Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving this year turned out delicious and less stressed. We enjoyed some great company as well. I was actually sick with a bad cold the previous week and was so glad that I recovered just in time to make my annual Thanksgiving meal. I actually took a day off from work to prepare and it worked out wonderfully and I was all ready before the guests arrived. The turkey turned out beautiful and deliciously moist. All the side dishes came out very tasty. We also added Prime Rib which we got from Costco already marinated. We just had to slow roast it. It was very yummie! I decided to make the meal more presentable with a few serveware for the appertizers and desserts. Next time, I shall work on getting nicer platters. Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!

Lego Numbers

Ethan is back to his lego phase and now that he has built all the cars, trucks, planes from the book, he decided to build numbers. I thought it was pretty neat. He was quietly building them while I was preparing his lunch and it was one of the most quiet moments I've had in a long time. Now let's see what he will get for Christmas :)

Happy Halloween!

School Picture 2011-2012

This year's school picture is here and Ethan is smiling more naturally when compared to last year. He looks so grown up! No more baby face.

No Cavities!

Six months have passed by quickly and it is time for Ethan's teeth cleaning and checkup. He did great during the Xray and the cleaning though he was more wiggly than the last time. Best of all - No Cavities!

Turkey Meatloaf and Zucchini Patties

I tried a couple of new recipes today hoping to get the kids to eat more vegetables - Turkey Veggie Meatloaf Cups and Zucchini Patties. I even had Ethan help me with measuring out a few ingredients when making the zucchini patties. They both turned out delicious except the meatloaf cups needed a little bit of salt. I served them along with some butternut squash soup and peaches/strawberries fruit salsa. Ethan liked the zucchini patties the best and only ate the meatloaf when I gave him some barbecue sauce and ketchup. Hayley didn't care for either the meatloaf nor the patties. She did however like the soup and ate her usual peas and carrots. Oh well, I tried. I would probably try these recipes again.

New Recipe

I've been getting a lot of good recipe ideas from the Sprouts Farmers Market magazine. Today I decided to try the Grilled Ginger Pork with Nectarine Relish. Turned out very tasty even though I overcooked the pork tenderloin a little. The marinade is very easy with just tamari (which I used soy sauce), vegetable oil, grated fresh ginger, minced garlic, pineapple juice and rice vinegar. The nectarine relish is delicious, another easy recipe which I modified to take out the jalapenos and cilantro and just put the green onions and lime juice. Yummo!