Going Bananas!

Before Siena was born, we got excited about a cute Halloween costume we found for a killer deal while rummaging through the post-Halloween clearance items at Target. We bought it and couldn't wait until the next Halloween came so we could put it on her. In our excitement, we bought the 0 to 6 month size, not realizing she would be 8 months old by the time Halloween actually rolled around. So we put it on her this past weekend and low and behold, it JUST fit. Since she is growing like a weed, it will be too small for her by the time Halloween actually comes. So we had to go out and buy her another costume. But we couldn't let this banana costume go to complete waste, so we had to snap some pics of her in it. She was NOT amused. Though she didn't cry, if she could talk, she would have said, "You guys HAVE to be kidding me" as you can tell from this picture. John said it reminded him of "A Christmas Story," when Ralphie is forced to wear the pink bunny costume.

On another note, we tried a recipe a few days ago that we both LOVED. We wanted to take advantage of the warm weather, since it won't be around for very much longer. So we made Pork Tenderloin Satay skewers. I got the recipe from one of my Healthy Cooking (Taste of Home) cookbooks and it is definitely one we'll be making again. The best part was the sauce, which we used to baste the skewers with while grilling and served the remainder with the pork afterward. The sauce is versatile enough that you could serve it with chicken, too. Next time I'll double the sauce and serve it with rice and steamed veggies along with the pork or chicken.


Sauce for Grilled Pork Tenderloin Satay:

Ingredients:

1 small onion, chopped

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup water

3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce

2 tablespoons reduced-fat creamy peanut butter

4-1/2 teaspoons canola oil

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1. In a small saucepan, bring ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until thickened.