Sunday, January 22, 2023

10/10 CREAMY PASTA

 10/10 Creamy Pasta


I used angel hair noodles, cooking completely and set aside.

Chop fresh garlic cloves and a quarter of a yellow onion. 

Sautee in olive oil till brown, toss in some chopped cooked chicken, after a minute add in heavy whipping cream, ricotta cheese, sour cream and a little lemon juice, mixing well. 

Season with Nature's Own or a simple seasoning mix and parsley. 

Once mixed well, add in drained noodles, mix and enjoy!

This was a quick throw together past and one I'll be making again.

**I also used deboned rotisserie chicken to make it easier**


Let me know if you make this and what you think. I didn't measure anything, just chopped, poured and scooped lol.

Monday, June 27, 2022

Yummy Recipe


CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Dressing:
2 Cups Mayo
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
1 Tbsp Dijon
2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
2 Tbsp Relish
2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tsp Onion Powder
1 Tsp Salt
1Tsp Parsley
Dash Pepper

Mix:
1 Bell Pepper Chopped
1 Cup Chopped Carrots
1 Cucumber Pealed and Chopped
1.5 Cups Shredded Chicken (I used a rotisserie chicken)
.5 Cups Shredded Cheese
1 Box Bowtie Pasta (or any style) 

Mix dressing together and then add everything else. Enjoy Right away or later once cold.


Friday, April 8, 2022

Contentment

Are you content with where you are in life or are you trying to find more? 

Is it for a good reason or out of anger?


Recently Derick and I tried moving back to Louisville, KY and nothing went the way it should. Every door was closing in our faces and we still broke them open...that not how it should work. lol 

It's something that we believed to be best for us, but in a way I think it still was because we found out we had actually been happy where we were, we just couldn't see it. 

I recently went to a coffee shop to get a bible study done and as I got my pen out of my bible where I wasn't doing my study, one of my notes stood out to me;

"PONDER EVERY THOUGHT THAT MAY DISTURB CONTENTMENT"

That was written long before this move happened, we had even had some people tell us we should be content and we didn't listen. 

We are blessed! Last night we found out that Derick's childhood bestfriend and soon to be wife will be moving into the house in front of us and we are so excited! The Lord works in mysterious ways!

We are grateful even through this past weeks trials, in a way it brought us closer to each other and the Lord.

 For that we praise him.

 

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Life.

 How's life going for everyone?

For me life is going quite well, I now work at an amazing cafe/restaurant. We have a coffee bar, a bar bar lol, an amazing (clean food) kitchen which is gluten free that also pops out amazing pastries and on the go snacks that are vegan! The two amazing owners whom I get to work with everyday are some very special people! I have learned so much from them and am so grateful they took me, Native Kitchen is where I have needed to be for a very long time! The people, the environment, the customers, the food has all been so good to and for me. I'm not in a high stress environment like I have always been in, the customers are all so nice, patient and understanding.

I've even gotten to go to the gun range with my boss...how cool is she??

I get to photograph food everyday and it always posted for people to see, everyone loves it! I get to make charcuterie boards and they look great lol. And because of Native I've tried so many things I didn't think I would have tried, like all the different cheese and meet we put on the boards. Was just telling my boss that the other day too.

I've made so many new friends, so many people bring a smile to my face when they come in to Native!

We live in an actual house now, yes we are still renting, but it's a house! lol we just surpassed our year mark here and I finally bought some pictures for our walls and had Derick hang them for me...still looking for the perfect living room rug. You know those beautiful antique deigned ones? But I am looking for navy-ish blue and grey...why spend money on a rug for the time being just to have a rug? Why not wait till you find the ONE? lol I seem to do that with a lot of things, not find a place holder just to have something.

Ooh, since we moved here I finally decided I'm buying plants, I'm not just going to think about it. I did buy them...lots actually. I've had a bunch die too, buts thats what happens when you are still learning and are new, but I have some that are thriving, some propagations too. My grandma gave me a bunch this year too, one is a beautiful and big snake plant or a mother in law plant as some call it. When I went to Homegoods recently I found a cute and tall wicker basket that the plant fits down into and it's so cute!! 

Also when we moved here we traded in the beautiful Corolla (which I still miss sometimes) for a new Tacoma sport which would fit our needs here better. Being back near family we want to do more outdoors things, make camping easier, buy and use kayaks, be able to haul whatever we need instead of asking a bunch of people to borrow a truck lol

I really wanted to keep up the blog but when the only ones you see are the big blogs with thousands of followers that have the blog game figured out...then you feel inadequate.  I also didn't feel that I really had much to say, was living a normal life nothing fancy and would occasionally take a picture I wanted to post to here, even though it was already on other sites. It felt a bit different, more "speakable" in way, I don't know if that makes and sense. I wasn't just updating a status, I wanted to type things, but did they really matter, was the only person actually looking at my blog my mom...pretty much. But my mom is amazing and always want to hear and know what I think even if she kind of already heard it lol.

