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    • Sometimes we eat our oatmeal with a spoon, sometimes it's just an accessory, but we always make our oatmeal with real milk! 😆🥣🥛 ••• Not only does milk make for a creamier, more satisfying of breakfast, it gives our morning grains a boost of fat for satiety and brain development, protein for growth, and essential nutrients like calcium and vitamin D to build strong, healthy bones. Oatmeal is a fabulous food for littles to start exploring utensils with because it sticks to the spoon. More in their mouth = less on the floor! 🥄🙌🏻 •••⠀⠀ To make our favorite morning oatmeal, combine 1 cup old-fashioned oats, 1 1/2 cups dairy milk, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 teaspoons brown sugar in a medium saucepan. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring every few minutes, for 10-12 minutes or until oats are soft and most of the milk has been absorbed. Reduce heat to low if milk begins to bubble up towards the top of the pan. ••• Want to win a year’s worth of milk? Share your own special moments with milk on Instagram with #LoveWhatsReal and #Sweepstakes for a chance to win. No purchase necessary. Ends 2/28/19. Link in bio has the official rules. •••⠀⠀ Thanks to @milklife for sponsoring this series of posts, and for letting us share some of the ways our family loves and enjoys milk every day. ⠀⠀⠀ •••⠀⠀⠀ #sponsored #milklife #lovewhatsreal #motherhood #macandcheese #milk #breakfastrecipe #oatmeal #oatmealrecipe #healthybreakfast #healthybreakfastrecipe #momlife #mommylife #kidsfood #toddlermeals
    • What are your favorite foods to cook in the Instant Pot? Little miss and I can’t get enough sweet potatoes lately — with melted butter, and a pinch of salt, obviously. 😂 To cook, just put a little water in the bottom, place a 2-3” tater on the rack and set it for 15 minutes on high. Give it a 10-minute natural release and you’ve got a perfectly cooked sweet potato! 🍠 ••• #instantpotrecipes #sweetpotato #babyfoodrecipes #instantpot #instapotrecipes
    • Anyone else feeling Friyay as much as we are over here? Our plans include a haircut for this little dude, story time, and hopefully a double nap. 💇🏻‍♂️ 📖 😴 🤞🏻 Oh and 🍷, because #toddlers 😂 ⠀ •••⠀ #momlife #mommylife #motherhood #mommyblogger #kidstagram #boymom #toddlermom
    • What was your favorite food as a kid? ⁣⁣Mine was a big ol’ bowl of my mom’s mac and cheese — made with an entire block of Velveeta. ⠀ ⠀ Oh to be a child of the 80s. 😆⠀ ⠀ As you can see, we still love our mac and cheese around here, but I’ve found more nutritious ways to make it for our littles. ⠀ ⠀ This creamy, stovetop cauliflower mac and cheese is one of our wintertime go-tos, made with real milk, cheese, and an entire head of cauliflower. Our kids literally go crazy for it (swipe right) 😜 and admittedly, so do we. ⠀ ⠀ This dish has quickly become a family favorite so I'm sharing our recipe below. Go on and bookmark this baby for a quick, nutritious, kid-friendly meal on a cold day. ⠀ ⠀ INGREDIENTS⠀ 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni ⠀ 1 ½ tablespoons butter⠀ 1 ½ tablespoons flour ⠀ 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth⠀ 1 cup milk⠀ ¾ teaspoon dry mustard⠀ 12 ounces (about 4-5 cups) cauliflower florets cut into 1” chunks (from 1 small head)⠀ 1 ½ cups shredded cheese (cheddar, Gruyere, Monterey Jack etc.)⠀ ⠀ DIRECTIONS⠀ Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside. ⠀ ⠀ Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add flour and stir constantly just until roux puffs slightly, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the broth, milk and dry mustard until smooth. ⠀ ⠀ Increase heat to medium-high. Add cauliflower and bring milk-broth to a rapid simmer, stirring frequently. Immediately reduce the heat back to medium-low, cover and simmer until cauliflower is very tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. ⠀ ⠀ Carefully transfer cauliflower and milk-broth to a blender. Firmly hold the lid to prevent hot liquid from escaping and puree until completely smooth, about 20-30 seconds. Return puree to pan over medium-low heat. Add the shredded cheese and cooked macaroni, stirring well until cheese has melted. Serve immediately with fresh parsley and additional salt and pepper to taste, if desired.⠀ ⠀ Thanks to @milklife for sponsoring this series of posts, and for letting us share some of the ways our family loves and enjoys milk every day. ⠀ ⠀ #sponsored #milklife #lovewhatsreal #motherhood #macandcheese #milk #recipe #cauliflower #momlife #mommylife #kid
