Yummy Veggie Burgers

About once a week I make an effort to have a completely vegetarian meal for our family. Truth be told, I would be a vegetarian if my husband wasn't such a meat lover : )
Anyway, back on topic...
A couple of nights ago I made portobello mushroom burgers. My recipe is my own take from a Rachel Ray recipe that I saw on Food Network years ago. Another truth...in my opinion Rachel's recipes are hit or miss, but this this one was good. It was seriously good. So, give it a try. Enjoy!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped
1 lemon, juiced
4-5 large portobello mushroom caps, stems removed
salt and pepper
4-5 slices mozzerella
4-5 sandwich rolls
Whole baby spinach leaves
Thinly sliced red onions

Combine the olive oil, vinegar, rosemary and lemon in a large ziploc bag. Add mushroom caps and seal. Shake to let the marinade cover the mushrooms and let sit for 15 minutes.
Grill mushrooms for 6 minutes on each side and sprinkle with salt and pepper while grilling (you can grill them on a grill or just pan cook them on your stove top). Top with cheese and eat on the rolls with spinach, onion and red pepper paste. Recipe for red pepper paste below.

Roasted Pepper Paste:

1 (14-ounce) jar roasted peppers, drained
A handful flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 large clove garlic
Salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and grind until paste consistency.

Muffin Tin Monday

I finally did Muffin Tin Monday for the kids again. Truthfully they ask to do it all the time, but I've just put it off. I definitely need to get back in the habit. If I start doing this for them on a regular basis again I am going to invest in some fun muffin tins and accessories.
Unsure of what MTM is all about? Then just hop on over to Muffin Tin Mom's blog and check it out.

In our muffin tin the boys enjoyed mini pb&j and pb&honey sandwiches, goldfish, a little bite of honey graham z-bar (along with their vitamins), banana, grapes and strawberry, string cheese and craisins.

*please excuse the crummy picture. I took it with my phone.*

Ten on Ten

I am joining the Ten on Ten group for the first time. If you're unfamiliar with it just head on over to the blog and read all about it. Basically, on the the tenth of each month you take ten pictures (1 an hour) and then post them on your blog. I love this idea because I've been really slack on taking pictures and hence posting on my blog for the past few months. Yesterday I took 89 pictures and it was great. I think this was just just the inspiration I needed to get back into picture taking and blogging. Enjoy my ten photos from our day.

Good morning!

Eli loves his swing

The boys built a super hero hideout and played for quite a while together with no major fights

Doing some morning school work

Lunch!

Fun brother time on the bed with Reece and Eli

Reece loves to paint and requests to do it almost every day

Painting can sure tire you out

Eli is learning to crawl and loves playing on the floor

Just before bed Eli enjoys time with daddy