Cranberry orange scones

Layla and I attended a play date this week at my very sweet friend Sydney's house. Sydney set out a tasty plate of scones from Scratch Bakery.... my daughter ran right for them and within an hour had eaten the whole plate!! There was no stopping her, it was insane. So I decided I should make her some scones because clearly she has a thing for them.

I chose a recipe from Cooking for Baby by Lisa Barnes

I liked this recipe although I think I added too much milk and the dough was so sticky that I could not roll it out and just baked the whole thing in a glass dish. It was also VERY crumbly. My friends were eating them over my sink.

Cranberry-orange scones

You will need:

2 1/2 cups Whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 Tbsp. finely grated orange peel (I added a little extra because I love orange)

6 Tbsp. Unsalted butter cut up

1/2 C. whole milk plus 1 Tbsp.

1 large egg lightly beaten

3 Tbsp. fresh orange juice

1/3 cup dried cranberries, chopped

Preheat oven to 400 and line 2 baking sheets with alum. foil or parchment paper

In food processor, combine dry ingredients and orange zest and pulse to mix. Add the chopped butter and pulse until the mix resembles oatmeal. Add milk, egg and orange juice and process until fully mixed (20sec)

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and lightly knead into a ball. Dough will be sticky and may need more flour.

Roll out dough to be 1/2 thick. You can use a round cookie cutter or a glass to make circles or get creative with other cookie cutters. Make sure you flour whatever cutter you want to use. THE DOUGH IS STICKY!

Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Make as many scones as you can by using the scraps as well.

Bake scones for 6-7 min. Transfer to wire rack and let cool.

*I also drizzled some with some sweetened condensed milk. YUM

Crockpot Oatmeal

Layla is a huge oatmeal fan so I am always looking for creative ways of making it for her. One of my favorite blogs for kid friendly meals is called - Weelicious ™.
The recipe we tried this week was one she called Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal in the Crock Pot, I made a few of my own adjustments because that is what I do. It was a hit Layla and with me actually.

So here is the recipe link http://weelicious.com/2012/01/09/pumpkin-spice-oatmeal-in-the-crock-pot/print
and here is the recipe that way I made it.

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal (Serves 4-6)




2 Cups Water

1 Can evoporated milk

1/4 cup half and half
1 Cup Organic Pumpkin Puree

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. cloves
1 Cup Steel Cut Oats



1. Place all the ingredients in the crock pot and stir to combine.

2. Cover and cook on low for 5-9 hours (note that the cooking time can vary depending on your crock pot. Crock pots without non-stick surfaces tend to get hotter, so you’ll want to stick closer to a 5 hour cooking time). 5 hours was plenty for my crockpot

I served with a little bit of honey on the top.

SOOOO yummy and easy!

New concept for blog

Hi everybody!! I have decided to take my blog in a different direction. I love trying new recipes that I find. I go through magazines, cookbooks, blogs, and I own a thousand kid cookbooks. So I vow to at least once a week post a  family recipe and a kid recipe

Today I will post a lovely toddler snack that Layla and I both just LOVED

I got it from the cookbook titled Organically Raised by Anni Daulter

Roasted Coconut Oat Balls

You need:
1 Cup Almond butter
1/2 Cup honey
1/2 Cup coconut flakes
2 Cups whole grain oats
2 Tablespoons wheat germ
2 Tablespoons ground pistachios

Preheat oven to 350
Mix almond butter and honey in medium sized bowl and set it aside
Mix together the coconut, oats, wheat germ and pistachios in another medium sized bowl.
Pour this mixture onto a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes or until it is all toasted to your liking
Form small balls with the honey/Almond butter mix until all of the mix is used, roll balls in the is the toasted coconut mixture.
Place the balls in freezer to firm up. They will not freeze. Serve cold

These are great for breastfeeding moms or a pick me up in the afternoon! I absolutly adore them!!

ENJOY!