Guess whose birthday is just under a month away? Â Hard to believe, but this little girl is turning 3. Last year, after two major healthy-cake failures, at the last minute I caved in and made a boxed cake for her birthday. Â I was out of time and desperate. When I looked at the ingredients on ...
Recipes
Peas and Thank You: A Cookbook Review and Giveaway
When I learned one of my favorite blog authors, Sarah, aka Mama Pea, was coming out with a cookbook, I anxiously awaited its release. Every single recipe I've tried on Mama Pea's blog has been fantastic, so I knew her cookbook had to be added my to collection. Â When it hit stores on July 26th, I ...
Carrot Cake Smoothie
Things That Make Me Happy: 1. Â Checking tasks off of my to-do list. 2. Â A clean house. 3. Â When I have to wake Meghan up from her nap and she's still so sleepy she lets me rock her. 4. Â New clothes. 5. Â Finding fun home decorating ideas on Pinterest. Â (Can you say obsessed?) 6. ...
Veggie Pancakes
I know what you're thinking. Â I'm becoming a sneaky chef. Â First, I sneak vegetables into muffins, and now they're hiding in my pancakes. Â My intention is not to hide the vegetables from my daughter or my husband. Â But sometimes, you gotta do whatcha gotta do, know what I mean? It's not that ...
Raw Vegan Corn Chowder
Whew! Â I'm back from my vacation and busier than ever. Â Why is it so much work getting back into the swing of things after returning from a trip? Â I can't complain, though, Michigan was beautiful and the time spent with family and friends was priceless. I was born and raised a Michigan girl, but ...
Vegan Chili Lime Lentil Tacos
When I track all the food that I consumed for a day (check out the post What this pregnant mama eats), I realized two nutrients I need to make sure I'm getting enough of each day: Â protein and iron. Â This is important for anyone eating a plant-based diet, but especially important for a pregnant ...
5-ingredient summer salad
Meghan asks me, on average, seventeen times an hour to go outside and play basketball when the temperature is near triple digits with 1000% humidity. Â She doesn't care that upon stepping outside her cheeks instantly change to the color of the tomatoes in the salad I'm about to tell you about. Â (She ...
Grilled Veggie Pizza
This summer, one to two nights a week, Tim isn't home for dinner. Â He is playing in a baseball league and has games in the early evenings. Â In the beginning, when he was gone it was easy dinner nights; I thought it wasn't worth it to spend too much time cooking if he wasn't going to be home for ...
Arugula salad with grilled pear & balsamic vinaigrette
I've been on a huge arugula kick lately. Â I don't know what it is, but something about those peppery leaves makes me happy. Arugula is one of those greens that you either love or hate. Â If you're a hater, that's okay. Â You can either stop reading now, or be clever and substitute another green, ...
Watermelon-Avocado “Ice Cream”
Summer is my favorite season. Â By a long shot. Â I love the warm sun, flip flops, the pool, and the smell of grilling going out throughout the neighborhood every evening. I also love cold treats that offset the hot days. I had a hard time naming this treat. Â Is it sorbet? Â Kind of looks and tastes ...
High Protein Energy Balls
Life is never dull with a 2 year old around. Â They have a seemingly endless supply of energy. Â They love to get involved with whatever their parents are doing. In this case, they like to get involved in whatever Mommy is doing. Â And Mommy was trying to take a few photos of the energy balls for ...
Vegetarian Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
I don't think I posted one dinner recipe during my first trimester. Â That's because I didn't create any new recipes. Â Most of our dinners were 20 minute projects that I threw together while trying to fight off nausea. Â We had a lot of egg sandwiches for dinner. Now that I'm feeling better (for ...