Monday July 1, 2013

Well today was a total bust for breakfast and lunch..but then mondays always are if I have to get the kids to a babysitter.  I work from 8-4:30 on Mondays and Russ used to take the kids to the babysitter halfway through the day.  But he is working full-time again thankfully.  Seriously I couldn't be more thankful right now.  However, that doesn't leave me enough time when I can finally get out of bed in the morning to get all my kids stuff ready for the day and my breakfast and lunch.

However, I did make dinner.  I decided that it was a spaghetti night.  I really wanted to open and try some of the spaghetti sauce that I canned last week.  While I was cooking dinner I tried the sauce and about threw up.  I really put a LOT of seasoning in the sauce.  However, we always add sauteed mushrooms and meat to the sauce and those two things really made all the difference.

One of these posts I will post the recipe to the sauce I canned.

For spaghetti at our house we have:
Noodles- always angel hair, since that is what Russ likes best
Sauce: home canned sauce with mushrooms and brats tonight.  I didn't season either of those since the sauce already had plenty of sauce
Parmesan Cheese
AND
Peas.

I can't eat spaghetti without peas on the side.  It is a very weird thing i know, but that is how I am.  I also can't eat spaghetti without a glass of milk to go with it.  Madalynn finished her dinner super fast tonight.  She had only been asking for dinner for an hour when I finally got up to make it.  When she finished she asked for more. I got her some more noodles and sauce.  However, she wanted peas and asked me to make some more when I explained that they were all gone.  Such a good girl eating her peas.  I love that she loves them so I can feel justified eating them all the time.

Well, besides that I started a book about the history and uses of spices today.  I couldn't put it down.  I could not believe how sucked in I was while reading about Mustard.  It was rediculous.  Can't wait to read more.  Sometimes I can't wait for the day that Madalynn can read on her own because then I will get to spend reading time reading my own things.  But that day will also be bitter sweet because I will want to her to sit in my lap for some cuddle reading time and it won't happen.  So, for now a few pages a day will have to suffice.

I have no idea what I am going to cook tomorrow, but I will be home to do it and it will include some more zucchini.