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What's for Supper?... this week

The boys have soccer camp all week so I am trying to plan easy filling meals.

Monday

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken with Twice Baked Potatoes 

both from Chris' Specialty Meats 

Tuesday 

Louisiana Cajun Jambalaya Mix with sausage and chicken

Wednesday 

Spaghetti With Sausage and Peppers

Thursday

Chicken Fried Rice, Cucumber Salad and Spring Rolls

Friday

Meeting friends for supper

Saturday

Fried Fish

Sunday

Frozen Pizza

Yogurt Pancakes

I have been buying big tubs of vanilla Chobani Greek Yogurt every week for months to make my healthy smoothie (I will be posting the healthier modifications soon).  Keith and I have been eyeing the Yogurt Pancakes recipe on the container for a while now.   This morning we decided to try them and they were GREAT and VERY filling.

Chobani Yogurt Pancakes 

INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cup (12oz) Chobani Vanilla Greek Yogurt
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 large egg
¾ cup milk
Nonstick pan spray


PREPARATION
Combine dry ingredients.
Whisk wet ingredients, pour into dry mixture and stir until combined.
Over medium-high heat scoop 1/4 cup batter onto skillet per pancake.  Flip when bubbles appear. Cook until golden brown.

I looked up the recipe on chobani.com tonight and they have a different pancake recipe posted.  I think am going to stick with the one I posted since it has more yogurt (which means more protein) and they tasted great.

Insta-Friday

Saturday

After refinishing Reece's beds all day we went to supper and ice cream with our friends.

 Once we got back from supper we set up the one finished Bunk Bed in Reece's room.  You think he is a little excited?!?

Monday

Waiting to check out at the grocery store

We bought a cantaloupe that Grady wanted to cut right after lunch.  Then I had Reece put the cut cantaloupe in the bowl.

Grady's school uniforms are in, now I just need to buy him belt.  

 Tuesday

Playing with water and bubbles after Little Gym!

 Wednesday 

After checking out some books at the library we went to Papa Johns to get the boys a free order breadsticks.  It was one of the prizes they earned for summer reading program.  Once I saw how big the order was we added some dips and cheese to make it their lunch. 

 

 Thursday 

We went to Morgan City with my Mom to see my cousin Mallory and her new baby Blakely.  I forgot to take pictures.  These are Grady playing with Grandma and Reece reading with Grandma after we got home from Morgan City.

 Friday

We met friends at the Louisiana Art and Science museum after playing for a while we walked over to the Shaw building to eat lunch and let the kids play in the fountains.

We ate pizza on the floor in the living room while watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony.  The boys enjoyed watching it and staying up late (they went to bed once the parade of athletes started). 

Chicken/Turkey and Biscuits

We made The Pioneer Woman's Leftover Turkey Pot Pie recipe after thanksgiving with our turkey leftovers.  It was great but thought it would be even better with biscuits.  This is the second time we made this with biscuits and it is GREAT!!

Chicken/Turkey and Biscuits 

Adapted from The Pioneer Woman Leftover Turkey Pot Pie recipe

1 biscuit package

1/2 stick butter

1/2 cup finely diced onion

1/2 cup finely diced carrot

1/2 cup finely diced celery

2 cups chicken or turkey, light and dark, diced or shredded (or both!)

1/4 cup flour

2 cups low-sodium chicken or turkey broth

splash of white wine (optional)

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup Frozen peas (optional)

Fresh thyme, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt butter in a skillet or dutch oven. Add onion, carrots, and celery, and cook until translucent (a couple of minutes.)

Add chicken or turkey and stir. Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir. Cook over medium heat for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly.

Pour in chicken or turkey broth, stirring constantly. Splash in wine (optional) Pour in cream. (Add frozen peas at this point if you’d like.)

Bring to a slow boil and allow mixture to cook and thicken for a few minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste (do not underseason), and fresh or dried thyme to taste. Do one final taste at the end and add what it needs.

Pour mixture into a casserole dish.   Place biscuits on top of mixture.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until very golden and bubbly.

Allow to cool for a little bit before serving.  Serve with a large spoon.

What's for Supper?? ... this week

Monday

Chicken/Turkey and Biscuits
Adapted from The Pioneer Woman Leftover Turkey Pot Pie recipe

Tuesday

Dr. Gumbo Crawfish Julie with pasta

This is a frozen sauce that is fully cooked from Dr Gumbo in Mandeville (Kevin and Amber gave a couple ) all you do is heat and serve over pasta.

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Wednesday

Co-ed Soccer Game

I pack the boys a sandwich for supper to bring to the game with us.  I make Keith and I a Lean1 smoothie with bananas which we keep in the cooler to drink on the way home from the game.

