Easy BBQ Recipes

Once again, my camera cord is MIA...
So, just in time for Labor Day, I'd like to share a couple of EASY recipes from Erik's birthday party this past weekend:

Ranch Macaroni Salad
(this is one is a work in progress but it gets better and better each time)

1 box Dreamfields macaroni noodles
1 8oz brick of sharp cheddar cheese (cubed)
2 stalks of celery (finely chopped)
1 red bell pepper (finely chopped)
1 green bell pepper (finely chopped)
1 bottle Kraft ranch dressing
1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch mix (the powder kind)

Cook the noodles according the package. Drain and cool noodles under cold running water.
Add all ingredients (except 1/3 of the ranch dressing) to a large mixing bowl and stir gently. Put the salad in the fridge for a couple of hours to chill, then mix in remaining ranch dressing just before serving. Enjoy!


Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

1 3lb boneless pork roast
1 onion, chopped
1 cup chicken broth
1 bottle of Maull's BBQ sauce

Trim pork of any excess fat. Scatter onions over bottom of slow cooker and place pork on top.
Add broth, cover and cook on low for 8 hrs. Remove meat and let cool.
When cool enough to handle, pull meat into thin shreds, removing fat and gristle. remove liquid from slow cooker, keeping onions in the pot. Return pulled pork to slow cooker and stir in BBQ sauce.

Bang-Bang-Bangs

Got a new do. Check it out.
Don't think I've had bangs since I was about 8, but I kinda like 'em.

Workin in SoCal

Hit up SoCal for work last week, then stayed to play for the weekend.
This was the work part, on Mission Beach in San Diego:

hangin out on the beach

the view

the beautifully catered media eventthe propertybreakfast on the boardwalktakin the beach cruisers out for a spinmission beach pierAfter all of that really hard work, it was time to play in Huntington Beach:

Funny all of the photos from work look pretty much like the photos from vacation. My job is really pretty awful ;)

Beautiful Photography

Summer flowers often present us with the most beautiful colors of the year! Check out this awesome photography by a friend of mine, Tirzha Zabarauskas...

Another Great Beauty Invention

As most of you know, I am naturally very blonde. If I don't wash my hair every single day, it looks like a greasy, stringy mess. But I've read that its bad for your hair to wash it everyday, striping it of its natural nutrients. Oh the dilemma...

Soo, my friend Alisa read about this stuff in a magazine when we were all together in Vegas. As you can imagine, I was quite skeptical. BUT, we were staying in the Planet Hollywood Hotel where there just happens to be a Sephora. SO, I forked out the $11 for a little travel size of this stuff (sounds expensive, I know).
Turns out, it's FANTASTIC! Love love love it.

What it does:
Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo is the ultimate time saver—in a spray version. It refreshes, revives, and rejuvenates the hair in a matter of minutes—no water or blow-dryer required. It thoroughly and effectively soaks up oil, removes product buildup, and boosts volume. Just spray it on your roots like hairspray, let it dry, and brush it out. Hair looks, feels, and smells freshly shampooed with a clean, lemon verbena scent. Go ahead, hit snooze!

You can buy it at Sephora.com

Camping & The Rodeo

We went camping on Friday, which always makes for a good start to the weekend. Also, it was Brandi's first time. She was soo good, waay better than expected!

Erin and myself, cookin some hobo dinners

Sam

Almost a full moonSam and Austin

Erin and Sam
Austin and Myself
Cup'o morning joe
Our Little Family
Packing up

The girls were hiding in the grass. They didn't want to leave :)Pretty cool place to live

Then on Saturday night, we went to the Heber Rodeo. My first real rodeo! soooo fun