tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.comments2023-08-15T06:04:28.537-04:00Passion from a StoneAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685590920604384987noreply@blogger.comBlogger552125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-70582687162545237822012-10-25T10:58:41.384-04:002012-10-25T10:58:41.384-04:00We do this, too. :) However, our list of "acc...We do this, too. :) However, our list of "accepted" fruits is a bit shorter at current. Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541855841811020314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-90346055401740859812012-10-20T12:17:31.287-04:002012-10-20T12:17:31.287-04:00I too eat breakfast at my desk or on the commute.
...I too eat breakfast at my desk or on the commute.<br /><br />I was an oatmeal fiend for several years at work--just generic plain oats, dolled with peanut butter, cinnamon and raisins. I gained notoriety with the stacks of empty canisters at my desk.<br /><br />I eventually tired of oatmeal, and since 2010 I have a PB&J (all ingredients top quality), banana and 28oz of diluted (80% water) orange juice most every morning. I typically make all my sandwiches on the weekend for decreased manfacturing costs. :)OHFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264214328209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-62654679990557511672011-12-13T21:13:43.093-05:002011-12-13T21:13:43.093-05:00I'm glad you had a good weekend. I understand ...I'm glad you had a good weekend. I understand what you mean about the kids' ages and "helping"... sometimes I want to press the pause button and other times I want them to be more independent and less sticky / whiny / in need of help with bodily functions... It's tough. But you look great, the kids look great, and the tree looks great. Merry Christmas!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224726647093976213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-69075643482989666732011-11-23T08:20:51.548-05:002011-11-23T08:20:51.548-05:00Nice list! Enjoy your holiday, Cheers Friend!Nice list! Enjoy your holiday, Cheers Friend!Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857278504976581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-16255210741175198212011-09-06T14:18:53.699-04:002011-09-06T14:18:53.699-04:00Cute photos! They are both getting so big! Love th...Cute photos! They are both getting so big! Love the cat and kid photo!Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857278504976581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-54406969229083973552011-07-13T07:46:36.995-04:002011-07-13T07:46:36.995-04:00What a great week!What a great week!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755210852128609787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-56089823064020983672011-07-12T17:58:29.838-04:002011-07-12T17:58:29.838-04:00...and here I thought the kids were happy just bec......and here I thought the kids were happy just because the Buccos are above .500 at the break!OHFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264214328209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-58278357648838824682011-06-30T08:43:22.454-04:002011-06-30T08:43:22.454-04:00Broccoli and red peppers! Those are a great addit...Broccoli and red peppers! Those are a great addition to the dish.tehamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345622236857985726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-14856452431763899612011-06-23T09:29:31.987-04:002011-06-23T09:29:31.987-04:00I love that last picture. You can totally see what...I love that last picture. You can totally see what grown up Todd will look like. So handsome!sundaygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828710046847246420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-66185095139094369432011-06-23T07:13:33.828-04:002011-06-23T07:13:33.828-04:00Oh my goodness! He is so cute! And he sounds like ...Oh my goodness! He is so cute! And he sounds like such a happy boy. I'm so glad to have read this update. Happy summer!Life with Pog & FLeChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811443448217222947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-57840284140345679912011-06-13T08:01:02.047-04:002011-06-13T08:01:02.047-04:00Great picture!Great picture!sundaygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828710046847246420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-41186296074053840682011-06-07T17:45:02.066-04:002011-06-07T17:45:02.066-04:00I'm sorry this is taking so long for you, Amy....I'm sorry this is taking so long for you, Amy. I'm glad you are staying positive, I'm sure some days are easier to do that than others. You will be in my prayers. Maybe we can meet at the zoo sometime this summer!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351485145204859741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-3714431085284968762011-04-05T07:21:47.815-04:002011-04-05T07:21:47.815-04:00such a beautiful collection of photos! They grow u...such a beautiful collection of photos! They grow up too fast!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121672332350507031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-82074829561766405052011-01-28T21:35:39.975-05:002011-01-28T21:35:39.975-05:00I don't have a lot more to add than the advice...I don't have a lot more to add than the advice you've already gotten. You're definitely not alone in this struggle. I subscribe to a few cooking magazines, so I can get fresh ideas. I try to spend a bit of time on Sundays to write down my menus on the kitchen calendar. Seeing it in writing is like a committment to myself. Sometimes it really says "leftovers", so I don't waste so much. I have several recipes in the regular rotation. I can cook several different things with similar ingredients, which helps cut down on cost and waste. I try to shop on Mondays or Tuesdays, but sometimes I get enough stocked up that I can skip a week. Also, I've gotten better about freezing leftovers. That way, I've got a meal in the fridge for when I'm low on energy or ideas or groceries. Feeding a family good, healthy food is a huge time and energy committment.Life with Pog & FLeChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811443448217222947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-4611484538702742192011-01-28T21:27:03.090-05:002011-01-28T21:27:03.090-05:00So cute to hear about Todd's language. They bo...So cute to hear about Todd's language. They both look so grown up in that photo. WOW!Life with Pog & FLeChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811443448217222947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-26544053701169112902011-01-20T22:09:12.266-05:002011-01-20T22:09:12.266-05:00Love that picture!Love that picture!DrBabyMamaDramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330937001535933829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-7658751053743065872011-01-19T11:40:43.947-05:002011-01-19T11:40:43.947-05:00Forgot to mention that on her blog, Trisha also po...Forgot to mention that on her blog, Trisha also posts all her menus and shopping lists, too. Very handy.