Pizza A La Katie

Things I am thinking about
1) Living alone is dangerous when you have no self control with your own diet. No one will stop me, look at me funny, work out and make me feel bad or even know - if I decide to eat...ALOT. No one will know. And that is dangerous.
2) I have a headache. All. The. Time.
3) I need to not be in school. So I can focus on me. What makes me happy. What makes me feel good. Without having ANYTHING hanging over my head. Approximately 2.5 weeks till I am free from the guilty, stressful, worrying world of school.

This is what I ate on Friday Night. Pizza a la Katie
I love...
1) chef boy r d pizza
2) Seasoned sauce

 3) Sauteed Onions Mushrooms and garlic
 
4) Pepperoni, green pepper, no olives yuck, and lots of cheese

 5) 312 - yum 

 6) Fire

 7) OMG So good

Then 

On Saturday

I went to Cleveland

 Notice me trying to not look like I have been drinking...wide eyes...happens. I'm old enough.

 Yes that's right I went to the House of Blues in Cleveland. I feel so cool and edgy. Cool people go to Cleveland. Cool people go to house of blues. That night I was a cool people.

 Extra cool. We saw Gaelic Storm. I wish I was Irish. They are happy friendly people.

The fiddle player was by far the coolest. I was mesmerized. I wish I was good at something like that. 

Then on Sunday. I came home. 

I cleaned up my apartment. Did laundry. Made 5 ingredient soup. 

 Added cheese and sour cream. Unncessary ingredients. But quite tasty.

Then I made Donut Muffins. I pinned them to pinterest so you can get the recipe from there. 

Speaking from experience. They taste more like donuts the second day. I don't know why. 

My headache ensues. 

Its time for me to go.

Thanks for reading

Ktbug

February

Happy February!
I can't believe its been so long since I blogged. A LOT has happened since my last post.

First - I had a birthday!

We celebrated with Dewey's pizza (same thing as last year) nom nom nom

Green Lantern 

Great beer and even better pizza. Green lantern is my absolute favorite - pesto and red sauce and goat cheese are the most notable ingredients.

Bronx bomber

Something - Winter White Ale 

I also moved from my quaint little apartment. No more apartment B5.

Hello double the square feet, and a craft room, and a walk in closet, and balcony, and just way more space in general. Once I get it all put together there will be pictures to follow, its kinda a mess right now. 

The newest edition to my furniture collections are this adorable day bed. You can fold down the sides in all different ways and it makes a perfect edition to my craft room. 

 For my birthday Alex got me all the stuff I need for fire. The poker sticks, the holder, the screen the wood and fire starters. Its so much fun having your own fireplace, it feels so homey.

 Pardon the computer and the socks. But notice my new table! Its so pretty. It has a leaf. I never had a leaf before.

So far I think boomer likes it. He lays around just as much as before, for dogs I think that is a good sign.

Well it seems I have run out of things to say as I have been staring both aimlessly and intently at the television for like 15 minutes.

Thanks for reading blog
Katie Lozier

I Love Weekends

Is there anything better than a weekend. Nothing is better than a whole two days (three if your luck) to do whatever you want! Working professionally really makes you appreciate you own special time to do you own thing. I think my boss is hinting at me doing more work and training on my own time. I think about work enough as it is, and I need my weekends to refresh.  

This weekend that is what I did. It was so much fun. First I made this tasty dish. From my light cooking book. It contains Spaghetti, Cherry Tomatoes, Shrimp, Onion, Garlic, Pesto and shaved real Parmesan. Nom Nom Nom. I ate it all. :-) 

Then Alex and I went and saw Sherlock Holmes. Loved it! Super fun movie. Its so funny and exciting. Just something that makes you feel good.

The next morning Alex had to leave early to go this volunteer tax thing he is doing. After walking the dog I went back to bed...and slept till 11:30! Who knew I was so tired. After lounging around, and doing my workout video I made a Katie Classic.

Below you will see the Katie Burrito. Yum. There are lots of ways to vary it. At min you need a tortilla shell, re fried beans and some salsa. It is obviously improved by cheese (i used fat free this time), and avocado slices but pre made guacamole is much better, some sliced tomatoes to top it. Roll it up. See it explode out the sides. Nom Nom Nom.

Saturday evening we went to visit Alex's sister in Beavercreek. Their kids school was having a fundraiser for the adults - Beer Tasting. It was so much fun. You walk in give them you tickets and they put a pink X on your hand. You hang your coat in the coat area and the gym is decorated with low lighting and playing music. Hello...very reminiscent of middle school dance aye? It was super fun anyways.

There was even a 50/50 raffle. They were raffling off three prize baskets and half the ticket proceeds. As I am sure you guess from the photo, I WON. Alex and Dusty (his sister's husband) were joking when the tickets started to be called how funny it would be if I won a very parent specific prize. Luckily this basket was full or beer labeled glasses, beer openers, beer bumber stickers and beer t shirts. Super cool! I am so excited.


Next I am going to break my cardinal rule or blog. Post a picture of me and boyfriend Alex. It was such a cute picture I wanted to post it. We haven't been taking photos lately so its nice to have a new one. 

The next thing I am going to show you is from my new past time. Pinterest. Click here to see my posts. This tasty dish below is something I saw. Call it what you want but its definitely in the Mexican food family to me, Mexican cream cheese chicken perhaps. Super yummy. It starts like this...contains cream cheese, chicken, salsa, black beans, and corn.

