Appetite Has Sprung

We've been having new meals lately and thanks to the slow cooker, life's easy these days. It allows me to go out for my coupon trips and go home to a sumptuous meal. I didn't like using the slow cooker before as I don't have any patience for it but now I am truly surprised how delicious our meals have turned out and how easy it is to prepare everything.

chicken with italian herb spices

chicken slow cooked in bbq sauce

beef slow cooked in mushroom soup

Aside from the slow cooker, the grill pan is my other favorite in the kitchen. I found it very useful and caters to our love for grilled food.

grilled chicken and vegetables

yummy Arctic Gardens veggies

chicken breast marinated in VH honey garlic sauce

our new favorite

Few weeks back I bought 72 cans of soup and we're probably down to 50. I use the tomato soup and mushroom soup for cooking while the chicken noodle soup is a favorite of the kids.

our soup stock

chicken noodle soup and triscuit crackers for dinner

shrimp, frozen veggies with mushroom soup as sauce

a soup with everything on it, so yummy!

Another favorite of the family lately is cheese omelette, I tweaked it a bit and included tuna. As we're trying to healthy and eat more vegetables lately, another variation of the veggies and shrimp I included quail eggs and used chopsuey mix.

tuna cheesy omelette

shrimp, quail eggs and veggies

chopsuey

Who needs to eat in restaurants when you can make all these at home? Thanks to my kitchen gadgets and hubby's appetite and appreciation, I won't ever slow down in creating new meals and more grilled food. Hooray for spring! :D

BBQ and Some Fun in The Sun

Picnic!

It has been a warm week and because of this, it's so nice to be out. The kids' bicycles, scooter, and other outdoor stuff are now out of the garage. Just waiting for a warmer temperature before I let them swim in their kiddie pool which I already inflated this morning. The kids love their time outside but would sometimes complain about how hot it is.

kids picnicking while daddy's cooking

Everybody's tending to their lawns already, mowing and planting flowers. I love walking to school these days just watching all those pretty flowers and seeing everybody enjoy the sun, moms pushing babies on their strollers, children playing nonstop in the the playgrounds and simply because I've missed the SUN.

Grilled pork chop and Eggplant salad

I haven't done any spring cleaning yet. All our winter jackets are still out and yes, there are still so much to do which I'd probably save until Lance's summer vacation :D

BC Weekend

beautiful trees along the way

We went on a road trip to British Columbia over the weekend. It was supposed to be a 5 hour drive but we stopped several times to check out some places and pose for some pictures. We reached Fairmont Hot Springs a little after 3pm, about 7 hours or so of traveling.

First on the agenda after checking in was to eat a very late lunch. We unpacked all our 'baon' and we ate to the point of discomfort. After that very heavy meal and having rested for awhile, it was time to go to the hot springs for a very relaxing dip. We stayed there for 2 hours before heading back to the cottage to prepare for our grilled food feast.

Once again, we were filled to the brim, not only with food but with laughter as well. Having stayed in one cottage allowed us to spend more time with our friends, gave us reason to stay up late and just really enjoy each others' company.

I woke up early and decided to cook breakfast before packing once again. Our one and only agenda for that day would be to drop by at Funtasia which was right in front of Fairmont Mountain Bungalows where we stayed for some fun time with the kids. We ended up riding the bump cars which are nowhere near the bump cars I used to ride when I was a kid. But yeah, it was still fun and quite an adventure, several hard bumps and a headache afterwards and I was still hoping it wasn't time to go home yet.

An overnight's stay is never enough but it felt good to be out no matter how challenging it is to travel with kids. But more than the fun and quality time spent, I'm just thankful that we all got home safe :D