Happy Halloween?

Boo!

Did I scare y'all?

Yeaaaa didn't think so. This Halloween doesn't feel like Halloween. It's not as devastatingly depressing as my Halloween junior year of high school, but I'd put it in that category. I started the day off trying to drag myself out of bed. How was I a morning person in college? I had my second day of work!! Yesterday I spent the second half of the day watching how the cash register is run. Man there are a heck a lot of buttons!! Today I got to input some of the customer orders all on my own! I got some pats on the shoulder and kind words of praise from my associates. As for the customers, they were super understanding and said I was doing a great job!

After work I walked around shopping for clothes for my other job. That's when I saw all the adorably dressed little ones. Isn't that one of the best parts of this holiday? Makes me smile to watch them get so excited. Remember those days?

Bought some clothes and headed home. Of course this was after I talked myself out of froyo, candy, Starbucks, and Panera hot choc with choc chip marshmallows. I know! Not a very happy drive home. Realizing I was driving home and probably not leaving home.

Few hours passed by. I watched some YouTube and Shatzi's Netflix while laying on the floor. My brother's out all night with friends and his girlfriend and my parents are out all night with a neighbor so figured I should buy myself some dinner. Too lazy to cook anything. Opted for Indian food. I think Indian food may be one of my favorites! Don't let this small portion fool you because I had another and then some . . . Of course I shared with my doggie. She LOVES the rice just like her mommy! I don't feed her any other part because of the spices.

Too lazy to walk upstairs to retrieve my iPad so I flipped on the TV. Glad I did because Halloween Wars was on. Look at these pumpkins! Granted they used other items (cake, blown/stretched sugar, candy, etc) to create these creepy crazy creations.

I didn't carve a pumpkin this year. Didn't dress up or do any cool makeup today. Didn't hand out candy. Didn't watch a scary movie. Didn't plan on spending it alone either. I am thankful that Mimi baby is here unlike junior year of high school.

Me and holidays. It only gets better, huh? One day maybe. Tell me about your Halloween! I hope you guys had loads of fun handing out candy, trick-or-treating, watching scary films, and whatever other Halloween activities you got to do!

Happy Haunting  =^..^=

ALG

Chili Or Not?

Salut mes amis!

It has been over a month . . . geez I am behind. Here's a quick and easy chili recipe for y'all! I am not a fan of ground beef or chili so I had no idea if it looks like chili or tastes like it. The family seemed to like it though. (don't ask why there is all this crazy spacing issues)

Ingredients:

- 1/2 lb ground beef

- onion

- green bell pepper

- can of diced tomatoes

- can of tomato sauce (not pictured)

- can of kidney beans

- 3 cloves garlic

- 1/2 cup water

- 1/3 cup A1 sauce

- 3 tbsp chili powder

- oil to coat the pan

- salt & pepper

Step 1: Add the oil, ground beef, onions, and pepper to the pan. Cook for 5-8 minutes. You want to get the meet to start cooking. (If you like onions I suggest dicing them. My brother is not fond of onions so I left them in large pieces so the flavor would not be missing from the dish. Easy to remove before serving)

Step 2-3: Add in the spices. Cook for a few minutes. Add in the tomato products, water, and A1 sauce. You want this to cook for 10ish minutes.

Step 4: Add in them beans! Give it a good mix and cover. Cook for another 10-15 minutes. You want it to be fully cooked at the end of the timer. Stir occasionally. (This is when I took a pair of tongs and pulled out all the onions)

Step 5: Turn the heat down to keep the chili warm. Serve over rice (my brother's choice) or with toast/crackers. So this question is for all my chili eating friends out there: does it look like chili? Smelled good and the family ate it sooo give it a shot if you guys want something simple and warm!

ALG