When I first checked out pinterest.com, I didn’t really get the draw. People (ah, primarily women) LOVE this site. I wasn’t getting it…until I started seeing some recipes on there that I wanted to try and when I went back to find them, it was impossible. So….I signed up for an account. I’m still a very casual user and while I have many boards, I really only care about two things: food and kids.
The food—so many junk food recipes out there. But what I have found it how this one site has linked me to so many awesome food blogs. Through this route, I have found an AWESOME recipe for Daal with Golden Lentils and Coconut Milk. I love this blog—I’m not a big meat eater and she has all kinds of yummy vegetarian and fish recipes that I want to try at some point. I will say that I didn’t alter this recipe at all which is unusual for me. I’ve made it twice—once serving a tomato/cucumber/onion salad with cumin salt, the other time serving it with cumin roasted chicken (recipes to follow). Next time, I’m making a double batch and freezing half so that I can eat it whenever I want. Have I mentioned that I love this recipe? If you are curious, it was her masala chai recipe that I found on pinterest. I haven’t tried it yet but will once my allowable caffeine intake is a little more relaxed.
Kids’ activities are big on pinterest. I’m always looking for manageable activities that I can do with toddlers. Honestly, a lot of what I find wears me out just reading about it so I know that there is no way that I will actually do them. But, I did find this activity—it is a giant water sensory bag. (Link here) Tarp, duct tape, water hose, done. It was a super popular pin and thought, “now this is something that I can handle that I think my kids will actually enjoy and requires little facilitation on my part. Perfect.” The girls loved it, specifically Cecilia. My only mistake was not getting a thick enough tarp. Once I looked back on her site, I realized that she used 3.5 mil which would have been perfect. I ended up with only 1 mil, but doubled it up—worked but we did end up putting some holes in it before it was all over.
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| Cecilia loved hopping from one end to the next..... |
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| And then flopping down on her belly or back. |
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| Anna took a bit more convincing but played for a little bit, enjoying the cool water. |
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