Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Scenes from our September Vacation
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Super Easy Supper
I have a super easy recipe for a quick supper. My mom found this recipe in a 2004 issue of Southern Living. It has been one of my recipe staples since then.
Chicken Olé Foil Supper
Tear four sheets of aluminum foil and lightly grease. After placing a boneless skinless chicken breast on each piece of aluminum foil, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Then layer salsa, black beans and corn. Wrap each chicken in a packet, and bake in a 450 degree oven for 20 minutes. Make sure you are careful when opening the packet after its baked. The last step is to sprinkle the chicken with cheese and other garnishes, such as cilantro, as desired.
Chicken Olé Foil Supper
Tear four sheets of aluminum foil and lightly grease. After placing a boneless skinless chicken breast on each piece of aluminum foil, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Then layer salsa, black beans and corn. Wrap each chicken in a packet, and bake in a 450 degree oven for 20 minutes. Make sure you are careful when opening the packet after its baked. The last step is to sprinkle the chicken with cheese and other garnishes, such as cilantro, as desired.
Friday, October 15, 2010
First Hike of 2010
We went on our first hike of 2010 this past Sunday. We took a little trip to Cascade Falls near Virginia Tech. It was a lovely day! A little on the warm side, actually! Plenty of people had the same idea we did about getting out and enjoying nature. There were lots of people on the trails.
There are two trails to reach the Cascades. The lower trail is considered the more scenic route, and the upper trail is more of an uphill challenge. Since we are trying to build some endurance and strength to hike Dragon's Tooth and Tinker Cliffs later in the year, we decided to take the uphill challenge to the falls, and then the scenic route on the way back. Even though this is a shorter hike, about four miles round-trip, it still gave me a workout. I worked my thighs on the way up, and my calves on the way down. I am currently looking for some good hiking boots. I think those should help!
It was hard for me to capture great pictures with all the trees, shade and light. Hiking trails will have to be added to my list of "things to learn how to photograph."
Of course we were starving by the end of our hike, so we decided to stop at The Cracker Barrel on the way home. I had pecan pancakes, and Mr. Price went for the trout and green beans.
A Camelbak is a necessary hiking accessory. It makes drinking water absolutely effortless.
Can you find the animal in the picture below?
There are two trails to reach the Cascades. The lower trail is considered the more scenic route, and the upper trail is more of an uphill challenge. Since we are trying to build some endurance and strength to hike Dragon's Tooth and Tinker Cliffs later in the year, we decided to take the uphill challenge to the falls, and then the scenic route on the way back. Even though this is a shorter hike, about four miles round-trip, it still gave me a workout. I worked my thighs on the way up, and my calves on the way down. I am currently looking for some good hiking boots. I think those should help!
It was hard for me to capture great pictures with all the trees, shade and light. Hiking trails will have to be added to my list of "things to learn how to photograph."
Of course we were starving by the end of our hike, so we decided to stop at The Cracker Barrel on the way home. I had pecan pancakes, and Mr. Price went for the trout and green beans.
A Camelbak is a necessary hiking accessory. It makes drinking water absolutely effortless.
Can you find the animal in the picture below?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Peter Island
Our honeymoon was truly paradise. There's no other word for it. Peter Island's website says, "There are some places on earth that simply must be experienced to fully understand."
I couldn't agree with that statement more. I could try and describe our experience on Peter Island, but my words wouldn't do it justice. Our pictures won't even come close to conveying just how dreamy the island is. But here's a preview anyway. We are already saving for our next trip. Read more about Peter Island Resort and Spa...here.
The Island:
The Food:
And plenty of things to do:
Peter Island should be on everyone's list of 'Top 5 Places to Visit Before I Die!'
I couldn't agree with that statement more. I could try and describe our experience on Peter Island, but my words wouldn't do it justice. Our pictures won't even come close to conveying just how dreamy the island is. But here's a preview anyway. We are already saving for our next trip. Read more about Peter Island Resort and Spa...here.
The Island:
The Food:
And plenty of things to do:
Peter Island should be on everyone's list of 'Top 5 Places to Visit Before I Die!'Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Getting Hitched
In celebration of our one year wedding anniversary, I'm posting pictures of our wedding with a little added commentary.
I wish I could say that all the details of our wedding were original ideas, but unfortunately, they were not. I gathered lots of ideas from all the Martha Stewart Weddings magazines I had collected before meeting Mr. Price.
Here we go!
We mailed save the date cards to most of our family and out of town guests. I saw this "time-line" save the date in a wedding magazine, and seeing as though Mr. Price and I had to travel to Brazil just to meet each other, I thought it was appropriate.
One of my first goals was to find a dress. The dress I chose was nothing like what I had envisioned. I had such a hard time choosing a dress; I really wanted two! I loved the mermaid style, but in the end chose something that I thought was classic and timeless, an A-lined alencon lace dress. I happened to find the dress for half the original price by purchasing it from a wedding consignment website. That's right, my dress was gently worn by another bride whom I've never met!
I really wanted our wedding ceremony to be unique and spiritual. To me wedding ceremonies are just too short for the lifelong covenant you are entering. We asked a close friend and a family member to read scripture from Ephesians 5 and Philippians 2. A good friend of Mr. Price's sang Yearn by Shane and Shane. The string quartet played Surely the Presence. We also served communion and had the congregation take part in this sacrament with us.
