Chicken Bruschetta Bake

I recently came across this recipe and we love it! I love all the fresh ingredients and how quickly it goes together!

Here's what you need for a 8x8 pan:

1/2 bag of baby spinach

olive oil

4-5 oz Feta cheese

3 roma tomatoes

3 chicken breast

1/2 stick of butter (Or 2T butter and 1.5T Grapeseed oil)

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 t. each of dried basil, salt and pepper

1/2 loaf of crusty french bread

Place  spinach in greased 8 x 8 pan. Drizzle with olive oil.  Top with feta and tomato.

Melt the butter and add garlic and grapeseed oil.

(Just discovered grapeseed oil and I am hooked! Better for you than even olive oil. Read more about health benefits here.)

Add the salt, pepper and basil.

Dip the chicken in the butter/oil mixture to coat.

Place chicken in pan on other ingredients. Pour any extra butter mixture on top of the chicken.

Chop the french bread into 1 1/1" pieces.  Place on top of chicken until covered.

Bake 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees or until bread is golden.

Enjoy!

Wiww #29 Preggo

Just one outfit this week! I am loving this coral color right now! So fun for spring!

Coral T: Thrifted, Liz Lange Maternity ($2!)

Skirt: Thrifted. Ralph Lauren

Cardi and boots: Target

Fluff: Allora Handmade

Earrings made by me.

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C 19 month update

C update! Our little man is getting so big! Here are ridiculous amounts some pictures of the things he's up to!

He's way into putting things "in."  I find all sorts of things in the most random places. Most recently decided to put his Tigger in the toilet! :)

C loves to make trips to our little library for story time or just to color and get some new books!

C lets us know it's time to eat by climbing in his chair and saying "Na, na?" (Snack, snack?)

C loves to copy, whether putting on lotion like Mommy, mowing like Daddy, or pretending to talk on the phone. We even caught him the other day with the lid off Hubby's deodorant trying to put it on his arm pits! 

 Had a fever so no shirt! Still playing hard!

 Notice the clever use of diaper package as a step.

New sandals!

Sad this is blurry! Teething on Tigger. He is working on his 2 yr molars!

C loves our neighbor dog, Phoebe, and goes to the fence and calls her, "Bebe!" 

Target is always a fun place to shop because he gets a free cookie! 

Reading with uncle "Do" (Joe)

Playing with Grandma's dog, Tucker.

C will say "Mo" (more) when he likes something or wants more of it. He'll even ask for more of something we have no control over like birds flying out in front of us on walks, loud motorcycle noises, or animals we see on a car ride.
His vocabulary is exploding! He says all sorts of words now; bike, dog, joyce, phoebe, nat, joe, grandpa and grandma, door, scooter, mower, juice, snack, shoes, bath, please, I love you, thank you, meat, strawberries, banana, pajamas, ball, car, etc... It's so fun that he can communicate so much more now!
C is only taking one nap as of about 6 weeks ago and now sleeps 10+ hours a night! Woohoo!
C loves to give Tigger a 'bath' in the washer. Whenever I say I need to do laundry C runs to get Tigger and puts him in the washing machine!
He loves to mooch snacks off Daddy. Whenever Hubby sits down to eat C comes over and says "Mo? Peese?" (More, please?) Of course Daddy always shares.
C brings so much joy to our lives! We are so happy God gave him to us!

Pella!

We made a trip to a local Dutch community yesterday that has a tulip festival every year. The festival isn't for a couple weeks, but it's been so uncommonly warm that the tulips are at their peak now so we decided on a whim to take the afternoon and head down their with my hubby's parents. It was a fun and beautiful day!  Here are a few pictures: Getting ready.....

 ...and "cheese!"

 

 Smelling the tulips!

 The original fire station from the late 1800's!

 Dutch letters. Pastry rolls stuffed with almond paste. A local tradition and super yummy!

Whenever we go places Hubby always likes to try the local specials and hole-in-the-wall places. I like to do that too, so it works out great! :)

More smelling!

Notice Hubby's death grip on the shirt. C tried to jump in several times.

 I just love these pictures of C holding onto Hubby's hand. ::heartexplosion::