Military Monday blog hop!

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Because I work night shift, my sleeping schedule is constantly messed up.
Especially when my manager happened to split up my shifts this past week. I'd rather just do my three in a row and be done with it.
I woke up at 0300...I was wide awake! So I lazed around, added about another 230967203690276 pins (at least it feels that way!) then at 0730 I prepped the ribs for the crock pot.
...Though they aren't really ribs because only like 3 of them actually have the bone lol. They're more just like chunks of meat.
I trimmed some fat, seasoned with salt and pepper and threw them in the crock pot with a whole bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's honey BBQ sauce. Put the pot on low. The ribs have been braising for about 9 hours and I took a little taste and they are AMAZING. So tender they literally fall apart and melt in your mouth. Mmmm.
Now to wait for hubs to get home. It's so hard resisting the urge to eat a bunch of ribs now!

Milspouse Friday Fill-in!

1. My plans for Labor Day included being lazy! That's exactly what hubs & I did :) We had some pool time because it was in the 80's that day and GORGEOUS (I have been trying to avoid going outside because Texas has been so damn hot!) and I'm still as pale as ever haha. I would have loved to grill out but we don't have a grill and we're not allowed to have them because we live in an apartment, or hang out with friends, but that's the problem - we really don't have any "friends" here!

2. Call me crazy, but sometimes I just need to be alone.

3. One of the funniest things I've seen lately is the show Arrested Development! Hubby and I decided to randomly watch it one night on Netflix and it's hilarious! I recommend watching it :)

4. It's strange...a messy kitchen drives me crazy...but if any other place in the house is messy that is perfectly fine with me!

5. One, two, buckle my shoe...three, four, shut the door! :P

Pinning, anyone?

How many of you pin?

I just started pinning yesterday and I'm already up to 315 of them.

IT'S SO ADDICTING.

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pot roast!

I'm making this for dinner :) I finally bought a crock pot, and I think it was one of the best decisions ever. The roast smells wonderful and I snagged a carrot for a taste test...it tastes so good!

And I barely had to do a thing! I was at Walmart and saw a "pot roast kit" - came with the meat, seasoning packet and vegetables. It's a pretty good portion, too, at least for hubby & I. It cost roughly around $15. Just followed the instructions, placed the crock pot on high and let it do the work. It's been on high for about 4 hours and the meat is now cooked to medium (using a meat thermometer) so now I put it on low. Hopefully it will continue to tenderize without overcooking it. Hubs will be home in 2-3 hours :)

I have been on such a cooking/baking streak! Monday I made chicken parmesan along with those mint oreo brownies...though I forgot to buy bread crumbs so I had to make do with the stale bread I had on hand lol...yesterday I made cheddar-pepperjack mac n cheese and today is the pot roast!

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Mint oreo brownies!

Don't these look deeelish?
And they were so easy!
Recipe adapted from Making Memories :) I had to make some changes because I lacked some ingredients, but these brownies turned out AMAZING! Perfect for my sweet tooth and hubby loves them.

* 1 box of brownie mix (I used Duncan Hines dark chocolate)
* 1 package of Mint Oreos, divided into 3 piles (I just divided them based on the rows in the package since there are three of them lol)
* 1 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened
* 2 cups of powdered sugar (Omitted because I didn't have this, I just used granulated sugar, and I did not use anywhere near 2 cups. This I just kind of eyeballed)
* 1 8 oz tub of Cool Whip thawed and in the fridge (Forgot to buy this at the store, so I just used the whipped cream I had in the fridge)

Make brownies according to box instructions. Fold-in 1/3 of Oreos. Bake according to instructions. Cool completely.
In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold-in Cool Whip (or whipped cream) and 1/3 of Oreos. Spread over brownies.
Top with remaining 1/3 of Oreos. Refridgerate for 20-30 minutes then serve.

The original recipe called for an additional chocolate layer but since I didn't have chocolate chips on hand (and I was too lazy to go back to the store) I omitted that step.

Mine didn't look as "pretty" as Making Memories', but they were still amazingly delicious and rich!

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Food nom nom.

I made this for dinner yesterday! Marinated salmon steaks in some teriyaki and seasoned w/ cracked black pepper and a wee bit of salt for a couple of hours, then pan seared them to perfection :) I added some chopped spring onions towards the end of cooking. For the broccoli, I boiled them to soften them up. I heated up a pan w/ some oil & minced garlic. Once the garlic started to sweat out a bit I threw in the broccoli and sort of stir fried it. I added some sesame seed oil and some gochujang (korean red hot pepper flakes) and seasoned w/ salt and pepper. It wasn't a "true" stir fry espcially since I didn't have any soy sauce on hand...but it was very good! Served on a bed of jasmine rice :) I tried to be cool with my "presentation" but the fish fell apart. Hubs LOVED it and said it was the best salmon he has ever had :) he says I'm a good cook when I try haha...

Oh, and fresh salmon really tastes sooooooo much better than the frozen kind. We usually just cook the frozen stuff but yesterday I decided to buy some fresh fillets. I need to buy more next time though because that wasn't enough for hubby lol.

For dessert I made chocolate cakes in a mug. So easy! Literally just take a mug and add:
1 tbsp self-rising flour (not heaped or leveled)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder (I used Hershey's Special Dark)
1 tsp instant coffee powder
1 egg
1 tbsp sunflower oil (I just used vegetable oil)
1 tbsp milk
Some chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips)

Mix the dry ingredients, then add egg and whisk together with fork. Add oil & milk. Drop in chocolate chips. Microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes, cooking times vary depending on your microwave. Let it rest for about a minute and serve with either a dusting of powdered sugar, some whipped creme or vanilla ice cream.

I might have overcooked mine just a bit because it mostly tasted like a sponge cake and towards the bottom it was more gooey, but overall it was very delicious! I served mine w/ whipped creme but I suggest vanilla ice cream :)

Have any of you tried this yogurt yet? IT IS AMAZING!!!! I have tried both strawberry and raspberry but so far the strawberry one is my favorite. I bought a bunch yesterday and also bought a blueberry fruit on the bottom one to try. I also like the 2% & 0% total Fage yogurt (with the fruit mixins) but I really think Oikos has Fage beat. The only downside is that it's expensive...but Walmart should sell them for $1!!

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Milspouse Friday Fill-in!

It has been awhile since I have done this. Go link up with Wife of a Sailor!

1. The first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning is...Dammit, do I really have to get up? or I really have to pee. But I think I'll just lay here.

2. Lately, I have been craving...A nice big bowl of pho.

3. Whenever anyone says the word Horse, it reminds me of my childhood because...of that basketball game called Horse? lol idk.

4. The happiest word I know is...Love. All you need is love.

5. My spouse may hate it, but I love...Frozen yogurt. He actually doesn't hate it, he secretly loves it. He just refuses to get any with me because to him frozen yogurt isn't "manly" yet he is always trying to steal bites from my bowl :)