Black and White Party

My work Christmas party this year was a black and white casino night.  One of my amazing coworkers opens her house to all of us and sets her house up with casino tables.  Not only does she do all that but she provides prizes!  I won a peppermint martini kit.  Yummy!

I love to bake so I volunteered to make dessert.  I was rummaging around in the cupboard and found a cake pop kit Aaron got me last year for Christmas that I hadn't used yet.  So not being very smart I decided to try something new for the party.  I've made cake pops before but I used a different recipe and process.  I'm not sure why I attempted these for the first time the afternoon of the party...  

This is what they looked like coming out of the oven.  Cake turds, as I called them.  So with that being said, I decided I had better whip up Ol' Faithful.  So now I've started the cake pops and cupcakes and only have a couple hours to produce something pretty for the black and white party.

I must say with all the disaster and mess I made they actually turned out pretty and delicious.  These were some of the pretty ones.  I won't waste your time looking at all the misfits.  So we will pretend they ALL turned out like this.  

 And here are Ol' Faithful.  Funfetti or devils food cake with butter cream frosting.  Yes, I use a box cake cause they are delicious, don't judge.  Until I find a better recipe, this is way easier.  I do make my own butter cream frosting cause that is the only way to go.  It is amazing!

Note to self, don't attempt new desserts with limited time for a big event.

Dinner with Friends

I've been a little behind on the blog front, I have been taking the pictures and have them uploaded, but just haven't had the chance to write about them.  I feel like I'm trying to get everything ready and am just spinning my wheels.  Anyways, Aaron prepared an excellent dinner, we had tons of food and thought inviting some friends over would be a great idea.  And as always we had tons of fun and all the kids had a blast together.

Prep

Aaron is in preparing a nice dinner for tomorrow night. He had planned on making it Sunday night and I got stuck at work later than planned. I can't wait to find out what is in store for me tomorrow night. I'm sure it will be delish. All I have to do is stick it in the oven and have it ready for when he gets home from work tomorrow night. Can it get any better than that?

TIF

Has anyone ever experienced TIF? A great friend of mine introduced me to this delishishness a few years ago and for some reason we never make it. It is incredibly easy and yummy. Tonight we decided to let the kids help and make some. TIF stands for...wait for it...
Things In Foil! Briliant right?
We cut up tons of veggies, threw in some spices, added some sausage, wrapped it in foil, and threw it on the grill.

And here you have it, TIF. This is probably going to make several appearances at our house. And its always different depending on what we have on hand.

Eggs and Bones

I know it sounds weird, but we love getting creative with food to get the kids excited to eat new or random foods.  Tonight we had dinosaur eggs and bones covered in sauce.  The kids thought it was fun to eat something special like this for dinner.  We also say broccoli are trees that need to be trimmed.  I love their reactions to the random things we say we are eating.

Creations

Just another one of Aaron's fantastic creations. It's salmon not a giant carrot.

Here is Lane's creation. He is really into cutting whether it is with scissors or knifes he loves it. 

 Doesn't it look appetizing?

Waffle Faces

This was Zackary and Lane's breakfast this morning. I thought they turned out so cute and they got a kick out of them. Kids are so fun.

Rolled Chicken

This was my delicious dinner Aaron made tonight. We got the kids to bed and had a nice quiet dinner. The chicken was rolled with feta, spinach, cilantro, pecans, cream cheese, etc. Served with a balsamic reduction and veggies. 

Seriously, he is amazing.

FroYo

I think our new favorite thing might be to go get frozen yogurt at Swirl It. Well, maybe the boys and I (I think Aaron could take it or leave it). We love all the yummy toppings and different flavors of yogurt to choose from. I'm pretty sure they have to refill the cherry bowl after the Allan's roll through.

AMAZING

Need I say more. This was dessert tonight, the perfect end to a great day.

Egg McAllan

This was my delicious dinner tonight

This is the homemade version of a very familiar famous breakfast sandwich. They are a favorite at the Allan house.