Get your kids in the kitchen by making this simple kid-friendly fried rice. Using leftover rice makes it even quicker! Looking for a simple recipe that your kids can help you make? This Kid-friendly fried rice is your answer! I have very fond memories of eating plain white rice with butter as a child. However,…
Friday Favorites
Hi friends! I can’t believe another week has flown by. Before long the kids will be back in school and we’ll be in fall. I don’t mind fast forwarding the time just a bit because I am eager to get back to our regular schedules with school and activities. Plus it’s been such a hot summer…
World Breastfeeding Week: Benefits & Tips for Breastfeeding Success
It’s World Breastfeeding week so I thought we’d talk about breastfeeding! I realize that this might not interest a lot of you, but it’s important and even if it helps out one new mom then it’s worth it! As a Dietitian, I worked with the WIC population when I was living in San Diego. It…
Green Ways to Pack A Lunch
Hi friends! Today I want to talk about environmentally friendly ways to pack a lunch. I always keep foil, saran wrap and plastic baggies on hand, but we rarely use them for our lunches because there are so many great reusable options. For the month of August my three oldest are all attending my daughter’s…
Hawaii Vacation Food Recap
Hello friends! I posted some pictures from our Hawaii vacation earlier this week and now I am moving on to the food we ate! We definitely ate well on vacation, although we cooked ourselves the majority of the time. Eating out with that many people would have just been a pain and way too expensive. Of…
Hawaii Vacation Recap
I am back from our 3 week vacation in Hawaii. We had a fabulous time and ended up with very spotty wifi so blogging wasn’t doable. Sorry to leave you hanging for that long, but I know you understand! Since it will take me a little bit longer to get into the groove of blogging,…
Stitch Fix Review 3 & 4
Hi friends! As you read this I will be on my way to the Aloha state for our family vacation. Yup, we are headed to Hawaii! Words can’t express how ready and in need of a vacation I am…although traveling with 4 small children may or may not be considered a vacation. We are sure…
Love My Silk! Introducing Silk Almond Coconut Blend
I can’ t remember the exact year that I discovered I was lactose intolerant but it was over 15 years ago. I switched over to soy milk and cut back on a lot of dairy products. Now I can handle a lot more dairy in my diet than I used to (cheese, yogurt and cooking…
Friday Favorites
Another week has flown by! My son had Vacation Bible School and my daughter is still in pre-school (it’s a year round school) so I spent the week chauffeuring the kids around. A visit to the Doctor for my lil’ guy who had a fever for a couple days, plus lots of errands getting ready…
Asian Noodle Salad With Peanut Dressing
The fun thing about being in charge of the food around here is that I get to cook whatever I feel like eating! Pasta with veggies tossed in a peanut dressing. That’s what I wanted. As I mentioned before, we had company over a couple weeks ago (our good friends from Texas) and when hosting any…
