Who needs a traditional teething toy when a piece of rosemary works just fine? Eliana and I harvested a bit of rosemary today for a bean salad I made for her dinner. (Recipe coming soon.) As I was cutting some sprigs, Eliana grabbed a leaf and stuck it in her mouth. And then proceeded to roam around chewing on it until she spit it out to eat lunch. Crazy Little Lady! Rosemary rocks! Haha! I have some and YOU don’t! What do you mean I’m supposed to chomp on a pacifier instead. Puh-leeze, Woman! You don’t call me teeny tiny
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Last week my mother-in-law, Lauren, asked me what to do with quinoa. That question inspired me to make this recipe for dinner for Matt and me the other night. I had wanted to make a salad with some fresh veggies we had. I figured that if I added a little “bulk” and some “protein”, I could call it a one-pot-meal. Enter quiona. It is both bulk and protein. A-ha! Before serving it to Eliana for lunch the next day, I cut the vegetables and halloumi cheese into smaller pieces. That took a lot of time. In the future, I think I’ll grate
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To me, part of making Eliana a teeny tiny foodie is teaching her not just to like a variety of tastes and textures but to have an interest in where her food comes from. On Mondays, we take our weekly trip to the grocery store and as we gather our goods I talk to her about all the foods we see and buy. We stop to touch, smell and, in her case, taste the green beans- see photo below. Or, whatever it is that we are looking at. A view from above. She’s in the carrier as we do our
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I’m not always the best vegetarian. I could blissfully live on cheese and carbs alone. (Um, and some wine too, for sure.) So, over the last few years, I’ve been working on getting myself to like vegetables I haven’t liked in the past. One vegetable at the top of that list has been squash. Any color, any season, any preparation. It just didn’t do it for me. Blech! To make it even more annoying, many restaurants serve squash as their token vegetarian entrée. But, beyond the fact that squash is everywhere, I know it is good for me. I believe
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The whole wheat muffins were a hit! Mmm, muffins! Wait, you made them? Whoop! Whoop! Those are gooood. You got any more? Oh wait, I think some fell into this pocket thing. You rock Mommy! Related Posts:Happy Healthy FoodieMommybites SummitHow To Press TofuTips for Using a Food Mill and GIVEAWAY!!Tips & Ideas for Feeding Your Little FoodieWho needs a teething toy
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I found this blog recently called 100 Days of Real Food which I find very intriguing for a lot of reasons. Not only is it full of tips on how to eat more healthfully and mindfully, but there are lots of yummy looking recipes on the blog, too. I decided to try one today: whole wheat muffins with fruit. I mean, they look ridiculously good, right? I changed up two things from the actual recipe: I substituted maple syrup for the honey and instead of 1½ cups of whole-wheat flour, I used 1 cup of whole-wheat flour and ½ cup of
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