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Jacob’s lunches
School lunches aren’t too easy with a weird eater like Jacob. He won’t eat anything that should be hot if it isn’t (like a quesadilla) and he doesn’t like normal things like turkey sandwiches. He doesn’t even like pb&j all … Continue reading
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Tagged bento, creative, elementary school, food, fun, healthy, ideas, kid, kindergarten, lunches, planetbox
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Happy Halloween!
Posted in baking, cooking, daily baby, Daily baby O2, Halloween
Tagged 2016, cakw, Cooking, craft, cute, DIY, eyeball, food, glasses, googly eye, Halloween, homemade, honey, icing, party, prep, pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, scratch, socks, worms and dirt
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Homemade salsa, homegrown tomatoes!
Yum! This was seriously the best salsa!! Just backyard tomatoes, a can of tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro, and onion.
Making dinner
Curious kitty wanted to help me make dinner. He reached into this bowl of cabbage slaw to find out what it felt like. I gave him some large chunks to chew on, too. The finished product: homemade pinto beans (bland) … Continue reading
Master Chef: Preschool Edition
i had to photograph these two cute dinner plates:
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Tagged bell pepper, carrot, chicken, child, compartments, Cooking, cut out, cutter, dinosaur, flower, kids, plate, preschooler, scene
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Garlic zoodles with cilantro and cucumber
I have been craving a certain dish from PF Chang’s…their garlic noodles. They are spicy and fragrant with refreshing cucumber matchsticks and fresh cilantro. Today I replicated it pretty closely using my new obsession: zoodles. Zoodles are zucchini noodles … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, asian, carrot, cilantro, copycat, cucumber, cuisin, cut, delicipus, eating, garlic, healthy, light, lovers, low calorie, noodle, pasta, pf changs, rainbow, red pepper, spiral, spiralized, spiralizer, squash, swap, vegetables, vegetarian, veggie, zoodles, zucchini
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Valentine’s Day
We celebrated early, since I will be in Michigan for my grandma’s funeral on Saturday. Our day involved a party at school, a visit from Mimé, love-y hors’d’ouerves, and a special dinner.
Get rid of greasy film on your stove!
It’s no secret that I cook a lot, and my black stove top has acquired a greasy film that will not go away. I’ve tried windex, dish soap, and other cleaners, but I finally have the answer, and it’s natural … Continue reading