Recipe for Labor Day Weekened!

Herbed Turkey Burger w/ Zucchini Buns

 

Recipe for Labor Day Weekend!

 

This looks WONDERFUL! I'm thinking with Labor Day Weekend coming upon us that these will be on the menu! Stop over at Queen Of Quinoa's blog to get the recipe, there is no Quinoa in this recipe  ;0)   She has a nice listing of recipes and they are all gluten free. Many can be easily made corn free and dairy free too.

 

Enjoy!

Moe

LEGOS, LEGOS, LEGOS!!!

Can any child have TOO many Legos? Well with having an only child, I'm thinking that we have too many here! lol.
This week was the 'cleaning of the Legos' here. They were all dusty and really needed cleaned up. Our son likes to keep his Lego creations out on display, well guess what? Dust loves Legos and we have dust mite allergies around here.

So into the bathtub went the Legos.

 Now they are all drying, this is just one small batch......LOL.

Through all this we learned about buoyancy and how things float or sink. We learned just how much dust can accumulate and how dust ends up acting like mud in water.

There are some great learning opportunities for our only children that we homeschool, in regards to Lego products. There are Lego 4-H groups, Lego Robotics 4-H groups, Lego Library Clubs,  and so much more!  There are also some cute builds to make over at Lego.com. Join the mailing list and they will send you a monthly item to build: make sure you print out the instructions when you get them, since the build will become locked after that month and you can't print it out after that. And of course there is the field trip of a life time LegoLand!!!  We have been to one of the LegoLands and had a lot of fun.

How have you incorporated Legos in to your homeschooling? One thing that we have done is purchase one of the Lego Sticker books such as Lego Minifigure Ultimate Sticker Collection.

We then take a notebook and our son puts stickers on the notebook paper and then writes a Lego story about the Mini-figures. It's been a lot of fun for us. And it helps with spelling, handwriting, creative writing and grammar  :O)       All in an easy fun format, it does not even feel like school. Yes, hahaha, it's that sneaky homeschool learning that our kids get in and don't even know it. Sometimes I will just have him grab the notebook and put a few stickers in and take off in the car on a busy day. I don't grade for penmanship on the days he is writing in the car though, as it's hard to write neatly in a moving car. Sometimes the stories conclude that day and other times the stories continue on. Why not write out a Lego lesson plan today! Surprise your child with some Lego fun.

  

Now for the million dollar question, how do yo organize all your child's Legos? We have been just dumping them into Rough Tote containers. But we are looking for something new and different. Our son wants those Lego drawers, but I refuse to pay $40 for them!

I can't wait to hear from you and get some organizing ideas.

Have a great week!

Moe



Book review coming your way soon!

Book review coming your way soon!

I just received a copy of Too Much Stuff from author Kathryn Porter and will be snuggling up with a warm blanket to read up on how I start "Winning the War Against Clutter." Stay tuned for more on this! It was also exciting to find out that Kathryn Porter and I have a lot in common, just a few things are chickens and homeschooling. What a small world.

Have a great week!

Sunday Dinner of Chicken & Noodles

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Corn Free Chicken and Noodles.
This turned out really well!  It's also gluten free, dairy free and corn free! But please don't let that scare you off if you don't have to be FREE of foods.

I baked one of our farm fresh chickens yesterday and picked it clean. (Saved the bones for rich broth).
So here goes the recipe.
2 boxes of Hodgson Mill gluten free pastas  I LOVE THEIR PASTA!! (It's non GMO & has golden milled flax seed in it too!), you may use wheat pasta too. Cook pasta until just under done.
3 cans of Cream of Whatever Soup your family likes (I make my own gluten, corn and dairy free and will include the recipe below.)
Chopped up chicken, (in a pinch you could use canned chicken (check label for gf/cf/df if needed), cooked chicken breasts) however much your family likes. I used up the entire 6# chicken that I baked, my guys must see meat in the food or they think they will die of starvation! lol........
Mix this all together and heat until warm. I then served and sprinkled on some Penzeys Spices Pasta Sprinkle (ingredients sweet basil, Turkish oregano, thyme and garlic). I LOVE THEIR SPICES! You could also add some seasoning salt (not corn free). This recipe made enough for my guys and for about 6 single servings in the freezer for me.

Next time I make this I think I would saute some onions, celery and carrots to add to the mix and then add some frozen green beans.  To put a spin on these as leftovers, you could spoon this into an 8x8 pan, mix in some leftover veggies and cover with some gluten free, corn free, dairy free biscuit topping and have chicken, noodles and biscuits!

Recipe for gluten free, dairy free, corn free Cream of Whatever Soup
I found this one over at Allrecipes.com

A flavorful condensed cream of chicken soup base recipe for use in dishes that call for canned creamed soups

Yield:

3 cups (about 2 cans)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt (or less; taste to test)
1/4 teaspoon parsley
dash of paprika
1 1/2 cups milk (I used homemade rice milk)
3/4 cup flour (I used gluten free, but use wheat if you want)

Instructions:

1. In medium-sized saucepan, boil chicken broth, 1/2 cup of the milk, and the seasonings for a minute or two (longer if using fresh onions or garlic).
2. In a bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 cup of milk and flour. Add to boiling mixture and continue whisking briskly until mixture boils and thickens.