Fall Potatoes!

I came up with this one the other night. It was good and my kids had no idea what was in these.

3 to 5 red potatoes thin sliced ( depends on how big and how many you want)
At bit of sliced Onion (also how much you like)
1 tomato thin sliced
1 peach thin sliced
1 apple thin sliced
dried herbs

I put some olive oil in frying pan, added potatoes, onions salt and pepper browned a little. Cook those for a few with the lid on to help steam them. Then I added a mix of herbs called (Herbs d' Provence) It's Marjoram, savory, thyme, rosemary,basil, fennel,sage and lavender. The amount add was just a lite covering. You could use Italian seasoning or just basil. Then add your apples and tomatoes. Last I added the peaches, just enough to brown them and warm them. I had the lid on and off during the cooking.
My husband loved this, I think we had pork chops with this.

My little girl!

I have to share with you our good news! Most of you have seen Elsie's mouth, the redness, dryness. It has been a year and a half of every cream you can think of and medicines. We have been to her doctor many times and then to a dermatologist a few times and no one has been able to fix this. Last weekend we ran into Brenton's uncle who ask about her mouth like most people do. We told him about it and he said you should go to Dr. Bezzant. He will take one look at her and tell you what it is. Well I call got her in and this is why I'm writing this. At this point it is all cleared up! We have stuff to put on for 1 month and than we go back to see the dermatologist again to see how it went. With in 3 times of using the new creams it was going away. I'm so happy! She is so beautiful, I think so how ever she looks but now she is not in any pain or itching. I'm grateful to this doctor who has help us. It is so nice to have a name for the problem and know how to fix it. If you ever need a dermatologist let me tell you, give him a try!

Something new!

I have been working on this for a little while now. I thought I would share it with you. I would like to get started doing a little floral arranging on the side. I'm not sure at this point where I'm going with this yet but I'll keep you posted. Please feel free to check this out. http://www.simplyfloral.blogspot.com

The joy of flowers!

Today I had the joy of arranging flowers. For those who don't know I went to school for floral arranging. I don''t get to do it much now but one day I hope to have a big flower garden. I've lost so much of what I had learned. These flowers were so beautiful. I had to share the photo.

Pasta Night!

For sometime now I've thought I should share some of my recipes. This one I came up with when I cleaned out the fridge.
Spinach ( a bunch)
Onion (used half an onion)
Celery (2 sticks)
Mushrooms ( used 6 good sized ones)
Garlic (6 or so cloves)
Fresh Parsley ( like two tablespoons)
One can of diced tomatoes ( we like the sweet onion and garlic)
About 4oz. of Italian cheese ( we used Provolone)
1 half pint whipping cream
Chicken ( I used 2 chicken breast and cut them into tenders.)
Pasta
Salt and pepper
Note: you can use as much or little on the vegetable and herbs.
Put some oil in frying pan (I use olive oil) and cook the chicken, add a little salt and pepper. Chopped the spinach, celery, mushroom, parsley and dice the garlic and onion. Add all this and let it cook down. I added a little of the juice from the diced tomatoes and let it cook off. Add your tomatoes, you may want to drain a little of the juice and whipping cream and cheese and let it keep cooking. Remember to keep string your sauce. The sauce will get thicker the longer it cooks. Cook your pasta, pour your sauce over the pasta and enjoy!
We loved this and hope you will give it a try. Sorry, no picture of it done. If any question or if the recipe is not clear give me a call, I would be happy to help. Happy cooking!

School Report

This week we have been busy working on Bjorn first report. He had to pick an animal, write 5 things about it, draw and color a picture of it and make a diorama of the animal's habitat. He wanted to do it on Coyotes. I went from store to store looking for brown and green play dough. I had no luck, so last minute I made homemade play dough. You maybe wondering how did I get brown? I used coco powder. It smelled good and we got the color we needed. My Elsie wanted to make one too, so I had to come up with a box. This is our finished project. The girls and I will be off to the Animal Parade in Bjorn's class room some time.

The List of Eight!

I was Tagged in this list of eight things! So here it is......

8 Favorite TV shows....

1. House
2. Big Bang Theory
3. The Office
4. Ace of Cakes
5. Iron Chef
6. Paula Dean Shows
7. Food Detectives
8. Most of my kids shows

8 Things I did yesterday....

1. Took a shower
2. Drove my son to school
3. Went to Costco
4. Took the girls to grandma and grandpa's
5. Cleaned house
6. Talked on the phone to family
7. Helped my son with his report.
8. Changed diapers

8 Favorite Restaurants...

1.Olive Garden
2. Ruby Tuesdays
3.Porters
4.Gandolfo's
5. China Isle
6.Bajio
7.Los Hermanos
8. Anyone who knows me knows I love to go out to eat! So Anywhere.

8 Things I look forward to....
1. My kids saying "Mom I'm going outside to play".
2. Moving
3. Having a house.
4. Seeing my husbands siblings get married one day.
5. Summer
6. Having a garden
7. Page staying with daddy, so mom can go out with friends.
8. Getting my hair done.

8 Things on my wish list....

1. To go away for a weekend with my husband.
2. To have a house!
3. To see all of my family
4. To have family vacations
5. To buy a new couch
6. To have nice pictures of my kids and my little family.
7. Be healthier
8. To have more children.

I was suppose to tag eight people to do this but I'm not sure I know that many people who would. So I would ask that if you like this post give it a try. It's harder than you think!!!