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TJ1979 · January 2015

How crumbly? If they are soft and dissolvey, I don't see why not.

freezorburn · January 2015

Mapleme said:

Mapleme said:

Someone recently recommended a BM Zweiback recipe. Can someone repost that?

Zweiback

1/2 c. milk (breastmilk if available)
1 pkg active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp.)
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter- melted
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground anise or anise flavoring
3 eggs
3 c. flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Scald the milk and when lukewarm add to the yeast. Add the sugar, butter, salt, anise and the eggs and enough flour to handle (I translate this as enough flour so you can handle the dough and it's not too sticky.) Let rise until light (almost doubled) Make into 3" oblong rolls, place on a buttered pan and let rise again. Bake 20 minutes. When cold cut into 1/2" slices and bake a second time (I usually do this on cooling racks on trays so both sides are affected) until browned.

Thanks! So I made this today and they ended up kind of crumbly, instead of hard. I tweaked the recipe, so I'm sure it's my fault, but I can't give M crumbly cookies, right? Hmmm, that's odd. Can you stick them back in the oven for a few more minutes? Maybe try it with just a few and see what happens.

freezorburn · January 2015

Mine came out kind of like croutons ... but I accidentally left them in a bit longer than I intended. They were on the dark side, but not burnt.

freezorburn · January 2015

Maybe you could give her one, watch her carefully and see how she does with it? Are they so soft that they will crumble in her hands? If they're too crumbly I might try baking them a little longer.

Julie1211 · January 2015

My mom has really doubted my resolve to cloth diaper and kept making comments about how I will quit. Today she called with advice to put a few drops of Dawn on all dirty diapers before going into the wash. I can't tell if she is trying to sabotage me, or if she is coming around to letting me do my own thing.

TJ1979 · January 2015

Either way, don't.

Julie1211 · January 2015

Haha, I know

I'll just have to make sure she doesn't try to 'help' with the laundry when she visits. Or maybe I should proactively remove all dish soap from the house. I didn't want to correct her the first time she made a trying to be helpful comment.

DecafGrandeMocha · January 2015

Julie1211 said:
My mom has really doubted my resolve to cloth diaper and kept making comments about how I will quit. Today she called with advice to put a few drops of Dawn on all dirty diapers before going into the wash. I can't tell if she is trying to sabotage me, or if she is coming around to letting me do my own thing.

My mom expressed her doubts (loudly to anyone who'd listen) about me choosing to SAH, BF and CD. She's finally come around about SAH and BF but still thinks CD is gross.

Hang in there, and let the CD gurus on here help you how to best take care of your CDs!

ETA we posted at the same time & now my post seems irrelevant

TJ1979 · January 2015

I just cleared half my trivia crack board and only got one question correct. I'm getting dumber.

nanabanana06 · January 2015

Ugh. So, we made another batch of dog treats tonight. I have no idea what the hell I did wrong. @MapleMe you wanna help me with this one?

So, the recipe was:

1 3/4 Garbanzo Flour
1/4 Rolled Oats
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
1 Medium Banana

I did not have garbanzo flour, so I subbed coconut flour instead. The recipe claims it'll be sticky. Mine wasn't. It was so dry and crumbly. I tried adding water until it was the right consistency, but it wasn't coming together. So I added another egg to try to make it stick together more. I got it just able to get rolled out and cut up, but it was so fragile. Help?

Into+the+Kitty · January 2015

TJ1979 said:

I just cleared half my trivia crack board and only got one question correct. I'm getting dumber.

I think I accepted too many games because I got very burned out on Trivia Crack. Now I only play it at night because otherwise it's way too overwhelming.

nanabanana06 · January 2015

So, maybe oat flour next time or reduce the coconut flour?

nanabanana06 · January 2015

Yeah, I really liked the smell and taste of the cookies with the coconut flour. So I may remake them in a week or so with only 1 cup of coconut flour and build it up.

TJ1979 · January 2015

Nana coconut flour is a beast. You need to 1/3 the amount. And it's still finicky. Make sure you stir well enough to get all the flour wet, but not too much that it gets sticky.

TJ1979 · January 2015

And my toddler just spit her dinner in my face. Intentionally and maliciously. Then thanked me for making it. Wtf.

bumpuser9353653 · January 2015

Maple, I'm just jealous that your husband wants a custom diaper.

