One of the perks to growing up in rural New Jersey, was the quality of local farm stands near our house. Every summer, my mom would take us on weekly trips to stock up on the essentials... everything from tomatoes, to watermelon, cantaloupe and the crème de la crème... fresh Jersey corn. A dozen bi-color, in a big brown paper bag, to be shucked and cleaned on the deck when we got home. Corn has since become one of the staple summer sides in our household. Whether it be grilled, boiled, thrown into a salad, or garnishing a taco, it always has a place at our table. Luckily for me, Tim also has a love for this sweet veggie, so the summer tradition rages on. A few years ago, when my parents were visiting us in Brooklyn, we decided ...
How to Spring Clean Your Diet
Photo by Alison Marras on Unsplash Spring has officially sprung and it's time to reset and start fresh! It's the time of year where you can open the windows, let in some fresh air and get organized! They say the most successful way to tackle spring cleaning is to focus on one area at a time and I find it's the same methodology when cleaning up your diet! To start, focus in on each meal. What are your go-to's for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and any in-betweens? What are you drinking throughout the day? How often do you eat out? What's currently in your pantry or refrigerator? How can you make healthier swaps or eliminate processed foods all together? Eating clean may seem overwhelming, but it's actually really easy once you get in the ...
Simple and Healthy Char-boo-terie Boards for Kids
This post includes Affiliate links to brands and products I believe in and love. I have to say that even before Aveline was born, I couldn't wait to be a 'class mom'. My parents were always volunteering to chaperon trips, bring in goodies and just generally help out and I have so many fond memories of those times. Since Aveline is only 3, we're not quite at the chaperon level, yet - but I still relish in having the opportunity in bring in fun treats for her class parties. For the past two years, when it came time to sign up to bring in goodies for Halloween, I decided to pull together some of Aveline's favorite snacks. I started researching snack boards but a lot of the Halloween specific ones I was finding included cookies, candy, ...
Simple Whole30 Approved Zucchini Beef Enchiladas
January Whole30 is well underway and this time around I felt more prepared and ready than ever! In part, because this is my 4th time participating in this program, but more so because there are so many great Whole30 endorsed products on the market now. I was first introduced to Siete Foods through one of my favorite food bloggers, TheDefinedDish. I love their cassava flour tortillas and their grain-free tortilla chips are unreal. So you could imagine my pure delight when I found their taco seasoning and enchilada sauce in WholeFoods AND they both had the Whole30 stamp of approval! Pre-packaged taco seasoning is one of those foods, that surprisingly has a lot of hidden ingredients. When I did my first Whole30 and started ...
Family Halloween Costume: Winnie the Pooh and Friends
This post includes affiliate links to brands and products that I believe in and love. To read our full disclosure policy, please click here.Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet (sold out), Eeyoremore ideas:Baby Winnie the Pooh, Toddler Winnie the Pooh, Baby Tigger, Toddler Tigger, Piglet (all sizes), Winnie the Pooh (all sizes), Tigger (all sizes), Costumes for Dogs Ah, babe's very first Halloween! I don't know about other moms, but the pressure was real for me to figure out the perfect costume for Aveline. Tim and I had a few different ideas, many of which didn't include us (Halloween 2020 is a bit unusual in these Covid times), but after chatting it through, we knew we wanted to make it a family affair. To give you the full ...
Behind the Name: Aveline Grace
To preface this, naming a kid is hard ya’ll. Between associating names to people from the past, to potential horrible nicknames, to just plain disdain, it’s a miracle any of us have names! Like any rationally minded person, I’ve been collecting baby names since I was probably 20 years old. Anytime, I stumbled upon one I loved I would save it to a notepad list on my phone to ensure it wouldn’t be something I’d forget. Over the years I had collected well over 40+ names, going back every once and awhile and removing ones that had gotten too popular (RIP Harper and Liam :( ). I still had my favorites but when I got pregnant and Tim and I sat down to go through them, the list started to dwindle and quickly. Luckily we did agree on ...
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