Recipes for kids abroad. Homeschool and Afterschooling for kids at home.

FOOD!!! Yes, I need pictures! My recipes need pictures around them to identify instead of just a title. They are tweaked to work for us in terms of ease, ingredients frequently on hand, real or pure ingredients(for the most part), our family taste, and usually SOY-FREE or easily adapted to be SOY-FREE. SOY-FREE tagged recipes still mean you have to know what ingredients you are putting in are truly SOY-FREE and even if is was SOY-FREE in the past, you have to check it each time you buy it. Ingredients change frequently and can even be different from store to store or expiration date to expiration date for the same product. Homeschool and Afterschooling notes and ideas are here too. I'll probably separater the blog later, but for now, this is the place for family and friends to look. Time Impaired Living has many definitions that I may update as time goes on or doesn't. To begin with, I'll say that Time Impaired includes time lost because of the schedule of a wonderfully dynamic family. It also includes the nonexistent sense of time when disability kicks in.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Basic White Sauce for whatever...

This is the one Mom uses that is just inside the cover of her favorite Better Homes & Gardens red gingham notebook cookbook.  It is a good start for cream tuna fish and peas on toast or for chicken and broccoli crepes.

Thin sauce: (1 cup)
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
dash pepper
1 cup milk

Medium sauce: (1 cup)  (this is what mom usually uses)
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
dash pepper
1 cup milk

In a saucepan melt butter.  Stir in flour, salt, and dash of pepper.  Add milk all at once.  Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.  Cook and stir 2 minutes more.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

San Diego Area Places to Visit

Places to Visit
Old Town and Mormon Battalion Center
Fashion Valley, Mission Valley, Horton Plaza, Seaport Village, Forum, Carlsbad Premium Outlet, Downtown La Jolla, UTC (University Town Center Westfield Mall), Del Mar Plaza
Beaches
Star of India and other ships
Harbor excursion
Sea world
San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park
Wild Animal Park (San Diego Zoo Safari Park)
Disneyland
Knott’s Berry Farm
Magic Mountain
Universal Studios
Venice Beach/ Melrose Drive / Rodeo Drive/ Hollywood

Christmas College Vacation Quick List Menu Options

Gnocchi with spinach ham sauce or with trader joe’s marinara and ground beef, salad, green beans
Bacon wrapped sage pork medallion with salad and butternut squash with or without cranberries , melon, rosemary bread
Pesto pasta maybe with diced chicken and salad with croutons
Antipasto Platter like Whole Foods Market
Burritos and or fajitas
Spaghetti, Italian salad with pepperoncini
Greek chicken, honey rice,  tzatziki sauce,  Greek salad,  pitas, lemon soup
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, homemade rolls
Asian chicken ?, rice, fruit
Steamed pork buns
Homemade ribs, salad
Pulled pork crockpot on buns with ciabatta
Chili and potato soup? With rice
Wingers type sauce on crispy fried chicken with or over salad
Wheat waffles
Apple cake
Swedish tea rings
Breakfast burritos
Orange Julius
Caramel Popcorn
Sour Cream Enchiladas/Regular Enchiladas, black beans, rice, chips
Chicken Enchilada soup
Empanadas
Zulema fajita marinated grilled chicken, rice, sautéed zucchini
Café Rio type pork with uncle Jason’s sweet green salsa and cilantro lime vinaigrette
Mousakka  with Mediterranean Dipping Platter from Whole Foods Market (white and wheat pita bread, feta, assorted olives, dolmas, hummus, roasted red bell peppers)
Jambalaya with rice
Shrimp lemon zest butter garlic pasta with spinach salad
Potstickers (homemade so soy free)
Bruschetta platter from whole foods market (marinated artichokes, roasted eggplant, sundried tomatoes, sliced toasted baguettes)
Spinach Artichoke Dip in bread bowl with sourdough bread from Whole Foods Market if still soy free and make from scratch if not
Pineapple or Mango Salsa Chicken with white or brown rice, Costco veggie tray and sliced cucumbers and baby carrots
Pesto filled Tortellini with marinara sauce or pesto or cold in tortellini salad

San Diego possible Soy Free Eating Options

This is a list of some places that may or may not still have Soy Free food options in San Diego and especially North County San Diego.  ALWAYS check first as ingredients are ALWAYS subject to change.
Restaurants
In and out (uses cottonseed oil)
Cessys (Mexican Taco Dive in Carlsbad)
Mr taco (Mexican Taco Dive in San Marcos)
Brunos pizza and lunch buffet (San Marcos)
Filipis pizza (throughout San Diego County)
Ranch 99 (bbq pork buns)
Phil’s BBQ San Diego dry rub
Rubios (Bean And Cheese burrito)
Il Fornaio (Throughout California)
Vigiluci’s downtown Carlsbad
Whole Foods Market Encinitas and La Jolla
Sprouts (rotisserie Chicken fairly bland but usually ok)
Souplantation salad only
Claim Jumper Carlsbad (maybe salad bar and maybe ribs if request no sauce but need to check each time)
Elephant bar (vegetables and salad no dressing)
Jamba Juice
Girard Gourmet for Sandwiches on Girard in La Jolla might have soy free bread