Pasta, cupcakes, football

I had been wanting to try a few new recipes and this weekend, since Henderson was on call, seemed like the perfect chance!  Friday night I made this delicious Baked Shrimp Fettucini (it reminds me of making chicken spaghetti, with a few different ingredients).  I got the recipe from Eupora's 20th Century Club Cookbook.  My favorite cookbooks are fundraisers - you know the type.  Where the entire town gets together and gives away all of their best recipes.

Finished product!

This is the picture I sent Henderson since he was on a call.  Poor guy!

Baked Shrimp Fettucini

1 1/2 stick butter

1 large onion, chopped

1 large bell pepper, chopped

1-2 jalapeño peppers, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp. flour

2 lbs. peeled medium shrimp

1/2 lb. Velveeta cheese, cubed

1 pint half and half

2 tsp. lemon pepper

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 (12 oz.) package fettucini

1/2 package fresh mushrooms, sliced

Saute onion, bell pepper, jalapeño peppers, mushrooms, and garlic in butter for 15 minutes.  Add flour, stir, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.  Add shrimp, stir well.  Cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring often.  Add cheese, Half & Half, lemon pepper, salt, and pepper.  Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes.  Cook fettuccine noodles according to package directions.  Drain noodles and mix with sauce.  Pour into buttered casserole dish.  Cover and bake at 350 until bubbly.  

Y'all this stuff was delicious!  Make it.  Soon.

I also whipped up some red velvet cupcakes with Martha Stewart's cream cheese frosting as a quick surprise for HK while he was on a call.  I've made cakes from scratch before, but I've decided it's much easier and just as tasty to make the cake from a box and make the frosting from scratch!  That little contraption is perhaps the best thing since sliced bread.  I just put the pancake or cupcake batter in the contraption and squeeze it evenly with no messes!  It was only $15 at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  Great investment!

Dixon enjoying a Saturday afternoon nap.

Henderson decided to bring a TV out of storage so we could watch two games at one time.  It got pretty confusing at times, but I did feel like we were in a sports bar.  :)

All in all, another great weekend.  Exciting things are happening around the King house.  Can't wait to share them with you!

Hail State!

This weekend, Henderson and I packed up and headed back to Mississippi to watch the Bulldogs beat the Auburn Tigers at home!  Mama and Cheyenne were at a barrel race, so Mama gave us her tickets and we stayed the weekend at her house.  It's an 8 hour drive from Ennis to Eupora, so we were exhausted to say the least!  And the game was at 11 am so we had to get going pretty early.  Fortunately, Henderson's parents and Ellen were able to come over so we got to see them too!

The final score!

We ended up heading to The Grill after the game to get a little bonding time in!

The view from our seats

Love him.

The weekend was a blast: we got to see family, spend some time in Mississippi, and see the Dawgs win their first SEC opener since 1999!  I don't think we'll be able to get to anymore games, so we're so glad we were able to be in Starkville for this win!

Updates!

Sorry, I've been MIA lately.  Honestly, in my spare time I like to sleep.  And pinterest.  And sleep.  But when not sleeping or pinning, here's some things we've been up to!

Henderson loves red beans and rice.  I'll eat it as long as it's not mashed up red beans over rice.  Henderson was craving some, so we found an awesome recipe in a cookbook I bought on my bachelorette trip in New Orleans!  It was delicious and made a ton (not to mention the fact that Henderson cooked it, giving me the night off!).  I think it'll be added into our repertoire.  

Here it is in a beautiful piece of McCarty pottery we got as a wedding gift.

I love a good dip and since it's just us we don't just whip up dips to eat by ourselves.  I'm trying to change this mindset.  I say we should be dipping every day!  So, I found this hot bacon and cheese dip recipe on Pinterest, bought a round loaf of bread and baked it in the bread bowl.  Y'all.  This stuff was good.  Rich, but good.  Which means I'll be pulling it out when family visits!  And I had to serve it on a piece of AnnieGlass.  That girl knows what she's doing.  Btw, did you know I have a mild obsession with dishes and serving pieces?  It's pretty easy to buy gifts for me!  :)

Other things from Pinterest I've made, but didn't take pics of because they were delicious, just not pretty, include but are not limited to: 

• Cajun Crab Cakes with Jalepeno Remoulade - these crab cakes were good, but I will never make crab cakes again.  This recipe was very intense and required a ton of ingredients.  And since we're so far from the ocean, crab is expensive!!  It's way cheaper to buy crab cakes than to make them, I say!  And no clean up!
• Cheesy Potato Fries - O M G.  Y'all.  These were amazing!  And the best part is we always have these ingredients on hand.  However, I won't be making them too much.  Wouldn't want to clog our arteries.  
• Crockpot Chicken Tacos - I loved these for an easy Sunday night dinner.  Had plenty for Henderson to have a couple of lunches with.  These were great, although they were a little dry.  I'll try to adjust the recipe to make the chicken a little more moist next time.  This is something else we will be having for easy dinners regularly.
• Chocolate Cake with Mint Chocolate Chip Icing - This recipe was strictly for Henderson's benefit.  I don't like mint or chocolate cake, so I didn't even try it, but according to Henderson and his co-workers it was delish!  But it turned out so ugly, y'all!  My cakes pretty much crumbled, but it was still edible!  I'll try this again for a special occasion, just hope it'll turn out prettier.

I took a sewing class last fall in Jackson, but since we got engaged soon after, I didn't really get a chance to practice.  This weekend, I brushed up on my basic sewing skills by following along with this blog class and then I made the cute apron above using this tutorial.  It was really fun, but it took a really long time!  Hopefully, sewing will go faster with practice!

So far, we look like all we do is eat.  But I was able to go to Orlando for a week in August for training for work.  It was a great excuse to spend a week-long slumber party with one of my very best friends!

While in Orlando, we were able to partake in some delicious sushi, 

a little Lego action in Downtown Disney, 

and some awesome seafood!  

It was a great trip, and I'm so thankful we had this great opportunity to see each other!

We're so excited about September!  We'll be heading to Starkville one weekend to watch the Bulldogs play and we have family members coming to visit over a couple of weekends.  Life is great in Texas!