Then it looks like this. I served it over brown rice. Super yummy. Next time I think I will add more of something. More veggies perhaps? Peppers and onions? Either way it turned out great. And thickens if you let is set.

I will leave you with these parting thoughts. Motivational Quotes when your feeling down. These were my favorites. 

Wayne Dyer...

"How people treat you is their Karma. How you react is yours"

Jim Rohn...

"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present"

Mike Ditka...

"Success isn't permanent, and failure isn't fatal"

Albert Einstein...

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"

Erica Jong...

"Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads"

Ralph Waldo Emerson...

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment"

Carrot Pumpkin Soup

Sunday's are nice. 

I walked the dog. Did my workout video. Put some twirls in my hair following the advice of this new blog my friend showed me. Now my hair is light and bouncy and fun. 

In an effort to procrastinate my homework and wait for them to load I decided to make soup. I am trying to be efficient. So I decided I needed to use up the rest of the pumpkin and the few carrots I had left from my goulash and make soup. I searched in the tasty kitchen and found this recipe Carrot, Ginger and Pumpkin Soup. I don't have real ginger but I do have powder ginger.

FYI - I don't measure. I am a mix and match type of cook. 

I adapted the recipe as I went. First I started with onion and garlic. I love onion and garlic. I cooked it for about 5 minutes. Oh yea there is some olive oil in there. 

 Then I chopped up my carrots.

 I got out the pumpkin.

I mixed them all in the pot and tasted the broth (3 cups - half chicken broth half water). Seemed bland to me. I am trying to stop consuming so much salt so I will stop feeling so fat. Unfortunately my palate craves salt in my food. So I tried my best to season it otherwise.
I threw in various amounts of seasoning including: paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt free original blend, thyme, salt.

 Then I got nervous that it was too broth-y. I kinda like my soups thicker. So I decided to add some protein. Shrimp sauteed with olive oil, paprika, cayenne pepper, and garlic.

 Once I purreed the soup it really thickened up which was great. I added the shrimp and topped with some Parmesan. Turned out pretty good and used ingredients I already had. I have enough leftover for tomorrow as well.

Restaurant Week and Pumpkin Cupcakes

Finding a way to write and post this blog has been like pulling teeth. My internet sucks so bad. I can't wait until I move. I may have to pay for it but at least then it will work consistently. This drives me crazy. 

   Well I have been having a wonderful weekend. It started out on a excellent note. First I solved the cold draft  problem with that saran wrap your window thing. Did it all by myself. I was proud. Boomer was impressed. 

    Then I got to go out for restaurant week. Alex is in Pittsburgh for a "Bro" weekend with a bunch of friends visiting his friend pat. Since that left me dateless for the weekend my good Friend Jackie stepped in. Jackie and I joined Jessa and her boyfriend and another couple they are friends with for a Fantastic Meal. 

    Let me paint you a picture. ;-) 

Price Fix 3 course menu, lots of red wine, and good company. We laughed so much. Jessa's boyfirend Ryan is easy to tease and is nice enough to play along. He also graciously paid for the wine for the evening - Thanks Again Ryan! 

The Full Menu Options can be found here

Course #1

Sauteed Brussels Sprouts - with vidalia onions, almonds, and carrots in Dijon Gastrique

OMG this was AMAZING. Ate it all the. Waitress made fun of me for cleaning the plate with my bread. 

I also got to taste the sun choke soup. It had a great smokey flavor at the bottom of the bite. Idk how else to say it. 

Course #2

Pan Roasted 8 oz New York Strip - with Idaho Potato and Gorgonzola croquette, green beans, peppercorn reduction, and port wine roasted shallot compound butter. 

OMG this was AMAZING. Ate it all the. Waitress made fun of me again. 

 Course #3
Lemon Gingersnap Tart - Lemon custard tart with gingersnap cookie crust, fresh berries, whipped cream , and passion fruit sauce

Really the meal was so good this light dessert rounded out well for me. 

Since there was freezing rain last night, Jackie stayed at my place so she didn't have to drive home in it. It was fun having her around - we used to be roommates FYI. We had a great chat in the morning, just like the old days. And Boomer liked having her here, he loves her. Its noticeable. 

After spending a glorious Saturday relaxing. Napping. I decided to do a little baking tonight. I recently discovered this blog dessert for two. Recipes paired down to only make enough for two. Love it! So this only made 4 cupcakes. Which is great. They won't be hanging around for two long and it was fun. 

Dessert for Two

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Chai Buttercream

Step 1 - Dry Ingredients

Step 2 - Wet Ingredients

Step 3 - Whisking

Step 4 - Not Pictured...combine wet and dry ingredients and whisk some more

Step 5 - Put them in the cupcake tray. It makes only 4. Which is awesome. Cause I don't need over a dozen just hanging around.

Step 6 - Bake...mine tool about 26 minutes

Step 7 - Steep a bag of Chai Tea with 2 Tbls hot water.

Step 8 - Beat butter and powder sugar. I sorta made a mess.

 Step 9 - Add the chai tea and continue to beat

 Step 10 - Let the cupcakes cool

Step 11 - Frost

Step 12 - Consume. I looked it up. Approximately 420 calories and 11 grams of fat. Give or take.

Well thanks for reading.
Ktbug