Last day of Second Grade

Time is passing way too quickly and I just want to stop the clock and keep my little Maisie Miao Miao my little baby girl but she’s not cooperating.  Here it is, her final day of second grade and she’s all excited and giddy already calling herself a third grader!  How is it that she’s getting older and flying through all these grades yet I haven’t aged but a few months since she was first placed in my arms  ;-)

Before I get all the questions, I’ll try and answer some.  School hasn’t officially ended, that happens in three weeks.  Today though was Maisie’s last day as she and I are heading off on a bit of an adventure so we’ll be finishing up her school work while we travel.

Not only will Maisie be away from school for the next three weeks but I’ll also be away from the computer so you’ll have to come back in a few weeks to see what we were up to.  There will be a really fabu recipe posting over on Cook Lisa Cook on May 7 so please jump over there and check it out when it posts. 

In other news, Maisie did well with her surgery and the first day after awoke to tell me that she could breathe.  Unfortunately though each day since she has become more and more congested and has daily complained of sinus pain and headaches.  Her doctor says that it’s common to have headaches and congestion for one to two weeks after surgery but today she felt unwell enough to call me from school.  I was able to get her in to see her pediatrician who drew blood and determined that she has a viral infection, poor little girl just can’t catch a break. 

With the virus, it’s just letting things run its course and with the infection in her sinuses, she’s on day 20 of her antibiotic so ten days to go.  Hopefully by the time she finishes the antibiotic her headaches and congestion will be gone.  I really don’t want her to have to endure another more invasive surgery.  We return to the doctor on May 15 where we’ll hopefully have the culture results and more information.

Second grade was a really good year for Maisie and she finished out the year with a fun field trip with her classmates. 

Tuesday the first and second graders visited the Tellus Museum.

The children all gathered with their leader to hear about the program they would be attending.

They didn’t get to visit most of the museum as their program was only in the Big Backyard gallery.

The children got to be Jr. scientists with magnets.

Maisie got to partner with her favorite classmate, Sean. {said in a sweet little voice, with a flip of the hair and an eye flutter}

Maisie had a wonderful year, loved her teacher Miss. Lisa and all her classmates.  She’s going to miss her friends over the summer but will hopefully have some play dates and come August she’ll be excited to see everyone and return to school.

As I mentioned above, don’t forget to check out Cook Lisa Cook at noon on May 7 when all the Crazy Cooking Challenge participants post what they think is the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich.  I’ll give you a hint on mine, it’s totally outrageous, hot, cheesy, creamy, bacony, buttery, crispy over-the-top deliciousness and there’s no way to tame it down so please check it out.  A new recipe posted today, Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars which I made for my Improv Cooking Challenge.  These bars are truly delicious and if no one said anything you’d never know that they are Maisie “safe”, gluten-free, vegan and don’t contain any processed sugar or high fructose corn syrup.  Just click on the picture to be taken to the recipe.  

Also, if you don’t want to miss any of my recipes on Cook Lisa Cook or updates about Maisie on this blog, become a follower, the links are in the side bar of each blog and you need to sign up for each blog separately.  Thanks for reading and have a great few weeks.

