Quick Update and Ice Cream Cupcakes!!!

Phew we have been busy here at the Bright household. Can you believe hubby only has three weeks in the academy left? It feels like just yesterday we were starting out on this completely unfamiliar path and now it is almost at its end. I guess time really does fly when you are having fun (err something like that.) We are both really excited and a little nervous about this next step but it has been a long time coming and it is such an exciting new journey.

At any rate, with the end in sight we have been busy prepping ourselves for the impending 24 hour shifts. Since we aren't going to be seeing each other as much we have been trying to squeeze in as much time together as we can until then. That means less cooking and crafting but some invaluable togetherness I wouldn't exchange for anything.

Though I did find some time to whip up some AMAZING cake batter ice cream cupcakes for my co-workers birthday on Friday. 

 

BBQ Pulled Pork Mac N' Cheese

If that title does not have you drooling you may want to check your pulse because you might be dead. Seriously, I am drooling just thinking about it. Cheesy delicious baked mac 'n cheese is a thing of beauty all on its own. So is smoky tangy bbq pulled pork. Put the two together? Well that's just magic. This recipe takes a little while (we usually start the pork Saturday night and make the rest for Sunday dinner) but it is well worth the effort. Marinate the pork overnight then slap it in the crockpot in the morning. By dinner time you will have comfort food to die for.

 

 

Cracked Pepper Cheddar Bacon Biscuits

Yesterday Hubby and I spent the day shopping in Annapolis. We went to the Amish market and perused all of their Easter chocolates and candies. Then we headed to a nearby shopping center and picked up a few books for myself and some video games for Hubs. Finally we ended up at our favorite organic grocery store for some goodies. While we were picking out what to make for the week we ran across these frozen biscuits that sounded amazing. They were peppered bacon biscuits with cheddar and they looked to die for. But at $30 for a box of eight there was no way I was going to get them. A simple peek at the ingredients though, and I was pretty sure I could make them at home. Hence, these babies came about: