real moms {sharing} all things fabulous
Confession: I have been cooped up for the last 5 months in the cold and snow…the last thing I want to do once the weather is as gorgeous as it has been, is sit in front of the stove! I’m a bit like a sun deprived, vitamin D depleted, caged animal. I love cool coleslaw…
I mentioned in Monday’s post about travel yogurt cups that I can pretty much guarantee that my husband would go all day on an apple at work if I didn’t make sure there were easy lunch options available to pack 😉 Our budget just plain doesn’t afford organic, quality lunch meat, as delicious as it…
I know that school lunch packing is winding down to an end (yay for making it another whole school year mamas!). But I’m hoping that by sharing this time and money saving tip, that your summer camp, work lunches, daycare lunches, or park outing lunches might run a little smoother for you this summer, and…
I’m due with baby number 3 in August. With my first born I found it fairly easy to maintain a nursing routine – no other babes running around needing this or that, no school, playdates, or other activities to get older kids to. You get the idea. When my second was born I tried desperately…
Let’s cut to the chase…enchilada night is always a winner 😉 HERE is yesterday’s post on quick enchilada sauce in case you missed it! It is super easy, and you’ll be skipping out on HFCS, MSG, and other preservatives by just making your own. It is more cost effective as well. Here’s how we do…
Everyone loves enchilada night! You will love making your own sauce – it is much more flavorful than the jarred or canned from the store. And skipping out on the crazy high fructose corn syrup and other toxic preservatives, MSG, and possible GMO’d ingredients is a huge plus. Take advantage of double or tripling up…
You’re family is going to love these for snacktime or a side to lunch or dinner! And you can feel good about serving them when you are cooking in such brain and body nourishing fats. Take your pick of what to fry them up in. Pick a friendly fat and cook the most delicious chips…
Birthday parties, family gatherings, parties…it’s good to have something in your real food arsenal to keep the kids happy and not feeling deprived for special occasions – but also not rely on the Crisco laden, or store bought mile long list of ingredient treats. These are definitely not a “staple” in our home – but…
I have already shared my love affair with Chinese food with you in THIS post…so it shouldn’t be a surprise to you that I have another one up my sleeve 😉 This is one is a little more my husband’s style of Chinese – and we add a little more of the red pepper flakes…
Preschool mornings have been a great challenge to me this year with regards to getting a nourishing breakfast down before we have to leave! This has been my first year of having a preschooler so I’m definitely a “newbie” school mama. Getting a 3 year old AND the busy bee 1 year old dressed, fed,…
This is hands down my favorite way to eat asparagus! It doesn’t get any simpler than this but your whole family will love it. It is usually my husband that is harder to get to eat veggies than my girls and he loves asparagus made this way. Grab a sheet pan and whip this up…
I have two spring babies 🙂 One of my babes just turned 2 on Monday, and for her birthday dinner I wanted to do something special to celebrate her birthday, and the FINALLY blooming spring season! It doesn’t get more spring than asparagus and fresh peas! I know tomatoes are later into the summer but…