Recipe time

 

Steve and Shad got to go and try out the new Xbox One at a local mall.  Yeah they were happy..

 

Then we went home and I cooked Spinach Stuffed Shells and Spaghetti, I have some happy happy full kids tonight:) 

 

Spinach Stuffed Shells

-box of jumbo shells

-package of frozen spinach or a bag of fresh spinach

-8 oz of ricotta cheese

-3 eggs

-package of  mozzarella cheese 

-parmesan cheese (half a small tub of the shaved can-maybe 4 oz)

-lots of pepper

-lots of Italian seasoning

-sprinkle of garlic

-lots of oregano   

-olive oil and a bottle of pesto

 

Cook the shells

Drain & set aside

 

Defrost the spinach or cook it if it is fresh.  It takes a bag of spinach about 2 minutes in the microwave with a little butter and garlic.

 

Mix everything above....

spoon mixture into shells

put Pesto over shells ( a few spoon fulls here and there, I cut the pesto with olive oil so it is not too strong)

 

Bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes ...EAT!

 

***** I watch my ingredients I do not buy the pesto that has any kind of oils in it other than Olive Oil!  I also tend to buy low fat and/or organic on all the cheeses

Also I used a package of frozen spinach the healthy kind NOT creamed!!!  And I cooked a bag of fresh spinach since I like a lot of spinach!

I have some mixture left over that I put in the fridge and will use in a couple of days to make more stuffed shells.  this mix doesn't freeze well....

 

 

Spaghetti

-package of ground Perdue chicken ( no preservatives)

-box of whole wheat spaghetti (Fiber)

-2 jars of Ragu tomato, basil and onion (2 servings of veggies in each serving of sauce)

 

cook the chicken

cook the pasta and add together and dump the Ragu:) 

 

Garlic Bread

I buy a brand that has no oils but olive oil

 

Salad

 

Grapes for dessert

 

Takes less than 30 minutes and everyone is happy and there are left overs!!!!!!

 

The older I get the more I understand my granny wanting to feed us all the time!!!!!  It is nice to fill these bottomless pits up and make them all happy:)

 

 

 

Tomorrow we plan on taking Selah for her flu shot and a few boosters.  I have to tell you I am so blessed with our pediatrician  AND his wonderful nurses/office staff!!  He is GREAT and I couldn't ask for a better doctor for all my kids but his staff (nurses and office staff) are JUST as great!  They never mind my calls and always always help me out, no matter what!  It is a blessing to have them working with us!   I called today to let them know we were coming and I just so appreciate how easy it is to speak to them and how they just get everything done.  Thanks Dr Whele and staff at Watson Clinic North in Lakeland!!!!!!!  You make my life so much easier....I'm sorry because I know we complicate your lives LOL but thanks for the patience and care you give us!  I couldn not imagine dealing with things without them!

 

 

We are getting excited about our Halloween Party on Saturday with the group Lift Disability Network and their monthly BOOST group!  We all have costumes.....pictures will be coming soon!   If you live in the central Florida area and have an adult or child in your family with special needs, feel free to contact me for more info theclanton5@aol.com   It was worth the drive for us!

 

And next weekend we are going to the Rattlesnake Festival in San Antonio Florida.  We've wanted to go for a number of years but just never planned it.  this year we are planning ahead of time.   That will certainly be interesting:)  Jon has always wanted rattle snake boots.......  If I saved the bodies of the ones that get run over by our house, I could probably get him some made LOL

 

All kinds of fun things happening......

 

 

Selah is doing the same, she is tired tonight had a good long therapy session today.  She actually had to have a little valium and her BP meds, she was within range to get them, usually she doesn't need them but since it is night time, we like her to relax.  She had a big day, outside quite a bit as it is cooler and therapy....

 

She is still having poop issues.  She is set to see GI next month and so is Sarah.  Sarah has the opposite problem!  She poops ALL THE TIME!  Of course she still eats puréed foods so I blame some of it on that.  She should have already gone to a GI doctor, and that is my fault but she has no real issues and as you can tell she has gain plenty of weight!!!  When we got her, she weighed 19 pounds at 5 years old.  She wore a size 18 months....everything else was too big on her.  NOW she weighs close to 40 pounds and wears a size 5.  In fact with her new clothes I'm not buying anything smaller than a size 6!  She is chunky and I love it:)   She is so sweet, she loves food.  I have used the heck out of my Magic Bullet!  I should do an ad for them!!  I use it at every meal but breakfast (she usually eats oatmeal or grits) but basically whatever we eat, she eats puréed, for lunch she had my chicken noddle soup and tonight she had spaghetti.  Sometimes like with eggs I have to put a little water in to blend it to the consistency of oatmeal.  Otherwise she will just close that little mouth up tight LOL.  Everyone has tried, all the therapists everyone...she is just NOT going to eat anything.  We've tried everything, baby puffed cereal, Cheetos. McDonald French fries.....  all to no avail!  She is so stubborn.  Sometimes IN a soup she will eat a little piece of meat or a piece of pasta that didn't get sheered ....but sometimes even then she will work it back out of her mouth.  She is a mess!  The hardest is when we go out to eat.  Some places like Olive Garden will blend the soups up for me, but most won't so I sit there and try to smush it up by hand. 

 

So please keep Selah in your prayers tonight!  Thank you!