Other recipes posted on Cook Lisa Cook inclued: Mango Lassi, Stir-Fried Asparagus with Water Chestnuts, Ginger & Cashews, Curried Roast Chicken Pieces with Spicy Sweet Potato & Carrots, Grilled Corn & Bacon Pudding, Oriental Chicken Salad, Potato Salad with Bacon, Coffee Crusted Steak, Home Style Chicken Curry, Watermelon Frosty,  Mango Gazpacho, Toll House Double Stuff Oreo Brownies, Long Beans with Walnuts, Blacksmith Pizza, Rhubarb Crisp, Laksa, Math Book No Bake Cookies, Aloo Gobi, Mint Lassi, Red Curry Chicken, Lamb Curry, Grilled Corn, Avocado & Tomato Salad with Honey Lime Dressing, Baked Egg Cups Two Ways, Thai Peanut Salad, Holy Guacamole, Cantaloupe Agua Fresca, Wallaby Darned, Piggy-Out Cookies, Wicked Good New England Lobster Roll, Long Beans with Garlic, Super Simple Summer Shrimp Salsa Salad, Grandma’s Teriyaki Steak, Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho, Red Chinese Long Beans with Peppers & Red Curry, 24-Layer Crêpe Cake, Fig & Watermelon Salad, Grilled Chèvre & Fig Panini, Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad, Grilled Prawns, Spicy Brown Sugar Bacon, Kicked Up Piggy-Out Cookies, Pesto Pita Pizza, Cilantro Lime Chicken, Nutella Crêpes, Mango, Lime & Chile Spiced Ice Box Pie, Roast Beef & Garlic Herb Cheese Sandwich, Layered Crespelle with Bolognese, Fresh Mozzarella & Basil, Jamaican Jerk Meat Pies, Nutella No Bake Cookies, Velvety Mac & Cheese, Welsh Cakes, Tom Yam Ghoong (Spicy Shrimp Soup), Lime Jewels, Southwest Pasta Salad, Walnut Roca Squares, Uncle Bubba’s Shrimp & Grits, Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps, Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, Copycat “KFC” Coleslaw, Happy 6th Birthday Maisie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies, Thin Mint Irish Coffee, Caramel Apples, “Rotisserie” Chicken, Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Mummy Hotdogs, Mango Upside Down Cake, Pork Belly Soup with Collard Greens, Aloo Tikki, Pink Strawberry Cake Balls, Praline Pumpkin Cheesecake, Apple Dumplings, Rum Cured Salmon, Apple, Cranberry & Rhubarb Crisp, Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic Sour Cream, Crunchy Oat, Almond, Cashew & Pebbles Granola Bars, Texas Chicken with Lime Butter, Biscoff Fudge, Eggnog Popovers with Cranberry Butter, Creamed Corn with Cheese and Cilantro, Potato Crusted Pork Chops, Oatmeal, Cashew & Chocolate Granola Bars, Texas Chicken Sandwich, Seared Scallops with Creamy Pesto & Lemon Pepper Pasta, Thai Chicken Noodle Soup, Glazed Lemon Squares, Chang-Style Brussels Sprouts, Maisie “safe” No Bake Cookies, Ponderosa Lemon & Sour Cream Tart, Pork Dumplings with Rice Wrappers, Sweet & Spicy Apple Pork, Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Lemon Peel, Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites, Double Chocolate Meyer Lemon Mousse Cake, Malted Pretzel Crunch, Shrimp & Avocado Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing, Apple Pancakes, Baked Egg & Avocado, Health(ier) Peanut Brittle, Crab Cake Stuffed Mushrooms, Broiled Sushi, Tomato Sauce with Onion & Butter, Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Slow Cooker Chicken Curry, Slimmed Down Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Baked Meatballs, Skinny Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad.

Enjoy!

More Naples

Now that Maisie’s surgery is over I have a little bit of time to sit down and catch up a wee bit on my blogging.  Maisie continues to do well and really other than a little bit of a stiff neck and a minor sore throat she’s full energy and eating well.  The toughest part of her recovery is trying to keep her a little quiet and not launching herself into gymnastics. 

So to get pictures of Maisie in the hospital off the top of the blog, I’m posting more about Naples.  I absolutely love the top picture of Maisie, which Sophie took our last day on the beach so I’m posting it again at the top of this post.  Our last full day in Naples was on Easter Sunday and guess what, the Easter bunny knew where to find the children and delivered the goods.

Maisie’s Easter basket included a kite, the DVD Matilda, the books The Wonderful Wizard of Oz & Alice in Wonderland, modeling foam, bouncing putty, a hot pink slap watch, egg shaped sidewalk chalk, a package of push pencils and for my poor little food allergy and sugar free girl, a package of her favorite Breath Savers.

No chocolate or lots of Easter eggs in her basket but Maisie loved it.  

Cute little bunnies Brooke, Cole & Maisie

Maisie on one of the balconies showing off the snowman she made from her modeling foam.

I have to say, Naples was beautiful.  Here are some views from the condo where we stayed.

Looking north from the balcony off the living room master bedroom.

