These easy homemade Mini Pancake Muffins are the perfect recipe for a quick and delicious breakfast! They have a basic pancake base, and can be filled with blueberries, chocolate chips, strawberries, and left as is to please everyone in your family- even the pickiest of eaters! How to Make Pancake Mini Muffins: Yields: 24 miniContinue reading “Mini Pancake Muffins”
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Recommended Books
Ever since I was a child I have absolutely loved to read. But over the years my book choices have shifted from “mystery and adventures” novels to more “research and evidence based” texts- and I am totally okay with that! (I will continually update this list as I read more books that I deem worthContinue reading “Recommended Books”
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
At Thanksgiving dinners growing up, you could always count on the cranberry sauce being straight out of the can. Which is absolutely okay! But now that I do all of the holiday cooking for my family, I wanted to try my own cranberry sauce! Let me tell you these two things. It is RIDICULOUSLY easyContinue reading “Homemade Cranberry Sauce”
Starting Solids- The Essentials
Starting Solids with your little one is such an exciting time! One of the most asked questions when preparing for solids is: WHAT DO I NEED?! To be honest, you really don’t need much! A few simple products for food prep, cleaning, and feeding and you are good to go – as long as yourContinue reading “Starting Solids- The Essentials”
Baby Led Weaning: Sweet Potato
When thinking of “first foods“, especially for BLW, sweet potato is often on the top of the list. In fact, it was one of the first things I made for Jax when he started self feeding. Check out how happy he was munching on sweet potato for the first time (at 6.5 months old). SweetContinue reading “Baby Led Weaning: Sweet Potato”
Strawberry Chia Jam
Growing up peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were a staple food in our home. Now, as an adult, I want to share that meal time nostalgia with my own child! However, if you have ever flipped over those store bought jellies and read the ingredients and nutrtion information it can make you a little hesitant.Continue reading “Strawberry Chia Jam”
Brown Butter Glaze
We love salmon at our house! It is an awesome source of protein, iron, healthy fats and vitamin D making it a great food to feed your entire family too. Especially because it can be cooked in less than 30 minutes which is ideal for busy families. This brown butter glaze takes salmon to aContinue reading “Brown Butter Glaze”
Preventative Care for Cold/Flu Season (and Back to School)
Every year warm summer days – full of popsicles, swing sets and running around outside – roll into cooler, crisp weather – full of soups, bookbags, and the seemingly inevitable runny nose….But it doesn’t have to be that way! There are several ways you can help prepare and protect yourself and your family from seasonal viruses with preventative care.
Feeding a Sick Toddler
As much as we try to prevent it, it is inevitable that children become ill at some point. When a little one is battling a cold food is usually the last thing on their mind however they still need some calories for energy to fight off this illness. While their appetite might not be atContinue reading “Feeding a Sick Toddler”
What You Need to Know about Elderberry
In the past few years, elderberry has a commonly used holistic approach to health- and for good reason! It is packed full of immune boosting properties but there are some myths and facts I want to help clear up when it comes to using elderberry. What IS Elderberry? Elderberry is the dark purple berry fromContinue reading “What You Need to Know about Elderberry”
Snacks with Jax 