This weekend I had some overripe fruit to use up, so I experimented. Luckily, both recipes were a success! My parents and older daughter visited Florida recently, and brought home some fresh Georgia peaches (YUM). I had taken one to work for lunch last week, but it was forgotten in my lunch bag. How did [...]

I posted in more detail on my other blog, but Sophie has joined the food allergy club. She is allergic to the artificial dyes. This explains MANY problems she’s had since she was smaller, and the results of a dye-free diet are incredible. However, the dyes are EVERYWHERE! So, I’ll be making more foods for her [...]

Sophie is finally over the plate-dumping stage! However, she is refusing most vegetables now. Even though I’ve been a parent for 14 years, this is new to me and was quite the surprise, since she liked them so much as a baby.  So, I’ve been getting creative. She gets a cup of V8 V-fusion fruit [...]

Babygirl isn’t a “baby” any more – she’s a full-on toddler! She is running, climbing, jumping, climbing, playing outside, climbing – have I mentioned she likes climbing? Last night after dinner, we found her on top of the dinner table. She can climb the steps on her slide, and the steps to get into the [...]

Poor Miss Sophie has FIVE teeth cutting through right now, one molar in each section and her last front tooth. She wakes up sometimes just holding her mouth and crying, it’s so heartbreaking! I think it’s time to find the mesh feeders again and pull the chamomile tea ice cubes out of the freezer. Oragel [...]

Now that Sophie is a year old and eating table food, obviously her diet has changed drastically. I still puree fruits because she loves them mixed in her oatmeal and yogurt (and will NOT eat cottage cheese plain) but that is it. I even buy applesauce now, since I was able to find a brand [...]

Sophie loves peaches As a result, we run out of peaches often. I have been buying frozen sliced peaches for her, and they are so easy to work with. Instead of steaming, the past two times I’ve made them I simmered them in a little water with a splash of vanilla. It smells so good, [...]

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been looking at recipes online lately and feeling inspired. This morning, I decided to alter SophieCakes. Instead of just using plain pancake batter (I use the recipe on the Bisquick box but add a little vanilla), I added to it. After making enough pancakes for Daddy and I for breakfast [...]

Something happened this week – several kinds of Sophie’s food ran out! She’s eating more now, so I have a lot of replenishing to do today. Here is what she’s currently eating: Breakfast is fruit and Greek yogurt or oatmeal (depending on whether or not she’s at home or at the babysitter’s house). Usually it’s [...]

Sophie had her first kids’ meal this past week. We were out after work and it was getting late, so we decided to have dinner out. We ate at Brixx Pizza, and had a coupon for a free kids’ meal with adult entree. Big Sis doesn’t eat kids’ meals any more, so we decided to [...]