Monday, December 31, 2012

2012 ~ A year of Maisie

IMG_2936e2January began with play dates and ended with Maisie, Mama & friends watching the Gymdogs compete against LSU.  In between Maisie’s time was filled with school & gymnastics, pizza lunches with friends, baking with Mama and even more play dates.  Maisie loved doing handstands on the balance beam and gymnastics through the living room.  Setting up forts with her mats was also lots of fun.  January was also when Maisie began before-school morning gymnastics practices where she especially loved conditioning and working out with the big girls.

IMG_3213e2 February was a bit rough as Maisie suffered with terrible sinus infections and had to endure allergy testing, but that didn't stop her from enjoying life and having fun, including going out for pizza and play dates with friendsMaisie continued to love morning gymnastics and she had a fabu time at Chani's horseback riding birthday party.  Maisie also had fun cooking with Mama & making an adorable pink Valentine house to add to your collection of foam holiday homes.

IMG_3576e2 March was another rough month for my girl as she continued to have major sinus infections, so she was scheduled for surgery.  March was also a bit of a nightmare sleep wise for Maisie and our weather didn’t help as we had tornadoes & crazy high pollen counts.  Maisie kept up with school and her morning & afternoon gymnastics but when home she was happy to relax in her pj's & be a gim gobbling girl.  Maisie was sad to miss Baba’s birthday as he traveled quite a bit but she sent him a nice birthday wish.  Maisie had fun times with friends, with Briana at NMGC's parent's night out and also with herr teammates at the SEC Championships.  At school Maisie & her classmates got crafty, making big flowers for their teacher Miss. Lisa.

photo17e2 April was a wonderful month.  It started with Maisie’s school Easter egg hunt followed by a great trip with friends Brooke & Cole, over spring break, first to meet Winter and then to the beach in Naples, FL where you had good fun playing in the sand and ocean and doing gymnastics along the beach.  Once back home, Maisie had surgery to remove her adenoids and she quickly recovered, just in time for a fun fieldtrip with her classmates and her final day second grade.  The second half of April Maisie sailed on the Norwegian Sun, her second transatlantic cruise.  On the ship she made friends with all the other children, had fun at cruise camp, had your face painted almost daily and loved the nightly towel animals.  We visited the Azores & Amsterdam and finished April on board the ship.

IMG_4512e2Our cruise continued into May where we visited our final port of call, Copenhagen & Malmö.  Maisie and Mama spent a few extra days in Copenhagen after the cruise, touring around and visiting castles & museums.  We then flew to London for a quick visit with Maisie’s Grandma & some Aunts & UnclesOnce back home Maisie returned to her gymnastics practices & also took horseback riding lessons along with Mama.  Maisie loved helping to cook and she especially adored meatballs.

IMG_4660e2 June was a great month filled with Elite team gymnastics camp, rock climbing, a few play dates & Father's day.  It was also the month when Maisie lost her first tooth, so her first visit from the tooth fairly!  At the gym she mastered her kip on the bars & on the beam, both her cartwheel & back walkover.

IMG_4973e2 In July our temperatures topped 100F, it was a hot month.  A lot of time was spent playing in the pool & sprinkler or just being indoors, a much cooler place to play with friends.  Mid-month Maisie had her second surgery of the year, this one on all her sinuses.  Maisie’s favorite place to rest and recover was snuggled in Mama & Baba's bed and thankfully she recovered quickly.  At the end of July her friend Elam, from our cruise in April & May, came to visit for a couple of days and the two of them laughed continuously, loving their time together.

IMG_5195e2 August brought lots of changes to our home, both inside and outsideBriana's pizza making birthday party was lots of fun as were bowling & gymnastics play dates.  Maisie lost her second tooth, received her new team leotards & warm up suit, attended school orientation and began third grade, she also competed in her first meet as a USA level 4 gymnast.  Maisie was also my big girl as I traveled for the first time without her, to Texas meet and help Judy with baby Nathaniel.  So many wonderful things happened in August!

