A week in my kitchen...

This is the second week that these kids have been on break, and man can they eat! I feel like I do the dishes, and wipe down the counters all day long! And, unfortunately for me, my kids think that they live at Chili's because they are "tired" of eating ham and turkey sandwiches..Are you kidding me? I lived on peanute butter and jelly, and Hawaiian Punch almost every day of my young life, and LIKED IT~!

I made a salad that I had at Heidi V's house, and it is so wonderful!!!! My kids ate seconds and we all fought over thirds. It is a spinach and pasta salad, and here is the link...
http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/2008/04/spinach-pasta-salad-with-toasted.html
You have to make it with Heidi's balsamic dressing, it is great...
1 c oil (I use 1/2 c, and add 1/4 c water to make it lighter)
1/4 c balsamic vinegar
2 T chopped onion (she uses dried)
1 t salt
1 t sugar
1 t ground mustard
1 t dry basil
1/2 t oregano
1/4 t pepper
2 cloves garlic (use fresh, its so worth it)

I don't post recipes unless I can completely vouch that they are 1. really yummy 2. easy

I also made turkey meatballs this week. I have to say, that we really don't eat pasta here much, so when I make meatballs, I pour speghetti sauce on them and we eat them on broccoli. (And then we pig out on things like crackers and tortilla chips, we arent perfect!) It is because us Farrell's could eat our WEIGHT in pasta, and that aint' good friends.
Here is my tried-and-true turkey meatball recipe...
1 1/4 lb turkey BREAST (like Jennie-O, it comes in the package in that amount)
1 egg ( I used egg beaters)
1 c bread crumbs
1 T worcestershire sauce ( harder to say~)
1 onion, chopped pretty small
I used my pampered chef cookie dough ball scoop, and put them on a greased sheet, 350 for 20 min.
Here is also a little tip...buy yourself a box of latex gloves because for things like shaping a meatloaf, or mixing meatballs, its easier to use your hands and without gloves that is way gross.
Also good for chopping jalapeno's. Yup, I am the dummy that has wiped her eye after choppin' chili's.

Tonight I am making ham and cheese stromboli, which is so stinking great!
I buy the frozen bread loaves, and defrost 2
Make them into a giant 12x24ish rectangle
Brush 1 beaten egg all over
Top with lunch meat ham, and a minumin of 2 c swiss cheese, a little garlic or onion powder
Roll up like a cinnamon roll, pinch the sides, put on a cookie sheet (it won't fit on unlesss you curve it) and bake like 40 min at 375.
You kids will love you for it!

And thats it, next week back to last minute Subway dinner runs, and eggs for dinner...