Happy Love Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to everybody!! Or not...to those who don't celebrate it.. I am technically a non-celebrator since Brandon and I always just stay in and watch movies in our PJ's instead of going out on actual valentine's day but we always go to dinner the night before...and I always wear red :) This year we went to Myron's Steakhouse. UN.BE.LI.EVE.ABLE. Pretty much hands down just the best steak I have ever eaten...The jalapeno Mac' N Cheese was pretty mouth watering too. It was nice and I totally loved the fact that it wasn't crowded. I HATE CROWDS! Good luck to all those people tonight trying to get a table. I will be happily snuggled on the couch with my man in my cute heart PJ's watching a romantic comedy of some sort. YAY!

Dress: Loft

Shoes: INC

BBQ Pulled Pork Sweet Potato

Trust me when I say this is by far the easiest pulled pork recipe you will ever find! I had my neighbor and husband be my guinea pigs on this new little recipe and they devoured it.. seriously not even a scrap of pulled pork was left. That's when I know it's amazinggggggg!! I used to do pulled pork sandwiches in the little sweet hawaiian rolls however the Frankhouser's are on a health kick right now and those little buns will not be so cute for our little buns so sweet potato it is!

you will need:

A crockpot
salt/pepper
large pork shoulder
one can Dr. Pepper
one jug of BBQ sauce ( I love head country )
two sweet potatoes

THATS IT!

now for the cookin' part

Place your pork shoulder in the crock pot and season it with salt and pepper
pour one can of DP in the crock pot
add 1 1/2 cup BBQ sauce to the top of the pulled pork
place on low for about 8 hours until  pork slides off the bone

Sweet potato
drizzle with EVOO
salt and pepper it
place in the oven for 45 minutes

when the pulled pork is done cut open the sweet potato and stuff it in! Its seriously so good!!
Some of you probably think I am nuts for this Dr. Pepper tid bit as a part of this fabulous recipe but I promise its worth it. The enzymes in the Dr. P break down the meat until it is so moist that it just slides right on off that magnificent shoulder bone! 

Fredricksburg with the Frankhousers

Last weekend we decided to meet our good friends the Lonon's down in Fredericksburg for a weekend at a bed and breakfast. I was so ready for some German food, good wine, and shopping..it could not have been a prettier weekend and we enjoyed each other's company so much. I haven't been this relaxed in a LONG time. We got there Friday evening and had some wine on the porch before heading off to a German restaurant. I was completely against eating German food because it sounds disgusting to me..(the smell of Sauerkraut is enough to gag a village. ) However.. I was surprised. I got something that sounded appealing to me and actually enjoyed it. On Saturday we woke up to Coffee and breakfast and headed downtown for some shopping.. I am in love with all of the cute shops down town. Each shop is unique and houses the most adorable home décor, clothing, antiques. It's just fun! Then for the best part.. and my particular favorite.. we went to the winery! Yay! First stop was Grape Creek and next was William Chris. The scenery was to die and the wine wasn't bad either :) This was my first time to do a real wine tasting and the lady at the counter told me that I had an experienced wine palette....well duh!! ;)

Sunday morning Skinny Pancakes

MHMMM I said SKINNY pancakes!!!

I found this recipe off of the one and only Pinterest about a year ago and have been making these pancakes ever since. They are light and fluffy and easy to make. I made them for my family and husband who all said they were yummy! They taste exactly like pancakes with a banana twist.

Ingredients:

two ripened bananas ( I like them really ripe almost brown but spotty will work)
three eggs
cinnamon
organic maple syrup
almond butter
fruit ( I usually top them with blue berries or strawberries)

Directions:

smash the two ripened bananas in with the eggs and stir until the banana is completely smooth
add as much or as little cinnamon as you would like.
over a heated griddle pour the batter ( I use about the size of my palm ) and let it brown on both sides
make sure the banana is cooked through ( I test with a toothpick)
take off the griddle and top with almond butter, fruit, and syrup!

