 3 jalapenos, seeded and diced
• 1 (8 oz) block of cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• ranch dressing (optional), for serving

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cook bacon, If you'd like, cut the bacon up in pieces (I used kitchen scissors) and then cook it.
• Cut up jalapenos. Be sure to remove seeds. (If you are sensitive to jalapenos, you may want to wear gloves while doing this).
• Now begin separating your crescent rolls into triangle shapes.
• On each triangle, put a shmear of cream cheese. I like a lot of cream cheese so I put about 1/2 tbsp. or so on each one.
• Then put a piece of jalapeno, followed by some cooked bacon.
• Roll them up into bundles. Just do your best to close all the seams so the cream cheese doesn't run out while baking.
• Now place all your bundles on your baking sheet (seam side down). I usually only cook one set at a time.
• Bake for about 12-15 minutes (or until golden brown).
• Take them out and serve warm.
  
  

Crab. Rangoon Dip with Wonton Chips

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
• ▢ ½ cup sour cream
• ▢ 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• ▢ 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• ▢ 1 clove minced garlic
• ▢ 3 oz. canned crab meat
• ▢ 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, separated*
• ▢ 4 diced green onions, separated
• ▢ 12 oz. wonton wraps
• ▢ 1 quart vegetable oil

Instructions

Making The Dip

• Note: Make sure your cream cheese has had time to sit out and get very soft, it will be nice and smooth that way. Otherwise it will become lumpy when combined with the other ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer in a large bowl.
• Add the sour cream and soy sauce and beat to combine.
• Add the brown sugar, garlic, crab meat, half of the cheese, and half of the green onions. Use a silicone spatula to combine.
• Add the dip to a small baking dish and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Remove the cover and bake for an additional 10 minutes, until the cheese is hot, melted, and begins to brown.
• Sprinkle the other half of the diced onions over the dip and serve with wonton chips!

Making the Wonton Chips

• Add the oil to a dutch oven or use a deep fryer. Use an oil thermometer if possible, the oil should be at about 325 degrees.
• Cut each wonton wrap in half diagonally. Fry them in batches of 5. Use kitchen tongs to lower them into the oil and flip them as they cook so that they brown on each side.
• Remove the wontons from the oil as soon as they are lightly browned on each side. They quickly change from light, golden brown to a dark brown so work quickly and watch them.
• Place the fried wontons on a paper towel lined plate and sprinkle with salt. Repeat until all of the wontons are fried. Serve the chips with the Crab Rangoon Dip and enjoy!
  
  
  Notes: You can also use the Airfryer with this and the result will be as awesome.
  350 degrees 2-3 minutes. Don't over crowd the Airfryer as they will not turn out good.
  5-8 pieces every batch would be good!

Enjoy!!

xoxo

-Jen