Sunday, November 28, 2010
Thanksgiving in Houston
The Lucas Family traveled to Houston for Thanksgiving...all four of us! This was Harper's first road trip so we didn't really know what to expect but she did great! Going there and coming back we got a 45 minute nap out of her which helped with the 3 hours car ride...the rest of the time she entertained herself and I sat in the back with her for awhile too. We are glad that she did well because we will all be going back to Houston for Christmas! While in Houston we had a fabulous Thanksgiving Feast and Grandma, Grandpa & Uncle Jason got to spend some good quality time with Miss H!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Open & Close
Harper is totally into opening and closing doors right now! It started last week at a playdate where she fell in love with a toy that had a barn door, she spent at least 30 mins opening and closing the door. Then she discovered that the mini kitchen she has at home has doors and most recently she has been having fun with the doors in our house! Too cute!
Teething!
Well, this morning I spent $30 for a teething consult! ;) Harper started to pull on her ear yesterday and was super fussy last night (it took a couple hours to get her to fall asleep) so we thought she probably had an ear infection so we took a trip to the doc this morning...nope, it's all teething related!!! Apparently sometimes the pain they are feeling in their mouth can carry up to the ear area and/or they just can't figure out where the pain is coming from...poor baby! And did I mention she is drooling buckets of drool...she drooled before while teething but nothing like this, she is soaking through bibs and clothes in under an hour! So she had 3 teeth come in on top a couple of weeks ago and now she is working on the 4th top one! I hope after that one comes in we will have a little break until the next tooth comes in!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Simple Tomato Sauce
Duh, here is the pasta sauce recipe...I forgot to include in the previous post. I also added a carton of roughly chopped mushrooms, enjoy!
Simple Tomato Sauce
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes (or crushed tomatoes)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To make Simple Tomato Sauce:
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, and garlic and cook until soft and golden brown. Add the basil and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. With a potato masher, break up the tomatoes to achieve a sauce-like consistency (unless you already used crushed tomatoes). Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve.
Cook's Note: Tomato sauce will last 1 week in the refrigerator and up to 6 months in the freezer.
Simple Tomato Sauce
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes (or crushed tomatoes)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To make Simple Tomato Sauce:
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, and garlic and cook until soft and golden brown. Add the basil and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. With a potato masher, break up the tomatoes to achieve a sauce-like consistency (unless you already used crushed tomatoes). Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve.
Cook's Note: Tomato sauce will last 1 week in the refrigerator and up to 6 months in the freezer.
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