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brianaurelio:

scrumptious—bites:

Avocado Fries with Cilantro Lemon Dipping Sauce 

Recipe

angelikacourtois:

Mongolian Beef

makes 2 servings

You will need:

1 lb of flank steak, thinly sliced crosswise

1/4 cup of cornstarch

3 teaspoons of canola oil

1/2 teaspoon of grated ginger (about 1/2 inch piece)

1 tablespoon of chopped garlic (about 2 -3 large cloves)

1/2 cup of water

1/2 cup of soy sauce (I use low sodium)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes

3 large green onions, sliced crosswise into thirds

Prepare the meat:

First, make sure the steak slices are dry (pat them dry) and mix them with the corn starch. Using your hands or a spoon, move them around to make sure all pieces are coated. Place beef slices in a strainer and shake off excess corn starch.

Make the sauce:

Heat half of the oil in a large wok at medium-high and add the garlic and ginger. Immediately add the soy sauce, water, brown sugar and pepper flakes. Cook the sauce for about 2 minutes and transfer to a bowl. Don’t worry if the sauce doesn’t look thick enough at this point. The corn starch in the beef will thicken it up later. 

Cook the meat and assemble dish:

Turn the heat up and add the remaining oil to the wok. Add the beef and cook, stirring until it is all browned (this is a quick thing). Pour the sauce back into the wok and let it cook along with the meat. Now you can choose to cook it down and reduce the sauce or leave it thinner. Add the green onions on the last minute so the green parts will stay green and the white parts crunchy.

Serve it hot with rice.

http://www.pinkbites.com/2009/01/mongolian-beef.html

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angelikacourtois:

Crockpot Bacon Cheese Potatoes    

Serves: 6

Ingredients

1/4 pound bacon, diced – I bake it first in the oven so that it is “done” and browned then I dice it and place in the crock pot.

2 medium onions, thinly sliced

4 medium potatoes, thinly sliced (or if you use a new potato then halve)

1/2 pound cheddar cheese, thinly sliced (shredded is fine)

salt and pepper

butter

Green Onions (optional)

Instructions

Line crockpot with foil, leaving enough to cover the potatoes when finished – this will help to not stick and to steam the potatoes.

Layer half each of the bacon, onions, potatoes and cheese in crockpot. Season to taste with salt and pepper and dot with (real) butter.

Repeat layers of bacon, onions, potatoes and cheese. Dot with butter.

Cover with remaining foil.

Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours.

http://www.stockpilingmoms.com/2012/03/pinterest-pin-of-the-day-crockpot-bacon-cheese-potatoes/

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Paul can vouch

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Tim and Mason everyone

Mason I hope you know that the image is now ingrained in my skull and I feel like weeping

Weeping I say

But you can have Hulk too if you so desire

Paul and I can share Capt. America - make him feel included

There we go, the whole set accounted for!

Okay so Paul’s just called dibs on Stark - anyone want Captain America or Hulk?

C’mon people we need a complete set

Hulk cannot show up to the social without a partner again

He just can’t

Things I did today:

• Celebrated Paul’s 21st
• Watched the Hunger Games
• It was meh minus the awesome fire clothes, Rue and pretty everything to do with either Peeta or Effie
• OH MY GOD PEETA IS PERFECTION WHAT THE FUCK GALE YOU ARE NOT EVEN AN OPTION FOR KATNISS’ FUTURE YOU NEED TO GO AWAY NOW NO ONE LIKES YOU
• Bought Mary Poppins, The Rescuers and Bedknobs and Broomsticks on DVD
• MY DISNEY COLLECTION IS EXPANDING

Now I’m sitting here with Maltesers, Turkish Delight and Paul and contemplating having a quiet night in with many renditions of ‘Supercalifragelisticexpialadocious’ :D

Paul is officially 21

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN xD

And by old man I mean the most incredible humanbeing that I have ever met and I care for dearly and you’re awesome and wonderful and I love you :3

I mean what

Gotta love a guy who willingly makes you a tower of bacon for breakfast :D

Paul pronounces noogie as nou-G

Wut

micasaessucasa:

Sunroom Design Ideas

For Paul x

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WAIT

You’re gonna teach me how to cook?

All dem bitches gone be jelleh

ordimis:

This. This is my boyfrind.

I love that Paul just gets me.

So I am like the king of intimacy right

Because Paul and I constantly have these moments where we abuse each others weak spots. Which is totally great.

Because sometimes I’ll go in to respond and then quick as lightning grab his stomach fat and start going “blub bluh bluh” and he’ll cry.

And as much as I claim my victory with fist pumping and insane laughing a little piece of me dies inside every time and I feel bad but of course I would never actually admit that.

QUICK NOTE

Paul is actually right next to me as I’m typing this and most of this post involves me strugggling to make sure he can’t see what I’m writing.

Also as I turned my body so that he couldn’t see what I was writing I managed to smack him in the face with the laptop.

Totally going in the draw for Boyfriend of the Year, amirite?