new for us friday: kid-friendly beets Kid-friendly beets? I think. Maybe.I’ve searched and searched and believe I’ve found the most kid-friendly beet recipe around.Actually, …Read morenew for us friday: kid-friendly beets
new for us friday: rhubarb pie In my opinion, it’s an old-lady veggie anymore. It’s time rhubarb gets a little more time in the spotlight and a little more love from …Read morenew for us friday: rhubarb pie
april fools’ trick: eggs and bacon Eggs and bacon, anyone? It’s April Fools’ Day, and even though I’m feeling totally under the weather today, I couldn’t …Read moreapril fools’ trick: eggs and bacon
birthday butterflies and hide-and-seek game We celebrated Cora’s big #3 in springtime style this past weekend, with butterflies, her favorite hide-and-seek game ever, and pink and purple …Read morebirthday butterflies and hide-and-seek game
easy, homemade plastic bag ice-cream I’ve wanted to try this little mix of cooking and science for awhile now, so with Friday being a half day for Maddy, I thought it was …Read moreeasy, homemade plastic bag ice-cream
candy heart patterns For the last few days, we’ve been doing a lot of hanging out by the fire (which is what you have to do when you have no …Read morecandy heart patterns
homemade squid dogs: a teachmama FLOP it’s a bird. . . it’s a plane. . . it’s a– Squid Dog. Yep. You got it. A squid dog. This is what happens when I get a …Read morehomemade squid dogs: a teachmama FLOP
dinner in a pumpkin This New for Us Friday isn’t really new–that’s the funny thing. I’ve made Dinner in a Pumpkin for the last two years as our …Read moredinner in a pumpkin
super sweet shape snacks As rainy and dreary as the last few days have been, we needed something fun to do to pass our gray afternoon. So after Maddy got home–and before …Read moresuper sweet shape snacks
new for us friday–going coconutty! Wondering what new something we could try for our next New for Us Friday, I grabbed a coconut while I was at the grocery store this week. I remembered …Read morenew for us friday–going coconutty!
happy fourth flag cake Happy, happy 4th of July!! An American flag cake for July 4th is a tradition in our family. If our crowd that day is large, we do a …Read morehappy fourth flag cake
sneaky way to get kids to eat veggies: frozen peas More frozen what? Peas. That’s right. Peas. The 30-45 minutes before dinnertime can be a total nightmare for me, especially now that …Read moresneaky way to get kids to eat veggies: frozen peas
just fishin’ for colors Today I realized that Cora’s been calling every color “blue” (I’m such a great mother. . .), so I moved into high “color …Read morejust fishin’ for colors
abc tater tots–eat ’em while they’re hot! We discovered this little oh-so-healthy frozen food gem a few weeks ago, and I’d be lying if I said we didn’t have these for dinner once a …Read moreabc tater tots–eat ’em while they’re hot!