Friday, June 28, 2013

FOODIE

Hey there little man, 

We've had a very productive 25th week together and today is the last day of our 9 day work week so congratulations to both of us! You have been so active this week and you have been making mommy laugh with all of your little dance moves. Mommy has been so inspired by all of our cravings this week and she has started cooking home made recipes and has even created some of her very own. Now let me just tell you that your mother is NOT and I repeat NOT a cook.. I don't grocery shop and I definitely don't cook. BUT.... She has been so intrigued by all of the cravings and budgetting lately that she went out on a limb and went GROCERY SHOPPING! We only spent $27.00 on two weeks worth of meals- we bought lots of fresh produce, herbs, and fresh seafood to create three master pieces so far. I must brag.. it has been so delicious and so much fun!

The first night we made Rice Pilaf with Vermicelli and Baked Chicken

I found the recipe for the Rice Pilaf w/ Vermicelli here (super cheap to make and it does not take long to cook). The chicken was baked in fresh parsley, oregano, a cup of italian dressing and fresh ground salt and pepper.

 
The 2nd night was my very own creation of lemon shrimp tacos and it was the best meal we have ever eaten..hands down.

Lemon Shrimp Tacos:

Ingredients:
1lb of raw shrimp (peeled)
2 bell peppers diced(red, yellow, or green)
3 tablespoons of minced garlic
4 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley chopped
1 lemon juiced
1/4 cup of low sodium chicken broth
A couple pinches of salt and pepper
1 package of flour or wheat tortillas

1. Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan on medium temp, add the minced garlic- cook for about 2 minutes for fragrance but be careful not to burn the garlic
2. Once the garlic is heated- add the peppers and the rest of the olive oil, begin to brown the peppers until they soften- about 2-3 minutes
3. After the peppers are softened then pour in the chicken broth and boil for about 1 minute- go ahead and add the raw shrimp and squeeze in the lemon juice (make sure no seeds drop in the pan). Cook the shrimp until they are done and then add the parsley- take the pan off of the heat and leave the cover on it until it is time to serve. 
5. Heat tortillas at 250 in the oven for about 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!!!!


The 3rd meal was prepared by Daddy and I together, we made homemade red beans and rice with my homemade honey butter atop sweetened cornbread.

Honey Butter Recipe:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup softened butter
3 tablespoons of honey 
2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon

Mix together and enjoy!!!! 



Cravings we have had this week:

 A BLT for my little BLT (brooks lofton teehan)

apple pie with vanilla ice cream.... OMG. 

Cheese... lots of cheese.

We haven't necessarily craved green tea.. BUT we didn't feel good at the beginning of the week so this calms our soul.


WEEK 25:
Week 25 has been an adventure... we are getting bigger and bigger by what feels like the hour. We are fitting into less clothes than we have been and we are starting to put some weight on. This Early June heat is getting way too over bearing for us but we are going to make it! No stretch marks as of yet and I hope that we can keep it that way- I rub my belly with Bio-Oil as often as I can throughout the day. Swimming is our favorite hobby right now because we love being outside but this heat is just too much. I feel you move all throughout the day and night.. I hope that my belly can case my little stallion because I know that you are starting to get uncomfortable. It is getting harder for Mommy to get comfortable in bed with this big belly so we haven't been sleeping well lately. Heartburn has become a regular thing no matter what I eat or what I do. I am happy this week, even with my hormones I feel whole and my heart is smiling. We went to the dentist today to get a cleaning before we hit our third trimester and they said that everything looked perfect. You were such a sweet little boy- with all of those tools in my mouth I had expected to have my gag reflexes trigger my nausea but it didn't happen that way, Thank God! I think you were talking to all of my little body parts and keeping everyone in line so we could have a peaceful visit and I want to thank you for that. We are one more week closer my little man, I can't wait to hold your sweet hand and to kiss that beautiful face. I love you little man.. thank you for make me whole. Sleep well my perfect baby angel.

Pictures from this week:
We found $40.00 in an old magazine while we were cleaning this week :)



XOXOXOXO Mommy

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