Cake Pops?

So this week was an interesting one indeed, and you all thought I wouldn't post.

Wrong.

I am doing this goal, I am keeping up with it! This week was filled with me nannying and now Matt getting a new job out of nowhere and he loves it. [I am now married to a painter] So his hours are not bad, and it is flexible because he lets Matt take off so he can do his homework.

Well in between all of that, we spent 9 hours out all day on the boat for the first time this summer! Just because Matt hasn't gotten Saturday's off this summer yet we were finally able to do that!

Downside.

I am pretty sure I either got sun poisoning, or just really really bad sun burn.

I felt like that this whole weekend, and Matt being the great husband he was, was reapplying aloe vera, helping me with just little things you don't think about because I have never been burnt this bad! Matt was making fun of me because he kept on asking me, "You have never been burnt this bad? Ever?" Ummm yea, no I would have remembered and be better with my sunscreen! But he was so helpful and it is getting better and soon I can cuddle with him.

Well this week was a lot harder to cook dinner because I had long hours nannying this week but I managed to put in my two cents, for today as I made cake pops for the first time!

I got a cake pop pan from bed bath and beyond with one of our wedding gift cards! It was one of our splurge items and I decided to use it today! First of all I tried to do my research and see what would be the best way to cook these things, and the ingredients you use.

So here is the end result.

That was all that was left, and I am not sure if it was because everyone was super hungry... or they liked it, I got mixed reviews. First off I know they do not look too pretty and it was my first time making it, annnnnd I forgot about the sprinkles! 

I Know, How Dare I Forget The Sprinkles...

Cake Pops [Recipe I used, and because I have the pan I didn't make them into balls]

1 Cake Mix [Whatever you desire, Matt wanted funfetti so that is what I used]

4 eggs

1/2 cup water [not milk]

1 Pudding Mix [Whatever you want]

1 bag of chocolate chips [I used milk chocolate]

Sprinkles [if you so desire]

This is my added addition 

1 icing mix

1. Make cake batter with one standard box of cake mix, follow the instructions on how to make the cake on the box EXCEPT, no milk and add one more egg. Also when adding water instead of milk use half of the amount it asks for. Then add the pudding mix to make the cake denser for a nice effect. Mix all ingredients together until smooth.

2. You spray the top and bottom of the cake pop pan, and then place the cake mix on the bottom portion of the tray. Then place the top portion over it and into the oven at 350 degrees, for 25-30 minutes. [I did mine for 22 minutes]

Then it is all suppose to be fine and dandy when you take them out, let them sit for 10 minutes and melt the chocolate and serve.

Well here is the reality people. 

I am not a pro, and so when it told me to dip the tip of the stick into the melted chocolate and then stabbed through the hole of the cake pop so it acts as a "glue" so when it dries and you add the melted chocolate it is easier. They are so wrong [at least for me]

First of all they were not sticking to the little stick they had given me, and even after I put them in the fridge to cool them down and harden it did not work the chocolate was too dense and sticky it usually took them off the stick anyway!

Added Bonus: My family the ones that said they liked it, added this 2 cents to it.

They didn't like the chocolate as much! I was totally shocked since that is all you see on the cake pop tutorials.

So instead I pulled my husband aside and told him to have the cake pop dipped in this..

He said it tasted soo much better, and just made the cake pops that much smoother. So in my family that is  what worked for me,  putting icing around the cake pop in the end instead of melted chocolate chips.

If anyone knows how to make this process easier, or if there is a secret way to add something so it has a better kick let me know. Although in the end this was my first time and I was proud of at least trying to be creative and make these cake pops! 

Also one more thing my mother did surprise me with this...

I got two news books one on baking, and the other is called best of the best. [which is a book I looked through and it scares me but I am ready to tackle it!] In the center is a cook book that my mom also got me and it helps me organize things better and really gets me excited to build up my cook book!

So I am really doing this people, I am thinking about posting videos of me cooking so you can see my reaction to making these things, or just how weird I am? 

If you have any recipes you want me to try just let me know and I will try it out for sure!

Thanks for reading until next time :)

Goal

Alright first I would like to state I have set a goal for myself, to post on this blog at least once a week.
As a journal, or an update of some sort, and even to make me continue on my cooking spree.

First of all our photos came!

One of my personal favorites right there!

So I have been looking at all of them, 5 discs worth of pictures and I am so glad we have them all to remember our special day together!

Some things besides that has happened this week, secondly of all I finally got my diploma in the mail so I am an official graduate!

I am an Alumni now, so weird to think that just a few years ago I graduated high school.

Matt got his computer fixed and it is working fine for now, it crashed this past week due to the state drive...I believe. If I listened correctly? So he was stressing out about finishing his school work and doing his job. I on the other hand have been doing my nanny job this week, so far it has been going great but let me tell you kids are exhausting even just one of them. Besides I feel as though we both are trying to get to know each other, and she is trying to see what she can or can't do. 

Other than that this week as been great, nothing too exciting is happening in our lives this week. I know that there was a few things I wanted to mention in this blog but of course I forgot, I should have written it down before...oh well.

This week I made dinner for the Ballous, Keilwert's and our small family of Wehle's. [and get this my husband helped me too!] So on Monday Matt suggested I make the recipe that was inside one of our dishes we got as a present...and the dish is...

Bean Casserole! 

Of course this has a funny story behind it, and a dumb blond moment.

So in my mind when you say casserole I think, "alright so it has some sort of meat, and veggies, and all I have to do is side dishes right?"

Wrong.

First of all this dish is easy to make, and it only took 30 minutes all together.

