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We’ve been using the fresh strawberries from our adventure last week non-stop. So far our favorites have been a yummy oatmeal banana strawberry smoothie (recipe coming soon) and this strawberry chia seed compote. Piper also has been loving a few strawberries blended into her unsweetened applesauce. I love this compote though, because you can use […]

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  If you read Piper’s 21 month update you know we’re still struggling with a very picky eater on our hands. I’ve been trying my best to be patient and think of clever ways to sneak in vegetables to her meals. To be honest dinner time has become pretty dreaded around here  — typically I’m […]

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Last weekend we had so much fun baking these Quinoa Banana Cookies that on Saturday Piper and I baked again together. I think this will need to become a weekly routine in our house! I loved the book Bringing Up Bébé when I was pregnant (in fact I just started re-reading it) and have been […]

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  Yesterday Piper and I spent the afternoon baking healthy Banana Bread Quinoa Cookies and it was the perfect Sunday. Piper loooooves cookies and I wanted to make something healthier to have on hand for her treats. She was really into helping me and gobbling up her handy work. I’ve learned a few things from […]

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I’ve talked at length about Piper’s picky eating habits and the meals she does like to eat but I thought I’d share a few of our favorite cookbooks that I’ve used since I first started making her food. As I mentioned in her 18 month update, right now I’m only serving her what we eat […]

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After starting 2017 sick I’m even more appreciative of our clean eating plan — although I have been under the weather most of the new year my body is thanking me for all the healthy fuels I’m giving it. I’ve been waking up refreshed and going to sleep content and hope to continue this trend […]

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Have you guys heard of fairy bread? It’s been making it’s rounds on the internet for years now but I had forgotten all about it until I had kid, not that it’s only for kids by any means! It’s a sweet treat from Down Under that couldn’t be easier to put together and I thought […]

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When we first started Piper on solids it was rough. I had such high hopes that she’d gobble up all of the French baby food recipes I prepared with all that organic produce I splurged on. Ha! It took her a lonnnnng time to come around to mamas cooking but over time I came up […]

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Piper is a big fan of these muffins and I am too because they couldn’t be easier to make. Blend up the liquid ingredients and pour them into the dry before popping them into the oven and you’re done.  I’ve been making this green muffin recipe every other week for months now and as soon […]

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A few weeks ago I had the fun opportunity to head to NYC and attend Gerber’s media presentation. If you’ve been reading my site for a while you probably know that I try to make most of Piper’s food myself (especially when she was tiny) but there have certainly been times when I feed her […]

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I can’t believe it’s been a year that I’ve been living a restricted, dairy and soy free diet. When Piper was a tiny baby she had so many G.I. issues that were eventually resolved as reflux and an intolerance to dairy and possibly soy. This wasn’t just her frequent & abundant spit ups (that came […]

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A waffle iron was something I forgot to register for when we got married – so until recently I’d never made waffles before! I recently got this Bella Stainless Steel Rotary Waffle Iron  to try out and LOVE it — and the price (under $30!). I know when Piper gets older it will be a fun […]

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