Movie Night

There are a lot of great movies out this month. Diana, Drew, and I recently saw The Croods starring Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds. According to the IMDb website, "After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy." It is very funny and a great movie to see with the whole family.

Dinner for Dad

Conrad is always on the road working so on the few days he is home I like to make my father food. Diana knows how to cook a few dishes but prefers I do the cooking anyway. My favorite dish to make are Enchiladas. For those that have never heard of Enchiladas let me try my best to describe this delicious meal. It is a rolled up tortilla typically stuffed with either cheese or meat or chicken. I stuff half of them with mashed potatoes and the other half with cheese and finely chopped onion. They are served with lettuce, sour cream, and cheese on top. Everyone has their own way to make them but this is what i like on mind. They are fairly easy to make and super delicious. A great meal to enjoy with family and friends; Diana helped me stuff them making the process go faster and more fun as we chatted. 

Chinese Buffet

Recently Diana, Drew, and I went to our local car wash and discovered a Chinese Restaurant close by. We were pretty hungry so we decided to eat there.

Drew doesn't really like Chinese Food but luckily they served pizza and french fries as well! I was surprised by the number of different types of food they offered. I got my usual; chow mein, broccoli beef, and spring rolls. As we ate, Diana and I talked about school and graduation. Did I mention I'm graduating from college next month! I'm pretty excited!

Overall it was a great experience and a fun chat paired with yummy food.

 

Where is the Old Drew?

Normally every Friday I pick Drew up from school since I don't have class. I usually make him something to eat at home but I was really busy this past Friday and didn't have the chance to make anything so I got him something from our local El Pollo Loco. He always orders two large side orders of mac 'n' cheese and mashed potatoes. I wouldn't call that a meal but that's what he likes. Once I arrived home Drew asked me if I wanted some of his food. Now this is very shocking, Drew has never offered me some of his food before so I didn't know how to react. I simply said, "No I'm OK, Thank You." Once Diana got home I told her Drew had offered me some of his food and she said that was shocking for her as well.

What is going on with this teenager?

Sunday Breakfast

Last Sunday the family met up at church and went to breakfast after. We all decided to go somewhere new. We came across this Mexican Restaurant that was fairly close to our house. We ordered this baked cheese appetizer that was amazingly good as well as these well known Mexican dishes; sopes and menudo!





Cooking With Pearl

As most of you know, Pearl is Diana's mother. Pearl loves to cook as do I, so this past weekend I helped her cook a delicious Mexican dish. We made Chiles Rellenos! For those that are not aware of this dish, Chiles Rellenos are poblano peppers that we toast and then remove the skin. This process makes them soft and tender making it easier to cook. We then remove all the seeds from inside the pepper and stuff it with fresh cheese. Later the pepper is coated with a thin layer of flour and then a thick layer of egg we had previously whipped making it super fluffy. After you fry your stuffed poblano pepper evenly on both sides, you are ready to eat! It sounds like a lot of work but it is really fun, easy and delicious.

Car Ride With Drew

This week I had to pick up Drew from school. Normally when I pick him up, we don't talk much on the car ride home. But something changed this day.

I was listening to "Northern Lights" by Cider Sky. A very up beat song, and all of the sudden Drew tells me that he can play the piano portion of that song. He says this semester he is taking a piano class and really enjoys it.