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8:04 PM


I seemed to get a good response last time I posted yummy food pictures. I have some goodies for you guys today. I know you guys like these pics, but that means I have to go to these places and eat...not good when you are watching the LBS! But alas, I do.

First up we went to a place called Agave Azul in Kirkman and Conroy. This is WAY out of our comfort zone of places to go around our area, but we had heard so many good things, we took a chance. Thank goodness we did.

Fresh Guac! Look how chunky and delicious!

The hubby had tacos, and an enchilada. I forget what else, but I do see black beans. He said it was yummy, I did not get to sample it.

My plate. I went all vegetarian that night and it was great. A spinach quesadilla, chili releano, and enchilada. With fresh veggies. Of course I couldn't eat it all so I had a great lunch the next day as well.

I am not a big drinker, and I sure do not like Margaritas. I like sweet stuff, and I think a 'rita is too bitter for me. However, the hubby LOVES them. Look at the size of those things.

I could not believe how inexpensive this place was. Look at how much that HUGE margarita was. Only 2.99? WHAT!

Overall I highly suggest Agave Azul. It's in a strip mall which is weird, but it doesn't look anything like that inside. They even have outdoor seating.

Up next the hubby on Saturday night challenged me to make Key Lime Cupcakes. Like I said before I am good going off recipes, so Mrs. Betty Crocker helped me out and I made some FANTASTIC cupcakes, all from scratch...well almost.

They look really green, I didn't use food coloring, it is from the lime gelatin you put in with the batter.

You make your own frosting. Cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, and butter. Hubby and I just wanted to eat it out of the bowl. It was so delicious. Frosting I HATE YOU! I did get to use my fun mixer that I got for the wedding.

So here are some done cupcakes and then some in process. Before you frost them you glaze them. That is what the ones in the foreground have going on. They were glazed with key lime juice and powdered sugar. TASTY. Hubby made me get them out of the house today, or the rapture would happen in the Dennis household.

Last in this food porn blog, is our beer pairing dinner at The Ravenous Pig. I had heard about this place a while back and everyone I talked to LOVED it. I was worried that when I tried it I'd feel it was over hyped. NO SIR, hype is correct. It's fantastic! The owners and head chefs (husband and wife) really know what they are doing. Hubby and I went on Friday night and learned about this beer pairing on Sunday, we were in. The brewery was Terrapin and as coincidence has it I had been planning on taking Daniel for his birthday to this brewery when we go to Georgia. Let me just tell you, if you get a chance to go to one of these pairings, it is so worth it. Everyone sits family dining style, you meet really great people and you taste some WONDERFUL food and drinks. I kept forgetting to take pics, so sorry for the lack of them. Just trust me and go.

Menu, enough said. If you are a vegetarian, you probably would have stayed away from this meal, because it was called the head to tail dinner, so every part of the pig was used. Except the lion cause everyone has tasted that.

This was the starter. Beer and a pork sandwich. I could have eaten the biscuit that this was on all night.

That's not wine in the background, that's beer. This was the tortellini and clams. The broth was fantastic, and hubby's favorite dish.

And for my favorite, dessert. This is a cherry pie, which has some pig fat, I think, in the crust. It was a long night and after that much beer and food you barely remember the last of it. But dessert, so good, and the ice cream, yes there is bacon in that. See the piece of bacon up top? That was in the ice cream. Sounds weird, but oh so good.

Okay, I have really rubbed this food in your face. Now it's your turn, tell us some place to go next. And make it a good one.


Gnarly is an 80's word?

9:06 PM

Been having some gnarly heartburn this afternoon and after about 4 hours it just now went away. UGH. I was doubled over while walking through Publix to get dinner for tonight. It's so uncomfortable but I didn't want to inconvenience hubby, so I just took it like a champ.


As soon as I left Publix I did down three Tums and one Pepcid. Then proceeded to lay on the floor at the house with my tush in the air. It just felt much better than lying all horizontally. Don't act like you have never done this. Or think I am weird for doing it. ;)

I never want to tell hubby when I don't feel good because if he's having a good day I don't want to ruin it, or if we are doing something I don't want to have to go home because I don't feel good. Most of the time I will grit my teeth and deal with it. I did smash my finger tonight on top of not feeling good and that was just the icing on the cupcake, I lost it. I started crying and acting like a baby because the culmination of everything just got to me.

I get frequent heartburn but I am not sure if it's something to see a doctor about.

All I ate was Pita Pit for lunch. Is there other reasons heartburn happens?

Since I am feeling better, I am making cupcakes. Will show you how they turned out tomorrow.

Going on a trip?

11:46 AM

Hubby and I want to travel. Two slight problems. Having the money to travel and hubby doesn't like to fly.

As I have said before, I am a hoarder of my money. I don't gamble, I barely shop (even though I'd love to buy all sorts of clothes and bags and purses), and basically I just hate to spend money. I think maybe that will change down the road if we finally pay off credit cards, but I just don't want to be in debt. I think being in debt is the biggest thing that scares me about spending money. If I don't have it to pay now for it, I shouldn't have it. Well unless I REALLY love it, but that is a rarity.

So anyway, back to traveling, hubby and I have yet to take a honeymoon. Someone mentioned to him "how long after your wedding is it still considered a honeymoon?" Really is there a time limit on what you can call a honeymoon? If I didn't want to take it or couldn't take it for 30 years, it's still where we wanted to go for our honeymoon. So, our honeymoon destination is London. Many people have tried to talk us out of going, or told us it isn't a good place to go, but this isn't about them. It's about us. Going to London means we can experience the culture, see a soccer match, and travel outside the US and the continent. We definitely want to do the tourist thing of going to Buckingham Palace, The London Eye, see a changing of the guard and many more things. But we also want to tour Arsenal's soccer stadium, Emirates Stadium and see a match. There has to be nothing like going to a real European soccer match. We are planning our trip around going to a match. We both have never been overseas so we are looking forward to it, and maybe we could even take a train and go to another European country, just to get it all in. Make the most of our time. We've saved for this trip, so I feel like we can take a good vacation and not worry about when we come back about how much we spent. Only catch is I'm worried about hubby. He does not like flying. He's had some really horrible flights and it has just freaked him out. I think it's more anticipation with him of the trip but when he is on the flight he calms down, well with the help of xanax and alcohol. We've looked into flying Virgin Airlines, they seem like a really great company and hoping they could take care of us and calm the fears of hubby. And they flight straight through, no connecting flights because I think that'd freak him out more.

Last time and only time I have flown with hubby, we went to California. He flew first class and I flew coach. It's not as bad as it sounds, my mom and brother were with me. I wanted him to be as comfortable as possible. He was! We also had a very nice lady allow us into the Delta Crown room before our flight and the hubby downed like 10 beers before our 6am flight. However with going to London the first class seats are significantly more expensive than going to California. Anyone know any tips or tricks into upgrading without the hefty cost? He told me this time he wants to go to London so bad, he will suck it up and go. I am really proud of him. We both want to travel and for him to face the thing he hates the most really means a lot. I love him.

The only other trip we are looking into taking this year is driving back to Atlanta. We went last year for hubby's birthday and had a blast. We had never really spent any time in Atlanta, but really came to enjoy it! We found a little community called Little Five Points that we LOVED hanging out in. I know there is so much to do there and we barely scratched the surface last time, so it looks like for his birthday again we'll be venturing north. He gets Atlanta for his birthday and I get London for my birthday, not a bad trade off.

Have any tips for us going to London or Atlanta? Or flying? I need insider info.





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