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Baba’s Homemade Perogies

Each summer growing up, my brother and I would spend a good chunk of time at my Baba’s house a few hours away from our hometown.  Our visits were filled with things kids’ dreams are made of – exploring, gardening, painting, fort building, teepee making, and cooking – and one of the things I most looked forward to each summer was making homemade perogies!  There’s really nothing not to like about them…  Doughy little pockets filled with potatoes and cheese and served with butter and sour cream?  Yes please!  Plus they’re fun to make too.

So with Baba currently visiting us on her way through to Singapore for a cruise {lucky duck!}, we just had to make perogies.  After all, who better for Miss G to learn from than the perogy master herself?!  {Seriously, I’m guessing that my Baba has made tens of thousands of perogies in her lifetime – the woman could probably make them in her sleep!}

And the fact that Miss G got to experience making perogies with my Baba just as I did as a little girl?  That makes my heart very happy.

Here’s a peek at the process {and Baba’s go-to recipe}…

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First the dough…

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Apple Peanut Butter Salad

Sweet Apple Peanut Butter Salad | Mama Papa Bubba

Mmmm…  Apples and peanut butter.  Such a good combination.  Even better?  Apple peanut butter salad that incorporates crunchy grapes, sweet bananas and the yummiest peanut butter ‘dressing’ too.  Miss G loves this salad and it makes for a perfect after school snack {or breakfast or lunch in Grae’s opinion}.  It’s easy to make too!

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Wholewheat Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies {sweetened with coconut sugar}

Wholewheat Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Mama Papa Bubba

With the rain pouring down this afternoon and Brad out for the evening, Miss G and I decided to bake a batch of delicious cookies just before dinnertime (oops).  Miss G, the little chocolate lover that she is, requested chocolate chip and was more than happy to go with dark chocolate chunk cookies with walnuts.  Now, I must say…  These are definitely not the healthiest cookies we’ve ever made {hello, butter and coconut sugar!}, but they are absolutely delicious.  In the past, we stuck to coconut oil as our go-to fat and really only did small amounts of local honey and pure maple syrup {as well as dates and other fruits} to sweeten our baking, but now that Miss G is 5 {eek!}, I’ve definitely become more lax with the ingredients I’m willing to use in our homemade baked goods and treats.  That being said, these cookies are made with 100% wholewheat flour {something I’m not yet willing to compromise on} and use a super dark organic fair-trade chocolate bar cut into chunks instead of regular chocolate chips, so they’re definitely on the better-for-you side when compared to traditional chocolate chip cookies. 

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Watermelon Dessert Pizza

Watermelon Dessert Pizza | Mama Papa Bubba

Oh my goodness… I’ve been wanting to make this for ages, but with seedless watermelon not generally available in Kuwait, I’ve had to practice using alll of my patience {until today}.  Lucky for me, seedless watermelon was the first thing I saw when I walked into our local grocery store here in Germany, so obviously, this watermelon dessert pizza was meant to be!  ☺  

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Strawberry Banana Oat Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Oat Smoothie | Mama Papa Bubba

With just over two weeks left in the desert, we’ve been doing our very best to work with what we have in the kitchen instead of doing our usual {ridiculously expensive} weekly grocery shop.  So far so good, though the shelves are definitely looking quite bare.  Luckily, we always seem to have something that can be thrown into the blender to create a yummy breakfast smoothie, or in today’s case according to Miss G, a ‘milkshake’. ☺

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Reindeer Pancakes

Reindeer Pancakes | Mama Papa Bubba FBOh my goodness…  Miss G and I have been having way too much fun with our advent activities this year!  I’m so thankful that I created all of our advent activity cards ahead of time – having them pre-made and ready in a jar has saved me tons of time already, and I never have to worry about coming up with a fun idea because the ideas are already right there in front of me.

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Mini Apple Pies Kids Can Make

Mini Apple Pies Kids Can Make | Mama Papa Bubba

Grae and I are very lucky to be part of a fabulous little play school co-op here in Kuwait.  The whole thing is very low key.  We meet at someone’s house every Sunday morning to partake in a few fun activities that go with our weekly theme, and then we meet on again on Thursday mornings for a less structured outdoor outing or ‘field trip’ of some sort.  Since this week’s theme was apples, I helped to set up an apple pie making station for our little ones {ages 1 to 4} to enjoy.

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Little Chef’s Baking Kit

Little Chef s Baking Kit | Mama Papa Bubba

When Gracen gets invited to a birthday party, she’s usually excited about two things – actually going to the party of course, and coming up with a fun gift to bring along!  This gift was for a friend who was celebrating her 7th birthday this time around, so Miss G knew she wanted something ‘big girlish’.  We brainstormed ideas throughout the week {a hair dressing kit and a card making kit were other options in the running – two of G’s favourite things}, but in the end we decided on a little chef’s baking kit since our friend enjoys baking with her mama just as Grae and I enjoy baking together.

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