Thursday

Grilled Tilapia topped with leftover Dr. Gumbo Crawfish Julie sauce

We have never tried this but on Dr. Gumbo site they a page with Recipes using Dr. Gumbo’s Cuisine and this was one of the ideas.   Last time we had a ton of leftovers so I thought this would be a great way to remix the leftovers.

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Friday

Grilled Bruschetta Chicken !NEW RECIPE!

I am not going to make it with the Sun-Dried Tomato dressing, I am just going to make a simple Tomato Bruschetta to put on top.

UPDATE:  I was inspired by this recipe but changed it up a bit here is our Bruschetta Grilled Chicken

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Saturday

Spinach Pie Quesadilla
UPDATE: I made this on Saturday and was not as impressed as I was the first so I do not think I will be making it again :( 

Sunday

Frozen Pizza

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 Saturday

Playing start the party

 Sunday

Lasagna face!

 Clean Up!

 Monday

Reece wanted to eat Marshmallows from the marshmallow shooter so he ate all his supper so he could be a Marshmallow Catcher!

Tuesday

The boys had gymnastics 

Wednesday

We meet my friend Kate who is in town from Virginia at the LASM.  Then we came hope to find a package on the porch with a puzzle for Grady, cool laser lights and homemade turtle candies from Aunt Maureen. 

After I put the boys down for nap/quite time.  I found this thing in the kitchen, I tried to get him out the back door without touching him.  He started to go up the curtains so once he ran in the laundry room I put a towel under the door so he was pinned in there.  The boys (really Keith) caught him that night after we got home from our soccer game.  I was calling him a newt but Liz's Aunt Pee thinks its a skink.  Whatever it is it is SOOOO gross.

Thursday

We went to the library and hung out at home

Friday

Playdoh in the morning

Grady thought it looked like chocolate

The boys enjoying turtle candies from Aunt Maureen.

At supper Reece told us that a girl in the library book had cute underwear.  

After supper he showed me the girl.

We started out by making a S track then we added a U then Grady decided we needed to make a LSU track.

I am not normally the one tackling with the boys but somehow tonight I was the one getting tackled.  It's good to be a mom.

Kevin and Amber's Wedding Weekend!!

My Brother got married on July 7th to a sweet lady we all LOVE Amber.  

When we would talk to anyone about them getting married before the wedding Grady would say but Aunt Amber is already your sister.  Well now it is official ... Amber I am so happy to have you as a sister.  Welcome to the Family!!

  

Rehearsal 

July 6

 The boys were the ring bearers... or as Reece told my mom their job was to ring the bells (I guess he did not know what a bearer was so filled it in with something he knew)

 Here is Kevin and Amber at the Rehearsal Supper.   My Parents passed out leis since they were leaving for an Hawaiian Honeymoon Sunday after the wedding.

 It was a LATE night for the boys.  But it was great to see everyone that was town already for the wedding.

 Wedding DAY

July 7

My mom's good friends had a wonderful Luncheon for all the friends and family that were in town for the wedding since the wedding did not start till 7pm.  

This a picture of Kevin and his groomsmen in the GI-JOE sunglasses that my cousin Robert found and had to buy since they reminded him of Kevin's sunglasses as a child.  I am sure all the family remembers Kevin's GI-JOE sunglasses.  Robert that was so sweet of you and funny too :)  

 Kevin is putting in my late Grandpa O'Meara handkerchief that all his married Grandchildren held or wore on there wedding day.  I was the first Grandchild to get married just a year or so after my Grandpa passed.  I decided to use his handkerchief as my something old and something borrowed and then added new, blue monogramming with my name, spouses name and wedding date.   (Here is a link to an album with a picture from each cousins wedding... Married O'Meara Cousins if you have a picture please email it to me)

We had a wonderful time at the reception. 

 Teaching Colleen new dance moves and dancing Mallory into labor.  Well not really, but she did deliver Blakely Ann early morning on Friday July 13th.

 Grady keep his tuxedo on the WHOLE night.  The boys were real good since we did not leave till after 12am. (Thank you for some of the pictures Liz)

Post Wedding Brunch and/or Lunch 

July 8

Sunday my parents invited everyone over for breakfast and/or lunch before people headed back home.  

We got to take an updated girl cousin picture.  

We had a great time visiting and hanging out with the family.   It was a wonderful weekend. 

 It was awesome that everyone from both sides of our family (except my cousin's husband) were able to attend Kevin and Amber's Wedding.  

Congratulations Kevin and Amber we are so happy for you!!