tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60752098963250126672024-03-04T20:31:50.458-08:00The Little ThingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075209896325012667.post-52116994602181926792016-01-25T05:13:00.001-08:002016-01-25T05:13:21.349-08:00Blizzard of 2016It is a rare thing for us to get a "Snow Day" from school and to actually have snow. Well, miracles do happen! The Blizzard of 2016 produced enough of the white stuff down south for my little people to have a legit snow day...full of snowball throwing, snow angels, hot chocolate drinking and plenty of sledding.<br />
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Snowball fights with besties.</div>
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Lots of hot chocolate was consumed.</div>
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Coming in to warm up.</div>
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Best sledding day. Ever.</div>
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Cozying up by the fire at the end of a fun day!</div>
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Each year we hope to get at least one good day of snow for playing. This year certainly didn't disappoint!</div>
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To keep myself from devouring all the cookies while my kids aren't looking, I'll mix up a batch of dough and keep it in the refrigerator and only bake a few at a time. <br />
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars, and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet, and stir to combine. Stir in chocolate chips. Use a medium scoop to shape dough into balls, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just beginning to turn golden on the edges. Remove from oven, cool on sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Makes 2 to 2 1/2 dozen cookies.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075209896325012667.post-19603383467886376272016-01-17T11:04:00.000-08:002016-01-20T11:04:56.959-08:00SleepoverWe're no strangers to sleepovers at our house. We have a regular rotation of boys that have come over to spend the night with us over the past years. But, this weekend Allie hosted one of her first sleepovers for her besties A & F.<br />
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After playing dress-up, dolls, Barbies, and having pizza they were ready for popcorn and a movie.</div>
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Next up, painting.</div>
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Bedtime! All snuggled up, ready to rest. Yeah, right! It only took them a few hours to go to sleep. We kept hearing them giggle and talk until 11:30 that night, when they finally gave in to the Sandman. Ty woke up at 2:30 am to these girlies having a full on play session. They finally went back to sleep and got back up at 6:30.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">1 small onion, diced</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">1/2 teaspoon pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">2 cups milk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">2 1/2 to 3 cups chopped broccoli</span></div>
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First stop was the mall. A few days before our adventure, a friend reminded me that you can now get Santa Fast Passes. We went online and purchased our Fast Passes to avoid the long line. It was the greatest thing ever! It took us a total of 5 minutes to see the Man in Red versus waiting in line for well over an hour. Best $10 I've spent in a long time!</div>
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After pics with Santa, we headed to dinner and then drove around looking at Christmas lights. </div>
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One of the houses we drove by had Santa there for a visit. Seeing him twice in one night was pretty awesome!</div>
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It was such a fun way to spend time together during this super busy time of the year. This is definitely a new family tradition for us!</div>
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After an ultrasound showed nothing wrong, he had a CT scan that confirmed what the doctor had suspected all along - appendicitis. We had caught it in the early stages and thankfully, it had not ruptured. We had taken him to our local hospital, which had recently opened a new children's wing on it's premises. Unfortunately, though, there was not a pediatric surgeon on staff. Though I am confident that the regular surgeon could have taken excellent care of our baby boy, we opted to have him transferred to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville. So, at 2:30 am that same night/next morning, Kyle and I had our first ambulance ride, with Dad following behind us in the car.<br />
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After a very long night in the children's ER, surgery was scheduled for later in the morning. After waiting for several hours for his turn in the OR, he was finally wheeled back about 3:45 pm. For me, that was the worst part of the whole experience. Seeing your 10 year old baby taken away from you for surgery was heart wrenching. His well-being was completely out of our care. We placed our faith in God to guide the hands of his surgeon and medical team. Appendectomies are very routine surgeries that happen everyday at this hospital, but it's not so routine when it's your child! The next hour was filled with lots of prayer and lots of texts to/from family and friends. A little over an hour later, the surgeon came out to inform us he came through with flying colors! Thanks be to God!<br />
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Our first adventure yesterday was a trip to the dentist for a checkup. She has been going to her dentist since she was one year old. It's been a roller coaster ride with these visits. The very first one was great, but it went downhill from there. We've had screaming, running, and even attempted biting over the past few years. But this visit was so different. She was wonderful and handled it all like a champ - including x-rays! She really is growing up so fast.<br />
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Ready to get started. She was all smiles and even laughed with the dental hygienist during the cleaning!</div>
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The dentist's office is always decorated for the seasons and holidays. She wanted her picture made with the scarecrow outside.</div>
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After the dentist we headed to the mall for a celebratory Chick-Fil-A lunch. No trip to the mall is complete without a visit to the American Girl store. She has added Grace's Pastry Cart to her Christmas Wish List!</div>
