Truth For Sanity comes over for dinner & other stuff from this week

I've been getting over a sinus infection and bronchitis, so I spent most of the weekend and the beginning of this week cooking things that were bland and easy to prepare.

A couple of examples - noodles cooked in broth and topped with a little bit of cheese and browned under the broiler.







And mac & cheese out of a box... FYI - This is the three cheese variety featuring cheddar, colby, and blue cheeses - in powered form of course. This was really tasty!










Recently, Truth for Sanity (the band that my husband is in) came over for dinner. Just as I was about to throw food on the grill, the gas tank went out. Balls. Plan B... I had to cook everything inside on a grill pan. No easy feat when you are cooking 5 brats, 6 hot dogs, 2 turkey burgers, and 4 cheese burgers. I was so flustered that I forgot to a take a picture before serving dinner. What you see here is the aftermath.



On Monday, the kids and I had dinner with 3/5 of Truth for Sanity. We met Tony (my husband, the babies-daddy), Bill, and James at Iacono's. I don't know what the hell has been wrong with me lately but I only took a picture of the appitizers and not the pizza! FYI - If you are in the Hilliard area on a Monday, stop by Iacono's for their specials featuring $1 drafts, 1/2 price appitizers, $2.50 individual sized pizzas, and soup & salad bar with 1/2 a sub for $4.50. Good deals!

The Murphys Have an 80's Party - 6.20.2009

My brother and sister-in-law had a kick ass 80's party this weekend. I am amazed by the attention to detail that was put in to it - pop rocks, candy necklaces, etch-a-sketches, lemonheads, and slap bracelets were everywhere!



My brother's costume kicked ass! His wife looked awesome too, but I didn't get a picture of her. Chris or Mandy - Please forward me a picture of Mandy to post here!



I opted to go for the "too cool for school, hard rock" 80's look and did my best to channel my inner-Axl Rose. Ian and Connor showed up for the first hour or so of the party and my parents were kind enough to leave with them, freeing me up for the tom foolery that would ensue.




My lovely friends, Liz and Olivia, came to the party with me. Both ladies looked as lovely as usual.




Here's my bro on a hog. It's not his bike, but I begged him to sit on it so that I could get a picture of him. hehehehehe.



My ridiculously cute sister and my brother in the background.




We left the part around 10:45 to head out for the Truth for Sanity show at Oldfields. I am pretty sure that the band kicked ass, as they always do, but I had also had many adult beverages consumed out of a Solo cup so don't quote me on it.

A Very Special Guest Star Comes Over For Dinner - 06.17.2009

The most fabulous and talented Jason Sidwell joined us for dinner last night. Not only is he a good friend, but he's also the brains behind a wildly innovative and explosive rock band called Truth For Sanity. His band mate, and my husband, Tony also was on hand for dinner. It's always a delight when Sidwell comes over! As this picture was taken, Tony actually said "Welcome to the Gun Show!" as he flexed his bicept!



I made Chicken Paprika for dinner. It's a Hungarian dish that involves chicken simmered in stock with garlic, onions, paprika, tomatoes, ground cayenne pepper, flat leaf parsley, and sour cream served over egg noodles tossed that have been tossed with butter and more parsley.



Holy fucking shit, this meal was good. Shockingly, Tony even ate a full plate of this.


In other news, Connor lost another tooth last night. It was the tooth the the left of his front teeth. Thank god he finally lost that tooth because he seriously needs another adult sized tooth to balance out the enormous adult front teeth that he has.