IMG_5521ee2 September began with Maisie meeting baby Nathaniel.  Maisie and Mama traveled to Gulf Shores, Alabama where Maisie and her teammates competed at the Bounder's Beach Bash and Maisie rocked, taking first place all around with a 36.8.  While there Maisie had lots of fun sharing a condo and playing on the beach with her teammate Alyssa.  Maisie ended the month competing at Ultimate Classic where she had an A-Maisie-ing meet with a first place all around win scoring a 36.825.

IMG_5597e2 October was very busy and super fun.  It started with our fifth annual trip to Cagle's with Lisa, Doug & Briana and Kathy, Matt & Chani where we all had so much fun together.  At school Maisie did a wonderful job on both her timeline and pumpkin projects.  Mid-month Maisie competed at Metro Retro and earned another first place all around win with a score of 37.625.  Maisie then turned seven years old and brought in her birthday celebrating with her school and gymnastic friends and also with a Spa-tastic party with a few of her girlfriends.  October ended with Mama & Maisie visiting Rock Ranch and Tiny Town and a Halloween dinner with friends.

IMG_6050e3 Maisie had two gymnastics meets the beginning of November   First in Cartersville at Nifty November where she had another first all around win with a 37.6 and the following weekend she competed at the Candy Cane Invitational.  At the gym Maisie started working on her USA level 5 routines and her kip to the high bar and in morning practice she loved working with the big girls.  A sports themed birthday party for April was good fun and then Grandma & Grandpa arrived for the holiday.  Making cookies & spending time with Grandma & Grandpa was fun but Thanksgiving was a bit rough as Maisie, Mama & Grandma were all sick.  The morning after Thanksgiving Maisie’s elf Mortimer returned for the holiday season.

IMG_0228e2 The first weekend in December Maisie & Mama were in Savannah for Maisie’s USA level 4 State meet.  Maisie did an A-Maisie-ing job earning fourth place all around with a 37.1, I’m so proud of my girl.  We then traveled to Aruba to visit with Grandma & Grandpa and where we celebrated being a family for six years.  We arrived home just before Christmas, where we spent a nice day together as a family.

Overall 2012 was a good year and now we are looking forward to another fun filled year in 2013.  We wish everyone a happy, healthy and wonderful new year.

I decided to do a Top 12 for 2012 over on Cook Lisa Cook highlighting my favorite recipe from each month.  It was truly a delicious year in our home and I hope that you’ll link over by clicking on the picture and check out my favorites. 

Cook Lisa Cook 2012 year in review

A truly delicious year, all the recipes posted on Cook Lisa Cook in 2012: 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, Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad, Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars, Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Hearty Sausage, Mushroom & Cheddar Mini Quiche, Strawberry Soup, Chicken Tenders, Mango Melon Banana & Chia Smoothie, Lacy Cheese Crackers, Dried Cherry Almond Tart, Thai Cucumber Salad, Grilled Thai Chicken, Chili Maple Mustard Ribs, Curried Grilled Thai Chicken Salad, Copycat “KFC” Original Recipe Fried Chicken, Double Chocolate Mousse Cake, Cauli-Rice, Cauliflower Crust Pizza, Fritos Crusted Pollock, Chicken Satay Noodle Salad, Mini Cheesecake Bites, French Fries Hash Browns, Soup Day Soup, Thai Curry Shrimp with Shirataki Noodles, Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon with Sesame Ginger Honey Glaze, Bacon & Cheese Zucchini Fritters, Fried Green Tomatoes, Crispy Zucchini Chips, Zucchini with Onion & Brown Sugar, Shrimp & Vegetable Madras Curry, Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings, Maisie “safe” Bacon & “Cheese” Zucchini Fritters, S’mores Granola Bars, Marshmallow Pops, Broiled Tomatoes, Steak with Bourbon & Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, Thai Peanut Noodles with Chicken, Sweet Italian Sausage & Roasted Chestnut Stuffed Mushrooms, Sweet Potato Glass Noodles with Honey Garlic Lime Shrimp, Curried Chicken Salad, Slow Cooker Ranch Mushrooms, Roasted Spatchcocked Turkey, Crockpot Baked Stuffed Apples, Cauliflower with Seared Peppers and Caramelized Onions & Garlic, Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes, Braised Beef Short Ribs and White Chocolate Marshmallow Cranberry Cashew Bark.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas 2012

