a new eating out fav

Jake and I have heard great things about Black Sheep Cafe and have been wanting to go! We got to go on a double date with my friend Sasha and her husband Lehi! It was so fun! Jake and I hardly ever go on double dates and it was super fun! I loved everything we ordered to eat, and I could not help but look at other's plates of food around the restaurant and have plate envy! I wanted to eat it all, so we will have to go back for sure real soon! On a side note though, if you ever go eat here, plan on waiting a few hours for food! We were there from 7:15 to 10:00... Good thing we were in good company! I would say the food is worth the wait! I am sure if you skipped the dessert, you could take an hour of time off that too! I would highly recommend making reservations before going! They have one long table to eat at and a few small tables, so if you don't want to share a table, call in ahead and ask for your own table :) But it could be really fun eating communal style and meeting some new friends! 

Jake and I ordered  the Blue Burger and a side of Sweet Potato Fries and Street Corn. The burger was delicious  Not a heavy burger and very tasty. If you are scared of blue cheese, don't be with this burger! I didn't even taste any!  We loved it! The fries were great and didn't need a sauce. They were thicker than an average fry, but thinner than a fat fry. I liked them! The street corn was good to try, but I wouldn't order it again. I am not a big corn on the cob person but for some reason I really wanted to try it! haha

We also got the Cactus Pear Lemonade! Oh wow, that was my favorite thing of the entire meal! It was only $5.00 and came in a huge bottle, enough for 4+ glasses of drinks! We drank it up so quickly, we loved it! It's a hand squeezed lemonade with prickly pear puree! Oh sooo good! I highly recommend trying it if you ever get a chance!

Sasha ordered the Green Chile Stew with Fry Bread, and holy cow...it was amazing! I LOVED it! I am for sure ordering that, or the Indian Fry bread meal next time! 

For dessert I got the brownie. It was more cake like to me with the dense brownie taste. I liked it.

Jake got the Creme Brulee with a hint of habanero. He really liked it! Sasha loves the Creme Brulee here too. She said its on her top 5 Creme Brulee spots! Can't wait to go back again and try more yummy food!

Since I got this post ready, Jake and I have gone back to Black Sheep Cafe!  I got the green chili pork salad with a side of fry bread! Wow, the potatoes and corn in the soup make it! The flavor is fantastic and perfect for a cold day or summer afternoon.

Jake got the Hog Jowl Tacos for his entree. The meat was super tender and juicy! I tried one and really liked it. It was heavy though, and I couldn't eat more than one.

Provo Center Street and Bijou Market

Last weekend was Bijou Market! I got to have a booth up and sell my stuffed animals and bow ties! Thank you to so many who made it a success for me :) I really appreciate it! I love going to Bijou Market! I feel like I always run into a ton of people and it makes it so fun! I love seeing old roomies or neighbors, and new friends to!
During boutique season, it makes me so grateful for my sweet husband. He always helps me set up my huge booth, package my items and so much more! I couldn't do it with out him!
Here are some pictures from Bijou, some booths I loved, things I bought, friends, and an beautiful day outside! I was loving the amazing blossoms on the trees! Too pretty!

I like to eat out...

Have I mentioned, I love to eat out?! It really is one of my all time favorite things to do! I love chatting and eating a yummy meal! In Midway Utah is one of Jakes all time favorite restaurants, Taramaharas.  Its actually really good mexican food! They have all kinds of dishes that are really yummy, but what we got for is the SALSA BAR! They really have over 30+ different kinds of fresh homemade salsa to pick and choose from! All with different flavors and tastes! Oh YUM! I also got some corn tortillas from their tortilla bakery to take home to make shrimp tacos! We ate the tortillas up so quick they are were so good!

Jake also loves the Horchata here! He thinks its the best you can ever get! I dont drink Horchata much so I have nothing to compare it to. But its quite tasty! 

We got Carne Asada Burritos this time! I really love the green sauce and not so much the red. Its good, but not my favorite by any means. Go green :)

Have you ever heard of Culvers?! Its a fast food place that I have only seen back East and just came to Utah in American Fork. It opened end of January. They have amazing custard! Oh YUMM! Jake got a patty burger melt, we got some fries, a custard with cookie dough, and I got a bacon butter burger. Everything was good, but the fries and custard were divine! Next time I am just going to get fries and custard!

