Peach Pie

So, today, mom came down and spent the day with me and JMS. We took JMS to get his hair cut, ran a few errands, got his picture taken, and made a peach pie. I shared the pictures with family and friends on email, but cannot put them on here b/c they are professional and protected by copy write laws. He had so much fun with the photographer posing him and tickling him and making him smile and giggle. He is such a "ham."

However, I can share our newly discovered Peach Pie Recipe...mom and dad visited my brother and his family last week and brought home 30 lbs of Georgia peaches...and many good stories of how their family is doing.

You will need:
10 medium peaches, peeled-pitted-sliced
1/3 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 pre-made 9 inch pastry pie dough pieces

1. Mix and chop the flour, sugar, and butter.
2. Place 1 pie crust in the bottom of your pie dish. Alternate layering the peaches and the flour mixture.
3. Top the peach filling with the 2nd pie crust. Cut air holes in the pie crust.
4. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350. Or until the crust is golden brown. Don't forget to place a cookie sheet under the pie because it will bubble and ooze.

If too soupy, increase the amount of flour.

Enjoy!!!

Happy Birthdays and Anniversaries

I've been the victim of forgetfulness this summer. I've only recently realized that I forgot to congratulate some of my closest friends and family members on birthdays and anniversaries. I'm so sorry.

Danielle and Tom...married June 2000...9 years...CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Kim and Craig...married July 2005...4 years...CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Phoebe and Mike...married July 2009...HAPPY NEWLY WEDS!!!!

Drew...Happy Birthday June...
Robbye...Happy Birthday July...
Will...Happy Birthday July...
Zoe...Happy Birthday July...

and so that I stop being so "belated..."

Happy Early Birthday to Little Will and Ethel...August...
Happy Anniversary to Will and Laura...August...

Babyzone Quiz

What's Your Animal Mothering Style? (click on this title)

As you can read...my answers correspond to types: elephant and badger.
I think I agree with this assessment of myself. I'd be interested to hear what other moms score.

2- BADGER – Badgers moms are especially strong mothers; they are keepers of the family schedule and expert disciplinarians. Very good at juggling the complexities of family life, badger moms strive to keep their children on a straight and narrow path.

4- ELEPHANT - Elephant moms are very independent and gifted when it comes to remembering all their family’s activities and events. They have a great knack for organization and are able to manage careers, keep their homes clean, get their kids to school on time, and look great through it all.

Anyone want to lay bets that Kim is evaluated as a COW??? Chik-fil-A anyone???

JMS a POTTY ROCKSTAR!!!

Monday - 1 sticker
Tuesday - 6 stickers
Wednesday - 6 stickers
Thursday - 5 stickers
Friday...and we already have 2 stickers before 10am!!!

I'm such a mom. :)

Let Potty Training Begin

Our baby sitter decided to take the first step today...or should I say, plunge! She has five, two year old boys that she is attempting to potty train. Every ten minutes she has a different child on the toilet...she spends the whole day in the bathroom. I'm not sure I could do what she is trying to do. Anyhow, the kids get a sticker on an index card every time they go potty in the toilet...and then they bring the card home with them. Day 1: JMS got 1 sticker!!! We treated him to a milkshake tonight and made a big deal about it. One of the little boys got zero stickers today and another one got four. JMS told us all about it. Then, we took a trip to the store and bought Pull-Ups...I hope this works. :)

Recipe...Piggy Pies

I love this title...we are trying to get our son to eat. He likes to drink his milk, and he likes his fruit, and he really likes to snack...or should I say, eat sweets. He inherited all of his daddy's and grandparents sweet teeth(plural). So, I went digging into a cook book that is supposed to entice little ones to devour their meals. It is Just For Kids Collection by Publications International, Ltd.

And...I found a pot pie recipe which, of course, I tailored to our own tastes. Two days ago, while making a different dinner, I boiled the chicken tenders knowing that I'd need pre-cooked chicken for this recipe later in the week. (So smart!!!)

So, tonight, when I got home from work (yes a 9.5 hour day of retail) I only had to mix the following in a saucepan: 1 can of cream of chicken soup, 1 individual container of plain yogurt (not vanilla), 1/2 cup of water, 2 cups of frozen mixed veggies, chopped cooked chicken, 1/8 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp ground sage, 1/4 tsp ground thyme. When it came to a boil, I put it in ramekins, and then topped with buttermilk pre-cut biscuits and shaped them to look like pigs. Then, I baked it at 400 until the biscuits were done...about 12 minutes.

These measurements will make 5 small ramekins or as I photographed...1 small and 2 adult portions. It filled us all up nicely. And, it really tasted great. Unfortunately, it did not accomplish what we set out to do. My son...oh, my son, decided that he is a vegetarian at an early age and refused to eat his pig. Then, when we ate his pig, he got a very frightened look on his face and said, "my pig is in your belly?" Kids!?!

Olive lovers???

Okay, so here's the recipe...
Start by getting your rice cooker going so you can serve the fish on top of some sticky rice...mm. Thank you Tanya and James for introducing us to this wonderful kitchen appliance.

Pan fry Tilapia (fish) for about 3 minutes on each side. I just used Pam cooking spray and salt and peppered the fillets.

Then, chop up some fresh oregano, parsley, and green olives with pimentos. Set aside.

Chop 1 cup of plum tomatoes and warm them for one minute in the pan that cooked your fish. Mix these warm tomatoes with the oregano, parsley olive mix and pour on top of the fish.

Done! The olives on the fish was almost heavenly.