yep.

and last week's recipes come to you from the lovely Lisa squared!

the first was twice baked potatoes from Lisa Schil!! (thanks much!)

now i know what you're thinking: really, twice baked potatoes? those are like the easiest thing in the world and EVERYONE has had them before. WRONG!

i had them for the first time only a couple weeks before i made them myself. and this is a big deal, because i'm not a fan of baked potatoes. but clearly, you can make them delicious, which is what this recipe did.

i don't have a link for the recipe i used, so if you want it, let me know. i can send it from Lisa's email.

the next recipe was monterey chicken and it came from Lisa Michelle! (thank you!)

really good!!!!

this is the link she gave me for the recipe. if it doesn't work, let me know, i'll forward it on.
i didn't actually use ro-tel, mostly because i'm not a fan of cooked tomatoes but partially because it was getting late and we needed to be done shopping. so, without is really good, and i'm sure with is really good too.
thanks ladies!!!!

and now, for your viewing pleasure: Adrik learning to stand!!!!
the first one is him standing, but the second one is him standing but you can hear his cute giggle as he does it!
LOVE!!!

3 in one!!

this week I did 3 new recipes!!

what-what!

these ones all came from pinterest. again. BUT i do have 2 recipes this coming week that i received from the Lisas of my family- Lisa Schil and Lisa Michelle! (Aren't they great?)

ANYWAYS...

first up was an avocado grilled cheese--SO GOOD!!! steve said it needed more pepperoni but i liked it just how i had it so next time he can make his own.  :)

i found this here.

it's more of a how to than a recipe but whatever, still good.

Next I tried scallion pancakes. These did not turn out for me- too salty. Sad day, because I was really excited about them. (is there really a difference between kosher and regular salt?) and i didn't have peanut oil and couldn't really afford $10 for a small bottle of it...

anyways, get the recipe here but the step by step with pictures here.

i found the pictures helpful but to each his own. and the picture site also has a dipping sauce, which i did not make because i did not see it when i went grocery shopping for everything else.

Last, was southwestern egg rolls. Have you ever tried these? The original is from cheesecake factory but i think i've also had them at chili's or applebee's. still good. and so is this recipe. i really liked them. steve had them with salsa, i ate mine with- wait for it- ranch!! :) and we both enjoyed them. i also had a friend over who had brought her cafe rio lunch and she used the tamatillo sauce and said it was good too. so really, whatever you like to dip with.

and here that is.

if anyone tries the scallion pancakes, please let me know if you get them right, and what i did wrong!!!!

food!

this week's (and last week's) recipes come to you from Pinterest!

shocking, i know!

this is because i pin all these things and never do them. so i started to do them.

the first was 15 minute donut holes from scratch!

and yes, they really are pretty quick.

you can get the recipe here.

the other recipe was for pull-apart cinnamon bread.

this did not come out as well as i was hoping, but this was probably because i stuck too much bread into the pan and the middle didn't get a chance to cook while the sides were able to overcook. kind of lame.

but i do love me some cinnamon bread things so maybe next time, i will do better.

and it did not look as pretty as the picture on the website which you can find here.

and just for kicks, a cute one of my little man.

crazy bread

it actually kind of looks like this (the kind from little Caesar's).

this recipe comes from a wedding gift: millard county centennial cookbook (2nd edition) a.k.a where steve is from. and it is great for when you want breadsticks but didn't think of it until you started cooking dinner and/or don't have time to let it rise. so on that note here it is!

1 1/2 c warm water

1 Tbsp honey or sugar (i used sugar)

1 1/2 Tbsp dry yeast

1/2 tsp salt

3-3 1/2 c flour

butter (melted) and desired seasonings (i used garlic salt on one half and seasoned salt on the other)

mix all ingredients together, adding flour last. Roll out and place on a cookie sheet. Cut into 1-2 inch strips and drizzle with butter. And seasoning of choice.

Bake at 400 for 12-15 minutes. Steve said he'd be okay if i felt like making them again sometime so i know they're good!!!

Resolutions/Goals

Yes indeed, it is a new year. And for some reason, I actually made a resolution! This was done in hopes to feel like I was accomplishing something- both spiritually and physically. (the physically because sometimes you just need to see proof!)

As such I am going to share with you my two resolutions/goals.

The first: to read my scriptures daily. 

Yes, this is a typical LDS resolution. But it is one that I needed to make. I haven't been doing so well the past year, and sometimes I can tell. I want to make sure I am at least trying to improve myself and so far I have only missed 2 days. 80% is still passing!!!!

The second: to try a new recipe every week. 

This one started before the new year but it's one I really enjoy and want to keep up. I am no cook, but these new recipes are helping me to improve. So far we have tried a potato casserole, breakfast pockets, taco cups, general tso/gao chicken, and homemade tortillas.

And we've liked them all!! Hopefully I remember to keep posting so you can try some of these recipes too!

Please share with me some of your favorite recipes or new ones you've tried and liked!

Happy eating!

old pics...from my phone

so remember that reunion like a year ago? well, i took some pictures with my phone that i never got out to you siblings. sorry. i'm slow. so in no particular order...

NATIVITY PAINTING

 SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS

yes, cris does qualify as a science experiment

 THE T AND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

 BALLOON HUNT

 HANGING OUT 

 LAPIERRE BENCH AT PI

 DIGGING FOR BONES (or scraping)

 TEA PARTY

your children are all lovely. or at least they were a year ago. i'm sure they haven't changed too much since then!!!!  <3 div="div">

Adrik Pierre

Heading home from the hospital!

We all knew this day was coming, myself more than anyone else and yet I still can't believe it came...I am a MOM!!! Yes, me. I now have a son!!

The story. I had my check-up on Tuesday, September 4th. While doing my urine sample my water broke! I went into the exam room, and when the nurse asked if I was having any problems I informed her I thought my water had broke. She gave me a sheet so the doctor could check. He came in asked the same question and I told him the same thing. He seemed a little skeptical and asked about it. So he finally checked and sure enough, I was right, my water had broken and I was dilated to 2.5 cm. He then encouraged me to go straight to the hospital. I called everyone (Steve first, OBVIOUSLY) while waiting for Steve to come get me, as I was a little nervous to drive myself. We were admitted to the hospital around 4 p.m., received an epidural somewhere close to 10 p.m., started pushing around 8:30 a.m. and he arrived at 10:31 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5th. He was 7lbs 6 oz and 20.5 inches. And super adorable!!! And if you've made it this far I will now allow you to look at all the pictures. :)

It was a long night waiting for the wee one's arrival. Steve got some sleep on the couch in our delivery room. I didn't sleep much that night...

One of our first pictures, if not the first!

All cleaned!!

Adrik recognized Dad from the beginning, and still does!

cool kid. clearly.

 

He's just a sweet little guy!