We've had fun too! We went shopping for Dave's birthday at REI two weekends ago and ended up buying a new tent! It was $100 off (they changed colors this season), and since we don't really fit in our 4 man any more, and with the baby on the way it was time for a 6 man! It's HUGE. We had to try it out, and it was so fun to sleep in. It has a room divider so we can have two rooms if we want. I'm so excited to really try it out in April.
We also celebrated Fat Tuesday Polish style with paczkis. Dave found a Russian Bakery that made them! They were fabulous! They only made vanilla this year, but I'm hoping next year they'll make jelly ones too. Dustin LOVED his, and Logan refused to try it because it wasn't orange jelly filled. Oh well, there's always next year.
Monday was half off day at Savers, so we stopped by to get Logan some new exercise pants (he HAS to have exercise pants when we exercise and his are a size too small). We also found a bag of Duplos for $4! So we bought them and have been enjoying the kitchen pieces (stove, fridge, and cabnets) along with the police helecoptor and various people and animals. They also had blocks, but those aren't half as exciting to talk about.
We've tried most of the freezer meals I made and have had some AWESOME ones! Since I've been asked by several friends what ones were best, I thought I'd review them. And I found their recipes are all on the website, so I can share them without breaking copyright! These are my favorite (click on the links for recipes):
Shrimp & Orzo Bake - We tried this one for Valentine's Day and it tasted like we were eating at Olive Garden! The flavor was fabulous, and as my Dad loves, there was a shrimp in every bite. In the future I would make it with half the shrimp, but only because it's expensive and unneeded. We ate it with asparagus and garlic bread (made 5.5 instead of 4 servings).
Pesto Stuffed Chicken - This one was also fabulous! It was probably Dave's favorite of all the ones we tried. I couldn't taste the bacon in it, so I would just skip that next time. We ate it over pasta with a veggie (made 5 instead of 4 servings).
Honey Pecan Pork Chops - Soooo good! And I don't even like pork chops. BUT Frying them up the day of is a little more work than I'm going to want to do the week the baby is born. SO this is going to be a Sunday dinner so Dave can help. Still TOTALLY on the menu served with wild rice (or taters) and a veggie.
Mongolian Beef - Great served over rice with some stir-fry veggies (and this served 6 instead of 4)
Cheesy Ranch Ham & Potatoes - Great way to use up leftover ham! It's supposed to make 6 servings, so I added a bag of broccoli florets and it lasted us for 8 servings (I divided this into two separate baking dishes and froze it.
These ones were good, just not mind blowing like the ones above Poppy Seed Chicken (over noodles with a side of veggies), Cheeseburger Lettuce Wrap (I substituted 1 lb meat with 3 c rice already cooked and did 2 T mustard instead of 4 T).
I'm sure we did other fun things, but I can't remember what. So know the past month has been busy and exhausting, but good.
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