From the living room/master bedroom balcony, the pool & hot tub, 15 floors down.

The view looking east from the living room and both balconies.  That is the beach where we enjoyed our afternoons.

Looking southwest from the balcony off the kitchen & guest bedrooms. 

The view south from the balcony off the kitchen & guest bedrooms.

East from the balcony off the kitchen & guest bedrooms.

On the Saturday before we left we took a little touristy boat tour

We met some interesting folks and checked out some of the beautiful homes.We were told that most of these homes are vacation homes and used only a couple of weeks each year.  Though beautiful, I can’t even imagine nor would I ever want a home as big as any of these but it sure would be fun to tour the insides and stay for a week or two.

After the boat trip we enjoyed lunch at Tommy Bahama.  That’s my cocktail on the left, “The BBC” is quite tasty  ;-)

After our cruise and lunch we spent the afternoon on the beach where the children had fun digging in the sand and in the surf.

Spring break with Sophie, Brooke & Cole in Florida was great fun and a perfect getaway before Maisie’s surgery. 

Though not “The BBC” from Tommy Bahama, this Thin Mint Irish Coffee is pretty darn potent and awesome.  Truth be told, Eammon and I enjoyed them pretty regularly this past winter.  Just click on the picture to be taken to the recipe.

Other recipes posted on Cook Lisa Cook: Mango Lassi, Stir-Fried Asparagus with Water Chestnuts, Ginger & Cashews, Curried Roast Chicken Pieces with Spicy Sweet Potato & Carrots, Grilled Corn & Bacon Pudding, Oriental Chicken Salad, Potato Salad with Bacon, Coffee Crusted Steak, Home Style Chicken Curry, Watermelon Frosty,  Mango Gazpacho, Toll House Double Stuff Oreo Brownies, Long Beans with Walnuts, Blacksmith Pizza, Rhubarb Crisp, Laksa, Math Book No Bake Cookies, Aloo Gobi, Mint Lassi, Red Curry Chicken, Lamb Curry, Grilled Corn, Avocado & Tomato Salad with Honey Lime Dressing, Baked Egg Cups Two Ways, Thai Peanut Salad, Holy Guacamole, Cantaloupe Agua Fresca, Wallaby Darned, Piggy-Out Cookies, Wicked Good New England Lobster Roll, Long Beans with Garlic, Super Simple Summer Shrimp Salsa Salad, Grandma’s Teriyaki Steak, Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho, Red Chinese Long Beans with Peppers & Red Curry, 24-Layer Crêpe Cake, Fig & Watermelon Salad, Grilled Chèvre & Fig Panini, Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad, Grilled Prawns, Spicy Brown Sugar Bacon, Kicked Up Piggy-Out Cookies, Pesto Pita Pizza, Cilantro Lime Chicken, Nutella Crêpes, Mango, Lime & Chile Spiced Ice Box Pie, Roast Beef & Garlic Herb Cheese Sandwich, Layered Crespelle with Bolognese, Fresh Mozzarella & Basil, Jamaican Jerk Meat Pies, Nutella No Bake Cookies, Velvety Mac & Cheese, Welsh Cakes, Tom Yam Ghoong (Spicy Shrimp Soup), Lime Jewels, Southwest Pasta Salad, Walnut Roca Squares, Uncle Bubba’s Shrimp & Grits, Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps, Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, Copycat “KFC” Coleslaw, Happy 6th Birthday Maisie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies, Thin Mint Irish Coffee, Caramel Apples, “Rotisserie” Chicken, Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Mummy Hotdogs, Mango Upside Down Cake, Pork Belly Soup with Collard Greens, Aloo Tikki, Pink Strawberry Cake Balls, Praline Pumpkin Cheesecake, Apple Dumplings, Rum Cured Salmon, Apple, Cranberry & Rhubarb Crisp, Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic Sour Cream, Crunchy Oat, Almond, Cashew & Pebbles Granola Bars, Texas Chicken with Lime Butter, Biscoff Fudge, Eggnog Popovers with Cranberry Butter, Creamed Corn with Cheese and Cilantro, Potato Crusted Pork Chops, Oatmeal, Cashew & Chocolate Granola Bars, Texas Chicken Sandwich, Seared Scallops with Creamy Pesto & Lemon Pepper Pasta, Thai Chicken Noodle Soup, Glazed Lemon Squares, Chang-Style Brussels Sprouts, Maisie “safe” No Bake Cookies, Ponderosa Lemon & Sour Cream Tart, Pork Dumplings with Rice Wrappers, Sweet & Spicy Apple Pork, Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Lemon Peel, Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites, Double Chocolate Meyer Lemon Mousse Cake, Malted Pretzel Crunch, Shrimp & Avocado Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing, Apple Pancakes, Baked Egg & Avocado, Health(ier) Peanut Brittle, Crab Cake Stuffed Mushrooms, Broiled Sushi, Tomato Sauce with Onion & Butter, Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Slow Cooker Chicken Curry, Slimmed Down Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Baked Meatballs, Skinny Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad.

