We have been blessed with a child who hasn't shown any food allergies or intolerances in her two years of life. (Will you please knock on wood for me?) Â So no, I don't need to create gluten-free snacks for Meghan because she is allergic. Â It is important, however, to eat a variety of whole grains ...
Kid Friendly Recipes
Toddler Tuesday: Homemade Larabars
Meghan has completely fallen in love with Larabars. Â 95% of the time when I tell her it is time for snack, she replies with, "Larabar, please, Mommy." Â She's got the manners down, and I'm actually pleased with her snack choice. Â They are great whole food snack bars made with basically just nuts and ...
A Birthday Picnic for my Baby Girl
Two years ago today, I was sure my heart must have grown to twice its size, because how else could it fit so much love?  If you are a mother, you know what I am talking about.  I cannot describe the emotion I felt when I first held Meghan. In an instant, everything changed.  Nothing in my life would ...
I’m in Pumpkin Heaven
I have an obsession with all things pumpkin goin' on. Â I'm the kind of gal who would happily forgo the turkey on Thanksgiving, but starts dreaming of the pumpkin pie in early October. Â It isn't even officially fall yet, and I've already had 3 pumpkin-spiced lattes from Starbucks. Â In order to go a ...
Toddler Tuesday: A Hit and a Miss
I'm glad you found me in my new space! What do you think? Â Moving my blog from blogger to wordpress was more difficult than I imagined, but only because I'm not all that technically savvy. Â Once I figured it out, I realized the process was quite simple. Â 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: Thank Goodness for Smoothies
If there is one thing I've learned about toddlers, it's that you always have to be on your toes. Â Once you get comfortable and think you have things figured out, everything changes. Â Meghan goes through stages where she eats a lot and then stages where she hardly eats at all. Â Despite how much she ...
Vegetable Croquettes and Quinoa-Watermelon Salad with Citrus-Basil Vinaigrette
How's that for a mouthful of a title? Â Last night's dinner was just a vague idea in my mind that I kind of made up as I was going along. Â I started with a basic kid-friendly dish that I wanted to use--a slight variation of a vegetable croquette recipe from Super Foods for Babies and Children and ...
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 ...
Carefree lunches
As I mentioned yesterday, we just got back from a two-week vacation. Â We are barely going to get unpacked before we will be back on the road again as we are heading to Chicago for the weekend. Â With such a short time between trips, I'm keeping lunches simple this week. Â Meghan started out with a ...
Hiatus Over
I took a break from my food blog for various reasons over the past months. Â I wasn't sure when I'd get back to it, and then something weird happened to me in the last few weeks. Â I've found myself thinking as if I'm blogging. Â It's really strange- as I'm eating or preparing a meal, I find myself ...
Toddler Tuesday: Healthy Add-Ons
Is it Tuesday again already? Yikes. We went out of town Thursday for the Easter weekend, so this blog hasn't been in the forefront of my mind. Then I remembered...Toddler Tuesday! I have to blog on Tuesday if no other day, right? ;-) Since we have been traveling, I ...