It's Teacher Appreciation Week. I know this because Pinterest is full of cute ideas for gifts, but also because I am a teacher myself. I have been getting emails every day this week from counselors ...
food on the go
Double Chocolate Banana Blueberry Muffins
It's blueberry season right now in Southwest Florida. My friend lives next door to an organic blueberry farmer who grows the biggest, sweetest blueberries I've ever eaten. We got a 5-lb bag on Friday, ...
What to make with the leftover Easter ham?
One of my favorite parts of holiday dinners is the leftovers. I love the challenge of creating interesting dishes that reimagine the protein into something new and different. At Easter, we usually ...
Tropical Fruit Smoothie
I'm taking the boys to Portland, Ore to see my sister and brother-in-law. I'm starting graduate school next month and know we won't be traveling much for the next two years, so I'm trying to squeeze ...
Make-ahead Breakfast Round-up and a Waffle Recipe
As I've mentioned before, mornings around here are kind of crazy. I like to give the boys a good breakfast, though, and cereal is just not something I want to contemplate with three boys five and two. ...
Strawberry Oatmeal Muffins
As Heather mentioned last week, it's strawberry season here in Florida, so they are plentiful (and cheap) in the stores. When they hit 3 pounds for $5 last week, I got three and then found myself ...
Tackling the lunch box
I have to admit, sometimes I think about all the years of lunch-packing in my future and I feel sad. I don't like packing lunches, and for the first few years my oldest was in preschool, I didn't. He ...
