Mommathon

Highly recommended…we went to storytime at the American Jazz Museum. It was SO MUCH FUN!!! It was not your regular storytime. It lasted about an hour, but went by lickety split. The kids danced, sang, wiggled and grooved. It was awesome. There was storytelling in there, too, and it was very participative and jazzy, of course. There was a man who played the bass, a drummer and two singers/storytellers. Unfortunately, today was the last time for storytime until it starts again in the fall. We then went and toured the museum which is also connected the the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

(Note: You’re not supposed to take pics inside the museum, but I didn’t know that until I had already snapped a few. Oops!)

Listening to some jazzy tunes

We were getting hungry, so we stopped by the Crayola Cafe on the way home to eat some tasty treats.

Here are two new recipes we have eaten recently that were especially yummers…

Greek Chicken Pasta
3 cups farfalle pasta, uncooked
2 cups baby spinach leaves
3/4 cup provolone, crumbled
1/4 cup feta, crumbled
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
3/4 chickpeas, drained
1/2 cup Greek Vinaigrette Dressing
1 baked chicken breast, shredded and cooled

Cook pasta, drain and put in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix.

Can be served immediately or you can put it in the frig and serve it cold.

Bruschetta Chicken
1/4 cup Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing
2 chicken breasts, baked
1 tomato chopped
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil or 1 tsp. dried basil

Bake chicken breasts. Mix everything else up together in a medium bowl. When chicken is done pour mixture in bowl over the top of the chicken and bake about 5 minutes longer. Serve with pasta or sauted zucchini or both. 🙂