9 February

At the sensory table today we still had mung beans and green split peas, because the children have not lost interest in these items. I replaced the small boxes with hollow tubes of bamboo and small cloth bags for filling. As you can see, loading and dumping the trucks is serious business.

The nesting animal dolls were very popular today

Accessorizing with rainbow arcs.

"Im wearing a backpack"

and a beautiful golden necklace

B's necklace reminded me of the Masai people's beaded jewelry, so we looked at some pictures, and H had to try one on.

                         Breakfast: 

    Pancakes

    Apple Slice

    Green Juice

 

 This is the pancake recipe I currently have in my head after many years of experimenting with different combinations of dry ingredients. The pancakes have turned out well the last few weeks, even with the natural variations that are inevitable with two-year-olds doing the measuring. Its based on a Joy of Cooking recipe.

DRY: combine with whisk in large bowl:

          1 cup all purpose flour (we use CPO)

          1 cup mix of wheat germ and wheat bran

          1 cup mix of coconut flour, tapioca flour, flax or chia seed

          3 tsp baking powder

          1 tsp salt

           

WET: 4 eggs

           2 cups milk

           5 Tbsp oil

           2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Lunch: 

Pizza with Spelt crust, Fresh Mozzarella and organic Sauce

Sauteed Spinach (Buried Treasures Farm)

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

cutting the mozzarella

patting out the dough

spreading the sauce

adding the cheese

After nap snack and craft time













Snack: Bananas, Almond Yogurt, Cashews

December 6

Today there was: sorting and folding towels and cloths, hand felting wool into little balls in hot soapy water at the sensory table,   imaginative play with the element shapes and animal figures and everyone took a turn pushing the baby around in the doll stroller that was out today.

 

Setting the table for breakfast

Breakfast
Cantaloupe 

Pancakes (with CPO all-purpose and buckwheat flours and Bob's coconut flour)

Apple Juice

RECIPE ALERT: This is the tried and true Joy of Cooking recipe with ideas for variations

WHISK together in large bowl:

1 1/2 cups dry goods

(I have experimented with whole wheat, spelt, buckwheat, coconut flour, almond flour, chia seeds, wheat germ. There are a wide variety of flours that have a great deal more nutrition than all-purpose-- its worth looking into and experimenting with to find a pleasing texture.)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3 tbsp of sugar

 (Please feel free to omit this completely, or sub in honey, maple syrup or agave nectar in smaller bowl)

WHISK in smaller bowl:

1 1/2 cups milk
(experiment with a combination of dairy or non-dairy options)

3 tbsp melted butter or oil
(good choices are coconut oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil)

 2 large eggs

1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

POUR wet ingredients over the dry, gently whisking to combine

FOLD in 1/4- 1/2 cups of dried fresh or frozen fruit, seeds or nuts

SPOON 1/3 of a cup of batter onto a hot greased griddle

FLIP when bubbles form and pop open. Cook until underside is lightly browned

Lunch

Annie's White Cheddar Shells

Steamed Romanesco Cauliflower

Roasted Carrots and Sweet Potatoes

Whole Cow Milk

Snack

Tofu Kan

Almond Yogurt

Whole Wheat Bunny Crackers

Candid Shots by Margot