Wordless Wednesday

Baby Shower!

The Baby Shower was held Saturday at Brandy's parent's house. The first shower was just for the ladies, the second was for Gareth & Brandy's friends, it was so much fun! Because it's a boy, they decided to go with a sports theme. Brandy's Mom made a wreath out of diaper's with his name on it. I made the diaper cake & another friend of Janet's made the cake:)

We played games, like remembering how many baby things were on a tray, to playing Baby Bingo! They had so many great gifts. At the evening shower, Brandy's sister's & family had got Gareth a tool belt. It had everything in it for changing the Baby's diaper, from a gas mask & goggles to the usual diaper changing needs! I am including a link to a slide show.

I am so looking forward to meeting this little guy:)

Food 4 Thought Friday.

I copied this Friday Meme from Dawn


Breakfast What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?

Lunch What is something that you are disappointed about right now.
Dinner What is in your fridge right now?
Midnight Snack What are you really anticipating right now?
Recipe of the Week (instead of your recipe for life, what is it just for this week?)

Here are my answers:

Breakfast - My favorite breakfast is Bagels & Cream Cheese, just putting this down is making my mouth water. The only bagels I like are cinnamon & raisin or the everything bagel. My favorite cereal is the Special K with chocolate, that is so indulgent first thing in the morning!


Lunch - Nothing disappoints me right now, I am preparing a big Green Tortilla Chili for the Baby Shower tomorrow, so if anything I am excited!!

Dinner - There's cheese, limes, tortilla's & plenty of veg to make a stir fry!

Midnight Snack - I am looking forward to dinner out with my Hubby to celebrate his Birthday. A greek dinner in Tarpon Springs:)


Recipe of the Week -My recipe of the week is what I am making for the Baby Shower tomorrow:)

Green Tortilla Chili

ingredients
1 rotisserie chicken, stripped and shredded
or
1 to 1 1/2 pounds leftover roast turkey meat, shredded
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
1 large onion, chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
1 rounded tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 16-ounce jar tomatillo salsa
1 beer, any brand you like
1 quart chicken stock
4 handfuls tortilla chips, divided
1 handful cilantro leaves
Juice of 2 limes

preparation

Heat a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat with the EVOO. Cook onions, garlic, and jalapeño until soft, about 4 minutes. Add chili powder and cumin, and cook for another minute. Add the tomatillo salsa, beer and stock. Bring up to a bubble and add in the shredded chicken. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, grind 2 handfuls of the tortilla chips and the cilantro leaves in a food processor. Add this mixture to the chili and continue cooking until it thickens, about 8-10 minutes.

Right before spooning into bowls, add in the lime juice and serve with some whole corn tortilla chips alongside.

Yields 6 servings

Hubby's Birthday:)

It's Keith's Birthday today:) He's already opened his cards, got some nice gifts too!


But by far he enjoyed the gift he got last night. Keith is an avid Football Fan, as in UK Soccer. Yes Football in the UK has been around for a very long time! Keith has supported Fulham since he was a little boy. Last night they won their semi-final game to get into the final of the Europa Cup. Now this is a BIG achievement, apparently every English Newspaper has the news on it's front page today.

Wordless Wednesday.

I just love black & white pictures, I know Rion is looking forward to meeting Emmitt!

Beautiful pictures (I'm biased though)!

Last week Brandy thought it would be nice to get some pictures done. A friend of her's has their own photography business. They all met on Anna Maria Island & had these taken. Apparently there were loads of pictures taken, but these were just a few I have seen so far:)

Wordless Wednesday

A very unusual Seahorse taken at Tampa Aquarium last year.