Enjoy!

Surgery day

Thursday was a long day for my little Maisie Miao Miao.  We started out at Children's Health Care Surgery Center but when we first arrived Maisie went to the bathroom and without thinking stopped at the bubbler and drank some water so they had to delay her surgery time. Maisie was the second to last surgery scheduled with her surgeon at that facility and even if they swapped the final two cases it wouldn’t have given the two hours needed to clear the water from Maisie’s system and her surgeon had to leave to do a surgery at the hospital but thankfully they were able to reschedule us and we just had to move from the surgery center to Children’s Health Care at Scottish Rite so that Maisie could slot in after her final surgery. It wasn’t a big move as the buildings are on the same campus but for Maisie, who was thirsty and hungry it was long because instead of going in for her procedure at 11:50 she got in at 4:10.

Maisie did well with the procedures but had some stomach issues with the anesthesia so her recovery time was longer than usual.  Her only comfortable place was in my arms, being rocked as she slept.  All in all everything went well, her adenoids are gone, a nasal culture has been taken and her sinuses flushed. Hopefully Monday we'll get the culture results and know which antibiotic is needed to finally clear up her chronic infection.

We finally made it home around 7PM and Maisie was happy to be home and able to eat.  She happily ate a few popsicles, yellow rice & jello and downed a few fruit juices.  Thankfully it all stayed in her belly and then she slept pretty well so overall Maisie had a good night.  This morning she awoke with only positive memories of the surgical experience and she said that it’s easier to breathe so hopefully that will continue and improve.  Today and this weekend we’re taking it slow, keeping her away from too many people and germs, laying low and allowing her to recover and rest.  Thanks to everyone for all the good wishes, notes, calls, comments and prayers.

So that Eammon and I could have an easy dinner available when we returned home from the hospital, I mixed up another batch of the Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad that I recently made for my Secret Recipe Club post.  I’m telling you, I’m addicted to this chicken salad as it’s over the top yummy!  Once home last night, after getting Maisie fed and settled I just spread the Chicken Salad on our favorite Lavash bread, added some veggies and dinner was served.  Click on the picture to be taken to the recipe.

