I'm so sorry I've been slacking in the Thanksgiving recipe department. I feel like a bad food blogger. Everyone else is posting festive ideas and here I've gone missing for a few days. Maybe it's because I'm not doing anything special for Turkey day. I finally got my holiday cooking [...]

First day back from the beach and I'm CRAVING some fresh, homemade food. Don't get me wrong, I love boardwalk treats (pizza, fries, cheesesteaks, ice cream) but after a week, I had my fill. This morning I wanted something a little lighter and little fresher. On our way home yesterday, we stopped at a farm [...]

I think I was getting slightly too adventurous in the "green" smoothie department. Not for me but for Little Guy. He's been less interested in them and I didn't want to lose this fun, way way to get "the good stuff" into him. So I took a step back and made a simple, sweeter, less [...]

I've been on quite a journey with oatmeal. Five years ago I never touched the stuff. Ever. It just wasn't on my radar. I don't remember eating it much as a kid. It surly wasn't something I made in college and you guys know who I'm married to, right? I don't think the husband has [...]

This is my new favorite smoothie, especially after a run. It's quick, tasty and super nutritious! According to NutrtionData.com it's full of Fiber, Vitamin D, Calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Protein. Not a bad way to start your day or replenish after a fabulous workout! Oh! and the little guy loves the stuff! :) [...]

What's a pancake waffle you ask? Well it's my answer to not really knowing the difference between waffle and pancakes. I *THINK* waffles generally contain a bit more fat and sugar to crisp up more but I'm not sure. Normally I just use pancake batter in the waffle iron leaving them in long enough to [...]

Sometimes simple is simply DELICIOUS! I can't get over how much I enjoyed this salad! Normally I'm not a cheese mixed with fruit kind of gal, I'm not sure why. The sweet fruit and the salty, creamy feta did make a great combo! I also rarely buy salad dressing, but my attempts at recreating a [...]

I'm on a protein for breakfast kick at the moment. Normally I stick with eggs making an omelet or cracking open a hard boiled but this weekend I had a full house and they wiped me clean of eggs! What's a girl to do? I decided to whip up a quick smoothie with what I had [...]

This is really a recipe reboot. Almost 2 years ago I whipped up my first ever batch of Quick Whole Grain Banana Pancakes. Since then we've made them a billion times. No. Really. I'm not exaggerating at all! OK, maybe I am. A little. But seriously.. this is one of our morning go to's and [...]

I miss baking. :( With my full time job I haven't had time experiment like I used to. So when the little guy asked to make muffins the other day I hit the pantry, used a mix and put my own spin on it to appease the "from scratch" gene my mom passed on. We [...]

I've been on a frozen wild blueberry kick after discovering my local Costco's sells them in bulk. Most mornings the little guy and I pour our cereal, load it up with frozen blueberries and enjoy breakfast together. It's becoming a nice morning habit. We mix it up now and then. Types of cereal, adding banana, [...]

Thank the child for this video/idea. It was all him. I swear! lol   Blueberry Banana Smoothie 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries (75g) 1 medium banana 1/2 cup light vanilla soy milk (4oz) about 6 ice cubes Blend all ingredients until smooth! You can't go wrong! :) Approx [...]

Sorry, I've been sitting on this idea all week trying to find time to simply post! But I won't bore you with crazy life busy stories. :) Here's the deal... This past weekend after a long run (I'm training for a marathon) I wanted, I was craving, fruit. Thankfully we just went shopping so I [...]

I NEEDED to cook this morning. It was like therapy. I'm so sorry for my absence. I've been dealing with quite a bit of personal stuff. But let's not talk about that... I want to tell you about my experimental muffins that I turned into "upside down cakes" because they didn't rise. ;) Here's the [...]

I've been wanting to experiment with a blueberry muffin for FOREVER! I'm not sure this one is complete quite yet. I may tweak it slightly but I'm satisfied with the results and so was the toddler. He ate two! Even the husband took a bite and said they were good. Although he'd never eat [...]

I love having a houseful of people willing to be experimented on! My in-laws were in town this weekend and unlike the husband they appreciate my food ideas. :) This was the second experiment I tried out on them, I'll post the other one later this week. The first idea is a simple sauce. The [...]

I've been playing around with this oatmeal idea for a few weeks. I tried quick, instant and rolled (old fashioned) oats and honestly, I liked the rolled best. They only take a few minutes more to prepare and the texture is much better, in my opinion. Plus they seem to fill me up longer. [...]

It's the first weekend of the New Year and I wanted to make something fun and light in the kitchen. :) I love getting healthy stuff in the toddler most mornings and what can be more fun then chocolate pancakes! Actually, I can't lie. I was the one who wanted them. When I asked he [...]

Thank Dani for this one! I saw her luscious looking Mango-Ginger-Blueberry Crisp and raided my kitchen to duplicate. I say duplicate but what I really mean is experiment. Those that know me know it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to follow a recipe. Really, it may be my fatal flaw. So I used what I had [...]

It's late and I barely have it in me to post this but I had to share! Yesterday I bought a pint of blackberries because the toddler picked them out and the were on sale. I'm not particular fond of blackberries. I mean, they're ok but not my favorite berry by far. So of course [...]

With all this sweetener talk, I thought I’d take my hand at making my own oatmeal. Not that I haven’t made my own oatmeal before but normaly, I rely on a pre-made packages that are chock full of artificial sweeteners like ones I use in Apple Pie Oatmeal. Unfortunately I couldn’t [...]