Guest Feature – Make and Taste

Easy As Pie Pumpkin Pancakes (Guest Feature)

When it comes to breakfast, the practicality of the dish is just as important as the food itself. Can I make the dish in advance? Does it reheat well? Can I sub this if I don’t have that? Pumpkin pancakes are fluffy little bites that have all of the cinnamony scents and spices of pumpkinContinue reading “Easy As Pie Pumpkin Pancakes (Guest Feature)”

Guest Feature: Heirloom Tomato Tart

Last Sunday morning, I was enjoying coffee and pancakes with my family over an episode of “Goldie and Bear.” Usually I’m half tuned in to my daughter’s cartoons, but one of the scenes in this episode caught my eye. “Goldie’s Do-Over Day,” a story about a spell “that lets you do things over. lt comesContinue reading “Guest Feature: Heirloom Tomato Tart”

At Home With Lindsay: Her Signature Valentines Day Sprinkle Heart Cookies

Lindsay Culinary LLC Sprinkle Heart Cookies

Creating holiday baking memories with my daughter are some of my most favorite times in the kitchen, especially when we bake sparkly, heart shaped sugar cookies. For Valentine’s Day, I pull out all the heart cookie cutters and an assortment of sprinkles! Bite-sized, heart-shaped cookies with a glittering sanding sugar crunch are stacked on platters,Continue reading “At Home With Lindsay: Her Signature Valentines Day Sprinkle Heart Cookies”

Guest Feature: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins With A Twist

Once upon a time, I had young children who were picky about eating their veggies. My firstborn, loved everything, but around the age of 2, started turning her nose up at things she used to devour. My little guy was wanting real people food before he had teeth, but preferred steak to anything with aContinue reading “Guest Feature: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins With A Twist”

Guest Feature: Kid Approved Scratch Made Granola

Cooking with kids, like playing with play dough, can get a little too messy for me. I have good intentions of making quality family meals (and memories), but I often end up frustrated with the mess and the bickering. Enter my mom, aka Grandma. She’s amazing. She’ll let those kids play with play dough allContinue reading “Guest Feature: Kid Approved Scratch Made Granola”

Guest Feature: Homemade Berry Gummies – The Power Of Three

It’s good to be three. Three year olds are blessed with a short-term memory, afternoon naps built into their busy schedules, and an uncanny flair for finding the fun in every situation. There are a few simple things that make my three year old’s world go ‘round. Playing at the park, Mom & Dad, hanging out with friends, and gummy fruit snacks. Today, I attended my daughter’s Power Tots class. Once per week, she and her classmates learn about fitness and strength through tumbling. They focus on flexibility, balance, and power as they play, jump, and somersault. At the beginning of each class, the teacher asks the children a personal question. Today, the question was “what is your favorite candy,” to which my “tot” replied, “CHEWIES!” I knew she was referring to gummy fruit snacks. Then, I had an idea. Since the arrival of spring, fresh tart berries are abundant at all of the markets and grocery stores. In the spirit of fitness, friends, and seasonal fruit, we decided to check out the local berry selection together, and invite a fellow Power Tot over to make our own gummies. The recipe requires 4 ingredients: berries, fresh squeezed lemon juice, gelatin, and honey. Gummies can be created and modified with any juice from fresh or frozen, thawed fruit. Using the “My Fruit Shack” gummy mold kit with fresh raspberries and blackberries made it easy and fun. And 30 minutes later, our berry gummies were delicious...and adorable. Our tots loved mashing the berries and dropping the liquid into the berry shaped molds. Most of all, they loved eating their tasty gummy creations. In fact, they made a song out of it, “yummy, yummy gummies in my tummy, tummy, tummy!” In addition to all of their other talents, three year olds are also excellent songwriters. My three year old continues to teach me lessons every day. The time flies so fast, but she soaks up every moment. She sings, dances, and laughs with abandon and she speaks her mind no matter who is watching. She let’s go of sadness, she forgives without hesitation, and she has the power to turn tart berries and lemons into her favorite candy.

It’s good to be three. Three year olds have a flair for finding fun in every situation. They are masters of turning lemons into lemonade. Rain or shine, three year olds just want to have a good time. There are a few simple things that make my three year old’s world go ‘round. Playing atContinue reading “Guest Feature: Homemade Berry Gummies – The Power Of Three”

Guest Feature: Coconut Bird Nest Cupcakes – Art Imitates Life

‘Tis Spring! After months of cold, spring reopens the window to motivation and creativity. Pastel petals adorn the trees and sidewalks. Spring’s beauty makes every watery-eye, sniffle, and sneeze worthwhile. “At present, people see fogs, not because there are fogs, but because poets and painters have taught them the mysterious loveliness of such effects.” OscarContinue reading “Guest Feature: Coconut Bird Nest Cupcakes – Art Imitates Life”

Guest Feature: “Frozen” Jello Ice Blocks

We may be over here on the West Coast, but we’ve had some super chilly days (for us) this winter and my three-year-old loves to say that everything is “as cold as ice.” He heard me say it a couple times and now he thinks it’s the funniest thing! “My knees are as cold asContinue reading “Guest Feature: “Frozen” Jello Ice Blocks”

Guest Feature: Dark Chocolate Belgian Brownie Bites

Joie de vivre, the term that means joy of living, is a commonly used expression that represents the French approach to daily life. It means finding the happiness in the present circumstances; slowing down to savor a meal or disconnecting from technology after work. Joie de vivre gives us permission to enjoyContinue reading “Guest Feature: Dark Chocolate Belgian Brownie Bites”