BBRRRRR- Chilly Temps and Warm Breakfast

The US is currently in quite the cold snap!!! Because of this I decided last night to try some crockpot oatmeal. This would be a nice warm up to take with me on the way to work. I used the recipe found here: http://www.chow.com/recipes/30656-slow-cooker-steel-cut-oatmeal with a couple tweaks. I decreased the milk, nixed the vanilla extract, and added a sprinkle of dark chocolate chips. Very creamy and warmed me up! How do you keep Jack Frost away??

Overnight Oats- Easy Breakfast

Need an easy go to breakfast? My new one is Overnight Oats. Fix the night before, Grab from the fridge and head out the door. 

What you Need

Container ( I use a protein shake mixer)

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup milk (dairy, almond, coconut)

1 tablespoon chia seeds

1 tablespoon flax seeds

Greek yogurt- the more you add the thicker it is-  I use 2 tablespoons

Mix ins 

For mix ins

My fave is a few handfuls of blueberries, pecans and brown sugar.

Other yummy choices

Nutella

Nut butters ( mix with Nutella too)

Banana

Lemon curd 

Strawberry jam

Let your imagination run wild!

Nursing Pad Review

In the market for reusable nursing pads? Here are my fave  https://www.etsy.com/listing/182939403/rainbow-cheetah-leopard-set-of-2-nursing

Check out my review on Rockerbyebaby http://rockerbyebaby.com/blog/2014/7/9/meet-kari-guest-blogger-nursing-pad-reviewer

Easy Lactation Cookies

2 ripe bananas

1 cup oats

Handful semi sweet chocolate chips

2 TBS brewers yeast

1 TBS chia seeds

1 TBS flax seed

Mash banana, mix all ingredients, bake at 350 for 15 minutes. 

I just are 4 of them... Don't judge till you try them!!!

Pumpkin Carrot Cake Muffins

1 package carrot cake mix

1 can pumpkin

1/4 cup milk

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Mix all together. 

Optional top with pumpkin seeds

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes

Enjoy!!! (With

coffee is my fave)

**Easy to do with toddler too. My mini chef dumped what I handed him, stirred and sprinkled. **

Diy Photo Booth

Here is a quick trick for a photo booth/light box. I took a piece of printer paper, bent it in half and taped it in a sunny window. 

Ignore the kitty nose prints. And below is a shot. 

What do you use? 

Instagram Sale Tomorrow

My first Instagram Sale is tomorrow afternoon! 

Hope to see you on Instagram - I'm @littlegemskari 

Here is a sneak peak: