Bulgar Wheat Salad

Great salad to use up all of those tomatoes from the garden. Healthy and one of my favorites! I originally received it from a whole grains cooking class that I took. the original is on the wholegrainscouncil.org website. Bulgar wheat is a little hard to find and is usually in the organic food section of the grocery store.

ingredients

1 cup bulgur wheat
1 cup boiling water
1 cup diced plum tomatoes
1 cup diagonally sliced green onions
1/2 cup flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. hot sauce (Tabasco)
Dash of pepper
1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
3 6" pita rounds, each cut into 4 wedges
hummus (optional)

Instructions

Combine bulgur and water in large bowl. Cover and let stand 30 minutes.

Add tomato and next 9 ingredients (through garbanzo beans) and stir well. Cover and chill. Serve with pita bread and hummus, if desired.

He said what?

This morning I asked Landon what he wanted for breakfast. I gave him the choice of the following: a banana, cereal (we only have like one kind at our house because no one really eats it), yogurt, or a blueberry muffin. Landon's response was a chocolate muffin (see recipe on blog). I responded with " we do not have any chocolate muffins". Landon then says (with out glancing up from the TV) "Well then you better get making some before I get mad". What the Heck!!!! Where did I go wrong? You don't talk to your momma like that! Had Nick said that to me he would have settled for a knuckle sandwich for breakfast:) With Landon I went with a good old 4 minute time out. I then asked him again what he wanted for breakfast. He simply said "banana". Later on I got a good old "ya know, you are the best mommy in the whole world that i ever seen and I love you"

I might be crazy.

I was watching a show with the chick from blossom. You know that show from the 90's with the best friend named six. Apparently so does all of this alternative parenting. I will say some of it was a little weird. What caught my attention was the fact that she uses cloth diapers. So of coarse I spent my Saturday morning doing research on the topic, along with some research on lemon trees but that is another subject. Let me start by saying that I was in cloth diapers for a small amount of time. Let me also say that Nick and I both try to do our part for the earth. When Landon was a baby we always said how bad it was that we threw so many diapers away everyday. Nick did his part by not changing Landon's diaper until it was falling off of him. lol
I started looking up types of cloth diapers, how to clean them, and where to buy them. I found out a couple things. One, cloth diapers have changed so much since I was a wee one. They are not that white cloth that you have to fold and pin and place a plastic cover on. They actually look like fabric diapers the either Velcro or snap. The second thing I discovered is although the initial cost is a little high, I am not going to have to buy diapers every month! woohoo! more shopping money! My third thought is how great is this going to be for the earth. I am turning in to such a hippie and I like it!
I did write a letter to Nick. He probably thinks i have lost it and has chosen not to write me back. Just a dis closer, I am not pregnant, but we are trying:) Well not right now that would be a little hard!

Arbonne

I just got off my Sunday night conference call for my home business and I thought to myself how blessed I am to be able to not only stay at home, but also have a business that brings in income. For those of you that don't know what I do, let me explain. Last year when Nick and i decided that I was going to stay at home I decided to start selling the products that I had already been using for a year. The company is Arbonne and I would describe it as a health and wellness company. We have something for everyone including skincare, makeup, vitamins, and baby products. Anyhow, basically what I do is go to peoples houses and do spa parties. Guests soak their feet and get a facial. Hostesses get to pick out free products for hostessing. I have built up clients in IL, and now have a team in VA. The reason that I am so excited is because Arbonne is the sole reason for me not returning to work. I would encourage all of my stay at home mommies to look into a home business with a low start up cost. There are a million companies out there and if you want to know what to look for feel free to email me. If you want to know more about my company please email or call me. If it is a fit for you I can tell you exactly what to do to make money:)

Blueberry-Oatmeal Muffins

I am going to post this recipe as it was given to me. With that in mind I actually make mine with 1 cup of whole wheat flour and 1/3 cup all purpose flour. I might even try to eliminate the all purpose flour next time. I actually make a few batches of these and then freeze them. when ever we want them for breakfast I pull some some out. This recipe was taken from the eat better America website.

1	cup Yoplait® 99% Fat Free creamy vanilla or plain yogurt (from 2-lb container)
1	cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
1	egg or 2 egg whites, slightly beaten
1/4	cup canola oil
1/2	cup packed brown sugar
2/3	cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
2/3	cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1	teaspoon baking soda
1	teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4	teaspoon salt
	1 cup fresh or frozen (do not thaw) blueberries 1. Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cups in 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottoms only of muffin cups. 2. In small bowl, mix yogurt and oats. In large bowl, mix egg, oil and brown sugar. Stir in flours, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and yogurt mixture (batter will be lumpy). Gently stir in blueberries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. 3. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 425°F. Nutritional Information 1 Muffin: Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 170mg; Total Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 13g); Protein 4g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 8% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Grains *% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

name this blog

I am having a hard time trying to figure out a fun name for my blog. Eberly family is sooooooo boring. I hate boring! If anybody has any good idea's please comment. Thanks!

Etsy

This is my shout out to Etsy. I LOVE etsy. If you have never been on it you need to check it out. It is full of "homemade" items for the whole family. jewelry, baby items, clothes, you name it someone is making it. Etsy also has vintage items and an awesome fabric selection. My friend Allison has a "green" baby gear shop called alliecraft and she uses etsy. My other friend Holly has a jewelry shop called bandifritz. Ok now that I sound like an infomercial I am going to bed. I have added a etsy link on my page.