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 ...
Vegan Recipes
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 ...
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 ...
Cheap & Healthy: Roasted Vegetables with Grilled Polenta
Cheap and healthy are not two words that typically go together. I find it disheartening that, for the most part, eating an organic, whole foods diet, is quite a bit more expensive than going the fake food route. High quality ingredients can get pricey. I rarely bother to look at the regular ...
Toddler Eats: Gluten-Free Quinoa Peanut Butter Balls
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?) So no, I don't need to create gluten-free snacks for Meghan because she is allergic. It is important, however, to eat a variety of whole grains ...
Apple Chutney-Stuffed Roasted Portobellas
Every time I make this dinner, Tim says, "That's your best vegetarian meal". He loves his meat, so satisfying him without some flesh taking up the majority of his plate can be challenging. He loves this combination of roasted portobellas stuffed with a gorgeous apple chutney. I rounded out the ...
Vegan Coconut Cookies
Meghan's got a serious sweet tooth lately. She's always asking for cookies or chocolate pudding. I'm glad that her sweet cravings are not like her dad's, which usually involve either a tub of Grater's ice cream or a dozen Amish chocolate chip cookies. But this means that I have to be on my toes, ...
Rainy Day Soup
Although this has been an unusually hot week for the first week of fall, yesterday we had a short, but welcome break with a thunderstorm. Tim wasn't going to be home for dinner, so I really didn't have anything planned. I peeked in the fridge to see what I could throw together, and something about ...
How to Make a Salad a Meal
I used to be from the camp that a salad can be a side dish, but rarely would it be hearty enough to constitute a meal. Then I realized I just wasn't adding enough to my salad. A salad with only vegetables will surely leave you wanting more, but with a few added ingredients it can be a satisfying ...
Toddler Tuesday: A Hit and a Miss
I'm glad you found me in my new space! What do you think? Moving my blog from blogger to wordpress was more difficult than I imagined, but only because I'm not all that technically savvy. Once I figured it out, I realized the process was quite simple. If only it hadn't taken me hours to figure ...
Coconut Curry Vegetable Wrap
Every time I go to P.F. Chang's, I get the same thing: the coconut curry vegetables. We actually stopped there last Sunday on our drive home, but I couldn't really enjoy my dinner as Meghan was at the end of her rope by this point (we'd been driving in the car ALL DAY). Since then, the flavors ...
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 ...
