What's cooking?

This is our dinner plan for the week. Eventually, I'm hoping to build these into a meal plan to post but for now, here's what's cooking for the week. Any applicable recipes are linked below.


- Baked Pesto Chicken
- Butternut squash
- Chicken piccata
- Turkey stuffed peppers

Spring has sprung!

Easter is just a week away and I cannot wait. I am not very religious which, I guess, is the whole point of Easter but let me have my moment here.

April means warmer temperatures, chirping birds and crocuses pushing through the ground. Baseball is on TV, it stays lighter longer and before you know it, it's Summer time! Here are my favorite Spring-y activities you can do as you count down to Easter.

Decorate your table with a Peeps centerpiece.


via Taste of Home.
Make Cinnabunnies for breakfast.


via Betty Crocker.
Turn yourself into the Easter bunny with a plate, paper and popsicle stick.


Create an egg shaped fruit pizza!


via Sugar Hero.
String some Easter egg garland!


via Eclectically Vintage.
Dye eggs! Love the ombre look.


via SAS Interiors.
Put together this Easter egg wreath. I am obsessed with this!


via Wine and Glue.
Bake this adorable bunny cake.


via The Cake Blog.
And last but certainly not least - make some Bunny bait! If you follow me on Instagram, you may remember that I made this for preschool!


via Around my Family Table.
I'm planning on making the Bunny cake (or something similar) for our Easter celebration. And the Easter bunny masks will be an activity we do during the week. I really REALLY want to attempt the egg wreath but we'll see. Hey….show me your Easter crafts!

Roasted Cauliflower

My kids love cauliflower but my husband…not so much. To be honest, it wasn't very high on my list of favorites either. But then I roasted it.

Ingredients
1 head of cauliflower, washed and cut into bite sized pieces
1 - 2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp sea salt
3 - 4 cloves of garlic, smashed
Pepper to taste


Directions
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and toss to coat.
Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Pour cauliflower onto baking sheet.
Roast in the oven for 40 minutes or until browned and tender, turning every 10 - 15 minutes.
One large head serves 3 - 4 people.

This is a quick and easy side dish that you can throw together. Not to mention, it's pretty healthy as well. So many people like to use it as a substitute for mashed potatoes. I've seen recipes that compare roasted cauliflower to french fries but I wouldn't go that far. ;)

For the record, my husband ate every piece I gave him…and even admitted that it was pretty good. I'd say that's a check in the win column.

Sunny Sunday

It's only 46 degrees but the sun feels so good. Hurry up, Spring. We are getting a little impatient!

Our chicks are done with their brooding and are back in the egg business. Today, we're going to pick up two more babies that we'll keep in the laundry room nursery for a few more weeks. These chicks are supposed to lay pretty blue eggs. Very Martha Stewart like!

Happy Sunday!