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502382480805371539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-28564113503166502082011-01-18T11:46:44.356-05:002011-01-18T11:46:44.356-05:00My friend Trisha has a great blog: http://onceamon...My friend Trisha has a great blog: http://onceamonthmom.com. Her deal is that she plans her menus based on what's on sale in a given month (yes, things go on sale the same months every year) and then she does all of her cooking for the month in one day and freezes it all. I don't do it for a month, but I do it for a week and it works great for us. Even if you're not interested in cooking a bunch at once, still check out her blog. She's got a LOT of great, easy recipes.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502382480805371539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-27997585410622008042011-01-17T20:51:34.879-05:002011-01-17T20:51:34.879-05:00A) Clear containers for pastas, rices and such. K...A) Clear containers for pastas, rices and such. Keep your pantry organized like the supermarket: store the same cans and boxes behind each other. Easy to see what you need before you head out the door.<br /><br />B) Khel and I l-o-v-e fish tacos (feeds 2 athlete-size appetites):<br />1- Get a pot of 1.25c brown rice going<br />2- Chuck 1 pack of frozen tilapia in a skillet with lime juice, cover<br />3- Take 1 avocado, 1 tomato, 1 cucumber, 1 seeded serrano and bunch of cilantro: dice and mix in a big bowl<br />4- Brown some tortillas on the burners<br />5- Throw some salsa and cheese out; let people make their own buffet-style<br /><br />Fridge-to-fed in 30 minutes (quicker if you shorten rice's critical path). Those without the dexterity to manage a soft shell might just like the fish plus the toppings. Man, I'm hungry just writing this!OHFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264214328209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-66108488709732888012011-01-17T20:37:29.402-05:002011-01-17T20:37:29.402-05:00Hi, I came over from a comment you left on my blog...Hi, I came over from a comment you left on my blog. Nice to "meet" you!<br /><br />I am no huge fan of the meal planning, either. I have a very picky eater who is 3.5 and a toddler who is in the hit or miss stage of eating. My husband will eat just about anything, but I'm a picky eater, too. My husband is a good cook, but the way we arrange our schedules, I'm the one who does the week day cooking.<br /><br />No brilliant ideas from me, either, I'm afraid. My toddler loves any type of pancake, so we have a pancake dinner once every couple of weeks. She even likes Carrot Cake pancakes, which is a win because they have carrots. But my preschooler won't eat those, or regular pancakes. I recently discovered that she likes applesauce oatmeal pancakes (WTF??? How does she like those and not regular pancakes? But I'll take it.) so that helps. I have the recipe for carrot cake pancakes up on my blog:<br />http://wandsci.blogspot.com/2010/08/dinner-during-dora-carrot-cake-pancakes.html<br /><br />I'm sure I'll get around to posting the recipe for applesauce oatmeal pancakes soon, but if you are interested, you can find the base recipe by googling- that's how I found it.<br /><br />I like Cooking Light for new recipe ideas, but I have to admit that I have yet to find a recipe there that my preschooler will eat. She likes plain pasta, though, so we do a lot of pasta dishes and I just save some plain pasta out for her.<br /><br />Finally... do you need the money you'll save by clipping coupons? If you don't, why don't you just stop feeling guilty about that? Clipping coupons takes time, and your time is worth something, too. Same thing with the comparison shopping. Is the money it saves worth your time? For us right now, it isn't, except for going to Costco for diapers and beer and a few other things. And even that I grumble about.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-87781479577889105932011-01-17T09:58:33.311-05:002011-01-17T09:58:33.311-05:00Oh, yes. The environment and reading food labels, ...Oh, yes. The environment and reading food labels, too. Thankfully I'm good at reading food labels and most things at Whole Foods are good. But then there is the cost issue again...<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only intelligent mommy who struggles with this. :-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685590920604384987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-86445225058063793682011-01-17T08:41:40.857-05:002011-01-17T08:41:40.857-05:00I don't have any brilliant ideas, I just wante...I don't have any brilliant ideas, I just wanted to share your pain. I, too, find this to be such a frustrating--and unrewarding--task every day/week!! I keep telling myself that someday, the girls will actually eat what I cook. Grrr.<br /><br />I find balancing all the shopping criteria to be stressful. What is on sale? What is healthy for our bodies? What is best for the earth? What is best for our bank account? And, finally, what will my children actually eat?? It's overwhelming to shop with all of this in my head!!!<br /><br />So sorry I don't have any great ideas for you, but I'll sure be watching to see if someone else does!!!Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337735840484650705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-34497282926522200482011-01-11T21:06:41.765-05:002011-01-11T21:06:41.765-05:00Those are all amazing and beautiful Amy!!Those are all amazing and beautiful Amy!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351485145204859741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-49722821176946135432011-01-07T16:06:09.078-05:002011-01-07T16:06:09.078-05:00Just catching up on my blog reading. Glad your fam...Just catching up on my blog reading. Glad your family had such a nice holiday. Oddly I am anxious for you to meet some new babies and finish painting a dresser too ;) I'll email you soon!Annie and Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920190043722710450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597311.post-47509453055331151812011-01-06T15:45:41.879-05:002011-01-06T15:45:41.879-05:00Those are beautiful. You are one talented lady!Those are beautiful. You are one talented lady!DrBabyMamaDramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330937001535933829noreply@blogger.com