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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 | Author: Jami Leigh

A Mother’s Life
Remember when. . .

January 25, 2006

Tucking Charleigh into bed, pulling the pastel striped sheets up over her shoulders I appreciate the sweet moment of another day coming to an end. All is well in the house, only 8pm and I’ve got two kids in the tub and one squeeky clean brown haired girl already half asleep. With my husband in OKC I decided to put the kids to bed early and spend the remainder of the evening in quite aloneness. The aloneness that mommies rarely get. I’ve looked forward to this all day!

My plans of peace are shattered as a bubble covered 3 year old enters the room. more…

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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 | Author: Jami Leigh

It’s easy to alter most recipes into milk free delights. It’s a bit more difficult however to find the quick convenience of the beloved boxed cake mix. I’ve found a few good mixes to keep on hand for those “Charleigh” safe treats. Here’s a few we’ve found.

Note: Before you email me and tell me how incredibly unhealthy these all are let me tell you this:

I already know all about the poly, mono, tran, saturated, sugar, processed goop they all contain. Some days a kids just gotta have a treat, and today is one of those kinda days. I know it’s better to make from scratch but sometimes I run plum outta “scratch”. On this Valentine’s Day there absolutely no “scratch” left in the house so I’ll be making mini brownie cupcakes to take to the class party. I’ll also be baking a few safe sugar cookies. And yes, I’ll be watching like a hawk to make sure no milk derived molecules make it on to my daughter’s plate. Because I am officially “That Mom”.

dairy free brownie cupcakes

DUNCAN HINES®:

Family-Style Brownies Chewy Fudge

Moist Deluxe Swiss Chocolate Premium Cake Mix

Cookie Dough:

Pillsbury® Sugar Cookies

Pillsbury® Peanut Butter Cookies

Frostings:

Pillsbury® Creamy Supreme Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-Style Classic Chocolate

(Most of the Pillsbury® and Duncan Hines® Frostings are Dairy Free.
Check the Labels
)

Other Convenience Foods:

Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pizza Crust

(This is not nearly a compete list, only a few examples of easy to find easy to use dairy free products)

Alert!!! Manufacturers can change ingredients with out notice so if you are dealing with food allergies Always check the label!

Milk Allergy, Dairy Free, Packaged Foods, Cake Mixes