What a Sweet Treat!!

Months and months ago, I saw this recipe. On Scarlett's blog. It sounded so delicious. But I definitely didn't have the skills, or confidence to make cinnamon rolls. Heck no!! Well, unless you count the ones from the tube. Yeah, me and them are BBFs!!

I happened to mention this to a friend of mine. Who just so happens to be an amazing baker and cook. Chiquitita offered to help me out. We headed to another friend's house. Who has a HUGE kitchen. And we got our bake on!!

We started them one night, after our regular "after church dinner." Left the rolls to rise. And set a time, to meet the next morning. The next morning, we were baking up the most amazing rolls ever!! They were so yummy. :)

That was a few weeks ago. On Friday, Ignacio and I were trying to recover. You know, from Thanksgiving. And lots of holiday shopping. We were also packing for our trip to Texas. That meant Friday was a nice and lazy day. Ignacio didn't have to work. We didn't want to fight the crowds, at the stores. We just wanted to be lazy.

And well, guess what I had done on Thursday night. After stuffing our bellies all day!! Made up a batch of these babies. While Ignacio was looking for something to watch on TV. Honestly, I think he was in a food coma!! :)

On Friday morning, I put a pan in the oven. And crossed my fingers. The entire house smelled amazing!! Ignacio was in shock. You know, since I all of a sudden whipped up a batch of homemade cinnamon rolls. To be honest, I shocked myself too!! Don't tell anyone, we spent the day in our pjs. Then ate an entire pan of cinnamon rolls. It was a good Friday!!

Tastes Like Fall :)

I've said this a million times, I'm not a cook. Not a good one anyways. I try. And try hard. But I think this is going to be a long process. But I'm trying. And if you've noticed lately, in my "Favorite Blog List," I've added a ton of cooking blogs. I need some help. And a little inspiration.

While searching through Cooking Classy, I noticed this simple little dip. And it sounded delish!! Did I mention, easy peasy. Yes, it's something that I could definitely handle. :) Now just look at how yummy this picture is!!

I've also mentioned a few hundred times, that we meet our "Mariachi Family," every Tuesday and Thursday. There are only a handful of us, that live here. In the "big city." Everyone else, lives about 45 minutes away. And our church, is actually about an hour from our home. But it's a nice little deal, that we have going on. Church, great friends, and a yummy dinner. :)

Mems always, and I mean ALWAYS, cooks dinner for us. And it's always so yummy! We leave with bellies full. And hearts overflowing. :) And while Mems does all the cooking, all the time, others bring treats too. Chiquitita is well known for her cupcakes. They are little bites of Heaven!! Oh my!!

I've decided to try and contribute something this week. I'm going to make a double batch of this pumpkin pie dip. For tomorrow. I might even make some on Wednesday. We're having a family dinner at my abuelitos' house. Yay, this is the first time, that I feel really confident about something I've made. Even if it's a simple recipe.

Inspired to Cook

I'm sure by now, you know I don't know how to cook. Well, not well. And not many things. I'm sure Ignacio is sick of enchiladas. It's my one good, go-to dish. Yum! But having it 3 or 4 times a week, not the best.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are all handled. We go to church with our friends. And have dinner with them. :) Usually, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights Ignacio is on his own. He's working. And being a musician, has a really good "kick back." They get free food all the time! Yes, they go play for a wedding or party. Then they eat. Me? I have cereal. :)

Did you catch on there? Pretty much, 5 days a week I don't have to worry about dinner. But those other 2 days.....we eat enchiladas. I need to branch out. I need to learn how to cook something. It just hit me Saturday. Because my other "speciality" is spaghetti. I boil the noodles, and warm up a jar of sauce. If I'm feeling really fancy, I'll add in some hamburger meat to the sauce.

Um, Ignacio is not a big fan of my spaghetti. But he is a big fan of pasta. I need to step up my game. Because eventually, I'm going to have to be a good wife. And you know, cook. :) I headed over to Scarlett's blog. And I found this recipe. She must have been reading my mind!!

Any kind of pasta carbonara, is Ignacio's favorite!! One, I never thought I could make something like this. Two, I shocked myself. Three, it really was easy to make. Four, Ignacio loved it!! Bonus, that's not my picture. It's Scarlett's. Because I was so excited about my cooking success, finding a phone to take a picture, didn't even cross my mind!! :)

Why yes, I made this for dinner. Last night. Ignacio had a gig. Actually he had a bunch of gigs. But between them, I convinced him to come home. We had this, and a salad. From a bag. :) But it was delicious!! Who knows, I might just start making dinner more often.

Please Teach Me!!

I've been wearing makeup for years now. Nothing too complicated. Nothing too extravagant. Nothing too fabulous. I've always wanted to learn how to do "more complicated" makeup. But where do you learn?

There are just some women, that know how to do such things. They make magic, out of their makeup. Me? Not so much. I throw on some lipstick, sweep on some eyeshadow. Once in a while, I'll pull out blush. My one "go-to" makeup item is mascara. It's the one thing, that I'm really good at. Heck, I've got to ask someone to help me pick the right foundation color.

Don't ask me to do my own eyebrows. Or put on eyeliner. Dear me, oh my!! Eyeliner and I, are enemies. Not even frenemies. We are enemies!! I don't know how to apply it. And honestly, it's just a disaster. All. The. TIME!! Let's not even talk about putting a pointy item, near your eye!!

Then I go on these little kicks. I watch a ton of beauty videos on YouTube. Look through a bunch of beauty blogs. Eventually, I land on Pinterest. Drooling over pins like this.....

How do they do it? Practice? Because boy, I practice. If I spend 45 minutes, I can get the eyeshadow to halfway look like this. My eyelashes always look full. It's the one thing I know how to do. Slap on 3 coats of mascara. My eyebrows, well I pay to have those babies done. And they look good.

But that eyeliner. I just can't get the hang of it. My lines are wobbly, uneven, and crooked. One eye has a thick line. The other, has a gap between my eyeliner and eyelashes. :( Why can't I do this? Oh, let's not even get started on "tight lining." Or lining my bottom lashes. All these things, make me look like a raccoon. Or like my little nephew did my makeup.....

Does anyone have tips and tricks? Is there a specific YouTuber that I should be watching? A place I can go to learn. Or even a product that I should be using? Yes, I'm asking you. And you!! Please help a girl out. I'd love to recreate something like this. :)