With my brother and his (large) family coming to town for the day, I wanted a healthy lunch I could make ahead of time and serve when they arrived. Â Who doesn't remember eating Campbell's Alphabet Vegetable soup as a kid? I think it's safe to say that it's a standard memory for most people in my ...
Vegetarian Recipes
Holiday Side Dish Test: Individual Savory Horseradish Bread Pudding
I'm officially a grown up. Â For the first time, I am hosting Christmas at my house. Â While I'm excited about not having to travel over the holidays, I'm nervous about the pressure of having a delicious Christmas dinner. Â 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. Â 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. Â My poor sweetie ...
Perfect Meal-on-the-Go: Pizza Muffins
Anyone getting ready to travel for the holidays? Â We are going on a twelve-hour road trip to visit family for the Thanksgiving holiday. Â Twelve hours in a car with a two-year-old. Â Sounds fun, right? Â We break the trip into two days, which means we'll have four meals plus snacks on the road. There ...
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. Â 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. Â Daylight savings time has not been kind to us. Â 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. Â So this ...
Spaghetti and Meatless Balls
I first tried going vegetarian in the fall of 2007. Â 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. Â 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. Â My pumpkin love doesn't end with the sweet dishes, I love it all around. Â Of course, my first thought was soup, but I wanted something heartier, so I went with ...
Split Pea Soup (is Really Good)
Something about the name Split Pea Soup doesn't make it sound very appetizing. Â I'll admit it. Â I pre-judged this soup by its name. Â Before this week, I'd never even tried Split Pea Soup because I really didn't think it would be good. Â How can I teach my daughter to not judge people based on their ...
I’m in Pumpkin Heaven
I have an obsession with all things pumpkin goin' on. Â I'm the kind of gal who would happily forgo the turkey on Thanksgiving, but starts dreaming of the pumpkin pie in early October. Â It isn't even officially fall yet, and I've already had 3 pumpkin-spiced lattes from Starbucks. Â In order to go a ...
Toddler Tuesday: A Hit and a Miss
I'm glad you found me in my new space! What do you think? Â Moving my blog from blogger to wordpress was more difficult than I imagined, but only because I'm not all that technically savvy. Â Once I figured it out, I realized the process was quite simple. Â If only it hadn't taken me hours to figure ...
Vegetarian BBQ Loaf with Baked Beans
We are getting ready to go out of town for a week, so this was my let's-try-to-use-up-all-of-the-food-in-the-house meal. Â When I looked in the fridge and saw we had carrots and celery for vegetables (and not much else) I immediately thought of making a veggie "meatloaf". Â Then I realized that's sort ...