Category: Recipes
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My Obsession with Salsa Verde Chicken
Right now, we are in the midst of moving. Our home is filled with boxes and we are in various phases of completion in each room. A good portion of the kitchen is already packed, but I left out a few key items to keep handy until the day before we move. The crock pot,…
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Gluten Free, Berry Banana Oatmeal Bread
If there is one item that is constantly at the top of my grocery list, its bananas. We go through more bananas in this house, than any other food. They’re tasty, convenient to grab on the way out the door and an excellent base for many recipes, from smoothies to baked goods. Personally, I prefer…
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Butternut Squash Latkes: A Guilt Free Holiday Miracle
Today is the 5th night of hanukkah, which means it’s the fifth night of eating latkes in this house. I’m not gonna lie – latkes are pretty much my favorite part of the holiday season. I love the family get togethers that revolve around eating them, the creativity and endless options of ingredients, and the…
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Pumpkin Pie Bites
Today marks the first day of my favorite season, fall. I absolutely love this time of year. I love watching the beautiful leaves change colors and drop from the trees, seeing porches get jazzed up with festive decor, the cool nighttime temperature and of course, all the yummy thanksgiving inspired foods….especially my favorite, pumpkin! These…
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Broccoli Bites
I’m guilty of taking bites of Ryder’s food while prepping his meals or picking at his leftovers without even realizing what I’m doing, but these broccoli protein bites are delicious and guilt free. Not only do I devour his crumbs, but these are a great snack to refuel between meals or while out and about.…
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A Family Favorite – Chicken and Quinoa Meatballs
If you only have time to make one homemade meal this week, make these meatballs and thank me later. I stumbled across Turniptheoven.com via Pinterest and would rank Lucy’s blog as one of the best things I’ve found on Pinterest, to date. Her meals are delicious, recipes are healthy and best of all – she’s a mom…
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Garbanzo Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve been gluten free since 2009 and I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to discover bean based desserts. I always assumed that the beans would over power the recipe and therefor be loaded with sugar to compensate, but after discovering these amazing garbanzo bean chocolate chip cookies, I realize I have been missing…
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Earthquake Survival Kit for Babies
I remember the ’94 Northridge earthquake vividly. We lived only a few miles away in Calabasas and our home was hit hard. In fact, we had to move out for several weeks while they repaired our home. Everything closed for a few days – schools, businesses, grocery stores. Thankfully, my parents had prepared earthquake kits for…
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Yummy First Foods
I was really excited to start Ryder on solids. I had heard conflicting advice on when to begin baby on solid – some say you can start as early as four months and others say absolutely not a day before six months. I took two baby food classes through different institutions and both instructors each…
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