Moving Day 2

Well thankfully there has been no recreation of the flood in the aparmtent today!! yay!!

The living room is set up, the kitchen is functional and my deodorant has been found!!! (we are all thankful for that one!

There is still so much to unpack and get organized but I am so glad I can at least do laundry, toast a bagel, make coffee and fire up the grill. That's what's for dinner, hot dogs, nachos, peanut butter brownies and ice cream!!

Hope your weekend has been great!! Sunday shall be a true day of rest and a much slower pace of unpacking.

My Current, Cold Weather Addiction

Please, please, please make this. It is amazing!! and my red meat lovin' husband PREFERS this chili over my all ground sirloin, no bean chili! So that aughta tell ya something! Enjoy!

Nanna's Turkey Chili

4T Olive Oil
1 lg onion, chopped
2 med. green pepper, chopped
2 med red pepper, chopped
6 cloves of garlic, minced
2T Chili Powder or less depending on your taste
2T ground cumin
2 lbs. lean ground turkey
2 cans pinto beans
2 cans 14.5 diced tomatoes
2 ½ cans of Rotel Tomatoes
1 sm bunch of cilantro stemmed and chopped
1 ShinerBock Beer
Juice of one lime

Heat oil over med heat, when hot add onion & peppers and cook for 5-10 minutes or until soft. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin and cook stirring 2-3 minutes. Add turkey and cook, stirring until no longer pink. Add beans and tomatoes with juice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 20 minutes.
Stir in lime juice, cilantro and season with salt and pepper to your taste.
Enjoy!!

State Fair and Fried Food...It Must Be Fall!!

So its fall in Texas and one our favorite times of the year. It isn't because of the weather, because that changes daily. It isn't because of the beautiful fall foliage because pine trees just turn brown. It isn't because of football...oh wait..maybe that is one of the reasons! But one of our favorite Fall Things is the Texas State Fair.







Here you see our first stop once entering the fair grounds. THE Fletcher's Corny Dog stand. 2 dogs, 1 of which is slathered in mustard (that would be mined) and then around the corner to grab an ice cold root beer.


Here we are a few bites in!! Perfect photo op!













Charity..this dog was for you!!! I only ate one..but I thought of you with every bite! I know I was suppose to eat 7 in honor of all my friends that couldn't go and one unborn babe...but I don't believe I could have made it to the car!





Oh but I do believe every bite would have been amazing.

Here's Brian and Bumblebee. I can't keep my man out of the hot rods!! Guess we'll have to get him one!


Here's the one I would pick!


Now on to the 2nd course of our Fried meal!! Tornado Twisters!! I can't turn down a potato EVER...and these are amazing!!!

Now this is decadent!!! Each year we each get something Fried & Sweet. Brian always picks the traditional funnel cake. Me, I like to walk on the wild side. Meet the Fried Peanut Butter Cup Macaroon!! OH MY!!! Yes you heard me right!!! Here is the fresh, hot fried delicacy!

Here it is with a few bites gone!! See the lucious peanut butter and chocolate!! and then that sweet oozy layer of coconut heaven!!!! It was worth EVERY bite!!
And as I say each year..I am glad we only do this ONCE a year!! This was Brian and my sixth year to go to the fair, a tradition we began the first fall we were dating! Good stuff!!