Last week review and coming up...

Hello Folks! This week's menu will change only slightly from last week. We will be having mostly the same dishes as last week, only we will be changing up the quiche dish. Last week's was a little too green for the kiddos, so this week it will be mushroom and swiss!

The kids and I really enjoy cooking. As seasons change we will likely be doing a bit less baking and more planting, gardening and spending time outdoors. Lately we have been making muffins using our leftover oatmeal. I got the recipe from soulemama's blog, the kids love them, and it is a great inexpensive way to use up leftover oatmeal.

 

We eat ALOT of fruit around here, and lately pears sprinkled with cinnamon has been a favorite. The pears are sweet and with a touch of cinnamon it tastes like dessert! Kids and adults both chow these down.

 

We had a lot of fun with play dough this week! New spring time colors have been a hit, we made it together using this recipe: 1 cup flour, 1/4 c salt, 2 tsps. cream of tartar, 1 cup water, 1 TBSP oil, food coloring (to your liking). Mix it all up in a pot and heat it over the stovetop, stir continually until it forms a big, non sticky blob, remove from heat and wait until it cools a bit before using. I usually let the kids play with it while still warm, it is relaxing and feels nice!

 

This week we told stories about Tweedle the mouse who is busy gathering the loveliness of spring in a little bottle that she keeps in her pocket to use when winter comes. Things like blades of grass, smells, crocuses, dandelion petals and such. Her mouse friends don't understand why she is wasting her time doing these silly things, but they will see come winter....

 

Enjoy your Sunday friends!