If you're here from Conversion Diary, welcome! For those of you who haven't read Jen's story about how she went from being an atheist to a Catholic and her continuing journey post-conversion, you should stop by. Although I'm a Protestant, I'm sure she and I are guided by the same Spirit!
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Michael has started reaching out to hold my hand during pre-meal prayers this past week. I love that!
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Both kids are now enjoying a yogurt-based meal for lunch. This simplifies my life to no end. They each eat practically the same thing: ~2 cups of whole fat natural yogurt with ~2 tablespoons of ground up flax seed, 1 tsp of brewer's yeast (just for Nikki), 1/2 tsp natural local honey, and 1 heaping tablespoon of tahini.
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Speaking of leftovers, I notice I use a huge amount of plastic food wrap. Does anyone have strategies for dealing with those little odds and ends after toddler meals? I don't want to use little plastic containers since they are so fiddly to wash. Does anyone know of a reusable plastic wrap? Or some other non-fiddly solution?
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I thought moths only ate clothes, but here in Perth we've encountered a different breed: moths in the pantry. We had to throw out all of our flour and other dried goods. Now we're freezing all our dry goods for 48 hours after we buy them, then storing everything in air-tight containers... not plastic bags!
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I've just discovered the site Menus4Moms, and I like the ideas there to help with simplifying meal preparation by doing common tasks (such as sauteing onions) in bulk. I'm also interested in cooking my own beans and freezing them as an alternative to buying canned beans.
Tags: food, home management
blissfule Reply:
May 9th, 2009 at 10:54
@Jane: You have a good point! I actually waited to introduce yogurt to Michael until he was one because I had a strong suspicion I would need to sweeten it with honey.
@Jennifer: You ARE cool! Congratulations on the profile pic. Also, I do re-use plastic wrap sometimes if it hasn’t been touching food (like across a bowl and the food is below if that makes sense). The smoothie idea is a good one! I’ll have to try it.
@MaryAnne: I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s had this moth problem. We are so grateful for the extra freezer in our garage right now!
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