A Sweet Side

Potato..Patato does it really matter? not to me at least, just as long as it tastes delicious! When making dinner for my family I try my best to make it as delicious and comforting as possible and it all comes down to the side dish. Personally I am a meat and potato kind of girl, you can not go wrong with a potato ever. I think that the sweet potato is not given enough credit and is sometimes overshadowed by the white potato. Not only is it sweet and delicious it also contains many nutrients such as calcium,potassium vitamin c and many more. Though it is a root vegetable and many don't consider it a " real vegetable"  they still pack a powerful nutritional punch. Sweet potatoes remind me of my Abuelita, growing up she used to make us baked sweet potatoes mixed with a little brown sugar and milk for breakfast it was simple but so warm and comforting. This recipe is one of my favorites for a sweet potato as a dinner side, there are only four ingredients, it is quick, simple to make and my little ones love them. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 sweet potatoes

1 stick of butter

Brown sugar

Cinnamon 

First thinly slice the potatoes

Next up for slicing is the butter!  (Fun fact: Butter contains a good amount of fat soluble vitamins and isn't all that bad for you in moderation.)

I used 1 stick of Sweet Cream butter and sliced it thin as well to have enough to spread through all layers of potatoes.

Once they are all sliced you can start to assemble them in the baking dish.

Start with the bottom layer of potatoes, try to spread evenly in the dish.

Take a couple pieces of the butter and place on top of the potatoes. Lightly sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar evenly across the layer.(Fun Fact: Brown Sugar contains more essential nutrients then white sugar do to the molasses in brown sugar although it won't do to much  to meet your daily intake,it is a healthier alternative. Cinnamon also has many health benefits that lead to blood sugar regulation, brain function and better heart health.)

Once the Baking dish if filled to the top cover with foil and bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes 

Perfectly roasted and tasty to compliment your Dinner.

A SUPER centerpiece

Calling all Super Moms!! I am a mother of boys,which means right now my life consists of super heroes, Nerf guns and band aids.My oldest son turned 4 at the end of November and his birthday theme was of course super heroes. He also chose to have his party and the one and only Chuck E Cheese which I wasn't mad about considering I probably paid less there for the same amount of guests I would have had at our house including food fun and favors and an added plus no clean up for me!! SCORE!!! Although the party was basically set up on its own I thought a few extra super hero touches wouldn't hurt, plus I  love to decorate for my babies it makes me feel good to do things extra special and personal for them. So, Chuck E Cheese pretty much provided everything but I thought some cute centerpieces would add an extra POP!! to the table. These centerpieces are simple and easy to make, you can also use this same concept with different themes.

  Supplies:

6 large mason jars (or any glass jar or vase)

42 kabob skewers

6 large icons "Pow,Pop,Bam,Zap,Wow,Wham"

7 different super hero logos printed out 6 times (I used cup cake topper prints)

2 bags of decorative shred any color (I purchased mine at the Dollar Store)

Tape(I used scotch tape but any tape will do!)

Start with the base of the centerpiece which is the large icon, decorative shred and mason jar.

Take one empty mason jar and one of the large icon cut out and place the cut out inside the mason jar so it appears in the picture above. Repeat this process with all mason jars.

After all of the mason jars are done add the decorative shred inside the mason jar

Fill it so it looks like this or all the way to the top.

Now for the middle of the centerpiece you will need 42 icon cut outs, I used cup cake topper print outs, 42 kabob skewers and tape,

Separate all  icons into matching piles and start with one pile at a time when assembling.

Place the icon cut out face down and tape skewer to the back.

When secured it should look like this, Repeat this process for all the icon cut outs.

When done they should look like this. Now you can start to put together the full centerpiece.

Place one of each icon in the jar until all jars have seven different super hero icons spread evenly throughout the jar.

When finished they should look like this.

And there you have it A SUPER centerpiece for your little super hero!

My Super Hero!