Ahh…the granola bar. A lunchbox staple since the beginning of time. Okay, maybe not. But definitely since the 80s when I was in school. They’re self-contained, quick, kid-friendly, and nowadays, available in a million nut-free versions that are safe for school. Sadly though, it can be tricky to find ones […]
With back to school just around the corner, extra curricular activities starting up again, and the general easy-breezy-lazy days of summer fading away, I’m starting to prepare myself for the busy days ahead. Which, if you’re like me, means a whole lot of running (ok, driving) around shuffling little people to and fro, and constant trips to the grocery store, Walmart, etc., all while still trying to manage a career.
Morning breakfast rush, school lunches, after-school-on-the-way-to snack – all perfect examples of times where quick, make-ahead, healthy snacks (like these no-bake, low sugar chocolate chip energy bites) are a lifesaver.
School mornings…they are just around the corner now. And if they are anything like my house, they involve a lot of rushing around trying to get everyone out the door and on the school bus/dropped off at school on time, while searching for lost shoes, misplaced homework, the pink-with-purple-sparkles-and-a-unicorn hair […]
We call this ‘Bacon Candy’ in our house. For any herbivore missing the sweet, smoky, chewy taste of a good strip of bacon, this recipe is for you. We prefer it with tofu (my kids haven’t quite hopped on board the tempeh train yet), but you could absolutely swap the […]
We are in the dog days of August, where the air is so thick and humid you can cut it with a knife, and the mere thought of turning on kitchen appliances makes you break out into even more of a sweat, but yet somehow, that wasn’t enough of a […]