Although granola is usually thought of as a healthy food, sometimes the sugar content can be too high for those who need to watch their sugar intake. I recently came across this high-protein granola recipe that actually doesn’t even call…
Sometimes a recipe is just worth a few slightly more involved steps, and this is one of those times. There’s nothing quite like spending a spring morning baking in the sunshine as delicious smells of sugar, vanilla, and strawberry fill…
Kaiserschmarrn is an Austrian specialty that my husband learned to make on a summer missions internship in Austria many years ago. It’s basically a thicker pancake that is cooked entirely on one side, then flipped and scrambled. It has become…
“It’s ok to make mistakes. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes,” the guest speaker at my son’s homeschool group said to his class of kindergarteners. Then my son chimed in, “Yeah! My mommy makes a lot of mistakes!” We all…
The Big Game is coming up this Sunday! If you’re like me, you’re mostly in it for the funny commercials and the good food. I’ll be bringing Stromboli’s that I make using a tried-and-true pizza dough recipe we shared on…
It’s the start of a new year, so many of us are looking to swap out some of the richer foods we ate during the holidays with healthier options. This time of year is also citrus season, with clementines, oranges…
Summer isn’t the only time to enjoy fresh, flavorful produce. Plenty of fruits and berries lend themselves to holiday baking, perhaps none so well as cranberries and oranges. The colors alone bring festive cheer to any holiday table, and when…
Lately my kids have been really into art of any kind, but especially watercolor painting. There’s something so satisfying about getting out a paintbrush, a jar of water and watercolor paints. My kids (ages 4 and 7) get to practice…
The Thanksgiving meal wouldn’t be the same without the plethora of sides to choose from. Chances are that the larger your Thanksgiving gathering is, the wider the array of sides to choose from becomes, too. My family had pretty traditional…
As we gear up for Thanksgiving, my family starts to crave pumpkin pie. While I love to make my own crust from scratch, I also enjoy the convenience of a store-bought crust. I’m not a huge fan of the roll-out…