To watch the newest episode of "In The Kitchen" please click the link below.
During this episode I make a Bacon and Potato Torte. yum! This dish is one of my families favorites. It is SO flavorful and delicious!
Can you believe it's almost February??! Craziness Man!
I do love February though and I have always loved Valentines Day. The colors, the happy decorations, the love... gah! I'm a big fan! It also makes me feel in a more springtime mood. ( I live in Maine and by February I am begging for Spring haha)
I also am slightly obsessed with decorating for Holidays... Well, I don't go all out and we turn into the nutty house on the street but I just love all things planning and being creative. So what's someone like me to do?... why go on Pinterest of course ;)
Here is a little inspiration I found:
I think this bunting is so cute! I could use thick card stock from the craft store ( only around 20-50 cents a piece) some cute ribbon and bam done!
I want to print this to add to our family photo wall and probably leave up year round.
My son and I could make an adventure to go outside and find the sticks. Felt is also super cheap.
My little boy LOVES oranges so this one is something I have to do for sure!
Will defiantly be printing this Pre-K pack :)
what a creative idea! I would paint them red and white probably though to match better and look less girly but they look just like conversation hearts!
Cute idea! I usually do like a little mail box but I think I like this better. I also could leave it and use it during the week to leave notes or special treats.
This looks simple enough. And so festive and Valentines Day- ish
Oh.My.Goodness! I have to get my boy to take a photo like this!!
I have before on this blog professed my love for baking eggs instead of boiling them, and today I want to shout from the roof top my love of cooking bacon in the oven instead of frying it. Oh, fried bacon... what a hassle, what a mess! It makes your kitchen smell greasy, makes you feel greasy... blah I would try to get out of it whenever I could.
Now that I cook it up in the oven, I really don't mind it at all. My husband is a bacon junkie so I cook it for him often in a week.
It really is a lot more simple this way.
You just need some heavy duty aluminum foil, a cookie sheet and a baking rack.
First you line the pan with the foil, place the rack on top, add bacon and ta-da your done! Cook until desired crispness is achieved at 350.
The rack helps the grease drip off and the foil makes for very easy clean up :)
I just roll it up and toss into the trash.
I know your probably thinking "wait isn't all water good for you? what do you mean "Good for you water?" Well, this water is extra good for you. :) Infused with Cucumber, Lemon and Mint this drink is an- aging fighter, vitamin- C filled, energy giving, skin clearing, wonderfully delicious hydrating drink.
Replacing soda or juice with this Cucumber, Lemon and Mint water will give you over 150 less calories which helps you lose weight quicker, but it also includes vitamin C (which protect against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease, and even skin wrinkling), vitamin K (to keep your bones strong), vitamin A (which is key for good vision, a healthy immune system, and cell growth), potassium (which can lower cholesterol and reduce high blood pressure) iron (which mainly includes carrying life-giving oxygen to human blood cells) calcium(encourages bone growth) and more!
It is such a light, refreshing drink. I drank around 4 cups of it yesterday and felt great!
(Plus it reminded me of summer...)
Cucumber, Lemon and Mint Water (aka: Summer in a glass)
1 medium cucumber
1-2 lemons sliced
about 10 mint leaves
2 liters of Water
Mix around in water then let sit for a few hours/ or overnight.
Yesterday the first episode of my new cooking show was filmed!!
It came out great (shout out to the Hubs for doing an amazing job putting it all together, filming and directing)
I normally work very quickly in the kitchen (I have a 3 year old) so having to plate nicely each of the ingredients, do one step at a time etc was very difficult but so much fun! I made Chocolate Chip cookies. These things are amazing! Seriously!!
Tomorrow I will post the episode as well as the recipe. You will want to make these trust me :D
So this weekend was kind of a busy one. Friday night we had a Youth Group fun fellowship Friday at the Church. There was a pretty good turn out of about 12 teens ( some of our group are away on vacation) We ate pizza, Mountain Dew cake, there was lots of soda as well. We played the game mafia (SO much fun!) Watch the vlog video below if you want to see how is played.
On Saturday we got up early and headed an hour away to do our monthly grocery shopping at Sam's Club, the Bakery then back home to our Super Walmart. I was on a mission to stock up on lots of veggies, fruit and whole grains. I actually got some great deals, and was even under budget! score!
Sunday of course is Church day. The Hubs and I teach the teen Sunday School then there is morning service, fellowship lunch each week, followed by another service at 1:00 pm. Then it was back home to cheer on our favorite team... THE PATRIOTS!!! ( they won!! woo!)
We had a great weekend, I hope you all did as well.
My very first green smoothie... it wasn't the best tasting smoothie ever but I want to work on trying different ingredients to make it taste better.
We went out to eat at Finn's an Irish Pub in town. We had never been there before. It was very small but nicely decorated. The burgers were fantastic.
Sunday morning I was in Nursery...my son just happened to be the only kid in there this week so we turned up the message on the tv, played and took silly photos :)
On our way to church :)
One of my healthy meals... salad and a spinach, tomato and chicken sandwich on a 100 calorie bun.
I am trying to eat less as well as focus more on eating veggies and fruit first then see if I am in the mood for something else.
my new bag came in the mail!! I love it! Much bigger than I thought it would be yay!
