Passports!

My little brother is getting married in 2 months....in St Thomas!  Sure I've known about this for a little while now.  And sure I knew that getting passports would make the trip that much smoother.  But did I procrastinate?  Oh you betcha!  So here we are, 8 weeks and a few days to go and we are finally going to apply for our passports.  It's first come, first serve - fingers crossed we're able to apply tonight!

Passports have been on my looooong things to do list for a few years now.  I'm thrilled to finally (hopefully) cross one more thing off the list!

Christmas Teacher's Gift

I wanted to make something cute for Munchkin's teacher's (he's in Preschool) Christmas gift.  In addition to the heaping plate of baked goods that we send in for all the teachers & staff, I whipped up this cute little package for his teacher:

It's a pair of fuzzy socks, a few homemade sugar cookies and a Starbucks gift card...a little something to keep her warm, sweet and caffeinated this holiday!

And just in case you'd like to whip up something similar for a teacher or anyone else on your Christmas list...here's a cute little printable tag:

The Best Chicken Nuggets Ever

One of Munchkin's favorite foods is the almighty chicken nugget.  Oh how he loves chicken nuggets.  I've tried several at home versions of chicken nuggets and each one received lukewarm reviews.  But when I saw this one over on Health-Bent that uses ground chicken (genius!) I thought I might have a winner. 

Saying that Munchkin loved them is an understatement.  After one bite, Munchkin requested I feed him (his words) these best chicken nuggets and 'that good meatloaf' for dinner from now on.  Even Hubbers (who is not typically the biggest chicken nugget fan) loved them.  I made a few tweaks to the original recipe based on Munchkin's tastes and what I had on hand.  And the best part (in my opinion) is that they're wheat free and I know exactly what's in them :)

Here's what I used in our nuggets:

Nugget Mixture
1 pound ground chicken
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup almond flour

Breading
1/4 cup almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup grated parmesan

olive oil & butter for frying - I used a 50/50 ratio, enough to coat the bottom of the pan

Check out Health-Bent for the how to method - I followed it exactly

Note on the cooking time - I found it took about 4 minutes of cook time per side.



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