here are some of our favorite things...

what can i say...summer is here and i can't stay indoors. there are waves to pummel, sand to stuff down pants, parks and sprinklers to explore, bikes to ride, pools to pee in, popsicles to lap, worms to dig up, chalk to snap and a hot kitchen to ignore and thats why i have been mia for so long.

littlefoodie and i have been enjoying all that this warm weather has to offer. our diet has been mostly couscous, grilled chicken, vegetables and a whole lot of fruit..and glorious popsicles.

what i have to post today is a bit of the things we have been enjoying and an excuse to post pictures of my foodie offspring. some are food related some not but all are littlefoodie related. i guess i am back in an odd llittle way here.

enjoy!



1. this coconut sorbet is a new sweet favorite. i will eat anything coconut and fortunately littlefoodie shares my tastes.



2. mrs. meyers cleaning supplies. the best natural cleaning supples ever. the herby smells from the lemon verbena dish soap is intoxicating. the best part is that is lathers and lasts and is worth every penny! try it!

3. peaches. nuff said...we have been gorging on fresh picked peaches and loving the sticky yummy scent on our bods.






4. the white stripes new album icky thump. kids music...hell yes! littlefoodie has his faves and loves the pounding drums in this album..makes a mommy and daddy proud. recently at one of littlefoodies music classes, he sweetly asked the teacher if we could sing the "getting drunk on a wagon to mexico song"...thats my boy! something about a sweet little toddler singing loudly to conquest kills me everytime.

5. philip pullman the golden compass books. awesome! there is a movie coming out but i am not so sure they can capture the whole of the story on screen. fantasy geeks here? yes!

6. our juicer. after a hefty workout my breakfast goes something like this: 2 apples, 4 carrots, 2 celery stalks, 2 oranges, and a handful of random berries. yum breakfast.

7. trader joes tahini sauce. good on just about anything. and when a tired littlebooty takes 12 hrs to take a nap and you are one beat mother it is also good off a clean index finger..cracker and utensil free.

savory italian bread pudding

big foodie daddy came home with a nice round loaf of mulit-grain bread from the local bakery this weekend. trying to figure out what to do with the big loaf i decided on a savory bread pudding. this is pretty much a meaty red sauce over bread...baked pasta-ish dish w/out the pasta. the addition of veggies make it totally a one dish meal if you are in a hurry and its something that can be made ahead minus pouring the egg/milk/broth mixture over...that should be don't right before popping in the oven.

enjoy!


1 lb all natural ground turkey
1 chopped garlic cloves
3 garlic clvs, chopped
1/4 cup red wine
1 lg can organic diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tbl chopped parsely
handful of basil, torn
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup chopped organic carrots
1 cup chopped frozen organic spinach
3 yellow summer squashes, scrubbed and diced
3 lg organic eggs
1/3 cup milk
6-7 cup day-old whole grain or multi-grain crusty bread, cubed
1/2 cup organic veggie broth
1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella

preheat oven to 350F.

saute onions, carrots and garlic until translucent. add turkey meat and brown. add spinach, red wine, tomatoes, oregano, parsely, basil and sea salt. simmer with lid on for about 20 min.

whisk together the eggs and milk and broth.

add cubed breadcrumbs to large pan and pour the egg, milk and broth over and add veggie meat mixture. add cheese and mix in.

bake about 30-35 minutes.