First Time Mommy and Son: May 2008

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Week In Review

To narrate the pictures....

Well, lets start off with last weekend. When we were at the shrimp festival, we all went into a coffee shop to get ice cream, and there were some really low hanging lights in the window, and although we didn't know this until a few days later, apparently, Daniel touched one of them, resulting in his first boo boo. It blistered one finger and actually burnt through the skin of the other, poor lil man. The reason we didn't know is because he let out one little cry and stopped almost immediately with no fussing to follow. Mr. Tough Guy! Mommy put a band aid on it to get some Neosporin on the one finger, since it looked like it was threating to get infected. Daniel didn't like the band aid much, even though it was camoflage. He did leave it on long enough to help, and his finger looked a lot better the next day. He still has scabs right now, though.

We went to see Granny and Pap and Daniel got to sit in their new car and test drive it - very cool!

Last night, Daddy ran in from outiside where he was filling up the pond and scooped Daniel up and ran out in the front yard. Mommy followed to see what the commotion was about - there was a Blimp right over the house! It's in town for the TPC and was probably going to be docked for the night at Cecil Field. Daniel thought it was great!

Today was Mother's Day. Daniel bought Mommy a pretty picture frame with multiple frames on the bottom that says FAMILY across the top. He gave her a card with a recorded message from him that she will treasure forever. He also gave her a book that she can read to him called "God Gave Us You." He went in with Daddy to buy her some beautiful white roses, and Daddy got her a rice cooker/vegetable steamer and a new cell phone. They all went to brunch at Copeleands, which Daniel ate nearly all of his "Fearless Chicken Plate", which was fried chicken tenders, fries and a biscuit. He even helped Mommy eat her brownie cheesecake for dessert. That was the most Daniel had for lunch in a while. Mommy said that was her best Mommy's Day gift of all.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Arrrg!

We all went to the Shrimp Festival in Fernandina Beach today.

Daniel had his first taste of shrimp and apparently enjoyed it. He had French fries and a vanilla ice cream cone too, along with some lemonade. Mommy & Daddy weren't thrilled with the massive amounts of people, but it was a nice outing nonetheless. Here are some shots of our favorite lil pirate!

MOMMY'S KITCHEN CORNER

Mommy will be trying new recipes in this new year, and if they are a winner for the family, the recipe will end up here!

Sunday 1/6:

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

These were easy to make and Randall loved them. I thought they were yummy too!

2 cooked chicken breasts, cubed or shredded
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1 16oz container of Sour Cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 cans green chilles
2 c. shredded cheese, 1/2 mozzarella, 1/2 cheddar
6-8 flour tortillas

Mix all ingredients, spray a casserole dish, spread a thin layer of mix, then spoon approximately 2 Tbsp of mixture into tortilla, roll and place seam side down in dish. Fill dish with tortilla rolls and spoon any remaining mix over whole dish and top with additional cheese. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, covered for the first 45 min, uncovered for the last 15.

Monday 1/7:

Kelly's Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops

Another winner! I only made 4 chops and used 3 onions and 3 apples, but other than that, I followed it to a "t"

6 pork chops salt and pepper to taste
4 apples, cored but not peeled
4 medium onions, sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
juice of one lemon
1/4 cup water

1. Brown chops in heated, greased skillet. Add seasoning. Arrange a bed of chopped, unpeeled apples and sliced onions in a deep casserole dish.
2. Sprinkle with 1/2 the brown sugar and cinnamon, mixed. Place chops on apple-onion mix. Dot with butter. Mix lemon juice and water and pour over chops. Cover and bake in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour, uncovering for the last 10 minutes.

Tuesday January 15, 2008:

I made one of these at my Mom's to leave for company and then came home and made one for us. Randall LOVED it! I used canned chicken on the one at home and wasn't crazy about it, then tried some of the leftovers at Mom's the next day that I made with the cooked shredded chicken - like night and day! A true winner!

Lisa's Cheesy Fondue Chicken Casserole

1 1/2 cups Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 cup butter (separated into two 4 Tblspn portions)
Boneless chicken, cooked and shredded (The chicken MUST be shredded. If you chop or cube it, it won't taste as good and the texture won't be right.
3 Tblspns flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups shredded cheddar

Melt 4 Tblspns of butter. Mix with cracker crumbs. Put one cup of the crumb mixture into a casserole dish (I use a 2 qt). Place cooked, shredded chicken on crumbs.

In a saucepan, melt 4 Tblspns butter. Add flour. Stir until butter absorbs flour. Add milk and cheese. Cook on medium until thick. Stir constantly. It takes about 5 minutes to thicken up - It won't seem like it's thickening at first, but keep stirring, it will thicken to the consistency of a thick cheese fondue.

Pour over chicken.
Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top.
Bake 10-12 minutes at 450.
Keep checking so the crumbs don't burn!

Monday 1/21:

Potato Soup

This was sooo yummy and easy! Randall really liked it and he's not that big on soup! It orginally called for plain hasbrowns and 1/2 c chopped onion, so the O'Brien potatoes are a nice shortcut on an already easy recipe!

1 bag (28-30oz) Frozen O'Brien Hashbrowns
3 cans (2 2/3 c) Chicken Broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 8 oz brick cream cheese, softened

mix 1st three ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 5 hours.

mix in cream cheese and cook for another 30 minutes.

stir and enjoy!

Sunday 2/10

Tomatillo Chicken

I just HAD to buy tomatillos at the Farmers Market the weekend before, even though I had no idea what to do with them. Found a recipe, tweaked it for the ingredients I had and it was really good! A nice change of pace....

1 pound tomatillos
1 teaspoon ground chilli powder
adobo to taste
2 large green onions, white and green portions, chopped
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons olive oil
½ cup chicken broth
1 cup shredded cheese

Preparation:

1.Remove papery husks from tomatillos; rinse under cold water. Cut into quarters and set aside.

2.Sprinkle chilli pwoder and Adobo on both sides of chicken breasts. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and chicken and cook for 3 minutes on each side until chicken is browned (the chicken will not be cooked through at this point).
3.Add reserved tomatillos, broth and onions and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until chicken is no longer pink in the center and tomatillos are tender.

Transfer chicken and tomatillo sauce to serving plates; garnish with cheese.

Monday 2/11

Chicken Stroganoff

This is the 2nd time I made this - it is wonderful! Totally scary to make the first time because with so little to it you think its not going to turn out, but its sooooo yummy!

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
1/8 cup margarine
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup

DIRECTIONS:
1.Put chicken, margarine and dressing mix in slow cooker; mix together and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.
2.Add cream cheese and soup, mix together and cook on high for another 1/2 hour or until heated through and warm

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Arrrg!

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