Recipe exchange link party!

Well, today is a recipe exchange day!

First of all, I have to say that I'm not the best cook in the world...

This is so sad since my mom and mom-in-law are absolutely wonderful cooks


 (howcomeIdidntgetthosegenes!)

Anyways, thanks to my mama-in-law Jens, I was able to post a couple of recipes, and there's a particular one that I'm very proud of because it turned out just FANTASTIC! 

It's a zucchini bread recipe!! (bestzucchinibreadever!)

So here it is! You MUST try this one... You will not be disappointed!

The zucchini bread recipe is HERE

I can't wait to see all the yummy recipes y'all are going to share!!!


Enjoy!





PS: Some blog news: LINK PARTY!


save the date!!

My baby blog will be hosting its first link party on Sat July 30th!

Theme: Wedding Day Stories!

It seems like the most bizarre, out of the blue things JUST happen on your wedding day.

At the moment, you bawl your eyes out over them, but later on, they become the funniest memories from that day.

If you have funny stories about your wedding,(or a special memory from that day, or even your wedding vows!) please link up! I LOVE to read and hear about them!

More info to come, so stay tuned!

xoxoxo

The little things

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When I read this quote, I was once again reminded of the things that are truly important in life

We don't have a bunch of money ( our finances are generally pretty tight)

We don't drive 2011 cars

We don't own a house

We don't wear the most expensive clothes...

But this is what we DO HAVE:

We have the two most beautiful, healthy, funny, smart, amazing kids in the universe (imaproudparent =)

These are the faces we wake up to every morning... what a gift!

We love to watch and play soccer together

We have a cute, warm, cozy home with a great yard for my little boy to run

We like to be silly!

We love to talk about everything during our lunch and dinner times

We drink MATE!

We have food in our table

We're in love

We have each other

We're wealthy beyond measure



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Have a lovely Friday!!! =D


xoxoxo

I heart the SUN ( and everything related to it!)

I LOVE the sun and everything related to it...

#1 Sun dresses

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#2 Sundaes

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#3 Sun glasses

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#4 Sunflowers

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#5 Josiah (my SUN) 

#6 Sunrooms

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#7 Sunrises and sunsets

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#8 Sundays picnics

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xoxoxo

Memory maker is ON! =)

EASY RECIPES: Chimichurri , babe!!!

I'm so excited to introduce my wonderful sister-in-law Tracey to y'all.

She's an amazing sister, friend, wife, mom of 3, musician and one of the most hilarious people I know! =D

She has a great heart and an amazing gift of service. She's been visiting and helping Mercede out, remember her? If you'd like to have updates on Mercede, please check out Tracey's blog at www.hispeculiartreasure.blogspot.com

So, back to the chimichurri recipe... hmmmm... it tasted and smelled just SO GOOD! I can't wait to marinate some meat with it and grill out some yummy steaks! (I'm an argentine, I can't help but eat great amounts of meat =D)

Here's the recipe to an amazing CHIMICHURRI! thanks Tray Tray! =)

Ingredients:

• One bunch of fresh Italian parsley
• 1/2 cup olive oil (or more if it's too chunky)
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar(or more to taste)
• One bunch of fresh cilantro
• 5-6 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  
  
  
• Blend in a food processor and season to taste:)) 

                                                                           

                                                                         ENJOY!!! 

( If you want to find more delish recipes, check out Jens blog at www.shakeyourfoodie.blogspot.com , you will just LOVE IT! )

xoxoxo

EASY RECIPES: Zucchini Day #2: Stuffed zucchini

Hi there, friends!

So yesterday, we let our imagination loose and tried a new zucchini "recipe"

( it was more like:  

*hey lets make stuffed zucchini! 

*OK Great! Yeah! ... hhhmmm what should we put in it?

*I don't know... what do we have in the fridge?? =))

So we came up with our own interpretation of what a stuffed zucchini should be like, taste like and look like.

... cause sometimes, you need to toss your recipe out the window and just have fun... go with your gut, try something new... SPONTANEOUS is one of my favorite words these days, and that's how we were feeling yesterday! =)

So back to cooking mode

Here we go with our recipe #2: Japanese style stuffed zucchini

Ingredients: 

• 6 zucchinis
• 1 red pepper and 1 green pepper (we didn't use them this time because someone in our family is "emotionally" allergic to it (coughcough deanstein), but if you have them and you like them, go for it!)
• 3 cups rice (amount varies according to amount of people you're cooking for)
• 2 onions (medium size)
• 8 oz (small pack) mushrooms 
• 3 cloves of garlic 
• Olives (as many as you like)
• Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese
• Olive oil
• 4 tablespoons teriyaki sauce

Instructions

#1 Prepare rice

#2 Chop onions, (peppers), mushrooms, garlic, parsley (if you have fresh-from-your-garden parsley, that's the best!) and olives.

#3 In a pan, saute onions and peppers first. After 3-5 mins, add mushrooms.

#4 When the mix is about ready, add parsley and garlic. Saute for about 1-2 mins and turn stove off. (If you cook garlic for a long time, it gets bitter). After everything is cooked, add rice, olives and teriyaki sauce to the mix (you can use as much as you like =). Let it cool.

#5 Cut your zucchinis in halves. Scoop out the insides.

#6 Using a brush, coat the zucchini "boats" with a little bit of olive oil.

 #7 Stuff your zucchinis with filling, and cover with cheese.

#8 Bake them 30-45 mins.


#9 Unbuckle your belt

#10 EAT!!

 So that's how you make it, and this is how you eat it...

lizz, we miss you and wish you were here!! but at the same time, we're so proud of you for being the hands and feet of Jesus to those in need. We love you, girl!

 No matter what you're eating, either a fancy meal or bread and water, FAMILY and FRIENDS always make food taste much better!!

 Enjoy!

 ps: Tomorrow, I'll be posting the most yummiest CHIMICHURRI made by Tracey!!! You can check her blog out at www.hispeculiartreasure.blogspot.com and show her some love!! =D

xoxoxo 

Getting ready for Zucchini day#2

I'm getting ready to have an amazing afternoon with my mom-in-law Jens, and this time, my sister-in-law Tracey will join us in the adventure. Woot woot!

I do have a funny story about this post, though. Remember I said I had NO idea on what to do with AAAALL my zucchinis? I went out there yesterday to check on my garden, and get some zucchinis for recipe #2 ... I looked around... and looked... and kept looking... there's none. NONE!! Hahahaha that happens to me for bragging on my garden! hehehe

So yeah, the hubbs "was volunteered" to go to a little farmer's market and get some for me ( he was volunteered to do it since he accidentaly ate the zucchini I was saving for today while I took the kids to the park =)

 this is what was left of my precious zucchini

Today's menu:

*Stuffed zucchini 

*Homemade Chimichurri (sista Tray Tray will be in charge of this one)

We shall see how it turns out!

Some blog news: LINK PARTY!

My baby blog will be hosting its first link party on Sat July 30th!

Theme: Wedding Stories!

It seems like the most bizarre, out of the blue things JUST happen on your wedding day.

At the moment, you bawl your eyes out over them, but later on, they become the funniest memories from that day.

If you have funny stories about your wedding, please link up! I LOVE to read and hear about them, it's just great to look back and laugh over these things!

More info to come, so stay tuned!

Have a great Monday!

xoxoxo