Earlier this week, we had Matthew's soup for dinner. He came up with a list of ingredients, and I helped with the amounts. It was similar to a few different soups we've had in the past, but the combination was all his idea, and he was very proud of the result. Also, this kid doesn't always willingly eat all his veggies, and he gobbled down the whole bowl! If that's not an argument for getting kids in the kitchen, I don't know what is. Ingredients: 3 cups cooked shredded chicken 5 … [Read more...]
Recipe: Cinnamon Banana Bread Mini Muffins
I had a few bananas getting ripe on the counter, but I didn't want to just make plain old banana bread again. It's good, but I wanted something different. So...Cinnamon Banana Bread Mini Muffins! Please excuse their massive muffin tops, as I filled the pan a wee bit too full. Ingredients: 2-3 bananas, mashed 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon pinch of salt 1-1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. cinnamon (for … [Read more...]
Recipe: Grandma Winter’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Growing up, I can always remember eating delicious treats from both of my grandmas' kitchens. This is probably the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I've ever had. Seriously delicious. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (you can also do half applesauce and half butter) 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 cup flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup chocolate … [Read more...]
Books I’ve Read: January 2015
Confessions Of A Raging Perfectionist: Learning To Be Free by Amanda Jenkins. I really liked this book. I got the ebook for free somewhere along the line, and finally got around to reading it. I enjoyed the "stats" that started each chapter (kind of reminded me of how the chapters in Bridget Jones' Diary started). The book as a whole was really relatable to me. Not just because I am a perfectionist, but because the author was really honest, and didn't sugarcoat her mistakes and her flaws. … [Read more...]
Two Minute Christmas Card Organization
I know, I know, Christmas was a month ago. But I finally got around to making this Christmas card flipbook, and I wanted to share it with you. Each year I keep one of our family Christmas cards because I am sentimental like that. But I didn't have a good way to store them (case in point: I've already lost the one from 2011). Enter the metal binder rings! I finally bought a pack for less than $2.00, and quickly put our family cards together on two of them. I wrote the year on the back of … [Read more...]