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Trader’s Village

September 29, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Started off the day with a green mimosa and a medi pedi. I went with two different shades of orange to channel my inner Halloween and fall.

Yummy Crawfish & Seafood | Katy, Texas | Mum & June

I met up with Mum and June at Yummy Crawfish & Seafood. My heart is happy. No crawfish but I’ve been moving on to snow crabs lately and their shrimp is always perfect. We took the sauce home to make more shrimps in. Yum!

I went home and relax because food coma then Ed came and picked me up. Everyone who knows me knows that I hate driving so I love when people come and pick me up.

We headed to Trader’s Village. They have a lot of stalls there but not much of things I’d want to buy. I picked out something for Emmy only because it was new. Other than that we mostly ate and drank fresh juices.

We stopped by for some Kung Fu Tea since our conversation started to get pretty deep. It’s crazy how long I’ve known him yet we both don’t see each other a lot. That’s what makes this friendship so easy.

It’s going to be a very busy week especially since my vacation is coming up. Flying to the field office Tuesday for work and flying to Arizona on Saturday for the Cousin Trip. Fingers crossed it’ll be a pretty simple week though.

Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music

September 28, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Yesterday morning while at work, I took the plunge and ordered the Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music fitness watch. I’ve been looking for over a year now and have been wanting one where I didn’t need to recharge.

I don’t need anything fancy but the ones that didn’t need to charge daily/weekly had horrible reviews so I finally decided on this one. Mostly because this upcoming weekend will be an adventure and I want to see how much walking I actually do.

It came super early this morning and I got to test it out all day. So far it’s great and the battery life is better than I thought. Tonight will be the real test when I go to bed and use the sleep function. Thankful for the $200 I got back doing Rally through work so that I only paid the amount of tax for it.

June drove Mum, Grandma, and I to dim sum. It’s been almost a year since I’ve had dim sum and it hit the spot. I went a little crazy and ordered a lot of food but we were all satisfied, especially Grandma.

We went home then June and I set out to the Xfinity store for our free bath towels, UPS to return things, DSW, Bed, Bath and Beyond, as well as Luggage and Leather. Going back to City Walk in Sugar Land brought back a lot of memories. I never thought I’d come back but when the boss sends you there to Luggage and Leather, you do not complain.

When I went to refill my gas, June and I went and got lottery tickets. I splurged on the big one because it’s been a long while. I haven’t scratched it yet but fingers crossed! I am hoping I remember to get a Christmas booklet one this year. Scruffy got one before and it seemed fun.

I’m pooped but trudging on. Currently making stencils for a baby shower. Knowing I’ll get a little dough from it helps me push on through as well as having the Hallmark Channel or Lifetime Channel playing in the background helps as well.

Smoosh | Katy, Texas

September 24, 2019 by Mellie Dee 2 Comments

Today I got to see my 3rd grader again. Not really sure why it’s called mentoring since I’m not really teaching her anything other than spending time with her. If anything I just call it volunteering. Regardless we had a good time with other second graders and their mentors walking around the school, coloring pages and playing Sorry all while they ate.

Work has been so busy that I didn’t have time to eat so I was lucky to be served fried rice when I arrived at Mallory’s. JJ had a big fit when we decided to leave the house he didn’t want Mallory to leave and for the first time he didn’t want me to leave. Usually he’ll kick and scream saying that I should go and mommy should stay.

We have plans to go somewhere in La Centerra for dessert but ended up at Smoosh. I love their bright blue wall. Mallory decided on vanilla ice cream sandwich with two different types of cookies with rainbow sprinkles. I opted for the churros and ube ice cream topped with rainbow sprinkles and mini M&M’s. Everything tasted pretty great except for the bummer of a stale churros. I still prefer Somi Somi then here though.

We went across the street to Hurts Donuts Company. I’ve been meaning to go here but never ventured out. I don’t think I have been missing out though because right when I walked in the sweetness punched me in the face. We didn’t end up getting … other than diabetes from the sweet, sugary air.

HMart | Katy, Texas | Male Enhancement Pills

We stopped by Mallory’s parents house for a quick hello before heading off to HMart so that she could by some necessities. We ended up finding male enhancement pills in the home aisle and can’t help but laugh when a man kept hovering around the same aisle.

I’m going to be sad when I move further away since it’s already a little tough to get together now. She said we’ll figure it out when the time comes and we’ll make it work and I laughed because she made it sound as if we were a couple doing long distance relationship.

Recipe | Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl

September 23, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

This is my own take on Chipotle’s burrito bowl. My family has had an Instant Pot for a while now but I never took the time to look up recipes or figure out how it works. I finally took a stab at it last week and I am blown away.

Depending on how fast you prep your food before cooking it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to 20 minutes and you’re done. And since it is not sitting there cooking for such a long time, the food doesn’t get as mushy nor does it lose its color like it would in a slow cooker.

I enjoyed this meal wrapped in a tortilla or on a chip for lunch. This is the perfect meal prep size as well and I’m excited to try new things in the Instant Pot in the near future. I raved about it so much that one of my coworkers ended up buying one before the week was over.

Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

20 minutes of prep and cook time combined for a quick and simple meal

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Instant Pot

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 lb Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 inch chunks
1 pkg taco seasoning, 1.25 oz
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
1 can corn kernels, drained, 15 oz
1 can back beans, drained and rinsed, 15 oz
1 cup salsa
1 can chopped green chilies, 4.5 oz
1 cup lomg grain rice
1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
2 Tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, chopped, optional

Preparations

In a 6 quart instant pot, gently mix together the chicken, taco seasoning and chicken broth.
Stir in the corn, black beans, salsa and green chilies.Stir in the corn, black beans, salsa and green chilies.
Add the rice on top. Do not stir it in.
Select manual setting and set pressure to high and the time for 10 minutes.
When cooking is finished quick release pressure and stir in cheese until melted.
Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro if desired.

Notes

Anything can be added in. I wanted more vegetables and had a small white onion and a package of button mushrooms. I diced the onion and sliced the mushrooms and added both to a pan with some butter and garlic. After that cooked down and the instant pot timer went off, I went and added that into the pot.

Hotsome Chicken Eatery & Desserts | Houston, Texas

September 21, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

June and I went shopping and didn’t buy much. We enjoyed the hours spent walking though since it feels like we somewhat worked out. I need to get a new fitness tracker again because I know I’m not getting enough walks.

Hotsome Chicken Eatery & Dessert | Houston, Texas

We got hungry and decided to try Hotsome Chicken. It’s been on my list for a while and my goodness, their fried chicken was fried perfectly along with their french fries. We craved noodles so we ordered some too but we will try out the Korean Noodle House right next door when we crave Korean noodles again.

We went and got groceries as well and grabbed some Starbucks. This is definitely way better than Chick-fil-A of course and if hit the craving though it was too strong for me.

Sissy reminded us of our free Chick-fil-A since the Astros hit the sign. Who the heck is Mossa? They obviously knew it was wrong since they typed red t-shirt. Haha too funny. June and I snagged ours and headed home for relaxation.

My head has been hurting the last few days so I haven’t been up to do much. Help!