Now that we are back to our normal routine, until Christmas that is, how was every ones Thanksgiving? Mine was great! I had two! Wednesday before Thanksgiving we got together at my brothers house and had a delicious dinner. I brought over an appetizer of smoked salmon with cheeses and crackers. I was also in charge of making the mac and cheese... This...
I made tacos today. Cheesy delicious tacos! I call them Chacos... These low carb tacos were so yummy and a big hit with everyone. If you are cutting back on carbs but are craving some crunchy tacos you have to make these. You will never miss another tortilla again. So how do you make them? It takes a little patience but they are...
Yesterday morning I woke up to a note on my bed informing me that a new Holiday had been created. Mixed is a day of mixed celebrations where you celebrate every festivity and Holiday all in one day. So you would decorate pumpkins with Christmas ornaments, fill stockings with Easter eggs, decorate trees with spooky bats and spider webs and eat turkey and...
So I forgot to take photos of this dinner but it was too tasty not to share with you. One Pot Chicken and Rice About 2 tablespoons of olive oil 2 to 4 chicken leg quarters depending on how many will be eating. 1 Cup uncooked long grain white rice 2 Cups chicken broth 3 tbs. Butter Paprika Onion powder 1 Bay leaf...
Can you guess where we visited last week? Disneyland! Our dear friends in Alaska sent us passes to get in for free, which is amazing since Disneyland is outrageously expensive. They just raised their prices again! Thank you Hansen family the Lavoie's had a blast. I love Disney during the Holiday's. It was all dressed up for Halloween. The haunted mansion is my...
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Big Horse Corn Maze and Harvest Festival that is held every year in October here in Temecula, California. Last weekend we decided to brave the heat and visit for the first time. The forecast for this day was super hot. I think most people in Temecula got the memo and decided to stay indoors...
Penelope has been growing her hair since the day she was born. Her long hair has always been her trademark. I have had a love/hate relationship with this hair. I love that it makes her look like one of her little dolls, pretty and sweet. I hate trying to comb out her tangles when she wakes up with a huge rats nest on the...
Woke up to Penelope making her snack boxes for the day. According to her she needs two, one pantry snack box and one refrigerator snack box. Pantry Snack Box- Cosmic brownie, root beer Fizzy drink tablet, cheese puffs. Refrigerator Snack Box- Pepperoni, Cajun cheese curds, grapes and blueberries and a granola bar. Hmmm... not exactly the snack box I would make her but...
A couple of weeks ago Chris and I took a road trip to Las Vegas (sans child) to celebrate our anniversary. Originally we had planned to go to San Francisco but being that Vegas is a short 4 hour drive we decided to venture east instead. On our trip there we stopped halfway in the town of Calico. Calico Ghost Town is an...
Last month my sister had a birthday party...a Paella party! She had Paella Valenciana, a San Diego catering company that specializes in authentic Paella, cater her party. In case you don't know what Paella is, it is a rice dish from Spain that is cooked on an open fire in a large pan called a paellera. The rice is seasoned with saffron and some...
