Boxed Water?

Really?  Boxed Water?

I’m not gonna lie.  I’m skeptical.  I ran into the store the other day to pick up 3 lbs of potatoes to make mashed mojo de ajo potatoes and I saw this.  I stopped dead in my tracks.  The kids immediately said “Mom, you are gonna write about this on your blog aren’t you?”  And here we are.

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Trying it

Tonight I’m doing a taste test with the kids.  I have 2 kids that drink only water.  Occasionally, I can get them to drink fruit juice or my homemade juices but they prefer water.  I love how they rate a restaurant by the quality of the water!  (and the ice cubes!)  Of course they will drink pop . . . but we limit that to once a week or less.  (If they forget to ask for it on Sunday–I don’t remind them.)  

I will keep you posted via the next email I send out.  For those of you who are NOT part of the Renee’s Kitchen Community I invite you to sign up for my sort of weekly emails.  You can sign up at the bottom of this page!

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What about you?

Would you buy your water from a box?  Let me know in the comments.

Eating in harmony,

Renee

Cabin Cooking

I have a cabin!

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Nothing fancy–a garage kit from Sears.  My dad built the cabin with his own hands–I look at each plank of knotty pine knowing that he touched it!  My dad died when I was 7 . . . when I sit in the cabin–I can almost feel his energy, feel the love, sweat and tears that he poured into the project.  For me the cabin is a very special place.

For everyone else the cabin is a place to go boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing and playing at the beach.  Planning meals is easy because we keep our meals easy.  

This is a blog post I wrote on my phone as I was experimenting with food journaling.  A look back into Renee’s Kitchen before it was officially Renee’s Kitchen!

Welcome to my Cabin Kitchen!

On the menu for today are: eggs, pasta with red sauce, and tacos.

The eggs can be an omelet with mushrooms, onions, red pepper and kielbasa or Mexican eggs with the taco meat. Or *gasp* plain eggs with toast!

The taco meat is not that interesting but my brother (who is with us this week with his 3 boys) bought some interesting tortilla wraps. The taco lunch will be served with all the typical fix in’s.

For dinner we will have pasta with red sauce or just pasta with cheese–depending on the kid :-). I’ll make a spinach salad with the leftover veggies from breakfast–an olive oil, apple cider vinegar, hunk of smashed garlic, and a squeeze of mustard.

Our snacks have been oranges, watermelon, grapes and apples–I tried to pick juicy fruits to rehydrate–from raking leaves, bagging leaves, beach time, fishing, kayaking, archery, and several games of good old fashioned tag.

I love the idea of cooking in the cabin my dad built on the old pink Club pans I inherited from my Aunt Clara (read more about her in my apple sauce post).

I’m blessed to have wonderful meals shared with my family.

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Easy Peasy #veganhack Pesto #video

Pesto so easy and 8-year-old can make it!

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My kid loves to work in the kitchen with me.  I love that she does! Cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner for 6 people who eat vegan, vegetarian and not-so-vegan takes some planning and time.  Time well spent but it can get a little lonely.

Check out my vegan Pesto video!

I almost forgot–you can find the recipe here!

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