Week 8

Week 8 is very late.
I completed my task for my YW class last Thursday, but I have been so incredibly crazy I have not had a second to even post any pictures. I don't even have much time to do the post now either, so I'm just going to tell you what I did and post a few pictures. When I finish Week 9 tomorrow, I will hopefully be able to post again on Sunday so you can get more detail.

So I made Cream Cheese Lemon Bars, and they were AMAZING!!! I will definitely need to post the recipe, because this is one that everyone should do. Here are a couple pics:




Have a great day!
~Meghan

Week 7 and Micah's 25th Birthday!!!

So for week 7 I made an Artichoke Dip for the Super Bowl! Micah was additionally excited because his team won, but we would have been happy with either one. I personally did not enjoy my Artichoke Dip, but everyone else seemed to like it. They ate all of it within about an hour. hahahaha. I think I was expecting it to turn out more like the Spinach Artichoke Dip you get at Chilies or something, and so I was disappointed when it did not. But here is what I did!

I started out by taking 2 cans of Artichoke hearts and chopped them up, then I mixed them in a bowl with 2 cups Mayo, a dash of hot sauce, 2 cloves minced Garlic, and 2 cups of Parmesan Cheese. You can add some Papaya for seasoning, and then bake it for about 40 min (or until it looks done) at 300 degrees!
Badda Bing Badda Boom and you are Done!

It turns out rather yellowish, and it looks gross, but apparently it tastes yummy! Next time I try this, I'll look for one with Spinach in it!

As for Micah's Birthday, we went to Denver and spent the day up there playing games with his sisters and the babies! We had lots of fun just relaxing and finally putting our TomTom to use. I got Micah a new game called the Game of Things. It is more of a grown up game, but it is pretty fun!!!! I saw the commercials on TV and it looked hilarious, so I decided this would be a fun one to do. We played with only 4 people, but we all agreed that it would be even more fun with a larger group. Here are a bunch of pics from the trip! I love you baby!

Have a great day!
~Meghan

Week 6 & Update

Hey my friends!
So as far as an update goes, I have received the calling of Young Womens President of the San Carlos branch. Yay!!! I am very nervous, but also very excited. We only have about 5 girls who are active, but as Elder Nelson told us, membership in the area is going to start booming. So I'm expecting the branch to grow quickly. I have two awesome councilors, my first councilor actually is named Megan, and she grew up with Micah, so that is fun. She and I get along really well, and I am excited about the friendship that is sure to grow. And my second councilor is a covert of 6 years, and she is from Mexico City, and she is learning English, quickly. She is absolutely amazing. Every time I look at her I just want to go up to her, just so that I can be in her presence. She is one of those women who you want to be like, and I absolutely love her, even though I barely know her.

Also, I dyed my hair! I went BLACK! Crazy, I know. Its actually a little too dark for me, but the plan is to have it dark like this and then let it fade to my natural color of dark brown. I've had a bunch of compliments on it, but you never know if they really mean it. lol. Hopefully I haven't been walking around looking like a clown!

For Week 6 I made Creole Chicken Breasts with Crab and Artichoke Stuffing. Holy cow YUM! It was delicious. I got the recipe from Rachael Ray's All-Occasion Cookbook for 30 Min Meals.

It was really yummy, and very easy. I took 2 shallots, chopped them up, 1 rib of celery from the heart, chopped it up, and sauted them together in extra virgin olive oil (evoo) for a couple min, then added a can of drained and chopped artichoke hearts. After, I added crab meat and then cubed up buttered toast. You keep stirring everything around pretty much until the toast gets moist like stuffing. Then added a couple seasonings, salt pepper and bay seasoning. Then remove that from the heat!Then you take the chicken cutlets and put some small mounds of the mixture you just made in the center, and roll up the chicken (pin it closed with toothpicks). Then put some more evoo in a new pan and fry both sides of the chicken for about 2-3 min on each side until brown.

After, you take them out, and set aside. You make the Creole sauce by putting some butter and evoo in the pan, add dry sherry (I used Grape Juice :) ), and cook it over medium heat until its reduced by half (usually takes about 1 or 2 min). Add a half cup of chicken broth and let it boil. Then add some cornstarch so it will thicken and stir! Now you can place the chicken back in the pan and cover it for about 5 min until fully cooked! Ta Da! You're Done! You have a VERY TASTY meal that was quick and easy! Enjoy it!




Have a great day!
~Meghan