Wanna know how to get boys interested in cooking and baking? Bring out the gadgets. We have a new favorite gadget in the house to add to the fun of our West Bend bread machine, the blender, food processor, and hand mixer – our WonderMill Electric Grain Mill and the boys have given it their stamp […]
Recipes
Kevin’s Famous Guacamole Recipe – From Scratch
A few weeks ago, we had a big family party where we celebrated two birthdays, our arrival to Georgia, our pregnancy, my cousin’s visit from California and an anniversary! It was quite the shindig and my awesome aunt planned it all, assigning each of us a menu item for a Mexican-themed dinner. YUM! (This is […]
Summer Green Smoothie {free recipe}
I love making smoothies in the summertime, when berries abound and are so juicy. I’ve especially enjoyed them while I’ve been pregnant, since they are jam-packed with nutrition and it’s an entire meal in a cup! And, it’s a great way to use up fruit that’s really ripe and about to go bad. It makes […]
Gabriel’s Construction Birthday Cake – Easy & Cheap
I love how toddlers have their obsessions. Gabriel just turned three, and since we was about 20 months old, he has been obsessed with anything construction. He takes every opportunity presented to him, i.e, some dirt, mulch or sand, and turns it into a construction site. He spends more time in the mulch and dirt […]
Coconut Cornmeal Tilapia with Rice & Veggies – Gluten Free & Vegetarian {free recipe}
Here is another mouthwatering recipe made with the all-amazing coconut oil! Did you know coconut oil can be a vegan alternative to butter? It also makes a great paste for adding breading to meat and fish because it adds a wonderful coconut flavor and fills the kitchen with a heavenly scent! Mine is still lingering […]
Chocolate Chip, Almond and Coconut Cookies {recipe}
I wish you had taste-a-vision right now because there’s no way to appreciate these divine cookies without savoring them in your mouth. You’ll just have to trust me instead! These are my family’s new favorite cookies, as the combination of the coconut, chocolate and almond flavors is just divine. I made these right after receiving […]
Vegetarian & Vegan Three Bean Soup {recipe}
A recipe for a quick, delicious and very healthy soup using three different kinds of beans – pinto, northern and black. It’s the middle of May and it’s cold and raining outside. No fun! Perfect day to make soup with my sous-chef, Gabriel. This is the easiest, yummiest healthiest soup there is, and it has become […]
A Mom Dishes About Her Mixed Family of Vegetarians & Meat Eaters {part 3}
Part 1 – Eating Less Meat is Actually Very Green Part 2 – A Mom Dishes About Being a Vegetarian The very active and healthy McFalls, who eat vegetarian dinners every night! Brendan plays basketball at Saint Mary’s College, Trevor plays soccer, basketball and other sports, and Katie plays soccer, runs track and other sports […]
A Mom Dishes About Being a Vegetarian
Part 1 – Eating Less Meat is Actually Very GreenPart 3 – A Mom Dishes About Her Mixed Family of Vegetarians and Meat Eaters As a continuation of my special series on how eating little to no meat is green, I’m excited to have Nichola Gutfold – a friend of our’s and colleague of my husband’s who’s also an […]
Eating Less Meat is Actually Very Green {part 1}
Part 1 – Eating Less Meat is Actually Very GreenPart 2 – A Mom Dishes About Being a VegetarianPart 3 – A Mom Dishes About Her Mixed Family of Vegetarians and Meat Eaters Source I’ve been flirting with becoming a vegetarian for about a year now, maybe longer, much to the influence of my mom and parents-in-law […]
