encouraging girls in the home arts
It is still pretty warm here in Texas, but the official start of autumn is just days away. Our minds have been on fall activities, but since we can’t really get that fall feeling outside yet, we decided to bring it inside and make an acorn treat for Build A Menu. What do you think? More appealing than acorn bread? Get the full recipe and tutorial for our Chocolate Acorns at Build A Menu! Read more »
Green Dinosaur Smoothie We love green smoothies. Yes, they look like green slime. But isn’t that part of the kid appeal? 🙂 For some. But at our house? At first I had to do some stealth green smoothie-ing. I concealed the green-ness of the smoothies in opaque cups with lids. Sneaky mama! After the children consumed the smoothies and ooh-ed and ahh-ed about how delicious they were, I had them look inside. Teehee! This was enough to convince the older two, but at the time our youngest was a toddler, so I had to come up with an […] Read more »
MRS. BROWN: Whole wheat pancakes sound like such a good idea, don’t they? But how many times have you eaten a whole wheat pancake that felt like a brick in your stomach? Or like a dog’s rubber chew toy in your mouth? Eww! This recipe makes tender, delicious whole wheat pancakes every time. Just make sure you don’t over stir in step 3 and you’ll be crowned Pancake Princess after just one breakfast! ABBIE: I sort of messed these up when I first made them. They were way too thick. I’m pretty sure that I packed the flour into […] Read more »