What's for dinner? Night two.

Since I'm longing for the weather to feel like fall, and its not cooperating... I decided to at least make a fall dish.

In all honesty, I had to step outside my comfort zone a bit with this recipe. For some reason, I just couldn't decided how  ground turkey and a can of pumpkin would taste in chili.

After all the rave reviews I decided it was worth the try. I could always order delivery if it was a fail:)

To my surprise, it was actually quite tasty!  I also turned this recipe into a crockpot dish, taking advantage of nap time.

I sautéed my veggies and ground turkey. Dumped the remaining items in the crock pot, and turned it to low. A few hours later- dished it up and toped it with cilantro, chips, lime, cheddar cheese and avocado.

A tasty and easy weeknight meal! You'll find the recipe link below. Enjoy:)

http://inherchucks.com/2012/11/09/turkey-pumpkin-chili/

What's for dinner?!

If your like me, a busy mom of two little kiddos, dinner can seem like a rather daunting task. I decided I'd start a little series called "what's for dinner?". 

 

The recipes are found online, and sometimes tweaked a bit to make them simpler. Hope these can give you some ideas for when your in a bind of what to make for dinner:)

Tonight I tried out a new tortilla soup... Recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray. It was quite delicious. To speed up the prep time,  I used precooked rotisserie chicken, frozen corn and skipped char grilling the veggies. I tossed everything into the pot, let it simmer and toped it with cheese, cilantro,lime and homemade tortilla strips. I will definitely be making this quick and easy soup again. Yum!

http://m.foodnetwork.com/recipes/25920

Boxes and bubble wrap.

 Boxes and bubble wrap have taken over our house. We're packing little slowly and using the opportunity to purge. We're determined not to lug a bunch of stuff we don't want across the country.

The realization is really setting in that we are moving. A flood of emotions are constantly on my mind. Excitement for our new place ( which looks really awesome in pictures), experiencing a new city and meeting new people. But alongside that excitement is sadness.

We have an incredible community of friends here in LA. We love our sweet neighbors and their little kids, our amazing Church and the ability to drive to see our families. We really have been blessed to have all our immediate and almost all our extended family live in Southern California. Our kids just adore spending time with their grandparents and our closest friends.

I'm keeping my head up and a joyful heart. Im so thankful for such a supportive husband and family. Im excited for my husbands new adventure and proud of him for how hard he has worked and how far he has progressed.

I keep reminding myself to be thankfully for the things like FaceTime and 5 hour flights. We have such useful tools to keep in touch with friends and family.

Our stuff ships out Monday, but were here for two more weeks. We're looking forward to enjoying each moment with family and friends:)