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Garlic Butter Turkey + Cauliflower Skillet

June 22, 2021

Ingredients

1 lb ground turkey

2 tbsp hot sauce

3 tsp onion powder

Salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 head cauliflower chopped into florets

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/4 c soy sauce
Garnish:

Lemon slices

Chopped parsley


Directions

Heat skillet over medium heat with olive oil. Add cauliflower, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste and coat. Move to a bowl and set aside.


In the same skillet, melt butter and add garlic, onion powder and turkey (add salt and pepper to season). When meat is fully cooked through, add soy sauce and hot sauce (we used what we had on hand which was Valentina) and continue cooking for another few minutes.


Scoot the meat to one side of the pan and add cauliflower back to the empty divided side. Reheat the cauliflower and add garnishes and serve!

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Pesto Chicken Bake

June 19, 2021

Ingredients

1/2-2 lbs boneless skinless chicken

1 tsp salt + pepper (to add to chicken prior to adding to skillet)

1 package of cherry tomatoes

2tsp minced garlic

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

1 1/3 c pesto sauce (you can buy it or make your own using my recipe here)

3 leaves of basil to garnish

1 c mozzarella cheese, divided

1/4 c Parmesan


Directions

Preheat oven to 375. Heat skillet over medium heat and add oil, garlic and seasoned chicken chicken. Cook for 3-5 min on each side. Let cool then chop into bite size chunks and put into a bowl. Chop tomatoes into quarters and add to the bowl with 1/2 c mozzarella, and pesto sauce. Combine together carefully and then transfer to baking dish. Use remaining mozzarella to top ingredients in baking dish and bake for about 10-12 min until cheese is bubbly and melted. Garnish with basil and Parmesan and serve.

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Bath Time Tips

June 16, 2021

Usually once a week I will share a few videos and/or pics of Colly during her ‘spa day’ aka sink baths at home. I’ve had a lot of you reach out and ask ‘how is she so calm?’ and to share tips of how we’ve gotten here. Welllll, let me just say, It’s taken me a lot of learning, practice, and patience (and 4 babies later!), to find a good groove and really feel like my baby enjoys her bath and I enjoy it too!


A running joke with a friend of ours involved this meme 😉 She (a mother herself) came over one time when I was bathing Conner around 3 months and was pretty terrified 😂 She was like, “ANG! He hates this!” Hahaha. So needless to say my bathing techniques have come a long way.

Favorite products for bath time show below >>> linked here

I HAVE to highlight Tubby Todd because they are a MUST for newborn care/bathing. We’ve been using their wash since Cole was an infant and it is my go to. It’s so gentle and doesn’t have any of the “junk” in it. Truly so clean! Their AOO is also a necessity if you have a kiddo with sensitive skin. You can save using this link (discount automatically applied in cart)!

Here are some quick tips that have helped me perfect bath time for her:


•Temp of water-98.6-99 (I can tell at this point but I was checking it with a cooking thermometer in the beginning).

•We wash the cleanest part(s) to dirtiest part(s).

•No stimulation aka no siblings (though if they’re home they can’t help but check on her/ask to see her or do something).

•Wash cloths-2 at a time (1 to cover her and keep her warmer – babies temps drop significantly while bathing and they have to work to get it back up. I use the other to clean her).

•I will tell Alexa to play calm/relaxing sounds

•I will chat with her and ask her questions, etc. to calm and relax her.

•We have a faucet that moves so if you don’t have that this part won’t be possible, but I make sure I’m evenly distributing the water across her to keep her warmer as well.

•I also don’t bathe her when she’s overly hungry or tired which makes a huge difference in her mood. I also avoid bathing her immediately after a feed. Nursing or bottle feeding her afterwards always relaxes her after — I usually try to time it to where she can bathe, eat, nap/go to bed.


I hope that helps! I’m not expert, but have definitely seen what works and what doesn’t now (for both of us!) the fourth time around.

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