Saturday, April 27, 2013

Those new recipes...

Life has been very busy lately, so we've eaten leftovers, fended for ourselves, or eaten out a bit more than normal...and it took me 2 weeks to cook the recipes I included on my last meal post. All of the new recipes turned out great! Here are my tidbits...


This was delicious and made the perfect amount for me, Josh and Lucy. To save some time, I used Uncle Ben's Ready Rice that you cook for 90 seconds in the microwave. I was not paying attention and accidentally used soy sauce instead of teriyaki sauce, but it tasted great with the soy sauce. Next time I'll use teriyaki sauce for a different flavor. But soy sauce is definitely a great substitute. Quick and easy weeknight meal for sure (I prepped chicken during nap time)!

Yummy!! I followed the recipe to a tee. The recipe made 15 taquitos instead of 9-10, so it's a great recipe for a crowd. I went ahead and fried them instead of baking and they were nice and crisp! Quick and easy weeknight meal, especially if you use a rotisserie chicken!

This was awesome! We just had a little bit left over (probably not enough for someone to make a meal of it). I left out the mushrooms and snow peas and added chicken and asparagus instead. I cooked the chicken first in the pan, then added the other ingredients. You can use any veggie you'd like for this dish. Since I used about a pound of diced chicken, I double the amount of soy sauce, sugar and cayenne pepper. It does have a little bit of a kick (not too bad), so limit the amount of cayenne pepper you use if you prefer a milder version. Quick and easy weeknight meal (I prepped the chicken during nap time)!

This was delicious and made the house smell incredible! I used uncooked chicken sausage and all of the spices that are optional in the recipe. Definitely use the spices and don't leave out the banana peppers...so yummy! I served it over Uncle Ben's Wild Rice. There's some chopping required for this recipe, but it didn't take too long. I prepped everything while the girls were napping, so all I had to do was pop it in the oven when we were ready for dinner.

Awesome recipe! I followed the recipe to a tee, expect I left out the jalapeño pepper. I also chopped the onion really, really fine. This soup had great flavors and it made enough for both Josh and I to eat it for lunch the next day! I prepped this the night before in the crockpot, so all I had to do was turn on the crockpot the next day. Super easy and really delicious!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Queen of the Sippy Cup!

Girlfriend literally figured out how to suck from a straw in a matter of seconds. It was shocking! I'm so proud of her...and really hoping this makes weaning from the bottle a breeze.  We're in no hurry...she's still my baby!

Monday, April 15, 2013

When one can't walk yet...

You improvise when playing at McDonalds.



Sunday, April 14, 2013

What's for dinner?

Lucy has started asking me "what's for dinner, mommy?" It cracks me up every time...love that girl!  I picked our 7 meals for this week in less than 10 minutes...a new record for me!  Most are new recipes too, so I'll let you know how they turn out.

with veggie side
*New recipe

with black beans and fruit salad
*New recipe

*New recipe - I'm going to leave out the mushrooms (we're not big fans) and add diced chicken.  I've made the crispy edamame before - it's delicious - and great for an afternoon snack too!

with salad
*I'm going to double the recipe this time.  Josh actually requested this again!

with rice and fruit salad
*New recipe

with tortilla chips
*New recipe

Eat Out!


Also, the 2 new recipes I tried last week were amazing!  

I was skeptical about this one, but it turned out great...really delicious and SUPER easy!

I would recommend using a bit more meat, as they were a little runny...I used a slotted spoon when serving. Ground turkey would work well too.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Lucy's First Preschool Performance...

Even though she's not really looking at the crowd, I'll call Lucy's first official pre-school program a success!  We had so much fun last night at the annual auction fundraiser and dinner for Vista Ridge Discovery Preschool...we came home with some fun stuff and most importantly, lots of money was raised for the school! Way to go GiGi and Carolyn (Lucy's bonus grandmother...and who Lucy is dancing with in this video)!