My 3rd son has broken me. Up until him I could get my kids to eat vegetables. My first ate them easily. My second ate them with some negotiating. But my 3rd just HATES them. As he has gotten older we’ve been able to work with him to eat more and more but he still […]
Recipes
Make-Ahead Muffin Mixes
My kids LOVE when I make them “hot” breakfasts. I do not love making hot breakfasts. I’m more of a “sleep until the last possible moment” kind of gal. Well I’ve been trying to better about it this year and have come up with some tricks that help. We often have breakfast for dinner and […]
White Bean Chicken Chili
The other day I was in the mood for something new and easy. I got this recipe from Thrive’s recipe website and tweaked it a little. It turned out great and will be a family staple, especially on nights we are in a hurry and I don’t have time to thaw and cook chicken. I […]
6 Sneaky Ways to Use Powdered Milk
We have tried a lot of powdered milks and the one we’ve found to be the best tasting and the easiest to mix for drinking is Thrive Instant Milk. If you are just doing a simple baking substitution then any regular powdered milk will work just fine. But for drinking and for making buttermilk, sweetened […]
Super Easy Green Smoothie Mixes
Everyone wants to try to eat healthier these days, but it’s not always very convenient. I’ve been trying to eat more green smoothies lately to get in some extra nutrition when I don’t want to take the time to cook a healthy lunch for myself. My problem is that I’m not consistent enough to keep […]
Freezer Taquitos
It’s soccer season, overlapped with hockey camps, topped with rugby season in our house. It was a scheduling accident that we completely overbooked ourselves this season. Rugby used to be a summer sport, but the league moved the season to spring. This was after my husband agreed to coach my son’s soccer team so we […]
Hi there! I’m Jodi. I teach busy moms how to save time and money in the kitchen while making healthy and delicious meals using freeze-dried foods.