Mothers day!

My first official mothers day was great I ate some great home cooked southern food , was surrounded by my amazing family and got to just kick my feet up and relax ahhhh I love being a mommy :)

hope all you mommies enjoyed your day

Whats for Dinner?

This weeks Meal plan!!

Monday: Lemon peppered Talapia brown rice and steamed veggies

Tuesday: Chicken and spinach Florentine (I got this recipe off the back of a rice package..it will be my first attempt)

Wednesday: Dinner Out ( we go to a couples night at a friends)

Thursday: Bean, beef and cheese burritos add your own toppings

Friday: Chili with black beans and rice

Tonights Meal: Lemon pepper Talapia, brown rice and steamed mixed veggies

thaw talapia and then season with black pepper, season salt and lemon pepper. Oil pan with olive oil and then   cook fish until it has the texture you desire ( i cook it for about 10 min). cook brown rice  for 7-5 min and then let it stand for 5 min. I used frozen mixed veggies so i justed boiled some water and then added the veggies i let them cook for 7 min. and then added salt and pepper :) 

The Talapia is all broken up, it got stuck to the pan :( but it still tasted good 

 Happy Monday!!

Homemade Baby Food 101

Part of me was kind of overwhelmed with the idea of making my own baby food, but i really wanted to try it. So i did some reasearch and its a lot quicker easier then I thought ! I got a bunch of info from this book I highly recommend it for  facts and recipes Homemade Baby Food Pure and Simple: Your Complete Guide to Preparing Easy, Nutritious, and Delicious Meals for Your Baby and Toddler

Plain and simple baby food is just your food softened ,mashed up, and occasionally requiring a little added water. You can use a blender,  food puree or a plain old fork... 

Why homemade baby food? 

• You know all the ingredients 
• If your child gets allergies form a certain food you know exactly what from because it doesn't have all the extra ingredients and persevertives  
• Its teaches baby to enjoy real/ fresh food over processed food
• You actually save money because your making baby's food  right out of meals that you have already prepared for the rest of the family
• Your baby is getting a lot more nutrients 

Ice Cube Method!

  I think this is so awesome  about making and storing your baby food, so this is how it works. Get a ice cube tray and pour the left over baby food in it and then stick it in the freezer over night the next day when your ready to feed baby pop out a cube, thaw and  reheat it and Bam!  You can pop them all out and put them in a freezer zip lock bag, label it with the name of the food and date and then use the ice tray to make more. Baby food when stored in the freezer last for up to 3 months!! 
Fresh Baby So Easy Baby Food and Breast Milk Trays ice trays with lids.
Stay-Fresh Reusable Baby Food Containers 12-Pack storage containers that you can freeze and stack!