I'm No Barefoot Contessa {IV}

I'm meal planning for next week and not much in my repertoire sounds good at the moment.  I hate when I dread grocery shopping before I even make the list!  Just in case you are in the same boat as me, here are a few recipes I've tried that were hits are my house!  This post is a little heavy in the mexican category, but I guess that's fitting with Cinco De Mayo on Sunday.

(All pictures are mine, but the recipes are found at the corresponding websites)

Baked Crunchy Taco Casserole
This recipe is great because you could make the filling the night before or earlier in the day...just reheat and assemble.  Delicious!

 Black Beans and Sweet Potato Flautas

These were delicious, there was a little more effort involved...but worth it.

The kids weren't a fan, so if I make again I could do a simple quesadilla for them.

I followed the recipe exact too.

Thai Chicken Naan Pizza Recipe with Peanut Sauce, Red Pepper & Carrots
Another Jocelyn find.  This pizza is a great mix up to your traditional cheese and pepperoni.  I did follow the recipe and made the homemade sauce, but there are a lot of bottled peanut sauces out there if you want to save a step.  The sauce is AWESOME!
I made it once with fresh pizza dough and a second time with a naan.  Both are delicious.
The kids loved too!

Coconut Chicken
Everyone enjoyed these homemade chicken nuggets.  It was one of those weeks where I couldn't think of anything but wanted to keep us somewhat healthy...vs the nuggets that come in a box.  The kids weren't a fan of the sauce.


Mexican Stuffed Shells
I think there are about twenty blogs out there with the same recipe for these delicious stuffed shells.  They are easy and so yummy.  My kids ate them up too!


Lemony Spinach Hummus
I had to throw this in too.  It was a recipe I saw on pinterest and went out to buy the ingredients the next day.  I served it with part of our lunch one weekend and it was gone.  The entire batch gone!  Another success!



If you've tried anything delicious and kid friendly lately, please email or leave me a comment!  I need some help this week:)  Have a great weekend!

XOXO

Aubrey

Birthday Bash

I'm been a bit of a slacker in the blogging world, but after today I think I'm finally caught up.  We've been crazy consumed with all things home buying and selling, and we are now taking on selling our home by owner.  Fingers crossed!  It will be more work, but hoping a change in price might attract the right person.  

My birthday was two weeks and I got to celebrate it with my favorite girls and their favorite guys.  We planned to get away that Saturday a few months earlier and it just to happened that my birthday and Frank's were on the same day earlier that week.  

We are so lucky to be invited to Jocelyn's parents house as much as we are.  It's the perfect place to escape for a night, and it was much needed time with our close friends. The eight of us don't get together enough, but we always make up for lost time.  

We enjoyed great food and wine, and we all laughed so much!  Jocelyn woke up on Sunday saying her abs were sore from all the laughing...we never stopped!  Even though we aren't that far now, they will all be minutes away from us once we move.  Minutes is huge!  Talk about killer abs, looks like I could be rocking those if I just hang out with these folks more:)

The night away was a perfect little stress reliever from all the house business.  We went radio silent for 24 hours and just enjoyed the celebration and good company!

XOXO

Aubrey