get a napkin ready...

...cause you're about to drool.

I got some deliciousness coming your way today!!

(Hello BTW... I hope you all had a relaxing Labor Day weekend!!))

So... like... forever ago...

My friend Laura and I made this dinner.

Ok, well I made it while she went to her church.

Then we ate it when she got home.

I originally got the recipe from my friend Amanda.

Cause she's just awesome like that.

And now I'm sharing it with you.

Cause it was de. lish. for reals.

Umm... and we didn't really have a name for it.

So...

We will call it:

Amanda's Amazingly Delicious Creation

or

Deliciousness (for short)

or I suppose you can come up with your own (but not as cool) name.

First.

Gather your veggies.

I used:

1 yellow pepper

1 red pepper

1 orange pepper

1 summer squash

1 zucchini

and about 2-3 red potatoes

(you can always use more/less of something depending on your favs)

Also, you should have some chicken breasts unthawed.

Next. Preheat your oven.

Then.

Slice and dice my friends.

((but watch those fingers!!))

For real.

Slice up everything.

ALL those veggies.

And then throw them in a bowl.

Fourthly.

Melt up some butta.

((aka butter))

Umm and I think I used 1-2 tbsp.

I think.

Fifth.

Throw that butter and some of this goodness into the bowl of veggies.

Then mix it all up.

Next,

Cover the bottom of a casserole dish or a 9x13 pan with your chicken.

Sprinkle some of that Famous Dave's seasoning on the chicken.

Then dump all those covered veggies on top of the chicken.

Once all that is in the dish,

dump some Italian dressing on top of it all.

((trust me. you don't have to use wal-mart brand.))

Finally, cover it with aluminum foil and stick it in the oven.

Cook until the potatoes are tender.

45-60ish minutes.

Once it's done,

ENJOY!!

It's delish.

For reals.

And ALL the credit goes to Amanda.

Cause there's no flippin way I'd come up with this on my own.

Not a fan of squash and zucchini??

Try it anyway with less squash and zucchini.

I was never a fan either...

but I LOVED this!!

Very yummy summer/fall dish.

:D

Now go ahead and leave some love for Amanda's amazing creation... she totally deserves it!!

Hope you all have a very happy week!!

down under... the kitchen. still.

So....

apparently blogger didn't like some of the pictures of my classroom?

It didn't post all the pictures.

Which whatev.. normally I'd let it go.

BUT... it didn't post my favorite ones.

And this will just not do.

So.

Here's the rest of my classroom.

View of the front, from my desk-ish area.

And this is my favorite area.

The reading area.

I think it's completely adorable.

So simple, but so yet, so cute!

So anyways... that's all I got for ya. I didn't take pictures of my desk cause well.... it was sorta messy.

And I just didn't feel like cleaning it off right then.

I hope everything is enjoying their long, holiday weekend!!

I'm almost done with book 3 out of 52 and only 1 week into it!!

Woop woop!!

Happy Labor day y'alls!!

Go hug a worker!!

:)

down under... the kitchen.

Hola little guppies.

I'm going with a fish theme today...

and you'll see why.

You see...

many people have been asking to see my classroom.

So here ya go folks.

Be excited.

:)

First, I should probably explain the fishy theme.

Well, this year we moved downstairs...

into the basement.

Which is awesome.

No more answering the door for me!!

Woop woop!!

 And now we are "Down Under" the kitchen!!

Get it??

Good.

Cause I thought it was pretty clever.

So here ya go folks:

 Circle Time wall

Blocks/Building area

Welcome Bulletin Board/Helpers

Puzzles/Art/Computers

Phonics