So I love me some potatoes! Especially MASHED POTATOES! Yummers! So I thought I'd post this great recipe I found on Woman's Day.com
Mashed Potatoes and More Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 8 oz carrots, peeled and thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/2 lb Yukon Gold or all-purposepotatoes, peeled and cut in 2-in. chunks
- 1 small rutabaga (1 lb), peeled and cut in 1-in. chunks
- 1 small celery root (12 oz), peeled and cut in 1 1/2-in. chunks, or 3 medium parsnips, peeled and cut in 1-in. chunks
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 tsp salt
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Garnish: chopped chives
PREPARATION
1. Bring 6 cups water to boil in a 4-qt pot. Add carrots; cook 5 minutes or until barely tender. Add potatoes, rutabaga and celery root; cook 20 minutes or until all vegetables are tender. Drain and return to pot.2. Mash with potato masher or beat with mixer, adding milk, butter, salt and pepper. Spoon into serving bowl; sprinkle with chives.
Hope you like it! I can smell them already!!!! YUM!!!! I'm hungry---gotta go....eat.
So we are on a 21 day Daniel Fast...the first time I did it It was Hard!! I was pregnant at the time so I was craving sweets left and right the first week. But you know what, after I was done with the fast and went back to my old eating habits---I was seriously craving all those healthy foods!
So here we are again. Eating healthy and I am loving it. I mean you feel so much more energetic. Sure sure it's hard the first week or so but after a while. WOW! So we might not be following the Daniel fast exactly but we've decided to not only do this for 21 days but to make it our new lifestyle.
And there's nothing better than your children asking for blueberries or oranges or wheat crackers...instead of all that junk out there. Chips, cookies, sweets...etc etc. We have switched our ground beef to ground turkey. Whole wheats instead of enriched flours. Less cheese, milk, and starches... Lots of fruits and veggies and more natural whole foods.
I encourage you. Eat healthy. Eat breakfast, exercise more. Feel Great! Do something for yourself moms...and help your children live right!
Here's more info on the Daniel fast: ( just some of the recipes and there are links in there about what the Daniel Fast is....It doesn't have to be a on going spiritual thing but I personally think God likes us to be healthy =D)
http://www.christ-web.com/missions/farho/daniel-fast-recipes
So today I was standing in the kitchen about to make lunch for my two little boys and a little one I care for in my home. I was standing there with the fridge open, trying to think up something creative, when my two year old (getting the cue from the open fridge) sits at the table and says, "Mom, i want grilled cheese!" WELL OK! Good choice. Thank you sweetie for the good idea. So there I am grillin' some cheese...when my son then says..."Mom, I want dinosaur grilled cheese!" Wow, how inventive, it didn't even cross my mind to cut it into the dinosaur shapes I usually use for PB&J sandwiches...and at his request that's what the boys had today and they gobbled them all up! I really recommend cookie cutters and sandwich cutters for your food...they help to get your kids to eat and have fun at the same time...."Mom, I bit the dinosaurs head" (giggles) So fun!
Here's a site, I bought my dinosaur sandwich cutter @ Walmart. Thnx for reading.
http://www.evriholder.com/Crust-Cutter.asp
Wow. I love homemade food. Eating out is great and fast food is so convenient, but there's nothing like making your own tortillas or bread. It leaves you feeling so accomplished. I like to make my kids homemade pancakes. They love them. Here's my recipe for all you mommies out there. Kids love helping too!
Preheat Griddle or pan to Med-Med High
-1 cup Flour
-2 tbs Sugar
-2 tbs Baking Powder
-1/3 tsp salt
-1 tsp oil
-2 Eggs
-1 cup Milk
-1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Mix all dry ingredients first, and in seperate bowl mix the wet ingredients. Combine them and mix well. Pour over hot griddle to make several dollar sized pancakes or regular sized. It's totally up to you. Hope you enjoy~!
