Our oven is still broken. In fact, we are almost convinced it is broken beyond repair because w2e have spent time and money replacing parts that apparently aren't the problem! Our only choice is replacement. It has been broken for a couple of months...yes, that's at least 8 weeks of cooking with no oven! No problem! In that time, I have gotten pretty creative. My little toaster oven has come in really handy, too. I have cooked and baked in that thing, and while some things are NOT the same when cooked in a toaster oven, other things work out just fine. It has been an interesting time, learning what works and what doesn't. I have also utilized my handy dandy crock pot more times than I can count. As I have said before, necessity is the mother of invention! :)
Tonight, we will be having meat off the grill...yummy! I also have baked potatoes going....IN THE CROCK POT! Yep, I just wrapped them up in foil, and placed them in the crock pot with a little water in the bottom for steam. I've done it before and it worked great, so I am hoping for equally impressive results today!
What's for dinner at your place?
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Forever
I know it seems like forever since I last posted here, and honestly, it has been WAY. TOO. LONG! I apologize for my absence, but teaching and writing lesson plans and prepping for my classes consumed much of my free time. Now that school is out, I am hopeful I can find a balanced schedule for posting some fun foods we will enjoy this summer. Until I figure out what that balanced schedule will look like, I appreciate your patience...and I will try to put some posts up in the mean time.
So what's for lunch today? Nothing fancy, yet more fun that a PB&J! I took Natural Baked Turkey lunch meat and sliced cheeses (cheddar and swiss) and wrapped them up like a roll-up. The kids love these because I always put a toothpick in the center to hold it together. They had blackberries and pretzel sticks to go along with their roll-ups. Dessert was super special...I buy the squeeze tubes of all natural yogurt, and freeze them! They make super yummy treats, and I don't feel guilty like I would if I were handing over the ice cream every day :)
As for myself, I put a little spin on lunch. My spin probably doesn't qualify as a HEALTHY spin, but I like it nonetheless. I take the Natural Turkey Breast lunch meat and spread a super thin layer of pimento cheese onto it. Then I wrap it around a baby dill pickle...YUMMO! Fun to eat, and not full of carbs! Some blueberries on the side make for a delicious lunch.
So that's what we had today! What about you? Any fun recipes you've been enjoying this summer? Do share!
So what's for lunch today? Nothing fancy, yet more fun that a PB&J! I took Natural Baked Turkey lunch meat and sliced cheeses (cheddar and swiss) and wrapped them up like a roll-up. The kids love these because I always put a toothpick in the center to hold it together. They had blackberries and pretzel sticks to go along with their roll-ups. Dessert was super special...I buy the squeeze tubes of all natural yogurt, and freeze them! They make super yummy treats, and I don't feel guilty like I would if I were handing over the ice cream every day :)
As for myself, I put a little spin on lunch. My spin probably doesn't qualify as a HEALTHY spin, but I like it nonetheless. I take the Natural Turkey Breast lunch meat and spread a super thin layer of pimento cheese onto it. Then I wrap it around a baby dill pickle...YUMMO! Fun to eat, and not full of carbs! Some blueberries on the side make for a delicious lunch.
So that's what we had today! What about you? Any fun recipes you've been enjoying this summer? Do share!
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