Here is my recipe for the week...I am still not sure how often I am going to be doing this post but I really wanted to share this recipe because it is so good! You dirty a ton of dishes and it is a little time consuming but it is so worth it! The chicken tastes amazing and the sauce is soo good! I cooked the chicken longer than 2-3 min on each side. That seemed a little on the short side for chicken. It was soo good! ENJOY!
Chicken Parmigiana Recipe - Food by Yahoo! Shine!:
Ingredients
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 14-1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash black pepper
1/4 cup snipped fresh basil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1-1/4 pounds)
1/3 cup seasoned fine dry bread crumbs
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 beaten egg
2 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons olive oil or cooking oil
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (1 ounce)
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
directions
For sauce, in a medium saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot butter until onion is tender. Carefully stir in the undrained tomatoes, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or to desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Stir in basil. Keep warm.
Meanwhile, with a meat mallet, pound each chicken breast half between two pieces of plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thickness.
In a shallow dish stir together bread crumbs, the 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, and oregano. In another bowl stir together the egg and milk. Dip chicken breast halves in egg mixture, then in crumb mixture to coat. In a 12-inch skillet cook chicken in hot oil over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Transfer chicken to a serving platter.
Spoon sauce over chicken. Top with shredded mozzarella and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Makes 4 servings."
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Five months old!
Well, my baby boy is five months old and I am a little depresssed about it. Why does time have to move so fast? It seems like just yesterday he was in my big ol' belly!
Mason is hitting some of his big milestones...rolling over both ways, he started cereal, grabbing things left and right and staying awake for longer periods of time.
-He has been rolling over for a month or so and if we don't watch him he gets all the way across the room!
-The cereal thing...well I am not so good at giving it to him everyday. I am only giving it to him once a day. I was really good about it for like a week and then I didn't give it to him for a week and now I am back in the groove. He usually gets it around dinner time. He really doesn't seem to like it as much as I first thought he did. I think I might try oatmeal because I am thinking the taste might be a little bit better. I am going to try and wait until he is six months to start any first foods.
-I noticed about a month ago that Mason had good control of his hands and grabbing things that were put in front of him. He stares at them really hard and puts his hands up slowly and grabs that toy! He is also partial to hair and necklaces and clothing!
-Now, as far as napping goes, he has never been a good napper. I attribute that to his loud sister running around this house because when she has been gone he sleeps great! He takes little cat naps throughout the day with only one really good nap during Sydney's naptime. And sometimes that one isn't even that long. But he is usually asleep for the night at 9 at the latest and he sleeps till about 7 so I can't complain in that department. He really is a good baby and many many people tell me how easy going he is. He has really fit in quite nicely in this loud always on the go family!
-He usually nurses at 7, 10, 1, 4, 6:30 and then sometimes again at 8:30 or so. Those afternoon ones are always subject to change and sometimes he does that 6:30 one later so then he doesn't eat again until the morning.
-I have noticed that he is enjoying playing more especially in his jumperoo and on his play mat.
-His new trick is blowing raspberries! He is a slobbery mess! But so cute so you can't be mad at him!
Happy 5 month birthday baby boy! We love our little chunky monkey, scooter booter, Mason Tason! We like to rhyme in this house!
Mason is hitting some of his big milestones...rolling over both ways, he started cereal, grabbing things left and right and staying awake for longer periods of time.
-He has been rolling over for a month or so and if we don't watch him he gets all the way across the room!
-The cereal thing...well I am not so good at giving it to him everyday. I am only giving it to him once a day. I was really good about it for like a week and then I didn't give it to him for a week and now I am back in the groove. He usually gets it around dinner time. He really doesn't seem to like it as much as I first thought he did. I think I might try oatmeal because I am thinking the taste might be a little bit better. I am going to try and wait until he is six months to start any first foods.
-I noticed about a month ago that Mason had good control of his hands and grabbing things that were put in front of him. He stares at them really hard and puts his hands up slowly and grabs that toy! He is also partial to hair and necklaces and clothing!
