This recipe is my attempt to rebel against winter. No Mr. Winter, I'm not going to make soup today. What's that you say? You want me to cook a heavy casserole? Sorry, I've had it with your warming comfort foods. Enough is enough. Do you hear me? We. are. over. Next Wednesday is Ground Hog ...
Dessert recipes
Healthy Holiday Treat: Peanut Butter Snowballs
Is anyone else feeling bombarded with too many white sugar and white flour filled holiday treats? I love a good sugar cookie as much as the next person, but really, enough is enough. If you're ready to tone it down a bit while still having a delicious treat, this recipe is for you. These peanut ...
Grandma’s Famous Bread with Pumpkin Butter
Browsing through some old recipes, I came across my late grandmother's recipe for whole wheat molasses bread. One of the most prominent memories I have of time at my grandmother's house is eating this bread, toasted with apple butter. It seems she always had a fresh loaf with homemade apple butter ...
Vegan Coconut Cookies
Meghan's got a serious sweet tooth lately. She's always asking for cookies or chocolate pudding. I'm glad that her sweet cravings are not like her dad's, which usually involve either a tub of Grater's ice cream or a dozen Amish chocolate chip cookies. But this means that I have to be on my toes, ...
Toddler Tuesday: Homemade Larabars
Meghan has completely fallen in love with Larabars. 95% of the time when I tell her it is time for snack, she replies with, "Larabar, please, Mommy." She's got the manners down, and I'm actually pleased with her snack choice. They are great whole food snack bars made with basically just nuts and ...
Toddler Tuesday: A Hit and a Miss
I'm glad you found me in my new space! What do you think? Moving my blog from blogger to wordpress was more difficult than I imagined, but only because I'm not all that technically savvy. Once I figured it out, I realized the process was quite simple. If only it hadn't taken me hours to figure ...
Toddler Tuesday: I’m in Love
As far as almost-2-year-olds go, I guess Meghan is exhibiting normal toddler behavior when it comes to eating. But that doesn't make it any easier. Last night for dinner, she had a variety of foods to choose from, many that at one time or another have been her ...
Toddler Tuesday: A Healthy Dessert without Sugar
Hello friends---toddler Tuesday is back! We had a fabulous weekend with my brother, sister-in-law and niece in Chicago. Now after a hectic month of traveling we have a few weeks off. This has been one busy summer, but I love it. On my mind ...