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BROWNIES... with candy bars! We can't take it!

12/6/2013

Brownies are awesome but why not make them even MORE awesome, with candy bars?

Brownies are pretty basic. More basic than a box recipe. We were shocked at how easy it was to make these awesomely delicious treats!

Melt your butter

Dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, flaxseed (optional)

Add eggs & vanilla

Add your butter & stir your ingredients

We had left over Halloween candy... sooooooo we used it!

We chopped them into bite size pieces

We sprinkled our candy on top rather than mixing it in... either way is yummy!

The middle was caramel gooey awesomeness!

Brownies are basically sugar, eggs and cocoa with a bit of flour to hold it all together... we didn't know that before. Ours were done in 18 minutes.

We encourage you to make brownies from scratch!
Happy BAKING!!!!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

12/5/2013

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We were battling colds and decided to bake! It was so worth it! Pumpkin season is coming to a close. A great way to finish the season is with some super yummy pumpkin muffins and hot tea. We added semisweet chocolate chips to make them even more tasty!

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SUSHI-FEST & FROYO

11/25/2013

Sometimes it's just good to spend time with just one kid..

When you have multiple kids, it can be hard to get that one-on-one time. Sometimes it's just good to take one kid out and give them a special time. We dropped the younger two and hung out with our super cool godmother one evening for sushi and froyo.

Sushi is a Japanese food of raw fish and vinegared rice. We obviously had "western sushi" (rolls), not traditional Japanese sushi. Our meal consisted of california rolls, shrimp, tuna and salmon rolls. Some rolls had tempura. Tempura is battered seafood or vegetables.

Taking hold of my adventurous side, I decided to try mussels, one of my least favorite foods to look at. You only live once, may as well live it to the max! These were cooked (thankfully). Not sure if I'll ever try the "uncooked" version.

Our fun evening concluded with one of our favorite desserts... froyo. Froyo is short for frozen yogurt. One of the original frozen yogurt places I remember growing up was "TCBY" (http://www.tcby.com). There are so many different kinds of froyo places. But honestly they all have frozen yogurt, they all have "mix ins" and they are all weighed by the ounce. The cool flavors and crazy "mix ins" or toppings make the experience super awesome and provide thousands of potentially different varieties. Our froyo place had board games and awesome music which made for a really great evening.

A few Froyo flavors we've come across:

Apple
Banana
Blueberry
Cake Batter
Cheesecake
Chocolate
Coconut
Coffee
Dolce de Leche
French Toast
Lychee
Mango
Mint
Pineapple
Pistachio
Pumpkin Pie
Red Velvet Cake
Strawberry
Taro
Tart
Tiramisu
Vanilla
Wildberry

JELL-O

11/20/2013

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Fun + Food = Jell-O

Jell-o is a fun and quick activity that is a lot of fun for kids. They love mixing the 3 simple ingredients and they LOVE looking forward to the cold snack that awaits them after all of their "hard work".

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PASTA SAUCE FAST FORWARD

11/11/2013

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It's always good to have a quick back-up meal...
One of our favorite, very quick dinner options is pasta! We've gotten it down to a science. We can be finished in 20 minutes and have made the sauce from scratch.

20 Minute Meals in 20 Seconds

Basic Pasta Sauce Ingredients:

1 can Tomato Paste
Olive oil
1 Onion
1/4 Bell Pepper (any color)
Tomato
Garlic
Spinach
Oregano
Basil
Parsley
Salt & Pepper to taste
Sugar to taste if necessary

Other Add-ins:
Olives
Mushrooms
Kale

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FOOD ADVENTURES: Bell Peppers

11/8/2013

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BELL PEPPERS: A Rainbow of Benefits

Besides cooking and visiting restaurants, we LOVE trying out new foods. Below you can watch what we thought of bell peppers...

We really encourage everyone to give bell peppers a try. They are rich in vitamins A, B6, C, Lutein, Beta-Carotene, Lycopene. They also have fiber and folate... what's not to love???

Check out this article by WebMD "Peppers: Potential Health Benefits" http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/health-benefits-of-peppers

Encouraging kids to try new things early in life is a great way to promote their innate curiosity. It also allows them the opportunity to give their opinion.

Discovery is a large part of mental growth and development. Providing opportunities for young kids to experience big concepts in small ways is key to creating curious and courageous global citizens.

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DIM SUM YUM!

10/28/2013

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Besides the fact that we LOVE to make food... WE LOVE trying new foods as well!

We got a special treat when Nikkicole and Mike took us out for Dim Sum- a delicious bite sized Cantonese meal.

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Pomegranate Sorrel

10/8/2013

A Tribute to the Trini

This is an adjustment on a Caribbean theme... Sorrel. I LOVE Hibiscus (Sorrel) it's amazing. You may not know this but all of the Celestial Seasonings zingers are hibiscus teas. Check out my favorite RED ZINGER here:

http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/herbal-teas/red-zinger

So we switched it up a bit and added Pomegranate, Lemon & Ginger Powder... not disappointed at all!!!! Hot or Cold... it's awesome.

Original Sorrel Ingredients:

Hibiscus Leaves
Water
Sugar
Allspice
Cloves
Cinnamon
Ginger

Our Sorrel Ingredients:

Hibiscus Leaves
Water
Pomegranate
Lemon
Ginger (powder or root)
Honey Turbinado or Agave (to taste)

BROWNIES... with candy bars! We can't take it!

Brownies are awesome but why not make them even MORE awesome, with candy bars?

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

SUSHI-FEST & FROYO

Sometimes it's just good to spend time with just one kid..

JELL-O

Fun + Food = Jell-O

PASTA SAUCE FAST FORWARD

20 Minute Meals in 20 Seconds

FOOD ADVENTURES: Bell Peppers

BELL PEPPERS: A Rainbow of Benefits

DIM SUM YUM!

Pomegranate Sorrel

A Tribute to the Trini

Foodie Fun

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