-Now, as far as napping goes, he has never been a good napper. I attribute that to his loud sister running around this house because when she has been gone he sleeps great! He takes little cat naps throughout the day with only one really good nap during Sydney's naptime. And sometimes that one isn't even that long. But he is usually asleep for the night at 9 at the latest and he sleeps till about 7 so I can't complain in that department. He really is a good baby and many many people tell me how easy going he is. He has really fit in quite nicely in this loud always on the go family!
-He usually nurses at 7, 10, 1, 4, 6:30 and then sometimes again at 8:30 or so. Those afternoon ones are always subject to change and sometimes he does that 6:30 one later so then he doesn't eat again until the morning.
-I have noticed that he is enjoying playing more especially in his jumperoo and on his play mat.
-His new trick is blowing raspberries! He is a slobbery mess! But so cute so you can't be mad at him!
Happy 5 month birthday baby boy! We love our little chunky monkey, scooter booter, Mason Tason! We like to rhyme in this house!
Mason Monday
My serious beautiful blue eyed boy! I just love love LOVE his blue eyes! He looks like he is so thrilled to be getting his picture taken! Happy Monday!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sydney Sunday
This picture was takin a couple of months ago but I think it really sums up her personality quite well! Always cheesin!Monday, August 23, 2010
Sydney Sunday
I didn't have time yesterday to post my Sydney Sunday picture...so here it is a day late!
This is Sydney at my garage sale with a tissue box cover on her head! So silly!
This is Sydney at my garage sale with a tissue box cover on her head! So silly!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Lots of updates
So, I am so not good at keeping this blog updated! So this will be a hodge podge of various events that have happened since we went on vacation.
Well, to start with Mason is now four months old! Almost five now! I can't believe how quickly the time is going! He is rolling over from back to belly very well but for some reason has some trouble with belly to back. He can do it, it's just harder for him to do it that way. He had his four month check and weighed in at 17 lbs 2 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long. Which is 60th percentile and 80th percentile respectively. He just started cereal this week. He loves it! Everytime he sees that spoon he opens his mouth big and wide. Even from the first day! He is such a happy smiley baby. When I go in to get him in the morning he greets me with a huge smile! I just love that! It makes getting up at 7 o'clock much more pleasureable! He just adores his big sister! He just stares at her and smiles and laughs at her all day long. She can do no wrong in his eyes! I can't wait till they can actually play together and interact.
Sydney's third birthday is fast approaching and I can not believe that my baby girl will be 3. Three seems so old to me. We have been talking about sending her to Three year old preschool but most of them want her fully potty trained and she is just not there yet. We are really struggling with that. She just doesn't seem to care to potty train or want to pee in the potty. She will do it if you make her but she doesn't usually initiate it. We are working on it though! I told her no more diapers once she turns 3! She said ok, but we will see! Syd is so smart and funny! I can't believe some of the funny things that she says sometimes. She is also smarter than I give her credit for. She knows a lot more than I knew...I knew Barney and Dora were good for something! She is so accident prone. She got her fingers stuck in an elevator door (thank God she was ok), stung by two bees and stuck something up her nose (that wasn't an accident but you know what I mean) all in the past two weeks! Crazy girl!
My cousin Mike recently stayed the week with us and it was so much fun to have him. He was such a help with Sydney and keeping her entertained. Mike is 11 so I was worried he would be bored but I don't think he ever really was. We took him to the zoo and the park to play soccer. My sister in law Jessie took Mike and Keith to MSU (where she is a grad student in Athletic Training) and they got to see all the facilities and locker rooms. Mike got to try on a helmet and drink Gatorade that they have on tap in their practice locker room! I hope he had a great time with us because we had a great time having him!
We recently got Mason baptized into our church in Jackson, MI. We had so many family and friends come to celebrate in our special day. It really means a lot to us that people will travel to share in those special times with us. We all went out to Olive Garden after that baptism and then back to our house for socializing and fun! It was so great to see everyone!
We recently visited the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum and loved it! We didn't make it through the whole thing because of the whole hand in the elevator incident. But what we did see we loved! Syd was running around like a kid in a candy store checking it all out. They have special area just for kids under 4! It was so much fun and I can't wait to go back so we can see it all.
