What I'm Cooking
Homemade pizza. I used the whole wheat pizza crust recipe out of the Bread Machine cookbook, using all freshly ground flour but sifting half of it, and this method for cooking it in my new (birthday present!) giant cast iron skillet. I thought for sure it would stick horribly, since it's my understanding that everything sticks horribly to cast iron the first few times you use it, but Isaac seasoned it well and I buttered it well and the whole pizza just slid right out! I rolled up cheese sticks in the crust to make stuffed crust, then topped with pizza sauce (I'm a Ragu girl), sausage, pineapple, and a generic pizza cheese blend. It's the first time I've been pretty happy with my homemade pizza!
Pancake-sausage muffins. Actually, Isaac made these a few weeks ago for his father's group, and I pulled the extras out of the freezer.
Creamy chicken and rice casserole. Also pulled from the freezer. It's okay. Needs a lot of salt.
Baked ziti, a recipe from a friend (TMM folks, you can find it in last year's cookbook). Except I added a pound of ground beef and used rotini instead.
What I'm Reading
Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert (included in the homemaking e-book bundle I purchased a few weeks ago). Most of it was not new information to me, but I did pick up some helpful hints, and I was encouraged to try cloth overnight again. It's working great for Levi, but Silas seems pretty sensitive to having wet cloth against his skin, even with a fleece liner.
Weekly Snapshot
Favorite pin: DIY Skin toner. Breaking news: I finally started washing my face semi-regularly. (About time, hmm?) But I know it's best to follow cleansing with a toner and moisturizer. I have all of the ingredients for this one except glycerin, but since that's optional anyway, I might go ahead and give it a try!
Favorite blog post: Real Food for the Spirit. A good reminder in this busy season of young motherhood. Levi and I started doing a Bible study together this week, and I'll blog more about it next week.
Homemade pizza. I used the whole wheat pizza crust recipe out of the Bread Machine cookbook, using all freshly ground flour but sifting half of it, and this method for cooking it in my new (birthday present!) giant cast iron skillet. I thought for sure it would stick horribly, since it's my understanding that everything sticks horribly to cast iron the first few times you use it, but Isaac seasoned it well and I buttered it well and the whole pizza just slid right out! I rolled up cheese sticks in the crust to make stuffed crust, then topped with pizza sauce (I'm a Ragu girl), sausage, pineapple, and a generic pizza cheese blend. It's the first time I've been pretty happy with my homemade pizza!
Pancake-sausage muffins. Actually, Isaac made these a few weeks ago for his father's group, and I pulled the extras out of the freezer.
Creamy chicken and rice casserole. Also pulled from the freezer. It's okay. Needs a lot of salt.
Baked ziti, a recipe from a friend (TMM folks, you can find it in last year's cookbook). Except I added a pound of ground beef and used rotini instead.
What I'm Reading
Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert (included in the homemaking e-book bundle I purchased a few weeks ago). Most of it was not new information to me, but I did pick up some helpful hints, and I was encouraged to try cloth overnight again. It's working great for Levi, but Silas seems pretty sensitive to having wet cloth against his skin, even with a fleece liner.
Weekly Snapshot
One of the outtakes from my attempt to get a nice picture on the last day of BSF. I love the pile.
Favorite pin: DIY Skin toner. Breaking news: I finally started washing my face semi-regularly. (About time, hmm?) But I know it's best to follow cleansing with a toner and moisturizer. I have all of the ingredients for this one except glycerin, but since that's optional anyway, I might go ahead and give it a try!
Favorite blog post: Real Food for the Spirit. A good reminder in this busy season of young motherhood. Levi and I started doing a Bible study together this week, and I'll blog more about it next week.
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