tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50350449125772966002024-03-05T14:48:27.707-05:00Amiable HooligansAmyleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01355852448934018424noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035044912577296600.post-15716938067019218872012-03-23T15:21:00.002-04:002012-03-23T15:36:58.509-04:00A great year!It has been some time since my last post. Mommying and stuff. It gets busy quick and time passes before your eyes. My little baby is now 1 year old!<br />
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I went with a Disney Pixar UP theme. It is very special to me and It was loads of fun to plan. I made 90% of the decoration myself and had so much fun learning how to do everything, using gimp & making treats. I think I found a new hobby!<br />
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This is the invitation I made. Has birthday boy Liam and his brother Daniel on it. </div>
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I found a great little shop at Etsy that made these pins for the boys to wear. Love these!</div>
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I had to go easy on the labels unfortunately. It was really windy out so I couldn't have any on the tables. These were still fun to make and came out great.</div>
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I LOVE these paper straws! I made these little flags to go with them to say "Happy 1st birthday Liam, 3.18.11".</div>
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I transformed a little wooden birdhouse into an UP house. It had balloons, but the wind blew or popped most of them. The banner on the table reads: "Spirit of Adventure". I made my own copy off of one I saw on Etsy. Took me ages to get the text just right. I am a bit of a perfectionist and I just had to have it look exact. </div>
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Vintage soda's to go with my vintage feel. And of course Grape Soda. :)</div>
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These brownie pops were a big hit with the lil ones. They are covered in thousands of tiny balloons, hehe! Oh so fun to make!</div>
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Trail mix waffle cones, mmm yummy!</div>
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Can't have a party with some sandwiches. Chicken and provolone, Ham and cheddar on super delicious yeast rolls. </div>
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And of course CAKE!</div>
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We had such a fun day at the park for Liam's first birthday!</div>
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I love him soo! Can't wait to plan Daniel's 5th birthday party! This was so much fun!</div>
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Last night I made a super yummy meal that I had never made before and I was super pleased with the outcome. It was one of those last minute experiments that kinda got thrown together. I love those! The best part was that I was able to turn it into baby food for my 6 month old. The first time we all ate the same dinner together. The above final picture was taken in such a rush and is actually Daniel's serving, hence the Diego place mat Everyone was so starving that when I tried to get a good final photo the food was half eaten. I'll take this as a good sign. :)<br />
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Here's what you do. Start by boiling 1 cup of quinoa. (keen-wa)<br />
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Add Italian style breadcrumbs to the quinoa till fluffy. Then add salt, black pepper and garlic powder or Adobo to taste. It will look like this.</div>
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Cut your chicken into strips any size you like. I chose smaller sized strips for my son. Coat your chicken with quinoa mix. This part was almost like coating the chicken in dough since the quinoa is sticky and crumbly. Fill a pan with olive oil and fry till brown. About 5 minutes. </div>
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Once all the chicken is fried, place them all in the oven to bake for 15 minutes. With that I added cheesy potato julienne as a side dish in single serve loat pans.I have been looking for an excuse to use them. The were only a dollar at Micheal's!</div>
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I warmed a pot of pasta sauce and poured on top of the chicken then served. Yummy!<br />
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For the baby, I grabbed one crusted chicken put it in the food processor, added 2 oz of formula and blended. </div>
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Liam LOVED it. Dinner for all was a success AND it was healthy. </div>
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While trying to find inspiration for Daniel's bento lunches, I turned to his school schedule. Every week they explore a new number, letter and shape. I recently bought a box of 100 cookies cutters so now I know the perfect way to utilize them! I have to say this was a great idea because he has been eating everything I pack and is learning at them same time. Bonus points!!</div>
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I have seen this recipe from<u> <a href="http://glorioustreats.blogspot.com/2011/09/candy-corn-cheesecake-mousse.html">Glorious Treats</a></u> floating around lately and thought it made for a wonderful dessert idea to kick off the Fall season. To me the next few months are all about food! I love food. I love making food. I<strike> love</strike> <strike>hate</strike> very much not a fan of cleaning all the dishes afterwards.<br />
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The title of this recipe, Candy Corn Cream Cheese Mousse, is pretty much the most delicious sounding name ever! Let me just say it tasted just as good as the name. Below is how mine came out before we devoured them. I was pleasantly surprised how quick and easy it was to fix up and my family seemed to really get a kick out of this one. I will definitely be making this again. :)<br />
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<br />Amyleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01355852448934018424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035044912577296600.post-46099479201395484852011-09-29T01:09:00.000-04:002011-09-30T11:48:39.330-04:00Trendy BottomsI had my baby boy, Liam, six months ago. SIX! I really do think time goes by faster with the second child. In those six months I have managed to spend $0 on disposable diapers. I don't even want to think about the amount of trash I have not contributed to as well. (it would be massive)Fabulous, right!? If you haven't guessed yet, I am now a cloth diapering mom. I started cloth diapering for 2 reasons: Save money, help the environment. Little did I know how big of a movement it is now. There is so much to learn to, terminology and brands galore. When I was pregnant, <a href="http://cottonbabies.com/">Cottonbabies</a> had a sale on sized AIO diapers. I bought one in a small and and when I got it in the mail (yay mail!) I instantly knew this was for me. Have you ever held a cloth diaper in your hand? Browsing the web is one thing, but to hold something so cute and tiny in your hands makes all the difference. Or maybe it was the pregnancy hormones. :)<br />
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I will be making posts here and there about food. Specifically making food look fun to eat. I have noted that my son is a picky eater. He used to spit out food at school that he didn't like or just refuse to eat any thing I packed. I Googled lunch ideas and ran into the art of bento making. I instantly fell in love with the idea. Honestly, I don't know why I never thought of this before. It is so simple and obvious. I suppose the obvious things in life get passed over often. </div>
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I found these adorable egg molds on the bento site when I ordered my boxes. Egg Molds? Think jello gigglers. They make hard boiled eggs into cute little shapes. When I received my package the other day I also received these awesome guys. </div>
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Seriously, I am like a child when I get a package in the mail. It is probably the highlight of my day. What did I get this week you may ask? Oh, just my first set of bento boxes!!</div>
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I got the package while my four year old was in school. I couldn't wait to see what waited inside so I ripped it open, but I made sure to carefully put the box back together for him to open it since it was a gift for him. Anxious mama over here! Well, he loved them & I loved them.</div>
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He is new to the lunch thing as I am new to the bento thing so in time we will expand our collection. But for now this is pretty cool!</div>
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How do they work you ask? These Bentos are 2 tier style. Two compartments for different foods.</div>
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They are sized for adult meals so they hold more than enough food for my preschooler plus I can borrow them. </div>
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Score!</div>
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Now to find foods that I can get him to eat. This will definitely be fun!</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">My four year old son started pre-K this year. This was a very exciting time for <strike> me </strike> us! I was so excited to go school shopping. Finding the perfect book bag and the perfect Lunch box. Then it hit me, I have never made a school lunch before. I had no clue what the process was for packing a lunch for a 4 year old. MY picky krabby patty only eating four year old.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What came next...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">BENTO!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x265/nithini/BlogSignature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x265/nithini/BlogSignature.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; text-align: right;" /></a></div>Amyleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01355852448934018424noreply@blogger.com0