Cucumber Turkey Wraps

Today for dinner I decided to try something new. My middle kids happen to be a little overweight so I am trying to find some healthier meals for them to enjoy. I know this is not exactly really "dinner" material but I got to think outside the box every now and then. 

Check out the recipe here

Turkey Cucumber Wrap

I go to the grocery store with $20. I needed to buy the ingredients plus milk and pepsi (my addiction, my coffee)

 I'm on a budget so its all off- name brand stuff for us

The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of chopped cucumbers but obviously I don't measure and just go by my eye

I had way to many so I just placed the rest in a bowl of water and put away in the refrigerator. The kids will eat these up in no time.

The recipe calls for 4 tbsp. of cream cheese, well I just used the whole thing.

I added some onion powder and some cheddar cheese (not in the recipe)

Spread it out on flour tortillas, add turkey and roll up and cut. 

The final product. My son and I liked it but my daughter who is very very picky decided she didn't. Of course this girl does not like most things. 

But there you have it. By the way I got this off of pinterest :-) 

Happy Monday, oh wait it is now Tuesday here. So Happy Tuesday everyone!


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Time To Give Thanks

A Time To Give Thanks

This is the time of the year to give thanks. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and its a time for family and friends to gather and feast and give thanks. The "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated to give thanks to God for guiding them safely into the new world. This was a three day event with enough food to feed 90 native Americans and 13 pilgrims. Then what happened after?? Yes a massacre of the Native Americans. (Just wanted to throw that in there) 

Do you or your family have any specific traditions at Thanksgiving? I can tell you what I remember from being a child. My mother would be up all night the night before prepping and baking pies. My favorite is my grandmother's and my mother's traditional pineapple pie. Everyone in the family looked forward to this pie. We did not have a huge meal but it was good enough for us. I can even still remember the menu. Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, green beans, corn, sweet potatoes and of course pies. We never had many desserts just the pie. 

The day would begin with my mother getting up like at 6 in the morning to put the turkey on and then us kids would get up and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on t.v. while my brother and my dad were out hunting for the biggest part of the day. When my brother got older and moved out my dad would go by himself. We usually had dinner around 5 I believe when I was younger. Sometimes we would have other people stop by. I remember some of my parents friends coming one year, some friends thy had not seen in years. I also remember my uncle being there every year. 

As the years went by and we all got older the holiday started changing and a new tradition evolved. Thanksgiving was held at my grandmother's house (when she moved to Arkansas) and my Aunts, Uncles and cousins would all come and we all would have a wonderful Thanksgiving day at my grandmothers house. It was held at noon every year. After eating and cleaning up we would all head back up the mountain to mom and dad's house for the continuation of the celebration. 

Now more years have passed and the traditions that I once knew have disappeared. There are no longer any traditions in my family and it is really sad to think of it. I wanted to start my own traditions within my own little family but that is almost nearly impossible because of divorce, people work, kids are somewhere else..It saddens me. 

In honor of this holiday I will give thanks to the memories that I have growing up and my adolescent and young adult years ( I am still young). I will give thanks that I am alive and can remember those memories. No sense in me basking in my own misery just because our family can not be together. I will make the best of this day with the best that I have and thank God I have healthy, loving family. Maybe one day I will be able to start my own traditions. Until then I will just be thankful for what I do have. Love to all my readers and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. Spend it with the ones you love and enjoy in wonderful conversations and be merry.