Monday Funday

Alarm, not the kind you want to hear in the morning! 

Between yesterday and today we've had a few run ins with our fire alarm which is not a fun thing with a skittish kitty! Yesterday I came home to see our building evacuated, firefighters wandering around in and out of Zonies (which is directly below our apartment), and unable to reach Todd on his phone. Thankfully it was something minor at Zonies we assumed and we were allowed to return to the building with screeching fire alarms still sounding. Thankfully Todd was able to grab Noey and go to the car without Noey completely spazzing out. After being thankful we made it through a fire alarm without any mishaps we were faced with another one today. At least this time we were both here and I was able to grab Noey and everything else we needed and get out. After running out into the the cold windy snow in my pajamas and slippers with Noey howling we were told it was just a test. We sat in the car anyway until it was done since it's so deafening loud. A little heads up about a test would have been nice before 10 am! When we got home from errands today there was a notice saying that each apartment's fire system would be tested tomorrow to fix all deficiencies discovered yesterday... good to know. Just happy this will be over by tomorrow! 

Jalapeno Popper Bites, Yum! 

So these little wonders are from a new Southern Cooking cookbook my mom gave me for Christmas. So simple and so so delicious. While they're not the healthiest, they're not as bad as a typical popper since they're not fried. Here's how they're made:
1 8oz brick of cream cheese softened
1 C of Parmesan cheese (I used regular cheese in the plastic can instead of shredded parm)
1 large egg beaten
4 Tbsp chopped jalapeno (seed them first)

Mix it all together, form into a ball (about tbsp size) and roll in breadcrumbs. Place on a cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes. If you make them this size they take closer to 15 mins and you'll get about a dozen and a half of them.


That's all for now!