• 01mrm,  Gluten Free,  Recipes

    Pumpkin Cinnamon French Toast Sticks

    Three of the best tricks I know for getting young kids to eat healthy are 1) make it finger food, 2) disguise it, and 3) dip it! I’ve combined those tricks into one amazing breakfast that can be made in advance, frozen, and microwaved in less than a minute…

  • 01mrm,  Gluten Free,  Recipes

    Millet grits for breakfast

    One of my favorite breakfast foods right now is millet grits.  I buy the Bob’s Red Mill brand – they are very similar to polenta or corn grits, and can be eaten the same way.  I love mine hot with raw pecans, coconut milk, frozen organic raspberries, and a…

  • 01mrm,  Gardening,  photos

    wildflowers

    The wildflowers we planted last spring are starting to bloom again, and I just can’t take my eyes off of them.  Their colors are so rich and vibrant, a blessing from mother nature for sure.  The boys love to pick them and share them with anyone who drops by…

  • 01mrm,  Uncategorized

    herb garden photos

    I love my herb garden.  I have a little patch out in our front yard that I’m dreaming of turning into a sensory garden for the kids one day.  Right now it is mostly herbs

  • 01mrm,  My Boys,  parenting

    He made cookies

    Question of the Day:  What do you get when you give a four year old free reign of the kitchen and permission to invent his own recipe?? Answer: A delicious smelling, sort of okay but not really good tasting cookie that is decidedly put in the freezer to “save…