Making dinner with Twins!
Whenever I am making a crockpot recipe with both babies, it always a comical challenge. There is no other way to explain it! 1-month postpartum Rachel would get so frazzled. Six-months postpartum Rachel views it as hilarious. I've definitely learned to see the humor in it. That's my best advice to any new mom reading this and wondering, "How the heck do I make a meal and keep my baby(ies) happy?" Most likely it will take longer than usual... but it's doable as long as you stay positive and keep some humor! Before I start off with my normal ramblings & story, I want to share the staple crockpot recipe that I make once a week. It's EASY, semi-healthy, and delicious! Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken & Veggies Found on: https://damndelicious.net Ingredients: 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs 16 ounces baby red potatoes, halved 16 ounces baby carrots 16 ounces green beans, trimmed 2 TBS chopped parsley leaves (I forget to add this step every time!) For the sauce: 1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup ketchup 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tsp dried basil 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp ground black pepper Directions: 1.) In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, ketchup, garlic, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, and pepper. 2.) Place chicken thighs, potatoes, carrots and soy sauce mixture into a 6-qt slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours, basting every hour. Add green beans during the last hour-30 minutes of cooking time. I always add them in the last hour! Matthew and I like them very well done. Truthfully, making meals got so much easier when Oliver and Olivia started to sit up! Hellooo high chairs! Let me share how making dinner went the other day. Because it ended in a big poopy mess. That’s right... POOPY... LITERALLY! THE STORY: Both babes started off content in their high chairs. They were entertained watching me prep for about ten minutes. After that, they started to get antsy, so I gave them their spoons. They love to nom on those things #teethingbabies. Once they got sick of their spoons, I gave them each a teething wafer. After a few minutes, they got tired off those so I started singing to them. Oliver found it hilarious when I [...]