Hello, friends! I hope that you are having a wonderful week. As for me, life still feels like it exploded and I’m still dreadfully sick; but on the other hand, I have much to be grateful for and I am focusing on that instead. This…
recipes
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Simple Food: 3-Minute Salad
Read moreThis is the most simple recipe that I’ve ever shared. I hope that you’ll love it. Recently when I asked you guys what kind of content you want — a lot of you answered simplicity + recipes. So when I was throwing this together this…
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Simple, Delicious Seared Ahi Tuna Salad
Read moreAs a busy mama with two little ones running around, “Me Time” doesn’t happen every day. So when it does happen, I’m all about keeping it low-maintenance and stress-free. Still, when it does come around, I want to enjoy that precious time and treat myself…
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6 (Sneaky!) Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Vegetables
Read more// image sources: pasta / toast / smoothie / ice pops / pizza / fritters // Pasta, toast, smoothies, ice pops, pizza, and fritters! It doesn’t exactly sound like the healthiest bunch of food, does it? However, one thing that all of these dishes have…
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Eating Clean + Egg Salad
Read moreWe’ve been on a clean eating streak around here and it feels great. I’ve written out my thoughts on food in the past, but I want to take a few minutes to reflect, especially since we’ve been doing so well and I don’t want to…
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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cashews & Amaz!n Prunes // Healthy Snacking with Sunsweet
Read moreI didn’t talk a lot about resolutions when the year changed over. Resolutions are so easy to make but so difficult to maintain. Instead of making a bunch of promises to myself that I might never keep, this year I’ve simply resolved to: do better.…
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Recipe: Pan-Seared Scallops with Bacon
Read moreI have always been a seafood lover. I could eat fish every day — salmon, cod, shrimp, mussels, mahi, every kind of sushi under the sun — you get the picture. Unfortunately, most of the affordable fish found in the supermarket today is farm-raised, imported…
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Recipe: Lentil Soup with Bacon & Bell Pepper
Read moreMy winter blues have kicked in hard. Still, one of the things that I absolutely do love about winter is soup. I just can’t get enough. Last week I made my second batch of lentil soup of the season. I love cooking with lentils in…
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Recipe: Creamy Crab Chowder Soup
Read moreThis past week, I’ve been all about soups. I had my eye on this one for awhile and decided to give it a go. I made a few modifications and it didn’t disappoint. This creamy, crab chowder is so perfect for these long, cold, winter…