Family of Four

Menu for this week

2009-06-15T19:10:00.000-07:00

Here's what we are eating this week : ) I included one of the recipes below for those of you who like to try new ones...

Monday: Corn Chowder with biscuits

Tuesday: Pizza with Salad

Wednesday: Grilled Chicken w/ Twice baked potatoes and corn on the cob (I'm really looking forward to this one!!)

Thursday: Aztec quiche w/fruit

Friday: Pork chops with brown rice and greenbeans

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: church picnic: sandwiches and blue corn chips with salsa

Aztec Quiche

-1 1/4 cups grated Jack cheese ( I use reduced fat cheese)
-3/4 cups grated cheddar cheese
-1 9 in. deep dish frozen pie shell
-1 4 oz. can diced green chilies
-1 cup half and half
-3 eggs, beaten
-1/2 t. salt
1/8 t. ground cumin

Spread Jack cheese and half of the cheddar over bottom of the pie shell. Sprinkle diced chilies on top of cheese. In a bowl, stir the half and half, eggs, and seasonings. Pour into pie shell and top with remaining cheddar. Bake at 325 for 40-50 mins.

I LOVE trying new recipes, so if you have a good one, please share it with me!! : )

Busy Day!

2009-06-12T17:42:00.001-07:00

Today was a busy day...I mean BUSY!! We had some friends come in from Texas this past weekend, so we met them for lunch at Stromboli's (which, by the way, has awesome calzones) along with my brother in law Jesse, and a couple of other guys. It was the first time that James and I had eaten out in a long time. At least since Eli was born...and that's been almost 3 months. Needless to say, I was so excited to eat a meal that I had not prepared with my own hands or that James hadn't brought home from the local cafe : ) I was a little worried how Eli would do, seeing as how we hadn't eaten out with him yet, but he was so good! He slept the whole time!

After lunch, we went to Lowe's for a new stove, but instead we bought a new refrigerator!! It's a double door stainless steel...so excited about it!! We also met with a kitchen designer, and I think I am going to have her come out and look at some of my ideas for the kitchen. I'll try to take pics during the remodel.

We got home around 3:30, rested for about 30 mins or so and then headed to the park for a workout. What a workout it was!! James is like a drill sergeant when it comes to excercising. We did a LOT of lunges that totally kicked my rear, but it's completely worth it when you see your body changing shape. I walked for a little bit and then we watched Chase play on the playground.

So we are home now. Just finished eating dinner...we grilled hamburgers and had fries. No veggies. How horrible is that?? Oh well. Chase is about to have his bath and go to bed, and then James and I are going to watch "He's Just Not That Into You". I'll let you know how it is : )

New Blogger!

2009-06-11T14:32:00.000-07:00

Well, I have given in to the peer pressure and decided to start a blog! I'm still trying to figure out everything, so bear with me : )