Food Food Food

 I'm going to start adding recipes to my blog because I LOVE FOOD! My husband and I both love to cook and eat...not such a great combination huh? This is one of our absolute favorite recipes. You definitely need to love buffalo sauce and some kick :)


Buffalo Chicken Dip

1.5 Full Size Chicken Breasts (you can edit this depending on how much chicken you want in the dip)

1.5 cups of Franks Red Hot (12 oz. bottle)

1 cup of Ranch

1 block of cream cheese (cut into chunks help mix better)

2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions:

-Boil the chicken breast until cooked, remove from water and cut into chunks or shred

-Combine Franks Red Hot, Ranch, and Cream Cheese into a medium size sauce pan over a low-med heat, stir frequently

-Once the cream cheese has combined with the Franks and Ranch, add the 2 cups of sharp cheddar to sauce pan

-Stirring frequently wait for all to combine into sauce pan

-Add cut up chicken breast

-Enjoy with tortilla chips, crackers, fritos, celery, etc

*You can substitute blue cheese for the ranch for a different flavor. You may experience some separation on the Franks from the rest of the ingredients, we've found using full fat cream cheese and quality cheddar helps to better combine it. Either way its delicious. 

Halloweenies!

I am a firm believer that Halloween costumes should be funny, dorky, and something that people can laugh at. I've never been a big fan of dressing scandalous for Halloween like many other people and thus this Halloween my costume was epic. Not only did I check this one off my bucket list (or close enough), but Beasers and I also won the CSU HOWL-O-WEEN pet costume contest!!!

Happy Halloween!

Brewing!

My husband really enjoys brewing beer. Not to imply that I don't, but he takes this passion to a whole other level. Our most recent addition to the family includes the below kegerator...which he so dedicatedly hunted for on Craigslist, the internet, and in-stores for months on end. Thank goodness though, the search is over, the newest addition to the Foster Family is up and running!

And since we bought a kegerator we had better brew some beer for it!!! Jason decided a Chocolate Vanilla Porter would be good for fall and it smelled delicious! 4 weeks away until its ready and we can't wait.

State DIY Canvas

I love to travel and experience new places. In my life adventures I've lived in three states so far: California (1986-2008), Virginia (2008-2010), and Colorado (2010-present). I am an adaptable person with flexible roots and enjoy experiencing different ways of life. My most recent craft was inspired by Pinterest (surprise surprise)....state map canvases. My husband is from Pennsylvania and  that's why there are four states that will be hung in our home.

The Patchett's Baby Shower

Last weekend we hosted a baby shower for our two closest Colorado friends, Erin and Rob Patchett. Erin is due August 22, 2013 and so we decided it is only appropriate to throw a coed baby shower for Baby Patchett (BP). Another Colorado friend, Kellie, and I really did all the preparation and work for the shower and it turned out to be a huge success. For food we made a taco bar, lemon berry cupcakes, cinnamon sugar pretzels, coconut chocolate chex mix, berry lemonade, frozen wine coolers, and of course beer! I may have went a bit overboard with the decorations and games but it was a blast!

Lemon Berry Cupcakes

Baby Bib Decorating Contest

 My Bib!!! I love Minions!

Tissue Paper Decorations

 Animal Cracker Take Out Thank You Gifts

DIY Obsessed

I have recently become more and more obsessed with Do It Yourself crafting. I've expanded my supplies by quite a bit over the last year and have really begun diving into things outside of my comfort zone. Some projects I would like to do are various wood pallet furniture projects or sewing projects! This is when I most often wish I was close to family or friends because I have so many who would join me in this endeavor and compliment my skill set!

Some projects I have recently completed include:

Wood Pallet Herb Garden

Air Plant Terrariums

 

Covered Bulletin Board

 Beer Wall Art

Professional Wedding Photos

So I never posted our professional wedding photos. They turned out really well and I really couldn't be happier with them (especially for the price we paid :) ). I don't have too many of them hung around the house quite yet, even though we are at a year on Saturday (wow!) but it will slowly start happening.

 Our Wedding Party

The Groomsmen

 Our Wedding Shoes

The Bridal Party

My Family

 High School Friends

 Mr. & Mrs. Foster

 Best Groom's Cake Ever!