Mmmm...Oatmeal

This is the breakfast I eat 6 out of 7 days of the week. Oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar and a nice heaping spoonful of almond butter. Mix it all in and it is so scrumptious. My girls devour it as well. 

(I realize this picture looks less than appetizing, it's pre-mixed + I am not a good photographer. Just try it and you'll see what you've been missing. You're welcome.)

Green Thumb

Our garden is growing and we haven't killed it! {crossing fingers}

It has been so fun to teach Allie about food and where it comes from and to have her help us harvest and wash and then of course eat it! We have had lettuce, green onions, and peas so far. Everything is growing great!

I love not writing "peas" on my shopping list. :)

Bring on the rest!

Personal Pan

If you are from Green River, Wyoming then I have a question for you.

Where was the coolest place to have a birthday party growing up? Why?

I hope you answered Pizza Hut because we could make our own personal pan pizza in the kitchen. That is until they stopped letting us do it because of some "Health Code." Lame.

I got a call from a friend inviting Allie to come make her own pizza at Pizza Hut. WHAT!? Yes, sign us up. This was my favorite thing. I was easy to please and I'm from Wyoming, give me a break!

She loved it to. Like mother, like daughter.

I wonder where this Pizza Hut's Health Code is?! Oh well.

My camera would not take this picture so Allie was posing for a long time...hence the very fake smile. Still so cute though. She put pepperoni, ham, and pineapple on her pizza.

Going into the oven...

Allie telling the lady that she's 3 (as if that lady cares)!

Waiting for the finished product. Look at my pipsqueak :)

Right Now

::working together as a family in our new container gardens

::enjoying the closeness of Doug's family

::dating my husband and having fun with the girls too

::crying because crawling forward is honestly the worst thing in the world to her

::smelling homemade, yummy bread

::seeing green sprouts from little seeds

::eating "pupcakes" made by Allie

::jumping like a mad woman

::writing all the letters of the alphabet

::teaching about the weather, calendar, life...

::making healthy, delicious stuff {Green Monster Smoothie, Banana Breakfast Cookie}

::doing a happy dance

Cafe Terigo Salad

(For my family and others who are in need of a super yummy lunch/dinner idea)

This salad is A.MAZING! If you have ever eaten at Cafe Terigo in Park City then you know exactly what I mean. If you haven't, then you're in luck. You can make it at home, save $12.00, and have it more than once! That's what it cost last time I was there. Outrageous! The ingredients are easy. It was the dressing that took me awhile to figure out. It's a dressing my mother in law uses in one of her salads and it's PERFECT!!

Red Onion

Yellow Bell Pepper

Sugar Snap Peas

Carrots

Diced Chicken (I use the Diced Grilled Chicken Breast that you freeze and just microwave...easy! But you can grill your own chicken if you want)

Angel Hair Pasta (I go with whole grain)

So, while you cut up your veggies for the week set some aside in a bowl. I don't measure, I just make sure they are all equal.

Add your diced, grilled chicken to the bowl.

Cook up your angel hair pasta according to the box instructions and then add it in. (I use about 1/2 the box.)

Now for the dressing...

I usually double this but you can do what works for you and what you like best.

2 T sugar

1/4 C oil

1/4 C vinegar

1 tsp. salt

1/2 pepper

A few drops of sesame oil (that's the yummy flavor right there)

Combine all ingredients and shake it up.

Then pour all over your yummy salad and stir it up.

Refrigerate for a few hours so it can soak up all the flavor.

Serve over green salad. Enjoy! And eat a roll too!

I had one Valentine decoration that my sister in law Lisa made for us...that cute LOVE block. So we found a great, easy, cheap one to make. You need some red buttons, a hot glue gun, an empty frame, and we used some fabric for the background. Tah-dah! You're done. Allie even helped us, so it was a fun family project. The idea came from here.

Oh we are feeling the love this month! Doug got another part time job yesterday! We are definitely blessed in so many ways.

Look at this cute dinner. It was SO scrumptious and easy too.

Chicken Pot Pie

Our current project: New curtains for Allie's room. Hopefully we'll show you soon!

Cooking Phase

I go through phases. I get really into something for awhile. Right now it's cooking. I found the coolest blog...CHEEKY KITCHEN. She has some really fun, creative, healthy recipes. We've been having so much fun experimenting and trying some new things. To name just a few:

Crackerbread Pizzas

Oatmeal Cookie Granola

Pumpkin Chicken Enchiladas

Homemade Poptarts

Easy Baked Egg Cups

Chicken Taquitos

Chocolate Chip Cookies (for me to try a new CCC recipe is a BIG deal)

Oh they are delightful. She's a busy mom so they are pretty easy recipes. Go ahead, check it out.

Happy eating!

A Favorite Recipe

Today it is cold and rainy so I made a favorite...

SIMPLE TURKEY CHILI

1/2 tsp. olive oil
1 lb. ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 C water
1 (28 oz.) canned crushed tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can kidney beans- drained and rinsed
1 (8 oz.) can black beans- drained and rinsed
1 T garlic, minced
2 T chili powder
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
Dash of cinnamon
I also add frozen corn

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place turkey in the pot and cook until evenly brown. Stir in onion and cook until tender. Pour water into the pot. Mix in tomatoes, beans and garlic. Season with all the spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. 8 servings.

That is a lot of chili for the 3 of us so I do this.
DAY 1: Chili with rolls
DAY 2: Baked potatoes with chili
DAY 3: Chili Nachos

Now that's good cookin!
ENJOY! :)

Free Food

I love food. Free food is even better. Free Subway is the BEST.

http://notlivingwithout.blogspot.com/2010/02/free-subway-sandwich.html

GO HERE...GET A FREE SUBWAY SANDWICH AND GO OUT TO EAT TONIGHT!