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Upcoming Events!

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:26:00 +0000

Join us Wednesday, May 30th at Kristin's (runningmom) for a fun Backyard Sprinkler Playdate from 10-11:30 a.m.
"Let's kick off the unofficial start of summer by getting WET! Bring whatever you need for your kiddos to play hard and go home dry (swimsuits, change of clothes, towels, etc.) and don't forget the sunscreen!" There will be popsicles too! If you have not been to Kristin's in the past please PM her for directions. If this if your normal lunch or snack time, feel free to bring food and drinks for yourself and your own kiddos.

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Menu Monday - Dark Chocolate Coconut Protein Bars

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:24:00 +0000

I owe you all two this week, so here's number 1! (Number 2 will be dinner tonight--I hope. It has to pass the taste test first.) I got this one off Oxygen Magazine's website, and adapted it slightly. I put the brand names of the types I used in parenthesis in case you were curious.

Ingredients:

1 cup of large oats (Publix Old Fashioned oats)
1 cup of ground oats (Bob's Red Mill extra thick rolled oats run through the food processor a bit)
2 scoops of chocolate protein powder (Publix Greenwise chocolate)
1/5 tablespoons of cocoa powder (Droste Holland Cacao Pour Cuire Et Boire)
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup fresh shredded coconut (Earth Fare, found in bulk section. NO sugar added!)
1/2 cup lowfat milk
3-4 squares dark chocolate

Mix all ingredients except dark chocolate, reserving 1/4 coconut to sprinkle on top. If it's sticky, add more ground oats. Form into bars on baking sheet lined with wax paper. Cool for 30 minutes. Melt squares of dark chocolate and spoon onto top and sprinkle the coconut on top. Chill for another 30 minutes. Cut into bars & enjoy. Store in the refrigerator.

Recipe provided by Holly Dyess of Iron Horse Fitness.

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Menu Monday - Chocolate Chocolate Chip Corn Muffins

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:31:00 +0000

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Corn Muffins

2 boxes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk plus 2 tbsp
3 tbsp local pure honey
1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup chocolate chips plus some extra for topping off batter
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Line muffin pans with cupcake liners. Spray cupcake liners with non-stick spray. (This actually helps remove the liners without taking the muffin off with the paper.)

Blend all ingredients except the chocolate chips. Batter will be lumpy but do not over-stir. Let batter stand for about 4 minutes, then restir before adding the chocolate chips. There are a couple of ways you can do the chocolate chips. Don't do the way I did for my first batch. My chips sank to the bottom and stayed there during cooking time. Some friends suggested using either mini chips, adding them to the muffin cups after putting the batter in the cups, or dusting the chocolate chips with flour prior to folding them into the batter. Pick whichever method suits you. In the future I will use mini chips.

Place in preheated 400 degree oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. Check with a toothpick or knife, muffins are ready when they come out clean. Allow to cool until cooled off enough to handle. Serve slightly warm with a pat of margarine.

Upcoming Events

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:50:00 +0000

Don't forget the Little Rock Childbirth Fair is Saturday!!!

Tuesday May 15 - FREE adult day at The Wonder Place.

Friday May 18 - Mom and Tot Skate

Saturday May 19 - Discovery Fest

To RSVP for these events and see all of the events on the calendar please click here. You must be a member to view the details of our events, but membership is always FREE!

Hope to see many of you at the upcoming events.

Menu Monday-Nonstop Salsa

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:37:00 +0000

I nicknamed this "nonstop salsa" because when I make it, I eat it nonstop until it's gone! Not such a bad thing, because it is eating clean veggies. There is a bit of fat from the avocado, but it's not bad; it's the monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) kind of fat that's good for reducing belly fat.

2 c tomatoes, finely chopped

1/4 c fresh cilantro, chopped

2 green onions, chopped

1/2 tsp paprika

1 avocado, diced

sprinkle of sea salt or kosher salt (sea salt is preferable)

Recipe provided by Holly Dyess of Iron Horse Fitness.

What's Going On Next Week

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Friday, May 11 - Mom's Night Out Art Night

Be sure to check the calendar of events and RSVP to the events you can attend. We have more fun events coming up in your area! Members - View the calendar here. Membership on LRM is always free - join us today!

More in May:
Free adult day at Wonder Place
Mom and Tot skate
Discovery Fest
Old State House Museum

- Saturday, May 12, 2012
- 11:30am until 2:30pm
Studio Main 1423 Main St Little Rock, AR

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Menu Monday~Baked Oatmeal

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Oatmeal is a great way to start the day, as long as you buy the kind without all the added garbage. Real oatmeal has lots of vitamins (B vitamins, which are great for energy and reduced stress) and the whole grains--as long as you're buying the whole-grain variety--will keep you full for a long time. Flavored oatmeal from the box at the grocery store has a ton of added ingredients to add palate appeal, but it also adds sugar, artificial colors, and not-so-natural flavors.

