Attempting to be a Super Mom

Ok, while cruising Pinterest, I came across this recipe for Asparagus, Goat Cheese, and Lemon Pasta . If you know my love for goat cheese, pasta, asparagus, and well, anything citrus, you would know this is like my dream food. Seriously, if you love goat cheese, like I do, try this! Asparagus, Goat Cheese, and Lemon Pasta 1 lb pasta 1 lb slender asparagus spears, cut into 1 inch pieces 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tbsp finely grated lemon peel 2 tsp fresh terragon 1 5 - 5 1/2 ounce log of soft fresh goat cheese (pre crumbled will not melt as well) fresh lemon juice to taste Cook your pasta in a pot of well salted water until it is almost tender, about 3 minutes shy of what the package suggests.  Add the asparagus and cook until firm tender, about another 2-3 minutes.  Drain the pasta and the asparagus together reserving 1 cup of pasta water. Meanwhile, combine the oil, lemon zest, terragon, and cheese in a large bowl, breaking up the cheese as you put it in. Add the pasta and

Ok, so I'm new at the steak thing. I mean not new at eating it, or even grilling it, but when it comes to cooking steak inside my home, I'm so clueless.  Ok, so I fibbed a little there because I don't grill it either, my husband does that for me.  Either way, I don't really cook steaks but I saw these gorgeous flank steaks at the shop and just had to have them.  Not ideal cuts I know, but trust me.  I should have photographed them raw, because they were so lovely I just couldn't pass them up.  After looking through pinterest for a way to cook them, I came across this recipe for Bloody Good Steak . And it was quite good! Bloody Good Steak 1 slab of flank steak 2 tbsp black peppercorns Extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Balsamic Vinegar Place peppercorns in a plastic bag and smash with a hammer until they are coarsely crushed. (Ok, I cheated here.  I have 3 settings on my pepper grinder and just set it on the biggest setting.) Drizzle olive oil and salt

Ok, so I've really been slacking on my recipe posting.  Trust me though, there has been some really yummy things coming out of this kitchen.  This recipe, Spring Chicken by Nigella Lawson , became my husbands new number one, favorite recipe.  I have a feeling a Nigella Lawson cookbook in my future. I did make a few substitutions for things that I didn't have which I will list here.  If you want the original recipe, click on the link up above. Spring Chicken (My picture isn't the best. I should have taken it with them all still pretty in the pan. I'll replace the picture the next time I cook it.) 1 tsp vegetable oil 4 or 5 strips of bacon, cut into small pieces 8 chicken thighs 1 leek, cleaned, quartered, and thinly sliced 1 stick celery, quartered and thinly sliced 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 2 tsp dried marjoram 1/2 tsp salt pepper 1 bottle woodchucks hard apple cider (I used crisp since it's more bitter and less sweet) 1 tbsp dijon mu

Good morning!  It's a new day and a new week.  I'm exhausted from our mini weekend holiday.  Hope this Monday morning finds everyone well.  Now, lets get on with it. The weather outside is:::: COLD! Very cold, but it will be nice and warm later today. On the breakfast plate this morning:::: Blueberry oatmeal with a banana, some green machine, and I'm thinking about making some coffee. As I look outside my window::: Everything is covered in frost.  It looks cold but beautiful.  Later today though, it will be really warm. Right now I am:::: Sitting at the kitchen table typing up this post and eating my breakfast. As I look around the house:::: Sydney is sitting at the table watching the Fresh Beat band on her iPad, Scottie is sleeping in her carseat on the table, and Rylie is still asleep in her bed upstairs.  The house could use a little picking up, and I still have a bag or two to unpack from this weekend.  I also have a little bit of laundry

Ok, so I've been a pretty crappy blog owner lately.  Christmas came and went.  As anyone, especially someone with children, can understand that the holidays become a huge blur.  Shawn took off from the day after Christmas until January 5th from work, so he had a little over a week of time to just hang out with us.  We were originally going to do a vacation to Colorado, but having to buy a new car at the end of November kind of killed that plan.  Then we planned on doing all of the fun stuff we could find and pack into our days.  Well, Ben continued to have wrestling, so we had to stay around home.  We didn't really do anything special, just took down the Christmas decorations and got the house back in order. Here's my new car. She's really beautiful.  Also, here's a picture of the kids in the van, saying goodbye.  She was a good van.  The kids love the Explorer, but were sad to see the van go. The day after Shawn went back to work, he was travelin