Food - Part 2

As you have read, I LOVE Pinterest.  I love the variety and enjoy trying new things from there.  

In this edition, we have: 

Man-Pleasing Chicken - http://www.wittyinthecity.com/2011/08/man-pleasing-chicken/

Delicious and super easy.  The thing you have to look out for is over-caramelized sugars in the marinade.

Honey Beer Bread – http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/honey-beer-bread/

Super easy and so good!  I am excited because I saw they have a Pumpkin Beer Bread recipe for the fall season!!!

Hasselback Potatoes - http://www.seasaltwithfood.com/2009/05/hasselback-potatoes.html

This wasn't my idea, but rather a BBQ-ing friend.  I over buttered these babies and they were so good!!!

Pad Thai – http://browniesfordinner.com/2010/05/11/easy-pad-thai/

I am making this almost weekly.  It is a simple weeknight dinner for me.  I typically add frozen shrimp as my protein and can take or leave teh bean sprouts.

Snickerdoodle Poppers – http://www.ohbiteit.com/2012/12/snickerdoodle-poppers.html

I made this for a get-together and had to keep myself from eating them all.  The recipe is very similar to how I made donuts when I was younger.  I used our meat injector rot fill these babies wiht pudding!

Tortellini & Pepperoni Pasta Salad - http://simpledelicioussouthernfood.blogspot.com/2012/08/here-is-delicious-and-refreshing-summer.html

Another super simple meal choice. I like to slice up a cheese stick to add to the mix.

Quinoa Fried Rice - http://www.cookingforkeeps.com/2013/03/27/quinoa-fried-rice/

"Hard boiled" Eggs

Baby Stuff - Car Seat Cover & Stroller Cup Holder

Before my son was born, I had 6 weeks of "nothing" going on, so I was quite crafty.  I was addicted to Pinterest and saw so many things I could make that would help me once the baby arrived.  One of the things I thought would be very helpful was a carseat cover similar to this one:

For mine, I used a monkey pattern and a solid brown cover.  

It was pretty easy to make and fit well on our car seat.  However, I didn't use it much because I had a summer baby and the weather was so warm.  By the time winter rolled around, LBH really liked to see the world so we didn't use many covers.  I kept it in the car for events where I didn't have a blanket.

I also found this cute stroller cup holder and thought it would work well with our Jeep Stroller.

I ordered some laminated cotton from Etsy and chose another monkey pattern because I love Monkeys and I wanted to keep baby things gender neutral since we didn't find out LBH's gender and plan on having another child.  The hardest part of making this was the sewing the circle then adding the "tab" portion.  I ended up sewing the tab on at a slight angle and it is slighly eschewed.  The holder works well for water bottles and some drink to-go cups.  If I choose to make another one, I will make it slightly larger because I rarely used it for baby things.

Here's my version:

(Note, it needs to be repaired as one of the snaps as come loose!)