Linnea wanted to hang out with the girls too. They had a blast. They sat on the edge of the pool and recited Humpty Dumpty and when he "had a great fall" they fell into the pool. It was so funny to watch! I love this phase that Emma is in!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Emma's fun friend day
Emma's friend Olivia came over on Tuesday while her Dad painted and this is what they did...
Linnea wanted to hang out with the girls too. They had a blast. They sat on the edge of the pool and recited Humpty Dumpty and when he "had a great fall" they fell into the pool. It was so funny to watch! I love this phase that Emma is in!
Linnea wanted to hang out with the girls too. They had a blast. They sat on the edge of the pool and recited Humpty Dumpty and when he "had a great fall" they fell into the pool. It was so funny to watch! I love this phase that Emma is in!
A couple more zucchini recipes... I know you need them!
I came across these recipes on allrecipes.com. I made Zucchini Alfredo for dinner tonight and it was awesome. I doubled the garlic, added some dehydrated onions, and chopped the zucchini instead of shredding it. I also used whole wheat spaghetti noodles in place of the egg noodles. (I think egg noodles are NASTY).
* 1 (12 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles
* 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 4 cups shredded zucchini
* 1/2 cup milk
* 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
* 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
* salt and pepper to taste
* grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic, and cook 2 minutes. Mix in zucchini, and cook 10 minutes, until some of the moisture has evaporated.
3. Pour the milk into the skillet, and stir in cream cheese until melted. Mix in basil. Season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve over the cooked pasta.
The next recipe is Blueberry Zucchini Bread and I'm going to make it tonight as soon as I get done here. I'm going to substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 of a cup of applesauce for part of the oil to make it a little more healthy. If I had egg substitutes I would use those too instead of eggs but I don't. Also, there is a tip from someone who made this recipe that baked muffins with the batter and just increased the baking powder to 3 tablespoons to give it a more cake like texture.
* 1 (12 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles
* 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 4 cups shredded zucchini
* 1/2 cup milk
* 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
* 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
* salt and pepper to taste
* grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic, and cook 2 minutes. Mix in zucchini, and cook 10 minutes, until some of the moisture has evaporated.
3. Pour the milk into the skillet, and stir in cream cheese until melted. Mix in basil. Season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve over the cooked pasta.
The next recipe is Blueberry Zucchini Bread and I'm going to make it tonight as soon as I get done here. I'm going to substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 of a cup of applesauce for part of the oil to make it a little more healthy. If I had egg substitutes I would use those too instead of eggs but I don't. Also, there is a tip from someone who made this recipe that baked muffins with the batter and just increased the baking powder to 3 tablespoons to give it a more cake like texture.
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups white sugar
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pint fresh blueberries
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. Beat in the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer to the prepared mini-loaf pans.
- Bake 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
Monday, July 27, 2009
The latest and Greatest... and a recipe of course!
This month has been pretty busy. Emma and Linnea keep me busy! We've been spending our hot summer days hanging out with friends at the community wading pool and the library. Emma has had so much fun playing with her friends Niev, Olivia and Connor. They are all the same age and are all in Primary together.
The girls with "Aunt Jeanne"
This last week while Jacob was on the High Adventure with the scouts, the girls and I went to Port Orchard to be with my family. We had fun visiting some old friends where Emma got to ride on a Steam Locomotive that I use to ride on when I was her age. They are an older couple that we lived by when I was a little girl and I grew up knowing them as Aunt Jeanne and Uncle Ed. Ed built the train himself and when the train whistle blows, all the neighborhood kids come running to take a ride.
We also went to the Point Defiance Zoo with my brother Tyler. Emma really enjoyed the aquarium so we spent all of our time checking it out.
Then we went out to eat with some of my friends from high school. One of them I hadn't talked to or seen since graduation day. It was tons of fun catching up with them.
Also, I went outside the other day to check on Emma and this is how I found her...
She lines EVERYTHING up when she plays with it. I love how orderly she is! Notice the circles she is drawing. They are smiley faces. She's actually getting really good. The other day she drew one and added hair to it. So funny!
And Linnea who is 2 months old today still likes to be swaddled. I think it's funny/cute so here's a picture of that...
And we are going to be closing on our house this week and are really excited about it! That's about it for us!
And here is a recipe for you. Zucchini is starting to come on and Anyone who has grown it or is growing it knows that you get TONS of zucchini. Some times too much to deal with . This is a zucchini recipe that my grandma use to make. It's really yummy! I don't think I've posted this before. I'm too lazy to look right now.
