Suppertime: Duck Edition

I'm up for trying new things and with Tyler hunting ducks and pheasants now I needed to find some new recipes to try. Last nights menu was duck and ranch potatoes. 

For the duck we cute them into smaller cubed pieces and marinated them in BBQ sauce. We took bacon and cut them on half and wrapped the marinated duck in the strips and cooked them on the stove until the meat was done. Served with some BBQ sauce and it actually wasn't too bad!

In case I didn't care for the duck I made lots of ranch potatoes. Super easy to make and so much flavor! Cut the potatoes into fourths and put in a glass bowl or pan. Add a little oil at the bottom and microwave for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes take out and stir in half a pack of the dry ranch dip seasoning. Then stick back in the oven for another 10 minutes or until they become soft. 

If anyone else has another recipe for duck let me know! Hopefully we will have a pheasant soon so I can cook that too! 

Until next time... 

Favorite Pins from the Week

Since Pinterest was a "thing" I've been on it. Everyday. I'm not sure how I would pass the time if I didn't pin! So this week I thought I would share some of my favorite Pins from the week, and who knows, maybe this will turn into a weekly thing! 

Lately, with the house, I've been pinning all sorts of fall decor to decorate my house with and I think that I have been inspired!

This Pin is actually almost the same as my front entry. Well, theirs is obviously much cuter, but I did the best with what I had. (P.S. The 'thanks' string art is available for purchase on my etsy shop)

Another spot that got a fall makeover was my front door and outside the house. Inspired by this Pin I would say the front of the house turned out pretty cute!

And with these colors right outside my door, everything is tied so well together!

From home decor to fall cooking. Being blessed with buying a house with THREE apple trees (one being a honey crisp), they have been a focus of baking. 

One thing I haven't tried, but will soon be baking are my cousin, Desirée's Apple Cinnamon Banana Nut Mini Muffins. It's a mouthful, but they sound mouthwatering! Here's the recipe for these kid approved breakfast muffins. 

One of my favorite desserts are caramel stuffed Rice Krispie treats and I finally decided to try my hand at baking them myself and they were so easy! Here is the Pin with the recipe from Cookies and Cups that I followed. 

 All the ingredients that were needed for this amazing gooey dessert. I could eat a pan a day! I would recommend bringing them to your next event or get together. 

One last topic: Hair styles. With my braces coming off on Monday, I thought it was time to change everything up with a new cut and color. I mean after 2 years of braces and 2 jaw surgeries I thought I would be allowed to treat myself! So here are some options I've been considering:

Cut and Color

Thinking I'm going to go darker and shorter for the upcoming fall and winter seasons. I always enjoy a fresh new look! 

Those are my top pins of the week. Stop by next week and hopefully I will have some more!

Until next time... 

It's Wednesday

Which means wine. Always. 

The regulars.

We are so photogenic. 

Things will get loud, things will get crazy, but it is exactly what I need to break up my week. Wouldn't want to spend my Wednesday's any other day. 

Until next time...

Another Weekend Adventure

Another weekend has past and yet another one that we were away from home. As if we don't spend enough time running on the week days we must spend our weekends like that too. 

Saturday:

My C Squad team crushing it in their last tournament of the season. 1st Place in silver bracket. Only lost 1 close game to Marshall.

Going right from one volleyball to the next. U of M volleyball game, in which they also totally crushed Rutgers. 

Sunday Football Funday

Ever since I started dating Tyler we have gone to a Vikings game every year. So why would this year be any different? Oh yeah, now they play outside. No thanks to the cold and wind! Despite the terrible performance of the Vikings, it was a beautiful day out! 

Now on to another busy week of volleyball and life. 

Until next time...