Breakfast For Dinner

This French Toast recipe is inspired by my monthly breakfast get togethers with the girls. We go to a quaint Cafe that has the best French Toast. Who knew that adding lemon zest to the egg batter would get "This is the best French Toast I have ever had" from Ryan. Ryan has already asked for me to make them again!!

I used Texas size bread ( Brioche would probably be even better) and put lemon zest from one lemon and a little vanilla extract in the egg batter.

Had to share this silly picture of Daddy and Micah. Micah loves bananas

Beautiful Weekend

The weather was great over this weekend, sunny with the temp in the mid 70's. We took a Sunday afternoon walk to soak in the sun.

Micah was tuckered out after our walk through Market Street. He got compliments on his cool shades. Such a sweet boy.
Last night I tried a new recipe out of the Food and Wine Magazine. Brussels Sprouts and Smoky Onions on Cheddar toast. I have never made Brussels sprout before. They were seasoned with Paprika and had a wonderful flavor. I will make this again and omit the cheddar toast.

We also had shrimp cocktail with our meal. It was yummy, healthy, and quick.

I will also be sharing some of recipes I use when hosting gathering at our house. Hope you enjoy!

Goals are being accomplished

This has been a really good week. Ryan and I met with a Bed and Breakfast owner last Saturday. She took us around her property and told us the ins and outs of being an Inn keeper. Mary was such a warm and welcoming Hostess. I had put together a mock website for her to show her what an updated website would look like. She really liked it but was unfortunatley in the process of having a new website put together. I did get a couple of ideas from her on bringing in business with the wed design. I can either let this discourage me to stop or keep plugging away. The thought that keeps coming to my mind is just quit because it won't amount to anything any ways. Sounds just like the words of the enemy, huh?! I am determined to follow this through to the end. God has promised that what I put my hand to will prosper and that he has plans to prosper me and give me a hope...so I will keep moving forward!!!
This weeks new recipe was chilled asparagus soup with crumbled goat cheese. Ryan really liked it. I thought it was so so, but Ryan said it was a keeper. Working out has been okay this week. I ran 3 miles on sunday and have taken Micah on several walks with the beautiful weather. I will start putting pictures up so that this will be a little more interesting!!!

New Year's Resolutions

A new year and a new decade lies ahead. I always prayerfully make goals for each up coming year and this year is no exception. My husband said to me this is a year of "Just do it" and I have to agree, this a must to work hard to make the dreams in our heart happen. While in Bible School I had big dreams of changing the world for God and leaving a legacy behind and so far I look back and have not seen this grand goal come to pass. I have tried many things, have had many successes and even more failures as I look through my own understanding. I have thought about doing many things that I thought I might be good at, but have never fully stepped because of a fear of failure.
As I look at the many friends around me who are in the midst of accomplishing their dreams, I am realizing the hard work it took for them to get there. I guess I had the notion that doing what you loved wouldn't take hard work to get there and that you would love every aspect of what you did. I was very wrong.
So I as I look to this new year I have made a commitment to myself to finish my goals to completion because I know that they will get me closer to my "Big Dreams". I know it will take hard work, late nights, maybe a little failure but a lot of success! I want to be like the servant Jesus spoke about that used his talents wisely. I commit to no longer allow fear or even laziness keep me in the same old place.
I am posting my goals so that this will be a way of keeping myself accountable to finish these goals. I want to keep an account of how I am doing with accomplishing the goals I feel God has placed in my heart.
Being a new mom I want to get back into shape and know that I determine the health of my family by my grocery shopping and cooking. I am also learning about web design and graphics. So here are my goals:
-Try a new Recipe each week
Last weeks recipe was Beef Bourguignon ( A recipe by Julia Childs)
This week I will be making a Roasted Red Pepper and Ricotta Pizza
-Learn about Graphic Design and Web design
I will be going to Christine's house once a week to learn
Taking a web design class at the college
-Work out 2-3 times a week
With Micah nursing I am having to monitor the amount of calories I am losing.
-Finding outlets through out the week for me to just be me
A women's bible study
Simply going to Starbucks and looking at magazines or reading a book.
-Most of all my relationship with God
Continue growing closer to my Lord

This is going to be an awesome year for us all!!! Let's trust God to be Huge in our lives!!!