Baby Is Coming Ready Or Not!

 This week I have been working on somethings for when the baby comes. 

We have a month until the baby is due. We do home births. There is a list of items that we are supposed to have ready a month in advance. I have almost everything gathered. An important thing that I am still missing is new born baby clothes! But, I have time..... :)

Home birth supplies

I made a batch of tamales this week. I froze the extras to have a couple tamale meals when the baby comes.  I used this RECIPE. I have learned a few things about using dried chili's from watching Rick Bayless' video classes on YouTube. I implemented some of his instructions for taking the seeds out and toasting the dried peppers before hydrating them.

Tamale assembly

They are really good when used like this. I have used dried chili's to make sauce for tacos now that I know how to use them in the right way. 

I was able to freeze two bags of tamales with 15 tamales in each bag.

Tamales cooked and ready to freeze

I made and froze some gluten free corn biscuits just in case my Mom brings some chocolate gravy when she comes to see the baby. *wink* *wink* (have I mentioned that my Mom reads this blog?)

Corn biscuits

I had a freezer full of chicken bones, not literally, but you understand my point. Most of the bones came from de-boning split chicken breast. While I was doing some baking this week I put the bones in the oven to roast. 

Roasted chicken bones

Roasted bones lend a lot more flavor when used to make broth than non-roasted bones.

Now I have a freezer full of chicken broth! Mmmmm. A week ago we had sore throats and I was able to pull out some frozen chicken broth that I had made previously and heat it to drink. Warm chicken broth is so soothing! I like having some on hand.

 Proverbs 10:4

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

I hope everyone has a good week!