oh how pinteresting #3

hope everyone is having an awesome week!
stay tuned because an awesome giveaway & tutorial coming up either tomorrow or friday! so tell your friends because they will want to be apart of this one too!

oh how pinteresting #2

its wednesday & only 2 days left until i am no longer a full time corporate employee. woot. so let's celebrate with a little pinterest today.

oh how pinteresting #1

michelle over at the vintage apple has a weekly pinterest link up. and since life is ever changing and a new chapter is starting and maybe the fact that i love pinterest, i decided it was time to participate.

you can follow my pinterest here.

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a dash of pinterest #2

even though our texas temperatures may not be showing it, fall is in full swing.

and that makes me going through the second and starting the third trimester of my pregnancy.

so i find myself eating everything. well except big chunky tomatoes & vomit inducing onions.

and stinky hamburgers, hot dogs and bbq.

and thanks to pinterest, i'm happily pinning away anything that looks slightly delicious.

here are just a few things from my "recipes" board that i find mouth-watering and will be trying soon.

inside out caramel apples

fire crackers

peppermint cheesecake

ten layer cookies

sweet ham and swiss sliders

if you want to follow along, find me here

a dash of pinterest



red velvet cookies



english muffin pizza



cucumber avocado salad rolls





avocado olive quesadillas



buffalo chicken dip



blackberry margarita

want to follow along?

you can here!

hump day happiness

a few things i'm loving on this 18th day of april.  

food pins on pinterest

rainbow fruit skewers

cheeseburger eggrolls

i must say i have a healthy addiction to pinterest.  mainly the food section.  it makes finding recipes and meal ideas more exciting than just coming up with them on your own or googling for hours on end.  plus theres pictures. yummy pictures.  these two items are just a couple of the recipes i've added to my must do list. 

have pinterest? lets be friends!!

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pallet garden

via

really hoping to accomplish this little project in the next couple of weeks for our backyard.  rather than leaving natural wood brown, i plan on adding some color to mine.  thanks to my brother who has pallets readily available to him.

scenic drives

driving home in the afternoons has been rather refreshing once i get past the city.  all the trees, natural vegetation and animals that i get to see on my route makes for a very relaxing drive, giving me time just to soak up all God's natural beauty on the Earth.  plus lots of just thinking time - reflecting on the day i just had + things ahead of me.  some days i just want to pull over and take pictures of everything, but i probably could spend hours doing that, so maybe that will be a weekend activity. 

what items on todays happiness list?

a recipe: slow cooker barbeque beef

this past weekend was such an awesome weekend! 

husband and i got so much yard work accomplished that we couldnt top high-fiving one another. another post will reveal a few of our little projects that we completed. i must say being a homeowner has been a pretty rocking feeling with all the fun things we get to put our skills towards.

my brother, wife and their two kids came over and helped us out tremendously!!  so in true bethani fashion, i decided to cook something super delicious to:

1.) feed our super hungry bellies after a long hardworking day

&

2.) a way to say thanks for all their help.

i thought and thought and finally decided on:

slow cooker barbeque beef

i found this recipe through my mom on pinterest. she has made this once before and i love, love, loved it. so did husband.  and not only does the recipe leave you with tons of leftovers, but it also can be used in a bunch of different ways.

Ingredients:

Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef

Makes enough meat to stuff 30 tacos

4 chipotle peppers (from a can) plus all the adobo sauce it sits in

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

1 red onion, peeled and cut into large chunks

1 head garlic, peeled and cloves smashed

5 dry bay leaves

2 teaspoons ground cloves

1 tablespoon kosher salt

Juice of 4 limes

1/2 cup cider vinegar

5 to 7 pounds beef brisket

4 to 6 cups beef or chicken stock

How to:

Stir together chipotle peppers and sauce, cilantro, red onion, garlic, clove, salt, lime juice, and cider vinegar in the insert of a slow cooker (if you have a food processor, pulse till combined first before adding). Place the brisket on top of this mixture. (I like to cut my brisket in two pieces so it fits better in the slow cooker.) Add stock to cover the meat and place bay leaves on top. Use tongs to move the meat around gently to combine everything and put the lid on.

Cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Once finished, turn crock pot to WARM and let sit for 6 to 8 hours.

 

Remove meat from slow cooker and place on rimmed baking sheet. Use two forks to pull the meat apart. Discard the fat, if desired. If you plan on frying it again before use, the small fat bits are extra tasty and should be kept! Place shredded beef in large bowl and ladle cooking liquid over the top a few scoops at a time. You want the meat to hold the liquid but not swim in it.

To keep it warm for guests you can return it to your slow cooker after you have removed the remaining liquid. That liquid is extra tasty and can be frozen into ice cube-sized portions to be used in other dishes later, if you so desire. Serve with fresh tortillas, onion, cilantro, and salsa.

Ours made enough for everyone plus I have a whole brisket left for leftovers throughout the week!! Last night, I decided to make something else with some of the brisket as a quick meal for husband and i so we went with:

brisket egg scramble

i hope everyone had a super awesome weekend!! 

stay tuned this week for part 1 of our yard's overhaul

plus some other fun stuff!