Tonight I just had the urge to type, nothing important, sometimes typing is just a good feeling. I have this laptop that just sits here, lonely and I see all these people who have a true need for theirs, whether it be school or their job. Just typing away and I want to be them lol just for the nice feeling of using it, wanting to take it to a coffee shop and type, but type what? My life is practically the same, day in and day out. Does anyone even care to read the monotony of the repetitive day?

This year, in 35 days, Derick and I will have been married 7 years! 

It's crazy that time has flew by like that but also gone so slow, just like the last two years of this pandemic...so many thoughts on that subject, so many thoughts that people condemn you for...I love you all, I want the best for you! One day the truth will come out, one day all this will be over, one day we will finally be in Heaven and will hopefully all be told "Well done, my good and faithful child".


Thanks for listening..until next time.








Thursday, July 25, 2019

Clouse Robert Owens

I Have a Nephew!!

Clouse Robert Owens was born July 15th around 2:30 pm at 7 pounds, 19.5 inches long.
He is the younger brother to Ginny Rose Owens who is now a little over 3 years old.


I'm so blessed that I was able to go down to Tennessee for a few days and spend time with the little man who is beyond perfect and to see the rest of the family. Hope (his mother) also let me take so many photos of him that it made my heart happy. 











This is just a few of the photos :) thought yall would like to see the handsome man!

                                                                              -STSL Victoria






Friday, May 24, 2019

Getting The Ball Rolling


Weight Loss Time

So before I got married almost 5 years ago I felt like I was at a decent weight/size, I was happy with the way I looked and I felt great...I was confident. When I got married that changed because of the stress, moving states, moving in with my in-laws and not having a job for a while. I didn't have the routine I was used to and I completely slacked off. I used to go for run/walks about three times a week if not more sometimes, I had been doing Insanity and could tell a change with that. Back then I wasn't working much and didn't have to truly adult lol. 
But fast forward to now and I've continued to let myself go, I don't eat much due to working almost daily and just not being hungry because I've been busy. (That's a part of why I don't lose weight) I don't drink much water because of the same reason for food...still not good excuses! Lately I've been wanting to get into a routine of eating and drinking water more,(I know it shouldn't have to be something I get into a routine with...) but I just haven't I guess had enough mind power...
Now working out...it's hard to want to get my body moving and running or lifting when I get off work because I'm so tired from doing so much walking from work. I'll get bursts of energy while I'm at work and be like hey, I wanna go for a run right now but...I'm in the middle of serving people and I can't do that lol, when I get off and get home I don't have that energy anymore. I know that I won't always have the motivation to go be active and run, that I'll just have to force myself knowing that in the end whether it be right after or a long ways done the road, I'll be much happier. I do have this amazing flat trail about a mile from our home that goes all the way around Louisville that I have daily access to. I've ridden my bike there a couple times and it's wonderful especially when the sun is about to go down behind the trees, it's the perfect temperature and there is usually a breeze. :)
One thing that has prevented me from wanting to get moving a lot is my right foot, I feel like there might be a small stress fracture because if I move my foot weird there is a bit of pain and yes I know I need to go get it checked out!! 
I know I need to definitely eat more fruits and veggies but come on, veggies aren't always that tasty...I have enjoyed making homemade chicken alfredo with spaghetti squash or homemade chicken fried rice but with frozen cauliflower rice(it's actually really good!) I need to look up a bunch of healthy Instant Pot recipes because that thing is so easy and quick!!

If anyone wants to message me randomly though out the day and be like hey! have you eaten anything good today? or hey! have you drunk 8oz of water in the last hour? I'm all game for that! Just a thought :) lol


                                                                -Victoria STSL



And here is a picture of my dog Buster because he is just so cute!!!!
I love his crazy hair! I can't say bed head even though he had just woken up from a nap because it always looks like that. lol











Thursday, May 23, 2019

What Should I Do?



Hi everyone!


Not really sure what to blog about anymore, I had originally wanted it to be all about photos and then enjoyed typing stuff out, but I'm not really sure what to post. Whether it be just my daily life or something else that interests ya'll...I would love to know. 
I could post more sermons that I enjoy, things from work, or random thoughts. I haven't done much photography lately because I've been working almost everyday, but when I do get the chance to get some more photos, I'd love to post them for ya'll to see. 




                                                                                                        -Victoria STSL