Sometimes I can be so organized that I scare myself. Case in point, my menu for the week. I chose all of our main courses this week to be a slow cooker meal. I don't have a programmable crock pot (but I am getting one for Christmas!) so I have to use the Christmas tree timer to make it come on when I need it too. Yesterday I made BBQ. It could not have been simpler.
3 lbs boneless country pork ribs
1 can of beef broth
Low for 8 hours.
Then I drained it and broke the meat up. I added a bottle of BBQ sauce and cooked for 30 more minutes. Voila. I added buns and fries.
Tonight- Red Beans and Rice- my favorite recipe! I got this from a friend of mine. I am hooked on it! It is SO easy.
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of rotel
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 can of dark red kidney beans
1 package of smoked sausage
I cut up the sausage and put it all in. Low for 6 hours. I made boil in the bag rice to serve with it.
Now, Mr. D. ... not a big red beans and rice fan. What's a girl to do? Well, use the left over pork from last night and whip up a Brunswick stew. He loved it!
Tomorrow night, nothing new. Mr. D. has a work event and I will have the left over Red Beans and Rice.
Friday, I am trying this recipe for Chicken Marsala. Mr. D. loves Chicken Marsala.
Now, guess what else... I bought the crock pot liners-- so I DON'T even have to clean the crock pot. I tell you shear genius.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
the adventures of Sandy and Kate
Here is a picture of the two of us on our latest adventure. In case you don't recognize us, I have the yellow hair, Kate has the purple hair.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
today I........
CLEANED AND ORGANIZED!!!
the glass cupboard
the refrigerator
hung a hook for my aprons
the dish towel drawer
Mr. D. installed an organizer for my cutting boards.
the serving utensil drawer
the opener and holder drawer
the everything I need to make a pie even though I have never made a pie drawer
under the kitchen sink
I also made homemade yeast rolls. They were very tasty and relatively easy. The recipe can be found here.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Mr. D.
In honor of Mr. D.'s Birthday I decided to list a few facts about him. I have now officially known him for 1/2 of his life. Here are some things you may not know.
Mr. D. ...
1) .... is a really funny guy who can always make me laugh.
2) .... is a realist, when my head is in the clouds- his isn't.
3) .... is a fixer of all problems, and if he can't fix it- he will at least try to.
4) .... is a great provider.
5) .... has fun like it is his job.
6) .... understands the importance of leaving the toilet seat down.
7) .... is incredibly loyal to Hellmann's Mayonnaise, Heinz Ketchup, Cozumel Grill or me.
8) .... has a great memory and can recall millions of facts both important and useless
9) .... play the rock back guitar like a true champ
10) .... never gets mad (OK, doesn't always get mad) when I tease him for always having a better way to do things.
11) .... can in one second get Brady to stop doing whatever I have been fussing at him for an hour to stop doing.
12) .... has a great knack for finding the funniest things on the internet
13) .... loves a good yellow cake with chocolate frosting
14) .... is a Patriots fan
15) .... actually enjoys shopping and running errands.
16) .... favorite shows are The Office and How I Met Your Mother
17) .... understands the balance between a tasteful Christmas display and a tacky one
18) .... he pushes the envelope of number 17 more and more every year
19) .... is always thinking
20) .... is responsible
21) .... favorite food is buffalo type chicken fingers
22) .... like to know what the plan is and hates for plans to change
23) .... is the controller of the remote
24) .... is extremely helpful around the house
25) .... likes to have fun with kids
26) .... is very supportive and understanding of the time I spend working on things for school
27) .... hates to fly on small planes and is very annoyed by air travel
28) .... is going to be a great father someday
29) .... loves to sleep in on the weekends
30) .... has green eyes
31) .... is a big kid... sometimes
32) .... is a very skilled driver
33) .... would never eat a banana or pineapple
34) .... doodles.... a lot!
35) .... is very technologically savvy
36) .... will definitely roll his eyes over reading this cheesy list!
Mr. D. ...
1) .... is a really funny guy who can always make me laugh.
2) .... is a realist, when my head is in the clouds- his isn't.
3) .... is a fixer of all problems, and if he can't fix it- he will at least try to.
4) .... is a great provider.
5) .... has fun like it is his job.
6) .... understands the importance of leaving the toilet seat down.
7) .... is incredibly loyal to Hellmann's Mayonnaise, Heinz Ketchup, Cozumel Grill or me.
8) .... has a great memory and can recall millions of facts both important and useless
9) .... play the rock back guitar like a true champ
10) .... never gets mad (OK, doesn't always get mad) when I tease him for always having a better way to do things.
11) .... can in one second get Brady to stop doing whatever I have been fussing at him for an hour to stop doing.
12) .... has a great knack for finding the funniest things on the internet
13) .... loves a good yellow cake with chocolate frosting
14) .... is a Patriots fan
15) .... actually enjoys shopping and running errands.
16) .... favorite shows are The Office and How I Met Your Mother
17) .... understands the balance between a tasteful Christmas display and a tacky one
18) .... he pushes the envelope of number 17 more and more every year
19) .... is always thinking
20) .... is responsible
21) .... favorite food is buffalo type chicken fingers
22) .... like to know what the plan is and hates for plans to change
23) .... is the controller of the remote
24) .... is extremely helpful around the house
25) .... likes to have fun with kids
26) .... is very supportive and understanding of the time I spend working on things for school
27) .... hates to fly on small planes and is very annoyed by air travel
28) .... is going to be a great father someday
29) .... loves to sleep in on the weekends
30) .... has green eyes
31) .... is a big kid... sometimes
32) .... is a very skilled driver
33) .... would never eat a banana or pineapple
34) .... doodles.... a lot!
35) .... is very technologically savvy
36) .... will definitely roll his eyes over reading this cheesy list!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Sushi
It's the seven days of Mr. D. celebration. This is an event I created in which we celebrate the birthday beginning on November 1 until his actual Birthday on the 7th. This year, instead of a present to open each night for 7 nights we had dinner with different friends each night for seven nights. It has been fun. I never told him who we were eating with until it was time to eat with them. Some nights I cooked, some nights we went out. Tonight though - I must say food wise was my favorite night out. We had sushi. It was A-m-A-z-I-n-G. This picture is just some of the sushi that we enjoyed tonight. It is SO pretty and it was SO yummy.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
teacher appreciation day
Today was teacher appreciation day at our school. We had a great catered luncheon and received these beautiful flower pots. Each item in the pot was a message from the kids in our class. I thought I would share their sentiments with you. I had to laugh at how many people misspelled my last name. People are so hooked on phonics that they always spell it phonetically. It cracks me up. Here are the lovely words that brightened my day. If you can't read them, click on the pictures and it will expand the picture for you. Enjoy!!
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