Making sure every dinner has a green in our house is a must.  It is something my mom taught me as a child and has served as a great learning tool for my kiddos as well.  Rotating green veggies is a norm.  When I go grocery shopping, if organic broccoli is available it...

Nothing says soup in the winter time, like a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup.  It was one of my childhood favorites and  is one of my kids’ favorites as well. There are so many different ways to achieve a basic Chicken soup, so I will give you what I used recently and...

There is nothing like a nice full belly of pancakes!  Or at least that is certainly what I thought as a kid.  My kids are thrilled when we have pancakes, and one of them asks for them daily for breakfast.  Now, I am a mom of four, so I am not up every morning...

This meal is a go to in our house!  While I often try to remember to set meat out of the freezer for dinner the morning of, or if I'm really on my toes, the night before.  I often forget, and I have grabbed a pack of hamburger as I enter the door with kids in tow and...

Yummy Apple Muffins makes 12 muffins 3/4 cup melted butter 3/4 cup maple syrup (or more to taste) 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup milk (or coconut milk) 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups whole wheat flour 2 eggs 2 apples chopped Use organic ingredients as...

Quick and easy meals are key to keeping families eating healthy when schedules get crazy.  During the next few weeks, I will be giving quick and easy recipes to help feed your family when time is not abundant.  This meal is exactly that, quick and easy!  It can be...

Homemade marshmallows was one of the first sweets that I turned into relatively healthy for my kids.   They  get excited when I make these plain or especially when paired with hot cocoa.  By now you should have caught on that if I'm serving a dessert or "sweet" dish...

  Don’t cooler temps just go hand in hand with hot chocolate?  Sure, some adults may have transitioned to coffee as their go-to hot beverage, but show me a kid who doesn’t like hot chocolate.  My kids love hot cocoa, and it is a staple in our house in winter...

When my kids started school, I quickly discovered that my only approach to keeping their food real and whole was to offer them improved versions of what they saw their friends packing in their lunches. I love chocolate, but I’m otherwise not a huge fan of dessert. My...

In our house, cooler temps mean lots of soup. A good, hearty soup can serve as a main course for dinner, and leftovers make for a wonderful, quick lunch for me or pack up easily for the kids to take in their lunch. I look forward to sharing lots of my favorite soup...