As a first time Mama, I’ve quickly learned that either I make something that’s fast and easy first thing in the morning or I don’t eat until well after noon (insert face palm over some very tired eyes here!). I came across this amazing smoothie recipe by Lulu the Baker and after trying it with a few...
Breakfast is a big event in our house with a toddler. And the fact that he’s not a huge dinner eater makes his breakfast appetite all the more voracious. The day tends to start with me giving him something THE SECOND he wakes up. Usually it’s a banana or a pear. Next, it’s the ginormous...
I am a newbie to this overnight oat phenomenon and I CANNOT believe it’s taken me this long to discover this brilliant breakfast for those who have no time for breakfast. Seriously, overnight oats… you would have REALLY come in handy last year when I was nursing 10 times a day. Regardless, I’m so very...
I used to be a crazy big peanut butter fan. In college, the area above the fridge in my dorm room was stocked with at least two huge jars. I would put it on pretty much anything– any type of fruit, granola bars, protein bars, pretzels… you name it, I would layer it on. And...
It probably doesn’t come has a huge shock that babies and toddlers aren’t exactly the cleanest of eaters… something that my kitchen-Type-A personality had to get over REAL fast. Since we followed the baby-led-weaning approach, I knew it was important to let my son explore foods on his own without spoon-feeding assistance. But when oatmeal...
When my son first started eating solids, it was a point of pride to say one of his favorite vegetables was broccoli. Now, at 1 year old, the majority of the broccoli (or any vegetable for that matter) is landing on the floor and, subsequently, getting mopped up by our two dogs. And then the...
