Recipes
Strawberry Smash Muffins
These strawberry smash muffins are perfect for on-the-go summer snacking! They’re quick, easy and delish. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 1 2⁄3 cups fresh strawberries 2⁄3 cup sugar 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda...
9 Must Try Summer Items
Summertime – beach days, pool parties and BBQs. Here are nine must-try items for this summer, scouted at your local stores. Go ahead and put them on your list! 1. Good Pop Ice Pops We love this summer treat scouted by local mom, Shelley. These are USDA...
5 Healthy Summer Recipes Even Your Kids Will Eat
Caitlin Olgetree is a registered dietician, fellow Katy mama of two, and co-founder of the healthy lifestyle blog for families, Healthy Bites Houston. She’s likely to be a regular on our blog, as she’s a wealth of knowledge on how to sneak in all the healthy goodness...
SUMMER SALAD: GARBANZOS WITH CREAMY DILL DRESSING
{Ingredients} For the Salad: 1/2 C Wheat Berries *For GF try Quinoa or Brown Rice 2 C Water Big Pinch of Fine Sea Salt 1 1/2 C Cooked Garbanzo (Chickpea) Beans (or 1, 15 oz can, rinsed) 1 1/2 C Red Bell Pepper about 1 large pepper, diced 1 1/2 C Green Bell...
Healthier Sloppy Joes
These Healthy Sloppy Joes have quickly become a fan favorite in my house. You can also modify this recipe in many ways to make it even healthier for your family. I also love that it’s quick, easy and cheap! You will easily have leftovers, or you can double the batch...
3 Easy Memorial Day Desserts
Cutaway Blueberry Pie 5 cups blueberries 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1T lemon juice 1/4 tsp salt DIRECTIONS Make dessert early so your pie cools completely (at least two hours at room temp); that way, when you slice into it, the filling won’t run. Make...
Cinco De Mayo Inspiration and Cocktails
Mamas, are you ready? This year Cinco de Mayo falls on a Saturday, which means the fiesta will be in full swing! We’ve got some fun party inspo as well as an amazing cocktail recipe from Three Lumps of Sugar! What to Drink? Tropical Mint...
3 Warming Soups for Liver Cleanse and Detox by Ana of The Awesome Green
Our liver, the master metabolizer, filters the entire blood volume every three minutes. How about that? All our organs have their special role, but it’s the liver that processes and neutralizes all the chemicals our body is exposed to, from our food, environment, or...
No-Mess Christmas Butter Cookies and Royal Icing with Chef Catherine Rodriguez
Learn simplified pastry techniques for children with local Houston mom and esteemed chef, Chef Catherine Rodriguez! Click here for Recipe: Xmas Butter Cookies with Royal Icing ...
Pumpkin Tea Cake with Chef Catherine Rodriguez
Learn simplified pastry techniques for children with local Houston mom and esteemed chef, Chef Catherine Rodriguez! Pumpkin Tea Cake Loaf Recipe : Click Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJNWmNeTd3g&t=65s
Easy Bake Egg Muffins
We've been baking these amazing muffins packed full of protein and delicious veggies and cannot get enough of them. You can eat them hot or cold, for breakfast, lunch or dinner or as a post-workout snack (my favorite). I love to sprinkle a bit of cheddar cheese over...
How to get Super-human Immunity by Nicole Fennel, Houston Dietitian & Food Sensitivity Specialist
With every sniffle of your kid’s nose and germ-infested door handle you touch this winter, the reality of having to use your PTO time to stay home and play nurse sets in. Ensuring that your immune system is top-notch going into the cooler weather months is a sure-fire...
Delicious and Easy Candy Apples
Welcome Autumn's crisp evenings with the sweet crunch of candy apples. Creating these harvest treats is easier than ever thanks to simple ingredients and microwave instructions. By Megan Bingham Drizzled Chocolate Apples Makes: 4 servings Prep: 30 minutes Microwave:...
Storm Worthy Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
Chicken and Potatoes , Normally I like to cook something light and refreshing during the summer months, but with Harvey brewing, I decided a comforting dish would be soothing for the fam. This one is really easy since I am not the fanciest of chefs.... wait for it,...
Summer Popsicle Recipe: Heatwave approved
Summer Popsicle Recipe , We are officially having a heatwave here in Htown! These refreshing Coconut Water Pineapple Popsicles, recipe courtesy of Boulder Locavore, are made with 4 simple wholesome ingredients and one of my favorites to make for the family - not only...
Strawberry Basil Salad Courtesy of Happy Fit Belly
My mom made awesome lunch boxes back in the day. They were always put together and balanced -not that I knew what a balanced meal was, but looking back there was a strategy to her lunch box gig… Of course, like any busy parent, there were those days she relied on...
Meet a Mom – Meet Nita Singhal, M.D of AFC Urgent Care
Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in Houston? I grew up in India. Houston became my home after relocating here from California in 2003 and have been a West University resident ever since. Child(ren) and Age(s)? My son, Arjun, is 15 years old...
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