Black Bean Brownies–Yes, You Read That Right!
More and more these days you hear about “gluten free” diets. I hear about it, read about it sometimes…but never really gave it much thought. One day, I was searching for a black…
Make Your Own Cleaners for a Clean Chemical-Free Family
Do you ever look at the list of ingredients in the cleaners you use around the house? From laundry detergent to all-purpose cleaners, it seems there are a lot of chemicals your family…
A Banana “Cake” Recipe Your Kids Will Love
My daughter said to me the other day “mom, will you make me some banana cake?” Banana cake?? I wracked my brain trying to think of when I made banana cake. I couldn’t…
Earth-Friendly Valentines for Kids
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day already! It’s a holiday I have never been terribly fond of (except for when I was a child). It always seemed a wasteful and overly commercialized holiday to me—a…
Homemade Granola Bars
So as I was checking out Facebook this past week, I saw a post by my friend Annie mentioning that she’d made homemade granola bars and how good they were. This immediately grabbed…
Mommy’s Minestrone
Living in Southern California means playing the guessing game with the weather on a daily basis. Our so called “winter” can be as warm as 80 degrees. In fact, last weekend we were…
A Healthy Treat Your Child Will Love
When my daughter started preschool, as silly as it sounds, one of the things I looked forward to most was being able to make cupcakes for her class. I mean, I started making…
A Healthy Breakfast for the Whole Family
Like most working parents, I feel like there is just not enough time in the morning. Between getting myself ready for work, getting my daughter ready for school, finding her missing shoe, (and/or…
DIY Stamps
As with the potato, common household items can serve another purpose before they’re bound for the garbage can: a stamp. Celery: After the edible stalks are cut off, the end resembles a rose….
Cookie Cutter Meals – How to Feed Your Picky Eater
Okay, so if you are like me, when your child started eating solids, you swore you were not going to be one of those parents, you know – the one whose child ate…
