Bragging

Damn it. Has it been a month since my last post? Summer is flying by!! Life's been blissfully busy with family events and parties. Adam hosted a party for his coworkers a couple weeks ago. We had a full bar. I mean really, I've been in bars with less alcohol than we have stocked. LOL The food was awesome - if I do say so myself. I had three themes:

BBQ - Ribs and Pierogi Casserole
Italian - Lasagna and Salad
Mexican - Chicken nachos and Guacamole

So it might not sound that impressive BUT my ribs are pretty popular if I do say so myself. and every time I make the pierogi casserole I get tons of requests for the recipe which is understandable because it's my own creation. 

As for the Mexican theme...  My chicken nachos are about as popular as my ribs. They are pretty tasty. Oh, and my guac is fresh so it's always a hit. Honestly there's nothing better than fresh, homemade Guac!!

And the lasagna? I make the noodles and the sauce from scratch. And the salad? It's awesome.... It's called an Oscar Salad. It has spring mix greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, paper thin sliced purple onion, feta cheese, blackberries, and glazed walnuts. Oh, and raspberry vinaigrette is a must for the dressing. 

We had veggies and dip. Fruit. Cheese and crackers.

Two weeks later we repeated it for my coworkers. Fun times. 

Okay. I'm bragging. Sorry. Both parties were just so much fun and anyone who knows me knows that I love to spend time in the kitchen. Might explain why I used to weigh over 300 pounds. LOL

And all our friends were pretty impressed with our Perfect Drink app controlled cocktail mixer. I know of at least two people who have since bought their own and I myself am ready to upgrade to the wireless blue tooth newer model. If you don't know what it is, go to Amazon and search for "Perfect Drink." It's a scale. You connect a device to it and pick a recipe. It tells you what to pour, when to stop, stir, shake, blend, whatever. And if you screw up and over pour? It just adjusts the recipe to keep it perfect. The strawberry Daiquiris we were pumping out were pretty awesome!! 

While you're at Amazon checking that out, be sure to check out Ami's Courage if you haven't already. I was kind of bummed recently when someone gave it a bad review by saying they just couldn't get into it. If that was you do me one favor, force yourself to keep reading and finish it. I take it that person just gave up on it. They commented that there was no dialogue but in all fairness, there isn't at the beginning. The first chapter is all about Ami. She's alone and then chapter two is about her love who is also alone. It gets better as you go, I promise. 

If anyone out there has read the book and enjoyed it, feel free to leave a review or comment on that bad review it got. And okay, if you didn't like it you can review it too. I have made up my mind to not take that personally. The thing is, if it's not your genre, then of course it will be a crappy read, but if it is your genre then all comments - both positive and negative - are welcome. 

So go. Buy it. Read it. Review it. 

And thanks for stopping by here today!!