The Oldroyd Family

Pork is a difficult meat for me.  A lot of the recipes I've tried have only been so-so.  Pork is a meat I couldn't handle at all when pregnant & since then, it's taken some very particularly good recipes to get me to even eat this part of the pig at all.  Here are two of my faves to help you with YOUR pork dilemma! Sweet Pork Tenderloin - I got this recipe from my mother-in-law years ago.  What I love about this recipe is that is SO EASY and good enough to serve for a nice dinner, such as on a Sunday or when you're having people over.  It also makes great leftovers on Sandwiches or however you'd like to try it!  Who doesn't LOVE a good crock pot recipe?!?!   2-ish lbs of Pork Tenderloin (different from Pork Lion) 1 bottle of Chili Sauce (found by the cocktail sauce & ketchup) 1 can of jellied cranberries 1/4 c. brown sugar Place tenderloin in a smaller crock pot sprayed with Pam.  Mix Chili Sauce, cranberries & brown sugar....

 My baby boy turned 9 months on Saturday!  He just gets cuter every day!  I took him to the pediatrician this morning for his check-up and WOAH this boy is TALL!  Here are his stats: Weight: 19 lbs. 15 oz. (35th%) Height: 30 1/8 in. (92nd%) Head: 18 1/2 in.(87th%) He is so much bigger than N & A were at this age!  He is wearing clothes than Nathan wore last winter.  He's going to pass Nathan up in height within 2 years I bet! MAX... Is still very sweet & affectionate & loves to cuddle Only likes sleeping in his bed in his Woombie Still has a major love affair with his binky Can be very LOUD & screams a lot just for fun! Still struggles with reflux which makes for a lot of puking Loves to be outside Is FINALLY starting to reach for things (he's a little lazy) but it'll be a while yet before he's mobile in any way Loves to be fed smashed table food REALLY dislikes cold food (including bottles).  In fact, he will o...

I've always loved to bake but when I was younger, that mostly meant chocolate chip cookies.  Well the last few years, I've really taken to broadening my horizons & its started to include other delicious desserts as well as breads, rolls & yummy meals.  I'm no chef & I'm not original.  Truth be told, for the past year, at least 90% of the new recipes I've tried have been from here . As I've gotten better at baking/cooking & playing around with flavors, I've started to experiment and adapt the recipes I try.  I love to share recipes so I decided that [for now] I'm going to post a recipe I want to share each Sunday evening.  Like I said, most of them are thieved from Mel so I'm not claiming them as my own but I'll always give credit where credit is due! Right now I'm 3 weeks into an 8-week challenge that forbids sugar, white flour, etc... so needless to say I'm eating healthy.  But other than desserts, my main course meal...

It's been a little chilly here in Texas but on most days, except the really cold or rainy ones, it doesn't stop us from walking!  Now that J is officially a SAHM (YAY!) we get to go on walks with her & K!  On one particularly cold day, we bundled all of the kids up & thought they were definitely cute enough to take some pictures!  Can you believe K is only 6 weeks older than Max?  Love all 4 of these cuties! And this was just too cute not to share!

I'm sharing this for all of my fellow 8-week challenge contenders as well as anyone who wants to try a delicious healthy meal on a cold day!  I got the Chili recipe from my sister-in-law years ago & make it often.  I found a whole wheat cornbread recipe last week & tweaked it a bit.  Enjoy! Black Bean Chili Ingredients 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil 1 lg. Onion 1 med. zucchini or yellow squash 1 med. green bell pepper 1 med. red bell pepper 1 ½ tsp. Ground cumin 1 ½ tsp. Chili powder ½ tsp. Ground basil 3 cans (16 oz) Black beans 2/3 c. Salsa 1 lg. Can of diced tomatoes (28 oz) Directions 1.       Chop onion.  Cut squash and peppers into bite-size pieces.  Drain and wash black beans. 2.      Heat oil in stock pot over medium heat.  Add chopped onion and squash.  Turn heat to med-hi and add peppers....

Yeah, I've got a lot on my mind... 1.  I've been wanting to get these last 10-15 lbs of baby weight off but can't seem to find the time.  I tried the running thing but my body is not meant to run.  So after reading my cousin-in-law's blog, I signed up for an 8 week challeng e.  I'm excited about it.  It's hard but I'm feeling good.  I really like that it is about the whole body. 2.  To go along with my new & healthy outlook, I bought a pass from one of those daily deal websites for a month-long boot camp today.  Get this-- $20.  Yup, you read that right.  $20 for one whole month.  I'm going to start my month in a couple of weeks.  I'm SUPER excited to get my rear end kicked! 3.  I gave up potty training Nathan.  He was doing OK but having lots of accidents & my mental health is fragile at best, so back in a diaper he went.  I'm a wimp, I get it.  I'm owning it.  Moving on... 4.  Las...

Here's a little something to brighten your day!   As always, I sincerely apologize for my annoying voice in the background.