Site Re-launch March 1st

Feb 19 2010

Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, What's Going on in Kamloops

Hi! I’m Elizabeth and I get excited really easily.

Well, maybe not really easily, but… okay, who am I kidding? So excited!!

That’s me, laying in the snow and making a snow angel. I’ve got my youngest one wrapped on my chest and I’m outside playing with my husband and my two big kids. I love my kids. They are 4.5, 2 and 4.5 months and they, really and truly, are the greatest! That photo was taken back in December. What happened to winter, eh?!

I’ve been writing here for a while now…. just sharing my projects and stuff. I’ve just come aboard to help out and revamp this amazing resource that Krystal has developed. And, let me tell you… I am EXCITED!!

I’ve been blogging on my personal blog for over four years and I have seen lots of great things on this here Internet. I have been blessed by some wonderful connections in those years. My dream, for the parents of Kamloops, is that we really connect and know that we are a part of a wonderful community. We live in a beautiful city and there are lots of great people out there that are working to make our community, our lives, better for us. So, let’s do our part and get out there to enjoy it! Life life to the fullest. Carpe Diem, I say! Let’s work together to make the world, in which our children are being raised, an even better place!

Do you want to know what’s coming your way? Well, I’m planning that we will have new programs and regular weekday posts starting on March 1st. The 1st seems like a good time, doesn’t it? So, you can look forward to seeing some great stuff from KamloopsParents.Com! Reviews, giveaways and fun family-friendly projects… but I’m getting away from myself already… not until March 1st! I told you I was excited didn’t I? I’ve got some great people that are joining the team as guest post-ers and have some great perspectives and ideas to share.

For now, what can you do to gear up for the KP re-launch? Well, #1 is to join our mailing list to get the newsletter every two-ish weeks. #2 is to login so that you can leave comments and enter our contents (whoops, did I just say that?). And #3 is look forward to connecting with the KamloopsParents.Com community and meeting some great people with Kamloops.

I’m thrilled to be working for you and look forward to meeting many of you, at time goes on.

If you have comments, questions, or are interested in getting involved with kamloopsparents.com, just contact me. I can’t wait to hear from you!

~Elizabeth

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So Cool and Healthy Muffin Mix

Feb 01 2010

Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Kidz In The Kitchen, Parenting Resources

The kids and I were puttering around this morning and I decided to pull out one of my bajillion “cooking with kids” cookbooks because I want to start a program in Kamloops teaching kids how to cook simple things and thus help out in the kitchen with those skills. My sister, is doing a program like that where she lives and I was totally inspired to do one, here.
I found the coolest thing… a muffin mix that you are supposed to be able to keep in the fridge for up to a month! Sweet idea, eh? That way, when you need some muffins you just pop ‘em in the oven. I think it’s a great idea, except that once I went to all the trouble of preparing the mix, I wasn’t about to leave it untasted… so we ended up making a double batch and now I only have one more batch in the fridge. Ah well, such is life.
Here they are, courtesy of “Cooking Wizardry for Kids” and a little bit of modification on my part.
1 15 oz package of Raisin Bran (I worked this out to be about 300g and I used Bran Flakes with a handful or raisins tossed in)
5 cups of flour (I used 2c whole wheat, 1c white, 1/2c wheat germ and 1/2c wheat bran)
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
4 c buttermilk (or just milk with some lemon juice or vinegar)
4 eggs
1 c vegetable oil (I used 3/4 c oil and 1/4 c unsweetened applesauce)
3/4 c honey or molasses (I used 1/2 c honey and 1/4 c molasses)

1) Mix dry ingredients

2) Mix wet separately

3) Add all together and mix until just moist.
4) At this point you can cover the mix and refrigerate it until you want to use it. Or… you can heat your oven to 400 degrees F, spoon the batter into your greased (or silicone/paper) muffin tins and bake for 20 – 25 minutes.

They are a great muffin and the kids liked them, too!! I’m looking forward to trying out the batter that I have stored in my fridge for a later date.