I've got another simple and easy St. Patrick's Day snack for you!! But first, I have to tell you that growing up, I always thought that St. Patrick's Day was "my holiday." It was mine because in 2nd grade, one of the teachers at my school decorated her door with all kinds of fun green shamrocks and words like "Luck" (easy for a second grader to read!) She also included … [Read more...]
Trail Mix Brownies
I am a HUGE fan of "dumping" together fun baked recipes like this! I love mixing and matching dried fruit, nuts and seeds into trail mixes...especially after the holiday baking season. (Now is the best time to save on baking ingredients - so STOCK UP!) This resulted from a fun mix and match of goodies I had in the baking cabinet, and a fun homemade fudgy recipe on my … [Read more...]
Strawberry Crepes
So. My boys ask for pancakes EVERY.SINGLE.WEEKEND. morning. (Not kidding.) It's like it's they are programmed to ask for them every Saturday and Sunday. If our schedule allows (like, no early soccer games!), then I'm usually willing to help them make the pancakes and supervise (read, referee) the pancake flipping that has to happen. But there are some … [Read more...]
Chocolate Covered Potato Chips
And........... we have a new favorite after school snack. The first time I made this, the boys were super confused as to why I had 2 pots (the double boiler) sitting together on the stove. I've used them many times before, but they never noticed until now. We had a quick little science lesson about the double boiler, how it worked and why the chocolate needed to be melted … [Read more...]
Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups
Easiest afternoon snack ever!!! And perfect for busy little people - carbs, protein, crunch-idy crunch munch! Totally loving these great rollups...and I know you will to! Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups The perfect sweet and crunchy snack! 1/2 cup peanut butter2 Tbsp honey1 tsp ground cinnamon4 whole wheat tortillas1/4 cup granola (or make your own … [Read more...]
Quinoa & Berries Smoothie Bowl
Smoothie Bowls. These are my latest breakfast obsession. All the great ingredients of a smoothie, but in a bowl. You can mix and match your ingredients using a yogurt base, grain toppings, fruit toppings, protein toppings and a touch of sweet (in this recipe, it's honey). You will quickly see why I'm so obsessed! ;) Don't these look amazing... And … [Read more...]
Strawberry Oatmeal Cookies
Our family is currently obsessing over these "oatmeal cookies." I love how easy they are to put together. And they turn out so perfectly. They kinda remind me of drop biscuits in the way that you drop the dough on and they stay nice and rounded and 'fluffy.' But they are sweet enough to be cookies. (And Strawberry Oatmeal Drop Biscuits doesn't quite convey the right amount of … [Read more...]
Blueberry Muffins with Vanilla Chex Streusel
So I'm a numbers nerd. I was doing some math and it looks like I've got 15 more years of the "busy back-to-school season" ahead of me. I'm 8 years in (with the early intervention pre-school my oldest attended) with 15 more to go. 22 years of someone starting school. That's a lot of busy, right there. And there's no better partner to help me survive all this busy than General … [Read more...]
Orange Julius Ice Pops
Can we talk about Orange Julius' for a minute? I miss them. Where do you get them anymore? When I was in middle school and high school, it was my favorite reason to go to the mall. I didn't love the mall because I was shopping, or getting new clothes, or scoping out a cute group of guys. I loved the mall for the Orange Julius shop. It was the first stop I'd hit, every … [Read more...]
Ranch Popcorn
You want to know what I love about popcorn? Well, it's a few things. First, it's so ridiculously cheap. Yes, just the kernels...they are crazy cheap when you get a big bag. And I always get a big bag because we go through popcorn quickly. Second, it's so fun to make. My boys LOVE to make popcorn with our electric air popper. (Like this one.) We received ours as a … [Read more...]