things i made today

I have made some sunflower cookies to use up the sunflower seeds. The recipe i used is found here (link) also going to make more chicken balls the boys really liked them.

The verdict from cody on the cookies is they are yummy. He ate 4 in a row after his nap hahaha!

Also made something simple for dinner for boys(what kid doesn't love tomato sauce??)My boys loved this (look at charlie in the photo on right)

Animal pasta

1 pack animal pasta we use a gluten free one

1 can of condensed tomato soup

a few shakes of italian mixed herbs

dash pepper

cook pasta drain,then stir soup through pasta add herbs and pepper mix well then serve.

2 things i made today

Today i made soy apple muesli gluten free pancakes for the boys for lunch.
I used:
1 egg
1 cup orgran self raising flour
1 cup s26 soy formula(just use whatever milk you like )
4 tablespoons farex apple muesli cereal

The boys loved them.

Also made chicken balls (thanks to SS ladies for idea)
1 can chicken noodle condensensed soup
bread crumbs &flour
put in bowl to form dough then cover in breadcrumbs.and cook.

Boys are yet to taste them (made them ready for dinner -they are in the fridge waiting to be cooked ).We are doing the simplesavings.com.au challenge of $7.50 per person per week for the month of june for shopping,so expect more creative meals !

gluten free pizza dough

thanks to linda for this


Pourable Gluten Free Pizza Crust:
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
1 cup gluten free multi-purpose flour, brown rice flour, or other gluten free flour of your choice
Corn meal
Optional herbs such as ½ teaspoon oregano, ½ teaspoon thyme, ½ teaspoon garlic, ½ teaspoon basil, or other herb of choice
Toppings of your choice, such as ground beef, vegetables, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, etc.
Directions: Grease a 13”x9”x2” baking dish. Sprinkle with corn meal so that entire pan bottom is covered, then dump out the excess corn meal and set aside. In bowl, combine flour, eggs, salt and milk. Add spices, if using. Pour into baking dish. If you’re going to be adding ground beef, you can top the batter with the ground beef before baking. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven. Spoon pizza sauce onto hot pizza. Add toppings and cheese. Return to oven for 15 more minutes.

Today's progress

Today,I've done heaps of washing & lots of cleaning in the kitchen. Also made a batch of pork nuggets (discovered what i thought i grabbed out freezer wasn't chicken mince but in fact pork after it thawed lol) hope the kids like them....
Guess dinnertime will be the testing time.

Charlie's update: He now refuses to wee in nappies lol so I have to get the timing of how long to keep on potty for.We are going to get 2 more potties.I want different colours for each of the kids.also going to make "designated potty areas" for thier potties in the bedrooms and lounge and potty mats to catch those misses.He also is going through seperation anxiety stage,He doesnt like to be by himself not even for 1 second.

Cody update: tried to get peadtrician appointment sooner then june 6th but receptionist said its either keep that time or wait another 3 months to see someone.nothing was available sooner. :-(
Also hoping to hear back on whether or not he can see a nuerologist for his sleep patterns.And if The Currajong school will have him for prep next year,we are still homeschooling.In speech therapy last night he was very defiant and refused to do anything.We are at a loss on where the defiance has come from as he doesit at home too and even with rusden.

Tyson update: Tyson will be seeing a MCHN about doing a refferal for central intake for specialist childrens services on the 26th may.his anger,speech,behaviour and the sensory issues are going to be talked about then.

Menu Planning time

Things to go in the freezer to join my growing stock pile of Gluten Free(GF) foods:

Fusion Risotto cakes

corn & tuna fritters

pizzas

pasta sauce

chicken nuggets

fish fingers

*these meals are all from the destitute gourmet stunning food for small change cookbook* I just adapted some things for GF things like rice crumbs for breadcrumbs, GF bread for bread,GF flour for normal flour (not a real hard thing to work out).

Also plan to have some chips in the freezer made the way the failsafe cookbook suggests. I'm planning to use sweet potato,normal white potato and carrot for the chips.

Once I figure out the logistics of GF pasta making I hope to get some pasta into our stockpile.

I have all these cookbooks and i barely refer to them ,mostly as some cookbooks require so many ingriedents or the methods are confusing.

I have 3 or4 jamie oliver ones, 2 destitute gourmet, 3 baby relates cook books ,1 pasta one, 2 cake ones,1 failsafe cookbook,1 deceptively delicous cookbook.I have my favourites that i have used and the ones i use alot. I could rehome a few but then i think,i might need it one day lol.So,my bookshelf of cookbooks grows.right now I'm looking atgetting more destitute gourmet books,some allergy friendly ones and some freezer friendly ones (recommened your favourites please!!!)

Muesli recipie as reqested

Muesli

6 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup honey
12 crushed weetbix
1 cup dried fruit( eg sultanas,apples,apricots,etc)

method:
preheat oven to 180 degrees .
In a large bowl(or as i did a 4litre ice cream contaner) combine oats & coconut.Melt the oil,honey together and stir through oat mixture until throughly combined.
Toast the oats in a roasting pan over 2-3 batches for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.Remove from oven add the dried fruit and crushed weetbix and mix through. Store in an air tight container.Serve with milk.

I used dried apple circles,sweetened dried pineapple& mango slices cut up into little bits and cody loved it. I add honey on the top after i add the milk at serving time.

by request:broccoli muffins recipie

Makes 24 mini or 12 regular muffins
indgredients:
100g of cooked broccoli
225g self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
75g gratted cheese
175ml milk
1 egg
2 teaspoons english mustard
50ml olive oil

method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) mark 6.
Blend the cooked vegetables to a pulp in a food processor.
In a bowl, combine the flour, vegetables, seasoning and half the cheese.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, mustard and oil and gradually pour this liquid into the dry ingredients. Mix gently and expect there to be some lumps
Lightly grease a tray of 12 muffin moulds or 24 mini moulds and half fill each one with the batter mixture and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until each muffin has a puffed up. Remove and place on a cooling rack.

Meal planning

~I just joined I'm a organizing junkie (link here)~

This week's meal plan includes some meals&snacks to pop in the freezer.
meal plan:
Dinners:
Roast chicken
sweet &sour chicken stir fry (can be frozen)
Roast chicken
lemon&pea risotto
cabonara pasta
chicken & vegetable lasagne (can be frozen)
brocoli stalk soup(can be frozen)
sausage risotto
toad in a hole
shepard's pie (can be frozen)

Snacks/desserts:
Spicy warm fruit salad
baked apple& pear crisp
brocolli muffins(can be frozen)
banana &yoghurt pancakes (can be frozen)
carrot cake (can be frozen)
chocolate mayonaise cake
cranberry brownies (can be frozen)
mushy banana sour cream pancakes (can be frozen)

I made this plan to use up some of what's in my cupboards,fridge and freezer while building up my OMAC (Once A Month Cooking)stock pile. I used a site called Love food hate waste ( link here)to come up with my recipies. Since I joined Simple Savings I have learnt so much stuff (link here)

Charlie has his 1st 2 teeth coming through the gum, 2 frount bottom ones. So he wont be a gummy shark for much longer. He tries to crawl but can't.Cody woke up in a rotten mood today its been tantrum galore from him since 6am.Tyson keeps stirring Cody too,then cody does it back, the joys of kids hey.