If you know anything about me, you know that ice cream has always been one of my favorites. Since I cannot have milk, I am always looking for alternatives. Here is one that makes some out of strawberry and bananas. The kids and I have been making a lot of strawberry-banana smoothies lately, but it looks like ice cream is pretty simple too!
Recipe: 4 Ingredient Ice Cream
Ingredients
• 2 bananas, cut into 1-inch slices(frozen)
• ½ cup frozen strawberries, sliced
• 2 Tbsp almond milk
• ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
1. Place banana slices on a plate, separating each slice. Place slices in freezer for 2 hours (overnight is best!).
2. Remove strawberries and bananas from freezer and place in food processor, blend until they are the consistency of soft serve ice cream.
3. Add almond milk(more or less for desired texture)and vanilla and blend until smooth and well-mixed.
4. Transfer ice cream to a freezer container and freeze until solid.(dont have to wait if fruit is frozen, it is like soft serve ice cream)
5. Scoop with ice cream scoop and serve.
You can really use any frozen fruit to make this
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Back to School Tomorrow!
After having two days off from school, we are going back to it tomorrow! Megan woke up at 10:15 this morning feeling brand new, but since she hadn't completed her homework from the day before, I couldn't do much school with her today. Courtney and I did go over her math, spelling, and English. It's been pretty low-key for the last two days, but it has been nice.
Tomorrow we are going to pick up history with a discussion of the television and how it made such a difference in America's lives during the 1950's and 1960's. Our book actually talks about how the television made such a different in the election of 1960 with the Nixon-Kennedy debates. I found a short clip on history.com that I thought would be helpful. Of course, the entire debate is online, but I think we will pass on that!
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates
Tomorrow we are going to pick up history with a discussion of the television and how it made such a difference in America's lives during the 1950's and 1960's. Our book actually talks about how the television made such a different in the election of 1960 with the Nixon-Kennedy debates. I found a short clip on history.com that I thought would be helpful. Of course, the entire debate is online, but I think we will pass on that!
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates
Sick Kid!!
Yesterday, I took Megan to our field trip, and things did not go so well.
We left the house and she was fine.
We stood outside the theatre for about an hour and she was fine.
We watched the first 85 minutes of the play and at intermission, Megan said she didn't feel well. I noticed that she had her legs curled up on the bench and she kept leaning her head back on the back of her chair. At intermission, she kind of teared up and said the back of her head hurt and she was a little dizzy.
I thought she was just a little dehydrated and needed a break from the chair, so I encouraged her to get up and walk to the restroom with me. Honestly, she didn't look too good!
We sat down to the 2nd half and kept giving her my water bottle. She kept laying back and closing her eyes. I kept nudging her to get her head up as we were in the 3rd row. I think it was hard for her to sit through the last 70 minutes of the show!
After the show, I decided to take her out for lunch. We headed to Village Inn and had a quick lunch (where I got yelled at by a drunk man!). She insisted that she just wanted to go home, which is very unlike her.
We got home and she went right upstairs and crawled into bed! I am still thinking that she is just dehydrated and needed to rest a little bit. I had her up earlier that morning than usual to go to the play, so maybe a 20-30 minute nap would do her some good.
About 4 pm, I took the younger two kids outside and I said to Megan, "It's about time you got out of bed, you've been in there long enough!" She got her shoes and coat on and came outside, but she did not look well and was crying again. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "I just want to go back to bed!" Ok, apparently fresh air wasn't working for her!
I sent her back into the couch and took her temperature. 100.1!!! The kid is really sick!! She sat and watched TV until Matt came home.
When he came home, we had to decide who was going to church. I took her temp again and it was 101.3, it was going up. I ended up taking the littler two kids to church and he stayed home with Megan.
When we got home from church, her temp had risen again to 101.7.
She got to bed about 10 pm and I haven't seen the whites of her eyes yet today. She is still sound asleep.
I had a very busy day planned today and as I am calling everybody, the response I am getting is that there is just a fever going around.
Hopefully she will recover quickly!
We left the house and she was fine.
We stood outside the theatre for about an hour and she was fine.
We watched the first 85 minutes of the play and at intermission, Megan said she didn't feel well. I noticed that she had her legs curled up on the bench and she kept leaning her head back on the back of her chair. At intermission, she kind of teared up and said the back of her head hurt and she was a little dizzy.
I thought she was just a little dehydrated and needed a break from the chair, so I encouraged her to get up and walk to the restroom with me. Honestly, she didn't look too good!
We sat down to the 2nd half and kept giving her my water bottle. She kept laying back and closing her eyes. I kept nudging her to get her head up as we were in the 3rd row. I think it was hard for her to sit through the last 70 minutes of the show!
After the show, I decided to take her out for lunch. We headed to Village Inn and had a quick lunch (where I got yelled at by a drunk man!). She insisted that she just wanted to go home, which is very unlike her.
We got home and she went right upstairs and crawled into bed! I am still thinking that she is just dehydrated and needed to rest a little bit. I had her up earlier that morning than usual to go to the play, so maybe a 20-30 minute nap would do her some good.
About 4 pm, I took the younger two kids outside and I said to Megan, "It's about time you got out of bed, you've been in there long enough!" She got her shoes and coat on and came outside, but she did not look well and was crying again. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "I just want to go back to bed!" Ok, apparently fresh air wasn't working for her!
