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Do you ever open your fridge or cupboards and wonder, “What am I going to feed my child today………..?” If you do, you are not alone! I am a pediatric Occupational Therapist and work with several children on their feeding skills. One of the most common problems that young children face with their eating is entering into what is called a “food jag”. This happens when a child will only eat a specific food in one way. For example, a child will only eat Annie’s macaroni and cheese with shells. If you try and present macaroni and cheese with a...
I love edamame! My boys actually like it too (well except the baby who is allergic to soy). I was searching for a good edamame salad recipe and couldn’t find one I like, so I was experimenting and came up with this one. I hope you love it! Recipe: Edamame Salad Ingredients 2 tablespoons sesame oil (see Notes) 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 pound shelled edamame, cooked and cooled 2 green onions, thinly sliced 1 cup sweet corn, cooked and cooled Instructions Mix edamame, onions and corn in a bowl. In a...
I’m sooooooo happy they have come to Denver! They just had a great offer of half off a premier family membership at the Butterfly Pavilion. Savvy Savings is a site marketed to parents. They offer ideas on local activites, camps, classes and more! They often have awesome deals featuring local attractions at deep discounts! The Savings: Each week, we offer parents a significant savings on a fun, family-friendly activity selected by our Savvy Source editors. Once enough people have signed up to purchase, the Savings and Scholarships offer becomes active. The Scholarship: Beyond giving parents in our communities a great...
I’ve dug deep into my dads recipes again! This time for his famous Drunken Chicken! Enjoy! (P.S. – I didn’t take a pic of my meal and then searching for a photo of one like this recipe was like trying to find a needle in a haystack, so enjoy this pic of a passed out chicken instead. ) Recipe: Jack Straw’s Drunken Chicken Ingredients 3 Tbsp Canola Oil 1.5 lbs Chicken Breasts 1 1/2 tsp Chili Powder sald 1/2 lb Chorizo 1 med onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 c orange juice 1/3 c gold tequila 2 Tbsp capers...
This is Amazing! I made it last week and the kids gobbled it up! Recipe: 3 Cheese Chicken Penne Ingredients 1-1/2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked 1 pkg. (9 oz.) fresh spinach leaves 1 lb. Boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces 1 tsp. Dried basil leaves 1 jar (14-1/2 oz.) spaghetti sauce 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained 2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed 1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided 2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese Instructions HEAT oven to 375ºF. COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt and...
Elitches has a great month of fun going on in October! Check out all the great events below! Sept. 25 – Oct. 31: Fright Fest Face your fears at Elitch Gardens! Celebrate Halloween all month long at Fright Fest every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October. During the day, Fright Fest features family-friendly shows and activities to get kids into the Halloween spirit. But once the sun goes down, Elitch Gardens is transformed from a theme park to a scream park as haunted houses come alive and ghost, ghouls and zombies take over. Oct. 2: 2010 Denver Stiletto Race &...
I have a NEED to do something with my hands. I went to college to study graphic design, but quickly discovered I didn't want to just design. I loved the production end just as much, if not more. I didn't want to just come up with the idea, I needed the follow through. I loved the messy printing end, but didn't want to give up the creative design end. So I took a break to figure things out. My parents are still bitter. And I got married, and had babies and decided what I REALLY wanted to do was be...
I’m ready for fall to arrive, how about you?! I was searching for a great pumpkin recipe to get me in the autumn mood and came accross this AWESOME one from Family Fun Magazine! I’m making them now! Hope they turn out just as tasty as they look! Recipe: Pumpkin Cupcakes Ingredients CUPCAKES: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup canned pumpkin CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 8-ounce...
