• Fresh strawberries and kiwi are chopped and dressed in lime juice to make a simple homemade fruit salsa to serve with tortilla chips.
    Snacks

    Strawberry Kiwi Salsa

    Y’all, I hesitate to even call this a recipe. With three ingredients and no actual cooking, this Strawberry Kiwi Salsa is more of an idea, really. I think that’s okay though because sometimes an easy snack idea is just what I need.

  • The warm & comforting flavors of banana bread make an easy breakfast in this creamy bowl of low-sugar banana bread oatmeal, topped with sliced bananas, cinnamon, and just a pinch of brown sugar.
    Breakfast

    Banana Bread Oatmeal

    I should’ve started counting the bananas I’ve used in the last several days because I think it would be safe to call this week “Banana Bread Week” at our house. The chocolate banana bread recipe

  • This sparkling blueberry lemonade recipe provides a fresh, easy, nonalcoholic spring or summer drink to serve as the weather warms up!
    Drinks

    Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade

    I woke up Tuesday morning in my warmest pajamas & socks, buried underneath five layers of blankets, still frigid in a 57-degree house, and said, “Great. I have to make lemonade today.”

  • Filled with chocolate, cherries, chia seeds, and more, these simple five-ingredient energy bites are great for snacking on when you need a sweet treat or something to hold you over until your next meal!
    Snacks

    Chocolate Cherry Almond Bites

    A few weeks ago I decided that once I finished the books I had on hold at the library, I’d start rereading my childhood favorite series, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books. So far, I’ve finished Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie, and now I’m in the middle of Farmer Boy.

  • These nachos are topped with BBQ pork, fajita-style peppers and onions, and more fun toppings, and they'll make great party food!
    Dinner

    Barbecue Fajita Nachos

    Let me begin by being upfront with you. Oliver loves basically anything I cook for him, which either means (a) I am a really good cook, (b) my husband’s palate is marked by the highest possible degree of unpickiness (perhaps not a real word), or (c) I am married to a human garbage disposal.

  • A lactose-free twist on a classic Jell-O salad recipe, perfect for serving as a simple dessert or side dish!
    Desserts

    Jell-O Foam Salad (lactose-free)

    With Easter coming up this weekend and spring finally beginning, it seemed an appropriate time to share a sweet, pastel-colored recipe with you. This Jell-O Foam Salad (or as we so eloquently referred to it–“foam”)