What was I thinking with last week’s menu? I exhausted myself by cooking dinner every night. I realized that I didn’t plan for a two-nighter meal, LAME! By the time Friday came around, I was done in the kitchen, so I had John pick up a pizza on his way home and I whipped up Eli’s favorite caesar salad. This week I’m back to reality and back to serving up leftovers, which is honestly more realistic for us! We’re having leftovers on Monday as well as Thursday.
As I told you last week, my kids are not big candy fans, so they were over candy a few days after Halloween. I figured it was time for something homemade, so I treated to us to a batch of our favorite brownies, Roberts absolute best brownies. We were all happy campers that is, until they were all gone. You have to make these brownies. Seriously, every time I make them, we all say that they’re the best brownies ever. They are not cakey brownies, they are fudgey, gooey and finger lickin good!
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Is anyone else having a hard time adjusting to this new time change? I’m absolutely loving the brighter and warmer mornings, but I’m not liking the darker and earlier evenings. My kids were totally off schedule last week. I had to pry them out of bed each morning and by 5:15 each night, they were lingering around the kitchen wondering when dinner was going to be ready, because they were starving. It’s funny what a little darkness can do to you. The week prior we were patting ourselves on the back because we were eating dinner at 6:30 or 7:00 some nights. John and I liked the fact that our kids could handle the later dinner hour, but that all changed when we turned our clocks back. I think this week I will have some sort of appetizer out at 5:00 for the kids to snack on before dinner.
I’m typing this up and listening to Zoe’s and my new favorite song, “Try” by Pink. Yes, I admit I like some pop songs. When you’ve got kids in the car, you tend to listen to a lot of pop music while driving them around, and it sort of grows on you. I am also loving that song “Ho Hey” by the Lumineers and “I Will Wait” by Mumford and Sons. Music is so good for the soul and every time I hear a song I love, I just thank the universe for music. On Friday, we had a family music and dance night. We all played our favorite songs, sang and danced around the house. I love nights like that! Ok, let’s move onto this week’s menu.
bakerfamily5 November 11, 2012 at 7:42 pm
The caesar dressing was a HUGE hit, all 4 girls LOVED it!! Chicken parm as well as popovers for dinner this week…yum!!!!
Jacquelyn Grandy November 13, 2012 at 2:30 am
Yaay! Glad it was a hit and love that your family is a popover and chicken parm loving house like mine.
Marina@Picnic at Marina November 11, 2012 at 7:50 pm
It is interesting how our kid’s musical taste impact our own, isn’t it? Recently we had a long road trip with my teenager and I was exposed to his favorite tunes for four days…
Jacquelyn Grandy November 13, 2012 at 2:33 am
SO, is that a good thing or a bad thing? He he!
Averie @ Averie Cooks November 11, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Every time I read your mentions about the Roberts absolute best brownies, I want to make them! I have my own gold standard uber dense and fudgy and easy brownie recipe and it’s perfect and I don’t want to cheat on it, but I may just have to with yours
I think David L recipes are always destined for greatness! Can’t go wrong!
Jacquelyn Grandy November 13, 2012 at 2:33 am
Try them, just one! You will love them!
Kitchen Belleicious November 12, 2012 at 8:57 pm
its only 3:00 and I feel like its midnight! Been a crazy day helping out friends with keeping their kids. I could so not be a mom to 6 kids! Its just not in me:) Lol! What is in me though if that chicken parm. BOY i wish i was having it for dinner tonight
Jacquelyn Grandy November 13, 2012 at 2:36 am
Oh girl! I so had that day yesterday. I tried to do way to much and I was in bed by 8:30. These dark nights are taking me a while to get use to.
Yes, 6 kids, sounds fun for about a day! I’m happy with my 2 and I’m loving their ages right now SO much! You’re a great friend to lend a hand! I swear if we lived closer we would be cooking for each other all the time. Cyber twins!
l o v e l y t h i n g s November 12, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Jackie,
that skirt steak salad with kale and wheatberries looks so delicious….i wish I could make it right now!! Everything looks good and beautiful!
Funny…I don’t see the 4 in between the trees…but I see an M…for Marin Mama!!
Must make those brownies!!
xo
annie
Jacquelyn Grandy November 13, 2012 at 2:38 am
Thanks for your sweet compliments as always Annie. Yes, make the brownies, your kids will thank you.
Funny, that you see an M for Marin mama! LOVE IT!