I am trying to incorporate more kale into our diet by adding it to soups and pastas but since it has been so h

It is hard for me to believe that my baby boy is now 9 years old. We have been so blessed with our incredibly

It's been so hot here in Oregon this week so I decided to cool my kids down with these smoothies. They took mi

This is my new favorite taco recipe that I adapted from a recipe from Cooking with Books. I love the Asian tw

I was serving some Asian tacos for dinner and wanted a fresh and healthy side dish with a kick. I adapted a re

I was in the mood for Asian food so I went into the refrigerator to see what I could throw together. I had som

These sugar snap peas don't need much to make them taste good. I did a simple sauté with canola oil, crushed

I had a busy day ahead so I decided to make myself a delicious and healthy breakfast to start the day off righ

We were heading to a friend's house for dinner and I needed to bring a dessert. I saw this recipe on Averie Co

I recently grabbed some portobellos from the store in hopes that I would be inspired to do something with them

I wanted a fresh salad to pair with the Lemon-Mustard Chicken Drumsticks and the Parmesan and Panko Roasted

I wanted simple comfort food for dinner last night. My kids love chicken drumsticks so I decided to bake them

I saw a recipe on Olives & Garlic this morning for these potatoes and knew immediately that I would make t

This may be my new favorite salmon dish. It's perfect for the summer using fresh ingredients and delicious wil

I recently picked up 2 lbs of fresh organic blueberries that were on sale and decided to make blueberry freeze

We were having friends over for dinner and I wanted to surprise the kids with mini cinnamon rolls for dessert.

When we were in Bend, Oregon over Memorial Day weekend, I had a delicious salad at a local brewery that I coul

I normally make this ranch dressing but didn't feel like going to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients

There's just something so nice about a homemade shake. I decided to treat my family to shakes after dinner. I

We've had a cool & rainy week this week in Portland. I saw this soup recipe on Heather Christo's site and

Edamame is one of our favorite side dishes to pair with Asian food. My son REALLY loves it - especially doused

I wanted to do something special for my kids so I made up a batch of these tasty muffins as an after school sn

I have been making homemade popcorn for my kids lately and decided to give kettle corn a try. Although my kids

I had some boneless skinless chicken thighs and decided to marinate them in an olive oil, red wine vinegar, mu

I grabbed some beautiful and sweet blackberries and strawberries from the store and decided to use some of the

I bookmarked a recipe by Tyler Florence for roasting corn on the cob in the oven. I decided to give it a try t

My grocery store was out of my usual brand of vanilla yogurt so I grabbed a different brand. It's flavor was a

We had friends over for dinner recently and I decided to make it fun for the kids by serving waffles for dinne

I love this recipe because it's rather easy to make but looks and tastes gourmet. The sauce is lemony and deli

I find myself wanting to roast veggies before summer hits and it gets too hot. To me, roasting is the best way

I was making a lemon caper pork dish for dinner and I wanted to serve it with rice. I decided to add lemon, le

My daughter was home sick this week so I wanted to make her a special lunch to make her feel better. She has r

I love recipes that have few ingredients but turn out so amazingly delicious. Simple recipes always seem to be

I had some chicken thighs to use up so I went in search of a recipe. I found one on Simply Recipes that looked

I can't believe it - I finally roasted cauliflower. I have to thank my dear friend Currié who had us over for

I was craving breakfast for lunch the other day. I found taco leftovers in the refrigerator so I decided to ma