"Beef..Its What's for Dinner"..OR is it?!

One of my very favorite recipe website is allrecipes.com. If you have never heard of it, it is a website full of recipes, all submitted and reviewed by members. (It is free to be a member, by the way!) This website is my go to for recipes..whether I'm stuck for dinner or need a random recipe for guacamole. Anyway, I have been a 'member' since 2004, and have been submitting recipes since about that time. I have six that have been in editorial review..since 2004! I know that there are hundreds of recipes submitted everyday and before they are added to the public collection, they are actually made in a test kitchen, but it is still so frustrating to have this long list waiting in review for years! I logged in the other night to view one of my 'recipes in review' to add some of the ingredients to my weekly grocery list. To my surprise, my Veggie Burger had been published!!!!! I was extatic! I am making them this week for dinner, by request of Jordan, the Best of Everything Veggie Burgers

I am still so excited!!!! Woo-Hoo!

Happy Birthday, Jordan!

So...I'm a bit behind, but things have been busy in the Massey household! March 3rd Jordan turned 27! Woo-hoo..one year closer to the big 3-0! Ok, so Jordan was not quite as excited about that idea, but he did have a great birthday.

I love, love, love my chef pig in my kitchen :) He wished Jordan a Happy Birthday all week long.


We started the weekend before with a birthday dinner at Jordan's parent's house with his sister and cousin and his wife with their precious little one, Rayn.

All the girls :) Amber, Ashley, Rayn, Bree, and Jenna. Ashley is due with their 2nd baby girl in April! We are so excited to meet Rayn's little sister!

Rayn has an obsession with the dog bed. We kept her for a night while Ashley and Aldon went out of town, and she insisted that Brittany shared her bed with her. Brittany was so confused, bless her heart!

Jordan feeding Rayn meatballs and applesauce. Nice combo for the 14 month old.

Jenna and Rayn, posing for the camera so very well.

Jordan cutting his chocolate cake I made him. It was delicious, and pretty, too! I was proud of that creation. It took some planning, but I came up with this chocolate fudge cake with white cream filling.


On Jordan's actual birthday we decided to go to Saltgrass Steak House for dinner...it was yummy, too! I always get the Hickory Chicken and Mashed Potatoes.


Here's to another year for my sweetie! Happy Birthday to you!

Shout Out!

So I was flattered to find out that my 'famous' dietitian friend mentioned me on her nationally recognized blog. That totally made my week!!!

Thanks, Robin for the shout out!

and Now..We Wait..

Finally the deadline for Internship Packet Applications has come and gone, and now..we wait until midnight on April 20th. VERY long hours were put into our applications for internship. You see, to become a Registered Dietitian you are not only required to have your 4-year degree in an accredited didactitc program at a university, but also, after you graduate, you must be selected for an internship consisting of at least 900 hours of practice. Generally this takes about 10 months. Anyway, internship..fine, easy does it, right? Wrong. For example, my number one place of choice is Baylor Hospital. There are about 150 applicants and they accept 8. My packet consisted of a two page personal letter, an 11 page application, and 5 letters of reccomendation, Blah. That was my simplest packet. I applied to 4 places..Baylor of Dallas, Presby Hospital of Dallas, Texas Tech University, and University of Central Oklahoma. The latter two, I would get my Masters in Nutrition, but, I would have to move by myself. Jordan and I discussed this very seriously, and it would be only about a year of our whole life, and, to us, it is worth the work and effort. We are praying for one of the ones in Dallas!

So our packets were turned in on Tuesday and our sweet friend Stephanie planned a celebratory dinner for us at Cafe VeraCruz for dinner. The Mango Margaritas and Mexican food was so yummy. Thanks Steph for a relaxing dinner with some of my favorites!

MKat, Steph, Shelley, Rachel, Lindsey, and Amber at Cafe VeraCruz

Eat Better America Dot Com

So I recently found a new website that I have added to the one's that I frequent regularly. Eat Better America is an amazing site that offers nutritional information and AWESOME recipes, both original and 'Healthified'. I have made several that I will be adding to my rotation of dinners. Jordan is loving them, too! He usually allows me to try a new recipe once a week (Saves $$$ at the store..generally I pick recipes that always have some kind of special ingredient..I'm drawn to those kind!) But, this week, I did two! They are affordable and wholesome, and not to mention delicious!! I have made the Garlic Shrimp Pasta, The Tomato & Roasted Sweet Pepper Soup, The Creamy Chicken Enchiladas, and also a very interesting recipe for meatballs. I definitely recommend trying this website out. You will not be disappointed!


Here is one of my dinners this week..Jordan was satisfied, as was I..we had some full bellies!!
Spicy Parmesan Meatballs with Angel Hair Pasta!
Happy Cooking!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Jordan and I celebrated yet another year for Valentine's Day :) We celebrated our first one back in 2003..I was still in high school!! (Ok, so that wasn't that long ago, but still, seems like forEVER.) We went went to one of our many favorite restaurants, Johnny Carino's, and then went to a movie; Confessions of a Shopaholic. Jordan was sweet to see that with me! He laughed a couple times, so it must not have been complete torture for him! Hope everyone had a LOVELY Valentine's Day!

At Johnny Carino's

Being silly with the camera after our date night


Take #2
"Mom...don't do it. DO NOT do it..."

I did it!! Happy Valentine's Day from Brittany!

My Unexpected Vacation

My sweet friend Emily unexpectedly called me a couple weeks ago with a 'favor'..Her husband had a last minute work project come up and was unable to make it for their cruise that they planned with her family months ago. She offerred for me to take his place and be her hubby for a week on a cruise ship. How could I decline this fantastic offer?! So, last minute plans came through and I left for a week with one of my best friends and her family..Mom, Dad, and her sister and her sister's husband. Jordan took the week to be lazy after finishing up Paramedic School, so it worked out. Although I did REALLY miss him, oh so very much! The vacation was very interesting! The first day was rainy and so we were pretty much held up inside the ship, watching movies and hanging out. The next day was sunnny in Cozymel, where we went to a park called Xel Ha. It was absolutely beautiful there and we had a great time snorkleing, watching dolphins and eating authentic Mexican food. So delicious! The next day was Grand Cayman. It was really windy, but we made the best of it with shopping and lunch at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. The next two days were sort of scary! The boat was tossed around the ocean like a bathtub toy! We did not get to stop in the last port, Jamaica, because of the high winds and the danger of getting into shallow waters. This boat was enormous, with about 3,000 people on it, and you could not walk up and down the ship without holding onto something, a railing, or anything in reach. That should tell you something about the strenght and speed of those winds and waves. Needless to say, the ship was passing out 'Seasick Bags' to anyone needing one, and I was one of them! 2 days of rocky and choppy waters and wind and rain. No fun! The last three days were beautiful and we made the best of it with lots of sun and bathing suits :)
Even though I had a blast with my good friends, I still missed my sweet Jordan SOOOO much. I was sad everytime I thought of him, especially when I was needing someone to hold my hair!
Here are some pictures..I put them in a slide show since there were too many to post :) ENJOY!