These Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes are light, fluffy, and make a wonderful weekend breakfast! This post was originally published in 2014. Photos have been updated. If you didn't catch this one the first time around, you need to give it a try--it's a favorite pancake recipe! I originally ...
Kid Friendly Recipes
Carrot Honey Quick Bread
This Carrot Honey Quick Bread has a vibrant color and wonderful texture from the shredded carrots it uses!Let me age myself for a minute. When I got married, my mom gifted me a collection of recipes. It was family recipes, recipes she found in magazines, and recipes she gathered from ...
Easy Chocolate Bird Nests (No-Bake, Vegan, and Gluten-Free!)
These Easy Chocolate Bird Nests are a family-favorite recipe I make every year around Easter time. They are quick, easy, AND healthy! Note: This recipe was originally published in 2012. I updated the photos and the text and recipe are the same. When different holidays roll around, do you ...
Top Ten Kid-Friendly Wraps
By this time in the school year, I always end up in a rut when it comes to packing school lunches. I fall into the trap of packing the same things day after day. These kid-friendly wraps are inspiration for you (and me!) to change things up and offer some different choices for our kids' ...
Chocolate Covered Cherry Shake
This post was originally published in 2011 when I was pregnant with my youngest child, Luke. I'm not currently pregnant. :) I reshot the photographs for this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Shake and decided to republish it to put it back on the front page. If this one is new to you, enjoy!I have a teeny ...
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cups
I'm about to turn the way you think about chocolate-covered strawberries upside down. Introducing Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cups. Your life is never going to be the same. Okay, yes, that's dramatic. But these are SO SO GOOD. I really want you to try them so I have to make sure I get my point ...
Lemon Coconut Energy Balls
These Lemon Coconut Energy Balls have a bright, lemony flavor and are an easy-to-make healthy snack! Sometimes, in the middle of winter, I need something fresh and bright. Something to fight off seasonal affective disorder, which threatens to take over when I don't see the sun for over a week ...
Vegan Banana Almond Chia Seed Pudding
This Vegan Banana Almond Chia Seed Pudding is an easy, plant-based breakfast that is filled with protein and will energize your morning!Have you tried chia seed pudding? The first time I tried it, I swore it would be my last. It wasn't the taste. It tasted just fine. It was the texture. I could. ...
No-Bake Peanut Butter Snowballs
These Peanut Butter Snowballs are made with just 4 ingredients and are a healthy, gluten-free treat! Just like that, it's December and I'm in full-on scramble-to-get-it-all-done mode. UGH. Why do I do this to myself every year? The part of my brain that reminds me to get things done ...
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
This Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is easy to make in one bowl and is a comforting, healthy breakfast for fall and winter! Is there anything better than a warm, sweet, cinnamon-y, hearty breakfast when the temperatures outside cool off? I think not. Baked oatmeal is about as good as it ...
Hot Mulled Apple Cider in the Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker
This Hot Mulled Apple Cider in the Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker is perfect for any holiday gathering! In a perfect world, I'd have this hot mulled apple cider warm in my Crock-Pot® slow cooker every day from now 'til April. It's got a lot going for it. It makes my house smell amazing, it tastes ...
Nut-free Granola Bar Recipe
If you are looking for a nut-free granola bar recipe, this one is chewy with a little crunch and super easy to make! I'm extremely grateful that my children don't have tree nut or peanut allergies. I can only imagine the stress a mother must feel on a daily basis knowing that accidental ...
