The world of blogging really jumped on the energy bite/ball bandwagon. I am pretty sure you’d be hard-pressed to find a food blogger without one on their blog. And for good reason. They’re the perfect snack. I started making them over 6 years ago when I wanted snacks to have on hand while I was…
Cooking With Kids & Resurrection Cookies
The kitchen has always been the center of our home. My parent’s kitchen has always been THE place to congregate- there is a huge island and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out to their backyard. Whenever I go home, cooking dinner with extending family is what we do. The wine is poured, the appetizers are out…
Stonyfield Greek Yogurt & A Perfect Parfait
The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Stonyfield. My kids have a Greek yogurt every morning for breakfast. No exaggeration. They are kind of obsessed. It’s great because while I am getting my coffee they can go out to our garage fridge where we stock the bulk food and grab their…
Christmas Cookie Round-Up
I don’t bake a whole lot of cookies year round, with the exception of good ol’ chocolate chip cookies so when it comes December I LOVE trying new cookie recipes. Baking is just more fun in December. It’s a fact. Cookies are great to bring to the Holiday table, office party or just to have…
Monsters University Birthday Party
Ahh, I can finally take a deep breath. My oldest turned 7 this weekend and we celebrated with a party for his school friends. I tend to get a little anxious up about things like birthday parties. I enjoy the planning but the actual execution stresses me out. This year since Daddy wasn’t going to…
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
I confess, I don’t really like chocolate in my banana bread. I prefer it straight up and traditional with lots of banana flavor and walnuts. This one, my kids love. What’s not to love if you’re a kid? Bread, banana and chocolate? I have been baking on a regular basis so that they can have…
Slow Cooker Turkey Taco Meat + Taco Salad
I have never been a big slow cooker user, but over the last year have realized just how handy they can be. Now that our schedule has us away from home 4 evenings of the week, I am on a mission to collect good slow cooker recipes because I will have to start prepping dinner in…
Caramelized Hemp and Chia Seed Popcorn
I just explained some of the benefits of hemp seeds (and hemp products) in my last post and wanted to use up the last of my hemp hearts before buying a fresh bag. Caramelized Hemp and Chia Seed Popcorn is what I cooked up for a snack this weekend. I am in love with this…
Vegan Chocolate Banana “Ice Cream”
Hi friends! I am back from vacation and am up to my eyes in things to do. I haven’t shared this news yet because I wasn’t sure I wanted to, but I think I need whatever support I can get. My husband will be deploying soon (because of privacy/safety reasons I won’t say when) but we have…
Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip
I had never been to a Pampered Chef party before living in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I lived in the most awesome neighborhood and made several stay-at-home mom friends. To be quite honest, there wasn’t much to do there so we had all sorts of fun get togethers. I got introduced to Pampered Chef through…
