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Chocolate Covered Peeps

April 01, 2012   Kristen   1 Comment
Make a batch of these super-simple chocolate-covered Peeps for your Easter celebration! Your kids will love helping you dress these Peeps for Easter!

Nothing says Easter to me quite like marshmallow Peeps!  No matter the color or shape (bunny or chick) I love to indulge in this childhood favorite!  This recipe is super-simple and a fun treat to make with the kiddies leading up to Easter Sunday. Ingredients: All you’ll need are your favorite color and shape Peeps,

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Deviled Eggs

March 21, 2012   Kristen   1 Comment
Offer your guests two different flavor deviled eggs: classic and chipotle pepper!

I may be too early for Easter, St. Patrick’s was just a few days ago, but when you’re pregnant do you really need to wait to enjoy deviled eggs?  I think not!  Here is my version of classic deviled eggs and deviled eggs with a twist: chipotle.  Since I’ve been pregnant I’ve been addicted to

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Easy St. Patrick’s Day Snack

March 14, 2012   Kristen   1 Comment
Make St. Patrick's day special for the kiddies with this super-easy healthy snack! Or dress it up as an houre de voure for your St. Patty's day bash!

St. Patty’s Day is just days away!  Make the kids a healthy and simple snack just for their special day!  Sure it’s easy to pour some guacamole into a dish and serve with baby carrots, you definitely have the green and orange thing covered!  But why not dress up snack time with a more sophisticated

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St. Patrick’s Day Straws & Leprechaun Fizz Drink

March 11, 2012   Kristen   4 Comments
Your kids will enjoy making these festive and silly St. Patrick's Day straws, make sure to have the camera handy!

This is an easy and fun craft idea for your family this St. Patrick’s Day!  The key to this craft is finding the right old fashioned style paper straws.  Luckily these can be ordered easily from Amazon, Etsy or SipSticks and they are inexpensive. One of the most beloved aspects of this Irish holiday, besides

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Valentine Marshmallow Pops

February 13, 2012   Kristen   4 Comments
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Here’s a delightfully easy recipe/craft to make a fun Valentine’s Day treat with your kiddies!  Dipping items in tempered chocolate is nothing new (check out these safari-themed marshmallows) but jazz it up and make it fun by heading to the craft store for some special edible glitters, sprinkles and hearts, just for Valentine’s Day!  Wrap

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New Years Resolution Banana “Ice Cream”

January 05, 2012   Kristen   No comments
All you need are frozen sliced bananas and a blender to get the same delicious consistency as banana ice cream!

If you’re like most of the Western world, you’ve probably made a New Year’s resolution to loose some weight this year.  We all know eating ice cream is not the secret to losing weight, but this “ice cream” is an exception because there is no cream.  There is exactly one ingredient: bananas. This is the

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Mashed Potato Pancakes

November 26, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Turn your holiday mashed potatoes into a scrumptuous breakfast side dish or serve with a salad fro lunch!

No doubt you have leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving.  I have a ton of my “Perfect Holiday Mashed Potatoes” leftover so I started getting creative.  There are a ton of leftover potato pancake recipes on the web, but I decided to experiment on my own.  And maybe you’re growing tired of just reheating them in

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Rotisserie Chicken Tacos

August 29, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Serve these super-quick chicken tacos with a side salad or chips and salsa!

Since I just posted a classic chicken soup recipe made from a rotisserie chicken, I wanted to also post the second meal that we got from our $4.99 Costco chicken!  This is one of those semi-homemade dishes that really benefits from the slow-roasting rotisserie process.  You can whip it up super-fast  because the depth of

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Berry Wrap

August 23, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
Enjoy the anti-oxidant benefits of berries in a healthy new way!

It’s a wrap!  My typical breakfast in the past few months has been strawberries or apples dipped in almond butter—clean and healthy!  I found this recipe in a “Skippy” advertisement in a Costco magazine and it caught my eye.  I decided to give it a whirl, but with some modifications—most importantly without using Skippy I’ll

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Quick Breakfast Pizza

August 18, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Surprise your little one with a pizza for breakfast! Try to sneak in as many veggies as possible!

  Since I’ve had Back to School on my mind, and in keeping with the whole breakfast theme, here is an easy recipe I made this morning.  This breakfast pizza has unlimited topping possibilities and is a great gimmick for getting your child to eat a healthy breakfast–after all, what kid doesn’t like PIZZA?  the

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Super-Easy Raspberry Sauce

August 18, 2011   Kristen   No comments
Use this simple-to-make-sauce to dress up a store-bought cake or drizzle over your ice cream!

I used to make my raspberry or blueberry sauce on the stove and carefully heat and stir the berries until they created the perfect consistency.  The old stove top version could take about 10-15 minutes, but it was worth it.  Now that I’m the mother of a toddler, I have to constantly be finding ways

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Back to School: Easy Lunchbox Upgrades

August 11, 2011   Kristen   11 Comments
Simply roll up your child's favorite sandwich filling into these uber-cool sandwich sushi rolls and get your little one fired up for back to school lunches!

It’s that wonderful time of year again, where mommas across the nation breathe a collective sigh of relief: BACK TO SCHOOL!!!  Let’s face it, during these rough economic times more and more kids will be eating from their lunchbox than ever before but that doesn’t mean that their lunchbox needs to scream “blah!” and “ordinary!” 

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Orzo & Spinach Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette Dressing

July 22, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Using orzo and tofu in this salad moves this salad from a side-dish to the main-dish! Or use your favorite soft cheese for a more classic version!

After the delicious carrot “risotto” recipe I tried last month that used orzo I have fallen back in love with the cute little seed-shaped pasta and have been experimenting with new ways to use it!  Behold my orzo salad recipe–I hope you enjoy!  By the way this recipe can be made with any soft-bodied cheese

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Healthy Lunch: Stir Fried Soba with Baby Bok Choy

July 15, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
You can feel good about this low-fat lunchtime recipe that's full of good-for-you veggies!

One of my pantry staples is “Hakubaku’s Organic Soba Noodles.”  And to answer my own question from my Ma Po Tofu recipe I have found an online retailer here that carries all the specailty Asian ingredients you’ll ever need and also carries this fab product (for those of you who do not have a Chinese

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First Birthday Cake

July 12, 2011   Kristen   1 Comment
Make beautiful fruit-themed decorations on a store-bought cake for a super-easy and elegant 1st birthday cake idea!

I wanted to post, as I promised, what I ended up doing with the Best Candied Orange Recipe that I posted yesterday!  As I had mentioned, I was obsessed with these candied oranges, but before that, I was obsessed with Kysen’s 1st Birthday Cake!  It became so important to me that even now I have

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