This apple pie simmer pot recipe will fill your home with the comforting fragrance of a homemade apple pie, hot and fresh out of the oven. Strangely enough, there are no apples in the recipe! When I was a kid, my mom always kept a small pot simmering on the stove top filled with water […]
Fluffy Grain Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Grain Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes are just as good for breakfast as for dessert—somewhat better for you than traditional carrot cake, but just as delicious! I serve cupcakes for breakfast and call them muffins. These Carrot Cake Cupcakes are #glutenfree, grain free, nearly Paleo*, and kid approved as “real carrot cake!” That’s high praise coming from my […]
How to Make Spicy Deviled Eggs Without Mayonnaise – Deviled Eggs No Mayo Recipe!
Mayonnaise is gross. Get the printable recipe for spicy deviled eggs without mayo below.
How to Celebrate Chinese New Year with Kids – Last Minute Mom
I’m a bad homeschool mom. I don’t know it’s National Chocolate Cake Day or Lewis Carroll’s birthday until I notice a spate of chocolate cake or Alice in Wonderland photos in my Instagram feed. I’m totally willing to skip minor holidays I do know are coming soon, like Presidents Day, because we learn about US presidents every day. As for the banks-are-open […]
Better Than Guacamole Recipe: The Amazing Avocado Sauce Recipe
[Skip the obligatory personal story and scroll down to get the printable recipe for Amazing Avocado Sauce right now!] With five kids in the family, we basically lived at the Little League ballpark every spring once my brothers hit t-ball age. My brain has repressed the one gawky year I played baseball, but I do […]
30 Minute Meal Prep 1: Grilled Chicken Salad
How do you meal prep? I love looking at gorgeous meal prep setups on Instagram, with perfectly portioned, identical dishes all lined up! Since I have a family of four, I do meal prep a little differently. I prep like a restaurant: All the food gets washed, chopped, and organized so each ingredient can be added to […]
Paleo Pumpkin Bread Recipe: Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free!
This Paleo pumpkin bread is sugar free, gluten free, and grain free, with the texture of traditional pumpkin quick bread. It’s also inexpensive, as far as Paleo breads go, because it’s made with coconut flour and bananas instead of almond flour and maple syrup. Breakfast gets old fast when you drop grains from your diet; […]
Habanero Ranch Dressing and Dip Recipe
My homemade Habanero Ranch Dressing recipe is made with fresh parsley and fresh cilantro. If you like spicy, you’ll love this dressing! Get the printable recipe below. When you make your salad dressings and dips from scratch instead of buying processed salad dressing (almost all bottled dressing is made with soy!) or salad dressing packets (almost all packets are made […]
Why I Let My Kids Eat Crap at Christmas
Do you stick to your healthy diet during the holidays? What about your kids? I let my kids eat tons of sugar at Christmas time—actually, from Halloween through around January 5th. Not January 1st, because only a fool would attempt a healthy diet reboot while there is still pie in the house. [Affiliate links are […]
How to Fit Bone Broth in Your Freezer! How to Freeze Bone Broth/Chicken Broth
I love bone broth! It’s one of the most healing foods you can eat! But how do you fit bone broth in the freezer? If you know all about bone broth and you just want to learn how to save freezer space, scroll down. If you’re a bone broth newbie, start here. The best part about […]
