Planning a baby shower!

So a week ago I found out one of my friends from my old job is going to be having a little boy! How exciting! Since she had moved to Texas from the Northeast just like I did, she doesn’t really have any family here, so I offered to throw the baby shower. I’m pretty excited to throw my first baby shower.

 I still have a while to go but I started thinking of some ideas…

Baby shower invitation from Tiny Prints

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Mustache Chocolate

I know the whole mustache trend is starting to get old, but I honestly think it’s adorable for a baby shower theme! What do you guys think?

Creamy Goat Cheese and Kale topped Portobello

So I wanted to try something a little different and when I came across this recipe and knew I had to try it. I just recently started eating portobello mushrooms (Steve made me try them) and I actually really like them now. They are healthy, filling and delicious! I never liked mushrooms but now they are growing on me. I was hesitant about working with the kale because I have only ever used Kale to make Kale chips in the oven but it ended up turning out great and really filling. Here's the recipe, I'll definitely be making this again. Could be used as a small meal or as a side dish. 

What you need

-Large portobello mushroom

-Kale 

-Olive oil 

-Goat Cheese

-Garlic

-Sun dried tomatoes

-Salt and Pepper to taste

What to do

Roast the mushrooms in the oven until they start to get brown and juicy. Meantime in a frying pan add the oil and garlic and then the kale and let it all cook down. Once the kale has cooked down add the goat cheese and chopped sun dried tomato and watch it all melt together then put it on top of the mushroom and put it back in the oven for another few minutes. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Yesterday I wanted to experiment with some recipes from Pinterest so I tried this no bake oatmeal cookie. The recipe was very simple and it was all things that I already had in my house which made it even easier. 

What you'll need
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 stick butter 
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 cups oatmeal (old fashioned rolled oats, not instant)

What to do

Mix the sugar, butter, cocoa, and milk in a medium saucepan.

Boil for 1 minute.

Add the peanut butter and vanilla. 

Mix quickly until peanut butter melts, then add the oatmeal and mix til well blended.

Drop spoonfuls on tin foil, wax paper or parchment. Allow to set and cool completely.

Makes 2 dozen 3 inch cookies.

They were delish! I even froze some for when my friends come next week. 

Let's Go Mountaineers!

So how about those Mountaineers!! 

Steve and I waited all day for this game to come on! We spent the day Saturday doing things around the house and I went grocery shopping. We also carved pumpkins and I made some roasted pumpkin seeds. 

I made taco rollups for dinner click here for the recipe they were sooooo good but they didn't look a thing like the picture which was fine with me. I don't care how they look as long as they taste amazing! Here's a picture of what they were suppose to look like...and I'll spare you from my disaster of a picture

And then we tuned in to watch the WVU Game! What a game I was nervous for a little but Steve was cool, calm and collected as usual. After the win we were both ecstatic! I wore a West Virginia shirt to the grocery store and got so many compliments! Today (Sunday) we just finished watching the Steelers beat the Eagles and are enjoying a relaxing weekend at home. I turned the couch into a pillow nest and have been laying here working and watching football all day.

For dinner we are going to have left over eggplant parm that I froze a few weeks ago. I've never froze individual pieces of eggplant parm and then reheated them so I wonder how they are going to be ill let you all know! Happy Sunday!  

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast

Got this recipe from Skinny Taste I love all her recipes they are so good and healthy. This one takes a little more time but so worth it! I modified it by adding some marinara sauce on top a trick my friend Michelle taught me. We are both equally obsessed with Skinny Taste and cooking its a match made in food heaven. Anyway I made this recipe on Sunday with some grilled zucchini and some cheesy mashed potatoes.

What you'll need

10 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and juice squeezed out

1 tsp oil

1/2 cup (2.5 oz) fat free Feta cheese

1/3 cup fat free ricotta

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1/4 cup chopped scallions

1/2 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic

salt and pepper

3 (1.25 lbs) chicken breast halves

1 egg

1 tbsp water

1/2 cup whole wheat seasoned breadcrumbs (I used 4C)

spray oil

toothpicks

In a small sauté pan, heat oil. Add onions, garlic and scallions and sauté about 1 minute. Add spinach and parsley, salt and pepper and cook another minute. Removefrom heat, add feta and ricotta cheese.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Slice chicken breast halves into 3 thin cutlets. Pound them to make them thinner. This helps when you wrap the cutlets. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Place just under 1/4 cup of spinach mixture in the center of the chicken. Roll it and secure the ends with toothpicks to prevent filling from coming out. It's ok if it's not perfect. The egg wash and breadcrumbs keep everything in place.

Dip chicken into egg wash, then breadcrumbs.

Spray cookie sheet with oil and place chicken on cookie sheet. Lightly spray chicken with oil and bake about 25 minutes, until cooked through. Remove toothpicks and serve. Good Luck! 

Zucchini Quiche

Grandma Maries Zucchini Quiche is always a hit and its pretty simple to make. Perfect for when you have company over it makes quite a lot of food. We had this Saturday for lunch while we watched the West Virginia game and then again for breakfast on Sunday!  

What you'll need
- 3 or 4 cups diced Zucchini
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup Bisquick (I used gluten free to make this recipe gluten free)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated italian cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella, diced
- Paprika
- 1 tbl basil 
- Salt and pepper


What to do
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until the zucchini is coated

Pour into a greased 8 by 12 inch pyrex baking dish and sprinkle paprika over the top. Then bake at 350 degrees for about 35-45 minutes or until golden brown. 

WVU Apron

I went to Hobby Lobby the other day to look around for a new project to do while Steve watches football (theres only so much football I can watch). I saw these blank aprons next to all different colors of puffy fabric paint and thought they would be perfect. I needed a new apron and since it's football season I figured I needed to make it a West Virginia Apron- you can never have too much Mountaineer gear. I would paint my house West virginia colors if I could but were renting :( Anyway I just bought the blank apron and drew on the West Virginia logo and then painted it- it was very simple and I love the way it turned out!