Seriously - over half way and I can hardly wait until the year is over. I said I would do a year and so I will (missing only one day I think...), but then I am going to STOP. It is a bit tedious. Will I ever enjoy reflecting back on this? I have no idea.
Breakfast: pancakes (from the leftover we froze after CampFIRE - we had pancakes the last day but didn't eat them all so we put them in a Ziplock and took them home and froze them and forgot about them), a fried egg for those who wished it (Phyllis and I) and a half a fried brat for those who wished it (me). We are out of syrup so I took some frozen strawberries out of the freezer, added water and sugar and blended. The girls loved it and I am cooking down the leftover to a more syrup like consistency.
Lunch: Chicken salad sandwiches and ants on the log. Cress was at Heather Castro's and Lucas was here. I made his sandwich with no mayo on the bread and before I added the mandarin orange segments - per his request again. He was still pokey slow eating. His mom makes it with apples and Craisins. Another example of how our mother's cooking influences us - though he is a pretty picky eater.
I do chicken salad with celery and mandarin orange segments. Jason thought it was weird at first, I guess, too, but now it is just what we do to him. I wonder how he had it as a kid. I should ask. (I asked and he didn't have chicken salad as a kid and I am not sure that did either.)
Dinner: Black bean layers. We used to eat that often and Dai was so happy because she loves it. We also had a salad and had toasted pine nuts again - we haven't been doing them for awhile and they are so good. Made apricot cobbler for dinner. Turns out Paula Deen's recipe is very similar to my moms - so we are giving that a try tonight. Peach iced-tea. I haven't done it in a while and Dai was so bummed when it was all gone so I gave her some of mine. I really am glad they like it.
So many people drink those 5 calorie Crystal Light packets because "they just want a little flavor to their water." Some do it with a squeeze of lemon and others with mint leaves but I know many who like the Crystal Light ones. Iced herbal tea is zero calories lightly flavored water and I am glad my kids drink it.
Prep Ahead: Canned 2 pints of pluot jam and 5 pints of apricot jam and the strawberry effort turned more into a half a cup of strawberry jam.
Breakfast: pancakes (from the leftover we froze after CampFIRE - we had pancakes the last day but didn't eat them all so we put them in a Ziplock and took them home and froze them and forgot about them), a fried egg for those who wished it (Phyllis and I) and a half a fried brat for those who wished it (me). We are out of syrup so I took some frozen strawberries out of the freezer, added water and sugar and blended. The girls loved it and I am cooking down the leftover to a more syrup like consistency.
Lunch: Chicken salad sandwiches and ants on the log. Cress was at Heather Castro's and Lucas was here. I made his sandwich with no mayo on the bread and before I added the mandarin orange segments - per his request again. He was still pokey slow eating. His mom makes it with apples and Craisins. Another example of how our mother's cooking influences us - though he is a pretty picky eater.
I do chicken salad with celery and mandarin orange segments. Jason thought it was weird at first, I guess, too, but now it is just what we do to him. I wonder how he had it as a kid. I should ask. (I asked and he didn't have chicken salad as a kid and I am not sure that did either.)
Dinner: Black bean layers. We used to eat that often and Dai was so happy because she loves it. We also had a salad and had toasted pine nuts again - we haven't been doing them for awhile and they are so good. Made apricot cobbler for dinner. Turns out Paula Deen's recipe is very similar to my moms - so we are giving that a try tonight. Peach iced-tea. I haven't done it in a while and Dai was so bummed when it was all gone so I gave her some of mine. I really am glad they like it.
So many people drink those 5 calorie Crystal Light packets because "they just want a little flavor to their water." Some do it with a squeeze of lemon and others with mint leaves but I know many who like the Crystal Light ones. Iced herbal tea is zero calories lightly flavored water and I am glad my kids drink it.
Prep Ahead: Canned 2 pints of pluot jam and 5 pints of apricot jam and the strawberry effort turned more into a half a cup of strawberry jam.
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