Healthy Breakfast Cookies. Yes they are a thing. A really good thing, especially with kids. Healthy Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies topped with chocolate, make for a good start to the day. We are coming off of a long few days. Started off last week with a rough time at school followed by 5 sick days!…
2017 Non-Toy Toddler Gift Guide
My favorite gifts for toddlers are those that ignite their imagination or bring them a new experience. Check out my 2017 Non-Toy Toddler Gift Guide. If you have kids you know that between holidays, birthdays and random purchases, it’s easy to end up drowning in toys! And you have also probably have noticed that the…
Baked Gnocchi (4 ingredients)
Good Italian food doesn’t need to be difficult or complicated. Which is why with a little help from the store, you can make incredible Baked Gnocchi (4 ingredients)! This baked gnocchi is not only freaking incredible, but it has a special meaning to me. This is my little Beans meal. The meal I had before…
Holiday Cranberry Strawberry Jam
A sweet and tart blend of strawberries and cranberries, my Holiday Cranberry Strawberry Jam is best enjoyed with a lovely loaf of bread, good butter and family. Thanksgiving is over…and we are already sprinting to Christmas. As much as this thanksgiving flew by in a wink, it was such a fun one! It was our…
Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup {with leftover Turkey or Vegetarian version}
A new favorite cold day meal at our house is this Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup {with leftover Turkey or Vegetarian version}. It’s hearty, delicious and super easy to make! Tis the season for Thanksgiving and the sniffles! Recently the hubs had a nasty cold, and both the girls were super sniffly and sneezy. My solution/way to…
Real Life: Learning I Can’t Do It All
Let me first start off by saying that I love my kids and love being a stay-at-home mom. But like any job, some days or weeks are harder than others. I’ve hit a wall. And I’ve hit it hard. Currently I’m sitting here half dressed after being puked on, not once but twice in the…
Maple Butternut Squash Fries
One of my favorite ways to eat butternut squash is Maple Butternut Squash Baked Fries! Slightly sweet with deliciously golden crisp exterior, perfect for dipping in yummy ketchup! For all the squash hater out there or people that are not quite sure how to cook with squash, this is the recipe for you! I love…
Day in the life {2 month old & 2 year old}
Life is definitely nuts with 2 little kids and I wouldn’t change it for the world! In today’s day in the life, my sister (aka Tia Alba) is in town! It has been an awesome week filled with lots of girl time!!!! Why? Because my sister was in town! My little sister (who is not…
Cinnamon Sugar Cashews
With Halloween around the corner, a delicious party snack is absolutely necessary! This year, it’s all about the Cinnamon Sugar Cashews! Before having kids, our Halloween tradition was always: eat pizza, hand out candy, and then end the night watching Happy Potter and stuffing our faces with a killer homemade snack! We continued the tradition…
Smoked Salmon Platter (No cook meal)
After a long day, the last thing I want to do is cook an elaborate meal. Days like this call for a deliciously simple Smoked Salmon Platter (No cook meal). The new nightly trend at our house recently is that the girls take turns not sleeping. One day our toddler is up from 3am-8am and…