Valentines Day at Home Dinner Date

Dressed in our best, the table is set!

Ready for our Valentine's Date Night at HOME!

First time every and I think it started a family tradition. The boys escorted the girls downstairs then Ashtyn seated  everyone at their spots at the table for a candlelit dinner. Ashtyn made the name tags for everyone.

The girls surprised the boys with the meal (we made lots of heart shaped things) and enjoyed some sparkling juice! It was such a fun night!

A few things on the table:

*Heart Shaped Pizza

*Heart Shaped Hot dogs with Cheese on the ends

*Fruit Salad

*Sparkling Grape Juice
*A few Valentine's Treats

*A special note for each person at their spot

We hope you enjoy this!

Seasoned Spuds

Another family favorite of ours... to serve with meat is what we call our "seasoned spuds". Baby red potatoes with lots of seasonings! Here is the way I prepare them, I have found that using my apple cutter has been so much easier to use when cutting my potatoes! The kids LOVE the way they look too!

INGREDIENTS:
20 Baby Red Potatoes *Fill large pot about half way
1 Tbs. Olive Oil
1/2 C. Water
1 Tbs. Lawry's Salt (at the most, my hubby LOVES this, but def. could use a little less)!
1/8 tsp. Onion Powder
1/8 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Sea Salt

*Cut potatoes
*Fill bottom of pan with water and oil
*Add the seasonings
*Cover and cook on Medium-high heat for 15-20 min stirring occasionally.

Use an apple cutter to cut the potatoes (don't peel them)

The finished potatoes!! YUMMO!

Enjoy!! :)

Gluten Free Granola Recipe!

A new favorite in our house! Thank you to my sister-in-law for a few yummy recipes!! We had to share them! :)


Gluten Free Granola
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*This recipe is doubled
½ C. OLIVE OIL
½ C. honey
2tsp vanilla
4 c. oats
2/3 c. sunflower seeds (raw and unsalted)
1 c. raw almonds chopped (optional)
4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
2 c. dry fruit

Preheat oven to 325
In small saucepan, combine oil, honey and vanilla.
Stir over low heat until combined, about 1-2 min
Combine oats, seeds, almonds and spices directly on 11x7 jelly roll pan
Bake for 10-12 min. or until golden brown, stirring and spreading every 3 min.
Mix in Fruit

The Ingredients I used

Stirring it all together (adding the liquid onto the the dry ingredients)

Enjoy!