...and also I have been stumped as to what to post for days. I think I am too excited about this month to think about much else, haha!
SO y'all get a post of randomness today.
IT'S OCTOBER!!!!! My favorite month with my favorite holiday! The candles are being burnt every day, we had pumpkin french toast for breakfast this morning, and the Autumn/Halloween decor is in full swing!
We have a very full and fun weekend planned which we will be sharing on Monday, then next weekend Jesse's mother is coming to visit and we have some other family members coming over for lunch, hoping to have a dinner date, some more dancing and then of course Halloween!!
I am finding all these fun new recipes to try with pumpkin or just autumn-inspired and really enjoying testing them out! These are oldies but goodies... I've made White Chicken Chili and Stuffed Peppers this week, and going to try to make Chicken Risotto this week or next. Also very excited to make Mushroom Risotto one of these days!
Here is the Stuffed Peppers recipe if you are interested:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Coat 3 halved bell peppers in Olive Oil and stick them in the oven for 20-25 minutes
Also have on hand Taco seasoning, Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Onion, White Rice, Hamburger, Black Beans, Corn and Salsa
Cook 1 cup rice
Brown 1/2 lb hamburger
Saute one cup onions
Add in 1/2 cup corn, 1 cup black beans and the 2 cups cooked white rice. Continue to cook
Add in around 1/2 pkg of Taco Seasoning, the meat and 16 ounces salsa
Spoon into your cooked peppers and stick in the oven for 20 minutes
You can take out the peppers at 15 minutes, add cheese and bake another 5 minutes if you wish
Enjoy! They are soooo yummy!
Also, I don't know about any of you other mamas out there, but figuring out what to feed your little one is hard sometimes! It's that whole second guessing yourself thing I guess. You have to go by what your pediatrician says, of course. Ours said to try foods that myself or Jesse don't like first so he gets used to those. So his first foods were:
Broccoli - he didn't like this at first but the creamier the better and he likes them better now!
Spinach - this usually needs a pinch of salt (recommended by the doc) but he's always done well with it!
Carrots - Favorite. Food. Ever.
Beets - this one was a bit iffy at first, but he's come to like them.
Avocado - no likey. Even with salt! :-/ We're going to try again this time mixing it with some carrot.
Tomato - it ends up kinda like a sauce but he likes it so whatever!
Yellow Squash - we *think* he is allergic to this.
Yesterday we tried mashed banana and he wasn't a huge fan. Hmmm. We will have to try it again later.
Today he had Japanese Sweet Potato and looooooved it!
Basically, we were told at first to wait a few days between new foods since he had an allergy to Strawberries early on. We've started cutting back time between foods since he has only had a few in the past 3 months and just keeping a close eye on his skin.
We're hoping to pretty quickly here start just puree-ing whatever we are eating for dinner (within reason) for the little man. For example: White Chicken Chili - pull out some beans and Chicken (leaving out the corn, chilis, etc) and puree those. On Pasta night he gets Tomatoes (until he gets chompers and can handle some well cooked noodles anyways!). On stuffed pepper night he can have some pepper and black beans mashed up (without the seasoning, onions, meat, etc).
For his veggies we buy all-organic, wash them well, peel the outsides if needed, chop them up, steam them until they are soft and then toss them in the food processor with water until they are creamy.
Shopping! I am horribly addicted to online shopping. It's a problem. It's fall and even though this crazy place doesn't have fall colors, I am determined to pretend it is fall!
Gray nails are apparently big this season and I'm in love with
this color. Seeing as I can never have enough nail polish colors, I may have to purchase it.
P.s. My friend Nicole introduced me to
these, how awesome is that?? I love that fabric for shorts but hate that they are so loose, so this to me is perfection! :)
Remember, do your shopping through
Ebates and save up a bit for the Holiday season! :)
Lastly, little man is recovering from last Thursday very well! We stopped giving him paid meds Monday morning to see when he would need them next and not once has he needed them since! We also took off the bandage on Sunday and he is healing great! He can go back in the walker and pool this weekend and has his follow-up appointment on the 14th :)
Well that's about all for now. I promise to have a better post coming soon! TTFN! <3
