This week has been yet another classic week of 2020…good news sandwiched by bad news… Some of the good news was that I made a massive bowl of my fave grain salad so my lunches were both delicious and already made. Also, we managed to escape to Lake Tahoe for the weekend. It was SUCH A MAJOR WIN for the family. We were finally able to go outside (the AQI was improved but still not great) and the kids got a much needed change of scenery. We all soaked up every second of the getaway…. Read more >

I never thought I’d see the day, but it has arrived! My kids told me they are sick of oatmeal! [It makes sense given the frequency that they eat it] So after a week+ hiatus, filled with pancakes, waffles, eggs and banana bread, I finally came up with another option! Breakfast cake! Shhhh…don’t tell them it’s just baked oatmeal (with vanilla yogurt on top as “frosting”). I made a peaches ‘n cream flavored dish, with whole milk, honey, cinnamon and sliced peaches on top. It baked up beautifully and then when it was time to… Read more >

If you were in a salad rut, maybe this post will help. Salads can get such a bad rap, but these were 100% delicious. Which is why I can’t bring myself to order salads at a restaurant! Because compared to these, of course they are boring!

Well. Well well well. What to say. These few days have been…interesting…let’s just focus on the things that went right. I baked individual cakes for each kid and then we let them each have a “special night” with us, in which they stayed up later (after the other one was in bed) and had cake and hung out with me and Kyle. Neither knew the other did it. They both think it was a unique experience that they got on the sly. And it was so cute and awesome for all of us. Since we… Read more >