Other delicious recipes posted on Cook Lisa Cook include: Mango Lassi, Stir-Fried Asparagus with Water Chestnuts, Ginger & Cashews, Curried Roast Chicken Pieces with Spicy Sweet Potato & Carrots, Grilled Corn & Bacon Pudding, Oriental Chicken Salad, Potato Salad with Bacon, Coffee Crusted Steak, Home Style Chicken Curry, Watermelon Frosty,  Mango Gazpacho, Toll House Double Stuff Oreo Brownies, Long Beans with Walnuts, Blacksmith Pizza, Rhubarb Crisp, Laksa, Math Book No Bake Cookies, Aloo Gobi, Mint Lassi, Red Curry Chicken, Lamb Curry, Grilled Corn, Avocado & Tomato Salad with Honey Lime Dressing, Baked Egg Cups Two Ways, Thai Peanut Salad, Holy Guacamole, Cantaloupe Agua Fresca, Wallaby Darned, Piggy-Out Cookies, Wicked Good New England Lobster Roll, Long Beans with Garlic, Super Simple Summer Shrimp Salsa Salad, Grandma’s Teriyaki Steak, Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho, Red Chinese Long Beans with Peppers & Red Curry, 24-Layer Crêpe Cake, Fig & Watermelon Salad, Grilled Chèvre & Fig Panini, Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad, Grilled Prawns, Spicy Brown Sugar Bacon, Kicked Up Piggy-Out Cookies, Pesto Pita Pizza, Cilantro Lime Chicken, Nutella Crêpes, Mango, Lime & Chile Spiced Ice Box Pie, Roast Beef & Garlic Herb Cheese Sandwich, Layered Crespelle with Bolognese, Fresh Mozzarella & Basil, Jamaican Jerk Meat Pies, Nutella No Bake Cookies, Velvety Mac & Cheese, Welsh Cakes, Tom Yam Ghoong (Spicy Shrimp Soup), Lime Jewels, Southwest Pasta Salad, Walnut Roca Squares, Uncle Bubba’s Shrimp & Grits, Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps, Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, Copycat “KFC” Coleslaw, Happy 6th Birthday Maisie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies, Thin Mint Irish Coffee, Caramel Apples, “Rotisserie” Chicken, Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Mummy Hotdogs, Mango Upside Down Cake, Pork Belly Soup with Collard Greens, Aloo Tikki, Pink Strawberry Cake Balls, Praline Pumpkin Cheesecake, Apple Dumplings, Rum Cured Salmon, Apple, Cranberry & Rhubarb Crisp, Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic Sour Cream, Crunchy Oat, Almond, Cashew & Pebbles Granola Bars, Texas Chicken with Lime Butter, Biscoff Fudge, Eggnog Popovers with Cranberry Butter, Creamed Corn with Cheese and Cilantro, Potato Crusted Pork Chops, Oatmeal, Cashew & Chocolate Granola Bars, Texas Chicken Sandwich, Seared Scallops with Creamy Pesto & Lemon Pepper Pasta, Thai Chicken Noodle Soup, Glazed Lemon Squares, Chang-Style Brussels Sprouts, Maisie “safe” No Bake Cookies, Ponderosa Lemon & Sour Cream Tart, Pork Dumplings with Rice Wrappers, Sweet & Spicy Apple Pork, Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Lemon Peel, Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites, Double Chocolate Meyer Lemon Mousse Cake, Malted Pretzel Crunch, Shrimp & Avocado Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing, Apple Pancakes, Baked Egg & Avocado, Health(ier) Peanut Brittle, Crab Cake Stuffed Mushrooms, Broiled Sushi, Tomato Sauce with Onion & Butter, Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Slow Cooker Chicken Curry, Slimmed Down Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Baked Meatballs and Skinny Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins.

Enjoy!

Spring Break in Naples

After our stop in Clearwater to visit with Winter we headed south to Naples. 

The first three days in Naples Maisie & Brooke went to a local gym for a few hours each morning where they had fun practicing gymnastics with the team girls and Cole attended the gym’s camp. 

While the children had fun at the gym Sophie and I did a bit of shopping and enjoyed some nice lunches together. 

After lunch we all made our way to the beach where we relaxed, played in the sand and surf and walked the beach. 

After spending all afternoon on the beach the children especially, loved going from the beach to the pool and hot tub before heading up to the condo for dinner. 

It was a really nice and relaxing week with friends.

Sophie took lots of wonderful beach pictures on Sunday, our last day at the beach so this post is heavy with those pictures, mostly of my girl.

Maisie, though timid at first with the waves and water, by the end of the week couldn’t get enough of being in the ocean.

Maisie and Cole had lots of fun together.

Pure delight on the beach.

Maisie and Brooke on the boogie boards.

You can take Maisie out of the gym but you can’t take the gymnast out of Maisie.

Maisie attracted a bit of attention with her gymnastics.

One day Maisie and I walked down the beach and she walked on her hands for a good 40 to 50 feet.  She was surprised and delighted when a whole group of people who had been pointing and watching her, cheered and clapped when she came down from her hands.

If you can’t tell by the pictures, Maisie had a blast on the beach

and fun times with her friends.

