Do you find yourself waiting for circumstances to be perfect before you take action on something? Rather than just doing something, do you spend time waiting to do something until the timing is just right? I do this all. the. time. To the point that less gets done because let's face it, the ...
Recipes
Coconut blueberry breakfast quinoa {vegan, gluten free}
Are you getting bored with your breakfast routine? If you're stuck in a breakfast rut, I've got just the recipe for you. Whenever I find myself making the same breakfast over and over (I'm talking to you, oatmeal), I turn to my good friend quinoa. Breakfast quinoa recipes are not strangers on ...
Open-faced sandwich with smoky kale and goat cheese
I would like to introduce you to my new favorite lunch. It graced my lunch plate the last two days and I'll probably have it today, too. And tomorrow. After that I'll have to make a trip to the grocery store to get more kale. I'm 100% addicted. This is the only recipe that allows me to eat an ...
Whole grain chocolate chip cookie mini muffins
When I asked Meghan what she wanted me to make for her birthday treat at school, her answer was chocolate chip muffins. I considered making the banana chocolate chip muffins I made for her first day of preschool two years ago, but decided to try something new. I didn't really plan on these being ...
Vegan pumpkin spice ice cream
Do you ever feel like while the days can seem to go slow, the weeks, months, and years just fly by? It can seem like an eternity from the end of dinner to the kids' bedtime, but then I blink my eye and realize my baby girl is going to be five (!) in a few weeks. Before I know it she'll need enough ...
Roasted potatoes with pistachio pesto {vegan}
Meghan is the kind of kid who decides if she likes a food or not based on how it looks. I suspect she's not the only kid out there who does this. So when she looked at these potatoes, she quickly declared, "I don't like that kind of potatoes." Of course not. They look...different. There's ...
Honey-sweetened spiced peach butter and giveaway winners
Did you get a chance to see any of the National Can It Forward Day events on Saturday? If you didn't, check out this page to see what you missed! In honor of National Can It Forward Day, I decided to try my hand at some small-scale canning. I thought making some spiced peach butter would be the ...
15 minute grilled chickpea tacos
I'm writing this post in the wee hours of the morning, hoping I could beat the troops and get it done before the rest of the family starts their day. The little man, however, is already beckoning me as I type these words. The best laid plans... What's a mom to do? This is going to be the ...
Cheddar and smoky cherry panini
I don't generally eat too many paninis in the summer months. Something about a hot sandwich when it's hot outside doesn't usually appeal to me. This panini, however, is a summer panini if there ever was one. Made with fresh seasonal cherries, this panini has summer written all over it. I had ...
What my milk-soy protein intolerant toddler eats in a day
Feeding toddlers is tricky. They change their mind about what they like daily. They want to exert their independence at mealtime. All you want is them to eat nutritious foods that will aide optimal growth and development. Not easy! Feeding a toddler with intolerances or allergies is even ...
Fiesta salad with cilantro-lime dressing
The last few months, we fell into a nice little routine. Saturday morning I would bring Meghan to gymnastics. During that free hour I made my meal plan and grocery list for the week. Then Saturday afternoon we made a family trip to the grocery to store to get our goods. {Interesting side note: ...
Easy 3-ingredient Fudge Pops Recipe {dairy-free}
I'm sorry to have back-to-back chocolate recipes coming your way. Okay, I'm not sorry. Is there really such a thing as a food blog with too many chocolate recipes? I don't think so, either. When Meghan asked me for a chocolate popsicle, my mind immediately went to the Fudgsicles of my youth. ...
