I had a love affair with Pinterest

I had a love affair with Pinterest when my twins first came home from the hospital.  I can recall that first night when my sister in law stayed up to feed the boys while Michael and I got some much needed rest after a harrowing week in the hospital (a post for another time).  That morning she showed me that she'd passed the hour between feedings on her phone browsing Pinterest (with twins if you're feeding takes about an hour and you're feeding every two, you aren't getting any sleep).  From then on when I wanted needed to escape for 5 minutes or was pumping...I was on Pinterest.  While my life was consumed with feedings, washing, rocking, pumping, diaper changing and pleading for sleep, posting pins to my Pinterest boards kept me sane.  It was where I put all the things I would do once life wasn't so hard.  Fast forward a year and some odd months and I now have a LOT of pins with very little organization because I had vague board titles like "food to try" (this particular board has 284 pins).  

At this point we get a lot more sleep than we did back then (which is not to say we get a lot of sleep, just a lot more than back then - an important point to clarify).  So I've decided to tackle organizing my Pinterest finds into more specific categories and get started on some of the less involved pins I have.


What are your methods to organizing your Pinterest account?  This post is pre-Pinterest organization so I'm hoping to get some great feedback on how to tackle this project!

  More later.

Thanks for visiting!

Arlene

Yummy, Easy Graham Crackers

Weelicious Graham Cracker Recipe

So as the boys get older everyone wants to feed them those simple but spectacular life indulgences...sweets. I am not opposed to sweets of course and liberally use honey and fruit to enhance foods I feed the boys.  But it seems loved ones want to feed them more typical indulgences like cookies.  Now I love a good cookie as much as anyone so no argument in concept from me.  However, I do try to minimize processed foods.  

So I went looking for a cookie recipe that would satisfy those who wanted the pleasure of indulging the boys and my wish to avoid the additives.  Enter the Weelicious Graham Cracker recipe.  Who doesn't love graham crackers right?  And they're mainstream enough to not raise suspicions from those who regard my food choices with doubt as to their flavor since they are usually "healthy" foods..  OK.  I will agree that some of my attempts are recipes found online that are healthy and good for you fell far from the mark in palatability.   

But not these little gems.  

Bite for bite they measure up and surpass the flavor of their store bought namesakes.  I even caught my husband opening the jar for a late night snack. YES!  He is my measuring stick.

So without further delay, I give you the Weelicious Graham Cracker.   My only change to the recipe was to lightly sprinkle them with raw sugar before baking.

They're simple to make and you'll never want the store bought cardboard ones again!  

Note:   I broke my food processor a month or so ago and am holding out for the one recommended by America's Test Kitchen, which is pricey.  So I did these by hand and I am no pastry chef or any kind of chef and it was still easy and they turned out terrific.  Also, I used the convection setting on my oven but the recipe doesn't call for that so either way will work out fine.  I cut mine out in hearts for Valentine's Day but you could do anything with them.

The taste testing duo

As I do not claim any credit I will not post the recipe here.  Just click the links in blue above or below and you'll be directed to the creator's site.

Weelicious Graham Cracker Recipe

Once again, Weelicious comes through!

More later.

Thanks for visiting!


Arlene