    • Am I the only one out there who LOVES winter? ⠀ What else makes you feel more alive than a bite of cold air, the anticipation of a snowstorm, and cozying up by the fire with a big ol’ bowl of carbs. Fall might be my number one, but winter is pretty magical too. What’s your favorite season? ••• #winter #pasta #butternutsquash #bonappetit #instayum #nomnom #eeeeeats #forkyeah #eatingfortheinsta #goodeats #f52grams #feedfeed @thefeedfeed #huffposttaste #yahoofood #vscofood #buzzfeast #eatingfortheinsta #realfood #healthyfood #healthyrecipes #healthyeating #easyrecipes #mealprep #mealplanning #zomato
    • This sweet little girl is coming up on 15 months and, based on the amount of drool we’re wiping up around here, she’s working on a few more chompers! 🦷 ⠀ ⠀ We’ve been seeing one another more often at night than this mama would like, but we’re getting through it one warm bottle of milk and snuggle session at a time. 🍼🤱🏼⠀ ⠀ As exhausting as this season is, I know it’ll be gone in a flash — so today I’m choosing to sip a second cup of coffee (ok, like 3), savor the extra cuddles and enjoy that toothy grin while I still can. 💕⠀ ⠀ Thanks to @milklife for sponsoring this fun little series of posts, and for letting us share some of the ways our family loves and enjoys milk every day. ⠀ •••⠀ #sponsored #milklife #lovewhatsreal #motherhood #teething #milk #wholemilk #bottlefeeding
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    • Sometimes we eat our oatmeal with a spoon, sometimes it's just an accessory, but we always make our oatmeal with real milk! 😆🥣🥛 ••• Not only does milk make for a creamier, more satisfying of breakfast, it gives our morning grains a boost of fat for satiety and brain development, protein for growth, and essential nutrients like calcium and vitamin D to build strong, healthy bones. Oatmeal is a fabulous food for littles to start exploring utensils with because it sticks to the spoon. More in their mouth = less on the floor! 🥄🙌🏻 •••⠀⠀ To make our favorite morning oatmeal, combine 1 cup old-fashioned oats, 1 1/2 cups dairy milk, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 teaspoons brown sugar in a medium saucepan. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring every few minutes, for 10-12 minutes or until oats are soft and most of the milk has been absorbed. Reduce heat to low if milk begins to bubble up towards the top of the pan. ••• Want to win a year’s worth of milk? Share your own special moments with milk on Instagram with #LoveWhatsReal and #Sweepstakes for a chance to win. No purchase necessary. Ends 2/28/19. Link in bio has the official rules. •••⠀⠀ Thanks to @milklife for sponsoring this series of posts, and for letting us share some of the ways our family loves and enjoys milk every day. ⠀⠀⠀ •••⠀⠀⠀ #sponsored #milklife #lovewhatsreal #motherhood #macandcheese #milk #breakfastrecipe #oatmeal #oatmealrecipe #healthybreakfast #healthybreakfastrecipe #momlife #mommylife #kidsfood #toddlermeals
    • What are your favorite foods to cook in the Instant Pot? Little miss and I can’t get enough sweet potatoes lately — with melted butter, and a pinch of salt, obviously. 😂 To cook, just put a little water in the bottom, place a 2-3” tater on the rack and set it for 15 minutes on high. Give it a 10-minute natural release and you’ve got a perfectly cooked sweet potato! 🍠 ••• #instantpotrecipes #sweetpotato #babyfoodrecipes #instantpot #instapotrecipes
