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Foods You Can Stop Buying and Make Yourself

August 9, 2014 By My SD Moms

Images-Articles--3721-AppleChutney(StatePoint) Even if you’re a well-versed cook, there are certain foods you may not have ever considered making yourself. For example, when is the last time you made your own apple sauce, jam or chutney?

 

While preparing these staples from scratch does take more time than picking up a store-bought variety, the benefits to DIY are numerous, say experts.

 

“Making the foods you typically buy means you can skip the artificial flavors, preservatives and generous additions of sodium, sugar and fat that many store-bought foods use to ensure shelf life and profitability,” says Ivy Manning, food writer and author of the new cookbook “Better from Scratch,” a collection of more than 60 do-it-yourself recipes of kitchen staples. “Homemade foods can be more healthful and easier on the wallet.”

 

To give this a try at home, Manning is offering her recipe for Apple-Onion Chutney to be served as an accompaniment to roast pork loin or roast beef:

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins

 

• 1 cup cider vinegar

 

• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

 

• 4 lemon zest strips, each 1⁄2 inch and 2 inches long

 

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

 

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

 

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

 

• 2 large chopped yellow onions

 

• 4 lbs of good baking apples, such as granny smith or pippin, peeled, cored and chopped

 

• 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped

 

• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

 

Directions

• Have ready 4 sterilized jars and their lids.

 

• In a nonreactive saucepan, combine the raisins, vinegar, brown sugar, zest strips, and cloves. Add 2 1/2 cups water and stir to mix well. Bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and set aside.

 

• In a large nonreactive saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 15 minutes. Add the raisin mixture and apples and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the apples are just tender, about 25 minutes. Add the mint and thyme and continue to cook until the apples are tender, about five minutes longer. Discard the zest strips.

 

• Ladle the hot chutney into the jars, leaving 1/4 inch of headspace and using a small rubber spatula to push the apple and onion pieces gently into the jar so they are covered with liquid. Slide a metal chopstick or thin tool down the side of each jar, between the glass and the chutney, four or five times to release air bubbles. Adjust the headspace, if necessary, then wipe the rim of each jar clean and seal tightly.

 

• Store the jars in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

 

From condiments to pickles to crackers, consider taking the next step in your kitchen adventures and going DIY.

Filed Under: Health & Nutrition, Lifestyle, Recipe-of-the-Week, Tips Tagged With: economy, healthy eating

10 Ways Being a Parent Is Like Being a Rock Star

August 3, 2014 By My SD Moms

Do you long to live the exciting, glamorous life of a rock star?

 

Well, maybe your life as a parent isn’t that far away from it!

 

Thanks to Kim Bongiorno for her image, How Being a Parent Is Like Being a Rock Star!  Check out her blog page here.

 

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Newborn & Baby, Toddlers/Pre-Schoolers, Youngsters Tagged With: funny, parenting

California Restaurant Says NO To Kids In Dining Room

August 1, 2014 By My SD Moms

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image: Old Fisherman’s Grotto

One sign in a California restaurant is causing a bit of a stir.  The establishment has banned crying children from its dining room.

 

The Old Fisherman’s Grotto on Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey has installed signs saying children making loud noises are a distraction to other customers.  It adds that children making noise or crying will not be allowed in its dining room.

 

The restaurant’s policy, which is also outlined on its website here, has caused controversy among parents on the wharf who say that the signs are offensive.

 

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photo: flickr/I_MJane

Reports are that the restaurant has had two signs posted for the past couple years and only recently added a third.   In an interview for Monterrey TV outlet KSBW, customer Niki Rieve said that she was turned away from the restaurant because they would not provide her with a high chair for her six-month-old daughter.   She said: ‘Usually they cater, at least have a high chair for the child, but it seemed like they didn’t want any child. They said the child can’t make any noises so they turned us away.

 

But restaurant owner Chris Shake said he is backing the signs and that if customers don’t like the policy they can eat elsewhere.  He said: ‘Let’s put it this way, I haven’t had a down year for over 20 years. Our business continues to grow.’

 

 

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Newborn & Baby, Toddlers/Pre-Schoolers Tagged With: behavior, Community, kids, parenting

Back to Reality with a Smile

July 31, 2014 By Steph Peters

My maternity leave is coming to an end this week and I’m mixed with emotions.  I’ve enjoyed this time being able to just focus on taking care of the baby and learning how to juggle my day between feedings, crying babies, diaper changes, and fun family time.  Now I have to throw work back into that schedule and I’m nervous!  photo(39)

 

The baby has been my alarm clock these last 6 weeks, and now I will still have her waking me up and then brace myself for the alarm going off for work too.  Baby’s schedule is still different every night so this should be interesting.  When she wakes up to feed at 3am, and my work alarm is set for 4am, do I stay up and just get ready for work, or do I try to catch alittle more sleep?  I know the answer and I don’t like it – just stay up and get ready for work after her feeding, boo!

 

Then of course part of me is excited to get back to work.  Just being out of the house, with no crying babies, will be a burst of energy.  The other day, I went to the store all by myself and felt like the cart was so light and I was able to shop so much faster.  So maybe that will carry over to my job, I’ll be able to get work done even faster than before!  And thanks to my nursing bra, I’ll be able to multitask at work while pumping and answering emails at the same time – I am woman, hear me roar.

 

In reality, the way to do it all, and do it with a smile on your face, is to get on a schedule.  Following our pediatrician’s advice has really helped for feeding/sleeping schedule.  Keep it bright during the day and dark at night.  During night feedings, treat it as a business transaction.  Keep it quiet and dark, do the diaper change, the feeding, burping, and get back to sleep.  It works!  On Monday, let’s rip off the band aid and jump back into work, get on a new schedule that works best for everyone and helps mommy stay happy.  What has worked best for your family while you try to balance work and family?

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Newborn & Baby, News, Steph's Baby Blog

Don’t Be Pretty – Be Beautiful

July 31, 2014 By My SD Moms

photo: Glennon/Momastery
photo: Glennon/Momastery

“Women who are concerned with being pretty think about what they look like, but women who are concerned with being beautiful think about what they are looking at. They are taking it all in. They are taking in the whole beautiful world and making all that beauty theirs to give away to others.”

 

The quote above is just a small portion of the beautiful idea that Momastery blogger Glennon lays out for us in her article entitled “Don’t Be Pretty – Be Beautiful In 2014.”

 

Click over to read the full article and see if you agree.

 

Read “Don’t Be Pretty – Be Beautiful”>>>

 

Filed Under: Health & Nutrition, Lifestyle, Tips Tagged With: communication, parenting, self-care

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