Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Cooking is not my forte, but I LOVE cooking shows like Master Chef and Hell's Kitchen.  I do my best to cook four times a week, and the rotation of recipes are usually repetative week-to-week, due to the picky palettes at my house. Young mouths are hard to please, and finding a meal that is easy to prepare and a nice break from the usual, I feel the need to SHARE! Tonight, I made "Angel Chicken" served over a bead of penne noodles, and my brood devoured it and didn't leave any left overs! A definite SUCCESS in my book. :) I also served my recipe of roasted broccoli as a side, which is the only way my picky two-year-old will eat ANYTHING green. Brinkli will even ask for 

"warm broc-O-leeeeee", because she loves it roasted. 

Click the link below for the recipe for the "Angel Chicken"...the only think I did differently was double the cream cheese. The tub was twice the size called for, and I figure, the richer the better, so I added all of it. :) Also, I used Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay for the white wine that the recipe calls for, and I bought it at United Supermarkets.  (The wine is also an EXCELLENT companion beverage to the meal. I'm not sure how mother's of young children survive without wine and coffee! Add this label to your wine list, ladies. It's delicious!) Here's the link to the recipe for the chicken:

http://crockingirls.com/recipes/angel-chicken/

Our favorite way to roast broccoli (and carrots, and squash medallions, etc...)

Brinkli's Roasted Broccoli

4 heads of fresh, organic broccoli

extra virgin olive oil

Cavender's greek seasoning

Sea Salt

 Fresh parmesan cheese

1. Cut broccoli and place florets in a roasting pan. 

2. Drizzle with olive oil, and using about two tablespoons, being sure to sprinkle each floret

3. Season with Cavendar's Greek Seasoning, Sea Salt and Parmesean Cheese

4. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

The broccoli also tastes great covered in the Angel Chicken sauce. If you're having a difficult time convincing your toddler to eat veggies, roasting them is worth a shot. For Bodie, I blended the penne, Angel Chicken sauce and roasted broccoli in my food processor, and he also enjoyed the meal... he was smacking his lips in anticipation of each bite.  We are adding this meal plan to our monthly rotation...SUCCESS!

Playing Catch Up

This blog is going to be my main source of updates for the Hart Family...at least that's my goal for this new school year. I'm breaking out my blog and dusting it off this month after a fairly long hiatus.  I'm conducting an experiment in our home that might rock my world. I'm addicted to Facebook and Instagram, but I often find myself spending entirely too much time on both apps. I'm deleting both accounts on Monday...it's too tempting to check them if I keep them active. Our friends and family who like seeing pics of our kids can view images, videos and updates on the Hart crew here on this blog. If I find that after 30 days that I can survive without social media, then I will keep the accounts deleted. Save this link and visit it often for updates on our family.

Midland Spring Fling 2013

Sydni and Makenzi's First Gymnastics Meet!

Syd and Mak have only been in competitive gymnastics since September. When they started, they could barely do a decent cartwheel. They've come a LONG way, and there is no telling how far they will be by this time next year!  They are placing at meets and competing with girls in their age group who've been training for several years (or more), and I'm so proud of how hard they have been working. Go Air Extreme!

Gangnam Style, Brinkli Style!

Happy BEE Day Brinkli!