IMG_6365eFrom our home to yours, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.

IMG_6208eMaisie’s elf Mortimer arrived the morning after Thanksgiving.  Such a smart elf, he even knew to travel to Aruba to visit with Maisie each day.

IMG_6244eMaisie and I got the tree decorated in November, right before we left for her gymnastics meet in Savannah.

IMG_6369eIt wasn’t until Christmas eve that any presents were placed below the tree.  Maisie was very excited helping Eammon and I wrap each other’s gifts, adding funny notes to each of the packages.

santaIt was very exciting to catch Santa in the act, leaving Maisie her gift.

IMG_6389eChristmas morning, still dark outside as Maisie awoke at oh-dark-hundred, ready to open her gifts and see what Santa brought. 

IMG_6394eMaisie enjoyed passing out gifts & opening all of hers too and look, it’s starting to get light outside.

IMG_6392eModeling her new robe.

photo (8)eMaisie with her gift from Santa, a new Touchpad, and Eammon with his stocking stuffer, Danish Bacon.   Just noticed as I’m writing this post, Eammon’s wearing his England Rugby shirt and Monty Python pants, he’s eating bacon sarnies with HP Sauce, drinking a cuppa and watching Monty Python: Almost the Truth on TV. It’s also grey and rainy outside, Eammon should feel like it’s Christmas morning back in England.  The only thing letting him know that he’s not in England right now is that he didn’t receive any clothing six sizes too small or from some elderly Auntie, a tacky hand-knitted, one-sleeve-longer-than-the-other Christmas jumper.

I am making a few special foods for dinner today including Eammon’s favorite heart attack potatoes Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes.  If I were making a fancy meal, I think that my recent Steak au Poivre would make for a gorgeous dinner, maybe I’ll make it for NYE.  Click on the link or the picture to be taken to Cook Lisa Cook and the recipe.

steak au poivre

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 FrostyMango 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, Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad, Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars, Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Hearty Sausage, Mushroom & Cheddar Mini Quiche, Strawberry Soup, Chicken Tenders, Mango Melon Banana & Chia Smoothie, Lacy Cheese Crackers, Dried Cherry Almond Tart, Thai Cucumber Salad, Grilled Thai Chicken, Chili Maple Mustard Ribs, Curried Grilled Thai Chicken Salad, Copycat “KFC” Original Recipe Fried Chicken, Double Chocolate Mousse Cake, Cauli-Rice, Cauliflower Crust Pizza, Fritos Crusted Pollock, Chicken Satay Noodle Salad, Mini Cheesecake Bites, French Fries Hash Browns, Soup Day Soup, Thai Curry Shrimp with Shirataki Noodles, Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon with Sesame Ginger Honey Glaze, Bacon & Cheese Zucchini Fritters, Fried Green Tomatoes, Crispy Zucchini Chips, Zucchini with Onion & Brown Sugar, Shrimp & Vegetable Madras Curry, Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings, Maisie “safe” Bacon & “Cheese” Zucchini Fritters, S’mores Granola Bars, Marshmallow Pops, Broiled Tomatoes, Steak with Bourbon & Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, Thai Peanut Noodles with Chicken, Sweet Italian Sausage & Roasted Chestnut Stuffed Mushrooms, Sweet Potato Glass Noodles with Honey Garlic Lime Shrimp, Curried Chicken Salad, Slow Cooker Ranch Mushrooms, Roasted Spatchcocked Turkey, Crockpot Baked Stuffed Apples, Cauliflower with Seared Peppers and Caramelized Onions & Garlic, Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes, Braised Beef Short Ribs and White Chocolate Marshmallow Cranberry Cashew Bark.

