Tonight's dinner was baked macaroni and cheese and barbecue ribs. Delicious! Baked Macaroni and Cheese 1 13.5 oz. box of elbow macaroni 1 cup of milk 1 cup of cream 4 tbs. butter 4 tbs. flour 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp. pepper Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter your baking dish, mine was a 2qt. size one....
Here is Penelope's snack box for the next few days. She tried feeding Timber another olive and he spit it out. He really does hate those things! Oats and honey granola bar, blueberries & raspberries, Cuties, dates, smoked almonds, dark chocolate covered pomegranate seeds and olives. ...
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Broccoli Rice Casserole 1 cup of rice uncooked rice 1/2 of a 10 oz. bag of frozen broccoli thawed 1 10 oz. can of cream of chicken soup 1 egg 1 cup of Colby jack cheese Salt & Pepper Butter French fried onions Cook rice according to package directions. I always do 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water. Let water...
Italian Pasta Salad 1 lb. Cavatappi cooked 1 6oz. can black olives sliced in half Sopressata diced in small pieces Prosciutto diced in small pieces Asiago cheese diced in small pieces Dressing 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 2 tbs. Italian seasoning 1 tbs. grated Parmesan Salt & Pepper to taste Mix the salad ingredients together in a large...
Penelope asked for a special surprise lunch today so I came up with this quick bento. Top Tier: Ham and provolone froggy sandwich w/ nori cut-out face. Cucumber lily pads and dark chocolate covered pomegranate seed flies. Bottom Tier: Dark chocolate covered pomegranate seeds, blackberries, date, potato chippy's, and the extra container is Ranch for her lily pads. This was Penelope's first official...
Were you aware that Home Depot offers a FREE kids workshop Every first Saturday of the month? I remember hearing about it in the past but we never actually went to one until last Saturday. Every month is a different theme and Home Dept provides all the materials to create a project. They also give each child an apron and commemorative pin that...
This weeks theme for Muffin Tin Monday over at Another Lunch is It's a Jungle Out There! Here is Penelope's muffin tin lunch. Top Row: Tomatoes, a Cutie, cheese snake on beef stick tree branches Bottom Row: Pistachios, gorilla turkey and lettuce sandwich, olives. You can check out some more muffin tins here. ...
This was the other bento box I found at Target the other day. I am curious if any of you also purchased these boxes from Target? Here is the snack bento I made for Penelope today that this box inspired. SHAPES! Top tier: crescent Cuties, oval pistachios, diamond pickles, and a heart lollipop Bottom tier: rectangle carrots, triangle pepperoni, square cheese,...
Or at least we tried... It's just Pen and I today so I made a small amount of batter. Since I only have one of those jumbo muffin tins that makes six oversized muffins. The batter didn't quite reach the top and therefore the popovers did not pop over. However...they were yummy anyway. Cheesy Popovers 1 Egg 1/2 Cup of milk 1 tbsp....
Last week we took a short but very windey drive to Lake Isabella and Bodfish, CA. Lake Isabella is in the heart of the Kern River valley. To be honest with you the drive was prettier then the actual destination. It seems the lake has been drained in order to fix the dam and it looked pretty shallow. Not to mention the surrounding...