    • Anyone else feeling Friyay as much as we are over here? Our plans include a haircut for this little dude, story time, and hopefully a double nap. 💇🏻‍♂️ 📖 😴 🤞🏻 Oh and 🍷, because #toddlers 😂 ⠀ •••⠀ #momlife #mommylife #motherhood #mommyblogger #kidstagram #boymom #toddlermom
    • What was your favorite food as a kid? ⁣⁣Mine was a big ol’ bowl of my mom’s mac and cheese — made with an entire block of Velveeta. ⠀ ⠀ Oh to be a child of the 80s. 😆⠀ ⠀ As you can see, we still love our mac and cheese around here, but I’ve found more nutritious ways to make it for our littles. ⠀ ⠀ This creamy, stovetop cauliflower mac and cheese is one of our wintertime go-tos, made with real milk, cheese, and an entire head of cauliflower. Our kids literally go crazy for it (swipe right) 😜 and admittedly, so do we. ⠀ ⠀ This dish has quickly become a family favorite so I'm sharing our recipe below. Go on and bookmark this baby for a quick, nutritious, kid-friendly meal on a cold day. ⠀ ⠀ INGREDIENTS⠀ 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni ⠀ 1 ½ tablespoons butter⠀ 1 ½ tablespoons flour ⠀ 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth⠀ 1 cup milk⠀ ¾ teaspoon dry mustard⠀ 12 ounces (about 4-5 cups) cauliflower florets cut into 1” chunks (from 1 small head)⠀ 1 ½ cups shredded cheese (cheddar, Gruyere, Monterey Jack etc.)⠀ ⠀ DIRECTIONS⠀ Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside. ⠀ ⠀ Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add flour and stir constantly just until roux puffs slightly, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the broth, milk and dry mustard until smooth. ⠀ ⠀ Increase heat to medium-high. Add cauliflower and bring milk-broth to a rapid simmer, stirring frequently. Immediately reduce the heat back to medium-low, cover and simmer until cauliflower is very tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. ⠀ ⠀ Carefully transfer cauliflower and milk-broth to a blender. Firmly hold the lid to prevent hot liquid from escaping and puree until completely smooth, about 20-30 seconds. Return puree to pan over medium-low heat. Add the shredded cheese and cooked macaroni, stirring well until cheese has melted. Serve immediately with fresh parsley and additional salt and pepper to taste, if desired.⠀ ⠀ Thanks to @milklife for sponsoring this series of posts, and for letting us share some of the ways our family loves and enjoys milk every day. ⠀ ⠀ #sponsored #milklife #lovewhatsreal #motherhood #macandcheese #milk #recipe #cauliflower #momlife #mommylife #kid
    • Am I the only one out there who LOVES winter? ⠀ What else makes you feel more alive than a bite of cold air, the anticipation of a snowstorm, and cozying up by the fire with a big ol’ bowl of carbs. Fall might be my number one, but winter is pretty magical too. What’s your favorite season? ••• #winter #pasta #butternutsquash #bonappetit #instayum #nomnom #eeeeeats #forkyeah #eatingfortheinsta #goodeats #f52grams #feedfeed @thefeedfeed #huffposttaste #yahoofood #vscofood #buzzfeast #eatingfortheinsta #realfood #healthyfood #healthyrecipes #healthyeating #easyrecipes #mealprep #mealplanning #zomato
    • This sweet little girl is coming up on 15 months and, based on the amount of drool we’re wiping up around here, she’s working on a few more chompers! 🦷 ⠀ ⠀ We’ve been seeing one another more often at night than this mama would like, but we’re getting through it one warm bottle of milk and snuggle session at a time. 🍼🤱🏼⠀ ⠀ As exhausting as this season is, I know it’ll be gone in a flash — so today I’m choosing to sip a second cup of coffee (ok, like 3), savor the extra cuddles and enjoy that toothy grin while I still can. 💕⠀ ⠀ Thanks to @milklife for sponsoring this fun little series of posts, and for letting us share some of the ways our family loves and enjoys milk every day. ⠀ •••⠀ #sponsored #milklife #lovewhatsreal #motherhood #teething #milk #wholemilk #bottlefeeding
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