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Wheat Free Fries

I just figured out how to make allergen-free fries for my son - I let him have them now and again if they don't have his other allergens in them, because his allergy to wheat is mild and he LOVES fries.

Cook in corn oil - let it get real hot

-cut potatoes into fry slices
-soak fries in rice milk and lemon juice
-shake wet fries in bag of rice flour, salt, garlic powder, and anything you think muight taste good like fresh chopped up herbs
-put fries in oil and let fry for a couple minutes
-take fries out and let cool on paper towel, if taste like they need more salt - salt lightly.

These were surprisingly just as good as fries I have made before with milk, egg and wheat flour!!

*Please remember your own personal allergies when considering this recipe for yourself

My plan to survive the summer

This summer I am taking the bull by the horns and being proactive with the "We have nothing to do" problem all mothers have while their children are home from school. We have 2 "guaranteed lock" fun days (which can be un-locked with bad behavior). For us it is one pool day at grandma's and one day at a park, zoo, museum, etc. My plan further extends to the days we don't have anything planned and they say there is nothing to do. I pull out large pieces of paper and tell them to make a map of where we have been or draw their favorite part of the last fun day.

I have found that a membership to our local museum is a great deal and there are lots of coupons out there too with everyone vying for business right now.

So far it's working! Ask me in August:)

You Know...

How many You Knows can you come up with? I challenge you...

You Know….

1. You know you have been too sarcastic lately when you pay your husband a compliment and he asks “why are you talking to me that way?”

2. You know you have bad road rage when your kids see orange-striped cones up ahead and they say to each other from the back of the car, “Oh no, Mama’s going to get mad.” In my defense there has been a lot of construction lately and I have a knack for running into more construction when I make a turn to avoid it.

3. You know you better check who your 4 year old’s friends are when she says “that song has the S-word in it” - she may have meant “stupid” but how does she know there is such a thing as an “S-word”?

4. You know that unfortunately your children may grow up to be just like you when your 22 month old says “Scooch, child, scooch!” to his sister.

5. You know your children don’t yet understand that their little brother is not an animal that can be put up for adoption or put down if it doesn’t work out, when after marveling at his skills of remembering everyone’s name correctly, one of them says, “yeh, he’s tamed now.”