This week last year was our final week of “normal”… but we didn’t even know it.
Looking back on the last year has made me emotional. I have gone through so many feelings in the last 365 days. Terror, anger, hopelessness, sadness, gratitude, fear, and sheer exhaustion.
Now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, I feel an even deeper despair. In fact since the vaccination roll out began I have felt more hopeless than ever before. I have really tried to analyze my feelings and have asked myself why this is?
Check out How Was Your Week, Honey? Episode #214 Feel Like A Weiner HERE! This week we get into some lighter fare. Topics: Putting your foot in your mouth, Miami Vice, couples quiz, Kelowna, home baking, Nanaimo bars, Buttergate, eyebrow game, & zombies.
Spring is in the air but that air still has a little chill to it. I was craving chicken pot pie but I wasn’t craving all the work that chicken pot pie takes! So, I decided to make chicken pot pasta instead! All the flavours and half the effort! Not even half, like a quarter!! This dish is so easy and tastes so good! It is the perfect early spring dinner!
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups of cooked chicken (I had leftovers)
10 mushrooms, sliced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 cup chicken broth (I used homemade turkey stock)
2 cup half and half
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
5 thyme stalks
5 sage leaves, chiffoned
1/4 teaspoon paprika
12 oz egg noodles
1 cup frozen peas, thawed (I used mixed frozen vegetables)
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
In a large pot over medium heat, add the butter.
Once heated, add the mushrooms, onion, celery and carrots, saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant.Cut the chicken into small bite-size chunks and return it to the pot. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme, sage, and paprika.
When the mixture begins to boil, add the pasta and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 10-15 minutes, then add the corn, peas and parsley.
Cook until the pasta is tender and the sauce is thick.
This week we drink some yummy wine, ate some delicious dinners and baked my Nana’s chocolate chip cookies! I did yoga, cleaned the house and did homework. After school we always do workbooks and music practice. This week SBean said she made important corrections to her workbook 🤣.
This past weekend we did some family Geocaching! We worked on some souvenirs associated with a new challenge, the Seven Wonders of the World! We found all 7 ancient wonders, all 7 modern wonders and won 3 souvenirs Next time we will search for the 7 natural wonders. While Geocaching in Kelowna we made our way to Whisk Cafe and Bakery. It is in the Rutland area and was featured on The Food Network on a show called Project Bake Over! It was an adorable cafe but sadly was sold out of most of all their treats 🤣 so we took what they had left and then then picked up some potato.
On Sunday SBean and Ninja went public skating and a few of her school friends were there! After both Girls cleaned their bedrooms we celebrated by using all their Claire’s gift certificates at their closing out sale! It was a fabulous and fun shopping spree!!