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She also had to work on some homework for Pre-K. This turkey needed a disguise so he could hang out with the Pre-K class until Thanksgiving was over.</div>
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Since we had Chick-Fil-A on our brains today, she decided to give her turkey a Chick-Fil-A cow costume! He turned out great and will never be detected!</div>
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We didn't change up our decor much this year. You can see <a href="http://thelittlethings-angela.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-decor.html" target="_blank">Halloween 2014 here</a> with more pics of the house.<br />
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For the boys' class parties we made mini mummy dogs.</div>
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On Halloween morning, we headed out to Hayden's last fall baseball game. This little girl was pumped! </div>
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Just before trick or treating we hosted all our neighbors over for chili and mummy dogs. Of course I took no pictures of the party! These two girlies were beyond excited and couldn't wait for the real fun to begin!</div>
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Finally, trick or treat time! We had pouring rain all afternoon, so we were thrilled when the skies cleared just long enough for us to make our candy run. </div>
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This year we had the Little Mermaid and 2 morph men.</div>
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Al with bestie F - the Bride of Frankenstein.</div>
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Some of our neighborhood crew.</div>
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Sorting the loot!</div>
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A great time was had by all! </div>
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Happy Halloween!</div>
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We headed down a day earlier than our cabin reservations and spent one night in Destin. While there we hung out at the Seafood Festival.<br />
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We had dinner at Margaritaville, with a table by the water.</div>
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From our table we enjoyed the first of several sunsets during our trip. It didn't matter that it was cloudy...we were at the beach!</div>
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The next day we decided to play a round of mini-golf before heading to Grayton Beach. Guess who got a legitimate hole-in-one...all 3 kiddos. Try as we might, Ty and I just couldn't make it happen!</div>
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The cabin at the state park was great! It had 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, a kitchen, living room and screen porch. The best part, though, was the fact that it didn't have a TV or wifi! We brought games to play in the evenings and actually spent time together as a family.</div>
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Overall, we really enjoyed the cabin. It had all the basic necessities. One thing that I wish had been different would have been to have a view of the beach. I do enjoy sitting on the balcony each morning with my coffee while watching the waves. In reality, we were only a quick 10 minute walk to the beach. While there, we rented bikes for the length of our stay and could bike to the water in about 5 minutes.</div>
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Each night we made sure to head down to the water to catch the sunsets. They were AMAZING. We stayed until well after dark each evening. Because we weren't surrounded by city lights, you could see hundreds of stars in the sky. It was magical. I think that was my favorite part of the trip!</div>
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Our little ballerina doing her thing.</div>
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Donut Hole for breakfast is a MUST!</div>
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Allie and I joined her besties F and A along with their mommies to the performance. These girls were so excited! Al is giving her best princess curtsy for he camera.</div>
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We LOVED it! All 3 girlies did a great job sitting through the performance and really paid attention. At intermission, which began just as Cinderella was racing out of the ball at midnight, Allie came over to me very concerned thinking that they had ended the show right in the middle of the story! We're already planning our next musical - Matilda is coming in January!</div>
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Allie was ready to start dance class again after a 3 month hiatus. She was excited to see her friends and sweet dance instructor, Ms. M. <br />
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Hayden is playing fall baseball. This child is happiest with a ball in his hands. Baseball, basketball, football...it doesn't matter. He loves to play it all. To be such a mild mannered kid, it's fun to see his (very) competitive side come out on the field. He's super fast and watching him steal bases in always exciting!<br />
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<u>Crackers</u><br />
1 10 oz. package oyster crackers<br />
2 bags Goldfish crackers (I usually use one bag of original flavor and 1 bag of parmesan flavor)<br />
1 box Cheezits<br />
1 box Ritz Bits<br />
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1 1/2 cups canola oil<br />
1 t. dill weed (dried)*<br />
1/2 t. garlic salt*<br />
1/4 t. garlic powder*<br />
1 pakage dry original ranch dressing mix<br />
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You will need a large Tupperware-type bowl with a tight fitting lid. In this large bowl, mix together all the crackers. In a small bowl, combine the seasoning mixture. Pour seasoning mixture over the crackers and stir. Cover with lid (or Saran Wrap). Turn over or stir every 30 minutes for about 3 hours. <br />
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This is really better after a few days. It keeps for a long time if you have a tight fitting lid (if you can keep from eating it!). <br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075209896325012667.post-61549934476188655432015-09-02T05:19:00.001-07:002015-09-02T05:19:41.776-07:00Last First Day of PreSchoolThis little girl had her last first day of Pre-School yesterday! She missed the official first day of school last week because she was home sick with croup - yuck!<br />
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Usually, she is a bit apprehensive going into class on the first day. Not this year! She was chatting the whole way to school about what centers she was excited about playing at and which friends she was going to play with. I was especially proud when she said she couldn't wait to play at the reading center! It has a small loft the kiddos can climb up into to read, and she was looking forward to climbing up there with a good book!<br />
