So, I heard about this free Ebook from The Happy Housewife about feeding picky eaters. I got my copy and can't wait to read it! I only hope that she has a chapter about feeding husbands that are picky eaters!
My kids,especially the boys, can be VERY picky eaters. Sometimes I feel like Little Bits is living on cheese sticks, cereal bars and rice milk. Oh and blueberries! And apple sauce.
What do you all feed your picky eaters?? For me, I think my when all else fails food is PB & J's, bananas and applesauce.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
TOS Crew: Maestro Classics
We were blessed to receive the Peter and the Wolf audio CD from Maestro Classics to review for the TOS Crew. I can remember liking Peter and the Wolf as a child, so I was glad to be able to introduce it to my kids.
Peter and the Wolf is children's story that was written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. It is about a boy named Peter who lives with his grandfather. Young Peter disobeys his grandfather, climbs over the garden gate and runs into the very wolf that his grandfather had warned him about. With the help of his friends, the duck, the bird and the cat the wolf is captured and taken to the zoo.
This musical story includes a narrator and orchestra, more specifically Stephen Simmon as conductor, Yadu as narrator and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, who I felt did a fantastic job introducing us to Peter, his friends, and the wolf.
All of the characters in the story are represented by a musical instrument:
This audio CD, which has about 68 minutes of playing time, not only includes Peter and the Wolf, but several extras:
You may listen to samples HERE.
For $16.98 you will receive the Peter and the Wolf CD along with a 24 page booklet, that includes lots of educational extras and fun games. We really liked the one that has you match up the character in the story to the instrument that represents it.
The Stories in Music series includes several other stories:
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Story of Swan Lake
Juanita the Spanish Lobster
Casey at the Bat
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Each of the Stories in Music CD's are also available for $16.98.
To see what my fellow crew mates are saying about Maestro Classics please click HERE.
We received the Peter and the Wolf audio at no charge for review purposes. Please know that this has not included my opinions about this product.
Peter and the Wolf is children's story that was written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. It is about a boy named Peter who lives with his grandfather. Young Peter disobeys his grandfather, climbs over the garden gate and runs into the very wolf that his grandfather had warned him about. With the help of his friends, the duck, the bird and the cat the wolf is captured and taken to the zoo.
This musical story includes a narrator and orchestra, more specifically Stephen Simmon as conductor, Yadu as narrator and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, who I felt did a fantastic job introducing us to Peter, his friends, and the wolf.
All of the characters in the story are represented by a musical instrument:
- Peter: Violin
- Bird: flute
- Duck: oboe
- Cat: clarinet
- Grandfather: bassoon
- Wolf: French horns
- Hunters: woodwind theme, with gunshots on timpani and bass drum
This audio CD, which has about 68 minutes of playing time, not only includes Peter and the Wolf, but several extras:
- Introduction
- Peter and the Wolf - with Narrarator and Orchestra
- About the Composer - Prokofiev
- A Russian Peter
- About the Music
- Peter and the Wolf - Instrumental Version
- Invitation to Gradfather's Party
- Kalinka
You may listen to samples HERE.
For $16.98 you will receive the Peter and the Wolf CD along with a 24 page booklet, that includes lots of educational extras and fun games. We really liked the one that has you match up the character in the story to the instrument that represents it.
The Stories in Music series includes several other stories:
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Story of Swan Lake
Juanita the Spanish Lobster
Casey at the Bat
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Each of the Stories in Music CD's are also available for $16.98.
To see what my fellow crew mates are saying about Maestro Classics please click HERE.
We received the Peter and the Wolf audio at no charge for review purposes. Please know that this has not included my opinions about this product.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Yummy, Yummy Granola Bars
A friend of mine had told me about these granola bars a while back and I thought that I had made them but didn't like them. I was talking on the phone with the same friend while coming up with my menu and I had mentioned granola bars. She reminded me of this recipe and I told her I didn't care for them but thanks anyway.
You gotta love this girl, she tells me that I must have messed them up and I have to try them again. We usually seem to have the same tastes in food (other than Squirrel Pot Pie, love you Mel but I no way am I eatin' that stuff!) so I decided to give them a whirl, again.
I gather my supplies,wheat germ and all and then I start off making a batch of these granola bars that I am sure I will not like. THEN, after I mix up my batch and I tasted them (no they were not cooked yet) I realized these were NOT the bars I had tried before. The other thing that I realized was that it would probably be in my best interest to double, no make that triple my batch.
