PICTURE TAG

I tag anyone that wants to be tagged! You have to find photos on-line using an image search. You can't use any of your own photos.

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Bad Habit:

(I go to bed way too late!)

Favorite Food:

"Penne Rosa" from Noodle's & Co.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Lemon-Crusted Chicken & Roasted Vegetables

Chicken:

• 4 lbs. chicken pieces (I like to use chicken tenders, you can also use chicken breasts)
• 1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 1/2 c. italian bread crumbs

-Mix the melted butter and lemon juice in a bowl; put the italian bread crumbs on a plate.  Un-thaw the chicken and dip in the butter mixture, covering completely.  Then coat in bread crumbs.  Place chicken on a cookie sheet.  Bake @ 375 degrees for 45-60 min. depending on the size of the chicken pieces.

Roasted Vegetables:

• 1/4 c. olive oil
• 1 large sweet potato, thinly sliced 
• 3 Tbsp. salt

-Mix the oil, sweet potato's, & salt in a bowl.  Spread on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven at 375 degrees for 45-60 min. or until golden brown.

-You can also roast broccoli and onions. (Note:  the broccoli tends to cook faster than the sweet potato's so be careful.)

*This is another one of my favorite meals.  This recipe receives 5 stars!***** 

ZOOMING IN

I saw this thing called a Photo Macro Challenge. You zoom in on different objects to make cool looking pictures. I don't have a really fancy camera, but this is what I ended up with.

~Clock~

~Rose bush branches~

~Thomas & Friend~

(This one seems a little creepy to me.)

~Old green pot~

~My cute finial~

"HERE COMES THE SUN.... DO DO DO DO!"

We went to Cedar City for Easter weekend. On Saturday, we all went on a picnic to Snow Canyon in St. George. (Sorry to my St. George friends for not calling you.) The red rocks look so beautiful against the blue sky. The kids played in the sand and had an Easter egg hunt; we had scooter races down the hill and went on a hike. I just have to say that it felt so good to soak up the warm sun. I even got a bit of a suntan! I am ready for summer.... so bring on the sun!

FOOD COURT MUSICAL

This is funny! Let me know what you think! (If my background music bothers you, just push pause on my playlist at the bottom of this page.)

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

                                                   Bon Appetit!

Best-Ever Chicken Quesadillas!

• 8" flour tortillas 
  
• cheddar cheese
• chicken breasts (1 chicken breast makes about 2 quesadillas)
• salsa
• McCormick Mexican Seasoning

*The amount of the ingredients depends on how many quesadillas you need to make.*

-Cut the chicken into very small pieces, almost shredded.  Cook in frying pan with oil and a fair amount of McCormick Mexican Seasoning.

-Assemble the quesadilla, in a frying pan, the following way: 1 tortilla, lots of cheese, a fair amount of the chicken, spread a few Tbsp. of salsa over the entire surface, sprinkle with some more cheese, then top with another tortilla.  

-Cook the quesadillas on medium/low heat.  Cook until both sides are a light, golden brown. Make sure the cheese is completely melted.  Cut into 4 triangles.

-Garnish with salsa, sour cream, guacamole & tortilla chips.  For a healthier dish, serve spanish rice and refried beans on the side instead of tortilla chips. 

-These aren't your everyday quesadillas, these are soooooo good.  If you follow the directions exactly, you will enjoy every bite.

*This recipe receives 5 stars! *****

DISNEY PRINCESSES ON ICE

I took Addi to Disney Princesses On Ice last week. We had so much fun! She dressed up like Tinker Bell and was just in awe through the whole show. She said, "Mom, I wish I was Cinderella." It was so magical for a little kid, and for myself.

This is Addi with one of her best friends, Roxy. Roxy and her mom accompanied us to this grand affair.

LOOK AT MY NEW BUFFET!