By baking a batch of oatmeal early in the week, you can heat some up in the morning for at least the next couple of days, and, best of all, you'll know what's in it! I got this recipe from Erin Stern, my fitness idol, via Facebook.

3 cups rolled oats

2 tsp sugar/sugar substitute

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon (I added a whole teaspoon to mine, because I love cinnamon)

1/2 c applesauce

1 tsp vanilla

2 c egg substitute (I used egg whites)

1 c light almond milk

4 scoops vanilla protein powder

1/2 c blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl. Add milk and eggs, fold in blueberries.

Lightly spray a 9x9 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place mixture into pan. Bake around 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

8 servings. 275 calories, 5 g fat, 30 g carbs, 25 g protein

Recipe provided by Holly Dyess of Iron Horse Fitness.

Menu Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:21:00 +0000

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

1 1/2 cups molasses (you can use brown sugar if you prefer)
1/4 cup melted pastured butter
3/4 cup coconut oil
3 pastured eggs
1 t vanilla
1/2 c buttermilk
2 c FINELY grated zucchini (if you grate it too big you’ll have visible strings of zucchini)
1 c cacao chips
2 c unbleached white whole wheat flour
1 c cacao powder (don’t sub something else for this)
1/2 t salt
2 t baking soda
1 t allspice
1/2 t cinnamon
Pre-heat oven to 350. Lightly grease large muffin pans.
In a medium bowl mix together the sugar, butter and oil. Beat in eggs, one at a time until well Incorporated. Stir in vanilla, buttermilk, zucchini and chocolate chips. In a separate bowl mix together all of the dry ingredients. Add the liquid ingredients and mix until well combined. Spoon batter into large muffin pans. Bake in the center of the oven for about 35 minutes. Don’t overcook them or you will lose all the moist goodness.

Recipe courtesy of Joy from Not Just Kale.

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:51:00 +0000

April Events

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:59:00 +0000

APRIL!

LittleRockMommies has some great events for the month of April! Please check out the calendar so that you can mark your calendar as well. Hope to see some verteran LittleRockMommies and new LittleRockMommies as well at the upcoming events!

April 1 – Dollar Day at Museum of Discovery
April 2 – Storytime at Barnes and Noble
April 5 – Ugly Coffee (Come with or without kiddos to get your mommy time in!
April 9 – Little Rock Zoo
April 11 – FREE Homeschool Day at Wonder Place
April 12 – Mom’s Night Out
April 18 – Little Beginnings Toddler Program – Earth Day (ages 2-4)
April 20 – Mom and Tot Skate
April 23 – Storytime and Park
April 25 – Big Dam Bridge
April 28 – March for Babies
April 30 – Barnes and Noble

For specific times and locations for these events please see the LittleRockMommies calendar located on our FREE site. You must be a registered member to view the calendar. Membership is always FREE! http://www.littlerockmommies.com/forum/calendar.php

And it wouldn’t be MONDAY without a Menu Monday Recipe to share.
3-2-1 Cake!These individual cakes are ready to eat in 1 minute and absolutely amazing! They’re great when you feel like a treat but don’t want all the calories and fat that traditional cakes can have.

(1 Serving)

1 Box Angel Food Cake Mix
1 Box Cake Mix (any flavor)
2 Tbsp Water

In a gallon-size ziploc bag, combine the two cake mixes together and mix well. For each individual cake serving, take 3 Tbsp of the cake mix combination and mix it with 2 Tbsp water in a small, microwave safe container. Microwave on high for 1 minute and you have your own little cake! Keep remaining cake mixture stored in the ziploc bag ready to enjoy your tasty treat any time! These are great for a little fun after school snack as well. You can top with fat-free whipped topping or fresh fruit (or both). This is called 3-2-1 Cake because you use 3 Tbsp cake mix, 2 Tbsp water, and cook for 1 minute in the microwave. The flavor possibilities are endless, just remember that one of the cake mixes must be angel food cake, the other cake mix is the flavor of your choosing.

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:41:00 +0000

Next Week's Events

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:38:00 +0000

TOMORROW (March 24) is MNO Hunger Games!

Monday, March 26 - Zoo Playdate

Wednesday, March 28 - Chat night

Friday, March 30 - Alligator Feeding

*You must be a member of LittleRockMommies to view the calendar of events for specific locations and times of events. This is for the safety of all LittleRockMommies' members. Registration and membership are always FREE so come join us!

Coming Up In April:
Ugly Coffee, Mom & Tot Skate and more!

Menu Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:18:00 +0000

Meatloaf Muffins with Brown Sugar Glaze

These are perfect for the little ones and mine usually ask for 2nds. They are equally liked by the rest of the household as well. I make extra glaze because the kids like to dip their bites into it.

