Three Things Thursday - Recipes

I love to cook. However, I do not love cooking for my husband. He's a meat and potatoes kind of guy who hates tomatoes in any form and is allergic to mushrooms. Incidentally, tomatoes and mushrooms are probably two of my most favorite foods. And the list of vegetables he'll eat is a small one. So cooking for my husband is a bit of a challenge.

Actually, that's not true. Cooking for my husband is a breeze. If you don't mind eating the same 3 meals over and over again. It's so difficult for me to find things that he will eat (and like) when I'm the adventurous eater that likes to try anything once. I have, however, come across a few recipes that I like and he either likes, or agrees to suffer through.

Here are 3 that are currently in our rotation:

Lemon-Pepper Pasta & Chicken

This recipe is from Better Homes & Garden. I found it a couple of weeks ago, and made it, all too sure that N would turn up his nose. Surprisingly, he said it was "Okay," which to me, is code for "I won't complain too much if you make it again." And that is a victory in my book.

It's a simple recipe that's perfect for the warmer Spring like weather. And I could even see it served chilled in the Summer.

Garlic & Pepper Marinated Flank Steak

This is one of those so-simple-I-can't-believe-I-need-a-recipe-to-figure-this-out type of recipes, but oh so yummy. I love grilling this during the summer and serving it with a salad (for the kids and I) and grilled potatoes (for the husband that won't eat salad).

Salmon with Brown Sugar and Bourbon Glaze

Salmon is my all time favorite fish, and surprisingly one of the few that my husband will eat. This recipe is a nice change of pace from our usual throw it on the grill with some lemon, salt and pepper. It's got a nice sweet flavor that the kids love too.

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Life gets in the way sometimes!

What happens when you start a new job, start your 5 year old in a new homeschool preschool program, your daughter turns 10, and you have 80 million loads of laundry to do all in the same week? A little thing called your blog gets pushed to the side.

Try as I may, I've not had the time, motivation, or the ability to link more than one sentence together this week, so it's Wednesday and this is my first post for the week. I'm a blog slacker, I know. But life just gets in the way sometimes!

Oh, I'd love to be one of those people that can manage to work a 40 hour week, keep their house spotless, homeschool their kids, and write witty, engaging blog posts on a daily basis. But I'm not. So this is as good as it gets around here. Just a couple of pictures of what's been happening around here:




T blew out 10 candles. I'm still trying to figure out how in the world it's been an entire decade since I've become a mother.


The kids have found a new love for their Legos, and insist I take pictures of all of their creations. I've now have about 80 pictures of Lego buildings, words and indescribable things.


Both P & E got much needed haircuts. They now look like the mischievous little trouble makers they are. But gosh, they sure are cute!

Ten?

How in the world can this baby girl



be 10 years old today? Where did the time go?

I'm not at all happy about her being in the double digits age group now. And it doesn't help that first thing this morning she excitedly tells me "I'll be able to get my license in only 6 more years!"

I'm going to hate to break it to her, but as of today, she is not allowed to have any more birthdays. Sure, we'll do the cake, ice cream and presents, but she is forbidden from turning 11.

*Sigh* If only it were that easy.


Happy Birthday T.

Three Things Thursday - Etsy Finds

I adore Etsy. I love browsing and finding obscure treasures and things you can't find in your local stores. And I love the idea of supporting small and independent businesses and people instead of supporting huge corporations. Here are three of my favorite things I've found on Etsy this week.

052 PORSCHE RED

I'm working on finding art for the walls in the boy's room. So far I haven't found much that I like, but I instantly fell in love with this great prints from Edart. He has a whole series of animals riding in cars, with their ears flapping in the wind and they're all adorable. Unfortunately these won't work with the bedding I have in the boy's room, but I'm determined to find somewhere in my house put them even if I have to change the bedding!

Hot & Cold 

I love the rustic, vintage feel of this set of prints in the bethberg shop. These would be perfect in a couple of weathered frames hanging in the bathroom. 

$5 For Whining 

I have no idea where I would put this, but I need this sign from Patti's Primitives in my house. If my boys were old enough to read, and old enough to have money that I didn't give them, I would be a rich, rich woman.

Have you found anything great at Etsy lately?

**Disclaimer - I have received neither compensation or products for this post. The opinions expressed in the post are mine and mine alone. 

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