Results tagged “Moms” from The Sneaky Chef

One of the great perks of being the Sneaky Chef is meeting people who love food and fun as much as I do! I had a great time last week with a truly amazing group or women: Dallas' top mom bloggers. Thanks to Uncle Ben’s who brought us together, I got to connect with this bunch of passionate, energetic, fun-loving folk. We had plenty of laughs as we whipped up pizza rice balls, chocolate rice pudding, and lots more.

One of the bloggers posted this entertaining blog after the event:

“I am still toying around with the name of this post. I had to so much fun today that I just don’t know what title fits best. I met some old friends and some new friends today. It goes to show that in Texas, no one is a stranger. You would have sworn we were all family. Just check out our family photo:


“What could bring this quirky group together? FOOD! Today, myself and a few of my blogging buddies were blessed to be able to learn how to be sneak from Missy Lapine, The Sneaky Chef. Missy showed us how to become more diverse with our cooking and with Uncle Ben’s (WHITE) Whole Grain Rice. Now me being the child of the group, I didn’t want to try anything! The thought of veggies touching these lips was unheard of and quite frankly, not gonna happen. I figured I would make the suggested recipes and then feed them to my veggie eating crumb snatchers at home. My kids love veggies but me on the other hand, yeah not happening…

“Long story short, as Dr. Phil would say, this is the changing day in my life. I was convinced that one of the wonderful recipes was worth trying so I tried <http://www.thesneakychef.com/index.php> Sneaky Chef Pizza Rice Balls. Let me make this announcement now because it rarely ever happens but, I was wrong. Those little balls of rice renewed my faith in vegetables and made me wanna buy wheat germ! I am as picky as it gets and this dish tastes like a delicious pasta or spaghetti o’s to a kid. I had trouble saving some for my kids but I did and guess what, they no longer think that Missy Lapine should be brought up on charges of treason!”

Read another great blog Here (scroll down to May 13th)  

How inspiring was this year's olympics!? I watched with my family from high in the mountains of Colorado, along with the rest of the country, while the astonishing Michael Phelps made history. But my attention was also very much on the 22 mothers who were competing in the olympics. There was the 33 year old mother and gymnast who medaled against world class athletes half her age or less. Even more captivating was 41 year old gold medalist and mother, Dara Torres, swimming against 16 year olds. I had no idea that there were 22 olympic athlete moms. Mothers competing against the world's greatest athletes? I can't tell you how inspiring that is.
 
My entire family was inspired. We biked and hiked and swam like we never have before. There was an advertisement on during the events that said that there is one marathon more grueling than any olympic event: being a mother. I loved seeing that ad. I think about the incredible discipline and focus that must be required to be an olympian, and then I think about how much the average mom has to do to raise children, and often maintain a career on top of it, in today's world. It's pretty much a toss up in my book.
 
While watching these olympics, I renewed my commitment to do at least one full hour a day of real exercise. I know that doesn't sound like much in comparison to what these olympic moms are doing, but it'll be great for me, and for my relationship with my family. Between the new tae kwon do classes with my daughter, Sammy, walking the hills around my home, and tennis a few times a week, I am determined to   increase my energy for life. I know I am so much more productive with regular exercise, and my relationships with my family and friends always improve as well.  
 
Thank you, olympic moms, for inspiring us all.