I am so excited about my new buffet/hutch thing, I just had to post a picture. I purchased this cute little treasure at my absolute favorite place to shop, a little boutique called The Porch. It is located in Springville, on main street. The quaint little shop is in a darling old house. The merchandise is a bit expensive, but if you wait for a coupon you can strike gold just like me!

BEAR LAKE PHOTOS

My sister, Tiffany, is starting a photography business. When we went to visit her at Bear Lake last weekend, she took these pictures of us. I think they turned out really good. There is a cool, old barn in the back of their house, so we hiked through knee deep snow to get there! Crazy cold! The sun reflecting off the snow was so bright, it was hard not to squint. Here are a few pictures that she sent me, I will post some more later when I get them. Tiffany really has an eye for taking pictures and I think she will do awesome with her business. Tiff is starting a photography blog. Check it out!

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Delicious! 

Chicken Pillows

• refrigerator crescent rolls, 8 count
• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 2 chicken breasts, cooked and cut into small pieces (season with McCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning)
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• italian bread crumbs
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 can of water
• 2 c. white minute rice 

-Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese and the chicken .  Put a small scoop of the cream cheese filling in the center of a flattened out, triangle shaped, crescent roll.  Fold the corners of the triangle over and pinch the dough together in order to make a pillow.  Dip the pillow in the bowl of melted butter, coating evenly.  Then roll the pillow on a plate of italian bread crumbs, coating evenly.  Place all eight chicken pillow on a cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.

-Meanwhile, heat the can of soup with half a can of water.  (You want a thicker consistency.)  

-Cook the rice as instructed on the box.    

-Drizzle the cream of chicken soup over the chicken pillows and the rice.

*It is really important to use McCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning.  It really ads a lot to the flavor of this dish.

**This is one of my absolute favorite meals. 

This recipe receives 5 stars!*****

FAREWELL TO A GREAT PLAYER.... A GREAT MAN

BRETT FAVRE

This is for you honey!

Some of you may already know that Brett Favre, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, is retiring. You may ask, "Why does this matter?" Well, Brett Favre is a household name in the Stubbs' home. Tim has faithfully watched Favre and the Packers through good times and bad times. Some may argue that he was one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. Let's take a look at some of his stats:

• 3 MVP awards (most in NFL history)
• 160 wins (most in NFL history)
• 253 consecutive starts (most in NFL history)
• 442 touchdown passes (most in NFL history)
• 61,657 passing yards (most in NFL history)
• 5,377 completions (most in NFL history)

The list goes on and on my friends. Brett Favre was truly a remarkable player. Favre has one Super Bowl ring which may not sound like a lot to you, but the rings don't mean everything. He has accomplished so much more than other players with so many rings. Favre is not only a phenomenal football player, he is also an excellent father and husband. Things definitely won't be the same without him. He was a great player.... a great man.

IF I WERE AN M&M.....

....this is what i'd look like. What would you look like?

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HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?

I am very particular when it comes to doing my laundry. Everything has to be separated into the "correct" pile and folded in the "correct" way. I sort my laundry into the following piles:

• Whites
• Darks
• Pastels
• Towels & Sheets

The other day I was washing my white towels. The buzzer went off on the washer, so I ran downstairs to the laundry room to transfer the washed towels into the dryer. I opened the lid and to my disbelief I found pink towels. I gasped in horror! How could this happen? I am so careful when I sort my piles. I started looking through the towels and lo and behold, there was Addi's new red shirt! Who did this to me?! Was it one of my kids? Was it a ghost? Who? Pink towels do not mesh well with my OCD. (I explained my OCD in an older post.) I took the red shirt out of the load and immediately washed the towels again with lots of bleach. The bleach helped somewhat, but I still have light pink towels. Okay, so this was nobody's fault but my own. I must have gathered the red shirt up with my pile of white towels. I guess this happened just to teach me not to be so obsessive compulsive with the little, meaningless things in life. I really think that God has a sense of humor. :) I will deal with the pink towels..... until I go to the store, then I will buy some new ones. :)

*Hey, check out the new recipe of the week 2 posts down.*