New address

I had to move this 'bealittlebetternow' blog over to a new address.  I was having a problem having it connected to our family blog- running out of space, etc.

ANYWAY... my new blog address for this blog is "bealittlebettertoday". blogspot.com!

Baby shower!

One of my best friends is having a baby girl; her first!  As soon as she got married I knew I wanted to throw her a baby shower- whenever that happened to be.
It was an open house and the only theme I did was with the colors- pink and brown.
We had fruit/yogurt parfaits and cookies and a yummy punch.

Invitations I found on pinterest- the names and dates were changed but it looked exactly like this

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84092042/baby-girl-shower-invitation-pink-words?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_submit=&ga_ref=auto&ga_search_query=baby+girl+shower&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade


Punch is so easy and it's my favorite drink to make for showers/parties:
white grape juice, fresca and Sonic ice.  Easy Peasy.
Just a few pictures (after I had the table complety set up and ready to go, guests started arriving and I did not get a picture of the final table.

3 cheese chicken "alfredo" bake

I am infamous for putting in wrong ingredients when I cook (or miss the ingredients completely)

One time (which my brothers will NEVER let me live down) was when I made beef strogonaff for them.  It calls for 1 cup of sour cream.  I was thinking of something white and I put in 1 cup of crisco.  It was a big pile of greasy grease.  And there are other stories.

This recipe was really good.  As we were eating I thought "this is not very creamy at all?"  Then after we were finished I saw the jar of alfedo sauce that was supposed to be added.  Still sealed and in the pantry.  So, with the alfredo it would only make it better I have a feeling.  It was still good without because it was so cheesy!

http://www.plainchicken.com/2010/11/three-cheese-chicken-alfredo-bake.html

Man Pleasing Chicken

I think my man was pleased :)  We love grilling so we put this on the grill instead of the oven to bake. 
Side of rice and baked asparagus.  Made me feel so healthy. 

http://www.wittyinthecity.com/2011/08/man-pleasing-chicken/

good vs bad of pinterest

I have a 2-in-1 post.  A good and a bad that I found on pinterest.

The good:
I love canvas.  I have done a few things with canvas and there is so much more you can do.  I made these for the kids room in her colors.  I think they turned out great.

http://mylifeandkids.com/2011/08/scrapbook-paper-flowers/

Then the bad:
These things:

http://juicy-bits.typepad.com/juicy_bits/2011/02/173-unicorns-and-rainbows-party-part-1-the-details.html

DO NOT WORK!!  At our most recent craft night both my sister in law and I tried to make these.  Hers where small, mine were big.  Neither worked.  It was a huge sticky gluey mess.  Just so you know :)

Southwestern eggrolls with avacado dipping sauce

I have been wanting to make these for a long time.  My husband was a little nervous about these being baked and not fried, but he loved them!  I loved them.  My brother that had dinner with us loved them.  Everyone loved them except the kid, but she hates everything.  The recipe once again makes a ton.  I halfed the eggrolls and we still had left overs.  And the sauce made a ton!!  Since the sauce is a bit fattening we didnt eat all that much and threw away a lot.  I made this for a main dish with a side of rice.  Next time we need appetizers I am definately making these eggrolls.

http://www.chef-in-training.com/2011/12/southwestern-egg-rolls-with-avocado.html

Cordon Blue Pasts aka Firehouse!

This recipe tasted just like the pasta at Firehouse.  My husband gets this everytime we eat out here.
It was rich and cheesy and an A+!

http://amysnewkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/chicken-cordon-bleu-pasta.html