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Soaked Date Scones

I tried a Nourishing Traditions recipe this morning for date scones. These were really easy to make since the food processor does most of the work. And they turned out great!! Mildly sweet. A nice crust. A definite keeper. This recipe is a great base for any flavor scone. I used dates and raisins today. …

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The Letter X

I didn’t have time for posting our weekly letter yesterday. We did the letter X last week. I wasn’t very creative with it. I mostly did things that started with the X sound. The Letter X charcter – good eXamplemisc. – lots of workbooks (Rebecca is working hard to get another Lego…if she completes all …

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Make Your Own Babylegs

I made 2 pairs of babylegs for Abram this morning. They only took about 5 min. each! Who knew it was so easy to make these yourself? And so much cheaper!! These basically cost us  nothing since I use Justin’s old work socks to make them. He gets holes in the toes of his socks …

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Meal Plans Week of 3-4-12

The start of a new week. I’m praying it ends better than it’s starting. We kept pretty busy last week with milk pick up, Kindermusik, groceries, MOPS and a trip to Lansing to see my family yesterday. Abram is also keeping us busy as he has just started walking! I had to hold off on …

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Soaked Cold Cereal

I finally got to the store and got some more wheat flour this week. So I can start trying more soaked recipes again 🙂  This week I made cereal. It is another recipe from the KS e-book. The original recipe is from Sarah at The Healthy Home Economist . This recipe is very simple, but it does take …

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The Letter W

Here’s what we did for W week. The Letter W character – worshipfuloutings – children’s museum (the post office was her favorite part), Kindermusik, mallcraft – boat for Kindermusikfood – wafflesmisc. – workbooks, math, water table

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Meal Plans Week of 2-26-12

It’s almost March! Which means spring is right around the corner…at least I hope it is 😛  I never actually expect nicer weather until April here in Michigan. But I can hope. We got another round of snow on Friday. It didn’t last, but it’s a good reminder that winter isn’t over yet. Hopefully we …

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Soaked Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rebecca and I had our Mommy/daughter date last night. And we had to pack a picnic dinner. When I asked her what she wanted to pack one of her requests was chocolate chip cookies. I decided to make a healthier version for us to make/take. I used the breakfast cookie recipe as a starting point …

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Soaked Bread

Yes, it is another soaked grain recipe from my Kitchen Stewardship e-book 🙂  This bread recipe comes from Kelly the Kitchen Kop (a fellow West MI blogger and WAPF chapter board member!). I’ve done quite a bit of experimenting with bread making over the last few years. Some hits. Some big misses. Considering I still …

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