When I think about comfort foods I think of noodles and cheese. Two things that my body doesn’t agree with on a regular basis, not to mention the fact that I wouldn’t consider a consistent diet of noodles and cheese to be particularly healthy. Therefore, I find myself in a dilemma. It’s freezing outside, I want […]

I’ve shared my sister’s softest sugar cookie recipe with you before. It is such an easy recipe as far as sugar cookies go. No need to refrigerate the dough or anything. Plus, they really do turn out soft…every time!

Who doesn’t love some good advice from Julia Child? I love her and will be sharing lots of great advice from her in free downloads! These are fun to print out to frame and give to someone else, put them in your own kitchen, or just something fun to print to have on your fridge […]

Since it’s apple season around here, I thought this recipe was really appropriate for my post this week. When we bought our house a couple years ago, there were four over grown apple trees in the front yard. I was convinced that they all needed to be cut down. Well, this is the first year that we’ve had […]

Every season brings it’s unique flavors and traditions. I love it! It keeps me on my toes and keeps me experimenting in the kitchen. Right when I seem to get in a groove or get used to using certain fruits or veggies, a season change happens and I’ve got a whole knew slew of things […]

Meal Plan includes 5 meals with healthy serving sizes for a family of four. Occasionally there will be a meal that is large, I’ll try to create those leftovers into a new meal for you, but sometimes there will just simply be leftovers (and I’ll make a note of it to give you a heads up)! I […]

“Who are you?” “We are Spartan” “Who are you?” “We are Spartan” “Say it like you mean it, who are you?” “WE ARE SPARTAN!” “READY, SET, GO!!!!!” I was off, running up a hill that was made to ski down. In Welch, Minnesota this weekend I decided to put the past 10 months of training to […]

I’ve read a lot of blog posts lately about “that mom.” You know the one, she looks all put together every time you drop your kids off at school. She even puts jewelry on! These posts have had a lot of the same underlying themes like “She must have it all together.” “How does she […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X64axVloomA Check out this video to see how fast and easy it really is the make these mini pizza’s! It was a little crazy while I was filming this, but that just shows you that I’m a real life, with real kids, that scream and throw things while I cook. I hope you enjoy this! […]

8 Fast and simple meals that will help you get through the month of May!  Am I the only one that feels like May is when everyone finally wakes up from winter and then decides to plan every possible event right then and there!?! I know it’s the end of the school year and you […]