Guys! I’m here! I’m still alive! And that’s Mrs. Blog is the New Black, to you!
Thank you for all your congratulatory and well-wishing tweets, Facebook posts, and emails. The wedding went off without a hitch! It was like any other nuptials, but this time, Lloyd and I were the the bride and groom. He looked handsome as ever in his wedding garb, and I felt like a princess in my white dress. My cousin officiated in what was a short, heartfelt, and very “us” ceremony. After we were all married up nice, we partied up the evening with those near and dear to us. It was truly a perfect day.
We followed up with a “mini moon” Nantucket, spending 4 days enjoying each other’s company as newlyweds, biking all over the island, dining at amazing restaurants, and sipping some delicious cocktails. I even got beach-loathing Lloyd to join me oceanside one day.
Marriage means compromise, people.
And suddenly, our little vacation was over, and we returned to reality, going about our daily lives as usual. Since we’ve lived together for 3+ years, married life isn’t that different, aside from the new, ever-endearing terms of husband and wife that we now use.
I’ll admit, although we are still busy as ever, it’s nice to have some free time back! Our week nights are no longer filled with tallying up RSVPs, figuring out seating arrangements, or arguing over last-minute craft projects. And finally, I actually have time to cook real dinners. Leading up to the wedding, we’d been doing a lot of fridge-scrounging at meal time, or relying on take out.
But enough is enough. Time for this house wife (!) to get back to the kitchen and cook that husband some good food!
Ginger Lime Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Inspired by Six Sisters
Serves 4
Ingredients
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1 lb. ground chicken
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5 cloves garlic, minsed
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1/4 C red wine vinegar
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2 limes, juiced
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1/4 C soy sauce
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1 tsp pepper
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lettuce for serving (recommend butter lettuce or iceberg)
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1/2 C cilantro, chopped
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1 bunch green onions, sliced
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1/2 can water chestnuts
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1/2 C cashews
Directions
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Sauté chicken in a pan over medium heat until cooked through.
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Add garlic, vinegar, lime juice, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Turn heat down and simmer for about 10 minutes.
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Remove pan from heat, and fill lettuce “wraps” with chicken. Top with desired garnishes.
WOOHOO!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like the perfect wedding and “mini-moon!!”
Congrats!! I feel the same way about marriage so far- Everything feels pretty much the same… In a good way!
It IS nice to have free evenings back!
These look SO delicious and perfect for a hot summer evening
Welcome back!! Do we get to see any wedding pics??
Congrats! I’m getting married in 5 days, and I am so looking forward to not be wedding planning
This looks great! I’m definitely bookmarking it.
Congratulations, again!
Congratulations!! Sounds like a beautiful day!
I love lettuce cups, these look amazing!
Oh yummm, I love a good lettuce wrap!
Seriously, wedding photos. Please! And these look delicious.
Congratulations!! Sounds like it was amazing!
This looks delicious! I’m thinking I need this for dinner!
Thanks for the dinner idea! Looks great
Oooh, we love lettuce wraps, and this looks like a great version! Hope we get to see some wedding pics soon!
Congrats on getting married! I agree… our honeymoon bliss was short lived just like yours, Marriage is work–but good work! I love this recipe. I can’t wait to give it a try!
Congrats!!! So glad you had a lovely wedding and honeymoon! These look addicting too!
Congratulations!!! My best friend just got married this weekend, so I was right there with you. I wish you all the happiness in the world. I am sure you were a beautiful bride!
p.s. Those lettuce wraps look scrumptious!
This looks delicious, and congratulations!
Belated congratulations!! I hope we’ll be seeing some pics at some point.
congrats! Saw some pics on fbook and you looked beautiful (and the party looked like it was fab
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Can’t go wrong with lettuce wraps…I’m obsessed lately!
Really want to make this one. Sound and look scrumptious
Hey, good stuff keep up the good work! I run a blog about cake recipes.. lots of yummy stuff. please check it out if you want and leave a comment. Cya