Category: Recipes
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Lemon Blueberry Vodka Spritzer

Lemon Blueberry Vodka spritzer is a light and refreshing zesty lemon cocktail sweetened naturally with blueberries! Even though we are starting to prepare for school, we are still trying to hold on to summer! This is my first cocktail and I thought it may be fun to do one seasonally. I love a light and…
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Fun Alternative Uses for Silicone Baking Cups

Today I wanted to share fun alternative uses for these silicone baking cups. Inspired by a friend on a weekend trip this summer, I bought these baking cups for lunch boxes. They are great for keeping items separated when you have a box that doesn’t have as many compartments. Below is just one example, but…
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Olive Oil Stone Fruit Cake – Dairy & Refined Sugar Free

I love using seasonal produce for yummy treats! This week I made a Dairy Free Olive Oil Stone Fruit Cake. It is the perfect light summer dessert. It is naturally sweetened with maple syrup and the olive oil makes it super moist. I thought you would really taste the olive oil, but you do not!…
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Summer Pasta with No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Hello!! Last Monday, I promised you some simple, fast and flexible side-dishes so today I wanted to share with you my Speedy Summer Pasta with No-Cook Tomato Sauce. This is one of my favorite summer pasta dishes because it highlights summer’s juicy tomatoes and garden basil. It is great alone or with cheese and it…
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Healthy and Simple Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs

I changed my plan this week to share these Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs with you because they were so good! My children do not love grilled chicken and they asked for more!! Why we loved these Healthy and Simple Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs I found this recipe great for the summer and busy weeks –…
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Raw Vegetables

Fast & Easy Side Dish & Kid Friendly Vegetable You may have noticed that “Pick Your Own Veggie” pops up a lot on my meal planning menu so I wanted to share why 🙂 For the summer it makes life easier to not have to prep or cook another item when we are coming home late,…
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Peas with Creamy Feta & Chopped Walnuts

Hello – I hope you you enjoyed the weekend, we had beautiful weather weather and enjoyed a lot of family beach and pool time! I have talked a lot about keeping it simple and flexible for the summer so I thought I would share some easy, fast, and flexible dishes and snacks over the next…
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Vegan & Gluten Free Banana Date Brownies

Vegan & Gluten Free Banana Date Brownies we were very skeptical! We love chocolate and as much as we eat healthy we also love our treats around here, especially brownies! My children ask for a treat every night (frankly I am looking for something sweet most nights after dinner) and I try (key word) and…


