since i only have 2 of the kids this week, its easier to plan dishes. i took parker to the grocery after school and asked what she wanted for dinner. she replied, "LEMON CHICKEN!" i paniced. ive never made lemon chicken before, let alone ate it. so i thought, how hard could it really be?! at first i started goggling recipes and decided i would make something up myself. parker helped and it turned out delicious.  i just kinda grabbed things around the kitchen i thought would go well and this is what we came up with. 

enjoy!

Lemon Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 lemons
1.5 cup EVOO
3 diced garlic cloves
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp cilantro
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

- preheat oven to 400 degrees
- in medium sauce pan heat EVOO, garlic cloves, salt, pepper, 1 lemon juice. bring to boil remove immediately
- pour into 13x9 oven safe dish
- place chicken in dish, coat with olive oil
- rub cilantro on chicken
- zest 2 lemons, add zest to chicken and oil
- squeeze 1 lemon over chicken
- sprinkle with salt and pepper
- slice zested lemon and place in dish
- place in oven and bake 30 minutes or until chicken is golden brown
- remove and cover for 5 minutes with foil
- serve over rice
-enjoy!

this past friday, i thought it would be fun to make something different for the kids for dinner. so we decided to make brinner (breakfast for dinner).  we made a huge fruit salad and the kids wanted waffles. so i thought why not make it more fun and let them design their own waffles. it was super easy and the kids loved it. they had so much fun creating different patterns and designs. im thinking next time doing rainbow pancakes or cookies! 

Rainbow Waffles

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes (per waffle)

- make batter according to box and for the amount you'd like to make
- seperate batter into baggies
- add food coloring to bag
- seal bag and mix with hands 
- cut tip off corner of bag
- squeeze onto iron
-cook and enjoy!

i know the holiday season is nearing an end, and most of you already decorated, but i thought i would share this anyway. i made this for my sister last week. i knew she needed a wreath and thought, why not make her a hand-made one that she could keep up past the holidays (being non-christmas colors). it was so easy to make, a little time consuming, but easy and cheap!

i bought the styrofoam wreath form at Michaels for 11$ however, i used the 50% off coupon on the site and got it for 5.50$. the ornaments i got from walmart. the little pink ones were 2.50$ a bunch and the black and white ones were 8$. i removed the topper from the ornaments and then hot glued them to the form. i started with the black and white ones and then filled in with the pink. there is no science to it. its pretty hard to mess up. it was so fun and easy to do. i see many more of these being made for the next holiday season!