These Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups are easy to make in one bowl and are toddler-friendly! What we have here is the perfect apple-cinnamon oatmeal breakfast. To go. When I made my Double Chocolate Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Cups this summer, I promised that more flavors of these portable ...
Gluten-free Recipes
Avocado Pineapple Salsa
This Avocado Pineapple Salsa is the perfect combination of heat + sweet and it goes well on everything from chicken to fish to veggie burgers! I've always loved writing. When I was in second grade I "published" a book as part of the Young Author's program. In the back of the book, on ...
Baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal
This recipe for Baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal is healthy and simple to prepare!I hope everyone had a lovely long holiday weekend. For my non-American readers, I hope you had a lovely regular weekend. Either way, I took a mini-vacation from my blog, but I'm back with a hearty breakfast that is ...
Nutty Apple Quinoa Breakfast
Most sources say that a pregnant woman needs around 70 grams of protein a day. Recently I've been reading a book that suggests it's better to get 80-100 grams a day. That's a lot of protein! When I kept track of what I ate for a day (What This Pregnant Mama Eats) I totaled 74 grams of protein. ...
Halloween stuffed peppers
I loved reading all of your confessions in the comment section of yesterday's post. They actually made me think of about 10 more confessions I could have added to my list. For today, I'll stick with two confessions. First, there's not a new recipe in today's post. I simply used ...
Sweet Potato Butter
For many Americans, sweet potatoes are a holiday side dish and not much more. Little do they know that sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest vegetables you can eat. They are high in fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and manganese. They are also a decent source of calcium and ...
Quinoa pizza balls with yogurt ranch dip
The other day I had a flash back to my college days. Specifically, the food I ate during my college days. I couldn't get my mind off of one of my favorite college foods: pizza dipped in ranch dressing. When a pregnant woman gets her mind focused on a certain food, watch out. Suddenly, I ...
Chipotle Quinoa with Corn and Black Beans {and how to adapt for your toddler}
I have a few confessions to make. I don't normally plan our dinners around Meghan's likes. I think more about what Tim and I will like than her. I also rarely prepare her something different than what we are having. There are a couple reasons I do our dinners this way. First, as a toddler, ...
Vitamin C Fruit Smoothie
Feel a cold coming on? Boost your immune system with this Vitamin C Fruit Smoothie! Today is the last day of March. It's opening day, with the first pitch of the season being thrown in ball parks across America. All signs point to spring, right? Wrong. Yesterday I didn't believe it when I ...
Perfect Guacamole
Some things never change. This weekend I met up with some of my best friends from college for our Alma Mater's homecoming game. It's officially been a decade since we graduated, which does not seem possible. I learned that although a lot of time has passed, some things just don't change. Like ...