TJ -Sorry to hear about your toddler troubles.
They sure are tricky creatures.

bumpuser9353653 · January 2015

In other news, Alex has another painful rash. Similar to what happens when she gets dairy in her system, but I haven't eaten any that I'm aware of. Her poop is greenish but thick, like tar or cookie dough, not mucous-y. It made her skin so raw that it was bleeding :-(

The only thing questionable she ate was bread from a restaurant on Saturday and a tiny bit hard boiled egg yolk on Sunday. But I've had tons of egg before without her reacting.So maybe the bread??

TJ1979 · January 2015

Is she MPI? Because yes, bread.

nanabanana06 · January 2015

I wiant this cat...

TJ1979 · January 2015

@km_md‌ k mouse?

mrshudson618 · January 2015

ovenrack said:
Mrs Hudson, just saying, I think of you often!

:-bd

Into+the+Kitty · January 2015

ovenrack said:

I feel like I should get a prize for being in bed with the lights off, and then actually getting up to do it when I remembered I was going to pump.

km_md · January 2015

Yep! @TJ1979‌

flummadiddle85 · January 2015

Why has my toddler woken up screaming? To have the only thing that soothes him be my holding him while standing or nursing?

unaveragejane · January 2015

flummadiddle85 said:
Why has my toddler woken up screaming? To have the only thing that soothes him be my holding him while standing or nursing?

How old? Night terrors? Two-year molars?

mrshudson618 · January 2015

It took 18 months, but C is finally saying my name. (Dada was his first real word.)
He has skipped "mama", and I am now Mommy. It is the sweetest, best thing ever.

freezorburn · January 2015

@nanabanana06 Keep us posted on the dog biscuit experiments! I've been wanting to try to make some for G, since the charcoal mint biscuits that he loves seem to have been discontinued ...

DecafGrandeMocha · January 2015

This board is like my new FB (which I deactivated just over a year ago mainly because of my lack of self-control timewise). At least I'm learning on here instead of just rolling my eyes at cherry picked perfect lives or drama.

My name is DGM and I'm a CD board addict.

bumpuser9353653 · January 2015

TJ1979 said:
Is she MPI? Because yes, bread.

Yeah, I think she is. I ate a no-bake cookie to test things out a few weeks ago and she broke out with her next poopy diaper. The Wegman's sourdough bread is MPI safe and so is the rye we get, so I didn't think anything of the multigrain bread at the restaurant. :-(

ETA: I just looked up the restaurant's allergen menu/info sheet, and it says their freshly baked bread does not contain dairy. So now I'm extra confused.

bumpuser9353653 · January 2015

stringy813 said:
I went to wegmens this weekend for the first time. Holy Moly that place is huge. I also spent much more than I normally would have. (due to pretty things, not always higher prices)

Yay for Wegman's! I actually find their prices very competitive and sometimes better than the regular grocery stores. Plus, they're just so much cooler than all the other places :-)

DecafGrandeMocha · January 2015

rugbymama said:

TJ1979 said:
Is she MPI? Because yes, bread.
Yeah, I think she is. I ate a no-bake cookie to test things out a few weeks ago and she broke out with her next poopy diaper. The Wegman's sourdough bread is MPI safe and so is the rye we get, so I didn't think anything of the multigrain bread at the restaurant. :-(

ETA: I just looked up the restaurant's allergen menu/info sheet, and it says their freshly baked bread does not contain dairy. So now I'm extra confused.

Sorry if this is in your siggy, but can your LO tolerate soy? Lots of bread has soy too.

flummadiddle85 · January 2015

unaveragejane said:

Why has my toddler woken up screaming? To have the only thing that soothes him be my holding him while standing or nursing?
How old? Night terrors? Two-year molars?

22 months. I have no idea. I keep wondering if he is being those molars, especially since he got most of his other teeth pretty early. His 1yr molars were in by 18 months. It took an hour to get him back to sleep, and that was after I gave in to nursing him, then more crying, rolling, and whatnot until he finally went to sleep. Now I'm hiding out in my room from him since I just have no patience for his antics and whining right now.

bumpuser9353653 · January 2015

DecafGrandeMocha said:

rugbymama said:

TJ1979 said:
Is she MPI? Because yes, bread.
Yeah, I think she is. I ate a no-bake cookie to test things out a few weeks ago and she broke out with her next poopy diaper. The Wegman's sourdough bread is MPI safe and so is the rye we get, so I didn't think anything of the multigrain bread at the restaurant. :-(

ETA: I just looked up the restaurant's allergen menu/info sheet, and it says their freshly baked bread does not contain dairy. So now I'm extra confused.
Sorry if this is in your siggy, but can your LO tolerate soy? Lots of bread has soy too.

