Dinner Prep.

The other day I was making Chicken Stir Fry for dinner and knew I needed to have it ready to eat by the time my husband came home from work since he had somewhere to be later on that evening. While stir fry isn't a particularly difficult meal, it can be hard to cut up veggies and chicken while you have a three year old getting into things and a 7 month old crying for some attention.

So, I had a thought--I could cut up the veggies/chicken and get the rice/water measured out, while Ladybug was enjoying her afternoon snack and Moonpie was napping. (While, I'm sure this isn't a new idea for many of you, and it wasn't totally for me either--I've made treats, crafts, etc. during this time--but I hadn't thought of preparing for dinner.)

It was a success! Although, I had a few more dishes to wash, my hands were chicken free when Moonpie needed attention and while Ladybug wanted help picking up her toys. Then when it time to make dinner all I had to do was turn on some burners and drop the food into the pan and dinner was ready to go. Easy Peasy!

Towels

Here's a domestic hint.

I've been told, "For more absorbent towels do not use fabric softener when washing."

Quick Recipes

Being a mother of two and a wife to a working/schooling husband I'm a big fan of quick recipes. Something that is yummy, yet doesn't take a lot of work. Friday night I was wanting a quick treat, so I made FudgeMallow candy. It's a recipe my mom got years ago from the back of either the marshmallow or chocolate chip bag. It's quick, it's easy and I think it's yummy. For all those interested here it is:

Fudgemallow Candy

1- 12 oz. pkg of Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips (I used milk, either works fine)
1 cup Chunky style Peanut Butter (Natural style is just what I had on hand)
1 Bag of Mini Marshmallows



Melt chocolate chips with peanut butter in the microwave, stirring after the first minute and then every 20 seconds after that, until smooth. Fold in marshmallows. Pour into greased 8x8 square pan, chill until firm. Cut into squares and enjoy.

Kid Sense

Is it just me or do kids have extra senses? It seems like every time I'm up late, for whatever reason, one or both of my kids wake up in the middle of the night or very early the next morning. Then, I'm left feeling like 'zombie mom' the next day, totally regretting the extra time I spent up the night before--and they don't even seem the worse for wear.

My Newest Adventure

Welcome to my new blog! To tell you a little bit about myself--I am a mother of two (a 3 year old daughter(Ladybug) and a 6 month old son (Moonpie)) and a wife to a wonderful, hard-working husband (White Knight) , who works full-time at a library and is a grad student. I enjoy doing many things--playing with my kids, reading, writing, making crafts, baking and going on dates with my husband--to name a few.

I wanted a blog where I could just post whatever I feel like--especially random thoughts, the absurd things I might do, or to talk about books/movies I've read/seen, etc. I wanted a place to express myself and detail my many adventures--so, this is it. Hopefully, the things I share won't be overly boring and tedious, and maybe some might even be helpful or entertaining. Either way--welcome to my life as The Domestic Adventurer.