Moon Sand

This morning, Ryan and I had a new venture- making and playing with what is called Moon Sand. This was a pinterest find and Ryan had fun playing with it!

The recipe I found said to make it with five cups of flour and one cup of baby oil. Well, I know my kid and he would taste it, so I made it with canola oil instead and it worked great! (And he definitely tasted it!)

Here are some pictures from our fun:

I added a duck to hide in the sand. He had fun digging him out!

Checking it out, before even touching it!

Checking it out, he had to save the duckie first.

Playing with a sand toy, a sea shell.

Scraping the sand around in our box. Next time, I want to give him some trucks to use too!

Simple, yet Tasty Lemon Pepper Chops

My husband LOVES pork chops, especially lemon peppered ones! (:

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Water
1/3 Cup Light Soy Sauce
1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
3 Tbs Lemon Pepper Seasonings
2 Garlic cloves, Minced (I just used a little garlic powder)
6 pork loin chops, fat removed

Directions:

1. Mix marinade in large dish. Marinate for just about two hours.
2. Remove from marinade and cook over medium-high heat on greased grill for no more than 15 minutes or until done. Cooking time for second side is shorter by 1-2 minutes. After 2 minutes grilling on a side, rotate chops 45 degrees for even cooking. Turn over when juices pool on upper surface and meat appears to be cooked half-way through.

I served mine with grilled garlic toast, green beans, and yellow rice. 

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