We’ve been so busy lately that we decided to spend a night at home. After a long work week, it’s nice to spend an evening relaxing. We made dinner, watched a movie, and went to bed early.
For dinner, Joe made Stir Fry. It was amazing. Since we first eat with our eyes, we wanted to make it really colorful and beautiful. We chopped up red onion, a yellow bell pepper, a red bell pepper, and some broccoli. Everything got sautéed and then steamed. We love chicken so that is the meat we chose, but you could certainly use steak, shrimp, or pork and it would taste just as awesome. After everything was cooked, we added the rice. Alissa cooked the rice in chicken broth to add extra flavor! When it was all mixed together it was seasoned with garlic, ginger, pepper, and a pinch of salt. To top it off, we simmered it with a sauce made from soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic. The whole process only took about 45 minutes, although it felt much faster because we did it together.
When it was all done it looked great and tasted even better. We both went back for seconds. It’s going to make great leftovers for tomorrow.
The rest of the evening was just as relaxing as we had planned. We watched the movie and Alissa fell asleep half way through.

The Holidays and New Years

The holiday season is over and we are back! This was our first Christmas together. It was really hectic but it was super fun. There was that whole issue of “where we were going to spend Christmas” that a lot of couples probably have but it all worked out. For New Years, we visited our friend’s lake house in The Poconos. It was sort of like a mini vacation and it was great. We got to relax and hang out with a lot of awesome people. As you can probably tell, it has been a chaotic month or so. That is why we haven’t posted in a very long time. Now that the new year is starting we hope to keep the posts coming.