Food

While talking to my Husband the other day I had to come up with dinner. In a few minutes I decided on meatless spaghetti.  He told me he would have figured there was nothing to cook at the last minute.

This got me thinking.  As a Navy wife I am often home alone with our three young children.  Because they are young they do not always enjoy food that I like.  And making a big meal often turns into making enough to feed us for longer then we want to eat it.  I had to learn how to use what I have creatively and resourcefully.  Three children also means I do not want to be at the store more then need be.

From this have come my quick go to recipes like:
Chicken Nugget Parm
Pilaf and Veggie Toss
Hot Dog Bar
Baked Potato Bar
Mexi Pizzas (great left over dish)

I am going to work on posting the recipes to these over this weekend.  I hope the next time you are low on energy and need to make dinner these will inspire you to look no further then your own kitchen.

books

I love books.  I have lots of them and I am always adding more to my reading list.  Some of my favorite authors are John Grisham, Maeve Binchy, Steve Berry and Nicholas Sparks.  I am currently reading The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks.  It seems to be a great read so far.  But once I finish this book there will only be 1 book left in my stack waiting for me to read them I suppose it will be time to look for more books again.

Stawberry Shortcake

Ever notice there are a lot of ways to make this.  Everyone has a different favorite.  Some people like the bread to be a biscuit, some like an angel cake, some like pound cake.  I am sure there are many more but these seem to be the norm.  You can make sugary berries, you can squeeze lemon in them to give them zip, there is glaze you can buy at the store.  And then there is the whip.  Buy it in a bucket, or a can or make it yourself. 

My husband likes lots of juice with his.  My kids are all about the whipped topping.  Me I like to make it with pound cake; buttery, slightly sweet and does not fall apart.  I like to make my own whip topping in my blender.  Sometimes I add cream cheese to it for an extra rich flavor.  I do not like soggy shortcake.  I like my berries with some zip and just enough juice to flavor the bread some. 

Last night we enjoyed eating our Strawberry shortcake just the way we each like it.