Category: snacks

This is my foolproof recipe for a delicious Christmas Morning Breakfast Strata, which is essentially a savory bread pudding. It’s perfect for a family get together because I find that everyone loves it no matter what their age! Pin OK. It’s Christmas morning. Everyone else in the house is relaxing. However, YOU’RE exhausted, YOU feel like …

Pin I’m like a kid in a candy store this time of year at the farmer’s market. Last weekend it was in the high 50’s (that’s cold for LA) when I got to the market at 8 am, and it finally felt like fall had arrived. Just looking around at the produce you could see …

This Peach Crumble is one of my favorite recipes to make when peaches are at their peak! It’s crispy and gooey and absolutely delicious! Pin I still can’t believe that we’ll have fresh peaches at the farmer’s market until early November. Its kind of crazy, but I cherish every minute of their presence. Since we …

Pin I’ve been eating okra since I was a wee one. When you grow up in the south, it’s an every day vegetable that people eat. Now that I live in California, it’s funny to see peoples faces when you say, “want some okra?” A lot of my friends haven’t even tried it before. Maybe …

Naturally sweetened, bright red Strawberry Popsicles are sure to make your family’s eyes light right up!  Pin I scream, you scream, we all scream for…popsicles! OK, fine, I know 
that’s not how the song goes, but I promise you’ll have some seriously happy little ones after serving this treat (The picture of Kenya, above, gleefully holding …

For this Wednesday I’m throwing it back to The Elvis Panini hoping your days are filled with as much fun, food and kids as mine are these days! Pin When I gave birth to Chloe and the baby my midwife asked me what meal I would like to eat to celebrate and nourish my body. …

Pin Kenya has had an unusual transition from purees to solids. Sometimes he only wants solids to feed himself and other times he only wants purees for me to feed him. This recipe is for one of the first solid foods I fed him and he loved it. It was especially fun for him to …

Pin When I was trying to find a teething biscuit for Kenya, I was shocked at how many recipes contained 1-2 cups of sugar. Do you really want your infant to be jazzed up on tons of sugar. I played around with a bunch of nutritious ingredients and came up with this soft and wholesome …