Lizard One and Lizard Two

This Spring we have had an abundance of baby lizards in our back yard.

Check out Lizard 1 and Lizard 2 hanging out on our gladiolus after the rain....

Lizard One

Lizard Two

Our Gladiolus they call home

They were NOT happy with me moving their hiding spots around.

We will take Ella out and she will walk the yard looking at all the plants. Troy often says "Here Lizard Lizard" and Ella runs around excited.... she has no clue what she is excited about... we will keep 1 and 2 a secret for now.

Wine

Troy and I have been so busy the last few months. We have been behind on our wine blog. What? You didn't know we had a wine blog? Well check it out. 2012 Wines We Have Enjoyed

We have only posted about three wines this month thusfar. The Chardonnay that we had on Monday night for dinner is still in the back of my mind. Wish we had another bottle to enjoy.

What wines have you had recently that you would suggest? Or is there a dinner you are having and dont know what to serve, we can help!

April 9, 2012
We had Herb and Goat Cheese Stuff Chicken last night for dinner. YUM-E.
Troy brought to the table a bottle of 2008 Francisan Cuvee Sauvage Chardonnay.

This was delicious! When the wine came out cold from the chiller we had a mouth full of green apple, very crisp, buttery. But as the wine warmed a bit, the alcohol came through, I tasted a bit of white pepper, grapefruit, pear, vanilla and oak. This was paired very well with the goat cheese and lemon spinach for dinner. I am disappointed that this bottle is gone!!

Acacia Vineyard Pinot Noir

Calera Pinot Noir



Goat Cheese

When I met Troy (again) three and a half years ago, I dint like goat cheese. I would politely eat it if on a salad or an entree while out at a function, but never would I willing order something with goat cheese and I sure wouldn't cook something with goat cheese.

I'm not sure it happened but Troy introduced me to goat cheese and now I look forward to that tangy sharp flavor. The other day I was looking for several new recipes and did a search for goat cheese recipes. I found this one; Herb and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken with Spinach  on My Recipes. Looked super simple and so I made it last night. Had my Mom over and we feasted. This recipe is super easy to put together and is super clean and tangy. There were no pictures, we were all so hungry and ate it all so fast... Well check out the website and see what it looks like.

Do you have a food/spice/drink that you never liked to eat until a friend or loved one reintroduced to it in a really good way?

2 Years and STILL Celebrating

I am posting this two days late, but we are still celebrating!

April 3, 2012 was our 2nd wedding anniversary.

What did we do to celebrate the day?? I had meetings all day and Troy worked a double at the restaurant.

BUT we did have a yummy, sweet, quiet, loving night together on Monday April 2nd. I made stuffed pasta shells (a first for both of us!) and of course we had wine. We will be celebrating this weekend with his parents at Taste of Texas- the BEST salad bar and steak in town. After dinner tonight, I wont be eating again until Saturday when that big ole steak is set before me.... WOOO HOO (ok just kidding, you know this piggy will eat between now and then). I hope to get some cute photos of this weekend to mark the anniversary, lets see if the camera will cooperate.

Here is our fun photo from the Houston Rodeo two weeks ago.

Joan Rivers IS A Mama Bird

Oh My Goodness....

I rolled off the couch and bumped heads as he rolled off the couch laughing...

HAHAHAHAHA

Ok Ok I will stop now.