Orange Bowl and Miami (part 1)

Mikes family gave us tickets to the Orange bowl for Christmas! So we got to go with all of them to see it, while it was not the turn out we hoped for it was still a good time.

Our seats were so nice!


We ate some really good food. One place was Joe's Stone Crabs. It's been featured on a couple of the food shoes Mike and I watch like Man vs Food. The wait was soooo long but worth it. It was my 1st time trying stone crab, and like all other crab, it was delicious. This crab though, is super meaty for its size!

My Fall Tablescape and Place Cards!

Here are some pics of my table using various fall decor.

Now here are some quick place card ideas I put together. Please excuse the tape and my hand writing as I was just trying out some of the ideas I've seen across the web - Unfortunately, Thanksgiving will not be at my house this year.

The leaf says "Jess"

It Was a VT Football game day when I was taking these pictures

I love fall colors - Maroon and Orange! (the obvious choice for my table)

Fall Flower bouquet Mike bought me.

Here's some more ideas I liked for Thanksgiving:

http://www.tipjunkie.com/day-1-thanksgiving-place-cards/

http://www.bhg.com/holidays/thanksgiving/indoor-decorating/easy-to-make-place-cards-for-a-thanksgiving-table/

Cheddar Biscuits Take 2

As I said, I first tried these biscuits for a Thanksgiving Potluck, but they weren't perfect because I put in waaay too much cheese. I thought this recipe was too simple not to work, so I made these during halftime of the Virginia Tech game (yep done within 20 mins start to finish). Even after a couple of beers they came out perfect! This is definitely a crowd pleaser (maybe try them for Thanksigving!). What I love is that they can be made with ingredients you probably already have on hand.

On Another note, HOW BOUT THEM HOKIES :) We beat Miami and Mike and I will be traveling to Charlotte to see them play in the ACC Championship game. I couldn't be more excited!

Super Fluffy Cheddar Biscuits

Paula Deen's Garlic Cheese Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups biscuit mix
• 1/2 cup grated sharp Cheddar
• 1/2 cup water

Garlic Butter:

• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine the biscuit mix and cheese in a small bowl. Add the water and stir just until combined. The dough will be slightly moist. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, until the biscuits are firm and beginning to brown.

While the biscuits are baking, make the garlic butter. In a small bowl, combine the butter, garlic powder, salt, and parsley flakes. Mix well. As soon as you bring the biscuits from the oven, brush them with the garlic butter using a pastry brush

Hokies and Blacksburg

We Finally got down to Blacksburg this weekend. It was a last minute decision because we found out two good friends were engaged Friday. It was a great weekend of small town fun, tailgating, and football. I finished the weekend by seeing the BFFs and Anthony at my second home as a teenager - the baseball field/park.

One week til 2010 Hokie Football

We’re one week from Hokie football. Boise St is coming to take on VT at Fed Ex field. That’s right kicking off the season in an NFL stadium where there’s a HUGE population of VT alumni and close enough for students to travel. Should get noisy!