#19 New Drinks 2/10

We had some friends over the other night and they love buttery nipples. I had never had one (and I'm not a shot kinda gal), but I decided to try it anyway. It was yummy. Tasted just like butterscotch. So, 2/10. Anyone have any favorite drinks? I want to hear your ideas.

5/31 Wanted to add the recipe for Corinne:

1/2 shot Butterscotch Schnapps
1/2 shot Bailey's Irish Cream

Pour a shot glass half way with the schnapps, then, with a spoon, add the Irish Cream so that you end up with a layered shot. Bottoms up!

#44 Get down to 125 lbs

Yeah, I wish I had done it already, but I just want to use this as a place to track my progress. If it's "out there" I'm held accountable to continuing my progress.

I started May 1 at 153.5 lbs. Today (one week later) I weighed myself again and I was down to 147. I really think a LOT of the weight came off b/c I was no longer bloated. I also gave up sodas this week. I had a MASSIVE headache for 3 days, and I think it was the lack of soda that did it. I did cave and have a diet coke today though.

So, 6.5 lbs down, 22 left to go.

Oh, and in case you didn't guess from the last post, I'm following the Weight Watchers flex plan.

#19 Try 10 New Drinks 1/10

Wow....I think I may have a new favorite drink. Too bad it's a HUGE indulgence for me though. I found it on Webtender, by using the "In My Bar" feature. I love this feature. I'm going to use it to keep track of what we have on hand. I made (ok, so the man did, but whatever) the Kahlua Bomb and it's fabulous!

Here's the recipe for you folks at home (use a rocks glass):

1 shot Kahlua
1 shot Peppermint Schnapps
1 shot Vodka
fill with milk (whole is the best)

Watch out those who are trying to watch their weight though. This tasty treat is a whopping 11 points on the Weight Watchers scale. Yikes. Oh well. That's what bonus points are for, right?

#62 Got my printer!

YAY! After almost 2 years of asking the man to research a good multifunction printer, I finally did it myself. I found the Canon Pixma MP970. I found it by reading reviews on CNet.com. The editor's didn't give it a good review, but actual customers did, so I went with the people who use it on a regular basis. After doing lots of cost comparisons, I ordered from Amazon. It doesn't have the fax option, but after careful consideration I realized that I don't use the fax or need it very often. When I do, I have the man do it from work (talk about mis-use of gov't property).

Wouldn't you know it though? I checked Amazon today and it's now $20 less and FREE shipping! Ugh. I paid almost $60 for shipping. Totally sucks. I could have saved $70 if I had waited 2 weeks. Frustrating, but it happens. Oh well, I'm still glad I got it.

This is also the first thing that I can completely scratch off my list. I realize now that I have WAY too many once/twice a month things on my list. That's ok though, I'm going to work on it.

And yes, I realize that I didn't get all my blogs done for April, but to my credit, I didn't realize that it was May until the second day of the month, so I honestly thought I was writing them in April, so I'm counting them. Hey, it's my list and I'll do what I want to!

#14 Zucchini Bread

I made Zucchini Bread for my bread for April, and it was yummy. We got a few zucchini in our last produce order, so it was a perfect time to make this. I had a couple slices, Gabriel had a slice and....the dogs got the rest. I was pretty ticked. I had been looking forward to some for breakfast too. Dumb dogs. Why do they have to be so darn cute? Oh, and I didn't focus the picture too well. We were in a hurry to get the kids dinner.

#18 Dish number 2/101

Okay, so how sad is it that I have never made pasta salad? I know, I know, everyone knows how to make pasta salad. It's easy, just throw a bunch of stuff together. If you are saying this, you obviously don't know me very well. I like recipes. I have a ton of cookbooks but have never tried making a pasta salad. Why would I when I could just buy it at the store? So, here it is.

I took a recipe I found in one of my cookbooks and used it as more of a guideline. I don't do that very often. Okay, so nearly never. Whatever. I did enjoy it though, and unless my friends lied through their teeth and their kids did to, it turned out well. So here's my version:

Kitchen Sink Pasta Salad (as in everything but...)

12 oz box of Penne pasta (I prefer whole grain or whole wheat personally)
1 c. cherry tomatoes, chopped
2 c. zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced
1 c. frozen corn, thawed
1 1/2 c. red pepper, sliced
8 oz Colby Jack cheese, cubed
1 can black olives, coarsely chopped
1 c. red onion, chopped
1 c. Kraft Free Zesty Italian salad dressing

1. Cook pasta according to directions on box (I add Kosher salt and a little olive oil). When finished, drain and rinse with cold water a few times.

2. While pasta is cooking, do your slicing and dicing (or chopping as the case may be).

3. Place pasta in a large bowl, add everything but the dressing and mix together.

4. Add dressing and toss to coat salad. Chill for 1 hour or longer.

I actually didn't have time to chill it before the party, but it was still yummy.