catching up

oh, it's been a few days. the weather has been fabulous and i think spring is here to stay. it's so nice to be running in 70 degree weather, you know without 3 layers of clothes on?

on thursday for dinner we ventured to make a peanut butter and jelly pizza. i put the peanut butter, then cherry preserves on the crust and baked it. it was good, but it all melted down a lot (especially the preserves), so i think next time i'll put the peanut butter on halfway through baking and then the jelly after it's out of the oven for good. we might even try pb & j pizzas based off of PB Loco's sandwiches.

on friday i made milk chocolate-peanut butter sandwich cookies for david to take to his meet. i hear they were one of my best. for dinner we were going to go to an indian restaurant we've been wanting to try, but instead were craving sweet and sour chicken from village wok, a chinese restaurant in stadium village.

saturday we went with our friend to clean up along the river, a volunteer event for earth day. it was fun, but a long walk there and back and were pretty tired for the rest of the day. for lunch we went to big bowl, and did their "create your own stir fry." you choose your meat and sauce, then they give you a bowl, and you go up to the veggie bar and fill up your bowl with all the veggies your hear desires. then they make the stir fry and bring it to you--it was pretty good! then we did some errands and shopping, and in the name of spring, i got a cute sundress and earrings from kohl's. for dinner i made chicken pot pie. mmmm!

sunday morning i met david for a short run, then he made his delicious oatmeal for breakast (with brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, and walnuts). for dinner we grilled out with a bunch of friends. i made hamburgers and kaiser rolls, potatoes (like mom's on the grill), and corn on the cob. we also grilled some smoked polish sausage that david's uncle made fresh. that was really good. for dessert i made caramel-walnut upside down banana cake, and served it with ice cream. it was a big hit!















last night for dinner i made mac and cheese with jumbo pasta shells and shredded cheddar, just as mom used to make. it was pretty good--a perfect childhood memory :)





what's cookin tonight: mac and cheese pizza and meatball pizza..we have a few friends coming over for dinner. fresh apple pie for dessert.