Hydroponic gardening made EASY!

So, I have always wanted to have a hydroponic garden, especially in the winter months. I was going to make one at one point but it was so confusing I never ended up doing it. For Christmas I got an Aerogarden 3 (Link) and I am in love! My dad got me the cow print one as an inside joke, my very first email was "Moomoolover" haha! This machine was super easy to set up, if I can do it anyone can! I am currently growing Dill, Parsley and Basil! You need one in your life!

Freezing portions of baby food (+ Oatmeal Recipe)

So I was totally against buying baby food when I first had Paisley, little did I know being a mom got more and more demanding haha! When Paisley started crawling I discovered how hard it was to actually keep up with anything in the house, when she started eating food at 6 months it was easy at first because she was mostly dependent on breastmilk but at about a year I needed to feed her a lot more. Now, I am not against store bought baby food. I think they are great, especially when you are on the go or sick. I was trying to figure out a way to feed her more healthy foods that were actually healthy, I knew exactly what was in it and that was super convenient. TA-DA making large batches of food and freezing them in muffin tins and then transferring them to a freezer bag was the answer! Thank you Pinterest :D 

Here is Paisley eating a defrosted portion of pear, raison and apple oatmeal (Recipe below)

She loves it!

Pear, Raisin, Apple oatmeal

Ingredients: 

4 cups water

2 Pears ( diced)

1 1/3 cup rolled oats (NOT instant oats) 

2 Apples (peeled and diced)

1/2 cup raisins (chopped)

4 T brown sugar 

1/2 t vanilla

1/2 t nutmeg 

1 T cinnamon 

Directions: 

Bring water to a boil. 

Add all ingredients. 

Simmer for 15 minutes or until fruit is tender. 

You can serve as is or puree in a blender. 

This will store in the freezer for 3 months or the refrigerator for 3 days.