Valentines day recipes by request

A couple of you wanted the recipes for the Cajun chicken Alfredo and the garlic cheddar biscuits I made on Valentines Day. Well here you go :)  Sorry it took me so long. Hope you make it and enjoy it!!!


Cajun Alfredo
8 ounces Cream cheese −− cut in bits
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese −− grated
1/2 cup Butter or margarine
1/2 cup Milk- If sauce seems too thick add more milk. Sometimes I have to.
Cajun seasoning to taste
For the chicken, pour some Cajun seasoning in a zip lock bag, dice your chicken toss in the bag and shake.
cook on stop top with a little butter. Add to your pasta when finished.

8 ounces linguine (that's what they use at Red Lobster but use what you like!); cook −− drain
In large saucepan combine cream cheese, Parmesan, butter and
milk, stirring constantly until smooth. Add Cajun seasoning. Taste as you add to decide how much you want to use. Toss pasta lightly with
sauce, coating well.



Cheddar Cheese Biscuits
Adapted from: Food and Whine
Yield: 12 large biscuits or 18 small ones
2 cups/250g all-purpose flour (unbleached or regular)
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/3 cup/75g butter, cold, cut into chunks
2 Tbsp. canola or any flavourless, odourless vegetable oil
1 heaping cup/ 6-7 oz. /150-170g grated cheddar cheese (sharp flavoured is best, I used extra sharp)
1/2 – 2/3 cup or 120-160ml milk (I didn’t need more than 1/2 a cup)
For brushing on top:
3 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. dried parsley flakes or 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and garlic powder.
2. Add the cubed butter. Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut butter into flour until it is coarse, pea-sized (doesn’t need to be fine).
3. Add oil, grated cheddar cheese and the milk. Stir till well combined and holds together.
4. Make sure to keep adding milk a bit at a time, just until the dough is moistened and you can no longer see any raw flour.
5. Drop approximately 1/4 cup portions of the dough onto an un-greased cookie sheet or a Silpat using an ice cream scoop or large spoon.
6. Bake for 15-17 minutes in a preheated oven at 400F/.
7. While biscuits are baking, melt 3 tablespoons butter is a small bowl with 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and the parsley.
8. When biscuits come out of the oven, use a brush to spread this garlic butter over the tops of all the biscuits. Do this a few times – it’s fun to watch all the butter getting absorbed into the biscuit! Use up all of the butter. Serve warm.

I like to add a garden salad with this meal. Makes it complete and similar to Red Lobster! Let me know if you make it and what you think.

Erik's white coat and Konner's blessing!

 We have had a busy week at our house but it sure was a fun one. We had family come into town to witness Erik's big step closer to becoming Dr. Foisy. He got his white coat, which is a fun way of welcoming those students into the profession. And on Sunday, we blessed our little man. Erik did such an amazing job. It was a beautiful blessing and Konner was calm through the whole thing. What can I say about this little guy, he is seriously the best! He is calm, sleeps like a champ, turns his head and goes right to sleep at night in his crib, he laughs, smiles and coos a lot, which I love and can't get enough of. In my opinion, our little ones are growing way too fast. We are seriously loving this little family we have created!

Grandma and Grandpa Foisy! Thanks for coming and supporting us!

Just to scare you a little.....

 Lately, my friends and I have had a lot of conversations about plastic surgery. Mainly because we have all had kids and let's face it, things just aren't where they used to be. Well, I have had a little something done myself. Yep, I had a nose job a few years back. Now, before you call me vain and such, let me explain. I had broken my nose when I was five and then probably one or two times after that. The bones in my nose were completely out of place and one side of my nostril's didn't even function. It was such a health hazard to not be able to breath that even my insurance paid for it. So without further ado, here is the hell that comes with that kind of surgery. They had to break my nose and remove some bones. It was a lovely experience. Um not!!! But it was worth it! I've never posted this before so enjoy. This first pic is right after surgery. It just got worse and worse after that. And, no comments about how skinny my face was. I only weighed 98 lbs at this time in my life. Erik was in Iraq, which made me sick to my stomach and the thought of this surgery made me sick for about a week before so I wasn't eating a whole lot. Ha ha, I will never be that skinny again!

 About a month after surgery!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

We had a great Valentines Day! Over the weekend we went out to dinner at Cafe' Rio and a movie, Just Go With It, with some friends of ours the Goddard's and even though we had Konner with us, it still felt like a night alone with our friends and we loved it. We don't get that very often.  Valentines morning, I woke up to a decorated table with flowers and cinnamon rolls from Great Harvest for breakfast. It was so awesome and Avery loved her valentine too. She calls every valentine she got a "Valentines Day!" So funny. For dinner that night, I too wanted to do something special so I decorated the table and made one of Erik's favorite meals from Red Lobster, Cajun chicken pasta, garlic cheddar biscuits, and salad. I had planned strawberry shortcake for dessert but we were all so full, we couldn't even get to it. I thought my pasta tasted almost exactly like Red Lobsters and the biscuits for sure did. I love my family and these are little ways that I can show them.

