Journal of a Busy Mom

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Using my BabyCakes Cake Pop Maker

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Last week I posted about great deal I got at Kohl’s for a Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker. I just received it and I am soooo excited about using it for my daughter’s birthday.

Last year I created a gumball cake see post for her 12th birthday. This year, for her 13th, we are making cake pops. This weekend and into the week I am going to “experiement” I want to share some videos I found and later I’ll share my creations.
Here is a simple video on using the Baby Cakes Cake Pop Maker:

and here is another where you learn how to make cake pops if you don’t have the cake pop maker:

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Time

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It’s time to start thinking about making our shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. This is my 16th year being involved. I started off just doing one. Then when I had my daughter, we did a girl box. When my son was born, we did one of each. Last year, the kids did 2 each- one girl and one boy the same age as them. This year, we plan to fill a shoe box for each age level-one boy and one girl. So our family goal is 6 boxes.

Here is a link to a fun Veggie Tale video about this program:

Here is our boxes from last year, I’ll post this year’s soon.

My filled boxes

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more watch the video or click on the icon below:
Operation Christmas Child

Crockpot: Gluten Free Maple Dijon Chicken Thighs

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I am posting Gluten Free Crockpot Meals that I try out for the first time. Here is last weeks post for Broccoli Beef. This week I tried a chicken dish. My goal is to get 5-6 Crockpot meals that I can rotate throughout the month. So here is the recipe:

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6-8 Chicken Thighs
1/2 c. Dijon Mustard
1/4 c. maple syrup
1T Rice Wine Vinegar
1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 onion (I didn’t use)

Spray crockpot with non-stick cooking spray.
Put chicken in crockpot
Mix first 3 ingredients (after chicken) and pour over chicken
Add mushrooms and onions
Cook on low for 6 hours.

I found this recipe at Who Needs a Cape
I am sharing this recipe on Gluten Free Wednesdays.
Ligia