Have you tried Cloud Cakes yet? I was curious to how they compared to a Twinkie. I miss Twinkie. I never ate them, but I miss knowing they are around. The Cloud Cake was good, but its just like the name describes, Cake! It tasted more dense to me than a Twinkie. 

 Mac and cheese with a side of meat balls from Noodles and Co. OH YUM!

Jake and I have been going to Rubios every Tuesday lately for some yummy Fish Tacos! We even buy a container of salsa to take home to eat throughout the week! Oh so good!

 A little trip to Yogurtland! Never disappointing! 

Mickey News! and The Great Salt Lake

Yesterday I got an email from Disney.com and it was a good one! They are coming out with some super cute and fun Mickey short films with all the old original Disney characters! Just like back in the good ol' days! I cant wait to see them all! There will be 19 shorts all together! If you didnt know...I am kinda obsessed with anything Disney, so this is great news! You can watch the first Mickey Short HERE!!! I would check it out if you have a few minutes! Its adorable! 

Anyways, I was so excited about Mickey and some little short films,  I had to share :)  And on to todays post! Recently Jake and I went out to The Great Salt Lake, and it was lovely! It was early evening, and so pretty out! It was quite and peacefully out, with random sounds of cars passing near by. Here are a few photos we took!

PS. I am being interviewed over at Nikki...Fashions on the fly! Come check it out and other fun bloggers she has been interviewing!

Tuna did his own photo shoot out at the Great Salt Lake to. You can check out his photo shoot on his blog here :)

Mom in town and WE EAT

When my mom said she wanted to come visit us for Jakes Birthday, we were both so ecstatic!  We could not wait! Jake and I were counting down the days till mom came to visit! When mom was her, we partied so much! It was so much fun! We also ate a ton! Here are some of our food pics :)

Kneaders Bakery: turkey bacon avocado on foccasia bread sandwich! My Fav! We also got an Orange Citrus Salad and that was really good!

Indian food at Bombay House. We got Chicken Biryani with Raita, Shrimp Coconut Kurma, and some Garlic Naan! Ohhh yum!

One afternoon my mom and I went to the Mount Timpanogas Temple. That was really fun, and a fun morning activity to do with my mom! After we were starving and went to Gurus for lunch!

At Gurus, we got the amazing Sweet Potato Fries, Marco Polo Pasta and a Chicken Cilantro Lime Quesadilla, YUM!

Mom and I spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out on the couch reading books. It was seriously so much fun! In the evening, my cousin Jana came over to see my mom and hang out with everyone! It was so great to see her! We had Costco Pizza for dinner and for dessert we made pazookies! 

One afternoon/evening we got to spend it with a life long friend Eve Anderson. It was so wonderful to see her and catch up. She wanted to come over and see Jake and I's house! I was sooo excited to show her! For dinner we went to Noodles and Company! Mom and I got the Japanese Pan Noodles (best dish in the world) and the Indonesian Peanut Saute. After a fun dinner, Jake came and met up with us and we went to the movies and saw The Impossible. We all cried and ate popcorn.

The next afternoon, we had an awesome lunch at Asian Star, and wow it was delicious. The service was great, way fast and grade A quality food! It was so yummy! We got 5 dishes there and ate them family style!

We ate at Asian Star with my awesome cousin Lana, Aunt Loraine, Uncle John, my mom, Uncle Bick and Aunt Donna! It was such a fun time! We all had a blast we literally stayed for hours talking and enjoying each others company! I keep forgetting I have family close by on my side, and how I really enjoy spending time with them! I need to start hanging out with them all more often! After lunch, my mom and I went to Tai Pan, then came home and picked up Jake.

We headed to the Riverwoods for dinner! There was an ice sculpture left from a "Fire and Ice" event they had there and it was a cute penguin! I was so glad we got to see him!

For dinner we went to Happy Sumo! OOOOH Yum! My favorite! We got Ahi Seared Tuna for an appetizer, a Sweet Pea, Vegas and Firecracker Roll to share for dinner! It was so amazing! We also had the cutest server! She was so sweet and our waters were always full!

On my moms last night here, we had some more cousins over! It was so much fun! We ate chicken tortilla soup for dinner, and lots of treats for dessert! I fell in love with little Brooklyn! We had a bit of fun playing together ;) She even shared her socks with me!

Jana, Mom, Mitch, Rochelle, Brooklyn.

I loved having my mom in town! Hope she gets to come visit again soon :)