Healthy Recipes- No Knead Whole Wheat Bread

No Knead Whole Wheat Bread
3 cups Whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cup uncooked oats
2 pkg. active dry yeast
1 Tablespoon Salt
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup molasses
1/3 cup margarine
2 eggs
2 1/2 cup All purpose flour

Measure whole wheat flour into large bowl, add oats and undissolved yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat buttermilk, molasses and margarine together until warm to the touch. Don't overheat, if you do just let it cool down to room temp before adding it. add warm liquid and eggs to the ingredients in the bowl. Blend on low speed until well mixed for 3 minutes. Stir in flour. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled. Pnch down and put in pans brushed with oil. cook at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until hollow when tapped.
Only 17g carbs per slice

Hairsticks

Okay so last spring I chopped all my hair off in an attempt to grow it down to my knees. Confused? Well, I want to have healthy long hair and my hair had a bunch of dead ends, plus I was in the start of pregnancy. Anyone that has been pregnant knows how that goes. So in my quest for beautiful hair, I have discover the fascinating world of hair sticks. They do less damage to your hair than pony ties and are a fun way to express yourself. Here is a picture of me with one of my new hair sticks. So my two favorites places to purchase them are as follows

Hairgems.etsy.com (the lady that makes these is super nice and they are very affordable)
and
Longlocks.com
Long Locks also offers so great tips on growing healthy hair to any lengths. Have fun looking. In case you were wondering this is a four strand french braid tucked under.

Recipes Pot of Gold Porkchops

Okay so this recipe is super fast for prep time and yummy!
All you do is take
1/2 cup of Honey
1/4 cup of. prepared mustard
Mix together and spread over your pork chops and bake at 350 for about 45 mins.
Now depending on if you like mustard you can use more or less. Also great with wild rice.
And there you have it 2 mins prep time and dinner is in the oven.

Sewing- bean bags

The other night my kids were restless and wanting to do a sewing project. So we broke out some scrap fabric and headed to town.

Tic tac toe bean bags
These are great for a starter project and little hands love to help out.

Cut out two square of the same size I do around 4 in by 4in two different colors.
Take one piece of fabric with the right side facing, using a stitch of your choice sew and x or and o  on it. Then match the to pieces of fabric together with right sides of fabric facing each other and sew around the edges leaving a small opening at the end to turn the fabric right side out. Now let the little hands fill about 3/4 of the way full with dried beans. Tuck open ends under and sew shut.
Make a set of 3 x's and 3 o's.
All you need is an empty laundry basket and let the kids take turns throwing them in. And all it took was about 20 mins to make but gave a nightful of fun.

Enjoying those simple things

Enjoying the simple things in life is something we have all heard before but yet as hectic as life gets sometimes, it can be challenging to find time to do so. As I type this my little three year old woke up this morning and came to lay her head right on my lap. Hence right on top of my hands and laptop. Instead of feeling frustrated or ready to rush off to get my day started, I am enjoying the moment. (hey this is only taking me two minutes to type). As I gaze at her perfect little face I find a sense of peace, a stillness among a spinning world. A brief moment to stop and just breathe. To know that all is right in the world for at least this moment. So this holiday season as things get busy and chances are they already are, take a moment and enjoy some simple things in your life.