Category Archives: Kids

Meatless Monday: Fettuccine Alfredo with Vegetarian Chik’n

Every now and then, I crave certain foods wherein I simply start off knowing, if I eat this, certainly it’ll satisfy my craving for the next year. Maybe the next 6 months. Fettuccine alfredo and homemade fried doughnuts are probably at the … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

I’m not usually one for sweet cravings. I’ll take a salty bag of potato chips over chocolate nearly any time the opportunity arises. However, one day a couple weeks ago, I woke up with a HUGE desire for cinnamon rolls. … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Weeks 43 + 44

Here’s a peek at the last couple weeks: It’s my favorite season… Post-bath and Chicken says, “That is not a chicken! Wait. I am not a chicken!” I found this kombucha earlier in the week… My new favorite. What do … Continue reading

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Easy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Growing up, there was never a shortage of sweets in our house. Cookies–homemade or store bought– candy of multiple varieties, sugary cereals, soda I could help myself to, ice cream or popsicles (if not both) in the freezer. It’s a … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Tofu Pudding

Don’t run off too quickly! If there was ever something a girl could cook up that would make her immediately feel like a total hippie, tofu pudding is at the top of the list. Tofu pudding — does the name … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

Do you ever wonder where your days go?  The last few weeks have been nothing short of a blur. At times I imagine that there will be some day in my life where I miss this pace, but that takes … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Thirty-Eight

Here’s a look at the last week: Craig’s dad Keith and his wife Mary Ella were still in town at the beginning of the week. Here’s a proud Pops before we went out to dinner on their last night in … Continue reading

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Fresh Peach Buckle

The season creeps in slowly. In early summer, I find an abundance of different melons, strawberries, plums, apricots, grapes, citrus fruits in our food co-op. Then all of a sudden it seems peaches are in full-blown abundance. I wait all … Continue reading

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Meatless Monday: Mushroom Pizza with Homemade Pesto and a No-Knead Crust

I posted a version of this pizza a couple months ago, but wanted to give it a revamping. Half the time when I make this pizza, I cannot decide what it is that works so well. Is the magic all … Continue reading

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Buttermilk Pancakes

My mom has always been the queen of pancake making.  Even when I really didn’t like pancakes, her particular fluffy, perfectly golden cakes were the exception I would make (hesitantly, but still…).  It’s no wonder pancakes were amongst one of … Continue reading

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