Tasty Tuesday

Ah. I tried two new things this past week.  I am pretty excited about both. The first was a good deal.

You may be like me, I always see split chicken breast on sale for super cheap. Today it was 99 cents a pound!! What!! Fantastic deal. So I was curious. I texted a few friends, did a little google search and I decided to go for it.

Here is what I learned.  Split chicken breasts is bone in and skin on.  They are said to be more juicy and a little more flavorful than boneless skinless chicken breasts. They are a little more work. But I have time being home all day so a little extra work doesn't usually stop me. So anyways. I picked up some at the store.  I brought it home and stuck it in the fridge and looked for a great recipe.  I couldn't find anything that sounded delicious. So I made up my own by using a little everything from everyone's. So I took my 7x11 pan. And sprayed some cooking spray. I took the chciken breats, rinsed them off good. I peeled the skin back and put a very generous amount of onion and garlic seasoning. (I personally love mcormick seasons) and a little tenderizer on there.  Too and bottom. All over seasoning.. Laid them in the pan and sprayed a little cooking oil on top to add a little crispness onto them. I baked them at 400 for just under an hour.. They were amazing! I should have taken a picture..

My next goodness was something Kris asked me to fix. He found it on a runners site and emailed it to me. It was for a peach scone.  Here is the link :

http://ravenous.runnersworld.com/2012/09/13/one-ingredient-three-ways-peach-or-apple-scones/

It's more of a cobbler type thing. Very delicious.  I would add a spice next time.  But very good.  In the comments someone said making them in smaller containers. Maybe we will try that next. 

A little nugget.

As I was doing a little blog hopping, I came upon this nugget. Enjoy:

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

 From here-http://penelopeloveslists.com/

To remember.

I don't want to forget the little things. So to remember, Wesley Pulled his pants on all by himself today and was so proud. They were a little crooked but they were on.  Also. His church pants are a little big around his waste (actually all of his pants are) and they were falling down in church today. He said oh no my pants my pants. And tried to pull them up. It was hilarious.

ALMOST TWO!

I can't believe Wesley will be two in the next few weeks. That is crazy to me. And makes me want to cry just a little bit. He is such a little toddler. He's hitting that terrible two stage. I can feel it. But he is super funny and cute so it makes up for it I guess. Some cute things he does now.



-when we are in the car he screams turn right, turn left over and over.
-he runs around and says wow i go real fast.
-he speaks in complete sentences quite often.
-he can count to 13 and sing his ABCs
-we are working on letter recognition, and he can recognize a few
-he is OBSESSED with the movie cars
-his little imagination is showing through more and more. it is very entertaining to watch him play
-he races, he will say lets race, and get in stance and say one, two, three go!
-everything is I do it or no Wesley do it
-whenever we put shoes on him he will say no too big too big (even though they are the right size)
-he climbs on everything now and thinks its fun to jump
-he loves chocolate milk and m&ms
-he's also started to eat more and not be such a picky eater which is so nice.
-HE IS IN A BIG BOY BED! last night was his first night in it. It's the twin bed I had growing up. and he likes it so far. He has been having a terrible time sleeping lately. I think part of it was he moved so much in his little crib and he has been going through a growth spurt. he has been sick and uncomfortable. but last night he did better. And he is actually NAPPING right now! Thank goodness.

I love this little boy. It is so fun to watch him grow and learn new things. He is such a joy to be around and we are so glad he is in our life. I can't wait to see what the future holds. And I am excited to teach and learn everyday with him.

Freshness...

And Summer is over for real. Today is suppose to be the last day in the 90s. I hope I am not the only one super excited for this.  My favorite time of year is coming up. FALL. I love the smells, the breeze, crisp air, pumpkin everything, and windows open, I cleaned my entire house today. Dusted. Oiled furniture. Clean lines. Decluttered. It was heavenly. A welcome party for the new season in my house. Now just need to put up some fall decorations.