THE TRAVELING GARDNERS

I happened upon this when blog hopping. And I am SO happy I did!

FAVORITE #1 I first heard of Dave Ramsey from my friend Sarah. She attended one of his financial seminars. Using his suggestions, she and her family are now debt free. Dan and I have that same goal. And this book is helping us to become closer to that goal. I would suggest this fabulous book to anyone and everyone. FAVORITE #2 Lemon burst yoplait yogurt...yummmmm FAVORITE #3 It is rare that I can find this candy bar in a store. I recently found it in a pharmacy. YIPPEEEE! FAVORITE #4 Any military spouse should read this. This book is helping me sail through the deployment with realistic goals and ease. (BEN'S) FAVORITE # 5 We are working on learning the alphabet. This book is perfect for Benjamin. :) He takes after his Daddy with his love of football.

So through out this pregnancy, everyone has asked me what specific foods I have been craving. I'm sure I bored people as I explained, I just really wanted oranges all the time. Oranges and 10 bowls of cereal. Well, that has changed. Hello second trimester and Hello to Italian food! Pasta, ravioli, bread sticks....YUMMMY! When my Grandma visited, we went to Olive Garden twice. Both times I ordered the Ravioli dish and had them switch the sauce to Alfredo all white sauce. And the top was smothered with cheese. Then when we met up with Laura and Bill at the delicious Spaghetti Factory, I enjoyed (a little too much) the Mizithra Cheese and Browned Butter plate, and also switched the sauce to Alfredo. HEAVEN! So, pasta smothered with cheese is my new heaven. That and the salad from the Olive Garden is so YUMMY! * Great Tip from the fabulous Zangs * Next time you are at Olive Garden - If you love their salad dressing as much I do, you are able to buy your own bottle to bring home! And it...

Well, food cravings are in full swing and I have enough energy lately to cook. So luckily for Benjamin the days of fast food and microwaveable meals are gone (for now) and homemade meals are here to stay (for now). Here is the glorious Chicken Duvane. My recipe is a little different than other recipes I have seen. And I prefer next day leftovers, but hot out of the oven with some garlic toast is also quite delicious. I love this meal because it will last us for days. Makes it quite easy on the current single mom situation. I actually made this meal the Friday of Mother's Day weekend. I made it so that I would not have to cook dinner all weekend. Yah for big meals that last multiple meals! (I usually load up the top cover with tons of cheese. But this was all the cheese in the fridge left, so it turned into a sprinkle. This batch was cooked with brown rice, not white. And, I used light sour cream. Just a few healthy changes here and there. And it tastes exactly the same!!!) Brenda...