Ebay Tuesday

I haven't done this installment in FOREVAH but I thought of something the other day - Keeks and I LOVED playing with these and I am wondering if you remember them? 

I loved the pop on piece that made the doll look like she was riding on a bicycle.  Thanks to good old ebay you can have a reunion with DP.  Find them here!!

Thanks to good old youtube I found an old 80's commercial - can you imagine being cast as this woman? I'm imagining the direction went something like... speak in the most insane put on voice you can muster up and sell sell SELL those dolly pops!  xo, Brie

Meal Plan Monday

Another busy weekend down and another busy week lies ahead.   Lots of sports, piano, a birthday, and another snow storm all on the schedule this week. 

Monday - I am going to try Barefoot Contessa's Lemon Chicken (linked) from my new How Easy is That?  Cookbook! 

Tuesday - Beef Stew over Egg Noodles

Wednesday - sports night - hot dogs and fruit - we are expecting a big snowstorm Tues into Wed so I am seriously thinking about flip flopping Tues/Wed because in all likelihood sports will be canceled that  night and beef stew would be the better snowed in night kind of dinner.

Thursday - mucho busy sports night and an open house at the high school (how is my oldest starting high school next year??!) but.... my oldest is turning 14 today so we're having Baked Stuffed Shrimp (her choice).  I'm going to have to have my act together BIG TIME today to pull this one off. 

Friday - sports night - Make your own pizza with a REALLY easy homemade dough recipe that I am going to blog later this week, so DO stay tuned. 

Saturday - Steaks on the grill, salad, baked stuffed potatoes

Sunday - Spaghetti and Meatballs, salad

I'm compiling a list of my quick "sports night" dinners so when I have a decent collection, I'll put them up!  Have a great week!  xo, Brie

Pinktastic

The pink girls heading out for our day on the town!  No easy task getting a picture this am where I was not blinking.  This is the best of the worst - remind me to throw the eyeshadow in the trash - I had no idea it looked glitterific.  We were not heading to a rave. yuck. 

The show was cute and put on at our local community theatre.   I don't believe you will be catching this show on Broadway anytime soon, but Ms. C loved it.  They sang about 25 songs about being and loving pink and that was A OK with her.    It was a sold out show packed, packed, packed with little girls all dressed up in their pink best - really adorable and I loved the girl power camaraderie  that was happening in there. 

We had lunch afterwards at our favorite local lunch/ice cream place (along with the rest of the theatre goers, but we walked there fast so we got a seat).

Refusing to pose for a picture while eating her rainbow sprinkles ice cream

another refusal for a pose - but I do think it's safe to say she enjoyed our girl time :)  I did!!!  In her words.... girls rule, boys drool ;)   xo, Brie

Pinkalicious

Tomorrow Ms.C and I are going to see Pinkalicious the musical.  Just us.  A mom and daughter date.  We will dress in pink, go see the show, and have a fantastic fattening lunch afterwards at our favorite place.  I'm dreaming of delicious paninis, ice cream, and girl time.  I can't wait :) xo, Brie

Valentine's Headbands

I just made these today while watching the movie The Notebook which always makes me cry followed by the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (how's that for variety?)  It's how I keep this mind in tip top condition ;)

I love Valentine's Day - it's fun and the color scheme makes awfully happy! 

You can see my etsy listings here

Stromboli

As promised... here is the recipe for our incredibly complicated stromboli!

First up - the ingredients.  Pillsbury french loaf, pizza sauce ( I wish I had the pizza quick sauce b/c I love singing that old commercial) mozzarella cheese, and whatever you normally like for toppings.

Preheat your oven to 350 and spray a cookie sheet with some cooking spray.  Your might want to throw some tin foil over the cookie sheet to make clean up a little easier.  I forgot to do this!    Open up your french loaf and find the seam and carefully unroll the dough - this can occasionally go horribly wrong, so take your time and do it right.

Next up is the sauce - this is the perfect recipe to recruit a child worker if you have one who loves to help with dinner!

Add your cheese and toppings

Fold over each of the sides a little

Start rolling it up from top to bottom until you have something resembling a loaf - it doesn't have to look beautiful but I feel certain you can do a better job than this ;)

Make up another one depending on how many hungry people you are feeding - we have 6 in our house and there was not a piece left.   Some turkey chili simmering over there on the right for my lunches this week - nothing to do with this recipe :)

Bake in the over for 25 - 30 minutes.  Slice into 1 inch slices and serve with a salad and voila you are a hero with the kids. 

These also make great appetizer snacks if you are having a Super Bowl party or something! 

Here you can sing this old 80's commercial while you make it - Mangia!  xo, Brie

Menu Monday....errr Tuesday

Got all the Christmas decor down and put away yesterday so there was no time for the Monday meal planning which I continue to do but sometimes forget to post (like almost always!)    I even forgot to use my new favorito crest white strips which I had on my Christmas list and am slightly obsessed with them, so please believe me when I tell you getting this decor down was no small feat! 

Here's our Meal Planning for the week

Monday - scrambled eggs, bacon, toast - I highly recommend breakfast for dinner!  My husband isn't all that into it so we tend to do when he is out and last night he went to a basketball game in the city.  Kids ALL loved it and it's "our" special dinner club.  Try this sometime.

Tuesday - Stromboli and salad - we have basketball practice tonight at 6:30 and I can't be bothered with a huge mess.  It is also cleaning lady day here which I LIVE for and I do NOT cook anything to over the top on cleaning lady day.  I like to keep the kitchen clean for at least 12 hours after they come.  Tomorrow it will be a mess again.   This recipe is EASY and another one the kids love.   I'll post the embarrassingly easy recipe tomorrow as my New Year's gift to you.

Wednesday - London Broil, mac and cheese (might be homemade, might be stouffers - we'll just have to see how I feel) and broccoli

Thursday - Sloppy Joes (another basketball night at 6:30 and also swimming lessons for Ms. C- these sports schedules are insane)

Friday - Chicken Pot Pie - my quick and easy go to.  The recipe is on the blog here somewhere and while we're on the topic... why isn't the search button up there working anymore?  Totally annoying!   I'll try to find the link and throw it up later. Found it!! Here you go :)

Saturday  - American Chop Suey bread salad - basically pasta, red sauce, and hamburger

Sunday - Ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans


If you meal plan - hit me up with a comment por favor.  I need some new ideas!!! xo,  Brie