Enjoy!

Monday, December 24, 2012

Aruba 2012

IMG_0228eYou can take Maisie out of the gym but you can’t take the gymnast out of Maisie.  What a beautiful setting to do what you love the most.

IMG_0191eFor 23 out of the past 26 years, for a couple weeks each December, this has been my of the world.  This year Maisie and I spent two weeks on the beach with my parents.

IMG_0200eSometimes even Energizer Maisie stopped long enough to enjoy the view.

IMG_0219eMaisie & Grandma watching the catamaran Rumba pass by.  

IMG_0155eAs we’ve done the past five years, we celebrated family day on the beach.  Due to his work schedule, Eammon isn’t always able to make the trip to Aruba with us but this, our sixth year of being a family, he was able to come down for part of our trip and was there to celebrate family day.

IMG_0193eGrandma, Grandpa & Maisie enjoying the warm ocean water.  We generally have good sized waves, some years they’re huge waves, but this year the water was quite calm so it was easy and safe for Maisie, and all of us, to get in and out of the ocean.

IMG_0212eThis year, more than in years past, Maisie slept in a bit each morning so breakfast with Grandpa wasn’t every morning but she still enjoyed her time with him when she was up early.

IMG_0234eMaisie and Grandpa off on one of their walks along the beach.

IMG_0215eMaisie also loved going off on walks and to either the ocean or one of the pools with Grandma.

IMG_0182eIt’s always fun to see our friends Sandy & Allan.  Usually the annual Maisie with Sandy & Allan picture includes their son Carl but this year it was their daughter Elaine who got to enjoy the beach and whom we got to spend time with.

IMG_0175eAllan & Sandy, Maisie and Fabiana.  All year long Maisie and Sandy collect pop-tabs from sodas, soups, pet foods & any canned item and then they bring them to Aruba each December.  All of the pop-tabs that are collected are part of a fundraising effort which supports the Ronald McDonald House Centers. 

IMG_0178eMaisie loves adding all their collected pop-tabs to Allu the bear.

IMG_0197eWhen not on the beach, my mom tortured us all as she brought along a 1,000 piece puzzle and even though I despise puzzles I got sucked into working on it.  No one could pass by it without trying to place a piece or two.  Over the two weeks we did get quite a bit together, probably about 3/4, and hopefully rolled up it made it home in decent shape and now my mom can be tortured and finish it on her own!

IMG_0218eWe often had visitors on the patio, watching us while we ate our meals.

photo eOn our way home, the view from the plane as we passed over Florida.  It was a nice trip but it’s great to be home and now it’s crazy busy trying to get ready for Christmas!

I have a gorgeous new recipe over on Cook Lisa Cook for a Steak au Poivre, a dish which coincidently I had for the first time over 20 years ago, in Aruba, at the now defunct Chez Mathilde restaurant.  Click on the link or the picture to be taken to Cook Lisa Cook and the recipe.

