So, no Thursday bird feature, but did want to show you THIS before I leave for the weekend. Isn't this calendar wonderful! Enter by midnight for a chance to win it!!!
So! Just got offered TWO maternity leave positions which will keep me busy October through December teaching 5th grade and then starting Jan 4th I will be teaching Pre-K/EC!!!
I am SO THANKFUL and am excited/nervous (about the fifth grade position as I do not have a lot of experience past fourth grade). This will be a GREAT learning experience!
ALSO excited because Dunkin Doughnuts gave out free medium coffees today and of course I got one! I love any kind of giveaway :)
Now it's time for dinner and later watching How I Met Your Mother (my favorite television show) with my hubby.
Just wanted to share one of my favorite recipes for peanut butter cookies. They are so simple with only 3 ingredients! It is was submitted anonymously from a church cookbook of mine. Here it is:
*1 cup peanut butter
*1 cup sugar
*1 egg
Mix ingredients until well blended. Form into small balls. Place on cookie sheet and press down with fork. Bake 8-12 minutes at 325 degrees. Watch carefully as they burn easily.
This is a short week for us so I am keeping things fairly simple. Also, Tom and I are still not working with our usual grocery budget, so just trying to make do with what we have. No Crockpot Wednesday this time, but I will be back in action for next week (I'm thinking a Coconut Chicken Curry??!)!
Monday: Leftover--Bowtie Pasta in Homemade Sauce (what we canned this summer)Tuesday: Ground Beef Tacos with Homemade Tortillas (so amazing...definitely check out the link found at Finding Joy in My Kitchen) and rice.
Wednesday: Leftover--Butternut Squash Soup (SO TASTY! I add curry powder, garlic, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper, and a touch of sea salt to mine)
Thursday: Cheeseburgers and sweet potato fries
Friday: Packing sandwiches and hitting the road to visit family for the weekend!!
So, I LOVE to cook with the seasons. Today, my sister and I made Butternut Squash soup for friends while we all enjoyed the Bears football game.
Next week I am definitely going to find some recipes with acorn squash. I bought one on Saturday at the Farmer's Market before actually knowing what I want to do with it. I am thinking something where I can stuff them, as I have never cooked anything like this before...we'll see! I also want to make baked apples for a dessert next week!
Oh, Autumn, you are definitely my favorite!!
*You can find more tasty recipes HERE!!
Série com o macho de Saí-azul, Saí, Saí-bico-fino ou Saí-bicudo (Dacnis cayana) - Series with a male of a Blue Dacnis or Turquoise Honeycreeper - 09-08-2008 - IMG_20080809_9999_264
Originally uploaded by Flávio Cruvinel Brandão
Originally uploaded by Prof KMS
Forgive me if you already knew this, but I think Flickr is just wonderful! I have some of my photos on there, but it is so much more fun to search for other people's photos. You can find just about anything you want and it is so easy to share favorites with others. I'm just sayin'...
-Sarah
Ok, so this is one of Tom's FAVORITE soups! It is hearty and very easy to whip up! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! You can find more wonderful crock pot recipes HERE at Dining with Debbie.
Double Thick Baked Potato-Cheese Soup
~2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
~2 cans (10 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
~1 1/2 cups finely chopped green onions, divided
~1/4 tsp. garlic powder
~1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
~1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
~1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
~1 cup milk
~Ground black pepper to taste
1) Combine potatoes, soup, 1 cup green onions, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes in slow cooker. Cover; cook on LOW 8 hours or on HIGH 4 hours.
2) Add cheese, sour cream and milk; stir until cheese has completely melted. Cover; cook on HIGH 10 minutes. Season to taste with ground black pepper. Garnish with remaining green onions.
**Makes 7 servings.
-Sarah
How adorable are these measuring cups from Anthropologie! I have always loved nesting dolls as a girl, but have never owned any. These would be perfect because they also have a use! I have lived in Chicago for 3 years now and have yet to go to one of their locations. I usually just look online. I am making it a point to go this year!
Tom and I had a fun weekend. We went hiking at Rollins Savannah with Lena. I took my binoculars, camera, and bird field guide because they have this whole bird observation area. It was beautiful there and we spotted 5 Egrets, 1 bird that I think was some kind of Heron but its characteristics didn't match up very well with my field guide, several gigantic! monarch butterflies, many yellow butterflies, and two ribbon snakes.
Unfortunately, while hiking, Lena grabbed at something and before we could figure out what was going on, she had in her mouth a baby field mouse (i think). It was SO SAD! We didn't even have her on a long lead because we were working on heeling, but the little thing ran out in front of her and she was fast to grab it up! I was so sad because it was so furry and cute and looked like my old beloved pet, Thelma. Lena almost caught a frog as well! She is definitely a country dog. I think of her as my sweet little puppy, but she is also a dog and loves to hunt, unfortunately.
-Sarah
Wow! Things are still crazy. Tom and I haven't been able to grocery shop like we usually do, so menu planning has been tricky. Soon, things will settle down, I am sure, and we will be able to menu plan and more importantly for me, cook some new things (especially soups!). This is what we're planning for the coming week:
Tuesday: Pasta with homemade spaghetti sauce (from our canning this summer)
Wednesday: Baked Salmon and Brown Jasmine Rice
Thursday: Potato Soup and Homemade Breadsticks
Friday: Most likely, Leftovers!
You can check out some awesome menu plans with recipes (sorry no recipes from me this week) HERE!! It is a great site, full of wonderful blogs.
-Sarah
Slate-colored Junco
Originally uploaded by trisheroverton
Originally uploaded by trisheroverton
-Sarah
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