Halloweens past...

I thought it would be fun to post some of the pics from our past Halloweens. We're missing the year Shawna was the 3 little pigs (I just couldn't look through anymore pics!) And the year the girls were unicorns. I have all our costumes so if you want to borrow any for this year or future years let me know! See our slideshow below!

Frist snow...

The first snow of the season came today, it was beautiful, cold, wet and I've decided I'm just not ready for winter! Guess I better get ready quick!

Molly isn't sure what to think of the snow either!

Handmade...

Yep, I made this scarf! I'm now a knitter! Can't wait to make the next project, a slouchy hat to go with my scarf! Then some cute Mary Jane Slippers! The options are endless and I can't wait to start my newest hobby and make lots of handmade gifts!

A Weiner or A Chicken?

Molly has fit right into our family! The little weiner thinks she's queen of the castle and does all kinds of things to torment Pooski. She chases Pooski around the house, jumps on her, barks, and lately when Pooski decides to play Molly runs away with her tail between her legs and hides like this...

Yep, that's the dog under my rocker!

Pooski trying to coax Molly out of hiding

Molly waiting for Pooski to leave...

I still see you Pooski, I'm hiding until you're long gone! I see the way you're licking your chops!

MMMM, lettuce wraps and won tons!

Last night for dinner I made these wonderful lettuce wraps...

and these cream cheese and crab won tons...

We invited my mom over and had a great relaxing evening! I should also thank my father-in-law for introducing me to my fryer, it's still awesome even though I don't use it very often! It looks something like this and I highly recommend it over a fry daddy!

If anyone wants recipes I'm happy to share! These came from my wonderful Top Secret 2 cookbook and a won ton recipe I found online somewhere. Delicious!

Pics from this post are not mine, I stole them from the internet, my food looked 100 times better but I neglected to pull out my camera and take pics myself!

YUMMY!

For dinner tonight I made this...

The picture isn't mine, but it looked and tasted as good! It was sooo easy and sooo yummy I thought I'd share...

Applebee's Orange Chicken Bowl

1 Cup Orange Juice

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

3 Tbls Orange Marmalade

2 Tbls soy sauce

1 Tbls veg oil

1/2 tsp minced parsley

1/4 tsp chili flakes

1/4 tsp minced garlic

1/8 tsp dried thyme

1 Tbls rice vinegar

Mix all the above together in a saucepan EXCEPT for the vinegar. Simmer over medium heat about 15 minutes until sauce thickens then remove from heat and add the vinegar.

4 Cups almond rice pilaf (I have the recipe for this but I just used one of those packets of rice like the rice sides or the rice a roni)

20 oz breaded chicken fingers, baked (I just used a cheap brand of kids chicken nuggets)

1 1/2 Cups Broccoli

1 Cup red bell pepper

1 cup slice mushrooms

3/4 Cup sugar snap peas (I just bought a bag of frozen ones)

1/3 Cup shredded carrots

1/2 Cup crispy chow mein noodles

1/4 Cup sliced or slivered almonds

Cook the rice according to the directions on the package. Steam the veggies for about 10 minutes or until the broccoli is tender. While the veggies are steaming, cut the nuggets in 1/2 or 1/4 depending on how big you want your bite sized peices. Put the chicken in the sauce, place rice on the bottom of the bowl, pile your veggies on and then spoon or ladle the chicken and sauce over top. Add the chow mein noodles and slivered almonds and ENJOY!

If you make it let me know what you think!