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Easy Lunchbox- Random

March 29, 2012
Penelope's lunch in her Easy Lunchbox yesterday was just a mish mash of things I put together. She loved everything! Crackers, smoked ham, American cheese, snow peas, cucumbers, ranch for dipping, Kalamata olives, mini shortbread cookies, and a  piece of wild berry fruit leather shaped into a star. ...

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Blue Cheese Butter Sauce

March 27, 2012
The other night I made a flat iron steak on the stove with a blue cheese sauce for dinner. It was really good. If you are a fan of blue cheese you will love this sauce on a steak or burger. I seasoned the steak with salt and pepper and cooked it in an iron skillet with olive oil on the stove at medium...

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March 18, 2012
This was Penelope's bento today. It is also my first entry into the Bento Blog Network weekly themed bento contest. This weeks contest theme is Birds. Granola with chocolate covered raisins, 2 hard boiled eggs, open faced turkey and cheddar bird sandwich on flatbread, mixture of watermelon, honeydew, and cantaloupe, gummy worms. I am no where near as talanted as some of these bento artists....

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Garden in the Making

March 17, 2012
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Check out my green onions after just 10 days! And here is the before shot... Penelope is also getting a green thumb. There is a lady here that owns a yurt and holds workshops and play days for kiddos in the neighborhood and Thursday I took Penelope to the Worms and Seeds workshop. This was her very first time visiting the yurt so...

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A Beary Good Lunch

March 11, 2012
Here is Penelope's lunch for today. Top tier: Blueberry yogurt with honey granola, kettle chips, baby carrots and ranch in the bear cup for dipping. Bottom tier: Bear shaped ham and cheese sandwich, mini chocolate Teddy Grahams, red licorice balls in the bear cup.   ...

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Growing Green Onions

March 07, 2012
So I was finally convinced to take a peek at Pinterest and while checking it out I came across this post about growing your own green onions. This peaked my interest because it claimed to be a way to never have to buy green onions again. I use green onions a lot in my cooking and while you people down in the lower...

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X is for X's and O's

March 07, 2012
The letter of the week at Penelope's school is X. She was very excited about playing the xylophone at school today. She said she tried and tried to play Mary Had a Little Lamb but she couldn't find the notes. She said she just needs to keep practicing. Top Tier: Chocolate covered strawberry that we made a couple of days ago, pistachios, ranch...

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Cheese Roast Beef Sandwich

March 05, 2012
For the last couple of weeks I have been craving a Cheese Steak sandwich. But not any 'ol Cheese Steak sandwich, the kind made from Steak-umms! You know Steak-umm the frozen wafer thin beef you buy in a box at the supermarket. I swear these make the best Cheese Steak sandwiches. Unfortunately you can't find Steak-umm in Homer Alaska. *sigh* Last night I really wanted a...

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Chipotle Slow Cooker Shredded Beef

March 05, 2012
Made some delicious filling for tacos the other day. I love my slow cooker! Chipotle Slow Cooker Shredded Beef 3 lbs. Beef Chuck Roast 2 tbs. Minced Garlic 1/2 Cup chopped Onion 2 tbs. Lemon Juice 1 Cup of Water 2 Bay Leaves 1tbs. Cumin 1tbs. Oregano 3 Chipotle Peppers Salt & Pepper Oil In a food processor puree the garlic, onion, lemon...

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Just Like Mom Used to Make

March 02, 2012
Looks appetizing right? Really, it taste better then it looks. My mom use to make Creamed Beef on Toast (or known to some as S*** on a Shingle) when we were kids. Her dad who was a cook in the Navy use to make it for her. It's one of those meals that you don't have for years and then one day out...

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Mini Vacation

March 01, 2012
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Last weekend we decided to spend the weekend in the big city of Anchorage and continue Penelope's birthday celebration. It turned out that it was Fur Rondy weekend so there ended up being a lot more to see and do, not to mention a lot more people. Not only did we take Penelope to Chuck E Cheese (her request) and Toys R Us...

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My Swedish Meatballs

March 01, 2012
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Here is my recipe for Swedish Meatballs. Swedish Meatballs 1lb. Ground Beef 1 1/2 Slices of Sourdough Bread torn in small pieces 1/2 tbs. Onion Powder 1 tsp. Nutmeg 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 tsp. Pepper 1/2 cup of Milk 1 tbs. Flour 3/4  cups of Beef Broth 1/2 cup of Sour Cream Butter Oil In a large bowl combine bread, onion powder, salt,...

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