So on Saturday we were hanging out with our best friends and decided to go eat lunch together. So we went over to the A&W and got burgers and Root Beer Floats. Muffin was not super happy with his toys, nor a napkin, and just really needed to sit on my lap and eat some bread. So I pushed things out of his reach and put him on my lap. He was there for about one minute before he lunged forward, grabbed the handle of my frosted mug, and dumped the whole thing all down him. He was quite surprised at how cold it was; he has never experienced ice cream before. He was soaked. The diaper bag had root beer puddles in the bottom and ice cream on the straps and zipper. The bench, and consequently my pants, were wet also. There was root beer on the floor, the blanket, the toy in his lap, and the next booth over. As I handed him to Hunk so I could try to clean up, he made a mad grab for Hunk's burger as well! I guess I should get the message:
"mom, if you are eating real food, I HAD BETTER be eating it too!" The boy loves his food.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Leftovers....
When you suddenly find yourself going from a family of 7 or more to a family of 1 or 2, cooking gets tricky. There are ALWAYS leftovers. You open a jar of spaghetti sauce and you have to eat Italian for a week! We've all been there, right? Well, that doesn't go over super great at our house. Left overs may get taken for lunch once, but after that? Then what? Well, here's some ideas I have come up with.
Beef Burgundy one night makes great beef stew another night. Just boil and add some potatoes and carrots! Two menu items for the thought of one?! Yes please!
If you make home made chili, you can eat it as soup one night, and then put it on baked potatoes, in cornbread casserole, or on fry breads for Navajo Tacos. They won't even know it's leftovers!
Too much french toast? Make bread pudding!
Use that spaghetti sauce for something else! It works great for pizza or Shepherds pie. Hey, use those leftover mashers too!
Noodles left over? If you use penne or bowtie pasta, you can make awesome casseroles or chicken pasta salad the next day.
Can't use that spinach or other dark greens fast enough? Cram it in the blender with some fruit, juice, and yogurt, and pass it off as a smoothie.
Use heels of bread, old potato chips or dry biscuits in your meatloaf.
Use left over roast to make barbecue. Use left over barbecue to make pulled pork(or beef) grilled cheese.
Send those left over baked potatoes through a ricer or food mill and make gnocchi(it's stuffed pasta made with potato starch!)
Ok, that's all I can think of just now. Do you guys have any ideas?
Beef Burgundy one night makes great beef stew another night. Just boil and add some potatoes and carrots! Two menu items for the thought of one?! Yes please!
If you make home made chili, you can eat it as soup one night, and then put it on baked potatoes, in cornbread casserole, or on fry breads for Navajo Tacos. They won't even know it's leftovers!
Too much french toast? Make bread pudding!
Use that spaghetti sauce for something else! It works great for pizza or Shepherds pie. Hey, use those leftover mashers too!
Noodles left over? If you use penne or bowtie pasta, you can make awesome casseroles or chicken pasta salad the next day.
Can't use that spinach or other dark greens fast enough? Cram it in the blender with some fruit, juice, and yogurt, and pass it off as a smoothie.
Use heels of bread, old potato chips or dry biscuits in your meatloaf.
Use left over roast to make barbecue. Use left over barbecue to make pulled pork(or beef) grilled cheese.
Send those left over baked potatoes through a ricer or food mill and make gnocchi(it's stuffed pasta made with potato starch!)
Ok, that's all I can think of just now. Do you guys have any ideas?
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