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In the Kitchen with Kids: The Best Pretzels You’ll Ever Make
While this isn’t necessarily the healthiest snack, I am always a HUGE fan of finding foods that the kids are excited to get in the kitchen and help make. A few months ago while we were visiting my parents my mom, who is the real chef & the original encourager of getting kids in the kitchen, cooking, tasting, and getting messy, introduced us to this soft pretzel recipe from Once Upon a Chef and it has quickly become a favorite of ours! It has all my favorite things going for it: simple ingredients, easy to follow directions, the kids can help measure and mix the dough, there is a little bit of…
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In the Kitchen with Kids: Healthy Snacks + That’s It Bars
One of the questions I get asked most when it comes to eating healthy with kids is “What do you give them for SNACKS?”. Especially when your kids are toddlers, snacks become a staple in most parents lives, and finding snacks that are easy to pack in your bag and not chalk full of sugars and preservatives….that your kids actually like…is no small fete! As most parents know snacks are serious business…they can buy you 10 extra minutes in the grocery store, pull you out of massive meltdowns in the checkout line, and give you the extra 10 minutes you need to make it home before nap time! So, I…
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In the Kitchen with Kids: Barley Soup + Ironwood Gourmet
A change in the seasons call for a refresh of our weekly menu and the addition of all things that make you feel warm and cozy, inside and out! So while we’ve been busting out the sweaters and heavy blankets we’ve also been adding soups to our weekly dinner mix. I have a few soups that are my go to…Tortilla, Taco, & Coconut Curry…but this year I’m committed to breaking out of my mold and adding a few new favorites. Needless to say, I’ve been on the hunt for new soup recipes that are both healthy & delicious but can be made in 30 minutes or less….because let’s be real #momlife!
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6 Habits To A Better Me
May marked one year since I left Corporate America to pursue Charlie Rowan Designs full time, and in many ways it feels like at the same time I left my desk job I also stepped away from my old life and consciously started to shift into a life that feels truer to my purpose. This year has without a doubt been a year of transformation for me in many ways. I joke with my friends and family that I have really embraced my inner hippy this year. Which to be honest has always been there I had just pushed it way down and piled things like accomplishment, accolades, busyness, and…
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In the Kitchen with Kids: Overnight Oats + OLLY Nutrition
If you’ve been following along it’s no secret that I am one of those moms…the ones who are borderline freakish about the foods their kids eat. I mean, it’s not like I won’t let them eat a cupcake or have a juice box from time to time, but I try to be really conscious of the foods they are eating and try to do my best to control the foods/meals that I can. We do our best to eat wholefoods and watch the amount of preservatives we/they eat but I will openly admit that breakfast has always been a struggle for me. I feel as though there are multiple reasons…
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In the Kitchen With Toddlers: French Fries That Won’t Kill You
What better week to talk about homemade french fries than this??? I mean the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition pretty much just stated that eating french fries pretty much kills you! Or as the Washington Post so gently sums it up: “Exactly 236 people died during the course of the study. After adjusting for a variety of factors — education, race, income, alcohol consumption and exercise, among other things — the researchers concluded that people who eat french fries more than twice a week are doomed. Doomed!” (article found here)
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In the Kitchen with Toddlers & Hello Fresh
Over the past few months Hello Fresh started popping up in the feeds and posts of many of my favorite bloggers and Instagram mama’s who were all raving about the simplicity of the meals that were not only quick but also healthy! So obviously I was intrigued….I mean…quick, healthy, and delivered to your door….sign me up!! So when HelloFresh reached out to partner I jumped at the chance! Let’s be real what busy mama couldn’t use someone else to do the meal planning, shopping, and delivery right to their door….and did I mention that start to finish the meals take 30 minutes!! I mean, what dreams are made of, am I right?!!
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The Granola Bar Recipe You Didn’t Even Know You Wanted: It’s A Good One
So if you’ve been following along on Instagram, specifically Instagram Stories you know last week I put out an SOS for all of your healthy snack recommendations after I officially boycotting unsliced apples in the car as Jett literally eats the entire thing minus about a one inch section with the stem. Seeds and all, who does that?!?! Although I know the cyanide levels are so small in the seeds that the risk of them harming you is pretty much nonexistent, I’m sure it’s still not great for you, so for now it’s sliced apples or no apples!
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In the Kitchen with Toddlers: Our Favorite Fail-safe Bread
Our house is currently under attack from the worst colds, I mean soooo much snot!! Didn’t even know those tiny noses could hold that much! But I’ve been wanting to get this recipe on the blog as it is without a doubt our most used, so easy, and essentially foolproof!
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Nana’s Favorite Banana Muffins {Plus Recipe}
January weather in Salt Lake is arguably the WORST!! Not only is it cold and snowy but we get the nastiest inversion making our air quality comparable to China….it’s gross and so gloomy! With that said, I’m always on the hunt for indoor entertainment for the kids as I’m not really keen to have them outside in the city when the air is so bad. Cooking and baking has become one of our go-to activities thanks to our Nana who not only loves to cook, but makes it a point to include anyone and everyone in the process. Pretty much if you’re in the kitchen, you’re helping whether you want to or…