Turquoise

Call it blue, aqua, robin egg, whatever - I LOVE turquoise. I would love to have any one of these living rooms.

Source: House of Turquoise

Inspiration: Car Party

I'm still in denial that my little man will be 2 in a couple of months. I started searching the blogosphere for party inspiration and immediately came up with a theme: cars. Perfect since my toddler LOVES them.

This first party is from Homemade By Jill. Her son turned 2 and I think his party turned out so so adorable.

Here are the invites:

I absolutely love the car crayons and track. I would love to make the shirt too.

And here's the party favor bag. Gah - I can't get over how cute these are!


This is a party from One Charming Party. As you can see I'm loving the red, white, and blue combo.

I'm hoping for a nice spring day, even though weather here is always unpredictable. I was also hoping to hold the party at a park. That means I'd have to transport everything.

I'll keep you updated on the progess

Beginning of a New Year

Better late than never, right? I will really try to post these at the beginning of the week.

MONDAY - Taco Salad

TUESDAY - Hawaiian Haystacks

WEDNESDAY - Spaghetti Pie

THURSDAY - Italian Chicken and Rice

FRIDAY - Crescent Calzones - from Pillsbury

SATURDAY - Chicken Pot Pie

SUNDAY - Shepherd's Pie

PS - Have you seen Julie and Julia? I just saw it today and it was so inspiring. Not only about cooking but whatever basically doing whatever you dream of doing. I wish I could cook fancy french food everyday! We can't afford lobster but I think I'll try a recipe of Julia's next week. :)

Late Menu

A little late, but this weeks menu:

Monday: Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken
Tuesday: Chicken Crescents
Wednesday: Breaded Pork Chops and stuffing
Thursday: Beef Tacos
Friday: Potato Chowder in bread bowls
Saturday: Company Party - no cooking!
Sunday: Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Benj and I decided to shoot for $50 a week on groceries. Yeah, wish us luck. That also includes diapers and baby food. I've been inspired by Money Saving Mom. She has 2 kids, so if she can do it, I can do it!

Let it SNOW

Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am ready for some snow to go with all the pretty Christmas lights.

So, I haven't tried any of Giada's recipes, so I'm looking forward to making her chicken carbonara!

MONDAY - Mexican Casserole - Low Fat

TUESDAY - New - Chinese

WEDNESDAY - Seafood - Shrimp Pasta

THURSDAY - Italian - Chicken Carbonara (Giada's)

FRIDAY - Date Night

SATURDAY - Soups On! - Chicken Noodle Classic

SUNDAY - Traditional - Crock Pot Chicken over Rice

Italian and Rachael Ray

As you can tell from my blog layout, I love Italian food. I also love watching Rachael Ray and want to make everything she makes. It looks so good! So for the first week, I'd thought I'd try a couple of Rachael's 30-minute meals.

MONDAY - Sesame Chicken with Rice and Green Beans

TUESDAY - Breaded Pork Chops and Green Salad

WEDNESDAY - Grilled Salmon with Wild Rice and Grilled Zuchini

THURSDAY - Rachael Ray's Chicken Spinach Artichoke Pizza

FRIDAY - Free Day/Date Night

SATURDAY - Rachael Ray's Endless Summer Minestrone

SUNDAY - Beef Roast and Mashed Pototoes