Sweet potatoes are a staple around here. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, we eat them at least a few times a week. They are a great source of vitamin C, calcium, potassium and more. They are low glycemic index which means they don’t affect blood sugar the way their white potato cousins do. Plus, combined with [...]
Around here, grab-n-go foods are important. They provide us with options when we are out and about – because they feed our hunger and keep us from stopping for fast food. Grab-n-go foods are also important when we get up late and don’t want to skip breakfast, and (often more importantly), my kids like them. [...]
Our organic lifestyle My family and I have been on a mostly organic diet for over a year now. Removing artificial ingredients and preservatives from our diets have gone a long way towards improving our health and making us feel better. Combine organic foods with clean eating and I cook more from scratch and I [...]
When I was younger my mom used to make homemade pumpkin cookies this time of year. They were awesome. The recipe, I guess, was handed down through the family, and the other day she sent it to me. Now, being me, I had to tinker with it because I wasn’t going to use sugar and [...]
In my quest to make as much as I can for my family from scratch, I have been looking for granola bar options that are gluten-free and easy to make. I also had an itch to make something with pumpkin. As far as on-hand ingredients go when you aim to have a gluten-free treat, oatmeal [...]
I am currently reading a book about living gluten-free and although we haven’t adopted the lifestyle fully yet, I have been trying to create recipes that are gluten-free for dinner time. Eventually we will work our way up to the rest of the meals. The other day I knew I wanted to make some sort [...]
Yesterday I posted a recipe for homemade fruit popsicles made with strawberries and blueberries. They were delish! That same day we also made some watermelon popsicles and they too tasted amazing! It tastes as yummy as it looks. 5.0 from 2 reviews Homemade Watermelon Popsicles Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 2 [...]
For most things, eating organic poses an availability problem. At least it does if you are looking for convenience. While there are a few organic choices for some convenience foods, generally we find that if we want something, we have to make it ourselves. The longer we lead this lifestyle, the more I realize that [...]
This morning it was 50 degrees out and my daughter was supposed to meet at the park for preschool for a special picnic lunch. We had 90+ degree temps last weekend and now we are freezing. As I packed a lunch for us, I immediately had the urge for hot chocolate knowing I was going [...]
I’m a big fan of all-in-one style dinners. I like to be able to cook everything, toss it together and serve. It makes it easier to deal with the kids claiming they don’t want a particular item (say…veggies) because it’s all mixed in, they have no choice. I’m the type of cook who looks at [...]
