THE MOST FUN SUMMER SNACK THERE EVER WAS... Sandy Beach Fruit Kebabs! First, make a shallow "ocean" with blue jello on a shallow platter. Second, put graham crackers into the blender or food processor to make "sand." Then, make the fruit kebabs. Once the jello has set, sprinkle the sand on top to create the "oceanfront." Finally, roll the kebabs in the "sand" to … [Read more...]
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
These Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are the best way to eat your veggies... but also have a treat! Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are the breakfast you need in your life right now! Double chocolate. Double delicious. Does it get any better when you get chocolate and some veggies in the form of a cute little fluffy muffin?! They are kid-friendly too, because … [Read more...]
7 Easy Snacks for Family Movie Night
You need these delicious and easy snacks for your next family movie night! Family movie night isn't even truly a movie night without the most important part... SNACKS! And if you're like us, it's been one family movie night after another right now. (We have loved introducing our boys to classics like the Back to the Future series!) There's no reason to … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Recipe
Your favorite flavors of fall blended with steel cut oats, cooked to perfection in this Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe! Around our house, we made a.l.o.t. of oatmeal in the Instant Pot. It's our preferred "breakfast" cooked in the Instant Pot, except it's not usually eaten for breakfast. It's usually the "2nd dinner" option for the boys. You see, I can start the Instant Pot … [Read more...]
30+ Soft or Crunchy Lunchbox Ideas for Your Sensory or Anxious Child
If you have an anxious child or a "sensory kid" and are struggling with lunchbox ideas, you have landed in the right place. My name is Erin Chase and I am a mom of four boys. Two of them are "sensory kids" and one is an anxious kid. They are different and similar in so many ones, but one of them landed himself in feeding therapy as a young toddler. I learned so … [Read more...]
The Fruit Flag Dessert – July 4th, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day!
If you're looking for a patriotic and uber healthy dessert, look no further! For Memorial Day, we headed to my dad's house for a backyard BBQ. Before I had both feet in the door, I'd been recruited to help with the fruit flag. It's not terribly time intensive, and with 2 of us working on it, I was surprised at how quickly it came together. And I learned quite a few tricks … [Read more...]
Watermelon-Mint Popsicles
Homemade popsicles just got a little easier to make! No freezing, no mixing, no blending, no waiting. Well, maybe a little waiting...but not much! There isn't anything more refreshing in the summer than popsicles, especially homemade ones with fresh fruit. This busy mom is short on time and these watermelon-mint pops are a great way to enjoy homemade popsicles in a … [Read more...]
Pico Guacamole
I think I can say with 99% confidence that I have some kind of avocado every day. Sometimes it's on a salad, sometimes I just add some lemon juice and scoop it right out of the skin, and sometimes I inhale an entire bowl of guacamole! (For real.) I don't know what it is about avocados, but we get along really well! ;) Recently, I made up a simple homemade guacamole … [Read more...]
Make Ahead Smoothie Packs
One. Step. Ahead. That's my mantra when it comes my family's "hunger management." When feeding 4 boys and a husband on a daily basis, you have to be prepared - with fast, simple, delicious and nutritious "grab and go" options for all meals of the day. (If you haven't heard, I'm a freezer meals queen too - so much so that we built this to make freezer meals as easy as … [Read more...]
31 Days of 5-Ingredient Meals
REPOST: This is a repost onto the blog of the super popular 31 Days of 5-Ingredient Meals series. I've been giddy excited to share these recipes in this month's series with you because..... I'm busy. I need quick and simple meals. I need easy to make meals. I need meals without a ton of crazy ingredients. I need new ideas. I'm stuck in a dinner … [Read more...]