For the most part, no recipes are really needed for homemade baby food. Â The procedure is pretty simple. Â Cut food. Â Steam food. Â Blend. Â Feed baby. But here I am posting a recipe for homemade baby food. Â Even though it's a simple process, when I first jumped into making Meghan's food, I was ...
Archives for July 2012
A few updates and a winner
I can't tell you how many times I've updated my About and Links pages in the past year. Â In my head. Â I thought about it a lot. Â But when it came down to the dirty business of actually getting it done, it never happened. It wasn't so much that I was procrastinating. Â Well, maybe a little. ...
Coconut-lime roasted chickpeas
Chickpeas are a staple around here. Â Whether we fry them with a little oil on the stovetop or roast them in the oven, we love turning them into crispy little snacks or a tasty side dish. This is my latest flavoring that we all loved. Â Coconut oil is perfect for roasting because it withstands high ...
I CAN do it and so CAN you {giveaway}
Canning is something that's always been on my radar, yet intimidates me. Â Last summer, I Â got my feet wet and tried some low-sugar strawberry jam. Â The results were great and I knew I should branch out and try canning even more. When the good folks at Ball sent me a Canning Discovery Kit, it ...
Operation Eat More Vegetables: blueberry vinaigrette
For those of you just tuning in, this post is an update to Operation Eat More Vegetables, which is my attempt at getting my 3-year-old, as the title amply explains, to eat more vegetables. To get a sticker, Meghan has to eat all the vegetables she is served at dinner. Â It took her 12 days to get ...
Vegan mint chocolate chip ice cream pie
The dog days of summer are here. Â Where I live, it's hot. Â If I close my eyes and walk outside, I could mistakenly think I walked into a sauna. Â The last thing I want to do is turn on my oven and bake. But I still need dessert. Â Oh, yes, dessert still needs to be had. My sweet tooth is kind of ...
Losing the bread {guest post}
When the good people at everydayhealth.com contacted me about having one of their writers do a guest post for my blog, I thought it would be a great opportunity to have a health writer share her thoughts about a topical issue in the world of nutrition. Â Please welcome Darci Sosa to Happy Healthy ...
6 months
Somebody's been in this world for half a year! Â Luke recently turned 6 months old (I'm a little behind on these updates so he's actually 6.5 months already) and we are loving this stage. Gone is the newborn who was content to sit in his bouncy chair and stare at the teddy bears hanging in front of ...
Quinoa patties with black beans and corn
When the biggest card-carrying carnivore takes a bite of a vegan patty and says, "Really good, hon," you know you have a recipe winner. Â The carnivore is my husband, by the way, and he is not always easy to win over with my healthy, meatless meals. If you have a man (or woman) in your life who ...
Operation Eat More Vegetables: Sunny Orange Broccoli
Ever since Meghan (3 3/4 years old) was a toddler, I've used the feeding philosophy outlined in Ellyn Satter's book, How to Get Your Kid to Eat...But Not Too Much. Â The gist is that I can control what I feed my child, I can control when she eats, but how much she eats is up to her. Â Satter advocates ...