My First Stir Fry.

Can you believe I've never stir-fried vegetables before? It's just never really occurred to me but we had all of these veggies sitting in the fridge and it just sounded like a good idea. I looked up a bunch of different recipes today to make sure I had the right idea and then I just went for it.

I chopped up all of these vegetables -- SIX different kinds: broccoli, cabbage, zucchini, green beans, carrots and mushrooms. And I thawed some chicken and cooked it with a little bit of garlic. Then added a little bit of black pepper and cayenne. I sprinkled in some chopped peanuts at the very end.

I even made my own teriyaki sauce! This is a trick I've wanted to have under my belt for quite some time now and I finally looked up a recipe. And you know what -- it worked. It actually tasted like teriyaki sauce. I could hardly believe it. It was so quick and easy to make and all of the ingredients were things that I always have around the house anyway. I felt so accomplished making my own teriyaki sauce. It was really a big deal for me. Can you tell? Here's the recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/restaurant-teriyaki-sauce-133751#ixzz1Z5191jnS 

It was prettier before we started serving ourselves but I forgot to take a photo after I finished cooking it.

We had it with white rice and it was delicious! Definitely something we'll be making on a regular basis. And what a great way to work those veggies in! I'm so proud of us.

Steven's friend Chase was over here for lunch and games today. We played Zombies, Pirates Cove and Smallworld. Chase and I barely beat Steven at Zombies. He almost got us in the very last turn. Chase is a lot of fun. We're going to have to have him over more often.