MMM...home made chicken pot pie

D was in the mood to bake today, so he made us chicken pot pie for dinner! It was sooo good! I love when he gets in those moods...and considering I'm tired, very LARGE now and having some contractions, it was such a treat!!

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Smilebox

I've been playing around with this software/service recommended by Family Fun Magazine. It has some basic free features and some upgrades for a cost. You can actually format and put pictures in a recipe card and print them for free (minus your printer cost, of course) and make a recipe book out of it. I've been thinking about doing something like this for Christmas gifts. You can also blog your creations, so here is one of mine testing the service:

Click to play | Make your own Smilebox

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Bento Box Thursday

Maisie has HOPE on Fridays, so I will be making Bento Box Lunches for her on Thursdays. We usually do a variation of the boxes all week long, but I decided Friday would be the special lunch day when I actually make an effort at presentation :)

Here is this week's try:

Maisie's lunch
Carrots, leaf-shaped cucumbers, dill dip, milton's crackers, leaf-shaped cheese, leaf-shaped kiwi, almond butter dip

I found a great mini cookie cutter set of fall leaves at the Corelle Outlet for less than $3 :)



Apples and Home Made Trail Mix



Ants on a Log: Celery, almond butter dip, cranraisins



I have to pack enough for the day; my girls are grazers, so they will include snack time for the kids throughout the day.

For Dani and Katie:




I tried something new for dinner tonight: Italian sandwiches. We had chicken that was going to go bad in the fridge, so I threw it in the crockpot with spaghetti sauce and shredded: carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, red, yellow and green peppers, spinach. Add some garlic and let it cook for 4-5 hours on high.

I spread them over some great bread I found and voila, Italian sandwiches:



Of course, I realize now a layer of Mozzarella cheese was really needed and I'll have to try that next time.

And Dani was so tired she almost fell asleep at dinner:

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