This recipe comes to you in the Part 2 series of The Homemade Baby Food Adventure. Part 2 is all about the recipes and what goes into blender (so you know exactly what baby is eating and Part 1 is all about the cost benefit/breakdown for buying organic baby food versus buying it. See Part… Read More Green Machine {baby food recipe}
This recipe comes to you in the Part 2 series of The Homemade Baby Food Adventure. Part 2 is all about the recipes and what goes into blender (so you know exactly what baby is eating and Part 1 is all about the cost benefit/breakdown for buying organic baby food versus buying it. See Part… Read More Plum|Apple {baby food recipe}
Another awesome entree we added to the Captain America-themed 2nd birthday party for Cash was the classic Mac & Cheese, with a twist…. What’s more American than Mac & Cheese? I had originally planned to make bites, using this recipe from Chef in Training. but simply ran out of time. So halfway through I did some… Read More Baked Mac & Cheese Crumble {Recipe}
For Cash’s 2nd Birthday party we went with a Super Hero Training/Captain America theme complete with American classics like Apple Pies and Mac & Cheese Crumble. But instead of going the traditional hamburger route I wanted to change it up a bit. I decided that since there would be kids, a smaller portion size would be great…… Read More Honey & Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken Sliders {Crock Pot}
One of my favorite things about the Stayton move is the new kitchen! Not only do I get an island now but I also get ALL THESE drawers and cupboards! Our last house had a grand total of SIX drawers and two of them hardly counted. As I think everyone does when they move into… Read More Movin’ on In {Kitchen Remix}
One of my many amazing neighbors dropped off a little bundle of lavender from her garden the other day…. Challenge accepted! There are many awesome things you can do with lavender but for this post we’re focusing on LAVENDER SHORTBREAD COOKIES! Perfect as a light bite for a shower, luncheon, tea or just whatever Ingredients:… Read More Lavender Shortbread Cookies {Recipe}
My son and I just had the most amazingly fun week ever! He is now 6 months old which means we are transitioning into solid foods. So exciting! My mission, therefore, became to do a comparison between buying baby food and just making our own. So here is how our adventure started… I went to… Read More Price Comparison on Homemade Baby Food vs Store Bought | Is it worth it?
Tonight’s dinner was first inspired by the garden tomatoes I planted this summer. Tonight was a repeat performance. This summer I was finally able to have an actual garden that I could maintain since reducing my professional work load, being pregnant. I planted a lot of tomatoes and was looking for recipes to use them… Read More Caprese Pizza- Experiments in the Kitchen
Tonight’s dinner experiment was inspired by one of my husband’s favorite Oregon wines: Rascal. He likes it because their logo is man’s best friend. My mission was then to create a recipe that utilized the wine. Here is what I came up with: Rascal Chicken- 1/4 Cup Rascal Wine 2 Tbsp Olive Oil Chicken thighs… Read More Rascal Chicken- Experiments in the Kitchen