So big changes happening in my kitchen and home. We now have a total of 2 very busy kids living in my home and our weeknights are crazy. With football games and mine and my hubs work schedule its just that crazy. We are adjusting to the decline in kids well and we have just revamped our schedules and everyone is doing great with it. Here are a few shots from my kitchen to catch you up a bit.
St. Patty's green bread goes best with great lakes brewery beer!
baby sitting Burger style with a make your own pizza bar
making fresh hand cranked ice cream with sprinkles and strawberries and of chocolate chips!
and of course whats a party without a homemade soda bar. our favorite add ins are pom juice and mango pineapple orange juice. just add club soda and a funky straw and its better than anything you buy in a can.
tested out many recipes for homemade vanilla almond granola..therefore I ate a lot of yogurt!
my little slider graduated into a new school (ya see the pun there?)
we may be down a 7th grader but we did adopt this yummy little guy. Elvis entered our family via a quick stop at the gas station and a bunch of kids with free kittens. He is just the best little guy ever!
found a fun new way to test summer pintrest ideas. Presecco and Bomb pops..Hell Yeah!
inspired by my kids camp this summer at work we made falafels
fall kick started with the ever famous pumpkin cookies with vanilla bean cream cheese frosting.
southern livings annual apple edition hit my mail box and this Caramel apple Blondie pie was a must make
Tyler Florences best ever fried chicken was a family favorite the first time I made it for dinner in a small batch, so much so I got commissioned to make it for 14 people..40 pieces of fried chicken took a much larger operation. I may not make it again for another year but but it was just as good.
Skinnytaste.com pumpkin granola recipe with vanilla greek yogurt!
our Boo! gift surprised many a neighbors and friends with my pecan caramel popcorn
ad what a October without my daughters annual birthday chili. its a big deal with lots of prep and cost a fortune but she looks forward to it each year. It has sausage, london broil, 7 peppers and some surprises as well, i could share the recipe but then I"d have to kill you!
So there you have it 5 months in one post. I'm also posting tonights quick and easy dinner. its not always a gourmet affair but it does always have to be good!
Happy Cooking!
