Midwest Breast Fest 2004
** Free T-Shirt for the First 1,500 Registered Moms! **
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7, 2004)
South Bend, Indiana is trying to set a world record of having the most breastfeeding mom's in one place at one time!
DATE: Saturday, August 7th, 2004
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Century Center,
South Bend, Indiana
COST: Free!
NOTE: Head count for moms and babies
at 12:00 noon sharp!
"Pacifiers are sugarless gum for babies - an imitation of what a baby really needs. You already have two of the real thing!"
-Diane Wiessinger
~Tuesday is Chat day~
All members are welcome to join in on weekly chats.
Chat times are...
Daytime: 2-4pm EST
Night: 8-10pm EST
If you go to chat and you are all alone, then post a reminder on the board, and someone will join you :)
Make sure to use your current user name so we know who you are!
~Happy Chatting~
~Recipe of the month~
Thank you Steph H
Mixed Fruit Tart with Amaretto Crème
1 recipe for single pastry crust (use your favorite, or purchase ready-made from store)
Milk
1 tbsp granulated sugar,br>
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup milk
¼ tsp almond extract
3 tbsp brown sugar
½ cup finely chopped almonds, toasted*
3-4 cups chilled fresh fruit
1 tbsp granulated sugar
On lightly floured surface, roll piecrust to an 11-inch circle. Wrap piecrust around rolling pin, and unroll onto a 9 inch springform pan. East piecrust into pan, pressing evenly onto the bottom and 1 inch up the sides. Generously prick the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork. Line with a double thickness of tin foil.** Bake in 450 degree oven for 5 minutes. Remove the foil, and brush the edge of the crush with milk. Sprinkle the crust with 1 tbsp granulated sugar, then bake for 7 to 9 minutes more (until pie crust is golden). Cool the crust completely on a wire rack.
In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, ¼ cup milk, the almond extract and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in the almonds. Spread the almond mixture over the cooled piecrust. Serve immediately, or chill in the refrigerator (my recipe says up to 4 hours, but I’ve chilled it as long as overnight and it has been fine).
To serve: top the almond mixture with desired fruits. Remove the side of the pan (and bottom if desired). Sprinkle the fruit with 1 tbsp granulated sugar, cut into wedges, and enjoy!
Some Tips;
1) If you don’t have a springform pan, just use a tart pan or even a pie pan.
2) The original recipe calls for using ½ cup of amaretto (the liquer). I tried it once and found it WAY too strong (you could never serve it to kids!). I prefer the alternate ingredients of milk and almond extract (which can be purchased in the spice
*To toast the almonds: before chopping them, spread them in a single layer on a cookie shoot and warm them in a 350 degree oven for about 5 minutes, but watch them CAREFULLY, because they burn really fast. Turn them once while warming to toast evenly.
**Here’s a trick I learned from years of baking: they sell fancy things called “pie weights” that are designed to help you bake a pie crust that is to be filled later. (The purpose of the weights and foil is to ensure the crust bakes evenly and doesn’t puff up.) I found a cheap alternative—use uncooked rice. Line your unbaked piecrust (after pricking with fork) with a layer of foil (make sure it covers the entire inside of the crust to the edges of the pie pan). Spread uncooked rice over the foil evenly so that it covers the entire crust. Bake as directed in the recipe. After the rice and foil cools off, I put them both in a Ziploc bag for future use. I replace the foil every 3rd or 4th use, but I have been using the same rice for YEARS and haven’t had any problems.
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What is your earliest memory of breastfeeding?
I wasn’t breastfed long (my mom thinks several weeks, up to two months) and I have no memory of my two sisters being breastfed. I don’t think I saw anyone breastfed in public until I was well into adulthood. The first time I saw a real person breastfeeding in public (at least as far as I know J ) was about 4 years ago, when I was waiting tables. She was very confident and happy and not at all modest about what she was doing. It was great.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Denton, TX, “Home of Happiness” (North Texas)
What is your dream job?
This is actually my favorite job so far (being a mom) but it wasn’t what I would have called a Dream Job until now (I didn’t know how it would be!) My other dream job is to own to run a tea shop/bakery/cafe that is open from early morning to late afternoon. It would be great to be part of a unusual bookstore or next to one, but someone else would have to run that, lol. I would love to have an herb garden as part of the establishment as well. And it would be a very family friendly place—there aren’t enough of them around here!
How do family and friends react to your nursing?
Everyone has been very supportive, even my Dad who had to come around a bit for the toddler nursing (he wasn’t against it, just sort of surprised it could go on for a while…also seemed surprised when I told him when she was a newborn that we weren’t supplementing with anything). I got slightly less support of nursing when I got pregnant, but no one was actually negative. As it happened, she stopped nursing on her own mid-pregnancy L Lots of people seemed relieved for my sake that she had stopped, but I don’t tell them Fiona has told me she will nurse again when the milk comes back in, lol!
Do you have problems nursing in public or in front of people?
Right now, no. I did in the early days; I am fairly modest. I never used a blanket or shawl or anything but I was very conscious of where I was. I also worried about making other people uncomfortable. Now I’m past all that (I think) and would just nurse wherever and whenever my baby needed it! I have found you really can’t see anything anyway except maybe right before latch on and after latch off (esp with an older nursling, lol!) However, I have also never had any negative comments from other people while nursing. Where I live is very breastfeeding friendly, but even while traveling I have had only positive or neutral reactions.
What is your favorite thing about being a mom?
Day to day interaction with my daughter, watching her grow and learn…I love things we do together as a family. I also love how in helping my daughter grow, I am also growing and learning. I don’t think a lot of people (myself included), before they have children, realize how rewarding it is to have children in your life. Watching her grow up is an amazing gift, but I also feel like her existence has made me more of a “whole” person.
~Parenting humor~
Toddler Rules
If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is folded, I must unfold it.
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved.
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.
If it has leaves, they must be picked.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is not trash, it must be thrown
away.
If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it does not open, it must be screamed at.
If it has drawers, they must be rifled.
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, or table.
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest. It must be pushed by me instead.
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.
If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.
If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.
If it is paper, it must be torn.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If the volume is low, it must go high.
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.
If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.
If it is a phone, I must talk to it.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it IS food, it must not be tasted.
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.
If it is a carseat, it must be protested with arched back.
If it is Mommy, it must be hugged. I am toddler!
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