Meal ideas and simple recipes from a family raising little foodies.
Before quarantine, our family started many of our weekend mornings with a walk down to our local bagel shop. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been missing that tradition, so last weekend I decided to make some bagels for us at home. This is one of those magical recipes that seems almost too good to […]
A couple of years ago, we traveled to Thailand with Ava to attend my cousin’s wedding. We loved the food so much that when it was time to come home, the one thing that we brought back with us were packets and packets of curry paste. Since then, we’ve been slowly making our way through […]
I’m a complete chia pudding fanatic and love trying new spins on it, whether that means new flavor combinations or experimenting with different types of milk (coconut milk, almond milk, etc.). I typically start with my tried and true base vanilla chia pudding recipe and take off from there. Since my kids love to eat […]
I love a good one pot meal and this turkey chili is one of my very favorites. I tweaked this recipe numerous times over the years and have finally gotten it to its final state. This hearty chili has just the right amount of spice (kids can absolutely eat it, though you can omit the […]
We got to our local farmers’ market every weekend to stock up on fruits, and particularly on fresh berries, for the week. While we typically go through them, sometimes at the end of the week we end up with extra berries that need to be used quickly. That’s how I first discovered this chia jam […]
Having grown up in San Francisco, which is known for its sweet Dungeness crab, I’d say that crab ranks at the very top of my favorite foods. My husband start making these crab cakes early in our relationship and after tweaking the recipes over the years, I truly think we perfected it! Unlike many other […]
I almost always feel have dark chocolate on hand for days and evenings when I need a little pick-me-up. While my go-to is usually a dark chocolate bar, I decided to try making a healthier version of dark chocolate truffles (without any added sugar) and these turned out so well! These truffles are made with […]
My kids absolutely love mango, it just might be their favorite fruit. When getting them to try new flavors, I will often try to include familiar ingredient into the mix, which seems to make them more inclined to give it a try. That was my intent when first adding mango into this salsa, but what […]
Yogurt with berries is a staple part of breakfast in our house, but the kids often leave part of their yogurt unfinished. I recently started taking the leftover yogurt and fruit from their breakfast and pouring it into silicon baking molds to repurpose as a dessert for the kids later in the day and it […]
Last year, my husband tried the Keto diet for a couple of months, which really threw our family eating habits for a loop. We typically make one meal for the whole family, so working with his new dietary restrictions often proved to be a challenge. More often than not, I would end up cooking for […]
