Were there egg shells in this egg salad? You bet there was! That’s what happens when toddlers make the entire thing. But, the recipe was really good and it was fun that the kids got to make our lunch today. They ate the entire thing, so…
Easy Squeezy Marmalade Muffins
This lovely Marmalade Muffin recipe comes from Pioneer Woman. I came across her recipes when I was first married and quickly became a huge fan. For Valentine’s Day as a just-starting-out married couple, my husband bought me her newly-released cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Recipes from an Accidental…
Mini Muffin Pancakes
This recipe was such a fun creative outlet for my toddlers. Was the final product incredibly delicious? To me, it really wasn’t, but the kids ate a ton of them and were proud of what they did. 🙂 They would be delicious with just raspberries, blueberries,…
Homemade Crispy Chicken Nuggets, with Sweet ‘N Sour Sauce
I don’t know about your toddlers, but mine LOVE chicken nuggets. Especially dunking them in sweet and sour sauce from McDonalds – my husband taught my son very young to enjoy them! PICKY EATER? Since he loves chicken nuggets so much sometimes it’s hard to get…
Helen Lester and Her Quirky Penguin Friend
Tacky the Penguin. How my kids love this quirky little penguin who marches to the beat of his own drum and finds that being different is an amazing thing to be. They love these books and so do I. I love the message that Tacky teaches: it’s…
Bananas for Muffins
I love muffins, but I am not a huge fan of bananas. These are the only banana muffins I have ever made that I really love, and since I always have a few extra bananas that are starting to go brown, this is the perfect excuse…
Tips for Quick + Cute Toddler Hairstyles from Tessi Wood
So excited to have Tessi Wood as our first guest post. We met while our husbands were in grad school together. We had just had our first babies and we were at the same point in life. Trying to figure out how to be a first-time…
Leftover Rice Pudding
WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER RICE? I always have leftover rice from dinner and I’m never sure what to do with it. But I love rice pudding. It’s a comfort food. One day I had a small amount of leftover white rice in the fridge, and…
12+ Satisfying Baked Potato Toppings
You worked hard today. You deserve to rest. But it’s dinner time. Here are 12 baked potato toppings to turn your easiest side into a filling dinner. Toss some potatoes in the oven (hold the foil) and look over this list. Don’t have an hour plus to…
Mercer Meyer, Monsters and More
You may remember these books from your childhood since Mercer Meyer began writing and illustrating his books in 1966 and has 300 published titles. Well guess what, toddlers still love them! I have read these books over and over again and both Jack and Nora adore…
Cheddar, Bacon and Spinach Quiche
I make this quiche for my family for dinner at least twice a month. I have played around a lot with the ingredients such as how many eggs, how much milk (or using cream instead) until I was really happy with this combination. My toddlers absolutely…
Press In the Pan Pie Crust
This is the easiest recipe for pie crust I have tried to date. There’s no rolling required, the ingredients are simple and I always have them on hand, and there’s really no way to mess it up… when I do rolled pie crust it seems to…
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells
Growing up I was not a huge fan of pasta. Spaghetti was a common meal in my house and I quickly began to dislike it. It wasn’t till I got a little older that I realized it wasn’t the spaghetti I disliked but it was tomato…
Delicious Disney Dole Whip
I am a huge fan of recipes that take less than five ingredients, so this recipe fit neatly into my “perfect recipe for kids” category. I was a little skeptical that the consistency would turn out less like ice-cream and more like a smoothie, but I was…
Easy French Bread
Mister four’s quote from this cooking experience was “Mom, this is the messiest!” said with a huge amount of joy and wonder. Truly don’t toddlers love playing with dough? Here is the perfect opportunity to get your toddler helping making something the whole family will enjoy.…
Brazilian Cheese Bread
I was introduced to these by my husband who spent 2 years in Brazil for a church mission. We first saw them in the frozen section at Whole Foods. We love looking at their frozen treat section we figure if Whole Foods sells it it can’t…
Dreamy Orange Creamies
These orange creamsicles were delicious. My husband came home and ate three and then asked if we could make more… which, of course, we did. They were smooth and creamy and tasted like an Orange Julius on a stick. The great part about it is they…
Veggie and Hummus Pitas
I love to expose my kids to vegetables even when they don’t chose to eat them often. This was a great experience for little miss 2 to make! I love that she chose to spread the hummus on the outside of the pita and pile on…
Mini Chocolate Croissants
I am delighted with these little puffed beauties! Not only do they taste delicious and gourmet, but the ingredient list is so simple – and the cooking process is also a breeze. Using puffed pastry takes all the work out of creating this chocolate croissant. Little…
Toddlers in the Garden: Planting time, again!
We were told that some plants need to be planted earlier and some later, so we planted lettuce and peas first, in the earlier spring and we planted everything else about a month later. The picture below clearly describes my two-year-olds interest in gardening this round.…