Beat the winter blues or fight off a winter cold with this simple recipe for roasted garlic chicken noodle soup.It’s winter in Michigan. AKA the season for colds. And baby, it’s cold outside AND inside--- the whole family, even the cute, cuddly 6-week old, are fighting … [Read more...]
Healthy Snacks for Preschoolers
Today's post is brought to you by my friend and fellow registered dietitian, Kristy! As a mom with young kids herself, we're always chatting up delicious and nutritious ways to feed our kids [and keep our sanity]. Kristy has experience with school-age children so I thought it … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Apple Quinoa Parfait
Remember all that quinoa I cooked over the weekend? I put it to good use. "Very good use" said my 15 month old. Well, he didn't really say that. But he gobbled down this Cinnamon Apple Quinoa Parfait in record time after his nap. Rest assured quinoa, yogurt, and apple ended up on … [Read more...]
No-Recipe Meal Ideas
I have a confession to make. And I have a feeling many of you are in the same boat. I might share homemade recipes, pin 1,000's of them on Pinterest, and collect cookbooks like they are going out of style, but I really only use or follow a recipe once or twice a week. So I guess … [Read more...]
Homemade Taco Seasoning
When asked to create a smoky or spicy recipe for this month’s Recipe Redux challenge, there was no doubt in my mind I would be creating a spicy recipe. I put hot sauce [Tapatio to be exact] on everything from cottage cheese to eggs to spaghetti! Weird, I know. Instead of … [Read more...]






