Yummy Recipes

Hey friends! I've mentioned before that I'm not the greatest cook, but it's been so fun finding new recipes to try. Some are definitely a hit or miss, but I just wanted to share two recipes that I tried and absolutely loved! I guarantee that you'll love them too!

This first dish is a well known Tawinese beef noodle soup. Goodness, the meat was so tender and the texture of the noodles was so so good! I'm drooling thinking about this again. I used two different recipes and combined them together. The ingredients weren't that different from each other, but the two websites cooked it a little bit differently. Again, I kind of combined the two different cooking styles and it turned out fine. I would say, use your best discretion and do what you feel comfortable with.

These are the two websites that I got the recipe from.

1. Tasty

2. The Wok of Life

The second website said to use 16 cups of water. Those 16 cups served my family of four for two meals. If you're cooking for a family of 2 I would probably cut this recipe in half. If not, I would freeze the leftover broth and eat it again another night. The second website also gives you links on what kind of ingredients to get, supper helpful! They say to use any noodle of your choice and I decided to use the plain noodle (thin) from the Twin Marquis brand and they were so bomb! Next time, I want to try the thick flat noodles. For me, I also added a little more salt to my broth. If the broth is not as salty as you would like, just add some more until it gives you the flavor that you want.

The second dish is a creamy tomato pasta. It looks really simple, but it has become one of my favorite pasta dishes! Chu loves this dish too. I found this on Pinterest and it requires an instant pot (so in love with the instant pot), but I also think that you can work around that if you don't have one. So thankful for Pinterest because they have so many yummy recipes on there. This recipe really doesn't require too much work and it can be done within 30 minutes.

1. Pinterest

The recipe doesn't require any meat, but I cook some chicken breast in there and it totally completes it. I just love meat and chicken goes well with it. If you like shrimp then I think it would also be fine.

Well, please let me know know if you try them!

August highlights

In a blink of eye, August is already gone and done with. We're stepping into September and fall is around the corner. I'm always so amazed at how fast time flies, but I'm not complaining because I love the fall season! August was filled with some sweet moments so I just wanted to share them with you all.

+ Double Date

This seemed so long ago, but we loved our double date with this sweet couple. It was nice to go out and play disk golf together. It took us a whole month to plan and find time, but we made it happen, ha. I feel like doing something active is a great way to get to know people. You can break the ice by embarrassing yourself and having a good laugh together. It was a real chill morning.

+ Birthday Celebration

Took our mom out to eat for her birthday and you can never go wrong with Korean BBQ. Chu and I are thankful for the quality time that we have with our parents. I feel like most of the pictures that I have of them are of us eating out. We sure love to eat out when we can.

+ Vincent

Another brother is now a college student! They grow up so fast, but it's so hard to treat them like an adult too. I'm so thrilled for him though and I hope he'll make some amazing memories while also being faithful to the call that God has for him.

+ Dad

At first my parents weren't planning to come and drop off my brother, but my dad ended up coming. I'm not surprised though because I know it gives them a peace of mind when they drop off their children. We got to spend a couple days together driving around gathering things for Vincent. I wish my mom would've been able to come too, but I'll take whatever I can get during this pandemic. It's always heartbreaking seeing him leave though. 

+ Reunions

Mx came to visit GA and this was such a blessing from God! It was so short, but I'm so thankful we got to catch up, reminisce, and laugh together over lunch. I also got to meet baby Roman for the first time and y'all, there are nnoooo words. The moment he saw me he walked up to me with a smile and wanted me to hold him. Ugh, my heart! He is so lovable!

+ Officially Certified

Y'all, this month I finally took my GACE exams and passed! There's such a long story to this, but I'll keep it short. I reapplied for my teaching certificate and I got it! I'm now a certified teacher! This has been a mountain that I've been trying to conquer for a couple of years so I celebrate this victory proudly and along with everyone who walked this journey with me. A big shout out to my husband, my support team and forever praise and glory to God for His goodness to me.