Pasta & Spinach Gratin

In addition to trying to be more fun as a mother, I have been trying really hard lately to cook more yummy meals.  I have found that if I don't plan ahead of time what I am going to cook, then when dinnertime rolls around and I'm starving, I end up cooking some crappy frozen meal because it's fast and easy.  So I've been planning our meals weekly, and it has helped me a ton!

In one of my google searches for easy dinner ideas, I found this recipe for Pasta & Spinach Gratin, and it looked yummy, so we tried it tonight.  I loved it!  Naomi wouldn't touch it, but I just never know what she will eat.  It seems to depend on the day and on her mood.  I think Jacob liked it--he had 3 helpings.  Between the two of us, we ate 3/4 of it, and it filled my 9x13 casserole dish!

Since it has lots of spinach, it made me feel like I was being healthy, but I'm thinking it was pretty fattening with all of the butter and cream that I used (I chose to use heavy cream--yum!!).

Doesn't it look pretty?

It was easy & yummy... definitely a dish that I will make again sometime!

This Week's Goal

Ok, so last week, my goal was to get out every day and do something fun with my kiddos... and I almost made it!!  The only day I missed was Saturday, and it wasn't really my fault.  But I tried my best, and the rest of the week was ridiculously fun!

This week, Jacob starts clinicals on Tuesday, which means I will be at home without a car unless I want to deal with dropping him off and picking him up every day, which is rough with two kids and nap schedules.  I will be doing that a lot this summer so that we can go places, but it won't be every day.

So I've decided my goal for this week is to do some kind of fun, hands-on, artsy project with Naomi every day at home.  Today, in honor of Memorial Day, I think we are going to make sugar cookies and decorate them with red, white, and blue icing/sprinkles.  It's gonna be fun.  And delicious.  So stay tuned for pictures!