Wednesday, January 22, 2014

I'm No Barefoot Contessa {V}


I haven't posted one of these in forever, but I've been meal planning really well and trying out some new recipes on my clan.  I've had some really good recommendations from friends and great pinterest luck, enjoy!


This Rachael Ray recipe came from a friend who said this went over really well with her young family.  It was a big hit here too!  It does make a ton, so if you aren't a leftover person, invite some friends over to share.









I've been making the same enchilada recipe for years, it's on the back of a can and has never disappointed. But I saw this recipe and decided to try it over the weekend.  It's not a week night meal, as the prep and assemble took awhile.  But OMG, they were the best enchiladas I've ever had.  The effort was 100% worth it.  Restaurant quality, and don't skip the black olives.  I was going to, but read that it's the olives that really bring the flavor.  I even had enough left to make a small casserole dish and freeze.  I hope they are just as good.


This recipe came from a local lady who recently started a food blog.  The pictures on her blog made this dish look so delicious, not to mention that Billy is a huge fan of capers.  We all loved and even picky William had two helpings.  I did pass on the side of pasta and just got rolls to soak up extra sauce.


I don't have pictures of these last two recipes but they were very light dishes:



To find more inspiration, visit my previous posts...here, here, here, and here!

XOXO

Aubrey



Friday, January 10, 2014

Ice Skating

Growing up my mom had us trying a lot of different activities.  I often say now that I dabbled in swimming, tennis, calligraphy (yep, I took a few classes) and we had a good run at ice skating.  It made sense living in Michigan that we would learn how to skate, but the real push for my mom was most likely her love of figure skating.
I hadn't been on skates since before Lauren was born, but got an itch to get the whole family suited up just before Christmas.  The itch mainly came from driving by our local park where kids skate on the reflecting pool turned ice rink.  The park is less than a five minute walk from the house.  After a few phone calls and some bargain shopping, the family was ready to go.
It was the first time on ice skates for both kids and while they were both a joy to watch, William was quite the sight.  Check out the video of Wills on skates!

Lauren and I went out again just after Christmas for an evening skate.  The only thing missing from our outdoor rink are some tunes.  That is always a highlight at a rink's open skate:)


Not only did William like ice skating, but he has a LOVE for eating snow.  Yes, snow.  Probably yellow snow or motor oil snow, the kid will just sit down and eat.  There isn't much I have been able to do to convince him otherwise.



XOXO

Aubrey