Make this tonight!

I made Soba Noodle Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette from the Cooking Light website last night for dinner. It was DELICIOUS and so quick and easy. Below are some pics to make you drool.

While you boil your soba noodles and edamame, you just chop a little cilantro, green onions, and one serrano chile.


Salt and Pepper a pound of shrimp and cook in a skillet with a little PAM.


Mix your chopped veggies from above and match stick carrots with your cooked and drained soba noodles and edamame.


Add your cooked shrimp and the citrus vinaigrette (lime juice, orange juice, sesame oil, low-sodium soy, and olive oil) and toss it all together!


Then enjoy! Daniel and I kept going back for more it was so good, so you might want to invite some friends over so you don't eat the whole pot yourself! Also, we kept the seeds in our serrano chile which gave it lots of heat...if you are a wuss when it comes to heat, you might want to remove the seeds.



I will be making this OFTEN! So quick and good! I bought a bulk bag of frozen shrimp on sale, so I can pull out just what I need for this recipe. YUMM-O

Snow Pics!

Bailey enjoyed playing outside while it was snowing. She loves to eat ice cubes, so she particularly enjoyed biting snow flakes out of the air.


Bailey also enjoys getting her picture taken, but decided it was time for a close up.


I jumped the gun a little and tried to make a snow angel before there was much accumulation. I can understand Bailey's confusion considering I don't usually lay down in the grass outside at night and flail around. This statement is not up for debate!


These are pics from about 6:15 am Saturday morning. Please ignore all the clover (read: weeds) that were too tall to be covered by the snow.






Only in MS would you have snow on the ground one day and then be outside working in the yard in 60 degree weather the next. Daniel and I did get to take care of several housekeeping items that have been on our list for a while. We also discovered a great location for a secret garden/firepit/hammock down the hill in our backyard. It's pretty neat! I also ordered my new roses and I can't wait to see how they look! It's getting warmer, so get ready for considerably more garden posts.

Dakini pics

We did lots of fun things at the cabin this past weekend. We....

did a little light reading,

took a hike,

looked gorgeous even while 'roughing it',

did some log balance beam walking,

did some stump standing,

and just generally had a lovely time. Go Girl Power!


We followed up our hike in the woods with some light boating around the lake.


Madeline particularly enjoyed getting to steer the boat with uncle daniel.


We followed up a full day of outdoor activities with a wonderful cookout with the entire family (ie about 25 people). Here are Gigi and Daddy Tim with Sherri and their youngest great granddaughter, Avery.


Lots of fabulous food and margaritas always leads to lots of silliness.


Wild elephants are known to make appearances during such occasions.


And, finally, what weekend would be complete without a silly face photo montage?






I sure do love my family! Let's do it again real soon!