I am also thinking about starting some new regular posts on my blog so I can keep my interest in it going. I am thinking about posting a new picture of each child once a week. Sydney Sunday and Mason Monday. So, look out for those! One of my other fellow bloggers Kristen thought it would be a good idea to start a weekly (or maybe biweekly or monthly) recipe post. I think this is a great idea. We can start a What's for dinner tonight post and share all of our recipes with eachother. So, in honor of this I am posting a recipe I found online for some very yummy Lemon Garlic Tilapia. I have made it once already and am planning on making it again very soon!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2325881_cook-tilapia-easy-recipes.html
Also on that link are 3 other recipies for quick and easy tilapia. Let me know if you try any of them! I would love to have a review before I take the leap!
Well, to start with Mason is now four months old! Almost five now! I can't believe how quickly the time is going! He is rolling over from back to belly very well but for some reason has some trouble with belly to back. He can do it, it's just harder for him to do it that way. He had his four month check and weighed in at 17 lbs 2 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long. Which is 60th percentile and 80th percentile respectively. He just started cereal this week. He loves it! Everytime he sees that spoon he opens his mouth big and wide. Even from the first day! He is such a happy smiley baby. When I go in to get him in the morning he greets me with a huge smile! I just love that! It makes getting up at 7 o'clock much more pleasureable! He just adores his big sister! He just stares at her and smiles and laughs at her all day long. She can do no wrong in his eyes! I can't wait till they can actually play together and interact.
Sydney's third birthday is fast approaching and I can not believe that my baby girl will be 3. Three seems so old to me. We have been talking about sending her to Three year old preschool but most of them want her fully potty trained and she is just not there yet. We are really struggling with that. She just doesn't seem to care to potty train or want to pee in the potty. She will do it if you make her but she doesn't usually initiate it. We are working on it though! I told her no more diapers once she turns 3! She said ok, but we will see! Syd is so smart and funny! I can't believe some of the funny things that she says sometimes. She is also smarter than I give her credit for. She knows a lot more than I knew...I knew Barney and Dora were good for something! She is so accident prone. She got her fingers stuck in an elevator door (thank God she was ok), stung by two bees and stuck something up her nose (that wasn't an accident but you know what I mean) all in the past two weeks! Crazy girl!
My cousin Mike recently stayed the week with us and it was so much fun to have him. He was such a help with Sydney and keeping her entertained. Mike is 11 so I was worried he would be bored but I don't think he ever really was. We took him to the zoo and the park to play soccer. My sister in law Jessie took Mike and Keith to MSU (where she is a grad student in Athletic Training) and they got to see all the facilities and locker rooms. Mike got to try on a helmet and drink Gatorade that they have on tap in their practice locker room! I hope he had a great time with us because we had a great time having him!
We recently got Mason baptized into our church in Jackson, MI. We had so many family and friends come to celebrate in our special day. It really means a lot to us that people will travel to share in those special times with us. We all went out to Olive Garden after that baptism and then back to our house for socializing and fun! It was so great to see everyone!
We recently visited the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum and loved it! We didn't make it through the whole thing because of the whole hand in the elevator incident. But what we did see we loved! Syd was running around like a kid in a candy store checking it all out. They have special area just for kids under 4! It was so much fun and I can't wait to go back so we can see it all.
I am also thinking about starting some new regular posts on my blog so I can keep my interest in it going. I am thinking about posting a new picture of each child once a week. Sydney Sunday and Mason Monday. So, look out for those! One of my other fellow bloggers Kristen thought it would be a good idea to start a weekly (or maybe biweekly or monthly) recipe post. I think this is a great idea. We can start a What's for dinner tonight post and share all of our recipes with eachother. So, in honor of this I am posting a recipe I found online for some very yummy Lemon Garlic Tilapia. I have made it once already and am planning on making it again very soon!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2325881_cook-tilapia-easy-recipes.html
Also on that link are 3 other recipies for quick and easy tilapia. Let me know if you try any of them! I would love to have a review before I take the leap!
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