Our final 2009 dinner included a fun new ingredient: Almond Oil! I used it to make these delicious green beans: Green Beans with Almonds 1 bag of frozen fresh green beans from Trader Joe’s 1 tbsp. almond oil 1/3 c. almonds Place dry almonds in a frying pan and let them cook until golden brown and toasted. Add frozen beans and almond oil. Sautee until beans are hot and tender. Season with salt and pepper. Serve and Enjoy! 
It’s Sunday night – Yuck! I am not ready for the real world to be back tomorrow. I had such a great time that I just want to keep going. Oh well. I will have to tough it out the 2 1/2 weeks until Christmas break. Yesterday we had a fun day hanging out at my parents and having dinner at Cindy and Tom’s. The meal was great but I forgot my camera. Then this morning we woke and went 
So, I am not sure if it has to do with this little baby inside me or if it’s just a random thing, but I am obsessed with green beans and mushrooms lately. Green bean and mushroom casserole to be exact. The kind you eat on Thanksgiving and Christmas and not many other times than that. A few months ago (2 maybe) I made it 3 times in one week. I thought it might be the pregnancy, but I thought 
Monday is done, and it was a rainy dreary one in Columbus. The rain meant indoor recess and no outdoor run that I was planning. When I left school I ran to the grocery store to stock for the week. I hadn’t been to the store in almost two weeks so we desperately needed the basics. I also made a meal plan for week and loaded up so I wouldn’t have to run to the store everyday. Let’s see how 
This weekend is exciting because we are in Chautauqua for my Papa’s 90th Birthday Celebration! In preparation for the big birthday I have made a few fun things! My third grade class made a book of inventions for Papa. We put one invention on each page from 1919 to 2009. They had a great time with this history/sequencing lesson! They could not believe Papa was around before XBox, and Nintendo DS. I thought it was more impressive that he was For dinner tonight we had Brady’s parents and our friends Dave and Jean over for dinner! Everything on the menu was light and healthy! These recipes are easy and will be fun to put into the dinner rotation because they are classic winter time food and they make great leftovers. Napkin of the Night! Healthy Cheese Potatoes (Party Potatoes to some) 1 bag hash brown cubes 1 can 98% FF healthy request cream of chicken soup 1/2 |
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