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 ...
Vegetarian Recipes
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 ...
I’m in Pumpkin Heaven
I have an obsession with all things pumpkin goin' on. I'm the kind of gal who would happily forgo the turkey on Thanksgiving, but starts dreaming of the pumpkin pie in early October. It isn't even officially fall yet, and I've already had 3 pumpkin-spiced lattes from Starbucks. 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? 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 ...
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. 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". Then I realized that's sort ...
Toddler Tuesday: Thank Goodness for Smoothies
If there is one thing I've learned about toddlers, it's that you always have to be on your toes. Once you get comfortable and think you have things figured out, everything changes. Meghan goes through stages where she eats a lot and then stages where she hardly eats at all. Despite how much she ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