To make these you will need:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup ketchup (I use Hunt's because there isn't any HFCS in it)
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef or ground turkey
3 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup milk (You can sub with unsweetened hemp milk, unsweetened rice milk, soymilk, or coconut milk.)
1 egg (egg free option: Use 1 tablespoon ground flax seed mixed with 2 tablespoons of water.)
1/4 cup celery, finely chopped (I have to process mine because my little ones don't like the texture of it.)
1-1/2 teaspoons of salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
1 onion finely chopped
1 cup cracker crumbs (You can use gluten-free crackers, or pretzels crused into crumbs if you need gluten-free.)

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease 8 tins in a muffin pan.

Press a small amount of the brown sugar in the bottom of each tin in the pan and spread the ketchup over the sugar for each one.

In a bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients. Place meat mixture on top of the ketchup and brown sugar, filling each cup to the top. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until juices are clear. Serve.

Glaze for dipping:
2/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 tsp prepared mustard

Mix all of the above together in a small saucepan. Simmer, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened. Serve as a dipping sauce with the meatloaf if desired.

Flourless Banana-Nut Cookies
If you want BIG cookies, double the batch, these are bite size cookies. These are also made with quinoa flakes. If you cannot find them feel free to use rolled oats or quick oats equally.

Ingredients:
2 bananas, mashed well
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup quinoa flakes (or sub rolled or quick oats)
1/3 cup almond meal/flour
1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine mashed bananas with coconut oil. In a large mixing bowl, separately combine the remaining ingredients. Stir in the banana mixture until a dough forms. Form dough into balls about 1-1/2 inches in diameter and arrange on cookie sheet. Flatten the balls to about 1/3-1/2 inch thickness with the bottom of a glass or the tines of a fork.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and firm to the touch. Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate for up to 3 days.

(Edited to add a yummy cookie recipe!)

**If you make this or any other recipes shared on the LittleRockMommies Blog please share your thoughts and experiences with us.**

A St. Patrick's Day Dinner

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:37:00 +0000

Mini Shepherd's Pies

We had this on Thursday but the family really enjoyed it. I just decided on a whim to make Mini Shepherd's Pies in Puff Pastry crusts and they came out much better than I could have even hoped for. I knew they were a hit when my pickiest eater asked for more and the not quite as picky "tries everything once" kiddo said they were "scrumptious". However, neither ate the crust, just the filling, but neither of the little ones are fans of crust of any kind. PB&J - no crust. Pizza - no crust. Pie - no crust. Seriously? That's the BEST part!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds ground lean meat of your choice (typically Shepherd's pie has lamb in it)
Chopped frozen onion (or fresh, I chose the quick and easy way)
Season to your taste

2 cans whole kernel corn (Or frozen, but thaw it first)
2 boxes of frozen Puff Pastry Sheets (you will need all 4 sheets to make 24 or 2 sheets to make 12); thawed but refrigerated, thawing and using at room temp makes them stick
mashed potatoes - prepared (I prepared about 8 servings and had some left over)
Large muffin pans

(You can add chopped carrots, peas, etc. if you prefer. I was catering to picky eaters who don't like their meat, potatoes, and corn mixed, much less adding peas and carrots. In the future I will put all the veggies in the food processor and mix in with the meat that way.)

Directions:

First prep your pastries. You may want to use a rolling pin to flatten them out a tad bit but it's not necessary. Cut each sheet in half. Then cut each half into thirds. Each sheet should yield 6 rectangles. Place one rectangle into each muffin cup. The corners will all stick up a little bit, just make sure that your sides are covered well. If you have a nonstick pan you shouldn't even need to spray your pan, mine came right out.

Brown the ground meat with the chopped onion in a skillet over medium heat; season as you would like. Drain.

Spoon approximately 2 tbsp of ground beef mixture into each pastry-lined muffin cup. Then, spoon a tbsp of corn on top of the meat mixture. Then top with mashed potatoes. Hint: I piped my potatoes on with a cake icing decorator. Quick, easy, and you know they will look pretty when cooked!

Bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes. (The directions on the pastry say 15 minutes but due to all of the filling it takes longer for them to not be gooey in the center of the dough.)

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:54:00 +0000

Menu Monday ~ Nut Butter Protein Balls

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:48:00 +0000

Nut Butter Protein Balls are a good way to snack on some protein after a great strength training workout!

1 cup all natural nut butter (peanut butter or any preferred variety)
4 scoops chocolate whey protein powder (I used Greenwise brand from Publix)
(Optional) 2 tsp dutch cocoa
(Optional) 2 packets stevia in the raw

Mix ingredients well. Place parchment paper or waxed paper onto a tray. Take about 1 tablespoon of mixture and roll into a ball with your hands. Place ball onto parchment paper or waxed paper, and repeat. Freeze for 30 minutes.

