Inspired Forgetful Momma: Creative Tuesday's

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Sneaky Broccoli Alfredo

So my little guys don't enjoy veggies (big surprise I know).

So I decided to try out the tried and sometimes true method of sneaking them in. In this case it worked. Yay!

Here is the quick and easy way I managed this oh so hard meal (note the sarcasm).

What you need:

And a blender of some kind.

While water is heating up to cook pasta, I like to put my broccoli in the microwave in my veggie steamer (but steaming on stove works too).

I gather a mixing bowl, whisk, alfredo sauce, sour cream, and any other spices I feel like using.

Then I break up the mini dispute the boys have invariably started.

Take steamed broccoli and puree smooth.

Combine: broccoli, alfredo sauce, sour cream, and spices. Whisk smooth. If needed add some milk to thin out.

Add to pasta. And test out on the critics.

And it's a hit! They don't suspect a thing.

Whoohoo!!!

Hopefully there will be more sneaky food items to come =)

*Side note: We do try to have boys eat veggies on their own, without tricking them. This is to make up for the times when they won't eat them.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Cubbie/Children's Church Room Makeover!

This past week has been a busy one at our church!

Some of our Children's Ministries are starting back tomorrow, so we had to get ready. FAST!

The one's we focused on, was the room shared by the Cubbie's (AWANA) and Children's Church. This idea popped in my head awhile ago, in part because our oldest son Ian is in Cubbie's, but also because Will and I are the Children's Church leaders. This room as you can tell really needed the makeover it received.

♡ We had a great bunch of people come and help ♡

-Pastor Paul (painter extradonair),

-Will (my silly hubby),

-Susan S.(lovely lady incharge of Cubbie's ),

-Deborah and Kimberly (Susan's sweet daughters),

-Jane (a another sweet lady),

-Joan (a nice friend of Will's),

-Hannah (coolest babysitter ever, not possible without her),

-and myself (tired momma).

(Forgive me if someone else participated and I didn't mention them.)

It was a tiring process, and a bit challenging with my two little guys getting cranky, plus somehow over booking our weekend not once but 5 times in one day! Thank goodness we can now enjoy the end product.
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Praying that God uses this room for His Glory, and that the kids enjoy it as well ♡

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Comfort Food: Banana Pancakes

Sometimes, you just want to have breakfast for dinner.

And when that happen, at our house, pancakes are the way to go!

Whether it's regular banana pancakes or gluten free (or even no flour),

we've got you covered!

I am what you would call a "wing it and see what happens" cook.

Why not "spice" up your cooking?

And when it comes to pancakes, this is definitely true.

I am always adding new things and seeing what works.

But what I would consider a regular around my house, is banana pancakes!

Usually for my little guys and hubby, I make regular pancakes using a

just add water pancake mix to start with. And for me I use a gluten free baking mix.

Then the fun starts!

What you will need:

-Pancake mix, just add water kind (4 serv.)

-A ripe banana

-sugar (to taste)

-vanilla extract (1 tsp.)

-water (pour to desired consistency)

-mixing bowl

-whisk

-a small measuring spoon (to scoop onto griddle)

-griddle (mine was set to 300)

What you will need:

-Gluten free all purpose baking mix (1 serv.)

-A ripe banana

-1 egg

-sugar (to taste)

-vanilla extract (1 tsp.)

-baking soda (1 tsp.)

-water (pour to desired consistency)

-mixing bowl

-whisk

-a small measuring spoon (to scoop onto griddle)

-griddle (mine was set to 300)

And for my friends who can't have any type of grain (gluten free included):

What you will need:

-A ripe banana (or 2 depending on how much you need)

-1 egg

-sugar (to taste)

-vanilla extract (1 tsp.)

-water (pour to desired consistency)

-mixing bowl

-whisk

-a small measuring spoon (to scoop onto griddle)

-griddle (mine was set to 300)

For this post I made regular banana pancakes for the boys for dinner.

I like to "wing it" when I make pancakes. I pour the mix in a bowl until it looks good.

Add a ripe banana. Add some sugar (I did learn that the mix to sugar ratio does need to be: more mix to less sugar. Or you will make cookies instead. Maybe we will make some Banana cookies some time. Yum). Add vanilla extract. With whisk, gently mash banana. Add a little water at a time, and slowly whisk together until you reach your desired consistency.

Since this is comfort food night, I was a bit unhealthy and used butter on the griddle.

You don't usually have to with griddles (they are supposed to be non-stick). It makes it tastier though.