Other things that make me happy

As you might know, in Holland we cycle....... A LOT.
We got all diffrent child seats too. My youngest was getting to big for my front seat. And the Eldest not ready yet to cycle on 2 wheels herself.
I saw 2 other mothers with an extra saddle on there bikes.
So after some digging:

We tested it yesterday. I'm still able to cycle normal and my little one still sits comfortable.
Even my eldest tried, she also sat well and felt like a queen :)

Now I'm still able to cycle with my 2 girls. No hot cars in the summer, just slightly breeze - cycle trips.
:) :) :)

I won & Got the Bento jibes again....

Last month I sent one of my bento's in for a contest.
I don't make fancy bento's at the moment, my eldest girl want's to fit in at school, at that means a plain ham sandwich (so boring)

I got so many nice reviews (I sent the Bumblebee bento)
And on top of it all, I WON!!!
I won a a giftcertificate at Kids@Lunch
I'm so happy.
Ever since my eldest doughter went to school, I want a Goodbyn lunchbox for her... bit expensive.
So guess what I bought :)
Yeeeee, I bought a Pink Goodbyn.

Can't wait for it to arrive.

And by winning I got the Bento Jibes again. So I might slip in some Bento this week, ha ha ha

Almost back to school

In The Netherlands the summer holiday is is divided in 3 parts.
This means the holidays are a bit spread.
This also means that this week the first (south) part of the Netherlands went back to school.
My daughter will start in 2 weeks, as we where the last to go on holiday, and therefore the last to start.
I haven't made anything fancy in the holidays....
And not sure if my eldest daughter wants to have Bento's (she asked me to stop 2 weeks before the school year ended)...
So maybe start little again :) They are just to cute to just stop totally.

I will have some nice en easy meals for the next weeks.
Us moms have to be creative sometimes to get our children to eat.
(Sometimes after a hard days work.)

Do you have any request? What would you like me to cook/bake/make?

Birthday cakes I made this summer:

Bento #11, Bumblebee

Our little girl had a very bad night, a bit tummy ache.
So we didn't had much sleep. Lot of time to think about my next bento though :D

Bumblebee Bento
- 2 pieces sausage (she wanted one the give to her friend :) )
- pretzels
- raisin bun disguised as bumblebee. (cheese stripes, raisin eyes, wings of edible paper)
- flowery cucumber pieces

Bento #10, Stars



A little to late out bed... so no fancy bento. :)

- 4 stars bread with cookiespread (speculoos) (a real favourit)

- cucumber stars

- piece of cheese

- baked fish piece

Strawberry cupcake

 My youngest daughter, L will turn 2 in July.
She really loves loves loves strawberries.
So I though  try to make here a strawberry cake.
But since she had cowmilkallergy, I have to practices making nice cakes (without milk and butter.) before I make the real deal.
I usually make mine cakes with water/soymilk/oil/ sometimes I replace the eggs.

So I tried making Strawberry cupcakes, with strawberry creme and (ofcourse)  a strawberry on top.

And then I bundled all the replies; Wowwie

jammie, this is so great, etc...... 

I think I did a really good job making them.

And so I have a great recipe for L's birthday cake.

Ingredients Cupcakes:

- 1 cup selfrising flower

- 1/3 cup oil

- 2/3 cup canesugar

- 1 cup small diced strawberries

- 2 eggs (or replacer)

- pinch of salt

Reheat your oven at 350F (175C). And prepare you cupcake sheet with liners.

Mix in a great bowl all the ingredients, exept the strawberries. Mix everything well and then stir in the strawberries with a spoon.

Then divide the dough evenly over the liners. Bake for about 20-25 minutes.

The cupcakes are ready, when a toothpick come sout dry.

Ingredients Frosting;

- 1/4 cup flower

- 1 cup sugar

- 1 cup strawberry-soymilk

- 1 cup butter/crisco

- 2 tbsp strawberry jam/confiture

- pinch of salt

First,  in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk the sugar, flour, salt together. Add the milk and cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally until the mixture has thickened into a paste and slightly bubbly at edges.

Then transfer the mixture to the bowl let it cool, till it's really cold. Strat mixing and then add the butter; beat until thoroughly incorporated. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy. At the jam/confiture and mix a little more.

Transfer the frosting to a decorating bag and make a nice swirl on top of your cupcake, and to finish it of, a nice strawberry on top :D





Bento #9, simple friday grilled cheese

On Friday it's really hectic in the morning.
Not much time...
So a simple one.

Simple bento

- 1/2 raisin bun

- 1/2 grilled cheese sandwich

- some cucumber

- containter with a little ketchup