Posts tagged with: simple
I had a fall feeling in my bones when I picked up my friend, Katie Morford’s book, Rise and Shine: Better Breakfasts for Busy Mornings. It was a cold, overcast...
I LOVE all things pumpkin this time of year. It’s super simple to get canned pumpkin and add a fall flair to any recipe from quick breads to chili to oatmeal...
Do you want a super simple snack that crunchy, satisfying and tastes great? Then you’ve got to try my roasted almonds. With only four simple ingredients, you can whip these...
My tween age children, Grant and Samantha, can be great helpers in the kitchen. I have to admit that sometimes there is some bribing that goes into it, but in the...
Yasss! Peaches are in season now. I just want to gobble them up. My family loves them, too. I have childhood memories of eating whole peaches and just letting the...
I am always trying to get my kids to eat more veggies. I adore spring peas (and I want them to, also!). Yes, peas are starchy and comforting, but they are...
I LOVE making drinks with kombucha, a sparkling, fermented yeast tea beverage that is jam-packed with probiotics (it’s like fizzy apple cider vinegar). It can be a good thing for your...
The warm weather is here and I have such an urge to invite friends over and dine on my outdoor patio or anywhere al fresco. A simple and nourishing dish to bring...
Spring is in full force here, and in typical Chicago fashion – it’s rainy and cold one day and blissfully sunny and warm the next. You truly never know what...
Some of my fondest food memories are of my grandmother’s cooking. “Gram” as my two sisters and I called her was a natural cook. Although, her kitchen wasn’t a large...
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