Turtle D’s- Apple and orange
Monkey’s- Which one do you think they’d eat first? 
Mine- The Little One “enjoying” a lemon
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Photo Challenge 6: From a low angle
Turtle D’s- Her sister’s room
Monkey’s- Baby J in the air
Mine- I ran these stairs… well kind of. I was going to the truck then
realized it’d be a good pic, so I ran back down
Guava and cheese
Heaven….. must taste like this. Well, maybe not exactly, but these are delicious! I grew up in Miami and lived not far from a Cuban bakery for quite some time. And although I didn’t learn much Spanish from my Cuban neighbors, I did find out about a few tasty treats.
And my favorite is guava and cheese, which is a puff style pastry that’s filled with guava paste and cream cheese.
It’s one of the things I miss most about Miami. Actually, 3/4 of the things I miss are food. Hmmm, is that bad?
Anyways, I used to stock up whenever I visited, but in my usual “I can to that” fashion I figured I’d try to whip up a batch myself.
Guava and cheese Recipe
They taste like the real thing! And are so easy that Monkey now bakes them by herself. If you’ve never had guava and cheese try the recipe. I promise it won’t disappoint.
Photo Challenge 5: From a high angle
Turtle D’s- Baby J in a sea of carpet
Monkey’s- Little sisters having a heart to heart
Mine- Baby J comfy in the cushions
* can you tell Baby J is our newest favorite subject?
Photo Challenge 4: Something green
Turtle D’s- Can’t eat these!
Monkey’s- The Little One’s “scary” snake
Mine- Balloons
123 Days
Baby J turned 4 months yesterday. Isn’t that exciting? And yes, I counted the days and she’s 123 124 days old today! (ok, I’ll admit to you that I just spent 5 minutes figuring out that I am 11,772 days old!) Anyways,
Here she is….
Isn’t she lovely?!
* Her newest trick is rolling from her back to her stomach, yeah it sounds pretty simple but she makes it look rea
lly amazing.
To celebrate we had big plans, and it involved….(drumroll please)…….baby food!
Peas. Yummmmm!
It was like she was getting dressed to go to the prom or something. We were all really excited. So excited that the Little One insisted on getting her own spoon because she wanted some for herself. She called it “green baby yogurt.”
I’ll spare you a wordy breakdown of how that went. Just check out the pics.
And this is what Baby J thought.
She wasn’t impressed.
I can’t stop!
A few months ago I found one of the most amazing things on the internet Pinterest! I’m sure most of you already know what it is, but if not, it’s basically a virtual
bulletin board that helps you to keep track and organize all the neat things you find on the web. It’s really cool because you can add anything you see online to your “boards” and can even browse thru other people’s.
You can check it out by clicking the link above. And I’ve also added a “follow me on Pinterest” button in the sidebar on the left of the screen. (down…down….there it is)
So now that I’ve found my new best friend, I use it for meal ideas, recipe finder, craft inspiration, decor themes, fitness motivation, new blog finder, well you get the point. There’s a lot to see and do.
So check it out, but beware, it’s kind of like watching the Lifetime movie channel on a cold and dark Saturday. Hours later you’ll wonder where the time went!
It actually tastes like…..
UPDATED:
Last fall I participated in the Pinterest Challenge (fall edition), hosted by a few of my favorite blogs YoungHouseLove and Bower Power. Well, they’re back again! This time they brought along The Great Indoors and Hi Sugarplum! Stop by and give them a visit and check out the cool things others have done!
Here’s what I’ve been up to.
As the new year starts, we as a family have vowed to make conscious decisions on how we 
spend, and eat more wisely. So we’re attempting to try a new recipe at least once a week. And I’ll share the recipes and experience with you.
This weekend I decided to try to make homemade pot pies. I found a recipe here that looked simple enough. So I headed out to get the ingredients.
Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
- rotisserie chicken
- bag of frozen mixed vegetables
- 2-3 small red potatoes
- 2 cans of cream of chicken soup
- unbaked pie crust
- Preheat oven at 400 degrees.
- Bring water to a boil, add potatoes. Cook until tender.
- Remove all meat from the rotisserie. Shred or cut meat up into small pieces.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, vegetables, potatoes and soup.
- Line the inside of an oven safe dish with pie crust. (instead of a large family pie, I made smaller individual portions)
- Fill dish with chicken mixture.
- Cover with pie crust. Poke a few holes using a fork to vent.
- Cook for 45 minutes.
* careful, it will be very hot!
The verdict: As I was eating it I thought, “it actually tastes like… a pot pie!” So yeah, we loved them! I will make these again. It was so easy! Next time I’ll try to make them a bit prettier and will try out a different combo of ingredients. And as icing on the cake, it was cheap.
Chicken $6
Pie Crust $4
Potatoes $1
Frozen vegatable $1
Soup $2
Total= $14 for 7 serving!
Photo Challenge 3: Clouds
Turtle D’s- View from the backyard
Monkey’s- Clouds rolling in
Mine- Can you tell where I was?
Photo Challenge 2: What you wore today
Turtle D’s- Walking the red line
Monkey’s- We can tell
Mine- Not glamorous, but these were my workout clothes
