I was reading about all the fun times ahead when Sam turns 1 and they say that lots of kids get scared at that age of loud noises such as the vacuum..... not my Sammy.... he chases it!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Haluski! YUM!
My mom and Grandma are in town this weekend while Mark is out doing the 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride. I decided I would attempt to make Haluski. Its so easy and yummy - just cabbage and dough! Mark's cousin Marcia makes this stuff and it disappears in seconds!
First you cut up the cabbage and throw in a pan with a TON of butter!
Then you let it fry so it gets nice and brown - add salt and pepper along the way
Next its time for the dough - you mix 2 cups flour, 1 egg and 1 cup of milk then put it in a spatzel maker over boiling water.
Let the dough cook for 3-5 minutes
Mix it all together and your done!
First you cut up the cabbage and throw in a pan with a TON of butter!
Then you let it fry so it gets nice and brown - add salt and pepper along the way
Next its time for the dough - you mix 2 cups flour, 1 egg and 1 cup of milk then put it in a spatzel maker over boiling water.
Let the dough cook for 3-5 minutes
Mix it all together and your done!So yummy and so easy!
Now, I did have to use dairy free margarine in leui of butter and coconut milk vice cow milk (since we are on the milk free diet) but amazingly enough it was still yummy - not AS yummy as when its made with butter but still good! My mom couldnt stop eating it =)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Dairy Free is a crock!
Did you know that dairy free whipped topping has milk in it??
Did you know that dairy free creamer has milk in it??
Dairy is everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ugh!!!!!!!!!!!
….. end rant
Did you know that dairy free creamer has milk in it??
Dairy is everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ugh!!!!!!!!!!!
….. end rant
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Me, Sam, and TED!
Sam and I are on a TED for milk – that is Total Elimination Diet for you non-acroynm folks out there – lol
At 6 months I introduced yogurt and Sam loved it! He gobbled it up but then I noticed a small rash on his chin…it went away after 30 mins. The next day we tried again, same thing. Hmmm…. so day 3 we tried and this time he got hives on his chin, and face! Grrrr!
I mention this to the ped and they said to hold off on dairy for now but we could try cheese at 9 months.
Around 9 months or so I was eating some cheese filled tortolenni and was being careful not to give him any cheese , next thing you know he got hives on his face- dag! Must have had some cheese! Around 10 months I decided to try some gerber cheese crackers and once again hives! Ok, so, no cheese, no yogurt! A few days later I gave him a wagon wheel to chew on (hard cracker like snack) and his upper lip swelled – scary! I checked the ingredients and there was milk in them!
I read that if you TOTALLY eliminate dairy and there is an allergy that the child MAY grow out of it. We cant get in to see the allergist until October so I figured we would try this on our own and see what happens. Sam has had a constant runny nose and small rash on his shoulders and I cant help but think its milk related.
So…..
Sunday we started a milk TED!
I went to Whole Foods and got some pancakes and blueberry muffins and fruit bars (all dairy free) for Sam’s breakfast.
I picked up some coconut milk for me to use when cooking/baking (hahaha, yeah right, me cook?) ok so I got it for my coffee and I also got some ice cream made with coconut milk – that is yummy!!!! The coconut milk in the coffee is ok but I miss my International Delights French vanilla creamer =( I also got Sam some yogurt made with coconut milk – he loves it!!!
It’s amazing how much stuff contains milk! I have to check all ingredients carefully as milk is also called whey and casein – makes grocery shopping much longer! Today I snagged a soft pretzel at daycare figuring its flour water and salt right? I eat half then stop and wait to get to work to finish it – I check the ingredients online and contains sodium cassinate – MILK! WTH???? Pretzel goes in the trash and now I have milk in me – grrrr!
Everything in the vending machine has milk!
Did you know most breads contain milk? So that means no more fast food since the buns probably have milk (that is probably a good thing!)
I was going to have a biscuit on Sunday – nope, has milk!
Not eating stuff with milk is hard!
It takes 2-3 weeks to get milk out of your system and to notice any changes – wish us luck – its gonna be a long 3 weeks!
At 6 months I introduced yogurt and Sam loved it! He gobbled it up but then I noticed a small rash on his chin…it went away after 30 mins. The next day we tried again, same thing. Hmmm…. so day 3 we tried and this time he got hives on his chin, and face! Grrrr!
I mention this to the ped and they said to hold off on dairy for now but we could try cheese at 9 months.
Around 9 months or so I was eating some cheese filled tortolenni and was being careful not to give him any cheese , next thing you know he got hives on his face- dag! Must have had some cheese! Around 10 months I decided to try some gerber cheese crackers and once again hives! Ok, so, no cheese, no yogurt! A few days later I gave him a wagon wheel to chew on (hard cracker like snack) and his upper lip swelled – scary! I checked the ingredients and there was milk in them!
I read that if you TOTALLY eliminate dairy and there is an allergy that the child MAY grow out of it. We cant get in to see the allergist until October so I figured we would try this on our own and see what happens. Sam has had a constant runny nose and small rash on his shoulders and I cant help but think its milk related.
So…..
Sunday we started a milk TED!
I went to Whole Foods and got some pancakes and blueberry muffins and fruit bars (all dairy free) for Sam’s breakfast.
I picked up some coconut milk for me to use when cooking/baking (hahaha, yeah right, me cook?) ok so I got it for my coffee and I also got some ice cream made with coconut milk – that is yummy!!!! The coconut milk in the coffee is ok but I miss my International Delights French vanilla creamer =( I also got Sam some yogurt made with coconut milk – he loves it!!!
It’s amazing how much stuff contains milk! I have to check all ingredients carefully as milk is also called whey and casein – makes grocery shopping much longer! Today I snagged a soft pretzel at daycare figuring its flour water and salt right? I eat half then stop and wait to get to work to finish it – I check the ingredients online and contains sodium cassinate – MILK! WTH???? Pretzel goes in the trash and now I have milk in me – grrrr!
Everything in the vending machine has milk!
Did you know most breads contain milk? So that means no more fast food since the buns probably have milk (that is probably a good thing!)
I was going to have a biscuit on Sunday – nope, has milk!
Not eating stuff with milk is hard!
It takes 2-3 weeks to get milk out of your system and to notice any changes – wish us luck – its gonna be a long 3 weeks!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Visitors!
We had lots of visitors in July!
My friend Alison from Florida
Our friends Eric and Martha from Virginia
My best friend Tami and her son Nate from Maryland
Becky and Grandma and the kids were here from North Carolina too - but I dont have any pics! Becky - send me pics ..... if you took any =)
Bye-Bye
I was leaving daycare today and Miss Stephanie waved bye to Sam and he waved back!!!! It took me by surprise and was very cute! This is such a fun age - he is learning so much stuff!
Zac and Josh are enjoying their last few weeks of summer vacation - they go back before Labor Day this year! We have them here until next Wednesday when Mark leaves for the 9/11 Bike ride.
Thats all for now! Not much going on these days....
Monday, August 3, 2009
Got Water?
Yesterday we had a MAJOR HEAVY storm!!! Poured and poured! It stopped so me, Tami, and Nate ran to target - while we were inside it started again - ugh! After waiting 10-15 mins we decided to just get wet and ran to the car - As we pulled into the driveway Tami said "OMG look at your backyard"!!
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