Babies....

I love it! I love that everywhere I turn babies are making there way out into the world. I love seeing the joy and love through the parents eyes and I love seeing the fear. Oh the glorious fear that every parent goes through the moment they see that little pink line on that dreadful stick. I myself felt it and the fear hasn't entirely gone away still. I had that fear when I told Jason that we were expecting, when Brayden took his first step, and I have that fear leaving him at school. I constantly check the car when I get to work every morning for fear that I might leave him in the car. I mean it's literally debilitating. Maybe I should stay home?

Lately, the conversations have turned to us and when will we add to the family. We know we want to add to our family and we know that we don't want to wait until Brayden is 18 to pop out another but then there is another type of fear.Will we be ready? Will we be able to afford it? Will my body go back to it's natural state after another? It changes from day-to-day but I think I just don't know. I'm not sure I am ready for God to decide yet but I don't think you can ever plan for these things either.

Any who, I am so happy for all the lovely friends and family I have out there procreating and I just love all the new babies!

On another note, I bought a ton of food at Sprouts this weekend and I plan to try some new recipes. I can't wait to share!

Love,

Cecilia

Smoky Buffalo Burgers

Smoky Buffalo Burgers

Jason and I never go out to eat on Valentine's day. I know what you are thinking but it is a tradition that began on the first Valentine's day we ever shared together. He simply told me he really wanted to share this day at home, just the two of us. At first, I wasn't particularly happy about this because I loved the whole idea of getting dressed up, fighting the crowds and going out to have someone cook for us. He on the other hand, is not that way at all. This is a simple man. Happy with life however it might be and fine with just staying at home enjoying himself on the couch with a beer and a remote control. I on the other hand, LOVE to go out to dinner, have that experience, and enjoy life outside of the house. I do envy this man because while we were dating his bank account was always full and mine was almost teetering on empty. So, I put my trust in him and on our very first Valentine's day, Jason told me he was going to cook for ME and that I needed to prepare to have my socks knocked off because this was going to be a meal to remember. I was excited and couldn't wait to get home to see what this man was going to create. Well, him being as awesome as he his, had went to Whole Foods and bought the best 2 Buffalo steaks he could find all because he the guy at the counter told him how lean and healthy it was. Oh yes, he is amazing and from that day on my love of Buffalo was created (I already sort of loved him but don't tell him i said that). I loved that it was full of flavor, lean, and so heart healthy. So, when I saw some  ground buffalo at HEB the other day, I knew I just had to have it. I bought it with no recipe in mind or way to cook it but I knew I would figure something out. I mean the possibilities are endless.

Yesterday, I found this recipe and thought it would be perfect with a beer and a Friday night. It seemed simple enough and what man could turn down a burger? Especially if it has cheese and barbecue sauce all over the place. It was meant to be. Now, I substituted the rice with Basmati Rice and left out the horseradish so definitely make this your own. I paired my burgers with a simple green salad but this would be wonderful with some Rosemary Potatoes or Mac N' Cheese if you are feeling super hungry. Yum Yum!

I hope you find this Recipe as great as I found it to be.

Pardon the picture quality but my camera broke so this was taken by my trusty ol' phone. Think it looks the same?? :) haha

Have a wonderful weekend!

~Cecilia

NEW BLOG

Well, life has gone and changed things up again. I am back at work and missing my boy like crazy. Things are all hectic and busy and while that's great, I haven't really cooked a creative meal since Sunday. And before then...who knows. I look forward to grabbing my creative cahones (that is balls in Spanish in case you aren’t familiar) and running with it. I went back to my old company and I really like it so far. I feel blessed to contribute and thankful I had a job to come back to. I am definitely feeling tired, stretched in way too many directions, and guilty. But this is life and what would it be without challenge and overcoming.


So, as I feel that life is changing yet again, I felt it appropriate to change my blog. My life will always be about family and cooking but now I have so much more to do. I am learning to find my balance and how to prioritize. I am also finding the task of cooking healthy and fast is a rather large challenge. I am going to try and find some new recipes and hopefully keep sharing.

I am happy to be back and I am sorry I stepped out for so long. I hope to reach out to more people who are going through all the same things and feeling the gigantic pressure to be all and everything. In case no one cares, I will still find this therapeutic and fun ( I hope someone cares though!). Lol


Thanks and lots of love,

Cecilia