Happenings

Here are the latest pics that were on my camera:

We had a hard freeze the other night and this is what I woke up to the next morning:


My 4 bushes in the backyard that I've nursed back to health since they were water-deprived when we bought the house 3 1/2 years ago...they're all almost completely frost-bitten. It's kind of sad, but oh well...I guess we'll start over.

I think I was doing my makeup in the bathroom and I came out and found my 2 girlies being so cute. These times are when I'm glad I had them so close together! Sweet friends!



The other night we decided to get creative for our family night. We took a drive to Fountain Hills and watched the fountain go off. Then we drove down by the river and threw rocks in it until we got cold and hungry. It was a fun change.


And yet another preschool picture :)

What's For Dinner?

I'm a one-stop shopper when it comes to grocery shopping...not my favorite thing to do. But I had some time the other day and went to Sprouts for a little adventure. I got some asparagus and we had it last night and it was so good! I found a tutorial on how to bake it (I love tutorials)



So easy and it tasted great!

I also got some spaghetti squash. I had some in my garden until it got frozen a few months ago. But I'm making this soup for dinner that I made a little while ago and we all really liked it. I also found it on the internet.

Soup no. 1

Ingredients

• 1 Spaghetti Squash
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 Garlic clove finely chopped
• ½ cup parsley
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 chopped tomato
• Chicken broth or stock
• Carrots and Spring onions
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Cut the spaghetti squash in two pieces and clean it by removing all the seeds. Bake it in an oven at 350 degree for about an hour. In a stock pot, heat some olive oil, add the chopped garlic and onions, fry them till they turn golden brown. Now add the tomatoes and the other vegetables with parsley and fry it for sometime. Add the baked spaghetti squash and pour the chicken broth in the stock pot with the above ingredients. Heat the mixture on a low flame till the soup is of a thick consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste. If you like your soup a little spicy you can add red chilly flakes. Top the soup with some boiled noodles or toast pieces if you don't like it plain.


I didn't add tomatoes because I didn't have any. And I put in some chicken to give it more substance. It was like chicken noodle soup, but with a richer flavor.

Just a couple of ideas I wanted to share!