a food post.

I woke up with a cold.
I had a feeling it was coming.
I think it's my body's way of telling me to slow down.
So I slowed down today and was almost totally unproductive.


Sadly, I didn't lose my appetite with this cold.
{I always like it when that happens.
There should be *some* perk of having a cold, right?}
So I started the day by diving into the jar of apple butter my parents brought us last week.

I loooooove apple butter.
{Why is it called apple butter? It's more like apple...sauce?}

And look who decided to finally wake up from her warm, comfy bed
and mosey downstairs as SOON as I sat down with my toast:

After breakfast I sat on the couch with Avery for a long time.
Then I did a minimum amount of laundry
and we went to the bank and the grocery store.
We picked up the boys...
did homework, went to piano lessons, and soccer...
and now I'm back on the couch.


But during the 90 minutes that I was feeling semi-decent today,
I made an awesome dinner:
Crockpot Swedish Meatballs, a la Ikea.
Delish.

I know, the picture isn't that great, but trust me.
I got the recipe here, but tweaked it just a little.

Ikea Swedish Meatballs in the Crockpot
-1 bag of pre-cooked frozen meatballs (I used turkey)
-1 can cream of celery soup
-1 can french onion soup
-8 oz. sour cream
-1 tsp. garlic powder
-pepper to taste


Just put the frozen meatballs in the crockpot,
then mix all the other ingredients until blended & pour over the meatballs.
Stir, then cook in the crockpot on high for 4 hours, or low for 6.
I served it over wide wheat noodles (similar to egg noodles).


Miraculously, the whole gang loved it.


Now the kitchen is still a mess from dinner 
and I'm back on the couch.
Here's to hoping I'll have my mojo back tomorrow.