WHAT TO MAKE FOR DINNER?

So do you ever find yourself wondering what the heck you are going to make for dinner at right around 5pm? Well, we sure do around here. So tonight I found this recipe online. It was easy, fast, I had everything on hand, and everyone loved it! (Sorry there isn't a picture-the kids ate them all too fast!)


OATMEAL PANCAKES


2 cups milk
1 and 1/4 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 cup flour
2 and 1/2 t. baking powder
1 t salt
2 T sugar
3/4 - 1 cup milk
2 eggs, well beaten
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1. Combine the 1st 2 ingredients (the Oats and milk) and let stand over night in the fridge. Or you can prepare the oatmeal and milk the same day you make the pancakes: Pour the milk over the oatmeal and microwave and just bring it to a boil and let cool. (That is what I did.)
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar
3. Stir eggs and the 1 cup of milk into oat mixture.
4. Add the sifted dry ingredients.
5. Stir in the oil, egg, milk.
6. Allow mixture to rest for approximately a few minutes while the griddle (lightly greased) is heating up.
7. I use a half cup measure to pour batter onto the griddle.
Cook till golden brown on each side. (I did not make them that big-though Marcus will eat a dozen pancakes in one sitting-some of the other kids will not. I made them small enough that 8 would fit on my standard size griddle:)

recipe found at http://www.marjoriescandies.com/

Neglected Much!

So this blog is so old and out dated that our last child Elise-born April Fool's Day of 2010-is not even mentioned yet. So I need to get with it...but where to start...let me think about it and get back to you.

MMMMMMM.......LASAGNA!!!!!

This is my newest favorite recipe. All 3 of the kids gobbled it up:)
Just thought I'd share! Enjoy!

CROCK-POT LASAGNA

INGREDIENTS
1 pound lean ground beef, cooked and drained
32 ounce jar of your favorite red pasta sauce
16 ounces cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
1/2 box (4.5 ounces) no boil lasagna noodles, gently broken in half if needed.
(I used regular noodles and they worked FINE!!)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 cup onion, finely minced
2 cups (8 ounces) Mozzarella cheese
shredded Parmesan cheese, to taste
Olive oil or cooking spray, as needed

INSTRUCTIONS
Grease the inside of your slow cooker with olive oil or cooking spray.
Combine beef, sauce, spices, garlic and onion in a medium-sized bowl and mix well.
Combine cheese, except for Parmesan, in a separate medium-sized bowl.
In the slow cooker, start with the beef mixture (about a fifth depending on the size of your cooker). Top with a layer of no boil noodles, then crumble on a thin layer of the cheese mixture (about a fifth). Repeat layers, ending with the beef layer on top. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. (I did 4 layers of cheese, 4 layers of noodles, and 5 layers of meat)
Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours. Serve with salad and garlic bread.
(Mine was ready in 3 hours!)

Found it at: http://www.homemadesimple.com/en_US/nbrcontent.do?contentType=ck&articleId=ar108

Easter and more!

Easter Sunday-the picture that none of the kids wanted to take-they ALL protested!

The Emhoff kids in jail in Coloma, CA.

(We drove to CA for spring break)

Siena and Jacob panning for gold.

Marcus and his treasure!

Siena finding gold by taste!

Siena and Great-grandma Gray (Becky's mom's mom)

Sleeping beauties Jacob and Marcus in their fort in all of their sweating glory!

Siena and Mario (Noelle's husband)

Pregnant Noelle's visit (it's a boy-due July 19th)

This is a normal sight-Marcus half naked with a light saber in hand!

I LOVE COUPONS!!!!!

This is the child that does NOT LIKE TO WEAR ties!

Marcus is modeling Dad's new ties (from Goodwill)

This is my MOTHERLOAD of goods from

Albertsons a few weeks ago.

(Took me a while to post b/c we have been sick.)

17 boxes of cereal, 16 boxes of potatoes,

5 boxes of hamburger helper, 10 cans of beans,

2 boxes of fruit snacks, 2 boxes of Bisquick,

4 boxes of muffin mix,

2 boxes of Fiber One baking mix,

20 Kashi bars, 2 Reese's Whipps bars.

How much did this ALL cost me???

$2.90--YES THAT'S RIGHT!

(I did not misplace the decimal point there:)

How?? Coupons, store deals, and the know how!

And some help from my good couponing buddy Karrie:)

(thanks-you are the best)

BOYS WILL ALWAYS BE BOYS!!!!

Marcus and Jacob woke up at 2 am and just started PLAYING!

Yes, just messing around on the top bunk with toys.

We quickly put an end to that. Then at 4am they did it AGAIN.

I was ready to unscrew the light bulb in their room

And lock them in there FOREVER!

We put an end to the madness AGAIN and

They finally went back to sleep.

WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT????

SICKER THAN A DOG

Ever since we got home from our Christmas Vacation we have ALL been sick.

With what you may ask?

A more appropriate question would be what HAVEN'T we had?

Here is the list of haves:

THE FLU

(all of us)

GREEN NASTY SNOT NOSE COLDS

(all of us)

RSV

Siena

EAR INFECTIONS

Siena and Marcus

SINUS INFECTION

(me-yeah, and probably Matt is he went to the DR to find out)

So, needless to say, the antiblog has been very neglected.

Stay tuned......I'll get on it!