The cow jumping over the moon: 2014

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Dr. Seuss Treats

Here are some simple healthy snacks that are Dr. Seuss themed. :)

The Grinch Treats:
Consists of green grapes, bananas, strawberries, and mini marshmallows.

Cat in the Hat Treats:

Consists of bananas and strawberries

Monday, December 1, 2014

Apple Jelly

We learned all about the letter J this past week... So we made apple jelly! It only has 3 ingredients too, and it's allergy friendly too! :) My son loved helping me too!

Here's what you need:

10 apples
1 cup water
1 cup sugar

What to do:

1. First, peel and chop up the apples.

2. Put them in the a large saucepan with 1 cup of water, and bring to a boil.

3. Once boiling, turn down to medium heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.

4. Then, mash up the apples with a potato masher.

5. Pour the mixture into a blender, and blend until smooth.

6. Put the mixture back into the saucepan, and cook over medium heat for about 1 hour while occasionally stirring.

7. Cool and enjoy! :)

Well, this activity was just awesome! :) We had a Thanksgiving feast. At first, I was turned off to this idea, but I came around.. I found some good Thanksgiving stories, we made pilgrim and Indian hats, and I made a Thanksgiving feast for the boys! So much fun! :) I am surprised that they kept the hats on too. Lol.

Dr. Seuss Cookies

My son is turning 2 years old on December 11th!!! Crazy!!! Time is just flying by... Harry is having a Dr. Seuss birthday party, so I made some cool cookies for it.

Here's what you need:

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 stick of salted butter

1 banana

1 egg

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

Food coloring

What to do:

1. First, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.

2. In a separate bowl, mix with a mixer the butter, banana, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.

3. Combine both bowls together.

4. Separate the dough into 4 balls.

5. Add red, blue, yellow, and green to a separate ball of dough and mix separately with a mixer.

6. Freeze the dough for about 30 minutes.

7. After the 30 minutes, take the dough out, and flatten it.

Note: You might need some flour if the dough is sticky.

8. Place each color on top of each other.

9. Roll the dough into a cylinder, and preheat oven to 350F degrees.

10. Cut into pieces/circles, and place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

11. Bake for about 20 minutes.

12. Cool and enjoy!! :)

Monday, November 24, 2014

Ice Cream in a Bag!

There is my recipe for ice cream in a bag! :) We used breast milk to make the ice cream. Harry loved it!! :) (I still have a freezer full of extra breast milk. Lol.)

Ice Cream Shop!

We had a fun filled week with the letter I a couple weeks ago. I is for ice cream! Since most ice cream shops are not safe for Harry because of his peanut and tree nuts allergy, I made our very own exclusive ice cream shop for the boys!! We used edible pumpkin apple play dough as the ice cream, and each boy had to "pay" for their ice cream. All 3 boys LOVED this activity today! Success!! :)

Here's my recipe for pumpkin apple play dough:

Needed:

3 apples

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 cup flour (any)

2 tablespoons olive oil

Here is how you make it:

1. First, peel and chop up 3 apples, and place them it a medium saucepan with 3/4 cup water.

2. Add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes.

3. In a large bowl, mix 1 cup flour and 2 tablespoons of olive oil together. Set aside.

4. After 25 minutes, mash up the apples with a potato masher.

5. Add the applesauce and pumpkin puree to the flour and olive oil, and mix well!

The Ice Cream Shop How to:

**I flipped a tote upside down and put a blanket over it. I made a sign and prices for the ice cream. I then added bowls of sprinkles, Cheerios, and yogurt for toppings.

**I made fake money for the boys so they could buy their ice cream. Each boy got $10 to spend.

**Harry was in charge of the shop, and he helped scoop the ice cream for the babies. He also took their money. This required some help, but he had fun!

**At the end, Harry counted how much money he made, and the boys enjoyed their ice cream.

So much fun!!!!! :)

Pumpkin Pie Pudding!

Pumpkin pie pudding!!! I can't even begin to tell you how awesome this stuff is!! It is so easy to make and takes very little time! :) It's even allergy friendly too for my son who is allergic to both peanuts and tree nuts.

Here's what you need:

1/3 cup rice flour

2 cups milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 eggs

2 teaspoons pumpkin spice

1 cup of pumpkin puree

What to do:

1. First, whisk the eggs in a large bowl and set aside.

2. Mix the rice flour, milk, brown sugar, and vanilla in a medium sized saucepan. Cook over medium heat until boiling. Boil for about 2 minutes or until thick.

3. After boiling, turn off the burner. Add the eggs. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

4. Now, add the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well.

5. Cool and enjoy! :)

Pumpkin Muffins

I love baking with pumpkin, so I made pumpkin muffins! Yum! ;) They are allergy friendly too! :)

Here's what you need:

1 cup rice flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 banana (mashed up)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons pumpkin spice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 eggs

1/3 cup brown sugar

What to do:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, applesauce, mashed banana, pumpkin puree, and vegetable oil. Set aside.

2. In another bowl, mix the rice flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice together.

3. Combine both bowls together and mix well.

4. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

5. In a muffin pan, place muffin cups or grease the pan.

6. Pour the mixture into the pan.

7. Bake for about 25 to 28 minutes.

8. Cool and enjoy! :)

9. I added maple syrup frosting on them afterwards too!

**See my recipe below the picture.**

Maple syrup frosting:

Here's what you need:

2 cups sugar

1/3 cup pure maple syrup

3 tablespoons of butter

What to do:

1. Heat the butter in the microwave for about 15 seconds.

2. Then, using a mixer, mix the butter, sugar, and maple syrup together until smooth.

3. Spread onto cupcakes or a cake or anything else you'd like!

Maple syrup frosting

Ok, making maple syrup frosting is so easy!! It's really good too, but it's very sugary! :)

Here's what you need:

2 cups sugar
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
3 tablespoons of butter

What to do:

1. Heat the butter in the microwave for about 15 seconds.

2. Then, using a mixer, mix the butter, sugar, and maple syrup together until smooth.

3. Spread onto cupcakes or a cake or anything else you'd like!

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Pumpkin Butter

Homemade pumpkin butter?! Yep! It is soooooo easy to make too!! :)

Hey, I gotta use up my pumpkin puree I made from our Halloween pumpkins somehow, right?! Lol. This pumpkin butter is allergy friendly and pretty healthy for you too.

Here's what you need:

3 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup apple cider (all natural, no sugar)
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 teaspoons pumpkin spice

What to do:

1. First, mix all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until boiling.

2. Bring to a boil, and then cover for 30 minutes to simmer on low.

3. Cool, and store in a mason jar in the fridge.

4. Enjoy! This stuff is great on toast!!! :)