Tips for taking your baby to the zoo: A celebration of motherhood firsts
This post is part of our year long series celebrating our favorite milestones and motherhood firsts on behalf of babyGap and their new Red Wellies Collection. Some of our fondest memories of our own children are taking them to the zoo for the very first time....
Delicious recipes using overripe fruit. A.K.A. kids can’t complain about the “mushy part.”
I feel like the most awesome mom when I bring home bags of fresh fruit–until I realize the bananas have become overripe in two days, and the mangoes and strawberries are threatening to do the same unless I use them, stat. Morning smoothies have become a staple,...
Play with your food: 11 awesome ways to serve a watermelon
We love, love, love watermelon season, and why not? Sweeter than candy and just a wee bit healthier, here are some of the coolest ways to serve a watermelon at your next picnic or kid’s party, that you can actually do. I mean, I’m a mom too. I’m not...
Superfood alert: Snack like an Aztec warrior with these 5 chia seed snacks (and yes, they’re good)
Want to get in on the superfood fun, but have no clue what to do with a bag of chia seeds? (Other than turn them into a grassy novelty pet?) I’ve got five delicious ways to enjoy these wonder seeds, which were once the go-to survival food of Aztec warriors....
Shake things up with great new music from The Not-Its!
If there’s a month when I need to shake things up around here, it is February. Summer seems so far away, the fun of the holidays is over, and we’ve got a serious case of the blahs. As if arriving on cue, the crazy cats who make incredibly authentic indie...
With this dulce de leche, life just got a whole lot sweeter
If you’ve never tried authentic dulce de leche–an addictive sauce made by slowly cooking milk with sugar–you’re in for a serious treat.However if you’re already familiar with this caramel-like nectar of the gods, then you’re in for...
5 energy-boosting drink recipes, all coffee alternatives
I’d completely forgotten how much energy–and energy-boosting drinks–it takes to keep our school year routine running smoothly. Summer wiped away the evidence of our hectic September-May life, but, just like having a newborn again, back-to-school...
Bite-sized happiness from Ella’s Kitchen
I must admit, once or twice I have bought boxes of lovely, organic snacks only to find they’ve gone stale before we’ve had a chance to get through them. What can I say? My daughter is picky and not every snack is her style. Leave it to Ella’s...
Astronaut food is taking over! And now, it’s organic.
As someone who hates mushy fruit with a passion, I wholeheartedly embraced the recent popularity of the pouch. Finally, my kids can eat applesauce without me locking myself in the bathroom. (Because it’s all about me, right?)But as it turns out, pouches can hold...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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