Fleur de Aleta

It's easy to make, but make sure do not misread the ingredients.... like I did... I was making a fast grocery list and thought it read "red wine vinegar"... instead... of rice vinegar.  BIG difference and the mistake forced a second grocery store run.  Ugh. The other thing about this recipe... if you are allergic to carrots, don't get the bag of coleslaw mix... Found this out after serving the salad to my husband and his lips started to burn and the back of his throat hurt.  Fortunately the carrots were only a few bits and he washed down the meal with a lot of water.  Lesson learned! Below is the recipe for ingredients in the salad and then ingredients for the dressing: Salad makings: 1 (16 ounce) bag coleslaw mix 2 packages of ramen noodles, crumbled (do NOT use the seasoning) 1 cup shelled edamame 1 avocado, diced 1 mango, diced 1/2 cup thin sliced almonds 1/2 cup sliced green onions Dressing ingredients: 2/3 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup honey 1/3 cup rice vinegar 2 t...

The word "honey" might make you think this is ultra sweet, but with the soy and hoisin sauce, it adds some extra flavor.  I'm not used to working with hoisin sauce.  Greg said to decrease the hoisin in the future and use a mixture of breast and thigh meat, because even in a crock pot, it can make the meat more tough while cooking.  The sauce is thick, but it's supposed to be that way in the end. Special note - I combined this dish with a low flavor rice/quinoa package (purchased at Sam's).  We have used this package before and found that it doesn't have much taste - but it was a good combo with the recipe I used, because the sauce was so strong. Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breast (and thighs) 1 Cup honey 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce 1/4 Cup hoisin sauce (maybe cut this in half?) 1 Teaspoon toasted sesame oil 2 Cloves garlic, minced 6 Tablespoons cold water 2 Tablespoons corn starch Garnish Green onions, sliced Sesame seeds Instructions: Cut chicke...

Dear Son, You have been doing SO well with summer camp!  Mommy was worried about you not having enough social skills.  There were two days where you had less than favorable reports where you "were aggressive with taking music toys from friends" (as Aunt Kim said "boys will be boys") and the second one wrote that you "couldn't keep your hands to yourself."  But no explanation went with it, so I'm unsure if you hit someone, pushed back, went after toys?  But everything all other days are great, even some reports of you eating all of your food (on pancake for lunch day and chicken lunch). But today... mommy had a little scare.  Mommy was at work and she heard her cell phone go off, for a phone call.  Mommy mostly gets text messages, if anything, on her phone during work time and that's rare, so when the phone rang, heart in throat... and worse when Mommy saw it was a call from Kehoe France School.  Mommy's fingers couldn't answer the p...

My son's summer camp has assigned days for when parents need to bring snacks.  Tomorrow is Gregory's day - our day.  I decided on baking cupcakes, then making the frosting from a Wilton recipe, then decorating it the monster style.  But I soon realized.... the monster style takes WAYYYY too much icing and I didn't make a batch big enough.  And I didn't want to make more.  Lol.  So, I played around with tip 22 and came up with these cupcakes.  Kids can't be too picky at camp, right?

Daddy is my hero. He teaches me about hard work.  I see him going to work and coming home to work even more.  One day, he will help me with my chemistry classes. Daddy showing me the puzzle box and how it works. Airplane watching with Daddy In Daddy's arms, I'm king of the world! Daddy teaches me to say the words "I Love You" and I do! Running to Daddy! Daddy buying me a big boy potty Daddy..... I have a gift for you... and here's a guess... it's not a toaster! Daddy protects me, but he also wants me to be fearless! and ROAR! And he tells me to be kind, helpful and share with others. Daddy, You are my super hero.  You said that I am your super hero.  If I am a super hero, then I know what my super power is - the ability to make you smile! I hope you like the gift... I painted it MYSELF! I love you, Da. Happy Father's Day, Your Son

Dear Son, The other day Daddy received his new CPAP mask.  You found the instructions and handed them to me, then you pointed to the instructions.  You saw the words on the page and pointed again.  I asked, "Do you want me to tell you a story?"  You nodded your head. I said, "How about you tell me the story.  Is this a story about a cat or dog?"   You said, "Cat!"  I asked, "Is it a purple cat?"  You said, "No."  I asked, "Is it a blue cat?"  You said, "No." "Is it a brown cat?"  You nodded your head yes.  I said, "Okay, this book (instruction booklet) is about a brown cat.  That's great!  What is the cat doing?  Is the cat running?"  You said, "No."  I continued to ask questions until you said yes... the story consisted of a brown cat that liked to sleep, walk and meow and the cat would say I Love You.  Do you think Gregory had our cat in mind? This past week you went to ...