We are scrambling to get our salsa factory up and running. We don’t usually begin salsa making until the end of August or the beginning of September. I’m not sure if it is due to the fact that Utah just had the hottest July on record, or our new drip irrigation system, but we have… [Continue Reading]
Granny Bread: A Homemade Bread Recipe
Jun 3, 13 by Leave a Comment
Around this joint all the grocery stores sell Granny Bread. It’s soft, squishy, spongy white bread. People love it. I remember when you could buy it at the Day Old Store for a whopping .80 cents a loaf. Then all the grocery stores got together to complain that they couldn’t match the Day Old Store… [Continue Reading]
Blenderized Diet and a g-tube fed kid.
Apr 9, 13 by Leave a Comment
I had to make a run to our local health food store today. I needed to pick up a few essentials for Parker’s blenderized diet. Goat milk. Goat milk yogurt. A not quite week’s worth of apples and oranges, a gallon on milk for my other kids and a bottle of distilled water. The cost?… [Continue Reading]
Easy Biscuit Recipe Better Than KFC’s
Mar 28, 13 by 2 Comments
At our house we refer to it as “Quickie Chickie”, that famous drive through chicken that comes home to you in the iconic red and white box. Did you know that the very first Kentucky Fried Chicken was opened here in Utah? Yup. Biscuits and all. Speaking of biscuits, that was one of my most… [Continue Reading]
Blenderized Diet for G-tube Fed Kids
Mar 25, 13 by 1 Comment
Blenderized Diet for G-tube fed kids has been one of the best decisions we’ve ever made for Parker. This is one Brave Hero who simply didn’t gain on prepared formulas. I love how I can custom create his menu each and every day. I’m a big believer in eating a huge variety and a blenderized… [Continue Reading]
G-tube Feeding
Mar 5, 13 by 9 Comments
When a kid aspirates to the point that Parker does, they put a hole in their belly, a button in the hole, and teach you how to put their food directly in their stomachs. Other wise known as g-tube feeding. It’s not as bad as it sounds. I know I’m kinda weird, but I’m thankful… [Continue Reading]