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Here she is with one of her teachers, Ms. P, who also was Hayden and Kyle's PreK teacher! She loved her <a href="http://thelittlethings-angela.blogspot.com/2015/08/sharpie-bouquet-teacher-gift.html" target="_blank">Sharpie Bouquet</a>!</div>
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My sweet hubby turned 40-something! We had a great time celebrating him all last weekend. It is almost impossible to get a picture with all 5 of us cooperating for the camera. This was the best pic I could come up with!<br />
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Kyle started taking golf lessons with best bud L. He is loving it so far!<br />
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Our first day there, we took a wine tasting tour with <a href="http://winetourssantaynez.com/" target="_blank">Stagecoach Wine Tours</a> (highly recommend!). Our guide, Kurt, was very knowledgable and took us to 4 different wineries. We were so busy enjoying the beautiful scenery and the enjoying the wonderful wines, that I didn't take any pictures!<br />
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Andrew Murray was our first stop of the day and was a fun place to get started. We enjoyed the very modern tasting room at the vineyard. <br />
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<b>Buttonwood Farm</b><br />
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Buttonwood was a complete contrast to Andrew Murray. It is a true working farm and the tasting room atmosphere was more homey and felt like you were in a farmhouse. We were able to meet the winemaker, Karen, and she autographed a bottle of wine for us! A picnic lunch was served on the grounds along with a bottle of their delish sauvignon blanc. It was a memorable meal!<br />
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Next, we were taken to the Santa Ynez Wine Club, where we enjoyed a tasting by the pond. It was an intimate setting, as we were the only group there. The view was gorgeous and the wines were great!<br />
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<b>Bella Cavalli Farms and Vineyard</b><br />
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Bella Cavalli was probably my favorite tasting of the day. Of course, the wines were great, but the setting was incredible. A true working horse farm, we enjoyed the views of beautiful horses (and even petted a few), stables and the friendly company of the owner, who sat with our group for a long time discussing everything under the sun. <br />
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On our second day in the Santa Ynez Valley, we decided to visit the little towns of Solvang and Los Olivos. We passed through these towns on our wine tour and both peaked our interest, so we went back to explore.<br />
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Solvang is a Danish community in the middle of southern California. We started our day with a delicious breakfast at Paula's Pancake House, which several people had recommended. Yum! </div>
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After breakfast, we walked through the town exploring the quaint shops that lined the street. We kicked ourselves later that we didn't buy pastries to enjoy later from one of the several Danish Pastry shops.</div>
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Next, we headed over to Los Olivos. It is a very small town, but the downtown is packed with cute shops and LOTS of different tasting rooms. <br />
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This was one of our favorite tastings of the day - Carhartt Winery. It has a teeny-tiny tasting room with a relaxing courtyard in the back, which was full of shade. It was HOT that day, and the shade came as a welcome relief!</div>
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After visiting a few more tasting rooms, we enjoyed lunch at Sides Hardware. It was an old hardware store turned into a restaurant. The food was delicious! </div>
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Our time in Los Olivos was wrapped up with a visit to the Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company taproom. Hubby enjoyed a new favorite beer- Davy Brown Ale.<br />
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We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley! We found some great new wines to enjoy and hope to make it back some day soon!<br />
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When Ty and I were engaged and preparing for our wedding, at one of my bridal showers my future mother-in-law gave me a very special gift. It was a recipe book she had put together that contained family favorite dishes from both Ty's family and mine. I can't begin to imagine the amount of time and love she poured into this sweet, sweet gift. Each recipe had a note about where it came from and who especially enjoyed each dish. I definitely want to do the same for my kiddos when they get married!</div>
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This spaghetti I am sharing is one of the recipes included in this book. It was one of Ty's favorites growing up, and it is now our kids' favorite! There are never any groans when I announce we are having spaghetti for dinner! Gotta love nights like that! <br />
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1 cup chopped onion</div>
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1 cup chopped celery</div>
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1/2 green bell pepper, chopped</div>
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1 1/2 lbs. ground round</div>
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1 can Italian tomatoes</div>
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Saute onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic in oil until golden in color. Add ground round and brown. Drain fat. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, mushrooms and all seasonings. Simmer covered 1 1/2 hours (or in crockpot on low 3-4 hours). Serve over noodles.</div>
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The sauce freezes well! </div>
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Baby girl enjoying her spaghetti a few years ago! She loves it just as much today!</div>
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We hope you enjoy this, too!</div>