Our wedding ceremony began at noon, and we had a seated lunch reception. I created a seating chart and used luggage tags as place cards. To add a personal touch, each table was named after a city that Mr. Price and I have traveled to. We printed the table tent cards with a description of when and why we visited each city.
My wedding cake came straight from the pages Martha Stewart Weddings. I ripped out the magazine page and took it to my cake baker. I found another baker two hours away from my hometown that created an airplane for the top of the grooms cake. It was quite fitting since Mr. Price proposed to me in an airplane that he was flying!
As favors, we brought back one of Mr. Price's family traditions. His great-grandfather owned a grocery store, and sold his own BBQ sauce. Then Mr. Price's grandparents also bottled and sold the sauce until 2006. Mr. Price hopes to bring it back one day as well. I thought it would be another great personal touch to give it to our wedding guests.
Guests waved yellow ribbon wands as we exited the reception and hopped into an old Model A car. And if you haven't figured out by now, my wedding color was yellow, which I am happy to see more brides using.
Then it was honeymoon time. And that, my friends, was fabulous! Come back tomorrow to see pictures of paradise!
(All pictures were taken by Jenny Evelyn Photography, who recently shot a wedding in New York that was featured on the popular blog Design Sponge.)
I wish I could say that all the details of our wedding were original ideas, but unfortunately, they were not. I gathered lots of ideas from all the Martha Stewart Weddings magazines I had collected before meeting Mr. Price.
Here we go!
We mailed save the date cards to most of our family and out of town guests. I saw this "time-line" save the date in a wedding magazine, and seeing as though Mr. Price and I had to travel to Brazil just to meet each other, I thought it was appropriate.
One of my first goals was to find a dress. The dress I chose was nothing like what I had envisioned. I had such a hard time choosing a dress; I really wanted two! I loved the mermaid style, but in the end chose something that I thought was classic and timeless, an A-lined alencon lace dress. I happened to find the dress for half the original price by purchasing it from a wedding consignment website. That's right, my dress was gently worn by another bride whom I've never met!
I really wanted our wedding ceremony to be unique and spiritual. To me wedding ceremonies are just too short for the lifelong covenant you are entering. We asked a close friend and a family member to read scripture from Ephesians 5 and Philippians 2. A good friend of Mr. Price's sang Yearn by Shane and Shane. The string quartet played Surely the Presence. We also served communion and had the congregation take part in this sacrament with us.
Our wedding ceremony began at noon, and we had a seated lunch reception. I created a seating chart and used luggage tags as place cards. To add a personal touch, each table was named after a city that Mr. Price and I have traveled to. We printed the table tent cards with a description of when and why we visited each city.
My wedding cake came straight from the pages Martha Stewart Weddings. I ripped out the magazine page and took it to my cake baker. I found another baker two hours away from my hometown that created an airplane for the top of the grooms cake. It was quite fitting since Mr. Price proposed to me in an airplane that he was flying!
As favors, we brought back one of Mr. Price's family traditions. His great-grandfather owned a grocery store, and sold his own BBQ sauce. Then Mr. Price's grandparents also bottled and sold the sauce until 2006. Mr. Price hopes to bring it back one day as well. I thought it would be another great personal touch to give it to our wedding guests.
Guests waved yellow ribbon wands as we exited the reception and hopped into an old Model A car. And if you haven't figured out by now, my wedding color was yellow, which I am happy to see more brides using.
Then it was honeymoon time. And that, my friends, was fabulous! Come back tomorrow to see pictures of paradise!
(All pictures were taken by Jenny Evelyn Photography, who recently shot a wedding in New York that was featured on the popular blog Design Sponge.)
Thursday, October 7, 2010
We Ate Cake
Since my last post, Mr. Price and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary and took a week long vacation to Georgia to visit family and attend three weddings!
After arriving home and getting settled in, we ate cake! Not just any cake, the top layer of our wedding cake! I was very happy to take part in this one year anniversary tradition!
We had to cut the box to get the cake out safely. The icing tasted just like it did on our wedding day. The cake was a tad bit dry, but still very good!
Now that things have slowed down a bit, I hope to get some posts up about our wedding and honeymoon like I mentioned a few weeks ago.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Cinnamon Pancakes
One thing I love about weekends is having extra time to whip up something more tasty for breakfast. This Cinnamon Pancake recipe was featured on Pioneer Woman's Tasty Kitchen. And like most PW recipes, it has quickly become one of my favorites.
I had my doubts about making pancakes from scratch, but this recipe couldn't be any easier. The pancakes turn out light and absolutely delicious.
You probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen cabinets to make this recipe this weekend! Recipe below!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 whole eggs beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/4 cups butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla
Directions:
Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon with a whisk. Whisk well!
In a separate large bowl beat together eggs, milk, corn syrup, butter and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium low heat. Pour about 1/4 cup batter into griddle, brown on both sides.
I had my doubts about making pancakes from scratch, but this recipe couldn't be any easier. The pancakes turn out light and absolutely delicious.
You probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen cabinets to make this recipe this weekend! Recipe below!
Ingredients:1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 whole eggs beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/4 cups butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla
Directions:
Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon with a whisk. Whisk well!
In a separate large bowl beat together eggs, milk, corn syrup, butter and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium low heat. Pour about 1/4 cup batter into griddle, brown on both sides.
Monday, September 6, 2010
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