**UPDATE: It appears I have once again put the wrong recipe up for my queso dip. I did start with Pioneer Woman’s queso. Then I printed Her Chile Con Queso Revved Up recipe. But in the end I made it up as I went along. See below for the actual recipe.**

So I’ve been putting together my super bowl menu. It’s my excuse to cook a bunch of stuff I never make and an excuse to spend a day in my kitchen instead of having to be out “doing things”. Yes, it’s true, I’m not a fan of doing things. I know you’re all shocked. Okay, maybe not. In fact, I realize, no one who knows me is shocked. You’re all smacking your forehead and yelling duh at the screen. Sorry. Don’t hit yourself too hard.

So, the menu, what you’ve all been waiting for…

Pioneer Woman’s Italian Beef Drip

Chris Jordan’s Hummus

Homemade Salsa

Homemade Guacamole

Chili – a complete amalgamation of recipes

Chile Con Queso by me:
16 ounces Velveeta
12 ounces Monterey Jack shredded
1 can Rotel
1 pkg. Chorizo unskinned and browned
1/2 yellow onion
1 small can Chopped Green Chilies
Brown meat and onions then add everything else into the pan. Stir it until all the cheese is melted then put it in a crock pot on low and let it sit for a couple hours.

And my newest invention – Football buckeyes

Behold:

Anyone want to come over for dinner and football?

So I’m finding I really enjoy light, white, pink flowers, glass and cast iron accents. This is what is gleaned so far from pinterest. Never realized I liked white so much. Too bad I have all those dirty boys to house or I could try living like that a bit.

In other news, no takers of our house. Seems people don’t even want to come look at it.

And if you’d like to know how my weekend is to begin, not with my pj’s, a glass of wine and bad, canceled tv shows via netflix streaming. No, it’s me racing home to take a certain 12 y/o to have his wrist x-rayed. In a snowboard accident last night he injured his wrist and although I thought it was just a strain – “Ice! Advil! Rest!” – the school nurse seems to think it warrants an x-ray. She even filled out a bunch of paperwork to PAY for the x-ray since it happened on a school sponsored trip. The doctor’s office also feels confident enough that it is necessary to not warrant an appointment with them first. So I’m once again a neglectful parent for downplaying the whole incident.

This is a fabulous site for putting together a sort of virtual mood board, or inspiration board or whatever you want to call it. I’m using it to post things that inspire me, things that I find beautiful etc. I’m hoping that at some point I’ll be able to see a pattern and it may help me to decorate my house. You know, whichever house we end up in.

So my gas light is on, the roads are terrible and my cell battery was dead. I’m amazed I made it to work this morning.

Please send good house selling vibes. Our house is being shown at 12:30 EST today.

Thank you.