Phew! What a week. Like yours, no doubt, the holidays always come to our house with a whirlwind of activity – decorating the house, shopping for gifts, cleaning (or not 😛 ), and baking! Baking Christmas cookie boxes for friends and family has long been a favorite holiday tradition in our family. Why do we…
Food & Recipes
As a busy lady, food and meal planning isn't always easy, is it? Let us help! Read on for new recipe ideas, tips to get dinner on the table FAST, thoughts on nourishing your family (and you!), and more.
Too-Good Caramel Apples: the best NO BAKE bake-sale goodie
Try these caramel-coated, chocolate-covered candy apples once, and you’ll love them forever. The no-bake recipe yields a beautiful caramel apple perfect for fall bake sales, holiday gifting, or starting a new tradition with kids. An easy, festive, hugely-decadent sure-winner recipe during busy October? Yes, please. Did I mention the recipe starts with fresh, tart, crisp…
10 Really Good Comfort Food Recipes. Let’s Cook.
Are you craving some good comfort food recipes this week? Comfort food. It has that name for a reason. Some of us hunker down in the kitchen on stressful days, making – and eating – foods that leave us feeling good, comfortable, and satisfied. For us, that means homemade breads, soups, or dishes like chicken…
Homemade Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches – Celebrate Summer.
These gigantic, homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches are a big winner at our house every summer. We love them so much, they never last long. The kids enjoy helping with the cookie-making and assembly (sprinkles, sprinkles, sprinkles!), and it always makes me laugh to see their sticky smiles run through the yard after they’ve shared…
How to plan healthy lunch ideas
Are you struggling with healthy lunch ideas? Maybe lacking inspiration to stay on track with your goals to eat a more balanced diet? Or, maybe you need some new flavor ideas to keep you motivated? For us, lunch is one meal that can sometimes derail our best intentions as we juggle tight schedules, long to-do…
Bakery-Style, Easy Valentine Cookies
Looking for a fun, festive goodie for the Valentines in your life? Look no further. These easy Valentine Cookies are a scrumptious treat and gorgeous when packed up for gifts. The recipe is a little riff on my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe – which originates from America’s Test Kitchen. The chocolate chip cookie was…
The Berry Crumble Recipe: A “pie” for non-bakers
What’s a berry crumble recipe? A pie for non-bakers? Read on, friends, read on. This recipe’s a shout-out to you wonderful friends who love pie, but don’t love to bake. No rolling out a homemade pie crust! No lattice-top weaving! No fussing over how to get the first piece out of the pan! Our Berry…
How to freeze fresh sweet corn and WHY you should
There’s just something about using fresh sweet corn in cooking. Sure, canned corn is an easy swap when fresh corn isn’t available in those cold winter months…but what if fresh corn WAS available? Read on for our favorite method of how to freeze sweet corn and savor that fresh corn flavor for months! — Freeze…
Quick-To-Fix Creamy Chicken, Mushroom & Wild Rice Soup
It’s that time of year again – when a steamy cup of soup just seems to warm the heart. This Chicken, Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup is an easy dinner recipe that delights your senses. It’s loaded with fresh veggies, wild rice and lots of chicken…all in a flavorful, piping hot, creamy soup base…mmm… Top…
A dietitian’s tips to help kids try new foods
The chicken nugget showdown. Been there? You try your best to put wholesome, delicious, nutritious food on the family table but your best intentions are met with a wrinkled nose and request for chicken nuggets…again. Sigh. How do we help kids try new foods? A bit ago, we had a conversation where a friend asked…