I'm a bit of what even I'd consider an "unconventional" parent. There are many aspects of parenting I've become passionate about now that before didn't make me think twice. One of which came up and blew up on my facebook today and that was car seat safety.
I shared a link on my facebook for other moms to see that the guidelines for car seats and boosters have changed to help educate them in case they had not noticed yet and could make an educated decision on what they felt was best for their kids. I got numerous "likes" and a few positive comments, and then a negative comment. That negative comment turned into a bit of an argument, she deleted her comments then messaged me which lead to my being called a bad name and deleted from her friends. This really saddens me, not really to "lose" a friend, but to have someone argue facts and research that's right in front of them for silly reasons.
Reasons I heard:
- There were less issues "back in the day" when we were babies and most of us weren't even in car seats
- My baby is big so my doctor told me it was "ok"
- I only turn him around to take pictures cause I have a small car and that's the only way I can get them.
Now I personally, along with several friends, think all 3 of those are insane reasons to ignore research and guidelines. For one, there are ALOT more cars on the road now than there were years ago. There are also a lot more people out there who ignore the laws (not much unlike her) driving around which causes more accidents. Either way, there is ALWAYS a chance at being in an accident and that chance to me is enough to take precaution and go with what is safest for my children.
An another note, I also dont see how any doctor would tell you it is "ok" to turn your child's car seat around at 6 months (and ignoring the law) because they meet the minimum weight alone. An infant reaching the weight minimum does NOT mean their neck/spine is strong enough to withstand the type of impact that goes with a collision. In my opinion, that is a red flag from any medial professional to find a new doctor!
And the third suggested reason, pictures. I am an avid picture taker and snap pictures of my kids all the time as does most proud parents, but that in no way should ever put their safety at risk. Being able to take pictures of your child while riding in the car is not something that should trump the law and what's safest for them and is pure ignorance.
Now I'd like to leave anyone who is interested and open to learning about car seat safety with a few links to help them, as education was my intent for the link I posted on my facebook. This, as well as my FB post, is not meant to cause a debate on what people think is best, just to inform so people are able to make more educated decisions. I wish I'd taken the chance to research it when my oldest was a baby and am thankful we never had to find out the "hard way."
Crash Test
Crash testing, along with a touching story of an 18 month old who was involved in a crash while forward facing.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
home made egg rolls and cheese wontons
This is the 2nd time I've made these and the first time I got a lot of questions so I figured I'd take pictures along the way so I could make a post about how I did it. I first got this idea from a recipe on pinterest that I edited with things that we like in our family so the possibilities are endless on these....
Cheese Won Ton ingredients:
1 package of cream cheese
1 cup of finely shredded italian style cheese (5 cheeses)
1 egg
1tbs water
won ton wrappers
jar of sweet and sour sauce (if desired)
The amounts above made quite a bit of filling/wontons so you are welcome to cut it in half if you'd like. I only ended up making 12 and used about half of the filling to get an idea of how much it would make. First, you'll want to take the package of cream cheese out a bit earlier so it has a chance to soften up some. It will make mixing it much easier. Once softened, mix the cream cheese with the shredded cheese. I used a fork so it could kneed through the cream cheese well to mix it well. Then, you'll want to make your "egg wash" which will help keep the won tons together when you seal them. For that you mix 1 egg and 1tbs of water together. Now for the wrapping.... Put about a nickel to quarter ball amount in the middle of the won ton wrapper
Repeat this for each wonton until they are all made. I fried them in my deep fryer on 350 for about 4-5 minutes until they were nice and golden brown and crispy.
Egg Rolls:
For the egg rolls I did 2 different kinds. One was teriyaki and the other was with wing sauce. Like I stated above, the possibilities are endless depending on your taste so dont be afraid to try different combos.
First, I boiled chicken (3 pieces of boneless skinless chicken breast) and let cool a bit. Then, I used my food processor to chop it up pretty small but you can cut it to whatever size you'd like. Then, I mixed 2/3 of it with the teriyaki sauce (I used KC Masterpiece honey teriyaki marinade) with the chicken so it's all moist and let that sit for a bit so it soaks into the chicken (kinda like 15-20 minutes), then mixed in finely shredded cheddar cheese. I didn't measure but used 2 pretty big handfulls.
