Binkie Bites: Pumpkin Chili

I'm a chili lover! I fall into the pumpkin lovers too! Until one of our recent Mommy get-togethers I had never heard of Pumpkin Chili. The chili the other mom brought to our night was amazing and it inspired me to try one of my own. I don't usually cook with a recipe but I …

Binkie Bites: Halloweentime

Halloween is one of the most fun and creative times of the year. In my Mom Club I host a preschool-style play date every week. We make a craft, and bake or make a snack. Do sensory play, dance, sing, read, etc... This week we had so much fun with marble rolling some spider webs …

Binkie Bites: Bolognese

I feel like there aren't many toddlers that don't like spaghetti. If they don't, they usually still like noodles with butter. Sometimes it's not what you serve a toddler, it's how you serve it. I love to have Cora help make her dinner. It gets her more excited and interested in eating. She is still too …

Binkie Bites: Black Bean Grilled Cheese

Disneyland is a place we frequent often these days. We are annual pass holders, so it's become a favorite way to pass some time. Cora is now at the age where she is curious what we are doing today, and with whom? She will ask the night before, "what are we doing next?". "We go …

Binkie Bites: Steak Dinner

It's not often we get to eat as a whole family with the kiddos bed time so early. I always sit with my toddler and the baby when they eat, but I usually wait to eat my dinner when my husband gets home, after kids are in bed, usually a few hours later. When we eat …

A Spoon Full of Sugar or Honey

Finally! We are all back to healthy, but cold season hit us pretty hard this year. My toddler had three back to back colds, the big cootie. The newborn still has a little congestion from the cold she caught from the snot face over a month ago. My husband caught the stomach bug that was going …

Fancy Eats: Cauliflower Breadsticks

This dinner is imposter veggies! I made the noodles from zucchini and squash. The breadsticks are cauliflower. I added some white beans to the pasta as a meat substitute and filler. The sauce is tomato sauce, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes with some Italian seasoning. To make the Cauliflower Breadsticks you put the cauliflower through …

Toddler Eats: Cheesy Pesto Zucchini

Pesto is a staple in our home. I recently ordered a Veggetti and it has been amazing! I spin the veggies into spaghetti spirals and steam them. Mix in a little pesto and some cottage cheese for this dish and baby girl always asks for seconds. Dinner is served

Fancy Eats: Hot Dogs

My husband wanted to have a BBQ. Hot Dogs were on the menu. I was craving caramelized onions so I thought we should skip the usual condiments and upgrade. The result: Polish dogs with bacon, caramelized onions, & mac n cheese. After one bite I decided to take it a step further with some barbeque …

Toddler Eats: Hummus

My baby girl will eat any vegetable I dice and mix into hummus. Zucchini, Squash, Carrots, Broccoli, Tomato, Cucumber. I like to mix in a little Quinoa for protein too. She is insistent on feeding herself these days and she just shovels it in. BONUS - This a meal I love to eat too!