Look, Learn and Love!

4/20/2011

WIWW

Linking up with Pleated Poppy For WIWW. This week I was able to capture more outfits, but I missed some that I really enjoyed wearing. Taking the pictures really makes me think about the touches in an outfit. So i am loving this challenge.

Day of Errands, showing a home, stores and playgrounds
Pants:: Kohls

Striped Shirt:: Costco

Navy Cardi:: Target
Necklace:: The Limited (does that store still exist?)

Lucky Day spent solely with the kids, mostly at home!

Jeans:: Levi

Tee and Sweatshirt:: Old Navy

Scarf:: ?

Shoes:: Lands End

Showing homes!

Jean Trousers: Kohls

Blazer: JCPenney

Necklace: Walmart

Playgrounds, grocery shopping, tidying up our toy collection

Entire Outfit :: Gap

Necklace:: Made by my talented friend from 3 old necklaces I had

4/19/2011

Tried and True Tuesday...shrimp and penne

This one is a yummy dish that I adapted from a meal I had a great local restaurant known as Winberie's.
We ate their before kids and I had a to die for dish on their patio. We can't really make it with the cheese here now, but I have done different forms. The last time I had a girl's getaway, I made a version with mixed greens and penne for a lighter feel. I could also see these ingredients (sans pasta) made a delicious wrap or sandwich. It also makes a great dinner party dish because you can make the pasta and shrimp ahead. Then have the ingredients ready and saute together just before eating. Uh, oh.... now I am getting hungry!

Winberie’s Shrimp and Penne

Penne Pasta (cooked)

Shrimp (cooked)

Spinach

Pine nuts

Crumbled Feta Cheese

Grated Parmesan

Diced Tomatoes (no juice or seeds)

Olive Oil and minced garlic

Saute spinach in olive oil and garlic mixture. Add pasta and shrimp. Next add pine nuts and tomatoes. Last add cheeses to just get warm.

4/18/2011

Meal Plan Monday...an easy week for a tired mommy

Monday:: Steak Sandwiches on deli flats

Tuesday:: Pasta night with noodles, sauce and meatballs
I make my sauce in the crockpot all day. Throw in meatballs before Chris comes home. Easy!

Wednesday:: Turkey Burgers on deli flats while Dad's out
I'll make extra noodles and do a big pasta salad to go with the burgers.

Thursday:: Turkey Burgers on deli flats while moms at work then GNO
My kids don't seem to mind eating the same dinner twice and it won't be a repeat for me and the hubs.

Friday:: Pizza

Satuday: Birthday Dinner for Chelsea with Grandma...TBD

Sunday:: Easter tradition, homemade donuts for breakfast and semi traditional Easter dinner

pancake shapes

Look:: Don't worry about my sanity, but I've begun trying to make pancake shapes for the kids. This was my first attempt. I put the regular pancake mixture I use with a bit more water added (about 3 to 4 Tbsp). It seems like it will take some practice to make the shapes look really good. I was also not happy that it didn't get a flat surface on both sides. One side came out a bit bubbly instead of flat.

Learn:: I tried shapes, bunnies, letters and butterflies. I learned to outline first. When the outline solidifies, fill in the outlines with more batter. If there are any lumps, it can mess up your shapes because it clogs the nozzle then explodes out. This happened several times. My sweet daughter would cheer anyhow and tell me what it looked like. The kids inhaled these sans syrup! That got me so excited because they are a sticky, icky mess with syrup. Gavin and Chelsea ate an entire recipe of pancakes. Usually we all share and have some leftover, but this day I had two hungry bunnies, looking for bunny cakes.