I've been in a serious breakfast rut lately with no signs of getting out. Day after day I have my same old oatmeal. It's good, but who wants to eat the same thing for breakfast every single day? Then something happened. I ran out of oats. Necessity breads innovation, so I was forced to create ...
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Goodness Bars
Since Meghan isn't eating as well lately, I've been dreaming up ways to get a bigger variety of foods into her. I don't want to become a "sneaky chef" type mom just yet, but I do think it's acceptable to get creative to get her eating more foods. If I offer her oatmeal, she'll sometimes eat it. ...
Maple-Cinnamon Crunchy Quinoa
Taste. Texture. Appearance. Even if you're not thinking about it when you're eating that voluptuous bowl of oatmeal you prepared, these are all qualities that come into play when deciding if you like a food or not. We all have our preferences and for some taste might be king, while another ...
Breakfast Quinoa
It's easy to get into a breakfast rut. For Meghan and Tim, it's smoothies. For me, it's oatmeal. Both are great breakfast choices, but if you eat anything 7 days a week you're bound to get sick of it eventually. This recipe was my attempt to shake up our breakfasts. {The chocolate waffles were ...
Baby Steps To Reducing Toxins: When Natural Products Aren’t Safe
Source A while back, I posted about taking baby steps towards reducing toxins in my life. It was something I wanted to stay focused on, so I included it in my Goals for 2011. The goal itself wasn't very specific, but it was clear: Continue to take steps toward a more natural, toxin-free way of ...
Beat the Winter Blues Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
This recipe is my attempt to rebel against winter. No Mr. Winter, I'm not going to make soup today. What's that you say? You want me to cook a heavy casserole? Sorry, I've had it with your warming comfort foods. Enough is enough. Do you hear me? We. are. over. Next Wednesday is Ground Hog ...
Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats
Steel cut oats are the less-processed brother of rolled oats. Because they are less processed, they retain more nutrients than rolled oats, which of course means steel cut are the oats I want to consume. Until recently, I have only consumed them on a rare occasion, though, because they take so. ...
Three Bean Vegetarian Chili in the Slow Cooker
My kitchen had a very good Christmas. She was a little selfish, but got everything she wanted. She received a fabulous all-purpose cooker that is a rice cooker, slow cooker, and steamer in one. It's hard to believe we've gone this long without a slow cooker. I've had fun experimenting with it, ...
Favorite Recipes of 2010
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed their time celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. While I took a few days off from blogging to focus on the celebration and time with my family, I wanted to give you a recap of our favorite recipes that I posted on Happy ...
It’s Just a Phase, So Treat it That Way
Meghan eating kale chips When it comes to toddlers and eating, I'm not even sure what the definition of a "phase" is since their eating habits and likes and dislikes are always changing. In reality, everything can be considered a phase since once you think you can get comfortable, everything ...
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 ...
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 ...
