Wednesday, March 30, 2011
14 minutes of fame
Well! I'm feeling a little chuffed today. Dan Pearce of Single Dad Laughing fame shared the story of Jack and the butterfly charm. I've always wondered when my 15 minutes of fame would arrive and it figures that it's Jack that made it happen! I'm really only counting this as 14 minutes as it's only internet fame, but it's fame non the less. http://http://www.danoah.com/2011/03/your-kid-traumatized.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAdventuresOfDanAndNoah+%28Single+Dad+Laughing%29
Monday, March 21, 2011
Avocado chocolate pudding that your kids will actually eat
Disclaimer: Maybe your kids have more refined palates than my kids and will eat the regular avocado chocolate pudding recipe. In that case this post is not for you!
If you're looking to sneak a healthy food into something as tasty as chocolate pudding and you don't have food allergies, look no further!
First blend 3 large mashed avocados, 4tbsps of cocoa and 2tbsps of honey until well mixed. This will take a while if you don't have a vitamix. I wish I had a vitamix.
Let your kids taste it. If they say "OH YUM!!!" and not "I think I'm gonna PUKE!" then you're good to stop here! Lass #1 declared this was delicious, The lad was the less gracious child, he did later apologize in case he hurt my feelings. I forgave him, undid the duct tape and let him off the wall.
Step Two, the step you thought you wouldn't have to do because your children have eaten the avocado pudding before at a friends and loved it. Oh wait, no that was me. Sorry.
Measure a cup and a half of milk into a pot. Put it on the stove over low heat until tiny bubbles form around the edge. DO NOT USE LOW FAT MILK. 2% OR MORE PLEASE!
Don't let it boil or burn, though.
Meanwhile, stir together
3 tablespoons cornstarch,
4 tablespoons sugar,
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons of cocoa
Stir half a cup of cold milk into these dry ingredients, and mix well.
Stir this mixture into the scalded milk -- use a whisk if you've got one.
Keep stirring and raise the heat to medium. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat and let it thicken up a little then mix the two "puddings" together.
There you go! I figure it's still a lot less sugar than other chocolate pudding recipes, and avocados are really good for you!
If you're looking to sneak a healthy food into something as tasty as chocolate pudding and you don't have food allergies, look no further!
First blend 3 large mashed avocados, 4tbsps of cocoa and 2tbsps of honey until well mixed. This will take a while if you don't have a vitamix. I wish I had a vitamix.
Let your kids taste it. If they say "OH YUM!!!" and not "I think I'm gonna PUKE!" then you're good to stop here! Lass #1 declared this was delicious, The lad was the less gracious child, he did later apologize in case he hurt my feelings. I forgave him, undid the duct tape and let him off the wall.
Step Two, the step you thought you wouldn't have to do because your children have eaten the avocado pudding before at a friends and loved it. Oh wait, no that was me. Sorry.
Measure a cup and a half of milk into a pot. Put it on the stove over low heat until tiny bubbles form around the edge. DO NOT USE LOW FAT MILK. 2% OR MORE PLEASE!
Don't let it boil or burn, though.
Meanwhile, stir together
3 tablespoons cornstarch,
4 tablespoons sugar,
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons of cocoa
Stir half a cup of cold milk into these dry ingredients, and mix well.
Stir this mixture into the scalded milk -- use a whisk if you've got one.
Keep stirring and raise the heat to medium. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat and let it thicken up a little then mix the two "puddings" together.
There you go! I figure it's still a lot less sugar than other chocolate pudding recipes, and avocados are really good for you!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
I blog, sure I do!
My 1 post a month is completely overwhelming! How will readers ever keep up? Oh... I don't think I have any :) This is probably a perfect pace!
To be fair, I have been through some pretty hefty upheaval in the past month or so. Two days after my first post here we found a leak in our basement. Not a very big deal, except that we found mold to go with the leak. The big lad and the middle lad having the lungs we do, meant that we hightailed it outta there!
Fast forward a month and a half. I've been living at my Mom's with the kids while the big lad lives with a church couple. Things are looking up though, perhaps we will be back in our house soon!
In the meantime, the change of routine and more "out and aboutness" has been fantastic for the kids and I. It has also made me see some behaviours in lass #1 and the middle lad that I'm not overly thrilled with. Is it ADHD/ADD? I don't know. I go through checklists and it sure sounds like it but we have no official diagnosis. That costs a lot and isn't something I think we'll pursue for now.
What we are going to try is the Feingold program. It doesn't look super easy but it is do-able and if it makes a difference I'm totally for it! I've ordered the package and it should be here soon. While we wait I might start a food diary and see if I can find trigger foods on my own.
To be fair, I have been through some pretty hefty upheaval in the past month or so. Two days after my first post here we found a leak in our basement. Not a very big deal, except that we found mold to go with the leak. The big lad and the middle lad having the lungs we do, meant that we hightailed it outta there!
Fast forward a month and a half. I've been living at my Mom's with the kids while the big lad lives with a church couple. Things are looking up though, perhaps we will be back in our house soon!
In the meantime, the change of routine and more "out and aboutness" has been fantastic for the kids and I. It has also made me see some behaviours in lass #1 and the middle lad that I'm not overly thrilled with. Is it ADHD/ADD? I don't know. I go through checklists and it sure sounds like it but we have no official diagnosis. That costs a lot and isn't something I think we'll pursue for now.
What we are going to try is the Feingold program. It doesn't look super easy but it is do-able and if it makes a difference I'm totally for it! I've ordered the package and it should be here soon. While we wait I might start a food diary and see if I can find trigger foods on my own.
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