Category: Family Life

Pumpkin Risotto with Apple Maple Chicken

Ingredients: 1 medium butternut squash 4 chicken breasts 4 apples 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 cup apple juice 2 tablespoons Olive Oil 1 small onion, diced 2 cups arborio rice 4-6 cups chicken broth 1 teaspoon …

Maple Pecan Pumpkin Pancakes

Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1 egg ¼ cup maple syrup (plus more for topping) 1 cup squash puree ¼-½ cup chopped pecans Butter and …

Shepherd’s Pie

  Ingredients: 6 large potatoes 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1 pound ground beef ½ pound ground lamb 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1 small onion, diced 1 cup carrots, peeled and cut into rounds (or use …

Chicken and Rice

Ingredients: 1 cup rice 1 pound chicken breasts 4 carrots, sliced 1 head broccoli, destemmed 4 cups stock/broth 1 tablespoon seasoning blend of choice (I like McCormick Vegetable seasoning or Penzey’s Mural of Flavor) Preparation: …

Sloppy Joes

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound ground beef or turkey 1 small onion, diced 1 bell pepper, diced 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can tomato paste 3 tablespoons molasses (I use blackstrap for more …

Help keep Florida’s Children Safe!

Early yesterday morning as I nursed Doodle and did my usual e-mail check, Facebook check-in and Twitter browse, I came across a post from SafeKids Worldwide which is the agency that accredits Certified Passenger Safety …

Car Seat Safety

All Beyond Mommying’s posts on car seats and car seat safety: The basics of car seat safety: “Car Seat Fanatic” More basics of car seat safety: “Continuing Car Seat Safety” The physics and physiology of car seats: “The …
A Choice not a Controversy

A Choice not a Controversy

A recent study published by the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) has shown that for planned homebirth there is no increase in negative outcomes versus hospital birth but there is a substantial decrease in interventions and …

UPDATE: “I am not a referee!”

A bit over a year ago I was complaining about my girls arguing over Barbie shoes in “I am not a referee!” Well, one year older and not much has changed except now they argue over more …