With the other 1/3 chicken I mixed it with wing sauce and let sit a bit, then added shredded cheddar cheese to that mixture.
Now down to the wrapping.....
You'll want to use the same egg wash you used for the won tons (1 egg, 1tbs water) to seal these as well. take a fair amount of chicken mixture and put it long ways in the middle of the egg roll wrapper like this....
Then take the bottom corner and bring it up to wrap the mixture and tuck some of it under the mix to help keep it secure like this...
Then, dab a fair amount of the egg wash in the middle of the rolled portion and fold the left corner up and place the corner in the middle on the egg wash like this....
Then repeat with the right corner and rub the edges with a dab of egg wash to help seal it up well. Then, put cover a the remaining corner with egg wash about 1 inch down and roll it to the corner to close it up. I also like to run my finger over the edges with egg wash to ensure they are well sealed for the frying process. It should look like this when done...
Continue with the rest of the mixture until it's all rolled up. Then you're ready to fry these up! I used my deep fryer for these as well. I found I could fit about 4-5 in at a time and fryed them for about 5 minutes each until they were nice and golden brown and crispy.
I served these with store bought sweet and sour sauce and rice (chicken friend rice for me and the kids and white rice for hubby).
Cheese Won Ton ingredients:
1 package of cream cheese
1 cup of finely shredded italian style cheese (5 cheeses)
1 egg
1tbs water
won ton wrappers
jar of sweet and sour sauce (if desired)
The amounts above made quite a bit of filling/wontons so you are welcome to cut it in half if you'd like. I only ended up making 12 and used about half of the filling to get an idea of how much it would make. First, you'll want to take the package of cream cheese out a bit earlier so it has a chance to soften up some. It will make mixing it much easier. Once softened, mix the cream cheese with the shredded cheese. I used a fork so it could kneed through the cream cheese well to mix it well. Then, you'll want to make your "egg wash" which will help keep the won tons together when you seal them. For that you mix 1 egg and 1tbs of water together. Now for the wrapping.... Put about a nickel to quarter ball amount in the middle of the won ton wrapper
Then, put a dab of the egg wash on the top corner and press it together with the bottom corner with the points going straight up above the ball. Then, put a dab of egg wash on the right corner and wrap that around the points sticking up already so it's sealed well. Do the same with the other corner and brush all sides with egg wash to seal them against the rest of the won ton.
Egg Rolls:
For the egg rolls I did 2 different kinds. One was teriyaki and the other was with wing sauce. Like I stated above, the possibilities are endless depending on your taste so dont be afraid to try different combos.
First, I boiled chicken (3 pieces of boneless skinless chicken breast) and let cool a bit. Then, I used my food processor to chop it up pretty small but you can cut it to whatever size you'd like. Then, I mixed 2/3 of it with the teriyaki sauce (I used KC Masterpiece honey teriyaki marinade) with the chicken so it's all moist and let that sit for a bit so it soaks into the chicken (kinda like 15-20 minutes), then mixed in finely shredded cheddar cheese. I didn't measure but used 2 pretty big handfulls.
With the other 1/3 chicken I mixed it with wing sauce and let sit a bit, then added shredded cheddar cheese to that mixture.
Now down to the wrapping.....
You'll want to use the same egg wash you used for the won tons (1 egg, 1tbs water) to seal these as well. take a fair amount of chicken mixture and put it long ways in the middle of the egg roll wrapper like this....
Then take the bottom corner and bring it up to wrap the mixture and tuck some of it under the mix to help keep it secure like this...
Then, dab a fair amount of the egg wash in the middle of the rolled portion and fold the left corner up and place the corner in the middle on the egg wash like this....
Then repeat with the right corner and rub the edges with a dab of egg wash to help seal it up well. Then, put cover a the remaining corner with egg wash about 1 inch down and roll it to the corner to close it up. I also like to run my finger over the edges with egg wash to ensure they are well sealed for the frying process. It should look like this when done...
Continue with the rest of the mixture until it's all rolled up. Then you're ready to fry these up! I used my deep fryer for these as well. I found I could fit about 4-5 in at a time and fryed them for about 5 minutes each until they were nice and golden brown and crispy.
I served these with store bought sweet and sour sauce and rice (chicken friend rice for me and the kids and white rice for hubby).
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