Monday, November 22, 2010

Hello Thanksgiving week :)

I did nothing thanksgiving-y today but in keeping with the trend.. I did try yet another new recipe tonight.  I found this one in the November issue of Cooking Light Magazine.
Curried Chicken Saute http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=50400000107423
Served with organic rice.. this was a pretty good, different, dinner.  I cooked a little bit longer than it called for to soften the peppers a little bit more.  The hubs wouldn't have liked them crunchy.  I also used regular coconut milk instead of light so that it could be completely organic.


On a side note...
I was looking back at pictures today.. and can not believe this was just about a year ago..

Man.. they have gotten so big!

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Thanks, Giada

I love Food Network.. and probably my favorite show to watch is Giada at home. 
Here are two new recipes I tried this week from the show.

Ravioli with Arugula, Tomatoes, and Panchetta.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/ravioli-with-arugula-tomatoes-and-pancetta-recipe/index.html
This recipe was SOOO easy.  Perfect for a week night when you are in the mood for something good but don't have the time to cook.  I think it maybe took 20 minutes.. if that.  Pretty healthy.. and pretty much all organic which is makes me happy :)

Grilled Pork and Fontina Sandwiches.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/grilled-pork-and-fontina-sandwiches-recipe/index.html
This recipe was also pretty easy and yummy.  I love BIG tasty sandwiches.. so this hit the spot.  I think the only part of the sandwich that was not organic is the fontina and the pork was all natural..natures promise- not quit organic but the next best thing i could get my hands on.
Sided with homemade sweet potato chips.. a very satisfying dinner!

P.S.- My exciting organic find of the week- EGGNOG! I was so excited when i saw it on the shelf  at the grocery store :)

Friday, November 19, 2010

and...

here is the rest of the month without the food :)

















back to blogging.

FINALLY have the internet back :)

So in attempts to get caught up after not posting in over a month... here is one giant blog of pictures that pretty much sums up our past month and a half in food...


















Recipes.. to come :)

Friday, October 8, 2010

big hungry caterpillars.

It has been amazing outside the past few days!! This is the exact type of weather I was hoping for before we get into the really cold months. 
Yesterday, we took advantage of the nice weather..playing outside a bit and finally releasing Nolan's butterflies.  Such a cool little project... we will definitely do it every year now that i know how easy and neat it is.  The whole thing started one day when Nolan was playing at my parents house.  He found this big, green caterpillar and my dad poked holes in the lid of a coffee container and put the Caterpillar in along with some grass... Nolan brought it home and of course did not want to let his new friend go outside.. so that night i went online and did some Caterpillar research.  Apparently, caterpillars don't really need anything to survive.. just a container with holes to breath.  So we turned it into our little project and would go for "caterpillar hunts" everyday to find as many as we could.  We found 6 total - 3 different types.  All but one are in cocoons now. We opened the lid a few days ago to discover two had turned into butterflies.. so yesterday was the day we had been waiting for.. to finally let them go "home".  Next year we will definitely use a bug cage of some sort so we can actually see whats going on.. although we did sit and watch one make a cocoon one day... So cool!



I finally got my etsy shop back up and running :)  Only 3 listings on there so far.. but hoping to add more soon! I did finish another hat but it's already in the mail on its way to someone special :)


And last but not least.. since I have been slacking on the recipes lately.  Here's a super easy one that we use a lot.
Chicken Enchiladas
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar or mexican cheese
1/2 cup ranch dressing
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons diced green chilli's, drained
tortillas
- mix chicken, 3/4 cups of cheese, ranch dressing, sour cream & green chilli's all together in a bowl. divide mixture into tortillas, wrap, place in baking dish and top with remaining cheese.  Bake at 350 for 20 min,
These can be made healthier by using all organic ingredients and using light dressing, sour cream and whole wheat tortillas.  A friends mom use to always make these when i ate over and they were always sooo good.   I got the recipe from her when I started dating Aaron because I knew it was something he would actually eat... He was SOOOOO picky when we first met- thank god hes gotten better!!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

warm heads. warm bellies.

Another hat is finished!!
I really love how this one turned out and cant wait to get to the craft store to stock up on ribbon to make a ton more!


I'm hoping to get my etsy shop back up and running VERY soon :)


Also got around to making up halupki this morning.. it is cooking in the crock pot as we speak! I cant wait for dinner tonight :)
This was one of my favorite meals my mom made growing up. Its such a good meal on a cool day.  I changed it up a little only by replacing the ground beef with ground turkey.  My mom is just like I am..she just eyeballs everything when cooking.. so here is the best recipe i can give.
1 lb ground turkey
1 head of cabbage
1 can/bottle of vegetable juice ( "V8" I found natures promise organic vegetable juice at giant)
1 onion, chopped
1 pepper, chopped
1 can of sour kraut, rinsed and drained
salt & pepper
1/2 cup rice uncooked( my mom uses minute rice and mixes it in uncooked- i only had regular rice so i cooked it a little before mixing it in)

In a bowl mix together ground turkey, onion, pepper, salt & pepper, and rice. Peel off the leaves from your head of cabbage..trying not to tear them then chop up the rest of the cabbage that is left after you peel however many leaves you want.  Add can of sour kraut along with the chopped remainder of your cabbage to the pot.  Fill each cabbage leave with a good sized portion( but small enough to leave room to wrap it up)  of the turkey mixture.  Wrap it up and place in your pot.  Repeat this step with the rest of your turkey mixture and cabbage leaves.  Pour the vegetable juice over top and cover.
Since mine is still cooking.. and this is the first time I've made it... I'm not sure how long its going to take exactly.. Soooo Ill follow up on my next post :)