Liebster Blog Award

Thanks oh so much for this award :-) 

1. I love taking walks :-)
2. I have naturally curly hair and I hate it..
3. I love anything bright green 
4. I hate pie crust, but love the filling :-)
5. I never measure my bread ingredients except for my yeast.
6. I never cook anything I do not like. Its hard for me to cook something and know how it should taste if I hate it.
7. I'm left handed, and rarely use my right hand. Except to bat a ball
8. I love crazy colors of fingernail polish
9.  I love the movie Titanic
10. I hate breakfast foods, 9 times out of 10 I eat leftovers :-)

This next weeks menu

1. Honey BBQ Chicken sandwiches ( a version of Friendlys)
2. Whole BBQ Chicken ( I think I might change the marinade)
3. Deli Italian Roast beef sandwiches( We buy roast beef meat in the Deli, I sauteed onions and peppers...Then grill it on onion bread)

Desserts

1. Samoa cupcakes (From Countertop Confections)

Kids and Vegetables/Fruit

For Easter we do not give the kids much candy at all! J and I had decided before we had Meg that we did not want our kids having a lot of Candy. Meghan first got candy when she was just about three years old. We had people giving her Candy for holidays but she never knew it. We told people if your going to give her something give her fruit. Karina is almost 2 and I can count on one hand how many times she has had Candy. For Easter we fill their eggs with broccoli and grapes. You maybe thinking what??!!! I have been told that I was denying my kids joy. My daughters Meghan(3) and Karina(1) enjoy all fruits and vegetables. So for Easter when they discovered that the eggs were filled with broccoli and grapes they were excited.

Since my oldest has been born we have always provided fresh fruit and vegetables. They have grown up with the fresh produce, we never told them that it was yucky. We simply gave it to them. They chowed down and loved it.. End result is that my daughters would rather eat vegetables/fruit, then to eat Candy. My oldest thinks that McDonald's just sells Apples. I want to keep it that way. My kids have never had a happy meal, they hate soda, would rather have a big thing of broccoli then anything else. My kids can be seen chowing down on summer squash or zucchini.

Then you may be asking how we get them to like it...Well they have had no choice. Its what was on the table or offered. We never kept junk snacks for them. We provide fruit snacks, random fruit/vegetables, yogurt etc. All healthy snacks. We do not tell them any vegetable is yucky even if I do not care for it. The same with fruit.  My kids have never had kool aid. We buy them 100% juice. They have a choice between: milk,water or juice. I'm not saying that my kids never have any fun. My oldest does get to eat pizza here and there, and she gets ice cream. We strive to raise our kids to be healthy.

My three year old also walks an average of 2 miles a week sometimes more. She does not go in a stroller, and we are working on our youngest to be out of the stroller as well. My one year old can walk about 1/2 a mile.  I love the walks with my kids...its our bonding time. Its healthy and fun.

Sorry if you think I'm being unfair with my kids, but I'm happy they are healthy/happy!

Stuffed Chicken update and tonight's supper

Good Morning!

I had meant to write about the stuffed chicken last night but this cold has wiped me out. So sorry for the delay. The stuffed chicken was pretty good, but I think I need to mess with it more before posting the recipe. I think it needs a little more flavor. I had never had Munster cheese but I am always in the mood to try different things. I have discovered 2 things....

1. I love my microplane zester (It works fantastic on cheese and makes it look fancy)
2. Munster Cheese goes great on Chicken :-)

As soon as I feel that I have gotten the recipe the way I want I will post the recipe. I just found it very bland..So I'm thinking next time I will add some garlic, so I can give it a boost :-)

This brings me to tonight's supper :-) We are having spaghetti and meatballs :-) I'm using my trusty crock pot to make the sauce :-) Thankfully this is a semi easy meal.. I use my meatloaf recipe for my meatballs but then I had Parmesan cheese and Italian herbs :-)

I hope everyone is doing great :-)

Tonight's supper plus other odds and ends

Good Morning Everyone :-)
We had a good Easter yesterday. We had breakfast at Js Aunt Evelyns house, then went to visit Grandma G and then we had supper at Js parents house. It was a nice day. We then came home and hunted for eggs, and I played doll house with my three year old. It was a very nice day. Here are a few pictures :-)

My girls have had colds for the last week, and now I have caught it. I rarely catch their colds, but this one seems to be a nasty one.  Tonight for supper we are having Broccoli, cheese and bacon stuffed chicken served over rice. Also we will have having cranberry sauce and a stuffing. The Stuffed chicken is a recipe that came to my head the other night. So after I figure out the measurements I will post it.  I hope that it tastes as good as it sounds.  I will be posting another blog post at some point talking about Kids and vegetables. First I have to get my brain in order :-) Have a fantastic day everyone.

Citrus Butter Cookies

If you remember last month I went to Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's Cookbook signing. I got her cookbook, flipped it open and saw the "Citrus Butter Cookies"... I had to make them...it has taken me while but I did make them today. They are sooo good, and so springy! They will bring you sunshine even on a rainy day :-)

You can find the recipe here: Citrus Butter Cookies

Here are pictures from my cookies today :-)

Whats for supper?!

Good Morning Everyone :-)

Tonight for supper we are having Chicken Casserole. This is a recipe I grew up with and love. Every birthday I would ask my mom to make it for me. Its so tasty and now that I have a family I have shared it with them, and they share my love for it :-)

Stay tuned tonight for the recipe and the picture :-)

In the meantime this week I will also be making Citrus Butter Cookies from Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond :-)