Thursday, July 20, 2017

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids Dinner

We did a dinner for one of my childhood favorites, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids!  We had a great time!  How could you not!??





For dinner, we had Thompson Family's Catch of the Day Fish Sticks, Wayne Szalinski's Test Run Applesauce, Anties on a log, Nick's Cheerios, Mudslide Cocktail, and Backyard Oatmeal Creme Pies. 









Thompson Family's Catch of the Day Fish Sticks

We got fish sticks from the grocery store.  I hadn't had fish sticks in ages and actually these weren't too bad!






Wayne Szalinski's Test Run Applesauce







Anties on a Log 







Nick's Cheerios









Mudslide Cocktail

We kind of made this one up with what we had however it's close to this Frozen Mudslide recipe.

We used Rocky Road Ice Cream, Milk, Ice, Kahlua, Whipped Vodka, Creme de Cacao.  Tim said it was pretty tasty.  I obviously just had Ice Cream, Milk and Ice.  







Backyard Oatmeal Creme Pies 




This was SUCH an easy dinner and so much fun to show Olivia!  



Monday, July 10, 2017

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Dinner

We are getting ready to go on vacation to see my in-laws and we decided that we want to visit Devils Tower beforehand!  Tim suggested that we do a dinner for Close Encounters of the Third Kind to prepare for this.  I hadn't seen the movie so Tim planned this one and it was really fun!






Sleep Gas Livestock Steaks, Devils Tower Mashed Potatoes, UFO Fruit Bowl filled with Barry's Berries, Close Encounters of the Slurred Kind Cocktail, and UFOreos 






Sleep Gas Livestock Steaks
Tim made up these steaks with some different seasonings we had in the house








Devils Tower Mashed Potatoes
Instant mashed potatoes made into a Devils Tower-esque shape







UFO Fruit Bowl filled with Barry's Berries
We got this fruit bowl from Hornbacher's and Olivia was a huge fan!








Close Encounters of the Slurred Kind Cocktail
We got this from our book: Gone with the Gin

2 ounces of Tequila
1 once of grapefruit juice
4 ounces of Hefeweizen beer
Club soda to fill

*unless you're pregnant... than just club soda to fill with a splash of grapefruit juice







UFOreos 





We had a great time and are very excited about our vacation out west!


I thought I'd post some pictures of our trip to Devils Tower!  We had a blast! 






We watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind AT DEVILS TOWER!  



Sunday, July 2, 2017

Bridesmaids Dinner

Our good friends Ryan and Lindsey are getting married and we thought we'd post our dinner for Bridesmaids to celebrate!  



For dinner, we had Explosive Brazilian Chicken, Lucky Carrots, Brynn's Pain Relief Peas, "That Shit is Fresh" Pink Lemonade, and Cake Baby Cupcakes. 




Explosive Brazilian Chicken
I got this recipe from my Brazilian Try The World Box. 

Ingredients:
1/2 lb of chicken
1/2 can of churrasco sauce
1/8 cup of canola oil
1 Tbsp of churrasco spice mix
Zest of 1 lime
1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
Salt to taste

Directions:
1. Combine churrasco sauce, oil, lime zest, chili powder, and salt.  
2. Once well mixed, add chicken.
3. Let marinate for 1/2 hour
4. Cook chicken on stovetop on medium high heat for 8 minutes or until cooked. 
5. Serve with remaining churrasco sauce





Lucky Carrots







Brynn's Pain Relief Peas
We heated up some frozen peas on the stove.  It was easy-peasy! 






"That Shit Is Fresh" Pink Lemonade
We bought fancy pink lemonade from the grocery store. 






Cake Baby Cupcakes 
We bought these amazing cupcakes from Gigi's Cupcakes. 


We had a fun time and can't wait to celebrate with our friends on their very special day!