I’m pretty sure if my husband knew I was making tofu for my child right now – he would divorce me. Since tofu can’t be killed with a bow and arrow, it’s a shunned upon food in this household. I tried to make a tofu based dinner once… it ended tragically. Mark only consumes things that roam the… Continue reading Baby Food Round 2 : Tofu and Chicken Nuggets
Let me preface this post with this – babies are expensive dude!! Between diapers, clothes, toys, furniture and now food?! C’non. I emailed my husband today and told him the baby cost me more at the grocery store this week than my portion of the bill. How does that even happen, he’s a small baby… Continue reading Making Baby Food : It’s What I do Now
When you have a 7th month old baby, your days of staying out till 11pm watching fireworks are over. Long over. One, he can’t stay up that late. Two, I can’t stay up that late. And three, I don’t think blowing his eardrums out would be a good idea. My mom and granddad were visiting… Continue reading Orange Dill Salmon and Curry Rice Pilaf
First of all, we have the BEST neighbors ever. Second of all, this lasagna will change your life. Growing up I was homeschooled. I remember on Monday’s my mom, 3 siblings and I would make 8-10 lasagnas for all our neighbors. All 4 of us would be involved, layering the noodles, cheese and meat. The best… Continue reading Lasagna for the Neighbors
Holy. Hell. Traveling with a 7 month old baby is not an easy task. It’s doable, but I don’t think I have ever been more exhausted. Oh wait, yes I have, the first 3 months of motherhood. Somehow, those sleepless memories are blocked out of my mind. Thank goodness. Mark Cooper and I flew from Florida… Continue reading Traveling the Eastern Seaboard
Since Mark is gone (and I barely even have time to eat Coop’s leftover mashed bananas) I’m no longer cooking as much. Because what’s the point? So, that means I have now taken on the role of being the husband and wife in this relationship. Which means, instead of dedicating all my time to babies and cooking, I… Continue reading Cooped in the Backyard
So. It finally happened. The day I have been dreading – Mark deploying. Mainly just because who was going to bust through the front door and save me every night at 5pm from baby duty?! Okay, that’s obviously not the only reason, but it was a BIG reason. (That droll though…) Since he is gone now, I’m… Continue reading Deployments = Single Mommyhood
We sound uber fancy right now right? Lobster. I seriously thought only rich and famous people ate this when I was young. But this was Mark’s last supper. The last supper before deployment. Looking back I probably should have asked him what he wanted his last meal to be, but I didn’t. Oh well. He… Continue reading Homemade Tomato Soup and Poached Lobster
My favorite way to eat a meal is with a Charcuterie Board. I’d much rather munch on lots of little things, than eat one, big, heavy meal. I’m not a lumberjack. Plus it has all the best things in life – meat, cheese and crackers. Clearly I’m not a vegetarian, vegan or gluten free. Both my… Continue reading Charcuterie Board Sunday
Big news today…we found a babysitter! Finding a babysitter is like choosing a spouse. Am I right, or am I right? Like how do you even go about finding one? And then trusting them on top of that? Like “here is my baby don’t kill it” They are literally in charge of keeping your child… Continue reading Ranch Chicken Casserole and a Babysitter
Cooped in the Kitchen 