penneys from heaven

Menu Monday

2017-01-16T09:30:00.001-08:00

Here's what we are eating for dinner this week.

1. Roasted Chicken
2. Mongolian beef with steamed broccoli
3. Left over ham bone soup
4. Burrito bowls
5. Meatballs and marinara on polenta
6. Baked potato bar
7. Minestrone

What are you cooking?

2017-01-11T23:30:00.002-08:00

Its been a whole year. I would love to see this forgotten space remembered. So maybe I can make this happen.

Vanilla coconut almond granola

2016-01-06T21:59:00.000-08:00

Here is the recipe for our favorite granola. Its an adaptation of a recipe I found many years ago. But we've tweaked it till we can tweak it no more.

3 cups rolled oats
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 1/2 cups chopped almonds
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Put dry ingredients in a large bowl, and stir them up. In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil, honey, and maple syrup on medium low heat until smooth. Turn the heat off, and add extracts. Pour liquid into dry ingredients, and mix very well. Pour granola mixture onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes. Tossing a bit after 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely to form crunchy clusters. ( our favorite ).
Serve over plain yogurt, or your favorite milk.

this weeks menu

2016-01-04T13:18:00.003-08:00

Its been so long, I feel the need to reintroduce myself. Just kidding. If you are reading this you know who I am already. We did a lot of things since I last checked in. So I'll have to bring you up to speed as the need arises. But for now, I want to take the time to make a meal plan. Cause its time.

1- bacon, eggs, potatoes, and oranges + leftover lentil soup + swedish meatballs
2- oatmeal + tuna, crackers, and carrots + chili with corn muffins
3- peanut butter toast + left over chili and tortilla chips + Roast chicken
4- oatmeal + rice and beans + chicken caesar salad + baked potatoes
5- sausage scrambled eggs + snacky lunch + zuppa tuscano
6- pumpkin waffles + curried carrot lentil soup + Roast chicken
7- coconut almond granola + tomato soup and grilled cheese + nachos

this weeks menu

2014-06-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

Its been far to long since I did this. So here we go.

1. Fruit, cheese and crackers
2. roast chicken and garlic butter potatoes
3. tacos
4. minestrone soup and homemade french bread
5. Polenta with sausage cream sauce
6. pizza
7. grilled chicken and potato salad

Its gonna make things so much easier.

As many meals as possible

2014-06-10T21:54:00.005-07:00

Outside

2014-06-10T21:54:00.003-07:00

Portland

2014-06-10T21:54:00.001-07:00

First road trip in our silver 2002 honda odyssey

He is the master driver

We loved Multnomah Falls

And the breakfast at the Doug Fir. Really good food, stumptown coffee, and they sat us on the patio by ourselves with the heat on.

I don't know what was inside

We went to Paxton Gate. And bought things.

And ate saint cupcake

The baby is a girl

2014-06-10T21:43:00.001-07:00

Backyard camp

2014-05-29T09:05:00.001-07:00

Pie

2014-05-29T08:58:00.001-07:00

She is making strawberry rhubarb pie. It didn't stay around long enough to get photographed.

Root beer floats, iced coffee, and pizza

2014-05-29T08:55:00.001-07:00

On the lawn

My baby stands

2014-05-22T22:28:00.001-07:00

Lilac season

2014-05-22T22:26:00.001-07:00

Strawberries and rhubarb

2014-05-17T12:20:00.001-07:00

Dusk

2014-05-17T12:18:00.001-07:00

Apparently, he can be orderly

2014-05-17T12:09:00.001-07:00

Getting acclimated

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We make pizza

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First photo of the seven of us

2014-05-12T21:13:00.001-07:00

Sometimes, you'll ask a random stranger to take your family picture, and he may have never seen an iPhone before. He might have no idea what he's doing, or that his fingers are in front of the lens. But it's better than no picture at all. I am sure.

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