Kids in the Kitchen: Vegetable Puree

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Vegetable Puree

In my continued quest to get my kids to eat more vegetables, I’ve started to make vegetable puree to hide in their food (and mine). This week I pureed some organic spinach that we got at the Pfarmers Market last week. How to Puree Spinach First I washed it. Next I folded it over and… [Continue Reading]

Kids in the Kitchen: Pfarmers Market

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Pflugerville Pfarmer's Market

It’s that time of year again here in Central TX…Farmers Market time…or if you live in a town that starts with a Pf then it’s Pfarmers Market time! The boys and I headed out the the Green Red Barn (it’s a red barn with green energy) for the very first Pfarmers Market of the season…. [Continue Reading]

Cook Book Review & Giveaway: Gluten-Free on a Shoestring – Pan de Bono Recipe

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Pan de Bono - gluten free recipes

As some of you know, I’ve been having trouble with gluten for the last year and have been looking for some new gluten free recipes. When I was asked to review this new cookbook, Gluten-Free on a Shoestring, Quick and Easy: 100 Recipes for the Food You Love–Fast!, I jumped at the chance since this… [Continue Reading]

15 Tips to Get Kids to Eat Vegetables

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15 Tips to Get Kids to Eat Vegetables

  You Want Me to Eat What? One of the biggest problems I think all parents face is how to get  kids to eat vegetables. I started wondering if there was a biological reason for this…and sure enough there is. Apparently children (and I’m convinced most humans) are preconditioned to prefer sweet tastes to bitter… [Continue Reading]

Kids in the Kitchen: Planting Seeds

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Planting Seeds

Welcome back to our weekly installment of Kids in the Kitchen! This week we thought we’d try growing some of our own food by planting seeds. On what felt like our twelfth trip to Target this week, we found some of these little seed kits in the $1 section.  The boys were super excited! They… [Continue Reading]

Giveaway: Country Gourmet Home

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Country Gourmet Home

Country Gourmet Home Have you heard of Country Gourmet Home? It’s an amazingly yummy home based business that brings you high quality mixes that you add to your food that will make your mouth water! They are made with real fruits and vegetables and have no MSG. You just add the mix with one or… [Continue Reading]

Kids in the Kitchen: Tiff’s Treats

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Tiff's Treats

Field Trip Today turned into a field trip day! Connor announced last night that he wanted to go see dinosaur bones in a museum today. Ummm…we don’t really have that kind of thing here in Austin. You have to go to Dallas or Houston…and I wasn’t about to spend 6 hours in the car to… [Continue Reading]

Review: Kidz Zone Perfect Bars

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Kidz Zone Perfect

A few weeks ago we received this awesome pack of snacks from Kidz Zone Perfect. My kids love to snack. They are grazers and snack all day long, but they are especially hungry when we get in the car. I’m not sure why this is, but it’s a big pain in the bootie. I have… [Continue Reading]

Crockpot Giveaway Plus Slow Cooker Recipe Link Up

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Crockpot Giveaway

Last week I got invited to join in a BIG giveaway for a high tech crockpot that looks SUPER cool. And since I thought that it looked like something that I would def enter (and hopefully win) that I’d share it with y’all too. (As long as you understand I’m going to win!) Ang over… [Continue Reading]

Kids in the Kitchen: Making a Healthy Plate Activity

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Making a Healthy Plate Activity

Teaching kids about food groups and making a healthy plate is a big deal as a parent. You want them to have a positive relationship with food and enjoy foods that are good for them…not always easy when I have one who will only eat hotdogs and chicken nuggets. Making a Healthy Plate Activity I… [Continue Reading]