Link to giveaway!

My kids are really into the Ipad now that we have one so we have been looking for apps to entertain them.

My daughter has a speech disorder so she uses it a lot for speech practice. She also loves baking cupcakes with the easy bake oven app and playing "Cut the Rope".

My son, at only three and a half, can navigate that thing better than I can. He especially loves to watch little videos that we take of him just for his viewing pleasure! It sure is fun to see his delight.

Today I am entering to win a protective case for our Ipad - called the Gripcase from a site called Smart Apps for Kids. Go enter!

Menu plan - January 23

Here's what we will be eating this week:

Monday: Mini Corndogs

Tuesday: This darn porketta that keeps getting replaced!

Wednesday: Enchilada Stuffed Shells

Thursday: Take out from Buffalo Wild Wings! Yum!

Friday: Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Minestrone soup and bread

Menu plan - January 16

Monday: The porketta that didn't get made last week!

Tuesday: Southwestern eggrolls

Wednesday: Breakfast burritos

Thursday: Buffalo Wild Wings!

Friday: Pizza monkey bread (from last week)

Saturday: Johnson family Christmas party!

Sunday: Whole chicken in the crock pot

Muffin Tin Monday

What my kids are eating from top left: mini meat and cheese slices, blueberries, applesauce, pretzels leftover from Christmas, carrots and tomatoes with ranch, and mini crackers. Simple but they loved it!

We are heading out to a funeral for a close family friend this afternoon. It's going to be a tough one.

Sarah

Menu plan - January 9

Our meal plan for the coming week. I've made the chili, enchiladas, and egg rolls (my highest re-pinned pin - I'll share the recipe soon) before, but the pizza monkey bread and orange chicken are new. I'm excited to try them! My husband loves a porketta and it's easy so I don't complain.

I woke up feeling sick today (my kids have had it for a couple weeks). I'm hoping that I can rest today, drink lots of water, and avoid the worst of it!

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Monday: We have a funeral to attend :(

Tuesday: White chicken chili (make an double batch to bring to a friend who just had surgery)

Wednesday: Bean and cheese enchiladas

Thursday: Pizza monkey bread

Friday: Southwestern egg rolls

Saturday: Slow cooker orange chicken

Sunday: Porketta and veggies in the crock pot on low all day (no recipe needed!)

Dessert: My grandma's recipe for "krofe" - an airy donut covered in sugar or eaten with ham! I made a batch yesterday and they are wonderful! My grandma's parents came over from Yugoslavia and this is a native recipe! I'll share it soon.

Sarah

Pinterest recipe: taco bread braid

Yum. I don't even know if this post needs words. I made a recipe for pizza dough in my bread maker, spread it out on a greased baking sheet, and filled it with filling before cutting the edges and folding it up. 

I had to make my own salsa for the filling because I didn't have any on hand. I just used a can of organic stewed tomatoes, a teaspoon or so of lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon sugar. I threw it all in the blender and blended until smooth. I didn't want lumps in it for this.

The finished product was delicious. We topped it with the remaining salsa and ate almost the whole thing for supper! Definitely a keeper and not too much work with the bread machine making the dough.

Let me know if you try it and how you like it! I think you could use a variety of fillings for a tasty result! Find the recipe here from The Girl Who Ate Everything.

Sarah

Positively Splendid

Homemade lime soda

My husband and I got a SodaStream for Christmas from each other. Ha! Well, we really wanted one so we used our Christmas money (makes me sound like a ten year old!) and went and bought one. We love it! I haven't bought soda since and I was buying it every day.

I got this idea from pinterest (original recipe found here at savuer.com). I have tweaked it a bit to my liking - I like it a bit more sour, so more lime juice.

I love that I get the fizzy feel of soda with the natural aspect of homemade. No high fructose corn syrup, no yellow #5 food dye. Just raw sugar, water, and limes! Yummy.

Linking to Your Green Resource.