I am soo- glad that I because they are a W O W ! ! ! The kids really liked them too! They are chewy and oh so good!!
Three batches and much rambling later, here is the recipe....
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup wheat germ
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup raisins (optional)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, raisins and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. (I found that this worked best if my hands were slightly wet, it keep all the ooey gooey stuff from sticking to my hands)
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut. One batch makes about 24 bars.
ENJOY!!
ps: don't forget to double, no make that triple your batch!
You gotta love this girl, she tells me that I must have messed them up and I have to try them again. We usually seem to have the same tastes in food (other than Squirrel Pot Pie, love you Mel but I no way am I eatin' that stuff!) so I decided to give them a whirl, again.
I gather my supplies,wheat germ and all and then I start off making a batch of these granola bars that I am sure I will not like. THEN, after I mix up my batch and I tasted them (no they were not cooked yet) I realized these were NOT the bars I had tried before. The other thing that I realized was that it would probably be in my best interest to double, no make that triple my batch.
I am soo- glad that I because they are a W O W ! ! ! The kids really liked them too! They are chewy and oh so good!!
Three batches and much rambling later, here is the recipe....
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup wheat germ
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup raisins (optional)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
I tried to mix this up with that there spoon but ended up just using my hands as the recipe says.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, raisins and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. (I found that this worked best if my hands were slightly wet, it keep all the ooey gooey stuff from sticking to my hands)
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut. One batch makes about 24 bars.
I had started cutting and then remembered that I forgot to take a fresh out of the oven picture.
Here is what they looked like before everyone started digging into them.
ENJOY!!
ps: don't forget to double, no make that triple your batch!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Menu Plan Monday
For some reason I have not been in the mood to cook lately, funny how that happens, especially when you have 4 little people and a husband that would like to be fed on a daily basis. I am,however, starting to come out of this "food funk." This afternoon, while I was planing my menu and making my grocery list for the week, I had a great desire to do some baking.
I was so much in the mood that after schooling the kids, missing my afternoon nap, planning my menu, writing a grocery list and actually going to the grocery store I felt the need to come home and BAKE! I made 3 batches of the YUMMIEST granola bars that I have ever had. My kids were asleep at this point and have not gotten to taste them, but I can't imagine them not LOVING them. I will share the recipe for them tomorrow.
Here is our menu plan for the week, nothing fancy....
Monday
Egg Salad Sandwiches, Broccoli Slaw & Fruit Slices
Tuesday
Honey Chicken over Rice & Broccoli
Wednesday
Breakfast Night - Eggs, Roast Beef Hash, Pancakes & Oranges
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes, Mac & Cheese & Green Beans
Friday
Chicken & Dumplings
Saturday
Beef Stroganoff
Sunday
Spagetti, Salad & Bread
Thursday
I was so much in the mood that after schooling the kids, missing my afternoon nap, planning my menu, writing a grocery list and actually going to the grocery store I felt the need to come home and BAKE! I made 3 batches of the YUMMIEST granola bars that I have ever had. My kids were asleep at this point and have not gotten to taste them, but I can't imagine them not LOVING them. I will share the recipe for them tomorrow.
Here is our menu plan for the week, nothing fancy....
Monday
Egg Salad Sandwiches, Broccoli Slaw & Fruit Slices
Tuesday
Honey Chicken over Rice & Broccoli
Wednesday
Breakfast Night - Eggs, Roast Beef Hash, Pancakes & Oranges
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes, Mac & Cheese & Green Beans
Friday
Chicken & Dumplings
Saturday
Beef Stroganoff
Sunday
Spagetti, Salad & Bread
Thursday
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Six Flags: Read to Succeed!
I was delighted to see that a friend of mine had posted this link on my facebook page today! (thanks Danielle!!)
I had heard of the Read to Succeed program that Six Flags sponsers last year but was too late to sign up. This year we are all signed up and ready to READ!!
The basics of the program are this, you log six hours of recreational reading that your K-6th graders do between now and March 4th and Six Flags sends them a F R E E ticket to your near by park! What a deal! What a deal!!
You an read the specifics and sign up HERE!
I had heard of the Read to Succeed program that Six Flags sponsers last year but was too late to sign up. This year we are all signed up and ready to READ!!
The basics of the program are this, you log six hours of recreational reading that your K-6th graders do between now and March 4th and Six Flags sends them a F R E E ticket to your near by park! What a deal! What a deal!!
You an read the specifics and sign up HERE!
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