Kaake Family Blog

I was watching one of my favorite youtubers the other day - Katie Hespe .  She had a taco salad that looked so yummy.  I changed up a few things.  To date this is my favorite vegan meal.  It's definitely different from our typical taco salad that uses ranch dressing, and doritos but it's a nice healthy change.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.   Sweet Potatoes: 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 scant teaspoon salt Pepper to taste  Rice: Jasmine Rice Water 1 tablespoon like juice Black beans: 1 can black beans Cumin Garlic powder Salt Dressing - Vegan Cilantro Lime Dressing 1 cup just mayo 3 slices jalapeño 1/3 cup cilantro Zest of 1 lime 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, dill Scant 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons water Veggies: Spinach Onions, fin...

Today is the last day of school. The boys and I are so excited!!!! One of the things I like to do is ask each child if they could only do one thing this summer, what would they want to do. We make sure to do those things, within reason of course, before the summer ends. Today we are hammering out the first one with camping - Daniel’s choice. I had reservations at a campground but had to cancel because of health issues. That’s not going to deter this mama! We will now camp  in the backyard. Being intentional in this way has led me to have a lot fewer regrets on the way time is spent during the summer with my kiddos.  Another thing I do is think of what each child needs to work on. Jonathan is getting closer and closer to adulthood so this summer he’s going to be cooking a meal once a week for our family to get more used to the kitchen. Joshua and Daniel are going to learn how to ride bikes without training wheels. Again, picking one thing per child. This helps the boy...