If you've been reading my blog and paying attention to the recipe ingredients, you have probably noticed that I use coconut oil a lot in my recipes. I first encountered coconut oil when I bought the cookbook Skinny Bitch in the Kitch. All of their recipes called for coconut ...
Recipes
Vegetable Croquettes and Quinoa-Watermelon Salad with Citrus-Basil Vinaigrette
How's that for a mouthful of a title? Last night's dinner was just a vague idea in my mind that I kind of made up as I was going along. 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 ...
Margherita Pizza on the Grill
The grilled pizza last night was almost a complete disaster. Thinking back, I'm not sure how I was able to salvage it at all. Luckily, Tim had an errand to run while I was preparing dinner. He doesn't do well with the craziness that ensued when I was attempting the pizza. I've been wanting to ...
Carefree lunches
As I mentioned yesterday, we just got back from a two-week vacation. 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. With such a short time between trips, I'm keeping lunches simple this week. Meghan started out with a ...
Hiatus Over
I took a break from my food blog for various reasons over the past months. I wasn't sure when I'd get back to it, and then something weird happened to me in the last few weeks. I've found myself thinking as if I'm blogging. It's really strange- as I'm eating or preparing a meal, I find myself ...
Meatless Main Dish: Millet and Black Bean Patties with Corn
Sometimes finding meatless main dishes can be difficult. I find a lot of my meatless meals end up being casseroles or one-dish meals. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but I like to have meals where I can prepare some side dishes sometimes, as well. I was excited to try ...
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 ...
Toddler Tuesday: Spinach Nuggets with a Fun Yogurt Dipping Sauce
I was rereading part of Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron and she lists the "Super Green Veggies" as kale, broccoli, greens, brussels sprouts, asparagus, swiss chard, okra, peas, and spinach. She suggests that babies and toddlers (and the rest of us, too, I suppose) should have at least one serving ...
Snack Attack: Healthy Vegan Carrot Spread
Add vegetables to your snack game with this Healthy Vegan Carrot Spread! I have an affinity for snacking. When my body is telling me it's hungry, I'm just not good at saying, "So sorry my friend, you must wait until the next scheduled meal". So I don't. When I'm hungry, I eat. (And sometimes ...
Toddler Tuesday: Cheesy Broccoli, Rice, and Beans
I thought I would dedicate my Tuesday blogs to toddler food. Feeding a toddler is a challenging task as their taste memories are so short. One day Meghan will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE a certain food, and the next day act like she has never tasted something so disgusting. Since I am always looking for new ...
Dinner Tonight: Salmon with Dill-Tahini Sauce and Roasted Vegetables
Some of you who have been following my blog might be thinking, "Wait a minute! I thought this was a vegan blog!". Please allow me to clarify any misconceptions. While my husband and I challenged ourselves to eat vegan for a month in January, I am not a true vegan. I consider myself more of a ...
