What's for dinner

Yahooo, James slept a whole 12 hours last night, now he is back taking his morning nap giving mami time to write and putz in the computer. Hopefully I will also have some time to finish reading The happiest toddler in the block then moving to read The joy luck club.
Having reading time has been a wonderful plus among other highlights of our Michigan Up adventures.

Smoke Gouda and Ricotta cheese quiche. Yummy and delicious, a HUGE HIT with our boy he ate two slices for lunch and one for dinner, We are in an eating frenzy; guess he is not teething for now.

1 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup shredded smoke Gouda
2 eggs beaten
1 pie shell
salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat oven 350 F. Place pie shell in a greased oven proof container. In a medium bowl mix all the ingredients, pour over pie shell. Place in oven, cook for 45 minutes.

August 30th, 2010

O.K everyone we are still away from home but having a blast, so far is great being able to spend a lot of time as a family, feels like a paid vacation, well at least is what I think.
Yesterday weather drove us to Gladstone beach and playground;when some individuals might consider 85 degrees kind of balmy the two of us were sweating like pigs in a blanket. It was a nice day except for the fact that since we switched from cloth diapers (traveling reasons at the moment)James got another awful diaper rash. Arrrghhhh, hopefully it gets better soon.

Also I decided to begin a daily food thread recipe or at least try to do so. Here is our first daily food log, enjoy.

Flying pancakes Recipe.

1/2 cup all purpose flour.
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder.

Mix all ingredients. Place lightly greased pan over medium heat. Pour batter with ladle over hot pan, once the edges of pancakes begin bubbling some, flip pancakes.

Serve with maple syrup.

James ate about half a pancake and 1/2 cup organic yogurt on the side.


Lunch - Applesauce muffins, Sweet potatoes and Millet.

Baked Sweet potatoes and millet crumbs
½ cup millet
1 ½ cup water
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium sweet potato
Sea salt to taste.
Preheat oven 400.
With a fork pierce sweet potato all around. Wrap in aluminum foil, place in oven, bake for 1 hr. Cool in rack.
In a medium sauce pan, mix millet, water, olive oil and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, once is boiling turn heat to low and cook until water is completely absorbed.
Scoop out flesh out of sweet potato discard skin, mashed up and serve with cooked millet.

No fuzz baby applesauce muffins
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup applesauce
2 cup granulated sugar.
2 eggs
1 stick softened butter.
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda.
1 Tbsp nutmeg
Preheat oven 325 F. Line a muffin pan with muffin cups for easy clean up.
Mix all ingredients, making sure no lumps are left. Pour batter on muffin cups, place in oven bake for 20 -25 min.

Chicago

Well we finally did it, went to Chicago and got our visas, China here we come. Silly of us we did not realized James need it a passport so we will be back in Chicago again.
The trip itself was wonderful Amanda came along and oh boy did she loved it.
The rainforest cafe was a hit our little boy giggle and giggle with his elephants friends while Amanda the poor little munchkin did not have much fun at first but later she was able to giggle and dance like crazy.
Took them to the American Girl store James showed not interest at all but his cousin, well she LOVED IT and of course she wanted to take home every single doll from the store.
Now we are back home and poor little James is sick with croup but happy as a clam; at the moment he is babbling his little heart out, bah, mah, mah, dah, dah, and we are having lots of fun watching him and hoping he begins to feel better soon.

El viaje a Chicago estuvo buenisimo, ya tenemos nuestras visas para ir a China, pero necesitamos el pasaporte de James Alejandro. Durante el viaje fuimos al rainforest cafe, a el le gusto pero Amanda tenia un miedo perro. Tambien visitamos latienda de las muñecas americans, Alejandro no le hizo gracia pero Amanda estaba que reventaba de alegria.

James and teething

Wow always knew motherhood was going to be busy but NOT this Busy. For the past week we have the privilege of seeing our little sweet baby change from a quiet mellowed child to a screaming, crying machine that only seetles down when held day and night.
He is still a great napper, the issue lays at night when for some reason he figured out a way of keeping us awake from midnight to 3-4am. Hence our quiet nights are completely gone for a while, hopefully things will start picking up soon.

for my spanish readers/español

Es una locura esto de tener un bebe, Jim y Yo hemos tenido una semanita del cara como decimos los cubanos. Nuestro querido James Alejandro esta pasando por el proceso de denticion y por lo tanto las noches son insoportable, llorando todo el tiempo. Los dias cuando el era un bebe calladito y bien tranquilo desaparecido, ahora tenemos un maquina de insomnio que ha decidido mantenernos despiertos desde las 12 de la noche hasta las 4 de la mañana. Por suerte esto es temporal porque sino creo que no podriamos soportarlo.