Thursday, July 21, 2011

A Productive Week

Hey Friends! I hope you are all having a great week! The temps here have been over 100 everyday, so we haven't left the house much. Which is why I've had time to do fun things like... making pickles!!! I have so many cucumbers from my garden, what better way to use them! ;) I used Earthmother's recipe. I have yet to try them. But I know they are going to be yummy! 
I also gave baby A her first solids! She had banana mashed with breast milk. At first she seemed to like it, then the weird, funny faces came. :) She doesn't eat much, maybe 3 or 4 small spoonfuls. Next week we are going to try avocado!
Here she is making a silly face after her first bite! I still plan on having her main source of nourishment as breast milk. But now that she can sit up on her own, has 2 teeth and has been eyeing our food, I felt she was ready!
Onto my dinner, black rice with chickpeas and stir fry vegetables: potatoes, broccoli, green beans, mushrooms, peas.
Another delicious green smoothie (I plan on giving Baby A green smoothies in the near future, toned down of course). This one was spinach, banana, Sunwarrior Vanilla protein powder, E3Live, Wheatgrass powder, macadamia nut butter, almond milk.
And more cucumber goodness: cucs, raw kraut, Sunshine Burger, hummus, olives. 
Tonight is the Forks Over Knives event! I am super excited! I will take lots of pics and hopefully post tomorrow or Monday!
Have a great day all!

8 comments:

Jennifer and Jaclyn @ sketch-free vegan said...

I've been thinking about making pickles too! It's so easy eh?!

Nikki said...

Homemade pickles remind me of my childhood. I'm the first generation of my family that hasn't picked up on the habit. Someday...

I'm re-reading the China Study right now. Have fun tonight :)

Twins said...

yay for homemade pickles we used the same recipe and loved them. It was nice to make our own ;) And our niece loves avocado. She is still getting used to solid foods, she has been liking rice though :) it is hilarious to watch her eat it!

Pure2raw Twins

bitt said...

mmm pickles! i have been making quicky pickles just by soaking cukes in vinegar and mustard for a few seconds or minutes. heh.

love that precious face!

have you heard/read about baby-led weaning? it's all about baby eating some foods not too mushy. seems interesting. baby F eats some foods whole and some mushy.

foodfeud said...

What kind of hummus do you use? It looks great and thick.

Lauren said...

I buy organic hummus from Whole Foods, the company is called "Good Neightbors" it's my favorite!

shannonmarie said...

OMG, I adore that picture of your little girl :-)

HiHoRosie said...

yay for pickles! Not sure we'll be making pickles but we do have cukes and they're so good! Love that pic of Baby A - cracks me up!