One last time

This past week was possibly the last time that all seven of us would spend time together. So we all went to Vegas for the weekend!

i love you guys.

To my mother

Over my heart, in the days that are flown,
No love like mother-love ever has shone.
No other worship abides and endures,
Faithful, unselfish, and patient like yours.
None like a mother can charm away pain,
From the sick soul and the world-weary brain.
Slumber's soft calms o'er my heavy lids creep,
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep.

-Elizabeth Akers Allen

Happy Mother's Day

I love you

RELAY FOR LIFE

Hey everyone!
Ryan and I are doing the Utah County Relay for Life on June 11th-12th here in Orem. Our team goal is $500, and we haven't even raised 20% of it yet! We are looking for donations.. even if you donate $5-10, that would be great. It's very easy to donate! It goes to cancer research... so it's not like I'm selling girl scout cookies! (Even though I have a feeling I would be able to raise more money if I was doing that!). Here is the link... click here to donate.

Thank you to everyone who donates!

You may never know what results come of your actions. But if you do nothings, there will be no result.
-Mahatma Gandhi

Yummy crab salad sandwiches

oh my GOSH! Ry and I were playing around with dinner the other night and came up with this recipe. The recipe originated from Cooking Light's crab cakes, but I didn't have all of the ingredients and so I kind of made up my own thing. I will also post it on my recipe blog... they are SOOOOOO good! AND wicked healthy!

Crab Salad Sandwiches

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives

1 Tbsp. FINELY chopped parsley

1.5 Tbsp. canola-based mayo (can be found at health-food stores)

0.5 tsp. grated lemon rind

1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

1/8 tsp. ground red pepper

1 large egg

1/3 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)

1 lb. lump crab meat (I use imitation crab meat.. since you can't find any real seafood ANYWHERE in Utah.. grrrrr) (Also, imitatino crab meat contains NO shellfish (mine contains cod), so if you're allergic to shellfish, you can eat this!)

Extra-virgin olive oil

Slices of 100% Whole Wheat bread

Extra canola-based mayo

Procedure:

Combine first 8 ingredients. Add panko and crab, and toss gently to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add crab mixture. Cook until golden, tossing occasionally. Refrigerate cooked crab mixture in a bowl until completely chilled. Mix in enough mayo to the chilled crab mixture so it looks like the right consistency for crab salad. Spoon onto slices of bread. It's also good toasted.

Nutrition (per serving): Calories 292; Fat 22g; Protein 18.7g; Carbs 5g; Fiber 0.5g; Chol 161mg; Iron 1.2mg; Sodium 571mg; Calc 53mg