Banana bread is one of my favorite foods. There’s nothing better than a warm, moist slice of banana nut bread. Bananas are so rich in potassium and so good for you so I always try to eat at least one a day. But since sometimes they go bad more quickly than I’m able to eat…
Easy Overnight Oats
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PowerInProtein #CollectiveBias Can you believe it’s back to school time again already? Since this is the first time in 17 years that I haven’t had a child going back to school, back to school means something different to…
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Mini Muffins
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #QuakerRealMedleys #CollectiveBias Sometimes there are things that I look back on as a parent and wondered what I was thinking. There are definitely some questionable parenting decisions that were made over those years. One of those was feeding…
Oatmeal Protein Squares
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DoMoreWithProtein #CollectiveBias About 2 months ago, my husband and I decided to try a mostly plant-based vegetarian diet. I’ve wanted to eliminate meat from my diet because of the chemicals and hormones that are given to animals to…
Vegan Banana Bread
I started experimenting with a vegan diet about 6 weeks ago. In all honesty, I thought it was going to be much harder than it actually has been. I was worried about cutting cheese out of my diet but that hasn’t been all that difficult. But I hadn’t really ventured into vegan baked goods. I’ve…
Top 14 of 2014
What a great year 2014 has been! It was my second full year with the blog and another year of incredible growth and I’m extremely pleased with how the year went. I’ve got some big things happening in 2015 and can’t wait to show you! But for now, I’m going to share the top 14…
Easy Granola Breakfast Cookies
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Quaker®. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #LoveMyCereal #QuakerUp Do you let your kids have cookies for breakfast or even eat them yourself? I’ll admit that I love a sweet treat in the morning, especially with a cup of coffee. Definitely not the best choice…
Idiot’s Guides: Slow Cooker Cooking
I am so excited to tell you about this awesome cookbook! Rachel from The Stay at Home Chef sent me a copy of her new cookbook “Slow Cooker Cooking” to review. I won’t even wait until the end to tell you that I love it! You all know by now that I love my slow cooker…
Veggie Egg Muffins
We’ve really been making a conscious effort to cut down on our grocery budget the past few months. When we actually sat down and looked at what we were spending each month, we were absolutely shocked. So we figured if we cut down on grocery spending (and in some other areas – bye bye cable…
Cashew Bars
Today I am sharing my homemade Cashew Bars. These are super easy to make and you can feel good about eating them and feeding them to your family! This healthy little snack bar is so easy to make….seriously, it takes 5 minutes. I’m almost hesitant to call it a recipe since it only requires two…