new recipes tried and our newest love!

My sister son cant tolerate milk so she buys Almond milk.  I remember seeing some pins on pinterest about making your own.  So I decided I would try this baby out!!  So I have had my first glass...my verdict.  Well Its not something I will drink drink, I cant seem to get all the almonds out of it, its so fine that im not catching it all and its not a smooth drink.  BUT I will definitely eat a bowl of cereal with this and maybe even use it with smoothies.


I hav also been working on this natural cleaning solution.  Just orange peel and vinegar.  But it has to sit for two weeks.  It works great and smells amazing!!

I have tried lots of new recipes this week.  Although I didnt snap pictures.  I tried out Collard green soup.  Well I am not sure that I will make this for myself.  I'd rather have them in a salad.  I also made this tomato salad that has a bloody mary taste.  It really taste like it too (ok per the Husband) I am not sure ill make that again either.  Just is missing something.  IDK maybe needs avocados or something.   Then I tried this cucumber salad.  I am not sure I will make this either!  It was good but not excellent.  Like I would try looking for other peoples recipes but this one I tried just wasnt I have to have again.  I am gonna try to make a ratatouille tonight or tomorrow.  Just because I sooo wanna try this!  So far the only thing that I will definitely make again is Tortilla Soup.  My husband can eat this for a month straight!  This recipe come from my mother in law.  It was soo darn good.  Like it makes your nose run a bit at first but after eating half a bowl you get use to it.  Someone use to tell me that is how you know its good!!  Man just looking at this picture makes me wanna another bowl...which would require making another batch!  So glad that my MIL gave me this recipe!

So besides all the food talk, we have yet added to our family.  I use to have a Lab and he was stolen from me.  The most pain in the butt dog but I love him!  I have wanted another Lab pup for awhile.  I have had many dogs and well I am a bad dog person.  Like I see I want but once I have I just dont keep up with them.  I have thought maybe I just needed a small inside dog.  But shortly realized that wasnt the answer.  I am just not the mothering type to dogs and there is where E comes in.  He feeds and cleans dog mess...haha I am good with offering love.  So we have had for almost 2 weeks our newest family member Tess!  She is the most playful dog I have ever had.  She chases leaves, gets your toes and socks and does the whole tug a war.  She will make number 1 messes but 99 percent of the time its on her pee pad.  She will cry to let us know when its number 2 time so no messes in the house with that...which is totally awesome!!  Diesel likes her too.  One of the main reasons for getting her is for him to have someone to play with.  Of course he definitely doesnt want us to know she likes her.  The only time he plays with her is when we arent in the same room!!