Here's our menu for the week:
M- Chicken Fajitas
(sauted chicken, bell pepper, and onions, served with wheat tortillas, tomato, and guacamole).
T- Shrimp and Broccoli
(recipe is in the side bar)
W- Steak Diane, Mashed Potatoes, and Corn
(Thomas has been asking for mashed potatoes, I'm steak impaired but this was pretty easy! See recipes for
this at the bottom of entry)
Th- Homemade Vegetable Pizza
F- Turkey, Provolone and Sundried Tomato Pesto Paninis
Our week in recap:
Monday night we rented Get Smart- one we had missed when it first came out- HILLARIOUS!
Tuesday my mom came to visit and took Eden on a little shopping trip- new party dresses, just in time for Trinity and James' party this Saturday!
Wednesday Eden and I went to Lufkin to get an Easter Ham from Sams (we had a gift card for signing up recently) and check on getting an iphone. That was actually a pretty frustrating morning- Eden wouldn't eat or sleep, the AT&T store was totally unhelpful, I was confused on Sam's hours and got there too early, blahblahblah. The evening totally redeemed the day- Eden took a really long nap after Thomas came home, was in a terrific mood when she woke up just in time for church, AND Sarah kept the nursery! Thomas and I haven't attended Wednesday night services together in months- one of us is always in the nursery. It was quite a treat- followed by excellent conversation and coffee.
Thursday Eden and I went to MOPS and she rolled over for the first time! Just a small group of mom's showed up- Trinity, me, the director of the program, and one of the other mom's that I really enjoy talking to. We discussed the need to ask for help and talked about sharing Easter with our kids. It was probably the most Christian centered meeting we've had and it was very refreshing. That evening I got to do a little crafting-
Projects I'm up to:
1. Making Eden a cloth book
2. Finishing Eden's Easter dress (done!)
3. Making a quilt for the living room
4. Finishing a receiving blanket for a baby (due in a week!)
5. Designing a small vegetable and herb garden
Friday is Today! Eden is taking stellar naps- which is good because she woke up at 6 am. We've already mixed dry ingredients for the cookies I'm making for the paty tomorrow and taken a long, wonderful walk where we ran into lots of neighbors and friends.
Things we're looking forward to:
1. Party Party- Trinity and James 10 year vow renewal- so happy for them :)
2. Easter services
3. Hosting Easter Dinner for my parents and brother and sister-in-law. (I've never baked a ham before- cross your fingers!)
4. Getting my iphone on Monday!
5. Thomas leaving for a raising on Tuesday- back on Friday- looking forward to this because me being left alone with Eden while he works out of town has been a long time coming (only one night in the last four months, wow!) It's going to be nice to finally get it over with.
6. Getting contacts on Wednesday- or whenever they can order them in.
7. Getting our flower boxes next week and adding some curb appeal.
Sick of lists? I'll just leave you with the recipe for the steak. Mashed potatoes Thomas style- I skinned then boiled 3 lbs of potatoes, mashed them with an entire head of roasted garlic, creamy horseradish, a little milk, and creamed goat cheese then baked them in a casserole dish for about 40 minutes. OBVIOUSLY this was not the healthiest meal, but totally happy husband making.
Steak Diane
Ingredients
- 4 rib eye steaks (1/2 in)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter (divided)
- 3 teaspoons green onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon fresh chives, minced
Directions
- Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper.
- Heat 2 T butter in skillet,stir in onions and mustard.
- Add steaks.
- Cook for 3 minutes on each side.
- Remove to serving platter and keep warm.
- To skillet, add lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, and remaining 2 T butter.
- Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add parsley and chives.
- Pour over steaks.
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