This makes me want to move to Spain. Or Mexico. Anywhere Spanish speaking would work! (I miss saying Hola and Buen Dia all the time.) Ever since playing "Twitter translator" (where I would send Twitter DMs with common Dominican phrases to my friends who were in the Dominican Republic), I've been itching to speak Spanish. I find myself talking to the boys in Spanish and … [Read more...]
Black Bean Brownies
I think I only got a few shots of these little beauties before little people hands started showing up in the viewfinder of my camera. (See below!) Let's talk about these brownies for a minute. While some of you have probably been making brownies with black beans for years, I have just been enlightened. My mouth thanks you Pam, not so much my waistline! Pam's version … [Read more...]
Homemade Coconut Mango Popsicles
These homemade coconut mango popsicles are the perfect treat for any age! So Tyler had his first popsicle yesterday. Just in time for summer!!! I hadn't planned on letting him have a taste...it just sorta happened. I sat down to nurse him with a popsicle of my own in hand and he had NO interest in what I had to offer him and kept eying my popsicle. And by … [Read more...]
Blackberry Mini-Muffins or Mini-Cupcakes
Blackberries. I love their sweetness and their tartness. I grabbed a few packages for a buck at the store last week. And I just had to make some muffins, or are they cupcakes? I'm not sure what to call them. Because they really could be both. They are that versatile. I love how when berries bake, their little juice pods pop and the juice runs all over! Mmm. Now scroll … [Read more...]
Spicy Bean and Cheese Tacos
2 words. Taco Cabana. I sorta had a little Taco Cabana addiction when I was in high school. At lunch, we would race to see who could get off campus and down Nacogdoches to the closest T.C. and get their chips and queso order in first! First to the table won!!! Bean and Cheese Tacos were always a fave then too. Today, I prefer them a bit spicier. These will kick up the … [Read more...]
Cranberry Chicken Salad Sandwiches
I love me some chicken salad. I like to eat it out of the bowl. I like it on sandwich bread. I like it on croissants. I like it on hamburger buns. I like it in tortillas. And I like it sweet. While the plain mayo with some celery and salt and pepper is o-kay, my sweet tooth would rather there be some fruit mixed in, whether it's pineapple, grapes, or in this … [Read more...]
Whole Wheat Cranberry Apple Muffins
This is the key to this muffin recipe's yumminess: Mix together the diced apples, dried cranberries and brown sugar and fold them into the batter just before filling up the muffin tin. Whole Wheat Cranberry Apple Muffins This is the key to this muffin recipe's yumminess: Mix together the diced apples, dried cranberries and brown sugar and fold them into the … [Read more...]
Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice
So I looked out the kitchen window and noticed that the cilantro had almost reached the height of the child rabbit fence around my square foot gardening planters. I knew cilantro grew quickly, but didn't think it would really grow THAT quickly. Quick...how can I start using this up. And pronto!!! How about mixed into brown rice with some lime juice for a little extra … [Read more...]
Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
(Sorry about the sun glare. It's an iPhone photo!) Those were the ones left after Round 1. About 3 minutes after the photo was taken, they were gone! Last week, I tweeted this: I had the pleasure (and it really was a pleasure, despite my dramatic tweet) of taking care of my dear friend's 2 boys while she had back surgery. They spent the night and stayed with us … [Read more...]
Popsicles for Dinner?!?
So it appears that boy #1 managed to catch strep throat from boy #2. I can't say that I'm surprised. After all, boy #1 did drink from boy #2's cup just minutes after I warned him not to. (And when the time is right, we'll have the 'natural consequences' talk that will go something like this...Remember when mommy told you not to drink from your brother's cup so you don't get … [Read more...]