Callie's Cornbread Casserole

This recipe I am going to share is probably one of mine and my family's all time favorites. I make it every year at Thanksgiving and for certain special events. It is one of those dishes that will not leave ANY left overs. It is southern, versatile, and made with butter :) OK lots of butter.. but that's okay its not your every day dish! Indulge just a little!! I have recently paired this casserole with my white chicken chili and shrimp corn chowder. TO die!!! Here are the ingredients for the casserole

9/12 baking dish
two sticks of butter
one can cream corn
one can white sweet corn
one package cheddar cheese
one 16 oz. container sour cream
two boxes of jiffy corn bread ( or whatever brand you like)

simply melt the two sticks of butter
then add everything together in a bowl and mix thoroughly
pour in your casserole dish and top with the cheese
bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until golden brown

ITS DELICIOUS!!!!

pour your favorite chili or stew over it and thank me later :)

Life the past few months...

Since our wedding life has been a blur! So many wonderful people have come into our life, friends have been made, vacations have happened, and lots and lots of recipies have been made:) One of the biggest blessings Brandon and I have received since moving to San Antonio have been our amazing neighbors. J and E :) We have become so close not just because we are literally a hop-skip-jump away but because we  have practically everything in common! I prayed SO hard to meet a girl who was just like me when we moved here.. someone I could truly relate to in all portals of my life and BAM..I met Elein:) We do a lot together..planning, cooking, hosting, and shopping. One of our greatest joys is cooking. We usually cook at her house once a week and at mine once a week to mix things up, not to mention Brandon and her husband love the fact that they get to play cards together while we slave away in the kitchen:) Aside from meeting a lot of new people we have joined an AMAZING church. Journey Fellowship is a Max Lucado church and has about four locations. We go to the one in Selma which is only 15 minutes from our house...recently we have become more involved and joined Wednesday night youth fellowship. We are the ninth grade leaders!!! It is so much fun to be able to share this experience with my husband ..even though he wasn't thrilled at talking with ninth grade boys about changes they are going through :/ but he is a wonderful spiritual leader and does just fine! I however have NEVER worked with anyone older than the age of 4. Mrs. preschool teacher has upgraded to the ages of 14 and 15 year old girls and I have to say I LOVE IT!!! It is so much fun to be able to talk to these girls, answer their questions, and help guide them in a prosperous way in life. I haven't been a perfect Christian and I have most certainly made my fair share of my mistakes. I mostly just keep my conversations truthful with the girls. I leave out certain details but my goal is to help them NOT make the same mistakes I am and when they have a serious question ..who am I to lie about my past?? I want to make things easier for them. So I live by my golden rule: KEEP IT REAL. San Antonio has been fun so far.. We have our ups and our downs and we are surviving our first year with God, good friends, good food, each other, and family.
xoxo

Some pictures of the past few months

 

My precious baby Calvi <3

My precious baby Calvi <3

A picnic at the Ranch with my love

Snowy day makeovers

San Antonio snow 2014

WEDDING PICTURES

Now that its February, I thought it might be nice to post some of my wedding pictures since it took me all of four months to do so. Not that I have any followers I am just pretending and hoping that one day I will be just as cool as all those other bloggy bloggers and people will swoon at my OH SO CUTE wedding pictures too :)

Our wedding was SO GORGEOUS. I cant even describe the weather.. God completely had his hand on our day because it was perfect. My girlfriends and I had the best time getting ready ( and them trying to calm my nerves). We had mimosas and makeup...blow outs and up do's and the whole shebang. It was so much fun! The guys ... hopefully stayed out of trouble.. but Ill never know and ill never ask. I was a complete wreck throughout most of the day just completely full of nerves and excitement. My favorite part of the day was when everyone was walking down the aisle.. it was just me all alone and quiet in the suite and I peered out the window to see Brandon standing there waiting for me. That was the only time I let a few wet ones roll down my cheeks..he just looked so happy to be standing there on that platform waiting for me. He didn't look nervous one bit! I conquered my nerves ( obviously) and walked down the aisle with my dad. We kissed and became THE FRANKHOUSERS:)! Then we partied.. and we partied some more! Here are just a few awesome pictures from the fabulous Ashley Gillen.