Enjoying our new kitchen

One part of our "getting settled in" has been testing out all of our new kitchen appliances.  We have actually used every single appliance now!  We love our new kitchen, and it's so much fun trying new recipes with everything.

Here are some of the things we've made:

Margharitas!  This is the best blender I've ever seen.  Seriously.

Shrimp curry

Steak branding

 Blair gave personalized steak branding irons to his groomsman.  He decided he had to have one for himself too.  It's so fun to have personalized steaks! 

Steak night = date night

Fancy pants espresso

 

 We've saved so much by not going to Starbucks all the time.  Granted, I'm the only one in my family who doesn't have the Starbucks Gold Card.  So I'm sort of an outcast.  But the money saved is totally worth it.  Plus, these are GOOD!  Now I just need to learn how to do the fancy foam designs. :)

 

 Bacon, Ranch and Chicken Macaroni

 Chocolate Creme Brulee.  Torches are fun. :)

Asian Beef Stew.  Our crock pot is FAB.U.LOUS!

Yummy Earl Grey tea.  We love our new pottery tea pot!

Margherita pizza.  This pizza stone is amazing.

 The pizza isn't pretty, but it might win an award in the taste category.

Strawberry shortcake and mimosas

Jambalaya

 I had to take a picture of what was left in the pan, because we were too excited to eat this that we totally forgot to take a pretty picture of it all nice in our bowl.  YUM!

Lemon meringue cupcakes

South Indian shrimp and mango curry with a side of spice-filled naan bread

Hawaiian sugar cookies.  I wanted to try my hand at piping icing.  I only had one tip, so it made it hard with all the different designs and colours, but it was a fun task.

Thanks, everyone, for your awesome generosity and support as we start our new lives as husband and wife.  We LOVE all the tools that make the mundane daily task of cooking fun!