Pinterest was my friend . . .

On Sunday Pinterest became my good friend. In my quest this year to try new foods I made 2 recipes off of Pinterest.

The first recipe was spinach lasagna rolls (roll ups). I got the recipe on Pinterest from this link: http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2011/04/spinach-lasagna-rolls.html

I will tell you first that I don't like Ricotta so I replaced it with cream cheese. One word of advice - spray the foil with your favorite oil spray to keep the cheese from sticking. Oh and I had to put the dish under the broiler for few minutes to get it nice brown and bubbly. So what was the verdict. I though it was interesting. B-man, my BIL and my sister liked it, my sister even went back for seconds but the biggest test was . . . Smiley liked it too. Might try this one again.

And here is a picture of the left overs (only because I forgot to take a picture before we ate):

My second recipe was from Pinterest also it was the Pomegranate syrup. I got the recipe from this link: http://www.bhg.com/recipe/simply-sweet-pomegranate-syrup/?socsrc=bhgpin121912pomegranatesyrup&crlt.pid=camp.uZDK4wfB

It was so easy to make and truth be told I haven't tried it yet only because I don't have any Gingerale in the house and that is what I'm planning on mixing it with.

Here is the final result:

I also turned to Pinterest for a non food link this weekend too. It was something called the sock bun that creates soft curls in your hair overnight. Here is the link: http://aspottedpony.com/for-moms/how-to-use-a-sock-to-get-beautiful-curly-hair-without-heat/1517/. Well it didn't work for me. First off I am positive you have to have long hair - not medium length hair like I have. Second the act of putting the hair in the bun is hard. Second all but the ends fell out of the bun and all I had was frizzy ends - not what I was looking for.

Also the hubby and I went to a new restaurant on Saturday night for dinner - a French restaurant. My meal was interesting. B-man enjoyed his. He had a whole lobster and french fries. Yep that was what was on the menu. Oh and it was too cute to have him ask me what frites were (thanks to my mother I at least know that much even though I never took French).

So how'z you doin?

Ok so I'm checking in on my New Year Resolutions (NYR) and so far this is how things are going:

1) I've been reminded of how to say 0-10 in German (can't spell properly yet but baby steps). I also know how to say "How are you?". My most recent phrase is about asking where the bathroom is . . . which is a start one for me. Don't have it down yet. So progress is being made - woo hoo.

2)  I have a confession - last week I goofed. I bought my lunch 2 times instead of just one. Sad face.

3) Haven't really been doing this as much as I would like. Oh sure I'm playing with Smiley but we are confined to a small space. This weekend was supposed to be nice (LIAR Mr. Weatherman) and we were going to go to a park. NOT!!!

4) I've only been drinking water when I have choir (Monday evenings and Sunday mornings). Sad face.

5) Still need to get a plant. Come on spring so I can roam around Home Depot and Loews.

6) I'm totally on plan with this. I've made 1 new Pinterest recipe and 2 recipes for Sunday dinners for the family. They agreed to be my taste testers. Also I made a new cake recipe that was yummy.

7) Need to still do this. Haven't really had the opportunity yet so need to find something.

8) More $$$ - no luck yet.

9) I've started putting money away in the savings account so I'm doing good.

10) Need to schedule date night for this month.

11) Done a little decrapping (that totally doesn't sound good) as we put the Christmas Stuff away - cleaned a little bit in Smiley's room too.

12) I sorted the thread to my dragon project - keep forgetting to find my hoop so I can start.

So how are you doing with your resolutions?

And we are off . . .

I tried a new recipe today from Pinterest . . . Italian Baked Shrimp

I'm not much of a shrimp person so I had to get another opinion on how they turned out. First off I would say that this recipe is very very easy. The only thing I changed was I cooked them for longer than the allotted 15 minutes. I baked it for another 10 minutes and even threw the broiler on. What can I say, I needed them to be more pink before I felt comfortable eating them and serving them.

Here is the link to Pinterest if you want to try it for yourself . . . I thought it was OK but then again as I said I'm not much of a shrimp person but I had Smiley's BFF over and D liked them a lot. She eats more seafood than I do so she is a better judge of the recipe.

http://pinterest.com/pin/92886811036308642

Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

The first New Years Resolution I had posted this year was to learn at least 12 words in German and be able to use them in a a conversation properly. So last night I put the challenge to my BIL to help me in this endeavour. He says learning a phrase is better but we shall see. I do know a few words so far which are:

LINKS - Left
RECHTS - Right
EINE - One
ZWEI - Two
DREI - Three
VIER - Four
FÜNF- Five
SECHS - Six
SIEBEN - Seven
ACHT - Eight
NEUN - Nine
ZEHN - Ten


Do I know how to spell them, nope? I had to look them up for posting but at least when I'm asked I can answer in German.


So JR gave me this phrase to work on for this month . . . Wie geht es Ihnen? Any takers on what this is? Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller? It means HOW ARE YOU? I had to write it down phonetically so I can pronounce it properly. Oh and we were discussing "Good morning - Good afternoon - Good evening - Good night" = "Guten Morgen - Guten Tag - Guten Aben -  Guten Nacht".

So that is pretty good start to learning German (resolution #1 or #eine).


For my second resolution I said to bring my lunch to work 4 out of the 5 days. Well I only work 3 days this week and so far for the 2 days I have been here at work I have brought my lunch. Since I'm off tomorrow and will probably grab a bite to eat out after Smiley's appointment I will have to bring my lunch on Friday too.

Ok well that is all for now. I'll check back in a few days with my progress.