Glitter Blasted Bottle

So, I absolutely LOVE crafty DIY projects like this one! I've always said, "if it sparkles, I love it!". It was surprising how easy this little activity was. It's just a wine bottle I've decorated to be used as a flower vase.

OK! What you need to try this out:

1) 1 wine bottle with labels removed completely
2) Glue sticks
3) Your choice of glitter
4) Glass paint 
5) Clear sealant Spray Paint 

Alex got this great tradition from his dad where he brings me flowers every time he goes to the grocery store. I'm always surprised and I love how thoughtful of a gesture it is. So I thought since I get them so frequently why not customize my own little "vase" that can match my apartment! Try it out!

Teia

Chicken Stir-fry with Rice

So we just wanted to do a simple, easy, yet delicious dish a couple weeks ago and thought that we would post it.


Ingredients:
4-5 Chicken Tenderloin
A couple handfuls of frozen stir-fry veggies
A cup of cooked rice
Oil or butter (whichever you prefer to cook with)
La Choy's Sweet and Sour Sauce

1. Cut up the pieces of chicken into nugget sized pieces, and put into the already hot pan with oil (or butter).
2. Add in the stir-fry vegetables, still frozen, and cook along with the chicken.
3. After the chicken is cooked all the way through, add in the rice and whatever spices you like for flavor. We used salt, pepper and a Cajun seasoning. Also a little splash of soy sauce for color and taste.
4. Add a little bit of La Choy's Sweet and Sour sauce and enjoy!

Bow Tie Basil Pesto Pasta

So I saw on Pinterest the other day a recipe for a shell pesto pasta with asparagus and sun-dried tomatoes, and I decided to cook some for Teia, because 1) I wanted to cook something nice for her, and 2) I think it was my turn to cook. It turned out fantastic and Teia said it had to go in her cookbook that she is working on! So, I feel pretty good about it and posting it here for people to see. I used bow tie pasta and a basil pesto from the store that I found. I also used sun-dried tomatoes, and sauteed me up some asparagus and garlic cloves. I also cubed up some mozzarella cheese and sprinkled some various shredded cheeses into it. Lastly, I topped it with a fried egg. (Teia loves the runny yolk!)

Here is my recipe:
1 12-oz box of pasta
2/3 cup basil pesto
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned cut
2/3 lb asparagus, cut
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
1/2 lb mozzarella, cubed
1/3 cup shredded cheeses (Parmasean, Asiago, and Romano)
1 Fried Egg

Serving Size: 4

1. Cook pasta until done, be careful not to over do pasta, should take about 12 minutes.
2. While pasta is cooking put butter into a sautee pan and add the garlic cloves and cut asparagus.
3. While waiting for everything to cook, cube mozzarella cheese, and measure out the pesto, tomatoes, and shredded cheeses.
4. After the pasta is cooked, strain pasta and then put a little oil in the bottom of the pot and put pasta back into the pot after it had cooled for a couple of minutes.
5. After adding the pasta, add the cheeses first, and then add the basil pesto and sun-dried tomatoes.
6. Add the asparagus and garlic from the sautee pan to the pot and mix everything together until it is a nice homogeneous mixture.
7. Fry an egg to top the plate of deliciousness you have just made.
8. Proceed to demolish this plate along with another second helping.

I hope y'all enjoy!
Alex

First Post

Hey everyone, its Teia and Alex!

This is our blog about all of the fun, crazy, and adventurous things that we do and want to share with the interwebs. It is all for fun and to just let some into our heads a little bit and to show off anything cool we do or make. We find things everyday that we would love to try and experience that would also bring us closer together. Food, fashion, music, and DIY activities have been fun filled adventures that have made our relationship a blast thus far. So, we really hope to post some interesting things that other couples might want to try out! We hope you enjoy and Roll Tide!