• Recipes

    Making Memories in the kitchen with Junk-Free Ingredients!

    Once a week, I try to bake something in the kitchen with my kids. This is something that I’ve done since they were little and they absolutely love it. Derrek always loves any excuse to make brownies or cookies and we have made this into a family event! It is messier than if you were doing it by yourself, but it’s the memories that are really important to not that the kitchen is spotless. My children love to help out in the kitchen, and I think that baking your own sweet treat is a wonderful way to build their confidence and also to let them be involved in the making…

  • Health,  Kids,  Recipes

    S’Mores Cupcakes via Food Stirs Baking Kits

    This post is in partner with Food Stirs. I received these products in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own, please read my disclaimer page for more information. Believe it or not but I am not the worlds best baker. That’s why you rarely see sweet treats on my page. Even though I love sweets, I can never seem to make the “perfect” batch of anything. This has detoured me from baking a lot at home, until I found Food Stirs! Food Stirs is a company that makes organic and non-gmo baking mixes and kits. I found out about Food Stirs a few months ago and have…

  • Kids,  Recipes

    Organic Strawberry Lemonade Shortcake Treats Thanks to Foodstirs

    I was given these items in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Please check out my disclaimer page for more information. Life with kids is always interesting and I have found that filling our time with fun experiences cuts down on the fighting and frustration between the older two. This summer, we have had many play dates, trips, pool days, movie nights, beach vacations and many days baking sweets for a special treat. I have never been a big baker. Having to measure all the ingredients perfectly and really follow directions isn’t my thing and has resulted in numerous botched attempts at baking. Enter Foodstirs to…