a health halloween snack....

I just love these little cheese fingers. The nails are made with bits of red bell pepper. The teeth are made with the little bits of cheese from the fingers and apples. So healthy they are scary!

Getting a grip on dinner..Week 3&4

The new calendar is here! Congratulation on completing your first two week of your "getting a grip on dinner" meal plan. The hardest weeks are behind you and come FANTASTIC recipes are before you. Enjoy! This system has made such a big difference in my family I am excited to hear if you enjoy it too. Happy mealtime!

homemade baby food...

I have a new toy. I loved making homemade baby food for my older kiddos, but it was wasn't this easy. This is a Kid Co food mill. I have to say, I love this thing.  I bought this one from baby earth. If you use the referral code  g0kKuz you save $5. This and a few storage containers will be all you need to serve the best homemade baby food. 

Just place the food in the middle and push down as you turn the handle. My seven and eight year old can even make homemade baby food with this mill. I put the extras in a container to freeze for days that we are on the go. OK, really it is for days when we are eating fast food and there isn't anything that I am willing to grind up and feed to the babies. :) The mill comes with a carrying case and spoon so it is easy to stick in the diaper bag and you can serve it right out of the top. No worry of kids cutting themselves if they get into the diaper bag, there is no sharp blade. My favorite part is that it is sooo easy to clean. Everything in life should be this fun and easy. :)

When I made homemade baby food in bulk (lots of flavors in one day) for my older ones I just put it in ice cube trays to freeze and stored them in a zip loc. I am going with single serve containers to save a step this time. There are lots of great babyfood recipe books, but I just follow the basic rule of raw fruit, cooked veggies. 

Happy Baby Food Making!!

Cream Cheese Brownies

Yummy! This is one of our favorite deserts. 1 pkg. Super Moist Devil's Food Cake Mix

8 ounces cream cheese, room temp.

1 egg

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup chocolate chips

White and Chocolate Frosting (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 15 1/2 X 10 X 1 jelly roll pan OR 9X11 pan. 9X11 takes a little longer to bake. Prepare cake mix as directed on package. Pour batter into pan. Mx cream cheese, egg, sugar, and chocolate chips together. Drop by spoonfuls into batter. Cut through with butter knife to get marbled effect. If you want a few extra chocolate chips sprinkle them on top. Bake until toothpick comes our clean 25-35 minutes. Cool and drizzle optional white frosting and then chocolate frosting. Cool and cut into squares. This recipe freezes well but, doesn't last long in our freezer. (ha ha) I usually at least double the recipe. This was a big hit with kiddos and adult alike. For one of the girl's tea parties, I added a little red food coloring to the cream cheese mixture so it was pink. :) Pink and chocolate, does it get any girly girl than that? Enjoy!!