Cheesy Quinoa Zucchini Pancakes
When you have a five year old you can get them to eat just about anything if you call it a pancake (or at least that has been my experience) Anyway… I was cruising around Pinterest and found 2 “pancake” recipes I really wanted to try. Here’s one and here’s the other. (If you’re not on Pinterest and can’t see the recipes sorry ~ shoot me an email and I’ll send you an invite!) I couldn’t wait so I decided to combine them and see what happened. Absolute Deliciousness is what happened!! Here’s how it went. 1 cup quinoa 1 zucchini shredded 3 tbsp flour 1 egg slightly scrambled 1/2 c shredded cheese (I used a mexican mix ~ it’s what I had in the fridge) a couple tbsp diced onion (I used white, but...
Starting a Dinner Revolution
Every week I take time on Sundays to put together a meal plan. With school having just started my meal plan has grown to not only include dinner, but lunch and breakfast as well. Having this meal plan is what allows me to get dinner on the table every night, so we can enjoy some wonderful family table time. When I fail to make my meal plan, we fail to eat at home. When we fail to eat at home, I know we’re eating foods that aren’t as healthy and nutritious as they could be. Here’s the problem. Meal planning can be tough. Finding something new and interesting to make and staying out of a rut of the same 5 meals every week can be really hard. I’m always on the lookout for new recipes and things to add to our meal plan. I like my recipes to be...
Preparing For School Lunch
In the beginning, you just want them to eat. I remember when Hanna was little we’d set up little muffin tins full of different kinds of food so she’d eat. Thanks to that, probably, she is now a super grazer, and let’s just say she “enjoys” her meals. Which means she takes FOREVER to eat. Well… apparently, that’s not how it works when you start school. Last year in preschool they ate at the end of their morning, and she could take as long as she wanted to finish her lunch. This usually meant she and I were the only ones left in the room as the teachers cleaned up around us. Well, preschool’s over baby. This year she starts Kindergarten, in the big school. Which means there’s a lunch hour. (ha!). I called the...
My Favorite Blogs for Meal Ideas
Recently I talked about how to find ideas for meal planning, so you don’t get stuck in a rut. I had a reader ask if I’d share some of the blogs I use to find meal ideas. I thought that was a great idea, so here goes! Raising Healthy Eaters ~ Love this one. She doesn’t always post recipes, and you may have to dig around a bit, but she’s got some GREAT healthy recipes on this site. Poor Girl Eats Well ~ The tagline says it all… How to Eat Ridiculously Well on a Minuscule Budget. Tons of fantastic recipes, and easy on the budget. 100 Days of Real Food ~ If you’re looking for great ideas for all the meals of your day that are healthy and “real” food (defined by this site as foods with less than 5 ingredients).. this is...
Vegan ~ Day 1
Breakfast: This morning I whipped up some blueberry oatmeal. I’m not a fan of oatmeal… but real oatmeal (that takes more than 90 seconds to cook in the microwave) actually tastes pretty good! I added blueberries to the water while it was boiling, then added the oatmeal. I also added a couple pieces of dates to it to sweeten it up a little bit. And topped it with a little bit of coconut milk ~ which I generally use in my coffee (but skipped the coffee this morning) Cooked it for 15 minutes, let it sit for a couple more. Yum. However… my instant oatmeal girl wasn’t too happy about it. She didn’t like it at all. I guess there wasn’t enough (any) sugar in there lol. Lunch: I had an ENORMOUS salad. Really, Hanna looked at me and...
Microwave Chex Mix
I’m feeling so completely unmotivated today. I have a list a mile long of things that need to be done and I just can’t seem to get going! I picked up a copy of How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too… thinking I could call that work, and just sit down and read. However, I haven’t been able to sit down long enough to read more than a few pages lol. The last time Hanna came in complaining of being hungry I was just fidgety enough to say “hey let’s make something new”. We use the Kroger brand “chex”, which is usually well under 2 dollars a box. YAY! I saw the other day on the box that they have a chex mix recipe ~ for the microwave. I love chex mix… and my mom wouldn’t make it very often so it was...
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Welcome to my wahm life. I'm Jackie Lee... a full time work at home mom. My word for the year is CONNECTION! And that's my plan for this site... get to know you, and let you get to know me! Feel free to connect with me through the comments, my contact page, or on Facebook! I look forward to getting to know you better! I’m Rockin’ it!
