Living my Glamorous Life: May 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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Mondays Dinner !Curry & Coconut chicken Kebabs

Yummy !! I marinaded the chicken for about 30 minutes with Coconut milk and curry powder, lime juice, Cayenne pepper.

Added Grapes and bell peppers.

Made Coconut Couscous with fresh Mint!

And it was so tasty ! i got this recipe from CUISINE tonight GRILLING !! It is my summer Bible this is the third summer that i bought one they come out every year for summer and every recipe I've try ed always comes out great !

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

P90X

So today i started the P90X program !! Extreme home fitness that's what it saids.... Iam kind of scared (lol) i changed my whole eating too ! for the next 90 days i will be using there menu for breakfast lunch and dinner !! i am kinda of sad i cant cook my own stuff :( but i need to do this for myself this year iam turning 40 !! Oh my, so there are a few things i want to change and do! One is lose weight !! I know i can do it !!i did it before and gained it all back :( put all i can do is get up and try (i mean do) again !! So on i go ! Today i worked out the Core ~ it was about 1 hour ! Oh boy am i sore ...

So tonight's menu was Red Pepper soup !

Grilled Salmon, Green beans and brown rice ! and it a was yummy

I finished up the night with another walk i was hoping with another walk today that i will be so tired that i wouldn't want a snack (LOL) so off i go i need a shower and some TV! Goodnight

Surprise were going to Disneyland !!

This is Reese's face when he saw that we were going to Disneyland on Monday night after a day of swimming i thought it would be nice to go and ride on a couple of rides and watch the fireworks !!

Here's Landen so happy were going to Disneyland !

Main street @ Disneyland although it looks crowded it was not ! And that's the way i like it !! We have been pass holders since my son Reese was about a year old and we love it !!

The firework show is new and amazing !!

Britt & Landen in line for Buzz lightyear it's always the first ride we hit !! the boys love it !

Reese and his daddy with Buzz !

My guys !

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Lemoncello Martini's

This drink is so refreshing after a long hot day !! Stirred not shaken!!! Severed over ice and a lemon slice~

Blueberry pancakes !!

Yummy blueberry pancakes !! I've made pancakes so many times before but never like this !! I added 4 egg whites whipped to peeks formed then added to my regular pancake mix and fresh grated lemon rinds too ! this made such a big difference so fluffy and the zest was so fresh !! my family loved them !!

Steak House Mushroom Burgers on Saturday

On Saturday i made a new recipe and it was great !! It has the best flavors and was pretty simple too!

Ground beef salt & Pepper! Add saute Mushroom (as mush as you like ) with minced Garlic about 2 tsp and 1 tsp of soy sauce form into burger Patty's cook on BBQ until done !

Grill some Texas toast.

To make the sauce 2 Tbsp unsalted butter

1/4 Cup minced onion

2 Tbsp. all purpose flour

1/2 cup of half and half

1/2 chicken broth

kosher salt, cayenne pepper, nutmeg to taste !!

4 cups of chopped spinach

1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp lemon juice !!

MELT~ butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion to saucepan cook until translucent, 3-4 minutes. Stir flour into onion ; cook 1 minutes

WHISK~in half and half, broth salt & pepper, cayenne and nutmeg. Bring sauce to a boil: reduce heat. Simmer sauce for 2 minutes

ADD~ spinach, stirring until wilted mix in Parmesan cheese and lemon juice sever over steak house mushroom burger and toast

Pork & Peppers over Rice

8 Large Boneless Pork Chops
4 Large Green Bell peppers Diced
1 Large onion thinly sliced
8 Garlic cloves minced
3 Zucchini Diced
1 Large can of crushed tomatoes
2 Anaheim Chilies Diced
2 Cups chicken broth !!
Salt & Pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper
and i made 2 cups of long grain rice.

So over a medium heat saute in alittle bite of oil the Garlic, Onion, Bell peppers, Anaheim Chilies until slightly soft add the salt & pepper and cayenne pepper then add the zucchini for about 2 minutes then add all the liquid'es cook over medium heat for about 25 minutes
Meanwhile I BBQ the pork chops until almost done then put them in a baking dish pored the pepper sauce over the Chops and baked @ 350 for about 25 minutes.

The when done i severed over rice !! It was flavorful & yummy !!!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Clinique !!! Gift with purchase

So last Friday i picked up my Clinique My Youth Surge ~ Age decelerating Moisturizer I love it this is my second jar since they came out with this year! I also try'ed a few other new things and so far as of Friday i Love them Both !!!

And this was the free gift that i all so received love the bag it so summery & 8 new things to play with !!

Prom Dress shopping & Lunch @ Bj's

On Friday me & Katelyn went prom dress shopping in Brea ! And i think she try'ed on about 12 !! And the she try'ed this on and fell in LOVE with it ! So we got the dress then headed to the Mall and found a pair of the cutest silver strappy heels. So were set now she just needs earrings ! yay Prom is on Saturday she cant wait !! So after all the shopping we headed off to Bj's to grab a bite to eat this food was yummy !