Tiffany McFadden Nutrition Consulting
  • Tiffany McFadden, RD
  • Blog
  • About
  • Services and Rates
  • Book an Appointment
  • Links

Food with a Story

Sleep

10/9/2012

6 Comments

 
I have been cooking and baking like crazy. I usually do a lot of my writing when both boys are having their afternoon naps. Lately they have decided not to have much over lap, so less time to write. 

Baby sleep is a funny thing, in that it isn't funny at all. I have never had those babies that slept through the night as soon as I brought them home from the hospital. Hudson started sleeping through the night at around seven months. Sawyer is approaching seven months (2 days away...what!?) and appears to be getting worse. We went through a nice stretch where he was only up only once in the night, lately 3-4 times...yawn. I keep checking for teeth...nothing new. 

I was staying with my aunt when Hudson was quite young and waking frequently in the night. She said she liked the night feeds, enjoyed them no less. This is a woman that had five children, I was sure her brain was fried. But it is a funny thing the second time around. Day time feeds are surrounded in chaos: noise from oldest yelling, oldest climbing on me like a jungle gym, oldest waiting until mid-feed to declare he was to go pee...right now. I don't get a lot of time to gaze into Sawyer's eyes or marvel at his downy blond hair. At night it is just me and him. It is quiet, he is still and cuddly. We rock in the glider and he gets showered in kisses before I lay him back down. Am I tired most days? Yes. Could I do with this interaction once instead of three or four times a night? Yes. Is this going to be over soon? Probably. Will I miss it? For sure. Add me to the fried brain mom list.

I was going to make Salsa Stuffed Mini Meat-loaves for dinner the other night and was looking for a side. I decided to try a Southwest Quinoa Salad.
Picture
Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa
2 cups low sodium chicken broth (or veggie stock to keep it vegetarian)
1  diced bell pepper
1/2 cup diced red onion
1 cup corn (fresh, frozen or canned)
1  can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 large tomato, diced (I used cherry tomatoes)
fresh lime juice from three limes
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup light feta cheese
salt and black pepper to taste
A splash of your favorite hot sauce
Picture
Directions
  1.  Combine quinoa and chicken broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until the quinoa has absorbed all the broth, about 15 minutes. Cool quinoa in refrigerator at least 10 minutes.
  2. Mix together bell pepper, red onion, corn, black beans, cilantro, tomato, lime juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, hot sauce, and feta cheese in a large salad bowl. Lightly stir in the quinoa, and season with salt, pepper, and additional lime juice to taste, if desired. Chill the salad at least 30 minutes before serving; serve cold. Adapted from here.
Picture
Loved everything about this salad. Lime, tomato and cilantro, always a winning combo. I couldn't wait to eat the left overs the next day, tasted even better. This really could be a meal in its self, and can be served as an entree salad. It was a good compliment to the mini meat loaves. I could steal the 1/2 cup of black beans I needed and use the rest in the salad. Don't like cilantro, try parsley or basil. Increase the heat with a diced jalapeno or more hot sauce. 

I would love to post with more regularity, I miss my once a week writing slot. Sometimes when the boys are napping at the same time I need a nap too. That way I can handle the frequent night wakings and even take some joy in them. 
6 Comments
    Picture

    Tiffany McFadden, RD

    Recipes

    All
    Apple Tart
    Baking
    Banana Blueberry Muffins
    Banana Rice Pudding
    Bean And Pasta Soup
    Beans 'N Stuff
    Black Bean Quinoa Chili
    Black Bean Taquitos
    Breakfast
    Broccoli Cheese And Potato Soup
    Buttermilk Bran Muffins
    Camping Meal Tips
    Carrot And Red Lentil Soup
    Carrot Mango Salad
    Cauliflower Cheese Soup
    Cheesy Quinoa Bites
    Chicken And Bean Enchiladas
    Chicken Chow Mien
    Chicken Tikka Masala
    Chipotle Turkey Burgers
    Chocolate Syrup
    Cilantro Lime Chickpea Salad
    Coconut French Toast
    Comox Valley Farmer's Market
    Condiments
    Cream Of Turkey Soup
    Crispy Yam Fries
    Curried Butternut Squash Soup
    Curried Sweet Potato
    Dessert
    Double Chocolate Muffins
    Easy Pizza Crust
    Easy To Make
    Eggplant Involtini
    Fish Tacos
    Freezer Jam
    Fresh Goat Cheese
    Fruit & Nut Steel Cut Oats
    Fruit & Yogurt Popsicles
    Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
    Glazed Nuts
    Gluten Free
    Grains
    Grapefruit Oatmeal Scones
    Greek Dressing
    Halibut Chowder
    Honey Mustard Chicken Fingers
    Italian Sausage Pasta
    Lactose Free
    Lemon Asparagus Orzo Salad
    Lemon Loaf
    Locally Grown
    Mains
    Mexican
    Mexican Rice
    Miso Glazed Halibut
    Nutrition Topics
    Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
    Panko Herbed Fish
    Paper Bag Popcorn
    Peanut Butter Banana Pancakes
    Pineapple And Shrimp Fried Quinoa
    Pineapple Carrot Muffins
    Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
    Raosted Red Pepper And Goat Cheese Pasta
    Raspberry Banana Baked Oatmeal
    Raspberry Cream Cheese Quinoa Muffins
    Raw Kale Salad
    Refrigerator Oatmeal
    Roasted Tomato Soup
    Salads
    Salmon Cakes
    Salsa Stuffed Mini Meatloaf
    Sausage And Spinach Stuffed Shells
    Sauteed Swiss Chard
    School Lunch
    Sesame Ginger Salmon
    Sides
    Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup
    Slow Cooker Recipes
    Slow Cooker RIce Pudding
    Smoothie Tips
    Soft Granola Bars
    Soups/Stews
    Southwest Quinoa Salad
    Spiced Rhubarb Chutney
    Spicy Honey Bbq Chicken
    Stove-top Popcorn
    Strawberry Conserve
    Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
    Strawberry Vinaigrette
    Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
    Taco Seasoning
    Tex-Mex Shredded Chicken
    Tomato Polenta Tart
    Vegetarian
    West Coast Prawn And Quinoa Salad

    Archives

    April 2018
    August 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    March 2016
    December 2015
    September 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    August 2014
    June 2014
    February 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011

    Follow Me on Pinterest
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photos used under Creative Commons from avlxyz, racheocity, lyzadanger, eflon, Steve Snodgrass
  • Tiffany McFadden, RD
  • Blog
  • About
  • Services and Rates
  • Book an Appointment
  • Links