Recipes

I think it’s Saturday, but I could be wrong. Minnesota’s shelter-in-place order went into effect yesterday at midnight, but Matt and I haven’t really left for anything other than grocery pickups and doctors appointments for the past two weeks. All this time around the house has me reaching for snacks around the clock, not to mention this baby must be having a serious growth spurt- I woke up for a toasted bagel with peanut butter at 2 am last week. In need of some healthy, satisfying snacks to keep on hand, I realized I had a big bag of dried...

Final chapter in my ABC of Weaning: A. Allergy B. Baby Led Weaning C. Compromise [NOTE- written before coronavirus hit, and wow does it show! Stay safe you guys.] I wrote the first two Weaning ABC posts for a friend with twins 3 months younger than mine, so I was trying to be encouraging that BLW is totally doable with two. Rereading now I’m out of the haze of the first year, I’m worried they come off somewhat preachy. If so, I AM SO SORRY. I generally try not to be a knob, and contributing to the preachy parental one-upmanship...

My blood practically runs hummus. I eat it almost daily. It is however, as far as I am concerned, impossible to make without a food processor. It’s too thick for a blender and who has time to mash it all by hand?? Plus, it will never get as smooth. If you don’t have a food processor, I cannot guarantee these same results, but if you do, you can save money and plastic and get a perfectly creamy hummus. I struggled for years to make one that was as good as my favorite brand in the store, and I never understood...

If you are looking to make a little healthy homemade snack, try making hummus. I made a batch today for my family, and it was delicious! A little too delicious as I had a hard time stopping myself from eating it. This recipe makes a lot, which was great because I was able to freeze half of it for another time. If you would rather make less, just divide the recipe in half. I also decided to make my own pita chips, which was very easy. Today I used eight grain pita pockets to be a little healthier and that...

I struggle with lunch. I never know what to eat, I’m always starving and my kids food, always tempts me. I have found myself not wanting to take time to eat a mid-morning snack so by 11am I’m so hungry I could eat my arm. I’ve done two things to help with this. One, I always have a mid-morning snacks, usually around 10-10:30am. When I eat a snack, I’ve been filling my 32 ounce water bottle and drinking the whole thing. Here’s a list of my snacks that I like. carrots with hummus celery with peanut butter 10-12 almonds 10-12...