Ingredients 

1 can [10 3/4 oz.] Cream of Mushroom Soup

1/2 Cup Milk

1 tsp. soy sauce

Dash of pepper

4 cups cooked cut green beans

1 1/3 cup french fried onions [tried to measure it..just ended up using the whole container..oppss! but everyone still loved it!]

Mix soup, milk, soy, pepper, beans and onions in your casserole container. [I just did a deeper set container because that was all I could find at the moment, the bean casserole is in the white one in the picture.] 

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, and then take it out add the rest of the onions that are left in the container [like me cause it is delicious] bake for 5 more minutes, and tada! all done!

While getting the ingredients for this bean casserole believe it or not, I have never had this for thanksgiving like everyone says I should have. So while getting the ingredients and calling my husband about 5 times to make sure I had written all of it down right..I realized I was making just a vegetarian dinner. 

Sweet Corn on the Cob, Salad, and a Bean Casserole.

Way to go me.

So in a panic I called my husband down handed him some chicken breasts from the freezer, and told him to fire up the grill to add some protein in our meal. He smothered the chicken with bbq sauce and grilled it, then once it was done added some more at the end. 

Then a successful dinner was made, with the added protein. Oh goodness. 

Good thing he loves me!

Anyway I have been sick yesterday but I was too excited about my pictures so I posted them, until next week! 

Newlyweds

So here I am, now apart of the married life blogging lifestyle, weird how about a year ago I said I didn't need to be married to do this whole blogging thing.

Funny how things work huh?

I wanted to be cliche and start a blog with my HUSBAND, wow it still feels so unreal to say that word.

So if you want to follow us, read the blog, or just be a creepier go right ahead. I love to talk and I love to keep my family updated on my life, so if you read this and would like to hear more from us. Please do follow us, and I will try my hardest to update this as best as I can because this will be my journal in a way. [Who knows maybe Matt might actually say a thing or two on this as well.]

Let's get started, first of all Matt and I got married about 3 weeks ago [4 weeks on Saturday but who is counting?] I have loved every minute of it! We keep hearing about how married life is great, [not that anyone would tell us 'umm yea it's ok I guess"]  but we have been so happy being married!

I would just like to say living with Matt..I have learned a few things, and he has learned a few things about me. I have no idea what is new to him about me, but for me I have learned Matt is a fairly tidy person [thank goodness] He does like the room to smell nice, so hence why we got a candle warmer with all ocean smells. He actually loves a lot of things to smell nice as well, even the car. He has every invention created by the dentist to keep his teeth clean, and has wanted me to do the same. [funny] These are just the little things, that I have noticed and just love about him.

We are currently living in Virginia for the time being and loving every minute of it. We are busy newlyweds with callings in our home ward already. [ Ward Missionaries ] I have a lot of extended family close by so if someone has a birthday, we are there. If someone is giving a talk, you bet your dollar we are there as well. We are just getting back into the swing of having family home evenings again at the first of the month with the extended family as well. Goodness could we be more busy?

Check yes here.

Matt is working on school full time online and he is doing well, while he is also working a part time at his job too. I on the other hand just got offered a full time nanny job close by for a sweet little two year old girl! For which the mother is pro play dates and so my nieces and nephews will be over to play and it will be loads of fun!

We are so grateful and thankful to all who came to our wedding! For all of those who flew out for it early and made sacrifices to be there we are so grateful to you! It was much more than I had expected especially since the day was perfect, not too hot or cold. The venue was amazing and I had my close friends and family there to celebrate with me! Pictures will be up soon![The pictures I have now are from Tommy's camera who is Victoria's boyfriend, thank you so much!]  I promise I am just as anxious as all of my family members to see them, but hey patience is a virtue right?

So this is the Wehle blog and we hope to have some followers, or just people reading is good too! I hope this will be a blog that makes you laugh at me, or us, or even just our silly lds stories! If no one does pay attention than  this is just a great journal for me too write down my thoughts and experiences being married to this guy :)

Ps. When I said I was grateful to everyone, I mean it...Thank You notes will be coming soon as promised and hopefully it happens before my hand slowly falls off my wrist and rolls away.



Pps. Also I am going to try and post a new recipe I have tried every time I blog, so this is a recipe I tried a few days ago. It was delicious and I made it for the whole family, by the end of the night the whole meal that I had spent making was gone completely! This is the recipe I stole from my amazing mother in law,  who got it from the Rockhill Ward cook book. [Thank you Sister Martin!]

Creamy Crock Pot Chicken

4-5 Chicken Breasts
1 cube butter
1 envelope of dry goods seasons Italian salad dressing
1 can cream chicken soup
1 package [8 oz ] cream cheese

Mix dressing and melted butter together well with a whisk, and put into the crock pot. [make sure if you do this recipe have a crock pot that is big in length because you need to lay the chicken breasts down on the floor of the crock pot and place the butter and dressing mixture onto the chicken breasts for an even cook] Cook the chicken breasts on low for 4-6 hours. Take chicken breasts out, and put can of cream of chicken soup and cream cheese into butter mixture. Cook the mixture until the cream cheese has melted and the mixture is a little thick [unless your impatient like me and just whisk the mixture and have the crock pot on high :) ] Return chicken to mixture and serve over your choice of rice, broccoli, noodles. [I personally put white rice on the bottom and mixed in the broccoli, chicken and the sauce!]

Teri Sue is helping me start my very own recipe book so I actually have them placed somewhere instead of calling people all the time to get the recipe! Hope you enjoyed our first blog! Until next time.