She Hath Done What She Could in the Home

Friday, June 27, 2008

Deceptively Delicious review!


I love it!  I also love that I found it for $8.00 at ROSS instead of the list price of $24!!  

These are the things I tried yesterday and all were delicious and all eaten by my children - the chili had pureed red pepper and carrot and flaxmeal.  The couscous had pureed summer squash and carrot.  The cupcakes had pumpkin and summer squash!  Score for the hidden veggies!  





Of course, we will continue our Green Smoothies and eating plain ol' veggies, but this is just extra added nutrition where we can get it in.  Way to go Jessica!  I also have The Sneaky Chef on hold at my library - so I am excited to try it out!

It's summertime!

As a result of summertime, I don't have time to blog!  We are in the sun as much as we can be and loving it.  We are doing some field trips, just taking time to ride bikes, walk, play at the beach and eat ice cream and snow cones.  The kids are busy playing with their buddies.  I am busy researching curriculum for fall and doing summer read-alouds with the kids.  I am busy reading new cookbooks and trying new foods.  I am trying to loose the extra 7 pounds I gained eating pizza and hot dogs during baseball season!  We are studying for the Bible Bowl and preparing for church camp and VBS.................summer is a break from school, but a busy time for many other things!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Tools of the Trade!



I HAD to blog about my wonderful new finds to help in the kitchen!  

I have always wanted some LeCreuset pieces, but at around $400 for a dutch oven, it wasn't happening.  

I started reading more about cookware and the effects on your health and I really wanted to get some enameled cast iron pieces.  I happened upon a company called Lodge - they have started making enamel cast iron pieces at a fraction of the price of LeCreuset!!  I called their company and asked about their quality and manufacturing and then ordered up a 3 quart from Amazon for a mere $39.99 (on sale from $79.99 on Amazon).  I LOVED it - used it for tons of stuff, so I just ordered the 6 qt. Dutch oven (waited until it went on sale for $39.99).  I made French Market Soup in it yesterday and it was delicious!   To top it off, they are so pretty in my kitchen!

I'm sold on Lodge cookware!!