Slices of Life

 It's the 10th and time for 10 on the 10th with Marsha. This month we're back to answering some would you rather questions. These are often a little wacky and a whole lot of fun! 1. Would you rather rock a mullet or a perm?  Well this one is a piece of cake as I already rock a perm and have for as far back as I can remember.   2. Would you rather have a magic carpet or a crystal ball?  I'm not a fan of heights so I'll go with crystal ball. I'm not sure I'd really use it much but it would look pretty.  3. Would you rather be able to teleport anywhere instantly or read minds?  Teleport anywhere (think of the airline savings!).. besides knowing what it's like in my mind I have zero desire to read anyone else's.  4. Would you rather eat chocolate flavored broccoli or broccoli flavored chocolate?  Chocolate flavored broccoli for sure! I mean I like broccoli just fine the way it is but I'm pretty sure we'd eat it even more if it tasted like chocolate....

This is another one of those recipes where I really just tell you some of the amounts and ingredients used because, honestly, we never make it quite the same way twice! I use whatever vegetables I happen to have on hand and mix it up with different seasonings and things too. Sometimes we add in a protein like chick peas (like we did today) other times it might be diced firm tofu, it really is a very adaptable recipe and up to you.   I tend to only make these zoodle & vegetable stir-frys when Alec will be around since he and I are the only two that eat it! I don't care though because I just love it! Other than the chopping and prepping the vegetables; which I tend to do in the morning. It's a very easy recipe to throw together.   Ingredients:   Olive oil-- start with a few Tablespoons and add more as needed to keep the vegetables from sticking 1 large carrot; peeled and cut julienne 1 red pepper; seeded and sliced thin 1 large onion; chopped Large handful fresh gr...

 We have been trying out some really yummy recipes these past few months!   We tried this better than take out cashew chicken one night with some rice; none of us have ever had cashew chicken and cashew chicken take out isn't a possibility here but we enjoyed it all the same.    We tried these 30 minutes rolls another night and they were pretty tasty!    I tried this family favorite boneless pork roast ; I used dried herbs and added potatoes around the roast while it was cooking. I forgot to snap a photo of it finished but did snap one before it cooked. We all thought it was really tasty.   We made these oven baked boneless beef ribs while in North Carolina and they were delicious (though we did omit cumin since I don't really like that spice)! Next time I think I might try the crock pot variation they mentioned at the end of the blog post.   We made this honey garlic turkey  but in all honesty this recipe is a hot mess. ...

*Originally posted April 3, 2013 when my boys were 5, 7, & 8.    I had planned a field trip for us all today.  I really wanted to get to the children's museum but the boys didn't want to.  They really wanted to go visit their great grandmother and how could I possibly argue with that? I try to honor my boys' requests whenever I can and this was one time I was more than happy to comply! I wandered into the living room and found them at the table playing Memory together while watching Wild Kratts; learning all about the three toed sloth. From there, Ian went on to make a saw mill out of Lincoln logs, and Alec tried out his Spiral Art kit he had gotten from Easter.  The boys then asked me to come and play Memory and Sorry with them so I joined them and played a few games.     At that point I told them that if we were going to head to their great grandmother's house that we needed to get ready.  Since Ian was al...