Three little beach bunnies DONE with having pictures taken.

While away my Secret Recipe Club recipe posted.  This month I made the most delicious Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad.  I’ve never been a chicken salad lover but this recipe has made me a convert…well at least for this recipe as it was beyond wonderful.  Check out the recipe by clicking on the picture.

Other recipes posted on Cook Lisa Cook include: Mango Lassi, Stir-Fried Asparagus with Water Chestnuts, Ginger & Cashews, Curried Roast Chicken Pieces with Spicy Sweet Potato & Carrots, Grilled Corn & Bacon Pudding, Oriental Chicken Salad, Potato Salad with Bacon, Coffee Crusted Steak, Home Style Chicken Curry, Watermelon Frosty,  Mango Gazpacho, Toll House Double Stuff Oreo Brownies, Long Beans with Walnuts, Blacksmith Pizza, Rhubarb Crisp, Laksa, Math Book No Bake Cookies, Aloo Gobi, Mint Lassi, Red Curry Chicken, Lamb Curry, Grilled Corn, Avocado & Tomato Salad with Honey Lime Dressing, Baked Egg Cups Two Ways, Thai Peanut Salad, Holy Guacamole, Cantaloupe Agua Fresca, Wallaby Darned, Piggy-Out Cookies, Wicked Good New England Lobster Roll, Long Beans with Garlic, Super Simple Summer Shrimp Salsa Salad, Grandma’s Teriyaki Steak, Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho, Red Chinese Long Beans with Peppers & Red Curry, 24-Layer Crêpe Cake, Fig & Watermelon Salad, Grilled Chèvre & Fig Panini, Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad, Grilled Prawns, Spicy Brown Sugar Bacon, Kicked Up Piggy-Out Cookies, Pesto Pita Pizza, Cilantro Lime Chicken, Nutella Crêpes, Mango, Lime & Chile Spiced Ice Box Pie, Roast Beef & Garlic Herb Cheese Sandwich, Layered Crespelle with Bolognese, Fresh Mozzarella & Basil, Jamaican Jerk Meat Pies, Nutella No Bake Cookies, Velvety Mac & Cheese, Welsh Cakes, Tom Yam Ghoong (Spicy Shrimp Soup), Lime Jewels, Southwest Pasta Salad, Walnut Roca Squares, Uncle Bubba’s Shrimp & Grits, Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps, Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, Copycat “KFC” Coleslaw, Happy 6th Birthday Maisie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies, Thin Mint Irish Coffee, Caramel Apples, “Rotisserie” Chicken, Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Mummy Hotdogs, Mango Upside Down Cake, Pork Belly Soup with Collard Greens, Aloo Tikki, Pink Strawberry Cake Balls, Praline Pumpkin Cheesecake, Apple Dumplings, Rum Cured Salmon, Apple, Cranberry & Rhubarb Crisp, Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic Sour Cream, Crunchy Oat, Almond, Cashew & Pebbles Granola Bars, Texas Chicken with Lime Butter, Biscoff Fudge, Eggnog Popovers with Cranberry Butter, Creamed Corn with Cheese and Cilantro, Potato Crusted Pork Chops, Oatmeal, Cashew & Chocolate Granola Bars, Texas Chicken Sandwich, Seared Scallops with Creamy Pesto & Lemon Pepper Pasta, Thai Chicken Noodle Soup, Glazed Lemon Squares, Chang-Style Brussels Sprouts, Maisie “safe” No Bake Cookies, Ponderosa Lemon & Sour Cream Tart, Pork Dumplings with Rice Wrappers, Sweet & Spicy Apple Pork, Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Lemon Peel, Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites, Double Chocolate Meyer Lemon Mousse Cake, Malted Pretzel Crunch, Shrimp & Avocado Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing, Apple Pancakes, Baked Egg & Avocado, Health(ier) Peanut Brittle, Crab Cake Stuffed Mushrooms, Broiled Sushi, Tomato Sauce with Onion & Butter, Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Slow Cooker Chicken Curry, Slimmed Down Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole, Baked Meatballs and Skinny Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins.

Enjoy!