Archive for the 'all about food' Category

Bourbon Chicken

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

This recipe was posted on one of the parenting groups i belong to ( as well as Becky and Sam!) And i wanted it shared here too!!   2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 1/4 teaspoon ginger 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes [...]

Dine and Dash Chicken!

Monday, August 20th, 2012

This is one of the easy go to meals. When your energy is low, you want a meal with little prep. Or even one that can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the fridge till you cook it. Its simple yet filling. I hope you enjoy! You will need Chicken breasts, 1 per [...]

Stuffed French Toast Like Ihop!

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

I recently went to Ihop and the Stuffed French Toast caught my eye. I’ve never had it before and im not the kind of person who likes to “try new things!” But this. Wow. It was awesome! I came home and set out to find a way to make it myself and found a recipe [...]

Cheese Crackers

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

Ok, so these are less like crackers and more like… flaky cheese cookies. Sort of. Depending on how thin you roll them out, they might get crispy like crackers. Regardless, they are a healthier alternative to store bought cheesy crackers like Goldfish or Cheez-Its. mmm, flaky layers 1 stick butter, cut into chunks, chilled 2 [...]

Broiled Chicken Breast Steaks

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

I somehow ended up with about twenty pounds of chicken breast steaks (which are basically boneless skinless chicken breasts in my eyes), I think when my mom moved she gave them to me out of her freezer. Anyways, I had no idea how to cook them up and so I turned to the internet and [...]

Beyond Breastfeeding Part 6: Introducing Healthy Eating Habits

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

I have discussed in the past (here and here) how your food decisions affect the health and willingness for your child to eat certain foods. It has been shown that foods that you eat while pregnant can directly influence your child’s tastes once they are eating food. By introducing many foods, we can help a [...]

Beyond Breastfeeding Part 5: Food Allergies

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

One of the last things in the world you want to deal with is a child with a plethora of allergies. Unfortunately, there probably isn’t much you can do about them. Even now, there is conflicting evidence as to the cause of food allergies specifically. There have been studies that have shown that if a [...]

Beyond Breastfeeding Part 4: Weaning

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Weaning is something that has a lot of contention in the natural parenting community. Everyone has an opinion as to when and how you should do it. I will tell you right now, there is no one way to do it. Throughout history, weaning has been something that has changed. A lot of when we [...]

Beyond Breastfeeding Part 3: Finger Foods

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

In the continuing saga of my series of Beyond Breastfeeding articles, I want to talk about finger foods and introducing them to your child. I have already talked about supplementing breast milk and the introduction of solid foods (and some kosher tips for this introduction). In later episodes of this drawn out saga, I shall [...]

Lactation Cookies Recipe

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

    I received this recipe when I was having supply issues. It ended up being exactly what I needed in multiple ways. Most important, it filled my boobies with milk! But it came at a very stressful time in my life, where I was feeling like a failure as a mother. It was great [...]

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