Fall Favorites: Squash Rolls Recipe

Delicious and fluffy pumpkin cookie or cake recipe

These are such amazing cookies! They are light and fluffy, almost cake-like and with an awesome spiced pumpkin flavor. Try this recipe out. They are amazing!       

Yes, I sampled the one on the bottom, just to make sure. :)

Homeschooling August 2013 Part 8

Inspiration...

Montessori Culture (Geography): Penpal and Postcard Exchange

K's little penpal in England, H,  got K's first letter to him! So exciting! And there are many more to come, buddy!

Play Time

Homemade Recipes: Ghee (clarified butter)

For information on why ghee is so much better than butter and how to make your own ghee at home, click here.

                                

Lunch Idea: Sweet potato rolls and tuna salad

Inspiration...

Montessori Culture (Geography): Penpal and Postcard Exchange

Our map is getting more and more postcards! Great start! From now on, we will slow down and maybe request two postcards per week until we get one from every state.

Play Time

                                          

Date night with the little man! Popcorn, movie, the works!

Full armor of God t-shirt (in Spanish), love it!

Baby girl is wearing ballet shoes! They're a little big, but she looks sooooo cute!

Chores

K's chores: watering plants out front and folding kitchen rags.
A's chore: help mom dump pasta into water.

This chore situation has been so amazing for our family! I love it!

Tawa Naan (flatbread) Recipe

This recipe is adapted from:
Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
I am posting it step by step because I have made several changes to the recipe that works better for my family's needs.

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
3/4 tbsp yeast
3 3/4 cups flour (I use unbleached, unbromated flour)
generous pinch of kosher or sea salt

1.  **If you have a bread maker, it'll be easier.
     Just put all ingredients in it and let it run until all ingredients are incorporated and the dough is sticky (about 10 min).
     -If you don't have one, no worries. Just use a big mixing bowl. Put in yeast and water. Wait a minute or two for the yeast to be activated. Then add salt and flour. Knead until all of the ingredients are incorporated and the dough is very sticky.
2.  **Unplug bread maker and let it rest for 20-30 min.
     -Cover the bowl for 20-30 minutes.
3.  Tear off rounds that are the size of your fist or a small orange and put it on a floured surface. I like my Pampered Chef baking mat (see in first picture).
4.  Use a rolling pin to make the naan. They are usually oblong in shape, but you can make them any shape you want (they'll taste just as delicious), as long as there are no holes on the dough and that they're not too thick.
5.  Heat a skillet or two or three (like me). Medium heat works very well.
6.  Brush some ghee, butter or oil.
7.  Place naan on it and flip after about 1-2 minutes (check that the bottom side is starting to get a few brown spots).
8.  Flip and cook for a minute or two.
9.  Enjoy. 

                    

We use this to eat with hummus and I even use this recipe as a pizza crust. For that, just preheat oven at 475 degrees, make your dough, assemble your pizza or personal pizzas and put in oven for 16-18 minutes (maybe 20 for a large pizza with a thick crust).

Ghee (Clarified Butter)