3 healthy hot cereals and breakfast ideas that go way beyond oatmeal
Everyone’s always talking about how hard it is to get a good dinner on the table, but I find that breakfast is way more hectic, with less time and no delivery options! There’s always cereal, but unfortunately most cold cereals completely lack what we need...
How to hard boil eggs perfectly. Plus 5 ways to use them for quick school day breakfasts
A perfectly hard boiled egg can be an elusive thing, even for those of us who cook–and cook with kids underfoot, and into everything, all the time. I’m here to help fix that! Hard boiled eggs are a super easy, nutritious go-to food that I have on hand all...
Back to school stress-buster: 5 tips to get kids out the door in time for school
It’s back to school time and we would love to go on and on about how structured and peaceful the morning routine is in our homes, what with getting the kids ready, making a healthy breakfast, packing the perfect lunches, signing permission slips days in advance,...
5 great tips for eating healthy on the road with kids
With summer officially here and schools pretty much out almost everywhere, many families (like ours) are getting ready for summer travel and trying to figure out how to eat healthy on the road. With a fair share of road and plane trips under our belts (yes,...
Last-Minute Mother’s Day food gift ideas: Breakfast in bed in a bag. Oh yes.
If you’re a procrastinator like yours truly, you just got lucky because there’s still time to order up this delicious last minute artisan gift for the foodie mom in your life in time for Mother’s Day. The champions of indie, small-batch food over at Mouth.com,...
No need for a hunt, we’ve got your last minute Easter recipes right here.
We’ve been looking forward to Easter for a while now, excitedly collecting Easter recipes. Most are decadent sweets—from Easter cakes (lots of cakes) to cake pops—but we’ve thrown in a few healthy Easter snacks, too. Because children can not live on...
Dr. Seuss recipes are a delicious way to celebrate his birthday
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! To mark what would have been Theodore Geisel’s 110th birthday, we’ve pulled together 8 simple, quick, and delicious Dr. Seuss recipes to enjoy while we read some of our favorite Dr. Seuss books. We promise, these are easy, whether...
7 indulgent, easy homemade chocolate treats for your little Valentines (and the big ones, too).
What I want for Valentine’s Day: LOVE! What my kids want for Valentine’s Day: CHOCOLATE! Okay, I want chocolate, too, but I like fancy chocolate. For the kids, I’ll be whipping up one of these super easy, homemade chocolate treats for Valentine’s Day. The pricey...
5 delicious recipes for Valentine’s Day pancakes that will really hit their sweet spot.
Love is in the air. Or is that the smell of Valentine’s Day pancakes from truly creative recipes? I can think of no better way to treat your family this Valentine’s Day (or the whole Valentine’s Day weekend) than to surprise them with a stack of fluffy, gorgeously...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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