This Mocha Chocolate Cake is my favorite cake to bake when birthdays roll around! I feel like I am constantly asking time to slow down. Or speed up, depending on whether or not my toddler is throwing a tantrum…In this case, my oldest daughter recently turned 12. She informed me that in one year, she…
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
So these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies don’t technically qualify as healthy…but as Michael Pollan would say, “eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself” and “break the rules once in a while.” In honor of National Oatmeal Cookie Day on Monday, we did just that. Although with a…
Quick and Easy Ground Turkey Tacos
Finding meals that the entire family enjoys can be a challenge, but these quick and easy ground turkey tacos are a winner! At least a few times a month I like to make meals that my kids can customize to their liking. This does not mean that I cook them something else. I refuse to…
Grandma’s Ice Cream Cake
Birthday season is finally winding down in my house. Three birthdays around the holidays make things a little crazy around here! Two of them are right after Christmas, just when I swear to myself I am going to start eating healthier. Then I have to turn around and make two cakes! While we try to…
Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe
Tomato soup. Those two words immediately make me think of a chilly, winter day. As a child, tomato soup was not something that I enjoyed eating. Isn’t it funny how there are some foods we refused to eat as kids, but now as adults absolutely love? After trying numerous tomato soup recipes but not finding…
Easy Weeknight Dinner: Chicken Sausage and Orzo
This first week of December is crazy for my family. Birthdays, multiple appointments, and nightly rehearsals just to name a few. Super easy weeknight chicken sausage dinner to the rescue! If you are looking for an easy weeknight meal to feed your family, give this one a try! I’m not a big fan of sausage,…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Energy Bites
My kids have a sweet tooth. Who am I kidding? I have a sweet tooth too! I consider these quick and easy peanut butter chocolate chip energy bites a fairly healthy treat that I can feel good about giving to my kiddos when they are craving something sweet. So easy in fact that my eight…
Meal Planning 101: Ultimate Tips for Busy Moms
If you aren’t meal planning, you should be! It is the ultimate time saver for busy moms who want to make healthier choices for their family. Years ago a friend of mine introduced me to meal planning. At the time I was teaching part-time with a 2 year old and a baby on the way….