My birthday breakfast!

This morning Owen asked me to stay in my room until he called me. He said he was going to make me something. Owen knocked on my door and told me breakfast was served! :) Owen called it peanut butter oreo sandwich. It was 2 pieces of wheat toast smothered with peanut butter on both slices with 4 double stuffed oreo's inside. YUMMY! Like any good mother I tasted it and LOVED it! ha I hear another knock and here comes Miles with a plate in his hand. He created a sandwich too for me! It was a slice of wheat toast with a blob of strawberry jam with fruity marshmallows on top with 3 double stuffed oreo's stacked on that.

I am pretty lucky to have such creative chefs around here! They were sooo proud! They got the idea for breakfast in bed when daddy served me on Mother's Day. How sweet are my guys! I love my boys.

Homemade Gummi Hearts

I found these molds at Target in the $1 Spot and knew they would be perfect for homemade gummi candy! This is the easiest recipe and very quick. It also was a HUGE hit with the boys! You can find the directions for this here. How cute would this be for Valentine's day! The boys are excited about trying different flavors and molds. I would keep in an air tight container so they don't dry out. Enjoy!

*PLEASE NOTE* I used only 1 pkg of jello and 2 1/2 pks of knox and it only filled 1 mold which was 14 hearts. I will always double the recipe from here on out.

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Roasted Pumpkin for dessert, yum!

The boys have been to 2 pumpkin patches and Owen just went again on a field trip and I was trying to find a different recipe to use up these pumpkins. I found this recipe on a blog (if it is you please let me know so I can give credit) and had to try it out on my little family. The boys thought it was okay but Brian and I thought it was a really yummy treat. Enjoy and let me know what you think after you try it!



Roasted pumpkin slices

1 small sugar or pie pumpkin
pinch kosher salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
4 tablespoons butter, melted
whipped cream (cool whip)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds and stem. Cut each half into wedges and use a knife to cut off the pumpkin fibers. Line up slices in a glass baking dish. Sprinkle with salt.

2. In a small bowl, combine sugar, spices, and melted butter. Spoon over pumpkin wedges and roast for 25-30 minutes, removing halfway through baking time and brush the pumpkin slices with the sugar mixture that has melted and collected in the bottom of the dish. Return to the oven and bake until pumpkin is fork tender. Garnish with cool whip.

Chicken Stir-Fry

Brian and I decided we needed to reevaluate our meals. We are going to try to eat more chicken and fish. This recipe was easy and really good. Owen is our extremely picky eater so we have to do things different for him EVERY meal.

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.), cut into 1/2-inch strips
3 T. cornstarch
2 T. soy sauce
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/2 t. garlic powder
3 T. veg. oil, divided
2 C. broccoli florets
1 cup sliced celery (1/2-inch pieces) I omitted
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
1 small onion, cut into wedges I omitted
1 cup water
1 t. chicken bouillon granules

Place chicken in a lg. resealable plastic bag. Add cornstarch and toss to coat. Combine soy sauch, ginger, and garlic powder; add to bag and shake well. Refrigerate 30 min. In a lg. skillet or wok, heat 2 t. of oil; stir-fry ck. until no longer pink, about 3-5 min. Remove and keep warm. Add remainig oil; stir-fry broccoli, celery, carrots, and onion for 4-5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add water adn bouilon. Return ck. to pan. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Yield 4 servigs.

Enjoy!