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Poppyseed Chicken Casserole is probably one of our all-time family favorites. It makes an appearance at least once a month on our dinner menu. It is often requested by the kids for birthday dinners, celebratory meals and just about anytime I ask for their advice for weekly menu planning. It is also my go-to dish when I need to take a meal to new moms or families who just need a little a little extra love for whatever reason. It freezes great, and I usually take a frozen batch to enjoy on our beach vacation each year. Basically, it's a great comfort food dish that pleases just about everyone! <br />
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3 cups chopped cooked chicken</div>
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1 - 10 3/4 oz can cream of chicken soup</div>
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1 - 8 oz carton of sour cream</div>
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1 Tablespoon poppy seeds</div>
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1/4 cup butter, melted</div>
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Combine chicken, soup, sour cream and poppy seeds in a bowl. Spoon into a lightly greased 11x7 baking dish. Combine crushed crackers and butter, and sprinkle over chicken mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serves 4.</div>
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I usually double this recipe and cook in a 9x13 dish so that we have plenty of leftovers. Also, the kids love to have the job of crushing the crackers in a ziplock bag and mixing in the melted butter!</div>
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We sure do love this dish; and we hope you do, too!</div>
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We love to spoil our teachers! As a former elementary teacher, I realize how much time, energy and love these special people invest into our little ones. Each year, I like to send in a little gift for them on the first day of school.<br />
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This year I am sending in a Sharpie Bouquet. Who doesn't love Sharpies? I especially love these fun colors! I can imagine they would be appreciated by all teachers - preschool through high school. <br />
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Yes, one of Allie's teachers is also Angela!</div>
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AngelaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075209896325012667.post-45163252698873188032015-08-14T03:50:00.000-07:002015-08-13T12:59:22.639-07:00SalsaChips and salsa are very popular at this house! I had been on the hunt for a great recipe, and my sister J delivered! She found the original recipe <a href="http://blogchef.net/chilis-salsa-recipe/" target="_blank">here</a>, and we have tweaked it to our taste.<br />
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14.5 oz can rotel<br />
14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes (with the juice)<br />
4 tsp canned diced jalepenos (add less for a milder flavor or more for a spicier version)<br />
1/4 cup diced yellow onion<br />
1/2 tsp garlic salt*<br />
1/2 tsp cumin*<br />
1/4 tsp sugar<br />
2 cloves garlic (minced)<br />
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice<br />
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro<br />
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Process jalepenos and onion in food processor for a few seconds. Add rotel and diced tomatoes. Add garlic salt, sugar, cumin, minced fresh garlic, lime juice and cilantro. Process all of the ingredients until well blended (don't puree). Place into a covered container and refrigerate. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips. <br />
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This salsa gets better with time! If possible, make 1-2 days ahead of time. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075209896325012667.post-77755555003530392862015-08-13T08:09:00.002-07:002015-08-19T21:38:33.770-07:00Back to School Dinner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last night we had our annual back to school dinner. It's nothing fancy, but it's a fun tradition we have to get the school year started off on a fun note.<br />
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I like to give the kids a little "happy" gift they can use during the school year. Since their school supplies are purchased by their teachers with our supply fees, we don't have to go out and buy school supplies. I included little things they can use at home or school such as mechanical pencils (they love these!), erasers, highlighters, post-it notes and of course their favorite candy.</div>
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The kids look forward to this fun little tradition (and so do I!) each year. It's the little things that make life special!</div>
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You can check out our <a href="http://thelittlethings-angela.blogspot.com/2014/08/back-to-school-dinner.html" target="_blank">2014 Back to School Dinner here</a>.</div>
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Our street hosted a Back-to-School party. We love hanging out with our awesome neighbors and are so fortunate to be surrounded by such wonderful friends!</div>
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This is from one of my favorite cooking websites, <a href="http://www.southernplate.com/2010/02/homemade-dirty-rice-a-tale-of-no-refunds.html" target="_blank">Southern Plate</a>, and from Christy Jordan's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Come-Home-Supper-Casseroles-Skillets/dp/0761174907/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438965779&sr=8-1&keywords=christy+jordan+come+home+to+supper" target="_blank"><i>Come Home to Supper</i></a>. I love that her food is simple and oh so yummy! <br />
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4-5 cups cooked rice (we use brown, but white is great, too)<br />
1 pound uncooked sausage (or ground beef)<br />
1-3 Tablespoons Creole Seasoning (we use Tony Chachere's or Slap Ya Mama)<br />
1 stalk celery, chopped<br />
1 small onion, chopped<br />
1/2 bell pepper, chopped<br />
2 Tablespoons chopped or minced garlic<br />
4 Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (or 2 Tablespoons dried)<br />
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Directions:<br />
In large skillet over medium heat, place celery, bell pepper, garlic, onion, parsley, and sausage. Break up sausage and cook all, stirring regularly, until sausage is fully cooked and vegetables are tender. Add Creole seasoning and stir. Stir in rice and continue cooking over medium heat until rice is heated through, stirring well the entire time. <br />
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Notes:<br />
I usually only put 1 Tablespoon of the Creole seasoning in the dish while cooking, and those who want a spicier version sprinkle a bit more seasoning on their plate.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
Angela<br />
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