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This post contains affiliate links  During this busy season of life, making food in my slow cooker or my Instant pot can be a godsend for my sanity.  I love making my favorite meals in them, and they usually turn…

Today’s post is being sponsored by The Iowa Egg Council. You can learn more about Iowa Egg Farming by viewing this video, featuring farmer, Bruce Dooyema.   Check out more egg recipe ideas on The Iowa Egg Council’s website!  …

For all three of my sons, I have made them homemade baby food, and I loved coming up with different combinations for them! Before I get to all of my favorite baby food combinations, I should tell you a few…

Have I ever told you that I LOVE Pad Thai?   When I was pregnant with my oldest son, I ate it for lunch all the time.  I have started making Pad Thai part of our regular dinner rotation.  I tell…

Disclaimer:  Nobody is paying me to write this.  I originally wrote this in 2017.  However, a few of the items I included in my original post are no longer available at ALDI.  Since we are now in a new decade,…

For a while,  I was posting healthy cookie recipes without sugar.  Instead, I was adding maple syrup or dates.   But do you know what makes a cookie taste good?  Brown sugar. Let me explain.   Over the last few…

I have had a little obsession with Greek Yogurt ranch dip as of late.  I am a little embarrassed at how much I have been consuming.  I have been eating it with baby carrots.  with bags and bags of baby carrots.…

So back, a long time ago, before I decided that I wanted this blog to be a food blog.  I loved posting little diddly do dah crafts. I don’t have to me for these do dah’s anymore.   But for…

I love all those cute foods you can make with your kids. But I hate that a lot of them call for Sprinkles, colored frosting and marshmallows. I made this melting snowman smoothie using only healthy ingredients. It turned out…

I want to step away from my recipes for a moment to discuss……ELF ON THE SHELF…… Last year, I had a three-year-old, so I decided to start this fun tradition. I have heard so many parents say ” NO! DON’T…

A few weeks ago, I made Flourless Pumpkin Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.   They turned out so good, that I wanted to try another flavor. These cookies have no oil, no added sugar and no flour.   These can be made…

Orzo has always been one of my favorite pasta shapes.  I discovered it young when my parents used to take me to the Greek Isles, the best Greek restaurant in Chicagoland. I saw a tutorial online on how to make…