In my search for peaceful afternoons, free of me screaming and burning food and the kids whining and telling me they don't like what I cooked, I have been on a hunt for take out restaurants. Now many of our friends have no issues with take out. Order and pick up, stress free. But I have to consider the ingredients and the likely hood that the teenager up front is not completely educated on the ingredients in the food they are serving (no offense teenagers if you are reading).
I have blogged about a few places (Chipotle & Your Pie) who are super conscientious about food allergies. I have found another one! Yay! C.R. Chicks (http://www.crchickswpb.com/index.shtml) is mostly gluten-free and they have a hand out with all the ingredients in everything on the menu. The food tastes fresh, healthy, and delicious. My kids loved the chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and the cucumber salad. To top it off, it was not expensive at all. I fed my family of five big eaters for $25 (The Big Family Dinner-2 Chickens and 3 Large Sides). Kids meals are around $2-$4. The place was casual and so family friendly that after my kids ate the girls did a dance routine next to our table! I am sure that was inappropriate for me to let them but I was so happy they ate a big healthy dinner and I had no cleaning up that I didn't care.
So I hope I help you this week. Take a night off from cooking, fighting, and cleaning. Eat there or Take out. They have 7 locations in Palm Beach County. Enjoy!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Banana Muffins
Banana Muffins
In a VitaMix (or if you don't have one just mix)...
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
3 brown bananas
1/2 cup honey
3 tsp Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 6 Tbsp water
Once those are blended add...
1 cup All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Blend again. Then fill muffin tins 3/4 way full and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
So the house isn't clean, the laundry isn't put away, and the grocery shopping isn't done, but we have fresh banana muffins. Sunday Funday.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
New Year's Resolution
L'Shana Tova to my fellow Jews.
Why does it feel like every year for the last 7 years I have had the same New Year's Resolution?... Stop Losing My Temper!
I lay awake almost every night or fear almost every day that something bad will happen to my children. It is my biggest fear in the whole world. I worry about their allergies constantly. I can't even go on Facebook lately because people continuously post the same story of the little girl who lost her life to a peanut allergy. It is my worst nightmare come true for another family. And just the headline of the article sends me into a deep dark hole of worry. I am constantly baking and cooking trying to make my kids happy, safe, and "like everyone else" at school and parties. I volunteer as much as possible at the school to keep an extra eye on my kids, make sure there was no food brought in that I missed, or any random hives on their faces. I am constantly shopping for food that is new and exciting for them. I bought them croissants yesterday just because I could, no eggs-who knew!
So I spend my whole life worrying about and trying to make my kids healthy and happy. Why is it I lose my temper at them almost daily?!?! It is devastating. As a trained therapist I KNOW that it is harder to raise kids well. I know it is easier to spoil kids and always say yes. I know kids who never have limits end up handicapped and almost always can't function in the real world. I know when I fight over bed time or bad behavior or homework or manners that I am doing the right thing but it is so painful!! I am sick of having to make my resolution to stop losing my temper.
So today I am setting my resolution to Lose My Temper Less. Never is unrealistic, but less is doable. I also pray for a happy, healthy, and safe New Year for my family and yours.
Why does it feel like every year for the last 7 years I have had the same New Year's Resolution?... Stop Losing My Temper!
I lay awake almost every night or fear almost every day that something bad will happen to my children. It is my biggest fear in the whole world. I worry about their allergies constantly. I can't even go on Facebook lately because people continuously post the same story of the little girl who lost her life to a peanut allergy. It is my worst nightmare come true for another family. And just the headline of the article sends me into a deep dark hole of worry. I am constantly baking and cooking trying to make my kids happy, safe, and "like everyone else" at school and parties. I volunteer as much as possible at the school to keep an extra eye on my kids, make sure there was no food brought in that I missed, or any random hives on their faces. I am constantly shopping for food that is new and exciting for them. I bought them croissants yesterday just because I could, no eggs-who knew!
So I spend my whole life worrying about and trying to make my kids healthy and happy. Why is it I lose my temper at them almost daily?!?! It is devastating. As a trained therapist I KNOW that it is harder to raise kids well. I know it is easier to spoil kids and always say yes. I know kids who never have limits end up handicapped and almost always can't function in the real world. I know when I fight over bed time or bad behavior or homework or manners that I am doing the right thing but it is so painful!! I am sick of having to make my resolution to stop losing my temper.
So today I am setting my resolution to Lose My Temper Less. Never is unrealistic, but less is doable. I also pray for a happy, healthy, and safe New Year for my family and yours.
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