Reynolds Wrap-Up

Monday, July 23, 2012

Weekend Recap

Another fun, yet whirlwind weekend has come and gone. I cannot believe its going to be August next week!!!

This weekend we...

Cooked out with friends. We made chicken and veggie kabobs, sauteed potatoes (one of my faves) and oven fried okra (SO good). I will share the super easy okra recipe soon. I borrowed it from Whitney over at THE PINK ELEPHANT.

We went fishing and crabbing on Johns Island with the MacCoys. The girls dominated with 10 crabs. The boys didn't catch a single fish and even managed to lose one fishing pole. Mr. R even took a little fall into the Stono!

post fall and minus 1 rod--still having a blast!

Mrs. MacCoy bringing the fanny pack back instyle

our catch

Saturday night we celebrated the engagement of the future Mr. and Mrs. Barnes! The shower was at the CUTEST house up in Park Circle. Can't wait for their wedding in October!

amazing backyard!

Future Mr. and Mrs. Barnes!

Sunday nights Mr. R and usually have our routine of dinner and TV. I made my grandmother's chicken & stuffing casserole and it did NOT disappoint. She used to make this every year during the ACC tournament so it was dubbed "ACC Chicken." Its very easy and seriously so good. I whipped up some potatoes to go with. During the normal year our Sunday show of choice is The Amazing Race but summer has turned into True Blood and The Newsroom (we are in love with the Newsroom). HOWEVER, the Bachelorette finale was on and Mr. R actually gets a kick out of it. We watched both the finale AND the After The Final Rose Special. I must say I was not exactly Team Jef before last night but he won me over. It was just so corny between the distraught audience members, the engagement montage set to the song from Karate Kid, and Chris Harrison in general. Also, look out spring Charleston brides, sounds like Jefily might be tying the knot down here (shocker). Hope no one gets bumped from their venue!

Emily Maynard: 'I Found the Perfect Man' | Emily Maynard

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Baked Ziti

This is one of my and Mr. R's favorites. It makes a TON, is super easy and is just plain yummy.

PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES

READY IN: 50 MINUTES

YIELDS: 6-8 SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS

1lb ground beef (I use the highest grade available--less grease)

1 package (16oz) ziti

24 oz ricotta cheese

2 lbs mozzarella cheese

1 jar (32 oz) spaghetti sauce

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (I use 3 cheese Italian blend)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bring large stock pot to boil and cook ziti 8 minutes. While boiling pasta, brown ground beef (I usually mix in a little minced garlic and/or salt and pepper). Drain water from ziti and place back in large stock pot. Add beef. Mix in ricotta cheese, 1 3/4lb mozzarella cheese, and 3/4 jar of spaghetti sauce. Mix all together well. Lightly grease 9x13 pan. Fill pan with ziti mixture. Spread remaining spaghetti sauce over top of mixture. Spread remaining mozzarella on top of sauce. Finish with Parmesan mix. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Hump Day Inspiration: How To Pray For Your Husband

Saw this on FRIED GREEN PICKLES today and just had to share! Happy Wednesday loves!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Favorite Things: Etsy

I'm not sure how I bought 'fun' gifts before Etsy. My favorite gifts to give are creative, different and very person specific. Etsy also seems to have such awesome lower cost options for the home. Here are some of my go-to shops!

1. JASON PAINTS
I just found this shop yesterday actually and am obsessed. How great are these 8x10 watercolors and how great would they look in a gallery wall?? Of course I especially love the orange kitty who looks oh so much like Rals. They even do custom dog and cat portraits!