I'm short on time today so I won't even try to get my tired brain to come up with a clever introduction to this recipe. Â I'll just tell you that it's one of the tastiest quick dinners I've ever made. Â When a dinner can be ready in less than 30 minutes and delivers big on flavor, it's a winner in my ...
Big love
Things are about to get a little sappy here on Happy Healthy Mama. Â I apologize ahead of time and blame the post-pregnancy hormones on the sentimental vibe that's taken me over today. It is Valentine's Day, after all. Â And while a lot of people argue it's just a Hallmark holiday and a silly ...
How dinner went down: February 5th-11th
Here it is: Â another week of how dinner went down in our house. Â Grocery shopping day snuck up on me and I wasn't fully armed with a meal plan this week. Â I hate when that happens because grocery shopping inevitably takes longer and I often either forget something I need or buy things I don't need. ...
1-Minute Sugar-Free Brownie
This 1-minute sugar free brownie is made is your microwave and you'd never know it's healthy! Warning: Â this recipe may change your life. Â I know it's changed mine. What if I told you you could have a gooey, chocolate-y, sweet brownie that was also sugar free and totally healthy in one ...
Are you exercising for the right reasons?
In the back of my mind, I know that exercise has a lot of benefits. Â Not just short term, see-them-right-away benefits, but also the long term, really-make-a-difference kind. In case you didn't know, exercise has been proven to: Prevent and/or manage type 2 diabetes. Prevent certain types ...
Apple cheddar frittata
When I need a quick and easy dinner, one staple item I turn to often is eggs.  They lend fast preparation, are a good source of protein, and are chock full of nutrients.  Eggs also happen to be economical and delicious. This is a dinner that can be on your table in under 30 minutes.  If you're ...
How dinner went down: January 29th-February 4th
I love reading blog posts with weekly meal plans. Â I always like to see what other families eat for dinner in a typical week and can usually find new ideas for my own weekly meal plan. I've been hesitant to post my own meal plans here, though, Â because I don't always stick to them. Â Sometimes I ...
Exercise update: starting is the hardest part
After my 6 week (already?!) postpartum check up on Thursday, the doctor gave me the green light to begin exercising. Â At first, I thought, I'll start on Monday. Then I realized that I was just putting it off. Â Why not start now? Â What was so special about Monday? source So instead, I just started. ...
Orange Almond Energy Balls
Let's face it. Â We all could use a little more energy. Â Everyone has something in their life that steals their energy, whether it's a demanding career, school, or being a mom. Â For me, it's juggling being a wife and mother to a 3 year old and newborn that is robbing me of my usual energy ...
Postpartum update: one month later
The last four weeks have passed by in a wonderful, exhausting fog. Â It really is true that with motherhood comes amnesia and as time passes, you forget what the newborn stage is really like. You forget what it means to operate on a small amount of fragmented sleep on an everyday basis. Â You ...
New year’s resolution: master homemade sandwich bread
I'm not posting about my experiences with homemade bread because I'm a bread expert or even remotely know what I'm doing when it comes to making yeast bread from scratch. Â I'm a novice at best. I'm posting about making homemade bread because I know there must be a number of my readers who are in ...
Luke’s birth story: part 2
You can read Luke's birth story: part 1 here The hospital is a 20 minute drive from our house. Â Meghan was just getting back from a walk around the neighborhood to look at Christmas lights with her grandparents as we were leaving. Â Tim rolled down my window and I managed to say a quick good-bye, ...