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Toasty Quinoa + Snap Peas & Sweet Corn

Toasty Quinoa + Snap Peas & Sweet Corn

Swapping quinoa for rice ups the nutrient game for this one-bowl favorite. Make quinoa up to five days ahead and store in fridge. You can also make the entire dish ahead of time and simply warm it up for dinner.

Boosting Immunity with Black Elderberry

Boosting Immunity with Black Elderberry

I received this product for free from Moms Meet to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. Back to school typically means back to germs for us. Crowded classroom conditions often mean more…

Healthy Goat Cheese + Spaghetti Squash Dinner

Healthy Goat Cheese + Spaghetti Squash Dinner

This post is sponsored by Montchevre but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Now that school has started, my time is limited with afterschool sports and other craziness. I love making spaghetti squash because it cooks up quickly and it’s easy to prepare. I also love topping it with tasty high-quality goat cheese.  I’m picky when buying goat cheese, so I prefer to use Montchevre Goat Cheese is made with fresh, high-quality goat’s milk collected from local, independent family farms. (more…)

New Natural Products to Try This Fall

New Natural Products to Try This Fall

I’m so excited to share information and my personal experience with some awesome new natural products out on the market. Full disclosure, I’m often asked to review products. If they don’t fit in the realm of natural or healthy living, I decline. I do like…

Change Up Your Routine with Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics

Change Up Your Routine with Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics

I received this product for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links I am a probiotics fan and use them in my daily regimen with other supplements…

Artisan Turkey Sandwich with Homemade Garlic Pickles

Artisan Turkey Sandwich with Homemade Garlic Pickles

This post is sponsored by Bistro Favorites, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Why go out to purchase an artisan sandwich when you can make one at home? Please excuse my humblebrag, but my turkey sandwich is gourmet tasting because as I use quality, fresh ingredients. I love turkey sandwiches and I am very particular as to what I buy for my family. I prefer Bistro Favorites 100% Natural Sliced meats because they are all natural with no artificial ingredients or nitrates. (more…)

Level Ground Trading: Putting Humans First

Level Ground Trading: Putting Humans First

At my daughter’s preschool ‘graduation’, they asked the kids what they wanted to be someday. The kids chirped to the crowd –  doctors! lawyers! farmers! dolphin trainers! and I think there were a few mermaids. Then there was that one kid who stood up and…

Back-to-School Flower Vase Craft

Back-to-School Flower Vase Craft

Make this cute ‘school themed’ flower vase for your child’s teacher as a back to school gift! I only spent $4 on materials – 3 packs of pencils and one glass vase from the Dollar Tree! I had hot glue on hand and extra ribbon…

How to keep you and your kids safe on holiday

How to keep you and your kids safe on holiday

Many of us plan a second getaway later on in the year. After all, why not? We’ve been working hard at the office, at home, and at school since September, so we all deserve a bit of rest and relaxation! Whether it’s a weekend getaway to a new part of the country, or you’re all jetting off to sunnier climates for a week, no matter where you’re going, if you want your break to be a success, then you’re going to want to feel safe whilst on holiday. (more…)

Make Rosemary Lemon Salts as Gifts

Make Rosemary Lemon Salts as Gifts

It’s summer and the weather is blazing hot outside, so why am I inside making herb salts as gifts? I’ll tell you why – as I hide inside from the withering heat, I start to think about fall, and then winter and holidays.  If you…

Spaghetti with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Spaghetti with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Red peppers are in summer abundance right now, so what better time to incorporate their vitamin C goodness! Red peppers pair very well with pasta and this is recipe is one of the easiest ways to broaden kids’ palates. This familiar marinara sauce incorporates roasted…

Graze Box Cost Analysis

Graze Box Cost Analysis

Every packaged food company is going to shake their head and utter a few choice words at this blog post. I get it. You pay a premium for pre-packaged, ‘I don’t have to think about it’ snacks and meals. But here’s the thing. I DO think about it. When I’m eating a tiny little snack, or meal, each bite equates to dollars and cents in my brain. Is that weird? (more…)