Mommiedom

I actually did some scrapbooking today. I wish I did more than three pages but I at least got three more done than I had. I have SO many pictures that I am behind on. I think I need to set a goal to do one to two pages a day from now on to catch up. I can't stop taking pictures so that seems to be the best solution.

Oh I have to admit I love me some good eggplant. I was so happy when my Japanese eggplant blossomed and produced tons of fruit. I made the Moussaka from that. Sadly it is now dormant until the spring again but I still like to buy eggplant. When I was at my veggie run a few weeks back,I bought one eggplant when I went through the other market waiting for our stuff to be loaded. I usually always make the same thing, a version of baked eggplant dish.

Ingredients

1 nice large eggplant sliced up in thinly the long way
2 eggs heated
2 cups of Italian breadcrumbs.

I preheat some olive oil in span and fry up the eggplant turning it at about 3 - 4minutes (when the side is brown and crispy).

I repeat with all the slices. I than take the fried up eggplant and begin laying it like a lasagna. I put some sauce down, fried eggplant slices, a mixture of sautéed spinach and ricotta. I top it all off with sauce and some mozzarella cheese. I let it back for about 25-30 minutes until the cheese is nice and melted and turning brown.

I serve with garlic bread and enjoy a delicious meatless meal which is good for you!

You know I love wreaths and yes I admit to a problem with creating them. I try to stick a wreath up where ever I can find a place. I was so excited to finally create a rag wreath and using the new fabric from Stampin Up and a wore frame, ta da this wreath was created. I added on the flower to give it that extra pop.

I love using the crock pot to slow cook things and so much more in the summer when it is so hot out. Years ago I was at a Bridal shower and had some yummy mushroom chicken. I thought I need to figure that one out so I did.

I used about 2 lbs of boneless chicken thighs (keeps costs down).
1 large can of cream of mushroom soup.

I mix that all together in a slow cooker and set for 7-8 hours.

About thirty minutes before you are ready to eat, I mix in one cup of sour cream and boil egg noodles to serve the Mushroom chicken over.

Every time I make this it is a big hit plus it is such a large batch that I froze half of it and will just thaw and reheat for another meal. These are the best kinds!!!

Miss O had a birthday party a few weeks ago and I created this Spiderman backpack and hair clip for her little friend who loves superheroes.  Miss O wants a hair clip for herself as well and I think the bag which was the wrapping for other gifts was a big hit.

So I got a whole bunch of the new Stampin Up paper from the new catalog. I feel so in love with the International Bazaar DSP and knew I wanted to some case it and than I saw in the catalog a framed piece of art using the new Notable Alphabet set - BINGO with an idea.

I painstakingly stamped each of the letters in the different colors that coordinate with the DSP. When I had seen the sample in the catalog I knew I wanted to make that and I hope to do more. I think this would make a fun teacher gift or actually a gift for anyone.

So Panera is slowly going up down the road from me and I am stalking it almost daily (I drive by it all the time). So when I drove by I was thinking how good a sandwich from there would be but I didn't want to drive on up to the other one so I thought what do I have in the fridge that I could turn into a yummy sandwich.

I realized I had in the freezer some thinly sliced chicken breasts and I thawed them out. I than took them and cooked them in a frying pan about 3-4 minutes per side (I like when  you get them that brown crispy). I than in a separate pan sautéed using some olive oil some diced mushrooms and some spinach. When that was done and the chicken was nearly done, I topped the spinach/mushroom mix on top and than topped it with a piece of muenster cheese. I let the cheese melt on top of the chicken.

I also grilled some nice cheese bread and spread some of that awesome Italian Herb cooking cream on the insides. I put it all together and got a delish sandwich without the drive or cost of going to Panera though when they open, I am so there in a heartbeat!!!