The Biz

I surf foodnetwork.com regularly for new recipes so today I went into my account, which is free and allows me to tag recipes I like, and organized them to coincide with my meal planning menu. I arranged it by day and type ie. Tuesday-Asian or Tuesday-Italian etc.

Now I can go to a specific day and browse like I would a cook book and makes the process faster.

Note: I never use an online recipe unless it's been rated by at least 50 people and has 5 stars, an idea I got from my sis-in-law Lauren, because I was sick of making stuff that ended up not being good.

We are currently in Wash. DC visiting with Mike's brother Rob, Mike's cous. Hunter and our buddy B. Stock. The weather is CRAZY!!!!! Tornado warnings and rain-rain-rain. This is now my 4th or 5th time here and I have to say certain parts of DC would be super fun to live in!!! The neighborhood Hunter lives in is kinda shaby chic. The Apts are super stacked and close but so cute with their teeny tiny plant yards and within walking distance of anything you could want. I would live there in a heart beat!!!! I will also say Maryland is beautiful state. Rolling green hills with farm houses a few acres apart is ideal and the area Rob's in-laws live in is just that and only 30 minutes from Baltimore.

Ruth has 7 teeth and crawls.

Interesting Article

This is an interesting article a columnist wrote about her obsession with Mormon Mommy Bloggers. She's not LDS but she finds herself reading them everyday. Read it, it's interesting.

"I'm a young, feminist atheist who can't bake a cupcake. Why am I addicted to the shiny, happy lives of these (Mormon) women?"

http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/01/15/feminist_obsessed_with_mormon_blogs

twin baby boys have a conversation - OFFICIAL VIDEO

Ruth now has 6 teeth. CRAZY!!! she also decided out of the blue that she hates baby food which really puts me down seeing as we have 3 boxes of it left. and to put salt in a wound she won't feed herself still. she'll gladly eat any solids Mike or i place in her mouth but she will not pick it up and eat it. in fact her favorite thing to do is flick everything off her tray onto the floor then lean over and play with it on the carpet. double fun because if it happens to stick to her clammy hands it must be swiped off. needless to say she has digressed.

Mike is working hard as ever at school and work (he's an RA for 2 professor's) and i think i'm accurate in saying his highlight of the day is coming home and playing with Ruthie. he can make her laugh and laugh. they seriously watch YouTube video's of WorldofWarcraft and StarCraft together regularly and she holds still most of the time.

i'm still couponing up a storm. yesterday i bought makeup and body wash at cvs and made a profit of 50 cents:) the meal planning has been going well, sometimes we're not impressed with what i make but for the most part it's good food. it just means i won't be making it again.

i'm feeling the lack of cable/satellite but mostly i really miss netflix. i just like the background noise and the variety. i go once a week to the library for video's but it takes 2 or 3 days to watch them then it's repeat for the next 4 or 5 days. i think i watched Bed Knobs and Broomsticks 4 times in one day. of course i wasn't paying attention but Mike protested it yesterday.

Up Coming Events: Rob's going to be in DC April 13 and through the weekend so we're going to hop up there and visit. hopefully we'll see Hunter and Lisa Anderson (Mike's cousin and wife) and B Stock while we're up there.

Begging for food at dinner.

Another Change

I'm thinking that during the summer we're not going to want hot cooked meals as much and won't want to cook oodles over a hot stove/oven so Sundays during the Summer will be Cold Salads.

Yesterday we had a Bell Pepper and Asparagus Tortellini salad with a lemon/Dijon Mustard Dressing (Better Homes and Gardens Anniversary Addition pg. 464). I made the dressing Saturday night, boiled the pasta and veggies in the morning, tossed it with the dressing and through it in the fridge. All I had to do when I got home was stir in the green onion and toasted almonds I had cut before Church which is at 1pm. Some adjusting will have to happen next year when we have 9am Church.

I've got that 2 oclock feeling so bad right now. Napping would be so lovely but my kitchens a disaster and I'm baking pizza's tonight.