Life as an Aced

It has been about a week and a half since my family has been here and we are STILL eating left overs Here what we had for lunch today Hot Dog with Chips and Ranch Dip

Sunday we had Eddie's Family over to watch game of Thrones and have dinner We kept it easy and simple - BBQing Hot Dogs and having some appitizers My Famous Chips and Salsa - Recipe  Here Ranch Dip with Chips and Veggies (1 cup Cottage Cheese - 1 Cup Greek Yogurt - 1 Packet Ranch Dressing Mix) Pizza Egg Rolls - Recipe  Here BBQed Hot Dogs

Eddie doesn't really like Egg Rolls in a traditional sense but when I saw pizza eggrolls show up over and over again on Pinterest I figured I'd try them out. These are now Eddie's FAVORITE Egg Rolls!! Pizza Egg Rolls Ingredients: Egg Roll Wrappers String Cheese Pepperoni Directions 1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 degrees 2) Follow these picture directions lightly wetting each corner so the egg roll sticks together 3) Place onto a well oiled baking pan 4) Bake for 20 minutes flipping the egg roll half way through

Every Easter I can remember my Grandma has made Pickled Eggs. While I never actually have tried them (until this year) I decided to surprise my Grandma with a batch made just for her :) Pickled Easter Eggs  Ingredients: 8 eggs hard boiled and peeled 1 can of beet juice 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1/2 tsp cinnamon Directions: 1) Place eggs in a plastic or glass container with lid 2) Bring beet juice, vinegar, sugar, water, and cinnamon to a boil 3) Pour mixture into container with eggs 4) Let sit until ready to serve

Monday Morning both my Grandparents and Brother Anthony Left and I took a strike against cooking any more After dropping off Anthony at the airport we took everyone that was left to Ruth's Diner  (As Seen on Food Network's Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives - - in case it sounded familiar) Half of us ordered Breakfast while the other half ordered Lunch but what everyone could agree on was how good their famous Mile High Biscuits were Photo Credits to Best of Salt Lake City We spent the rest of the afternoon at City Creek Mall then back to our house to relax Photo Credits to Nexus Focus Overall it was an awesome weekend and hope everyone had as good of a time as we did. The house is definitely QUIET now that everyone is gone and our cat Sobe keeps going room to room trying to figure out where everyone went. We all miss you and we should totally do it again!!!

Saturday night got a little crazy so we started out Easter morning with a much needed Mimosa Easter Mimosa : Orange Sorbet and Champagne then moved onto Breakfast Cupcakes Get Recipe  Here  (variation: used chopped up bacon rather than a full slice) and . . . Adapted From Live Better America French Toast Bake Ingredients: 3 tbsp Butter (melted) 1 cup Brown Sugar 1 1/2 cups Milk 1 tbsp Vanilla 1 tsp Cinnamon 1/4 tsp Ginger 1/8 tsp Salt 8 Eggs 1 loaf French Bread Pecans (chopped) Directions: 1) Spray large baking pan with cooking spray 2) Mix butter and brown sugar and place in bottom of baking pan 3) Cut up Loaf Bread into cubes 4) Mix milk, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and eggs together in a big bowl 5) Add Bread to egg mixture then pour into baking pan 6) Top with pecan then stick in fridge overnight 7) Pre-Heat oven to 350 and bake for 30 minutes We hung out for the Rest of the Day while my Grandpa, Dad, and Brothers did work around...

Saturday was a super busy day for us We started out the day with Breakfast Burritos Inside Burrito: Eggs, Cheese, Italian Sausage, and Bacon Then after Eddie headed to work we went to the Scheels Store in Sandy, Utah to see the giant Ferris Wheel that inside the store and take advantage of their numerous photo ops From there we grabbed Lunch at In and Out for Anthony Then Off to the Bee's Game where we saw 3 Home Runs in a row right when we sat down!!! And Ended the Night with Oven Quesadillas and my Famous Chip and Salsa Get Recipe  Here Get Recipe  Here

My WHOLE family came to visit me and Eddie for Easter Weekend. We had a slam packed house with 9 people in our what we used to think was big 3 bedroom house. It got a little crazy at times but sure was fun full food, drinks, and activities. DAY 1: Friday --> Everyone drove and flew in and we threw a pizza party with Caprese Salad Bites, Monkey Bread, Homemade Stuffed Crust Pizza, and some really crappy Sangria (FYI Jamba Juice Smoothie Mixes are NOT just frozen fruit) Get Recipe  here On a toothpick place cube of cheese, basil, and tomato - - Dip in Balsamic Vinaigrette Get recipe  here

I Love BBQ Season!! SO much that it seems like all I've cooked lately is things on the BBQ Last night I grilled up some chicken that I had marinated in Cajun Seasoning, shredded it up, and threw it in a tortilla for some grilled chicken burritos Grilled Chicken Burritos Ingredients : -Chicken Tenders -Cajun Seasoning -Cheese -Tortillas -Burrito Fixings Directions: 1) Marinate Chicken in Seasoning over night 2) Grill Chicken 10 minutes on each side over medium heat 3) Shred Chicken 4) Add to a tortilla with cheese and other burrito fixings and roll up NOTE: -I hadn't been grocery shopping yet so all we had in our burritos was Chicken and Cheese but feel free to add in whatever burrito fixing you like -Don't have Cajun Seasoning? Mix it up with whatever you have -Don't have Chicken Tenders? Cut chicken breasts into 3-4 pieces and make your own or adjust grilling time

I had chicken marinating in teriyaki sauce the other day but it has been getting nice lately So what better time to start BBQing then now. . . so rather than baking up the chicken I threw it on the grill and paired it with rice for a nice little dinner :) Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Ingredients : Chicken Tenders Teriyaki Sauce Rice Directions : 1) Marinate Chicken Tenders in Teriyaki Sauce over night 2) Grill for about 10 minutes on each side over medium heat 3) Serve with Rice NOTE: -If you don't have tenders you can cut chicken breasts into 3-4 pieces to make your own