Jack Frost skipped us this winter, and you can guess what that means. Yep, instead of dying off in a deep freeze, the bugs from last season are out in full force. That's why I'm making up a batch of this easy homemade bug spray, which has worked really well for my family over the years. We use it any time we head to a neighborhood BBQ, [...] Continue Reading
Archives for May 2020
The Best First Foods for Baby (Plus Safety Tips & What To Avoid)
There are two big questions when it comes to starting solid foods: when to start and what are the best first foods. You probably found yourself here looking to answer the second question (welcome!), but if you’re still waffling over the first, check out this post for more on timing. Spoiler alert on the first article: There’s no magic [...] Continue Reading
My Green Mattress Review
What's your idea of a perfect morning? Mine is rolling out of bed for a leisurely breakfast of crispy waffles (and more) with my family . . . especially if my sisters, nieces, nephews, and/or friends that have become like family are sharing the table with us. We love having guests, so when my husband and I moved into our new home [...] Continue Reading
When To Start Baby Food: Signs of Readiness & Tips for Getting Started
Babies are deeply intuitive. They're so in tune with us that their hearts can synchronize to ours when we walk in the room, and studies show they possess an innate understanding physics and can tell how much we want things based on the effort we put into getting them. It's not so surprising, then, that they're are also pretty intelligent about [...] Continue Reading
Peruvian Green Sauce Recipe (Aji Verde)
Usually when we use the words "secret sauce" or "magic sauce," we mean some essential ingredient for a well-lived life. This Peruvian green sauce recipe, however, is an actual sauce that works magic on your taste buds. I'm so glad it's not a secret, though, because it takes five minutes to make and adds vibrant flavor to so much more [...] Continue Reading
How To Make Natural Laundry Detergent (Borax-Free)
Have I ever told you about the time I washed newborn clothes with the tags and hangers still on? Or the time my preschooler decided to "help" with the laundry by adding a load of cloth diapers to my freshly cleaned whites? Personally, I'm not up for adding complications to my laundry routine, which is why I love this easy homemade laundry [...] Continue Reading
Peruvian Chicken Recipe
This Peruvian chicken recipe is a simple one-pan dish that’s just so ridiculously tasty. It combines the tangy, savory flavors of lime, cumin and paprika with sweet onions and peppers, and the chicken soaks up all the juicy goodness from the pan as it bakes. Like my Egg Drop Soup, Easy Pepper Steak, Instant Pot Chicken Soup and Sloppy Joe [...] Continue Reading
Chocolate Chip Blondies Recipe (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
These ooey, gooey, perfectly chewy chocolate chip blondies are so easy to bake even a kid can do it. And I really mean that, because this recipe was created by my daughter Katie when she was eleven. As I shared in this honey mustard chicken recipe, she and some friends recently co-authored a cookbook called Chef Junior: 100 Super [...] Continue Reading
