Caitlin had her first Children's meal on Saturday.
There was a menu at the RSL for those under 12 with very kid friendly (ie deep fried or pasta) choices and I thought I would get her some fish and chips as she loves fish whenever we have it. Then the server told me that if they're under 3 they can have one of 3 meals for free. So Caitlin got chicken nuggets and chips. first time ever having processed stuff like that and she wasn't too fussed. Loved the chips though, and the grated carrot and cherry tomatoes from my salad.
The very special thing about the (free) kids meal was the bonus free ice cream with every kids meal. Yep, a free icecream with the free meal. She got a little coupon and everything. Which Daddy took to the counter to get a bowl of ice cream with chocolate topping. We gave her a little bit on the spoon and she spat the first bit out because it was too cold but quickly got the hang of it. I'd given her her cup of milk just before the ice cream came out and she much prefered that anyway.
Which was good because Ben and I both like ice cream.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
How to make Christmas Balls in 10 easy steps
1. Begin baking at 2230.
2. Make a flourless chocolate and hazlenut cake mix.
3. After melting in water baths, whipping, folding and separating several ingredients, put the cake in a normal cake tin rather than a springform pan because you don't have one and assume it will be okay to 'flip it out'.
4. Put cake on bottom shelf in oven for unbeknowst reason, and cook for 2hrs as oven was on light rahter than 160 degrees.
5. Attempt to flip cake once it comes out, creating a hideous mess, eat several pieces of chocolatey mess with fingers, crack the s@$%s at xbox playing husband and go to bed, hoping he cleans it up (the water is still in the sink, come on!).
6. Wake up next morning to large, gooey yet slightly stale chocolatey mess.
7. Remember recepie for Christmas cookies with candy canes on top from Coles magazine and furiously crush a packet of candy canes.
8. Roll rapidly disintergrating cake into numerous chocolate balls of goodness.
9. Gently push chunks of candy cane into top of each ball.
10. Plate up as though it is what you intended to make all along.
For the record, I would do the candy canes much more fine (Caitlin didn't like the mummy crushing candy canes with the rolling pin noise) and roll the balls in the candy cane 'dust' like you do with coconut and rum balls. They were still pretty tasty though!
2. Make a flourless chocolate and hazlenut cake mix.
3. After melting in water baths, whipping, folding and separating several ingredients, put the cake in a normal cake tin rather than a springform pan because you don't have one and assume it will be okay to 'flip it out'.
4. Put cake on bottom shelf in oven for unbeknowst reason, and cook for 2hrs as oven was on light rahter than 160 degrees.
5. Attempt to flip cake once it comes out, creating a hideous mess, eat several pieces of chocolatey mess with fingers, crack the s@$%s at xbox playing husband and go to bed, hoping he cleans it up (the water is still in the sink, come on!).
6. Wake up next morning to large, gooey yet slightly stale chocolatey mess.
7. Remember recepie for Christmas cookies with candy canes on top from Coles magazine and furiously crush a packet of candy canes.
8. Roll rapidly disintergrating cake into numerous chocolate balls of goodness.
9. Gently push chunks of candy cane into top of each ball.
10. Plate up as though it is what you intended to make all along.
For the record, I would do the candy canes much more fine (Caitlin didn't like the mummy crushing candy canes with the rolling pin noise) and roll the balls in the candy cane 'dust' like you do with coconut and rum balls. They were still pretty tasty though!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Routines
When I had Caitlin I thought I would be a person who would loathe routines. EVERYBODY said let the baby lead you, feed on demand, as long as she sleeps it doesn't matter where and on and on and on.
In the last year I have learnt that this doesn't work for me. If I let her lead all we would do would be watch ITNG until she crashed because she couldn't physically stay awake any longer. If I fed her on demand we would have taken much longer to discover her reflux as she was comfort sucking to ease her throat and wanting to suck every half hour. If I let her sleep when and wherever we would probably still be at the stage of her only sleeping on my lap for 20 min bursts. None of which was really working.
At the moment we have a great routine going when Ben is home. We're having an early dinner at 5:30 as a family, quite often the same food too. Today Caitlin had 2 frozen tuna and potato patties, our continental rice with carrot, peas and corn, seconds of our rice, thirds of our rice, tiny bits of my schnitzel and nearly a whole tin of apple custard. This was after having half a slice of bread 15 mins earlier because I wasn't cooking fast enough and was followed by a whole cup of milk. (And about 3 poos for those interesed in TMI, she had to make room somehow...). Dad then goes to have a shower after his bike ride home while I clean up Caitlin, Caitlin is then given a bath and dressed by Dad while I clean up the floor/walls/highchair and get the washing up started. Caitlin then runs round drinking her cup of milk and playing with toys while Ben watches the Simpsons and I use the computer and have a cup of tea. Either of us then put her to bed at 730, its usually Ben just becasue he doesn't see her as much. It's me when the cricket is on in Perth.
And its a lovely end to the day.
In the last year I have learnt that this doesn't work for me. If I let her lead all we would do would be watch ITNG until she crashed because she couldn't physically stay awake any longer. If I fed her on demand we would have taken much longer to discover her reflux as she was comfort sucking to ease her throat and wanting to suck every half hour. If I let her sleep when and wherever we would probably still be at the stage of her only sleeping on my lap for 20 min bursts. None of which was really working.
At the moment we have a great routine going when Ben is home. We're having an early dinner at 5:30 as a family, quite often the same food too. Today Caitlin had 2 frozen tuna and potato patties, our continental rice with carrot, peas and corn, seconds of our rice, thirds of our rice, tiny bits of my schnitzel and nearly a whole tin of apple custard. This was after having half a slice of bread 15 mins earlier because I wasn't cooking fast enough and was followed by a whole cup of milk. (And about 3 poos for those interesed in TMI, she had to make room somehow...). Dad then goes to have a shower after his bike ride home while I clean up Caitlin, Caitlin is then given a bath and dressed by Dad while I clean up the floor/walls/highchair and get the washing up started. Caitlin then runs round drinking her cup of milk and playing with toys while Ben watches the Simpsons and I use the computer and have a cup of tea. Either of us then put her to bed at 730, its usually Ben just becasue he doesn't see her as much. It's me when the cricket is on in Perth.
And its a lovely end to the day.
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