I sent her back into the couch and took her temperature. 100.1!!! The kid is really sick!! She sat and watched TV until Matt came home.
When he came home, we had to decide who was going to church. I took her temp again and it was 101.3, it was going up. I ended up taking the littler two kids to church and he stayed home with Megan.
When we got home from church, her temp had risen again to 101.7.
She got to bed about 10 pm and I haven't seen the whites of her eyes yet today. She is still sound asleep.
I had a very busy day planned today and as I am calling everybody, the response I am getting is that there is just a fever going around.
Hopefully she will recover quickly!
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Field Trip Today!
Megan and I are going on a field trip today and we are excited. The local community playhouse is putting on "Little Women" and we were able to get tickets for a cheaper rate because of school. We are going with five other families this morning. Courtney and Christian are staying behind with grandma and grandpa.
Honestly, I have never read the book, so I read it the last two nights. Megan has read it and said it was really good. When I mentioned we had an opportunity to go, she was pretty excited! It will be a fun time for just us two. :)
Maybe we should just take the whole day off since it is supposed to be in the 60's today!!!
Honestly, I have never read the book, so I read it the last two nights. Megan has read it and said it was really good. When I mentioned we had an opportunity to go, she was pretty excited! It will be a fun time for just us two. :)
Maybe we should just take the whole day off since it is supposed to be in the 60's today!!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Recipes again. :)
I will need to tweak these both a bit to get them gluten and dairy free, but I think it can be done!
http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/entree-chicken/bbq-chicken-enchiladas
AND
1 lb ground beef
1 small onion (diced)
1 garlic clove (minced)...
1 small can black olives (sliced)
1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen corn
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies (diced and drained)
1 (12 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 (16 ounce) bag shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 (16 ounce) package frozen tater tots
1 (10.5 ounce fluid ounce) can enchilada sauce
http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/entree-chicken/bbq-chicken-enchiladas
AND
Tator tot taco bake
1 lb ground beef
1 small onion (diced)
1 garlic clove (minced)...
1 small can black olives (sliced)
1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen corn
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies (diced and drained)
1 (12 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 (16 ounce) bag shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 (16 ounce) package frozen tater tots
1 (10.5 ounce fluid ounce) can enchilada sauce
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Heat a skillet to medium high heat. Add ground beef, garlic, and onion and cook while breaking the meat apart with a spoon or spatula until the ground beef is completely browned. Drain off any excess fat. Add taco seasoning mix, green chilies, frozen corn, and black beans to the ground beef. Cook until heated through.
In a large bowl combine ground beef mixture, ¾ of the Mexican cheese blend, and all of the tater tots. Stir well to combine.
Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Add the tater tot mixture to the baking dish and lightly pat the mixture down into a solid, even layer. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the tater tots.
Place into the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. During the last few minutes of baking, top the casserole with the remaining Mexican cheese blend and the sliced black olives. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
In a large bowl combine ground beef mixture, ¾ of the Mexican cheese blend, and all of the tater tots. Stir well to combine.
Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Add the tater tot mixture to the baking dish and lightly pat the mixture down into a solid, even layer. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the tater tots.
Place into the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. During the last few minutes of baking, top the casserole with the remaining Mexican cheese blend and the sliced black olives. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Who is going to win this battle??
It is 2:53 and my fine young son is still sitting at the lunch table. Has not been excused yet. Why, you may ask? He has to finish his lunch. One little piece of celery with almond butter, that is all he has left!
He is not one to try new things, but I think he should! He has told me numerous times that "I am full" or "I am tired." None of them are working. I just keep saying, "Don't you want to go play?" or "Don't you want to read a book?" If the answer is "yes," then finish your lunch!
He might sit there all afternoon. I started this battle, I need to finish it.
He is not one to try new things, but I think he should! He has told me numerous times that "I am full" or "I am tired." None of them are working. I just keep saying, "Don't you want to go play?" or "Don't you want to read a book?" If the answer is "yes," then finish your lunch!
He might sit there all afternoon. I started this battle, I need to finish it.
PS- This battle ended yesterday at 5:15 PM! He sat in his chair all afternoon. Yes, he got up a few times, moved around, changed chairs, went potty, but for the most part, stayed at the table. I had to take Courtney to basketball practice at 5:15 and he had to go with me, so time was up. He still hadn't eaten his celery! He kept saying, "It's yucky!"
Matt met us at basketball and I told him what had happened. I asked him if he thought Christian should sit back at the table when we got home from basketball. He said, "If he already sat there 5 hours, that is enough time. It is over." So who really won??
Movie Night!
Last week, we studied the Civil Rights in history. There are so many resources out there to teach about this subject, but halfway through the week, I remembered that I had a movie here that we should watch.
It is called "Remember the Titans" and it is about a school in Virginia that integrated in 1971. The plot of the movie was how the football team came together to overcome discrimination and eventually won the national championship.
I remember now why I love that movie so much! It has such a clear message and exact examples of how blacks were discriminated against during that time in American history. I would recommend it to anybody PLUS it's family friendly and anybody can watch it. :)
It is called "Remember the Titans" and it is about a school in Virginia that integrated in 1971. The plot of the movie was how the football team came together to overcome discrimination and eventually won the national championship.
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