Wednesday, July 27, 2016

What to do with Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix? Make Ranch Meatloaf!!!!

To make the meatloaf:

In a bowl combine 3/4 pound ground beef, 1 beaten egg, 1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs and 1 packet Ranch dressing mix. Form into a loaf and place in a loaf pan, Bake uncovered at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into the center reads 165 F. 

Allow the meatloaf to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

*The recipe takes five minutes to prepare, 40-45 minutes to bake and serves four people.

Monday, July 25, 2016

Bottle Review of Dr. Brown, Avent and Mam


I heard a lot of great things about the Dr. Brown bottles so I purchased some before my daughter was born. When I first took the bottles out of the box I was overwhelmed with all the parts! But parts were very easy to clean and assemble. We used the Dr. Browns exclusively for the first month she was born. My daughter had very bad gas the whole time. 

The Dr. Brown bottles started leaking and I am pretty sure it's my fault. I had purchased a new pan to boil her bottles in and since then they started leaking. 

I had samples of the Avent and the Mam bottles and decided to try them out and see how she liked them. I love how all three bottles are anti colic! I tried the Avent first and she had a hard time with the nipple. Her next feeding I tried the Mam and she loved it! The nipple is the same as her favorite pacifiers which are also Mam.  I love that you can sterilize the Mam bottles in the microwave!!!! I decided to go out and purchase Mam bottles and switched her to those exclusively. 

Since the switch her gas is almost nonexistent!!! The Mam bottles have a lot of parts, but so did the Dr. Brown. Mam is easy to clean and assemble and my baby loves them. 

Out of all three brands this mom prefers the Mam!

* This is my unbiased opinion and I am not endorsed by any of the brands mentioned.