 All I can say about this picture is of course. :)

 Me and one of my bestee's Kati.

 Our wonderful men!

 Our cute little Valentine

 Making daddy a Valentines

 My home made candle in the middle.

A pretty yummy dinner that left us too full for dessert.

Fun In Our Family!

Some fun in our family lately has been with our new fire pit. Erik got it for us for Christmas and this was the first time we used it. Our friends the Goddard's came over and we made smores and had hot chocolate and apple cider. I really love having this fire pit and Avery thought it was the coolest thing. Our backyard isn't really finished but this inspires us to get it done!

 I love seeing Avery and Konner together. Of course Konner doesn't seem pleased but it melts my heart!

 Avery was watching cartoons yesterday morning and I came into the living room to find this.

She told me she needed her princess crown to watch her cartoons. She is the funniest, sweetest girl. 

We LOVE her so much!

Avery's tree of life!!!

Erik and I were strolling through baby's r us cause were on a hunt for a toy box for Konner's room, but we didn't have any luck. Instead, Erik stumbled upon this decal. He really liked it and it was his idea to get it for Avery's room. I love that he picked something out for her! He even mentioned that we should call it her tree of life so that she will always be reminded of the gospel. So cute! We then added some butterflies for the grand effect. Her room has been slow coming but that's how my decorating goes, slow. I kind of just wait until I find something I like and slowly things come together. Her room however, is starting to become a little cluttered so after this tree, I think one or two more things and it will be completed.

Little Konner is growing up!

Last week Konner started smiling and interacting with me. I have to say, I love the little newborn but I love this stage too because he is alert, keeps eye contact with me, and coos as though he's trying to tell me something. It is so rewarding as a mother to see my children starting to learn. He is eating once a night and sleeping awesome. He goes right back to sleep after he's eaten and we can put him in his crib wide awake at bed time and he will go right to sleep. He has the sweetest personality and we are having so much fun with him.

Our little man is 2 months old!!!

 Today our little guy is 2 months old. Oh how the time fly's!!! We absolutely love this boy and he has definitely changed our lives for the better! The day he came home it just felt as though our family was becoming more complete. With everything this little guy and I went through, I appreciate him that much more.

Here are some facts about Konner!!

1- He loves, loves, loves to snuggle. He would do it all night long if I let him.

2- He loves to eat but what boy doesn't ;)

3- He's a good sleeper. Unless he's gassy, he eats and goes right back to sleep at night. I can

even put him in his crib awake and he'll go to sleep.

4- He now weighs 11 lbs.

5- He is very strong! His neck and arms and legs amaze me!

6- He has Erik's toes to a T.

7-He's losing his brown hair :(  It's receding and will soon be gone and probably come in blond. 

That's what Avery's did. 

8- He loves the tub. The look on his face cracks me up. He would love to just stay in there.

9- He hates getting out of the tub. He always cries. 

10- He has specific ways he likes to be held and cries if Erik can't master them. 

I guess he just loves mommy!! :)

The goods of 2010!!!

I was just on a friends blog and noticed she had logged her reads for 2010. I liked that idea because one, it helps me to keep track of some of the books I've read and loved and two, it may give you an idea for a book to read if you're looking for one.
These are a trilogy and I just got the third!! Love them! This is an L.D.S. writer and she is great. This trilogy is about world war two. It takes place in Germany. They are fantastic and I learned a lot too.
Traitor- Sandra Grey
Tribunal- Sandra Grey
Trespass- currently reading- Sandra Grey

Altered State- Greg Luke

The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mocking Jay
Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith teachings

All of these books have been awesome and I may have missed one or two that I've read this year but I seriously loooove reading so if anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them. I'm sure most of you know about the Hunger Games trilogy but the other trilogy I've been reading, I really like and I would highly recommend them. They are long and full of historical events.

First day of primary!!! "I don't want to be a sunbeam!"

This past Sunday was Avery's first day of primary. When I first told her she was going to Sunbeams, she was so excited but then, I guess she gave it a little more thought and decided she wasn't so thrilled by the idea. On the way to church she kept saying, "I don't want to be a sunbeam!" I thought she would get over it by the time we got to church but no such luck. She cried the whole time. I teach the CTR 6 so I couldn't sit with her but I made sure she saw me sitting in the back. Erik sat with her the whole time, but didn't go to class with her. She didn't like class either. Her teacher had to hold her the whole time. I'm sure she'll get over it cause she's usually not too clingy. I can't wait until she gets involved and I can watch her singing. I'm lucky to be able to see her in there. Here's what we captured before she decided she didn't want to be a sunbeam :)