Honey Bunny

Bath time is so sweet. Nevaeh just loves the water. She'd stay in the bath all night if I'd let her. She got this cute bunny towel for Christmas from Aunt Paula and Uncle Alan. At first she kept saying "hat", "hat". Then we told her she was a bunny and she kept saying "bunny" with her cute little voice. It was so adorable.

I found out that my Uncle Ralph's angiogram came out good. He ended up having one even though he is on chemo because of his symptoms. They needed to check right away and felt like he would make it okay. And he did-Thank you Jesus!

I can tell my hormones are crazy today because I am in such a bad mood tonight. I'm starting to feel like a lot of moms feel, I'm sure, like a hamster running in a wheel, but never getting anywhere. I think that's a run on sentence but anyway, I start feeling like this ever so often. Nevaeh is in a sassy phase and my husband has been injured for a week now (he actually re-twisted his ankle tonight). He's tried to help but it's not the same as when he's 100%. Sometimes I just feel like "why am I doing all this?" I know it's my job and my efforts will pay off in the future with Nevaeh, but in the meantime it is draining, frusterating. I can't even imagine how moms do it with multiple chlidren. Somedays I think I'm a great mom and want four children, other days I think I can barely handle one, how am I going to handle more??? Anyway, hopefully I'll get in a better mood soon. Actually, one big smooch from my sweet girl might do it. I know I have a wonderful life-sometimes a girl just needs a moment!!

Healthy and Fresh Recipe

(This is so good and can be served over brown rice)

Salmon with Cilantro and Lime

1 pound Salmon, halibut, tuna or swordfish steaks
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
¼ cup Bragg Liquid Aminos (or low sodium soy sauce)
1 tsp. cornstarch
½ tsp. minced fresh ginger
1.2 tsp. olive oil
½ cup slivered red or yellow onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro

Cut Salmon into 1-inch pieces; sprinkle with lime juice

Place Bragg’s Aminos (soy sauce) and cornstarch in cup; blend until smooth. Stir in ginger; set aside.

Heat oil in wok or large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion and garlic; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add salmon; stir-fry 2 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork.

Stir Bragg’s mixture; add to wok. Stir-fry 30 seconds or until sauce boils and thickens. Sprinkle with cilantro. Garnish with lime wedges, if desired.

Serves 4

Boba Tea

Okay, so a good friend of mine, Dawn, and I have been trying to get together to go try Boba Tea for a while now and we finally made it there on Friday night. I have been so excited to try it and a lot of the other cool drinks at Dragonfly. So I'll let the following pictures help tell my opinion about it.

So excited to try it!

Lots of flavors and samples-cool huh!

I got the Original Milk Tea with Boba (tapioca pearls) and Dawn got Green Tea with Apple, Pomogranite and Boba. Aren't they pretty!

Look - you can see the Boba travel up the straw right into my mouth!

And here is what I think of it!

Uuugggghhhhh! Sick! It was aweful. Actually the tea was wonderful but the Boba pearls were slimy, gummy and flavorless. Not a good combo. I'm actually gagging just thinking of it again. I will definately be going back to the Dragonfly for the great little environment but I will have a Chai Tea, Coffee drink or a fun tea without Boba-for sure! (ya, I can't believe I posted that picture of myself either, but isn't it a great shot of the bead falling out of my mouth!)

Thanks for being brave with me Dawn! There's a lot more to try-who's my next victim? Allison?

I have a few prayer requests today. My uncle is having trouble again. He needs to have an angiogram done on his heart but he can't have it whil he's on chemo. He has 4 months of chemo left. Please pray for him that his heart will hang in there until the chemo is done and also just that the his body will handle the chemo well so that he won't be too miserable.

Aren't they just beautiful!

Also, my sister was in urgent care all last night and is very sick. She is at home trying to take care of a 4 1/2 year old and an almost 2 year old-not easy when your feeling so terrible-as all moms know. Please pray that she will get well soon and have patience to take care of the kiddos till then.

This is my gorgeous sister and her oldest beauty, Madison!

Easy Winter Soup Recipe

Hearty Lasagna Soup

1 pound ground beef (or lentils)
¼ tsp. garlic powder
28 oz. veggie broth (or 2 14-ounce cans Beef Broth with Onion)
1 diced tomato (or 1 14 ½ oz. - can diced tomatoes)
¼ tsp. dried Italian seasoning
1 ½ cups uncooked mafalda or corkscrew wheat pasta
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Prep/Cook Time: 25 min.

Cook hamburger meat or lentils with garlic powder according to package directions.

Add broth, tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Heat to a boil.

Stir in pasta. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until pasta is done. Stir in cheese. Serve with additional cheese if desired.

Serves 4

A Little Place I Love

There is a new (newish) little place in town that I can't wait to try. Well, I guess I've tried it-I had a coffee drink and Nevaeh and I shared a blonde brownie one night. But I guess what I mean is, I can't wait to try there signature drink-"Boba Tea".

It's called the Dragonfly Boba Tea & Bakery and it is located in front of Target by Planet Sub. It is so cute and they have live bands in there like twice a month. You can get soy or rice milk in you coffee drinks. They have a lot of really interesting hot and cold drinks that I can wait to try. By the way, they do let you sample most of the drinks before you buy.

You can check out their website to see the menu and prices.

http://dragonflybakerykc.com/

Healthy and Yummy Recipe

I love these pancakes. They taste similar to IHOP's nut and grain pancakes. Maybe better! Enjoy


Grain and Nut Whole Wheat Pancakes
Prep Time: 10min
Cook Time: 20 min.
Yields: 4 servings

Ing:
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil (veg, canola, olive)
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons chopped pecans (or walnuts)

Dir:
Optional-grind the oats in a blender or food processor until find (I didn't do anything to the oats-MF)

In a large bowl, combine dry ing.

In another bowl, combine wet ing. until smooth.

Mix wet ing. into dry with a few strokes. Stir in nuts, if desired.

Lightly oil a skillet or griddle, and preheat it to medium heat. Ladle 1/3 cup of the batter onto the hot skillet . Cook the pancakes for 2 to 4 min. per side or until brown.