Today we switched from the savory recipes to the one sweet one for our Bills Breakfast Challenge of cooking all of the breakfasts in the recent Esquire issue on great breakfasts to cook and places to eat.
Today's breakfast was Banana Bread French Toast. I made the banana bread last night and whipped up the french toast this morning.
As with Week 1 and Week 2, a decent breakfast but nothing special. The whole did not taste like more than the sum of its parts. A good recipe brings the ingredients to a new level.
Thus ends our Bills Breakfast Challenge, as we are 0 for 3 in finding a life-changing recipe and we really miss our pancakes.
Specific comments:
Amy: "I would have liked the bread toasted more than french toasted."
Larry: "It's OK."
Logan: Claimed to be excited for "french toast" (he's never had it) until he got a look at it, asked for cereal instead.
Oliver: NA, ate bananas.
Is it a keeper?
What's to keep? No magic tricks here.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Grapes
Logan, do you want some grapes?
Want grapes!
What's the magic word?
(Pause for thought.) Mine!!!!
Want grapes!
What's the magic word?
(Pause for thought.) Mine!!!!
Comfy Little Monkeys
Last week Oliver received a jaw-droppingly beautiful gift from our friend Nic (actually made by her mom). This quilt is embroidered with monkeys and little pillows, and the words to the song "Five Little Monkeys" are embroidered around the border.
This is the only time it will ever be seen on the floor, it's far too beautiful. We're investigating methods for hanging it on Ollie's wall at least until he has a big-boy bed (years away) and is less likely to spit up on it.
Logan also received a special gift of two pillowcases with embroidered monkeys and his name. Although Nic's Momma didn't know it, Logan has just recently begun using a pillow, so it could not have been better timing.
You can see the monkey detail a bit closer here. Like the quilt, they are almost too adorable to use, but I feel a little less wary because they can be washed pretty easily. I could not have created something like this if it were literally my full-time job for a month. It's an instant heirloom.
This is the only time it will ever be seen on the floor, it's far too beautiful. We're investigating methods for hanging it on Ollie's wall at least until he has a big-boy bed (years away) and is less likely to spit up on it.
Logan also received a special gift of two pillowcases with embroidered monkeys and his name. Although Nic's Momma didn't know it, Logan has just recently begun using a pillow, so it could not have been better timing.
You can see the monkey detail a bit closer here. Like the quilt, they are almost too adorable to use, but I feel a little less wary because they can be washed pretty easily. I could not have created something like this if it were literally my full-time job for a month. It's an instant heirloom.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Spare a Dime?
If you're getting a tax refund this year or still sitting on a little stimulus money, please consider throwing just a bit of it the way of the March of Dimes via the Heastons, our fellow NICU survivors and parents of former preemies (and now extremely robust infants) Creed and Truman.
The March of Dimes preemie parents' community was a huge comfort to me during the dark days of 2008 (as were Miranda and Roger Heaston, come to think of it). Their Web site has comforted numerous scared and confused parents and the research they fund has helped give countless babies a fighting chance.
Etc. etc.
It's a good cause. Donate here.
The March of Dimes preemie parents' community was a huge comfort to me during the dark days of 2008 (as were Miranda and Roger Heaston, come to think of it). Their Web site has comforted numerous scared and confused parents and the research they fund has helped give countless babies a fighting chance.
Etc. etc.
It's a good cause. Donate here.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Breakfast Challenge Week 2 Results
Another "meh" entry for week 2 of the Bills Breakfast Challenge. I guess there is a reason people don't "read Esquire for the recipes."
For week 2, we turned the breakfast recipe into dinner tonight, reverting to our family fave, pancakes, on Sunday. Thumbs sideways for Bacon and Egg Fried Rice. Like our week 1 entry, it was OK but nothing special.
Specific comments:
Amy: "Tastes like rice, bacon and eggs."
Larry: "Too eggy."
Logan: Would never touch anything that weird looking, ate peanut butter and jelly, yogurt and pears.
Oliver: NA, ate applesauce.
Is it a keeper?
No. We'd just make bacon and eggs before doing this again.
For week 2, we turned the breakfast recipe into dinner tonight, reverting to our family fave, pancakes, on Sunday. Thumbs sideways for Bacon and Egg Fried Rice. Like our week 1 entry, it was OK but nothing special.
Specific comments:
Amy: "Tastes like rice, bacon and eggs."
Larry: "Too eggy."
Logan: Would never touch anything that weird looking, ate peanut butter and jelly, yogurt and pears.
Oliver: NA, ate applesauce.
Is it a keeper?
No. We'd just make bacon and eggs before doing this again.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Color Combos
Bathtime with Crayola bath markers.
Logan, what do red and blue make?
A circle!
Um...what do yellow and red make?
BLUE!
What do blue and yellow make? (And thinking to self: Why am I even bothering with this line of questioning?)
Chocolate!
Logan, what do red and blue make?
A circle!
Um...what do yellow and red make?
BLUE!
What do blue and yellow make? (And thinking to self: Why am I even bothering with this line of questioning?)
Chocolate!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Breakfast Challenge Week 1 Results
This morning we began week 1 of the Bills Breakfast Challenge with Griddled Bacon, Egg and Cheese sandwiches.
The verdict: Tasty, but a lot of work for the results. We could have made scrambled eggs, bacon and toast with less work and had equal enjoyment.
Specific comments:
Amy: "Tastes fine but nothing special."
Larry: "Mmmmph, good."
Logan: Too impatient, demanded pancakes instead.
Oliver: NA, ate applesauce.
Is it a keeper?
Meh. Nothing really special going on there.
The verdict: Tasty, but a lot of work for the results. We could have made scrambled eggs, bacon and toast with less work and had equal enjoyment.
Specific comments:
Amy: "Tastes fine but nothing special."
Larry: "Mmmmph, good."
Logan: Too impatient, demanded pancakes instead.
Oliver: NA, ate applesauce.
Is it a keeper?
Meh. Nothing really special going on there.
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