Saturday, August 27, 2011
Till the World Ends
It's been crazy weather around here lately. We experienced our first earthquake (we live on the East Coast, so this is a rarity), and now we're about ready to be hit by Hurricane Irene (oh, and we're under a tornado watch, too).
This morning, Hayden and I danced and sang in our p.j.s to "Till the World Ends" by Britney Spears, which seemed really fitting at the time. It's been her favorite song of the summer, as I catch her singing it all the time ... except on camera, of course.
I originally tried to set up a video of her dancing and singing with Britney's music in the background, but she wouldn't sing until she ran out of the shot (I probably couldn't upload that video anyway without having to pay some royalty fees for the music). Luckily, I just happened to grab my camera in time to capture this spontaneous performance (if you can even tell that's the song she's singing).
Anyway, the wind is whipping and the rain is falling. It's only going to get worse. I'm signing off before we lose power. Stay safe :-)
Sunday, August 21, 2011
I'm a big girl now!
One thing we did to celebrate was to go on a special shopping trip, just like the other girls in my family (remember my birthday outing, and then the one for my sister). She's been checking out our purses, so I took her to pick out one of her own.
And, now for a blast from the past. Hayden posted this simple recipe last year on my blog. It's still a fave. My, she has grown!
Hayden's Peach Banilla N'ice Cream Cupcakes
*Makes one for me and another for mommy, too!
- 1 chopped frozen banana
- 1/2 cup frozen chopped peaches
- vanilla bean, too taste
- sprinkling of cinnamon (optional)
Process the frozen fruit into a soft-serve consistency. Scoop into two reusable silicone cupcake liners, making cute cupcake-like mounds on top (mommy shapes mine to resemble frosting).
Serve immediately or allow to set in the freezer for a bit. I like it when mommy gives me my cupcake right away, which explains my fingerprints in the cupcake pic :-)
*Can be topped with a cherry for more experienced cupcake eaters. Never give a whole cherry to a baby my size, as I could choke on it. Mine was just a temporary garnish ... Update: this big girl can now have a cherry on her cupcake. Yum!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Pulp Fiction Cupcake Sea Creatures
Why "Pulp Fiction Cupcake Sea Creatures?"
Well, although made from almond pulp, they probably won't be very tasty (unless they were sweetened up a bit like our usual raw cupcake friends). After making a fresh batch of almond milk, we decided to play with the pulp, rather than save it for "unbaking" our more edible treats. Thus, I'll just refer to these as "fictional cupcakes."
So, today we brought the beach inside, swapping out sand for almond pulp. Fresh from the nut milk bag, this pulp was the perfect consistency for molding and shaping with our cupcake-inspired sand toys.
And, there you have it. Hayden made an almond pulp "sand" starfish. She looks so proud (I'm proud of her, too).
Don't forget to stop for a fresh unsweetened almond milk break. Mmmm ... that's good stuff :-)
In case you didn't get it the first time, Hayden also shows you how to mold a turtle out of almond pulp.
So you can really experience the fun we had today, check out our almond pulp "sand" video below, along with Jacob's "mysterious" Angry Birds game (my "young man of mystery" stepped out from behind the camera, but not out of the shadows, to show you what he likes to do around the house). Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tinkerbell's pineapple party dress
Wow! It's been 2 weeks since my last post. Where have I been?
Anyway, in the process of getting back into the usual routine, I'm also getting ready to celebrate Hayden's 2nd birthday (that's right; she's turning 2 years old. Where does the time go?). She wants a Tinkerbell theme, so we started off early with this Tinkerbell doll "cake."
For more fun, Hayden and I showed her off in today's video, where we demonstrated how to make some tasty "pixie dust." Hayden likes to dip her greens in it like Fun Dip, although this is so much better for you. Yum!
Hope you enjoyed today's video/post. I'll try to update you again soon :-)
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Pink Piggy Says, "Meow?"
That was Hayden's response in our latest video. Although she knows most of her animal sounds, she thinks it's funny to answer, "meow" when someone asks what any animal other than a cat says (kids catch on quick when it comes to getting a laugh; she thinks she's a riot).
Yesterday (when we filmed the video) was so hot that we decided to make n'ice cream cupcakes rather than our usual raw cupcakes. We whipped up n'ice cream (banana/fruit-based ice cream) flavors in my trusty old school food processor to match the liners, mounded it up high in each liner, like cute rounded cupcake bodies, and placed tiny scoops where the heads would be. Then, we used various fresh/dry fruits and such to decorate them with animal features.
So, here's a little more detail about each one:
Hope you enjoyed our parade of n'ice cream animal cupcakes. Here are some more raw cupcake animal ideas, in case you missed them the first time. Enjoy!
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