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What does it take to be a mom? Everything! That's why this blog will feature posts about everything from babies to baking. Here, you'll find useful tips, easy dinner ideas, time management ideas, info on cool toys and gadgets, pediatrician advice (we have one in the family), baking recipes, great books to check out, as well as personal posts about life at the Lofing house!

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Super supper of the week
Super supper of the week

Here's a list (and occasional commentary) on books that will make that well-earned soak in the tub even more relaxing and like a mini-getaway (at least, until you hear your little one calling you over the baby monitor).

Belly Laughs, by Jenny McCarthy - Fabulous read for pregnant mommies, irregardless of whether this is your first or fifth baby. Funny and engaging, this book is definitely entertaining, and gives a sneak-peak into what it's like to be pregnant and a celebrity.
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen - A wonderful fiction novel about an elderly man who, as he nears the end of his life, remembers back to his days working for a circus. He is a trained veterinarian who leaves school before taking his final exams, choosing instead to join the circus. He becomes their animal doc and the story chronicles his adventures under the big top.

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Super supper of the week

This recipe is from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine. I gave it a whirl last night. It turned out pretty darn good. Nice change of pace from the old spaghetti and sauce routine. My two cents are in parentheses.

Ingredients:
1 2lb container part-skim ricotta cheese
1 16-oz container shredded parmesan
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp thyme
1 pkg manicotti noodles (I used old-fashioned boil kind, but next time I'm going to try the no-boil variety)
2 large eggs
Salt and pepper
2 jars prepared tomato sauce

To prepare:
Boil, drain and cool noodles (next time, I'm using the no-boil kind. It was very hard to stuff the limp noodles and several tore - rats!). Set aside on Silpat mat. Combine ricotta, 1 cup parmesan, herbs, eggs, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Beat well or whisk until kinda fluffy. Spoon the cheese mixture into a quart-size ziptop bag and get the air out. Snip one of the corners. Use the bag like a pastry bag to help fill the manicotti noodles. Spread 2 cups of tomato sauce in bottom of 9x13 pan. Place manicotti noodles however they will fit best. Spoon another 2 cups sauce over top of filled noodles. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Yields two nights of dinner for 4 people.

I served with eggplant and zucchini that I sauteed in a little olive oil and seasoned with garlic, salt and pepper and garlic bread.

This recipe also is said to freeze very well for up to 3 months. Do not freeze in aluminum pan though - the acidity in the tomato sauce will eat through the pan.

Buon Appetito!

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Here's a list (and occasional commentary) on books that will make that well-earned soak in the tub even more relaxing and like a mini-getaway (at least, until you hear your little one calling you over the baby monitor).

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