Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Sweet surprise
This has nothing to do with homeschooling, but I made these for my husband and I just thought I'd share. Well, not *actually* share. Unless you want to come over. =)
inside outside
I thought it might be fun to start a series of photos of what's going on inside and outside. Today was a quiet day, both because of the snow and because we just stayed home without anything major going on. There is something almost eerie-anechoic-chamber-like of certain snowfalls, and today was one of those days. Thankfully there wasn't a huge accumulation, so shoveling didn't take up a significant portion of my day! Inside smelled like yummy goodness, as I mad a half batch of these coconut oatmeal cookies, with slight modifications to make them a little healthier.
Outside:
Inside again, word work time this morning:
Also, enjoying reading time this morning. H declared Fortunately, the Milk "a good one."
If you have not seen Gaiman reading Cat in the Hat, you must check it out! Thanks to Jen over at HippySticks for linking me to this. It gave me a big smile!
What's going on inside/outside where you are?
Outside:
Inside again, word work time this morning:
If you have not seen Gaiman reading Cat in the Hat, you must check it out! Thanks to Jen over at HippySticks for linking me to this. It gave me a big smile!
What's going on inside/outside where you are?
Family Traditions
What are some important family traditions you share with your kids? One of my favorite traditions is making pasta with my children! It's such a simple and satisfying task, and one that is appropriate for their skill level in the kitchen. We even used my great-grandmother's wooden cutting board.
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| Today, the dough was just perfect! |
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| This was my dinner. Yum! |
if you give a mom a cucumber
If you give a mom a cucumber (or 20), she's going to ask "Seriously, what the %@#! am I going to do with all of these cucumbers?" While I LOVE our CSA, the past few weeks have been overflowing with cucumbers! We have had cucumber salad, refrigerator pickles, sliced cucumbers, and so on. Finally I donated some to Jen's relish endeavors and used up the remainder tonight in some delicious cucumber soup, which went really well with a mojito. I am so thrilled to be caught up with the cucumbers...for now.
befriending vegetables
Before having kids of my own, I knew my kids would love vegetables and would eat them without complaints or looks of disgust. I knew that if I just offered them a variety of fresh veggies from the start they would love them as much as I do. Boy did I know wrong! I ended up with one who will avoid most veggies at all costs, though the other hasn't turned one down yet. At nearly 5, H is finally at least tasting veggies before declaring them foul, but for the most part he just doesn't like them. Here are a few ways that he will consume them, even knowing they are hidden since he usually helps me prepare food. What is great about these is that they don't alter the taste much other than adding a little natural sweetness.
Fruit smoothies
Mac and cheese
Follow your favorite homemade baked macaroni and cheese recipe, but add in 2 cups of pureed butternut squash. Another thing you can try is steamed and pureed cauliflower, but I prefer the taste of the squash.
Spaghetti with "carronara" (carrots and marinara)
Steam some carrots, and then puree them with water. Add to your marinara sauce.
Zucchini bread
Zucchini, when grated and added to bread, doesn't add any noticeable flavor at all. Here is a recipe - don't forget you can use applesauce in place of oil and reduce/replace the sugar with honey!
Almond meal pancakes
Though nuts aren't vegetables, H also refuses to eat nuts, so I thought I'd include this idea. He is allergic to peanuts so for a long time we were advised to avoid all nuts. When we tried to introduce nuts other than peanuts, he refused to eat them. One tasty way to get some into him is with almond meal! We love the stuff. Almond meal pancakes are delicious; you can add some of your regular flour for a portion of the almond meal if straight almond meal is too much for you, but we love these!
These are just a few ideas off the top of my head, but I'll add more as I think of them or if anyone has more suggestions!
Fruit smoothies
- yogurt, or kefir
- frozen berries or mangoes/bananas
- milk or water to thin
- greens - baby spinach, romaine, red or green leaf lettuce, etc.
Mac and cheese
Follow your favorite homemade baked macaroni and cheese recipe, but add in 2 cups of pureed butternut squash. Another thing you can try is steamed and pureed cauliflower, but I prefer the taste of the squash.
Spaghetti with "carronara" (carrots and marinara)
Steam some carrots, and then puree them with water. Add to your marinara sauce.
Zucchini bread
Zucchini, when grated and added to bread, doesn't add any noticeable flavor at all. Here is a recipe - don't forget you can use applesauce in place of oil and reduce/replace the sugar with honey!
Almond meal pancakes
Though nuts aren't vegetables, H also refuses to eat nuts, so I thought I'd include this idea. He is allergic to peanuts so for a long time we were advised to avoid all nuts. When we tried to introduce nuts other than peanuts, he refused to eat them. One tasty way to get some into him is with almond meal! We love the stuff. Almond meal pancakes are delicious; you can add some of your regular flour for a portion of the almond meal if straight almond meal is too much for you, but we love these!
These are just a few ideas off the top of my head, but I'll add more as I think of them or if anyone has more suggestions!
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