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Nathaniel loves fruit and vegetables and his current favorite is bananas. He used to eat TWO for breakfast but we had to cut it down to one and preferably not everyday because his stools started to become too firm. He also recently wanted to eat it like adults do and although it's quite a mess, I love watching him be independent. Yesterday during our quick trip to the Commissary, I had to hide the bananas we were purchasing because Nathaniel wanted one as soon as he saw the banana stand. (And since they are sold by pound, he cannot have one now or else it would be like stealing!) I find it hilarious that I'm hiding a fruit from my son, where normally it's the junk food we usually hide from the kids :) Linking up to: A Beautiful Mess: Wordless Wednesday Supermom: Wordish Wednesday Paper Heart Camera: Wordless{ish} Wednesday Live and Love... Outloud: Wordfull Wednesday The Long Road to China {and back}: Black and White Wednesday

I love Vietnamese Phở Bo . For those of you who are not familiar with this yummy goodness, it is: beef broth your choice of meats: rare beef steak, beef flank, tendon, tripe, brisket, and/or meatballs rice noodles your choice of toppings: fresh mint, basil, cilantro, bean sprouts, sliced onions and jalapeno peppers, and/or lime condiments: Sriracha and Hoisin sauce A friend was kind enough to share her recipe to me and since Hubby is not really fond of Phở (he's more of a Bánh xèo and those kind of foods type of guy), this week is the perfect time to try this recipe while Hubby is away in training. Unfortunately, she didn't give me precise measurements of the ingredients so I just had to taste and seasoned it as I go. This also requires all day cooking and the taste gets more authentic and delicious when consumed the next day---that is if it lasts that long :) Ingredients: Beef Broth: beef bones: knuckles, leg bone with marrow water (enough to fill an entire 6 qua...

We were so happy that my husband's leave was timed perfectly that we were able to go to the Indiana State Fair this year. As always, we had a great time with family and friends, feeding and petting the animals, and eating the I-don't-even-want-to-think-how-much-calories-is-in-this foods. This year, one of the foods to try is the Glazed Doughnut Burger and my husband was spontaneous enough to try this weird concoction.  I still have yet to master the multi-tasking like my husband! :)  Two glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnuts acting as a bun. You can add whatever condiments you like but Dean only chose to add bacon and cheese for his "burger." According to my husband, it actually tasted pretty good. The saltiness of the bacon balanced out the sweetness of the doughnuts. By the way, this doughnut burger cost $8. I was going to try the other must-try food of the fair this year, which was deep-fried butter. The news article that I read compared it to the taste...