Wow I can't believe it has been over two weeks since I last posted a blog. I had no idea it had been that long! Time really got away from me this holiday season. We had a wonderful holiday overall. The first year as a family of three! Lots of time spent with family and… Continue reading Lentil Dumpling Soup Take 2
Tater Tot Casserole
The past week has flown by. I meant to post about this tater tot casserole last Friday but never got around to it. I had to pick Jack up from daycare early on Friday because he had a fever. 😦 His temperature bounced around all weekend and he had to stay home on Monday and… Continue reading Tater Tot Casserole
Snickerdoodle Blondies with Cinnamon Ice Cream
I follow Go Dairy Free on Twitter and awhile back they tweeted the following recipe: Snickerdoodle Blondies I thought it sounded amazing and made a half batch on Sunday. Other than halving the recipe I made it as written except I used Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer instead of an egg. I paired the blondies with… Continue reading Snickerdoodle Blondies with Cinnamon Ice Cream
How I Cloth Diaper As a Working Mom
My son is almost 7 months old and has been cloth diapered since he was a month old. My husband and I both work full-time jobs so our son goes to daycare 5 days a week. I used to think cloth diapering was only for stay-at-home moms. But it's not. Cloth diapering is actually very easy and… Continue reading How I Cloth Diaper As a Working Mom
Breakfast Pizza
Have you ever had a meal in your mind that you just knew was going to be perfect? And when the perfect idea became reality you were ecstatic? That was the case with me and breakfast pizza. I have been wanting to make breakfast pizza for months now. The opportunity finally presented itself last weekend.… Continue reading Breakfast Pizza
Sweet Potato Tofu Jambalaya
The other day I consulted Betty to determine how to bake a butternut squash (to eventually purée for Jack). As I was flipping through I noticed that Betty has a vegetarian section. Huh. Did not know that was in there. I glanced through the recipes and found one for sweet potato tofu jambalaya that looked… Continue reading Sweet Potato Tofu Jambalaya
Salad in a Jar
This is a brilliant idea. I never thought of putting salad in a jar and I love jars and use them for everything. One of my Facebook friends posted a link to the blog Fat Girl Trapped in a Skinny Body with directions on how to put salad in a jar. I tried it immediately: In my… Continue reading Salad in a Jar
My First Homemade Seitan
I crawled out of my cave and finally joined Twitter a few months ago. One of my favorite followees is VegWeb. They tweet delicious sounding recipes daily. I've gotten a few dinner ideas from their tweets! One of their tweets awhile back was an easy seitan recipe. (Seitan is a vegetarian protein made out of… Continue reading My First Homemade Seitan
Peanut Butter Frosted Brownie Bites
The weekend before Thanksgiving, Benzo and I had some family over for dinner that we knew we wouldn't get to see for the holiday. I went back and forth on what to make for dessert before finally settling on brownies from a mix with a cookies and cream variation that was on the back of… Continue reading Peanut Butter Frosted Brownie Bites
Thanksgiving Review
The past two days have been lovely. Thanksgiving was spent with extended family and tons of great food while Black Friday was a quiet day at home eating lots of leftovers. I honestly couldn't ask for a better holiday! I have so much to be thankful for but this year I am especially thankful for my… Continue reading Thanksgiving Review
