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February 12, 2014 / By Courtney / 9 Comments

Another What We Wore Wednesday – yippee! I’m hoping this is the last one involving construction pics (and sub zero temps), but who knows! I’ve never missed dustless warm air so badly.

Here is what we wore on a Tuesday of school, Target, and bumming around the home. (i.e. it’s too cold to do anything else).

On L: This pic was – ‘quick! I need a shot of your outfit before school because it’s already Tuesday!’ He’s in Crewcut cords and jean button down, courtesy of his two rockstar Aunts, Carolyn and Molly. Snow boots. Sigh.

On B: Too lazy for jeans this week! I’m loving the pale blue color and pop of orange on this cozy sweatsuit. Courtesy of the Gap, from his grandma Mimi.

On C: I literally changed out of yoga pants and a hoodie solely to grab this shot. See? wwww works. AG jeans on the bottom and ASOS skater dress on top. Love how versatile it is. I have it in three colors!

That’s my crew this week – let’s see yours!
C

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February 9, 2014 / By Courtney / 5 Comments

We had a crazy exciting weekend of getting back from Miami and seeing the boys and dinner with my sister, Allie, and parents. Allie came armed with Sprinkles cupcakes and Valentines for the boys (swoon!), and of course the boys animal cousin, Hugo. He could not have wanted B’s cookie more and I’m pretty sure is still scarred from the vacuum races around the circle with the boys. My mom brought a killer salad and my dad? 100% ready to play b-ball with B. We dined on braised chicken & mushrooms with crusty baguettes and plenty of butter. Perfect for a winter night in.

Alright – let’s get to our kitchen lineup for the week:

On my time away I read a book – I know! It was super exciting! I fell in love with Shauna Niequist’s recipes and can’t wait to cook my way through them. Starting off this week on a healthy food with her magical white bean soup. Depending on how brave I feel, I might attempt her homemade bread to dunk into it. I purchased the yeast…

On Monday I’ll be busy playing catch up with laundry and errands and cleaning, so let’s go with busy chicken. A carb, a veggie, and protein in one dish. Bam. Dinner is done.

Another night of the white bean soup sounds lovely for Tuesday night.

For Wednesday, I’ve been dreaming about garlicky shrimp ever since I bought some from Heinens last week. So good. I’m going to roast mine up with a bunch of lemon and herbs and maybe cherry tomatoes? I love how they get all blistery in the oven. Let’s toss it all over angel hair pasta. Oh yeah.

Thursday, let’s go with Mexican. Shauna says these Enchiladas Verdes with Chicken are the best, so I’m banking that’s the case. Will keep you posted.

We will end with our pizza, for sure.

That’s our menu plan for the week – what’s cooking in your kitchen?
C

It’s the thought that counts.

February 7, 2014 / By Courtney / 9 Comments

As you may have figured out by now, we have left our boys at home from time to time for a few days away. We do this to reset, recharge, and come home as better parents and spouses to each other. It’s something that’s incredibly important to us and a nice change of pace to not begin a conversation with ‘ok so B’s rash is about 73% cleared up but you still need to use a wet paper towel – NO wipes – and BOTH creams….’

And that’s where Mary Beth comes in. We have had the privilege of having her grow with our family. She started off when L was just 3 years old – teetering on that line between toddler and preschooler. We, and L, feel in love hard and we haven’t really been able to let her go since.

We both grew our families since meeting each other. I’ll never forget the day she called to tell me they were adopting Hannah. In 3 weeks. I cried tears of joy, and shared my news of being pregnant with B, and both our hearts swelled. Hannah joined MB in caring for L and he has had the gift of watching her grow from newborn, to baby, to an extra chatty toddler.

B joined us a bit later to bring the crew’s tally up to 3. MB has the art of juggling them perfectly and seems to meet each ones needs before they are even needed. Answering the questions before they are asked. A true gift. As one of L’s dear friends, Olivia, stated to a stranger at the park (love that girl) ‘ that’s my Mary Beth.’ As if she were a universal figure. Like, grandma or best friend. She’s on the right track though – everyone should have one.

When you find your Mary Beth make sure to treat her well. A good place to start is leaving some tasty food around the home. I always try to have a soup or chili on hand, if possible. The other day I had texted her I was making a homemade and healthy(!!!) cheesy chicken pot pie. She wouldn’t need to worry about dinner for herself or her husband (who often stops by) as we’d have plenty of leftovers.

Whoops.

As you can see from the text, and pic, that didn’t exactly happen. M and I pretty much consumed that entire casserole dish. Hey, it’s a true testament to how amazing this recipe is.

Mary Beth? I owe you one!

Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie

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Ingredients

Filling
2 cups chopped cooked chicken (or turkey, or ham)
2 cups leftover, fresh or frozen vegetables
Cheese Sauce
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken broth
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup shredded cheese
Biscuit Topping
1 cup biscuit mix
½ cup grated cheese
⅓ cup milk

Instructions

Place meat and vegetables in a 9 inch round or 8×8 square baking dish.
Make the sauce: Melt butter over medium heat, add flour and cook 1 minute.
Slowly add chicken broth, whisking constantly. Bring to a simmer, whisking occasionally.
Remove from heat, add salt and pepper to taste and stir in cheese until melted.
Pour over meat and vegetables. Mix well.

Biscuit topping

Stir together all ingredients with a fork until even moistened. Spread thinly over mixture in casserole dish. (Don’t worry if there are gaps, it does not need to be perfectly covered and it will fill out more as it bakes.)
Bake at 400ºF for 25 minutes or until topping is golden and filling is bubbly.

Adapted from Kitchen Simplicity

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February 5, 2014 / By Courtney / 2 Comments

It’s Wednesday – and we are dusty and messy! There wasn’t one moment where we all looked somewhat decent so here are two random looks from two random days. Yep, mom is sitting this one out. Know what is even more awkward than taking a picture of yourself? Taking one while a contractor is in the room. Not happening. Hope you’re playing along with us by commenting below and joining our super fashionable Pinterest board!

Here is what the boys wore:

On L: Gap shirt, Gap jeans (hole in the left knee, as always) and mismatched socks.

On B: I mean, first of all his expression says it all: ‘I know I am supposed to be no where near this room or standing on this marble but what are YOU going to do about it?’ He’s been LIVING in these striped pants from Gap. J Crew tee on top. Barefeet, because he tends to fall in socks.

That’s our looks this week – what are you and your little one(s) wearing? I will try and share a look from Miami!
C