You can keep them frozen or store in the refrigerator.

Recipe provided by Holly Dyess of Iron Horse Fitness.

What's Coming Up Next Week on LRM?

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:13:00 +0000

Sunday, March 11 | Time to Spring Forward!
Daylight Savings Time is upon us again. Don't forget to set your clocks 1 hour ahead before you go to bed Sunday night. Don't want to be late to work or getting the kids off to daycare, school, appointments, etc!

Tuesday, March 12 | Itty-Bitties Storytime | John Gould Fletcher Library
"Ms. Jen's Itty-Bitties Storytime is great for ages 0-2 years. Itty-Bitties Storytime is a combination of fun songs and stories, as well as finger plays to keep your little one entertained."

Friday, March 16 | Mom and Tot Skate
Cost is $4 per child. Mom's skate free!

Saturday, March 17 | St. Patrick's Day
The shamrock is a traditional icon of St. Patrick's Day. This stems from an Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. It was used to represent the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit during his sermons to show how they could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. On his feast day his followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock. The first year St. Patrick's Day was publicly celebrated in America was 1737, in Boston.

St. Patrick's Day is now celebrated with parades, wearing green, and drinking beer. Some say it has become the first green of spring.

Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? If so, how?
I usually cook a nice corned beef roast with potatoes and carrots and onions. The next morning the leftover corned beef and vegetables make a great corned beef hash for breakfast!

Before closing, I would like to share another yummy Irish traditional recipe.

Irish Soda Bread
1 1/3 cups whole milk

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface and dusting
2 1/2 tsp coarse salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
4 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup unprocessed wheat bran
1/4 cup caraway seeds
1 cup raisins
Salted butter, for serving

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix milk and vinegar in a small bowl and let stand until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Cut in unsalted butter with a pastry cutter or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add bran, caraway seeds, and raisin; stir to distribute.

Pour milk mixture into flour mixture; stir until dough just hold together but is still sticky. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat and press the dough gently into a round, dome-shaped loaf, about 7-inches in diameter. Transfer to prepared sheet.

Lightly dust top of loaf with flour. With a sharp knife, cut an X into the top, 3/4-inch thick. Bake, rotating halfway through, until loaf is golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Soda bread is best eaten the day it is made; serve with salted butter.

Taco Tuesday? Burritos will have to do....

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:37:00 +0000

My eldest is all about burritos these days so I took a risk and made up a recipe with a few green ingredients that don't usually make it past her watchful eye. I did get the, "Mom, what is in here?" quiz before she took a bite, but I tend to focus on the things she DOES like and leave out the things she doesn't (and then quickly change the subject). I have to say I impressed myself since this was totally on the fly and required no cooking whatsoever.

Black beans, rinsed and drained (1 can)
Fresh corn (cut off the cob from 3 ears)
Goat cheese (sparingly)
1 avocado cubed
Fresh tomato, diced (I used cherry toms as that was all I had on hand, halved and cut into slices)
Fresh cilantro
Scallion
Shrimp (I used frozen but it would have been so much better had I sautéed some fresh. Vegetarians could certainly leave this out and it would be super tasty. I would just double or triple the items above.)

Wrap all up in an organic, whole wheat burrito.

Recipe provided by Joy Hawk of Not Just Kale.

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:55:00 +0000

*Ugly Coffee on Tuesday, March 6th

*Park Playdate on Thursday, March 8th

*Daylight Savings Time is Sunday, March 11th! Don't forget to change your clocks!
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

noreply@blogger.com (The Mommies Network) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0000

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Menu Monday - "Two-fer"

noreply@blogger.com (Mandi) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Carrot Raisin Salad
Ingredients:
4 cups shredded carrots (using a food processor is best!)
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained and liquid reserved
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted and cooled completely
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon Stevia in the Raw
Pinch of salt

Mix shredded carrots, crushed pineapple, and raisins in a bowl with toasted pecans. In a separate bowl, blend about 2-3 tablespoons of the pineapple juice with yogurt and stevia until well blended (no lumps). Coat carrot mixture with pineapple juice and yogurt mixture. Allow to marinate for at least 2 hours--overnight is better.

Tiramisu Smoothie
I LOVE this smoothie!! And it is superbly high in protein, low in fat. A bodybuilder's dream.

3/4 c low fat ricotta cheese
2 tbsp low fat plain yogurt
1 tbsp slivered unsalted almonds
2 tsp chocolate why powder
2 tsp ground flax seed
1/2 tsp finely ground coffee

Put ingredients into a blender and mix until smooth. You may have to add a tiny bit of skim milk--the ricotta is thick!

Enjoy!

Recipe provided by Holly Dyess of Iron Horse Fitness.