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
11 Health Benefits of Sunlight + FAQs
We all know that plants turn sunshine into energy via photosynthesis, but did you know that humans metabolize UV light, too? It's true, and though we've known for years that sunlight helps us synthesize vitamin D in our skin, emerging research suggests that it may have health benefits that are totally separate from vitamin D production, too. [...] 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 [...] 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 last week, she and some friends recently co-authored a cookbook called Chef [...] Continue Reading
DIY Leave-In Conditioner
Coconut oil is the Swiss Army Knife of beauty products. It can be used to make this three-ingredient shampoo bar, homemade deodorant, lotion bars, and even tooth whitener. And, hey, you can just rub it on as a lovely body oil. But as a DIY leave-in conditioner? Yeah, not so much . . . it's just too heavy for most [...] Continue Reading