_____

Not in my siggy, but yes, she is fine with soy.

DecafGrandeMocha · January 2015

ETA: I just looked up the restaurant's allergen menu/info sheet, and it says their freshly baked bread does not contain dairy. So now I'm extra confused.

Sorry if this is in your siggy, but can your LO tolerate soy? Lots of bread has soy too.

_____

Not in my siggy, but yes, she is fine with soy.

Extra big bummer then about the multi-grain bread.

ETA my daily quote fail

km_md · January 2015

@nanabanana06‌ let us know how your doggies like the treats. I've thought about making some for my dog but haven't yet. Did you post the recipe (I forget!)

sarenu1 · January 2015

I'm listening to Pandora this morning and a 50 Shades of Grey add popped up.

I don't understand why they made this a movie. I don't understand why this is such a popular book. I read the first two to find out what the hype was about. They were terrible. The only reason I read the second one was because my in-laws assured me that the books got better.

If you like the books ignore this.

km_md · January 2015

missmimsyy said:

sarenu1 said:
I'm listening to Pandora this morning and a 50 Shades of Grey add popped up.

I don't understand why they made this a movie. I don't understand why this is such a popular book. I read the first two to find out what the hype was about. They were terrible. The only reason I read the second one was because my in-laws assured me that the books got better.

If you like the books ignore this.
I've read. I'm not a big fan of book to movie. Too much get lost in translation.

I like to think more of the hype is about opening up the idea that it's okay to read romance novels. Despite some of it's content, it is overall a romance.

I'm just excited that it's gotten so many people reading again. Even if it has contributed to the flood of indie authors who want a piece of the FSoG pie.

First I'll say that I haven't read any of the books.

I agree with you that it is awesome that it is getting people reading. Literacy is so important. I do really think that it is sad though that what I've heard described as "soft core porn" is what it takes to get people reading and so much wonderful literature is going unread by so many people.

flummadiddle85 · January 2015

stringy813 said:

flummadiddle85 said:

unaveragejane said:

Why has my toddler woken up screaming? To have the only thing that soothes him be my holding him while standing or nursing?
How old? Night terrors? Two-year molars?

22 months. I have no idea. I keep wondering if he is being those molars, especially since he got most of his other teeth pretty early. His 1yr molars were in by 18 months. It took an hour to get him back to sleep, and that was after I gave in to nursing him, then more crying, rolling, and whatnot until he finally went to sleep. Now I'm hiding out in my room from him since I just have no patience for his antics and whining right now.

Dreams? M was rolling around in her bed crying but asleep this morning. We went through months of waking up screaming in the MOTN and it seems to have finally slowed. Never seems teeth related. Just crazy toddler things.

Who knows. ... I'm trying to get him to nap right now. Nap and bed time are the only times he nurses now, but he doesn't want to stop nursing. I'll ask him of he's ready to sleep and he won't unlatch... until I finally just get him off.and then he screams at me.

stoneycakes · January 2015

This is how I feel about carbs...

sarenu1 · January 2015

missmimsyy said:

I'm listening to Pandora this morning and a 50 Shades of Grey add popped up.

I don't understand why they made this a movie. I don't understand why this is such a popular book. I read the first two to find out what the hype was about. They were terrible. The only reason I read the second one was because my in-laws assured me that the books got better.

If you like the books ignore this.
I've read. I'm not a big fan of book to movie. Too much get lost in translation. I like to think more of the hype is about opening up the idea that it's okay to read romance novels. Despite some of it's content, it is overall a romance. I'm just excited that it's gotten so many people reading again. Even if it has contributed to the flood of indie authors who want a piece of the FSoG pie.

I don't agree with this it being romance. From my take on the first two books, I just couldn't get behind that kind of relationship. And I just hated the two characters. I couldn't stand that the main character would repeatedly describe not eating, not being hungry, forgetting meals, and only being able to eat a few bites.

And the whole wanting to "help" or "change someone just bothers me.

I could go on.

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