Jack likes to dress up like spiderman at random times. Last time he decided he could fly and so John grabbed the camera to capture our little superhero...
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Creating Couch Pillows
Whenever my mom comes to visit we take on a project. Usually it is painting or redecorating a room. This time I needed new pillows for my couch so we decided to get creative. She put the whole tutorial on her blog. I will just post a few pics since it was so much FUN!
January Birthdays
Julia and Rachel are the January birthday girls in our family.
Julia turned 14 and thinks she is HOT STUFF. She is very helpful and smart.
Julia turned 14 and thinks she is HOT STUFF. She is very helpful and smart.
Rachel turned 12 and is excited to be a young woman now.
She is a beautiful girl and has a great sense of humor.
She is a beautiful girl and has a great sense of humor.
Spicy Mango Shrimp
Guess what ... I'm going to BLOG again! I have been feeling really guilty because the kids love to go through and look at old pics on the blog. I have totally lost a year of our lives on here but I have decided to be better now. I'm going to start with a recipe because - well ... I love recipes. Here's what I made last night and it was a hit with the everyone. Super quick and easy too. I saw this on the cover of a magazine at the checkout the other day and I had to get out of line to read it and gather the ingredients so I could go home and make it. I doubled it to feed our family of 7 and had a little leftover for lunch.
SPICY MANGO SHRIMP
(adapted from the Sunset Cookbook magazine)
3 tbsp olive oil
1/2 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tsp red pepper flakes (I used less)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
3/4 lb medium shrimp
(peeled and deveined)
1 cup frozen mango (thawed)
1/4 cup toasted coconut
(adapted from the Sunset Cookbook magazine)
3 tbsp olive oil
1/2 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tsp red pepper flakes (I used less)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
3/4 lb medium shrimp
(peeled and deveined)
1 cup frozen mango (thawed)
1/4 cup toasted coconut
1. Heat oil in large frying pan over medium heat until hot. Add onion and cook, stirring until golden brown, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, lime juice and shrimp. Cook, stirring often until shrimp turns pink (3-5 min).
2. Add mango and cilantro and cook until warm.
3. Serve over rice and sprinkle with toasted coconut. (to toast the coconut bake at 325 degrees for about 6 minutes)
2. Add mango and cilantro and cook until warm.
3. Serve over rice and sprinkle with toasted coconut. (to toast the coconut bake at 325 degrees for about 6 minutes)
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