Recipes

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies
What's not to love about Chocolate and Cheesecake and Cookies? Put it all together and you get one rocking cookie. We had these over Easter weekend and they did not disappoint. I also used white whole wheat flour to up the healthy quotient.…


Strawberry Fruit Roll-ups
Strawberry Fruit roll-ups, or fruit leather, are probably the kids' favorite snack right now. Both get excited when they see the blender come out. The tricky part is the one year old is so slow eating his, big sister tries to take what…






Dehydrating and Cinnamon Apple Rings
Ever hear about using a dehydrator? I hadn't until about a year ago when I started reading blogs that talked about making dried apple slices in the fall and homemade fruit roll-ups. Before then, it never was on my kitchen wish list.
Luckily,…






Crock Pot Tomato Soup
Ever try to make your own Tomato Soup? After reading the label on my favorite tomato soup, I decided to test out other organic options. Nothing ever hit the mark. I've cooked it before on the stove and never really been happy with…


Homemade Chicken Nuggets Recipe
Skip the drive thru and the frozen food aisle. Here is an easy chicken nugget recipe that is both kid, and husband, friendly. I grew up eating these and I have hardly tweaked the original recipe from the Eater's Choice cookbook. Now…


How to Make Your Own Yogurt
After a few rounds of making my own yogurt, I feel confident enough to share my steps for how to make yogurt in a slow cooker. I've tried to make it in the past using a stove top method with thermometers involved, but never found it that…






Homemade Applesauce
Throughout the fall, I took the kids to Belkin Lookout Farm for loads of apple picking and train rides. Every week I made a big vat of homemade applesauce. So many friends ask how I make it so here is my recipe. It's super simple, healthy,…






Emily's Homemade Granola
We have been making this nutty granola recipe every week for well over a year now. The kids love making it with me and it's fun to tweak it with different dried fruits and nuts throughout the year. Below is our standard recipe but feel feel…