Wednesday, June 29, 2011

DINNER (Eps. 2)

SOOOOOO, a great friend of mine came over today and let me cook lunch for her. I enjoy cooking so much. While I was cooking, she used her photography skills to help me with this blog. We are going to make:


Salmon Patties

Supplies:
Large Mixing Bowl

A Plate
Fry Pan
Tongs/Spatula

Ingredients:

1 Egg
2 cans(5oz) of boneless/skinless salmon
Bread Crumbs
Celery Salt
Pepper
Onion
Garlic
Olive Oil

Drain your cans and drop them into the mixing bowl with your whipped egg. Add a good handful of
bread crumbs, half a handful of onions, two
teaspoons of minced garlic, eyeball the
pepper and celery salt. Mix it all up with your
hands and make sure it is blended well.











*Oh my goodness, SIDE NOTE, I'm watching a very old episode of Charmed and their mom showed up out of no where and it got me all teary-eyed.*

Anyways! As the photos show, you want to make salmon balls and
then flatten them into patties. Now, this part is VERY important to remember. If you want actually patties you need put a dimple in the middle of the patty. Otherwise, when you are cooking the
patty it will expand and wont sit right on the bun.


No we are going to heat the oil in the fry pan, drop the patties in there and let them cook.

I didn't get a picture of the finished product, but I put mayo and lettuce on the sandwich and the bread is Whole Wheat burger buns. In the end it tasted great and the kids even
enjoyed it. Sophie ate it nicely, quarter by quarter, and Skyler ate it verrrrrry mess-ily just like a little boy will do. :-) All in all, it was a wonderful lunch. I hope you enjoy as much as we did. Bon Apatite!


Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Vintage Lucy's

So I was browsing on Facebook this evening and I found this super cute site that specializes in baby clothes and accessories. They are so cute!!! I'd love to see my babies in these things.

Pictures!

LE Photography contacted me today and asked to photograph my kids today. We obliged and met her at Breakers Beach on NAS North Island this morning. It was great to get out of the house on a whim and spend time with a good friend. She got some great captures and posted them here. If you are apart of Facebook, please like her page and maybe I'll get more free photos of my lovely children.


Aside from that adventure, I've been having a perpetual dizzy spell. Standing, sitting, laying down, walking - doesn't matter - I'm always dizzy. I've ended all my medications and only take multivitamins and a flax oil pill a day. I'm drinking plenty of water and eating enough. My workouts are not that intense. I just don't understand why I am so dizzy all of the time these days. It's starting to worry me. I need to find a new doctor.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Workouts

So, yoga is proving to be enjoyable for me. I've been spending so much time trying to find the right fit when it comes to my workouts and I believe I have found it.

Also, I'm not a fan of counting calories but at the same time I got an app for my phone called NOOM that tracks my workouts, weight and caloric intake. All I have to do is load them into my phone. Woop Woop.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Meditation

In my second adventure of meditation, I met Ahmanna. Ahmanna is my spirit guide. I am not sure if my spirit guide is a man or a woman. All I know is a name.

During our conversation I asked Ahmanna what I needed to understand about my life at present. Ahmanna answered with "Contentment is life."

Contentment. Wanting nothing. Nothing more, nothing less. How does one achieve wanting nothing?

Every time I meditate I do feel better. Calm, warm, soft, grounded, open minded. I feel these things. I am working to make these things a permanent fixture in my personality. This is who I wish to be.


Yesterday, I also learned about the different chakras that reside in our bodies. Very interesting and focusing on all of them before I slept really put me into a deep sleep. I did have strange dreams though. That was odd. But we will see where that leads...

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Floss & Jump

There's a reason I haven't updated lately. I NEED BATTERIES FOR MY CAMERA!

Blogging without pictures makes me feel like I'm not giving you what you deserve!!! So much has been going on that I wanted to show y'all.