The girls with "Aunt Jeanne"
We also went to the Point Defiance Zoo with my brother Tyler. Emma really enjoyed the aquarium so we spent all of our time checking it out.
Then we went out to eat with some of my friends from high school. One of them I hadn't talked to or seen since graduation day. It was tons of fun catching up with them.
Also, I went outside the other day to check on Emma and this is how I found her...
She lines EVERYTHING up when she plays with it. I love how orderly she is! Notice the circles she is drawing. They are smiley faces. She's actually getting really good. The other day she drew one and added hair to it. So funny!
And Linnea who is 2 months old today still likes to be swaddled. I think it's funny/cute so here's a picture of that...
And we are going to be closing on our house this week and are really excited about it! That's about it for us!
And here is a recipe for you. Zucchini is starting to come on and Anyone who has grown it or is growing it knows that you get TONS of zucchini. Some times too much to deal with . This is a zucchini recipe that my grandma use to make. It's really yummy! I don't think I've posted this before. I'm too lazy to look right now.
Zucchini Herb Casserole
(Jeanne Trogdon)
5 cups zucchini cut into ¼ inch cubes
1 c sliced green onions
1 clove garlic, minced
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 ½ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp basil
1 c cooked rice
½ tsp oregano
2 c grated cheddar cheese
In frying pan, heat oil and stir in zucchini, onions and garlic. Cover and cook 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are barely tender. Remove from heat and add rest of ingredients except 1 c cheese. Spoon into shallow 1 ½ quart baking dish and sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until heated through at 350˚ F.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Linnea's Blessing
On Sunday Jacob blessed Linnea in Sacrament meeting. It was such a sweet moment for us. It was nice to have family in town for the special event. My family came and stayed the night with us on Saturday night and we had a BBQ and invited our friends Ian and Lora over too. Jacob's family showed up for church on Sunday and left later that evening. Here are the pictures from Linnea's special day!
Our New little family!
Our New little family!
My Dad, Mom, Kaleb, Jacob, Linnea, Me, Emma and Tyler
Jacob's Dad, Jacob, Linnea, Emma, Me and Jacob's Mom
Happy Daddy!
Ian, Bishop Scott, Hal, Jacob, Linnea, Ron, Don
I love the symmetry of the picture. It totally wasn't planned that way!
I also love how tall everyone is! (Except of course my dad and Don! :)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Our Trip to Utah
Holy cow! There have been so many things going on this last month! We went down to Utah for Jacob's grandma's (his dad's mom) funeral in American Fork. It was really nice to see his family and mine but sad that a funeral was the reason for the visit. We stayed in a hotel in Boise Thursday night and went swimming as a family. I forgot how much I miss swimming! I hit the pool with the crawl stroke and it has never felt so good! Emma splashed Jacob and I and also practiced her kicks.
Then we continued onto Utah and visited Jacobs grandpa (his mom's dad). Emma was able to play with her second cousins and they all had a blast! Then we went out to eat with Serena, Chris, Chris, Lincoln and Jacob's sister Kathryn up in Sandy at Texas Roadhouse. Super good food! We had one in Grand Junction when we lived there and loved it! On Saturday we had Jacob's grandma's funeral and Jacob, myself, his sister Rachel and his other sister Jessica and brother Michael sang Nearer My God To Thee. Then we went up to Draper to eat at Chuck A Rama with the extended family. We stayed at my Uncle's house in Highland and enjoyed visiting with them. My Aunt Deb made us yummy breakfasts both mornings we were there.
On Tuesday this week Emma and I went with her best friend Niev and her super cool mom Lora to the wading pool over here. Niev and Emma had a blast playing in the pool. They are such cute girls!
Then we continued onto Utah and visited Jacobs grandpa (his mom's dad). Emma was able to play with her second cousins and they all had a blast! Then we went out to eat with Serena, Chris, Chris, Lincoln and Jacob's sister Kathryn up in Sandy at Texas Roadhouse. Super good food! We had one in Grand Junction when we lived there and loved it! On Saturday we had Jacob's grandma's funeral and Jacob, myself, his sister Rachel and his other sister Jessica and brother Michael sang Nearer My God To Thee. Then we went up to Draper to eat at Chuck A Rama with the extended family. We stayed at my Uncle's house in Highland and enjoyed visiting with them. My Aunt Deb made us yummy breakfasts both mornings we were there.
On Tuesday this week Emma and I went with her best friend Niev and her super cool mom Lora to the wading pool over here. Niev and Emma had a blast playing in the pool. They are such cute girls!
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