My mother-in-law put out some appetizers on Thanksgiving which included a spread of cheese and crackers. Even though I knew we would be eating dinner in an hour, I let Meghan have free reign on the crackers. I rarely buy store-bought crackers so she must have thought it was a special treat. The ...
Recipes
Holiday Side Dish Test: Individual Savory Horseradish Bread Pudding
I'm officially a grown up. For the first time, I am hosting Christmas at my house. While I'm excited about not having to travel over the holidays, I'm nervous about the pressure of having a delicious Christmas dinner. My dad is an amazing cook and I know I could just let him whip up a traditional ...
Immune Boosting Smoothie
I hope everyone had a happy, healthy Thanksgiving holiday. I hope you enjoyed my non-recipe posts as we were visiting my in-laws and I didn't do much cooking. After two days of driving, Meghan woke up this morning with a low-grade fever, no energy, and not much of an appetite. My poor sweetie ...
Perfect Meal-on-the-Go: Pizza Muffins
Anyone getting ready to travel for the holidays? We are going on a twelve-hour road trip to visit family for the Thanksgiving holiday. Twelve hours in a car with a two-year-old. Sounds fun, right? We break the trip into two days, which means we'll have four meals plus snacks on the road. There ...
Sauteed Rainbow Chard with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts
All vegetables have their merit, something that makes them stand out and be worthy of our consumption. One category of veggies, however, really deserves a blue ribbon. Of course you know I'm talking about the good ol' leafy greens. Their nutritional value is, dare I say, unmatched in the ...
Grandma’s Famous Bread with Pumpkin Butter
Browsing through some old recipes, I came across my late grandmother's recipe for whole wheat molasses bread. One of the most prominent memories I have of time at my grandmother's house is eating this bread, toasted with apple butter. It seems she always had a fresh loaf with homemade apple butter ...
Toddler Eats: Peanut Butter and Jelly French Toast
It's been one of those weeks. Daylight savings time has not been kind to us. Five straight days of waking in the wee hours of the morning coupled with naps being spoiled by ill-timed bowel movements (I resisted the urge to call them "big poopies"), and Meghan is a bit out of sorts. So this ...
Spaghetti and Meatless Balls
I first tried going vegetarian in the fall of 2007. I was married for just over a year, my mom was going through cancer treatments, and I was embarking on a nutritional journey that was largely uncharted territory for me. No one in my life was a vegetarian, and most people were actually more like ...
Baked Pumpkin Penne
Although I am thoroughly enjoying my pumpkin pie smoothies a few days a week, I was inspired by this post to create a savory pumpkin dish. My pumpkin love doesn't end with the sweet dishes, I love it all around. Of course, my first thought was soup, but I wanted something heartier, so I went with ...
Toddler Eats: Cinnamon Raisin Cookie Bars
All right, I'll admit it. I like the homemade 'Larabars' just as much as Meghan does. I do make them especially for her, though, so I will call them Toddler Eats. These fruit and nut based bars have become a go-to snack for us; they are really perfect. They take about 5 minutes to make. For a ...
Split Pea Soup (is Really Good)
Something about the name Split Pea Soup doesn't make it sound very appetizing. I'll admit it. I pre-judged this soup by its name. Before this week, I'd never even tried Split Pea Soup because I really didn't think it would be good. How can I teach my daughter to not judge people based on their ...
Vegan Sloppy Joes
I grew up loving Sloppy Joes. I was never a huge meat-eater, but there was something about the old Sloppy Joes that I could not get enough of. (And make 'em extra sloppy!) Looking back, it wasn't the meat that made the Joe something special. It was that flavor. Straight-from-the-can Manwich ...