My little girl, Sophia, had her first dentist appointment last Friday and totally ROCKED it. She sat in my lap while I (painfully) got my teeth cleaned. The hygienist and dentist were so personable and didn't mind helping me with my babies at all. They kept my baby boy, Asher, company the whole time. Such a wonderful experience. And when it was Sophia's turn she laid back nicely and opened her mouth so they could look and polish her cute little teeth. She's amazing. They are both amazing. I am blessed.

This weekend we got Asher Zane a bouncer and he's been going nuts in it. He sits in it playing with all the toys and spinning around and jumping and making this crazy noise. Haha. He's insane!

Sunday's food grab was a blessing. They offered diapers, mac n' cheese, books, peaches, and almond Nature's Own bars. Those really save me when I'm hungry but don't really feel like eating.

Well, I am going to conclude with this. My little kids are wanting Mommy to pay attention to them. Maybe today I can get one of them to actually say "Mommy"! Ciao, Bella!!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

DINNER (Eps. 1)



TERIYAKI CHICKEN STIR-FRY
This yummy and quick meal consists of 3 chicken breasts, teriyaki sauce, 2 bags frozen stir-fry vegetables, enough olive oil to get everything wet and Uncle Ben's Instant Rice.

I start with the chicken, thawing it completely. Then I cut into bite size chunks and let it sit in teriyaki sauce while the wok and olive oil heats up. I then drop the chicken in once the wok it hot and cook the chicken. When it is about half way through I add 1 bag of the vegetables and start my water for the rice.

I stir the chicken and veggies about every 5 minutes making sure the heat hit everything and after about 7 minutes I add the second
bag and a little bit more olive oil just to make sure it just something on it while cooking.


At about this time my baby girl starts to smell everything and her tummy rumbles and then she starts to yell at me and beg me to hurry up with her food. I swear, sometimes it's too darn cute, and others I just want to strangle the little girl. But, the past two days I've been giving her milk before dinner and she's been more patient and forgiving towards me. Hehe. Oh the little tricks that save our sanity. ;-)
Plus, I mean, look at that face. How could I not love that face?? She's too cute.

Alright, so now we taste test!
Mmm. Nice and tender and full of flavor. We're going to take the stir-fry off of the heat for now and cover it while our rice finishes.

Now since I am into Gourmet Cooking I tend to plate in a fancy form. I'm still VERY amateur but practice makes perfect. So after you finish the rice and it's the consistency you prefer grab a bowl and an ice cream scoop. I use one with the trigger so I can get a nice looking scoop. Plop it down in the bottom of the bowl. Then select some chicken to surround it out of your wok and 1 of each kind of vegetable you have in the stir-fry and place then to showcase your meal. Then, on the scoop of rice drizzle soy or teriyaki sauce on the top. Which ever will work just nicely. Then you serve. I hope you enjoy the meal we had tonight.







Corn & Sweet Potatoes

My children..... Oh, my children. *shakes head*

My babies are at the age when they eat food. I have a 20 month old little girl and an 8 month old baby boy.

My baby boy is mostly on baby food and recently has shown an interest in what his sister, my husband and I have been eating.

My little girl eats like a garbage disposal. If there's something to eat, she wants it. Crackers, cereal, meat, veggies, fruit, etc. All of it. She eats and eats and eats and eats and eats! I have to monitor her intake. I have to tell her no. "No, baby girl, you may not have ANOTHER serving of this." And then she cries!!!! Ugh.

My baby boy is a big little guy. He's about 3 pounds smaller then his sister. Usually he's pretty good about eating. In the past couple days though, he's been mimicking his older sister's behavior!

So not only is my 20 month old yelling at me for more when we finish a meal but my son is breaking into tears as well! Oy vey! What is my world coming to? They act as if I starve them every day they are with me! And it's only ever me. If they are with Daddy, they're fine. If they are alone with their grandmother, they're fine!

Why oh why is it just Mommy??? Lucky me.

(More to follow in later posts.)