steak au poivre

Other wonderful 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 FrostyMango 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, Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad, Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars, Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Hearty Sausage, Mushroom & Cheddar Mini Quiche, Strawberry Soup, Chicken Tenders, Mango Melon Banana & Chia Smoothie, Lacy Cheese Crackers, Dried Cherry Almond Tart, Thai Cucumber Salad, Grilled Thai Chicken, Chili Maple Mustard Ribs, Curried Grilled Thai Chicken Salad, Copycat “KFC” Original Recipe Fried Chicken, Double Chocolate Mousse Cake, Cauli-Rice, Cauliflower Crust Pizza, Fritos Crusted Pollock, Chicken Satay Noodle Salad, Mini Cheesecake Bites, French Fries Hash Browns, Soup Day Soup, Thai Curry Shrimp with Shirataki Noodles, Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon with Sesame Ginger Honey Glaze, Bacon & Cheese Zucchini Fritters, Fried Green Tomatoes, Crispy Zucchini Chips, Zucchini with Onion & Brown Sugar, Shrimp & Vegetable Madras Curry, Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings, Maisie “safe” Bacon & “Cheese” Zucchini Fritters, S’mores Granola Bars, Marshmallow Pops, Broiled Tomatoes, Steak with Bourbon & Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, Thai Peanut Noodles with Chicken, Sweet Italian Sausage & Roasted Chestnut Stuffed Mushrooms, Sweet Potato Glass Noodles with Honey Garlic Lime Shrimp, Curried Chicken Salad, Slow Cooker Ranch Mushrooms, Roasted Spatchcocked Turkey, Crockpot Baked Stuffed Apples, Cauliflower with Seared Peppers and Caramelized Onions & Garlic, Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes, Braised Beef Short Ribs and White Chocolate Marshmallow Cranberry Cashew Bark.

Enjoy!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

It’s a rough life

IMG_0200eJust a quickie post today as Maisie and I are hanging with my parents, playing and lounging on the beach in Aruba, enjoying our last few days of sun & fun before we head home, return to our crazy schedule and see Eammon again, as he’s already home.  Maisie adores the sand, ocean and pool and is generally a girl on the go but every now and then she stops, sits down and just enjoys the view!

Today over on Cook Lisa Cook it’s Improv Cooking Challenge day and this month all the participants were challenged to make a recipe using chocolate and marshmallows.  I will say that I wasn’t really inspired this month as chocolate hasn’t been calling my name recently but in the end I did make a very simple and delicious White Chocolate Marshmallow Cranberry Cashew Bark which Eammon especially loved.  Great thing about this bark, it’s one bowl, can be made in the microwave and is easily adapted and tailored to whatever flavors you prefer or ingredients you might have on hand.  Click on the link or the picture to be taken to the recipe and Cook Lisa Cook.

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Other delicious 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 FrostyMango 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, Fruit, Nut & Poppy Seed Chicken Salad, Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars, Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Hearty Sausage, Mushroom & Cheddar Mini Quiche, Strawberry Soup, Chicken Tenders, Mango Melon Banana & Chia Smoothie, Lacy Cheese Crackers, Dried Cherry Almond Tart, Thai Cucumber Salad, Grilled Thai Chicken, Chili Maple Mustard Ribs, Curried Grilled Thai Chicken Salad, Copycat “KFC” Original Recipe Fried Chicken, Double Chocolate Mousse Cake, Cauli-Rice, Cauliflower Crust Pizza, Fritos Crusted Pollock, Chicken Satay Noodle Salad, Mini Cheesecake Bites, French Fries Hash Browns, Soup Day Soup, Thai Curry Shrimp with Shirataki Noodles, Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon with Sesame Ginger Honey Glaze, Bacon & Cheese Zucchini Fritters, Fried Green Tomatoes, Crispy Zucchini Chips, Zucchini with Onion & Brown Sugar, Shrimp & Vegetable Madras Curry, Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings, Maisie “safe” Bacon & “Cheese” Zucchini Fritters, S’mores Granola Bars, Marshmallow Pops, Broiled Tomatoes, Steak with Bourbon & Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, Thai Peanut Noodles with Chicken, Sweet Italian Sausage & Roasted Chestnut Stuffed Mushrooms, Sweet Potato Glass Noodles with Honey Garlic Lime Shrimp, Curried Chicken Salad, Slow Cooker Ranch Mushrooms, Roasted Spatchcocked Turkey, Crockpot Baked Stuffed Apples, Cauliflower with Seared Peppers and Caramelized Onions & Garlic, Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes and Braised Beef Short Ribs.

Enjoy!

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