Baking Memories

I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom Mon-Fri, meanwhile my husband works hard all week long. He leaves for work early, and usual...

The other day my husband and I were watching Food Network and Alton Brown was talking about Oatmeal, and how good it is for us. Since...

I often find myself trying to come up with some sort of fun project or craft that my kiddos can do that isn't TOO much work for me, ...

Around Thanksgiving time I bought a bag of Nestle DelightFulls. They are dark chocolate morsels with cherry flavored filling. Uhh....YU...

Sometimes I just NEED chocolate. Today was one of those days. I was getting hungry, but all I wanted was a huge candy bar. Since I di...

Detox smoothies. Hmm....I've not tried a smoothie that specifically claimed to be Detox because it usually didn't sound super tasty....

It's cold here. Cold and snowy. I try my best not to leave the house when it's cold and snowy because I much prefer my warm a...

Until last year, I'd spent most of my life living in Indiana. Now I'm in Illinois, about an hour West of Chicago. Indiana winter...

I'm really digging our new Easy Lunch Boxes! Not only have I been able to put together lunches for the little guy, my husband has gotte...

Here is another experiment with Kale. I see so many recipes online for Kale smoothies, but for some reason I always reach for the spina...

I have officially fallen in love with coconut milk. I've always been a fan of coconut, in general, but I rarely get to enjoy it. Why...

Oatmeal....in a smoothie? If I didn't have a Vitamix, I'd immediately dismiss it because I am afraid that there would be pieces. ...

For the past few years I have done my best to come up with fun and creative lunch box ideas for my kiddos. The 2 school age kids have very d...

Nothing quite compares to a nice, cold glass of orange juice in the morning...except this! Here is a green take on one of our favorite b...

When I was young I spent a lot of time with my Abuelos (grandparents.) Both my parents worked during the day, so until I was old enough for...