Can we talk about TV for a moment? What are you watching? What is that show you can’t live without? There are so many good shows on and good shows starting and good shows that just ended, oh how sad I am that Top Chef is over.

I am a reality TV show junky, it’s my vice, I admit it. I love Top Chef, Survivor, Amazing Race, and I probably shouldn’t admit the rest but there are a few more . I also  can not go without Dexter, True Blood, Homeland , Boardwalk Empire and Shameless. Holy shit that is a lot of shows. But we can’t  forget about Grey’s Anatomy and Ringer, oh and the ones that I record to watch when I get a free chance, Modern Family and….well you know what I mean. I also secretly hope that they will bring back the best show ever, Alias. I guess it’s not a secret anymore.

I gave up watching a few shows because of the time they consumed in a week. You know, the music ones that sing one day, judge the next day and then a day later  finally vote someone off. Holy crap  I couldn’t take it anymore and let’s be honest, when have you heard the latest winner on the radio?  And well, I had to free up the DVR so I could record everything else. Priorities people…priorities.

So back to my original question, what are you watching?

This is a Cat Cora recipe from the latest Parenting magazine. I am not sure if it was all the spices in the turkey or the horseradish feta cream that caught my eye but I knew this was something we all would eat and Kaili really enjoyed them. However I didn’t give her any of the horseradish cream because we only have the spicy prepared horseradish in our house and that might be a little too spicy.

Cora’s recipe calls for 2 slices of white bread but instead I used panko bread crumbs only for the fact that I don’t buy white bread and I had bread crumbs to use up. I also substituted greek yogurt for creme fraiche in the horseradish dip, again because that is what I had on hand.

They turned out good however I felt that the cumin was overpowering. When I make these again I will use less cumin and add more fresh herbs. I think mint would go nicely.

Ingredients {Turkey Links}

2 slices white sandwich bread torn into pea-size pieces.

1 lb. ground turkey

1 small red onion, minced

1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

1/2 tsp chili powder

2 Tbs sweet paprika

1 Tbs ground cumin

1 1/2 tsp coriander

1 1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cardomom

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp pepper.

Directions

Heat a grill pan over medium hight heat. In bowl, combine all ingredients. Divide into 8 equal portions and shape into a cylinder about 4 inches long by 1 inch wide. Lightly coat them with oil. Cook until the meat is firm and cooked through, 10-12 minutes. Serve with pita and condiment.

Ingredients {Horseradish Feta Cream}

In a blender mix 1/2 cup creme fraiche 11/2 Tbsp horseradish and 1/2 feta cheese at low speed for 3 minutes. Add 2 tsp lemon juice and season with pepper to taste. Chill for 30 minutes prior to serving.

Kaili loves being outdoors and she is fascinated with grass. Shane said when he turned his back for a second she had a mouthful of grass, yum. I captured some shots of her playing outside today, she just looked too cute not to.

Today is the start of the March Photo-a-day challenge. I will post my pictures daily on Facebook and post them here every few days. Let’s see how this goes.

Day 1- UP

Time is flying! I really need to slow things down and savor then next two months. I can not believe that my sweet baby girl will be turning one year old in no time at all.

10 months old, what a great age. Kaili went from slowly starting to crawl to cruising around in a matter of a week, she has gotten fast! She loves to pull herself up on anything she can grab ahold of and likes to cruise the furniture.

She is interested in so many things these days, especially animals. She can shake her booty and wave when you say hi! She is still not a big eater and prefers to eat what we are eating. When I cut up food and put it on her tray she doesn’t show much interest but if I give her some of what I am eating she is all over it. She definitely likes her carbs, potatoes, toast, quesadillas, french toast and she loves any sort of cracker product. She also showed interest in curry, chicken teriyaki, pita with hummus and when I gave her a little dab of whipped cream she clapped. I guess she approved!

I wish I had known about this photo challenge thing sooner, you would think with all the blogs I follow one of them would have explained it to me. Alas I came across the idea on Pinterest in February and told myself I would take that March challenge.  With only a few days before it begins I wanted to share with all of you and challenge you to do it with me. Here it is.

It’s simple. Each day, starting March 1st, you take a picture of what is listed next to the day, so on day 5 we will take a picture of a smile. It can be a baby’s smile, a dog’s smile, your own smile, you can interpret it however you like. Sounds fun right? It’s just one picture a day so it’s not time consuming.  Once you take a picture you can post wherever you want, your blog, Facebook, Twitter ect.

Ready, set…we start Thursday!

We spent a fun Saturday with friends for our latest “dinner” party. However this year with two babies we had it at noon. I made Empanadas that I didn’t like very much and Patatas Bravas that were good because of the Tomato aioli. We also enjoyed ham Croquettes that were very rich and delicious, a spread of spanish hams, cheese and olives. Roasted peppers with a mint goat cheese filling, arroz con leche and of course Sangria.

Kaili was a trooper since she was feeling like crud. Sunday she woke up with a cough that seemed to really hurt because she cried after every one. Her voice was hoarse and she was wheezing a little when she breathed. We gave her a warm bubble bath that she seemed to enjoy .

I was concerned enough that we took her to Urgent Care if for nothing else than piece of mind. It wasn’t anything to concerning, an upper respiratory infection and Croup, although not a bad case of it. She was given a steroid medication and we were sent home and told if she doesn’t seem better in a day or two to take her back to Dr. Hansen.

Today her cough seems looser and the wheezing is gone but she doesn’t feel any better from what I can tell. I don’t think the cough is hurting as much but she is coughing a lot more. Now let’s see if I can avoid catching it. Kaili has rubbed her snot on me countess times, ah the joys of motherhood.

{Thank you Chris for the pictures!}

I have had this recipe bookmarked for what seems for ever now. I guess I was waiting for the Lemongrass Fairy to deliver me some fresh Lemongrass.  Sure enough the Fairy, disguised as my mom, brought me some down on her last visit. {Thanks mom}

*This recipe is from Bon Appetit.

These are ridiculously good. I encourage you to make them once the Lemongrass Fairy visits your home.

Enjoy!