Authentic Italian Meatballs And Tomato Sauce

Well, hi this is NOT a food blog but yes, it happens! I've been cooking a lot and kept posting/blogging about food! 

But this one deserves its own post!!!

I made this 'so amazingly incredibly awesome' homemade Italian meatballs and tomato sauce today! I found this recipe online (yes, that's what I do at work. . .surfing the wonderful World Wide Web. . .yeah pretty much when I get some free time which is most of the time when I'm at work! Go figure. . .). Anyway, it's an AUTHENTIC ITALIAN recipe that someone's father got from a little old lady in Italy while he was living there. She gave up this recipe after he kept bothering her for years. . .

* * I combined half  beef and pork and it turned out good 

because it wasn't so meaty and the texture was very soft and tender. * * 

* * I used Japanese breadcrumbs since that's the only kind we could fine here. * *

* * I used 1 teaspoon of garlic salt and parsley flakes. * *

* * I used 4 cloves of garlic because we LOVE garlic and did not use cloves. . .no such thing in Thailand * *

* * Crock-pot is a wonderful invention!! * *

  

Chocolate Peanut Butter Frozen Pie

Did someone just say FROZEN PIE?! Well, hello! I DID!!!

Since we don't own an oven (which is sad and need to be fixed!) and I'm a baker so I'm torn everyday. . .


Anyway, after been struggling for 2 months with no oven so I have made some no-bake goods and here is one~!

 

**P.S. This is not my own recipe.**

3rd of July

As I assumed that I now have every right/excuse to celebrate the 4th of July/Independent Day/ America's Birthday since I married to an American(?) I mean come on! Who doesn't Ike hot dogs and barbecue?

Well, technically we celebrated the 4th of July on the 3rd of July. . .because we had some schedule issue(for those of you who have not experienced Thailand - NO! We don't get day off on 4th of July! Although I should have told my boss I have a right to. . .due to an American husband? Hmm. . .might try next year).  We had some friends over at our place - Rebecca and Tee.  It was fun. I decorated our place with some paper decorations I made while I was at work. . .yes, during work hours. . .it was quiet OK? And I had nothing else to do! Anyway, enjoy our pictures!

Keep Calm and Wave On baby!!

My Red, White and Blue colored rice. 

Hugging dolphins salt and pepper shaker we gave away at our wedding. 

Cherry Lemonade scented candle. . .totally American! ;)

Looovvvee the onion!

J made this! =)

Those shorty-fat hot dogs are cheesy hot dogs. . .mhmmm yum!

We made our 'OWN' barbecue sauce and it was TASTY!!

 

My Plate!!! =D

J cooking the BARBECUE. =)

Long Story Short - My chicken wasn't cooked enough so I had J cook it again and he made sure it had to be 'COOKED'!!

4th of July I made at work! 

Yes, I was proud! ;D

My masterpiece! ;)

More of my decoration. (mind the messy bookshelf!)

My Paper Wreath

BEAN BOOZLED!!! >> Nasty Nasty Game <<\

GO J!!! 

Not sure if he considered himself got lucky. . .

 

No! I will NEVER post the one when I was having it. . .it was GROSS!!!

Another lucky duck!

. . .just POOR REBECCA!!!. . .

The four of us! =)

And it has come to the END

US!!!!! HAPPY 4th of July everyone!! . . .hope you had a good one. . . =D

You my friend?! You come back?! You go to church?!

Last Friday night we had an unusual date. We helped our friends babysitting their kids. First off I was pretty surprised they trusted us enough to leave their kids alone with us for couple hours. I mean we are two young adults, newlyweds and have NO kids! So I guess either they were desperate and couldn't find anyone or they just knew that their kids would survive with us. ;)

Ella is cute girly-girl and she is 7 years old. Cooper is energetic 3 years old boy and is also in my nursery at church. It was fun hanging out with the kids and here are random quotes from them.

" Can we watch Tangled?" Ella

" I don't like this movie(Tangled). It's a scary movie and I will have bad dream" Ella (yes, same Ella that asked to put on Tangled)

Tangled and that's what made Friday night PERFECT! =) 

"Hey you have boobs? You a mom?" Cooper

"You Mink Mom" Cooper (after I told him I have boobs but I'm not a mom. . .I'm a Mink)

"Cooper wants to stay up late until 2 AM. He told  me." Ella

"PU!!! P-U!!" Cooper (meaning poop. . .load of poop in his diaper)

"You wanna see my owie?" Cooper (said during being in time-out)

"This is my ghost face." Said Cooper 

"No, Cooper! This is my medicine." Ella (said while holding a cup full of APPLE JUICE)

" I don't know how to brush my teeth." Ella 

" You my friend?! You coming back?! You go to church?!" Cooper (50 times said when we sent him to sleep)

"Why do you like Cars? You are a girl!" Ella

"Can you do Silly Dance, Jonathan?" Ella (while watching Tangled. . .yep, that scary movie.)

So apparently Ella likes sitting on my lap and jumping on me. . . 

Well, you probably know by now that the kids survived and we had such fun! My first time changing diapers in the past 3 years was pretty impressive. It's pretty funny how poop didn't gross you out and stopped smelling so bad after while of trying to change a kid's diaper.Jonathan was such a great helper! He was so good with the kids. It was so touching(for some reason) seeing him helping Cooper brushing his teeth. Seeing him playing with the kids brought great joy to me. I can't wait to have our 'very own' children (nope, I'm NOT pregnant). He is going to be such a great father! 


P.S. Cooper asked me at church on Sunday if I'm still his friend and will I be going back to his house. . .guess the kids love us after all! =)