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Posted in Kids, tagged babies, baby lightning, funny face on July 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Cheesy Grits Casserole
Posted in Easy meals, Kids, Recipes, tagged baby, baked grits, casserole, cheesy grits, dinner on July 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My mom made this shortly after I had the baby, and thankfully she left the recipe! Or at least we thought she did… I couldn’t find it, so I called her to get it again, and she realized she forgot to leave me the recipe to begin with. At least having a baby didn’t make me completely lose my mind (only partially).
Speaking of having a baby, anything this cheesy and delicious HAS to help shed baby weight, right? …Right? *cricket*
Ingredients
It’s a pretty flexible dish, and as long as you keep some grits on hand, you can probably whip it up without ever having to buy anything. Since running to the store now involves a lot of carseat buckling and diaper bag hauling, I like to keep those random last-minute trips to a minimum.
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/4 cups uncooked grits (not instant)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups shredded cheddar
- 1/2 cup parmesan
- 1 clove garlic, minced (or mashed with a garlic press)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- Optional: onions, can of green chiles, corn, chopped sausage, chopped turkey bacon, smoky paprika, etc.
For this one, I used a can of green chiles and some chopped breakfast turkey sausage, because that’s what I found in the freezer.
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Bring the milk almost to a boil (but not quite!) and slowly whisk in the grits. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5-7 minutes until the grits thicken. Remove from heat.
- Mix in all the rest of the ingredients and spread into a greased 9×13 dish.
- Bake at 350° F for 40-45 minutes. You can eat it right away, but it will be a little mushy and won’t look pretty on the plate. It’s best to let it set for about 10 minutes.
It’s a really easy dish, which is great when you’re wrangling kids or, in my case, trying to cook between feedings and diaper changes and bouts of fussing (le bébé, not me… most of the time…).
Before putting it in the oven:
After taking it out of the oven:
A slice of cheesy goodness:
And just for kicks:
Sleeping is his superpower.
Be still, my heart:
Nun’s puffs
Posted in Kids, Recipes, tagged dessert, honey, Nun Puff, recipe on June 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I really have no idea why they’re called “nun’s puffs,” but if anyone knows where this deceptively stoic name came from, I’d love to hear it. (Sorry for the dark pictures, by the way… I seem to always be cooking after the sun goes down and may also not be interested in taking the time to arrange my photos before chowing down.)
They have a unique cooking process, and they call for ingredients you probably have on hand. They end up with a pretty significant pocket of air inside, but that just means you can eat more with less guilt, right? Don’t listen to me...
Stephen loves them (I do too!) and has asked for them several times since. Though still delicious by themselves, they’re not very sweet, so they make a great dessert drizzled with some honey.
Random side note: My friend owns a “bee farm,” Desert Creek Honey, and we get our honey from him. You cannot beat local, all-natural, raw North Texas honey – so good for you, and so delicious! I highly recommend them.
Ingredients
The recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens. They’re pretty “eggy,” so if you just can’t stand eggs for some reason, you may want to avoid nun’s puffs.
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup milk
- 3/4 cup flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 Tbs sugar (optional: you can also mix in about 1 tsp cinnamon with the sugar if you want a light cinnamon flavor)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375° F.
- Grease a muffin tin, including around the edges and top of all 12 cups.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, then add the milk. Bring to a boil.
- Add the flour all at once and stir vigorously until it forms a ball that is somewhat solid and doesn’t run all over the place.
- Remove from heat and let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon for 1 minute after each addition or until smooth.
- Divide dough into the 12 muffin cups (they should be about 2/3 full) and sprinkle with sugar (or cinnamon-sugar mixture).
- Bake 30 minutes or until puffy and golden-brown. They will deflate a little after a while, so they’re best served immediately, but they’re still wonderful the next day!
I made them a few months ago, but I never got around to posting the recipe. However, now that I don’t have time to cook much, I’m glad I have an arsenal of pictures/recipes that haven’t yet been posted!
And while I’m at it, may I just say that these expressions on that tiny face are enough to make me smile uncontrollably?
Baby Lightning
Posted in Everything else, Kids, tagged baby, birth, boy, newborn on May 24, 2012 | 2 Comments »
His nickname had been “Baby Lightning” for months and months. Then, after a mere 4 hours of labor + pushing, he popped out ready to join the world 5 days early. Meet Baby Lightning!
He’s almost 3 weeks old now and we love him to pieces.
Hopefully soon I’ll be able to post more recipes, but for now we’re adjusting to life with this fun little guy.
Pregnancy week 27
Posted in Everything else, Kids, tagged belly bump, Pregnancy, week 27 on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Being pregnant is like going on a diet with specific things you can’t eat for a really long time… except instead of getting thinner, you get FATTER. Basically what I’m trying to say is, as soon as I have this baby, I’m getting some raw sushi, raw oysters, and tons of moldy cheese like gorgonzola and bleu cheese. And maybe a big pile of lunch meat to top it all off.
The last time I posted about pregnancy was on week 17. Oops. At least now I actually have a legitimate belly bump to show for it!
I’m breathing down the neck of the third trimester, and that’s just weird to think about. We still haven’t picked a name for him (it’s a boy, in case you missed it). Here’s the same quiz I did at 17 weeks to see what has changed:
How far along? 27 weeks, day 2
Total weight gain/loss? More than last time I did this quiz, I’ll say that…
Maternity clothes? Yes, finally. Most of my shirts are too short now, and my regular jeans are long past the fitting point.
Stretch marks? Not yet!
Sleep? I’ve never had a problem sleeping. It’s getting to bed that’s the issue…
Best moment last week? He poked some body part up and kept it there for a while. I actually got to feel the hard spot on my belly for a few seconds before he moved again.
Movement? Lots, especially while I’m sitting at my desk at work.
Food cravings? Unfortunately I haven’t had any legitimate cravings yet. Stephen wishes I would have some weird craving just for the comedic value, and I’m sad to say I’ve let him down thus far.
Gender? Boy!
Labor signs? Nope
What I miss: Regular exercise! Oh, and raw seafood and moldy cheese…
What I am looking forward to: Hitting the 3rd Trimester mark next week
I’ve been really bad about remembering to take pictures. There’s pretty much a huge gap between approximately the 14-week mark and the 25-week mark that remains an undocumented cavern of picturelessness. Oh well. This is somewhere between 25 and 26 weeks:
Week 27:
I’m feeling quite large and unwieldy, and I can’t imagine getting ANY bigger. I know all you ladies who have had children are laughing at me right now, but I feel like a whale. But I know my stomach is going to get a whole lot bigger before that baby ever comes out of it, so I’m sure I’ll look back at this post and wonder how I ever thought I was already huge. We shall see.
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