Infused Thanksgiving Vodka

I have had a rough experience with infused vodka before. My mom let pineapple soak for ages, and then we are the pineapple..... I'm mainly a beer person, so it was a tad much. And by a tad much I mean that I ate it an passed out on my parent's sofa shortly thereafter. Not a good scene. This time around, we are going to infuse for a shorter period.

Our plan is to mix with tonic as a post dinner treat once our Little Peanut is asleep. Our recipe is as follows:

2 cups pomegranate seeds

2 cups cranberries, halved

The skin of one orange

One vanilla bean, split down the length

750 ml of vodka

Mix it all together and wait 2 weeks. I'll keep you posted on the results!

Brie en Croute

Ok,so since out Little Peanut was born the hubs and I have tried to do a date night at home on Saturdays. This week we made Brie en Croute, which was shockingly simple but delicious and looks fancy (it would be great for a party.) our first step: thaw out a sheet of puff pastry (I just bought a box of Pepperidge Farm brand at the store) and lay out our toppings. I try to roughly shape them to the same size as the top of the Brie. I used 2 Tbs of raspberry jam, dried cherries, and walnuts.

I place the Brie on top:

And then fold the puff pastry over the whole thing:

The last step is mixing 1 Tbs water and an egg and mix together well.  Please the ends (the non-smooth side of the pastry) down and brush the whole thing with the water egg mixture. Bake that bad boy on 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. When it's done it will be a sweet savory melty bundle of goodness. Place on a cracker, slice of apple or pear, or just eat a chunk out of your hand. So good!!

Our travel high chair

Sorry that I fell off the planet fora while, our Little Peanut is teething so sleep is not happening I our house. Anyway, every time we go out, someone stops us to ask about our travel high chair. It's the Inglesina Fast Table Chair - Liquirizia (Black) from Diapers.com, and we bought it for $50. This past weekend, the Hubs, Little Peanut and I went out to lunch (a rare and special occasion in our house) and we were stopped by the parents of a 4 month old who was in her car seat and a grandmother to an older baby asking about our chair.  It hooks onto the table, and we use it on the edge of our island at home so when we go out it's familiar for our Little Peanut.  

It folds flat into a pouch that is hidden under the seat, and the back is higher for early sitters who need more support.  Best of all, you are putting your little one in a high chair that may have the spills and germs for the previous kids ( I'm a pretty hardcore germaphobe so this is a big deal for me). Awesome chair all around, I just wish I had given out my Diapers.com account info for the referral reward!