All I Want Today

It seems like everyone in North America is sick, including Mr. & Baby B. I am doing everything in my power not to get sick, ginger lemon tea and Oil of Oregano is a major part of my diet these days. Turnips are a very good source of vitamin C also, remember this turnip bread? What are you doing to stay healthy this flu season? did you get the flu shot?

Design: Baftani
Pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Cold in Minnesota

We are in MN spending our holidays with family, and freezing. I have not taken my knit socks off my feet since we got here. It has been so nice to relax in the ever so calm and quite Midwest, and get a way from the craziness of NYC during the holidays. My sister in law and I walk a few blocks to the store and we did not see a sole on the street. We are staying with Mr. B's parents now, and between the dog and the 2 young aunts, Baby B has forgotten who I am. I am taking full advantage I have to say.  I think we might even squeeze in a date night tonight.  

Weekend

HI Friend,
Hope you had an amazing weekend, every one in the Baftani household has a cold, so we did not do much. We made it to the park for some running around with Baby B's cousin, but other than that, just stayed home and relaxed and had lots of warm drinks with lime and honey to help sooth our throats. Oh and we watched Elmo videos a bi gillion times.

Turnip Bread

Turnips are sooooo good, I HATED them when I was a kid, my mom would make us eat them when we had a cold. It turns out they are a great natural source of vitamin C. Since Baby B and I have been fighting a cold (medicine free!) I have been including turnips in every meal (Sorry Baby B if you hate them too, but "Mama knows best!").  Last night I had the brilliant idea of making turnip muffins, with out eggs or dairy (both are best to be avoided when you have a cold)
so my "muffins" were more like bread, still very good, Mr. Baftani agreed.
Here is the recipe:

2 Medium Size Japanese Turnips (boiled and mashed)
1/3 Cup Unbleached All Purpose Flour
1/4 Cup Grape Seed Oil
1/4 Cup Honey
1 tbsp Chia Seeds (before soaking, after soaking they are more like 3 tbsp)
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt

Try it!
Top photo from here