Smiling Mom

Did any of you see this segment on Oprah this week? Jessica Seinfeld wrote a cookbook, Deceptively Delicious, targeted at moms who want their children to eat healthier.

Basically, she purees various vegetables once a week, refrigerates them in Ziploc bags and then pours the puree into her recipe. So she puts broccoli puree in her chicken nuggets recipe. Scrambled eggs have cauliflower added.

I think she is genius! I’m going out tomorrow to buy the book and I’ll let you know how it goes!

Why didn’t I think of this??

Last week I made Flank Steak Salad, submitted by Jennifer Playgroupie.

Let’s just say that Hubby enjoyed this recipe so much that he asked me to make it again after just the first bite. It was a winner in our home!

I marinated the meat by sprinkling fajita seasoning on top of the flank steak a day ahead of time. We grilled the meat and then cut it into small pieces. We loaded the salad (I used spinach) with the ingredients below.  It made the perfect dinner meal!

I figured out the point value for this meal below.

I highly encourage you to make this very, very easy and delicious dinner!

Thanks Jennifer for your submission.

Weight watchers points: 14/serving

Difficulty Level: Easy

Rating: A+

Instructions:

Marinate flank steak with fajita seasonings,

slice it up after it’s cooked (BBQ or broiled)

serve on salad

• sour cream 2 tbsp/serving
• guacamole 2 tbsp/serving
• black beans 1/4th cup/serving
• cheese 2 tbsp/serving
• salsa 2 tbsp/serving
• flank steak 8 oz cooked/serving

If you would like to submit your favorite recipe.  I’ll review then post it onto my site.

One of my very favorite recipes I’ve accumulated recently is Simple Scones.  I got it from Allrecipes.com. The only two things out of the ordinary that you’ll need in order to impress your family are 1/2 cup of sour cream (I choose lite sour cream) and one stick of frozen butter.

Once the dry ingredients are mixed you can virtually add any type of dried fruit to the mix. Lately I’ve been making them with dried apricots. Tomorrow morning I’ll use raisins as my fruit of choice, but anything will suffice. It’s so easy to make and delicious to eat!  Your family will be quite impressed.

If you end up making this recipe, send me an email and let me know!

INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
* 1/2 cup raisins (or dried currants)
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 large egg

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There are many reasons why I feel I should be the boss, all the time.

• I’m the middle child.
• I’m a mom.
• I’m a teacher.
• I’m a woman.
• When Hubby and I met, I was his RA at college in the on-campus apartments. Enough said.

Now why, WHY can’t I get my two year old son to just close the freaking door when I ask him to?

BC: “Actually Mommy, I’m just going to leave it a little bit open.”

Smiling Mom: “Please shut the door.”

BC: “No, I said that I’m going to leave the door open!”

SM: “Shut the door.”

BC: “But Mom I’m”

SM “Shut-the-door. Shut it!!”

I’m the boss! I’m the boss! Now, if someone would mind informing my children of this fact?

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