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Nutrient Dense Banana Pancakes

August 10, 2021 by Kristin

Oh hey! Starting this out with… It feels really wonderful to be creating content again. Fancy meals are rarely a thing over here, so I’ve struggled to find my place over the past year. But after surviving over a year with the most toddler-y toddler, it’s been brought to my attention that I have some valid content to share (thanks supportive family and friends!). So here goes! And a few recent pics of Ez fun 🙂


I’ll touch briefly on where Ezra is at in his food journey as it’s easy for things to look extra perfect on the ‘gram. Ez is a much stronger personality than Haven was at this age and thrives when he feels in control and is given notice when transitioning from one activity to the next (especially when the current activity is fun and the following activity is… not). The kid is a breakfast monster and loves pancakes, french toast, steel cut oats, yogurt, and fruit. He definitely front loads his calories! Lunch gets a little trickier, but is still fairly easy. We’ve found that the earlier the lunch, the lower the potential for hangry, and the best chance of a pleasant meal. He’s pretty open to whatever we serve, but he def has a strong presence for cucumbers or fry shaped veggies during this time. Or soup… he lives for soup! Dinner has been difficult. Remember that calorie front load blip? Between breakfast, lunch, snack, and nursing on demand, he’s front loaded his calories pretty well. Dinner brings new challenges as activities are winding down and, it’s becoming clearer by the day, that bedtime is near. 


Our solution for this has been low pressure dinner, which falls in line with both the Feeding Littles and Big Little Feelings courses that we love. It is not a big deal for us if Ez doesn’t want to sit at the dining table the minute we sit in the dining table. Often we’ll leave his high chair pulled out and he’ll climb up a few min after we start eating (see where that control thing comes into play?). We apply the “always provide a safe food” rule, especially when serving new foods. And that’s where this pancake recipe comes in. Pancakes are devoured over here 100% of the time (by both kids)! And we will often serve him what we are having as well as some fruit and a green smoothie to drink. Sometimes he works his way through the plate, but sometimes he doesn’t. But since we are low pressure, we don’t sweat the food waste that comes with not forcing foods. The important thing is exposure – providing food and letting Ez decide (“You provide, they decide” per Feeding Littles).


But in addition to exposure to foods, it’s important to me that our safe food feel relatively complete from a nutrient standpoint. I loved the idea of the Feeding Littles pancake recipe, but they were a little flat for my taste and had so much potential. Adding almond flour and hemp hearts really helps fluff up the pancakes as well as add a ton of good fat and protein. And zucchini adds fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-6, among several other nutrients. Serving a more complete safe food ensures that Ezra is fuller longer, getting the nutrients he needs, and feels in control of his meal. They’re not a bad “complete” snack for mama either!


What are some of your toddler’s safe foods?

Are meal times more challenging than you anticipated during these toddler years?

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Filed Under: Breakfast Recipes, lifestyle Tagged With: banana pancakes, dairy free, easy breakfast, gluten free, make ahead breakfast, protein pancakes, toddler breakfast, veggie filled pancakes

Oven Steamed Artichokes

April 4, 2016 by Kristin

Oven Steamed Artichoke with Dipping Sauce

Friends.. You have to be as annoyed with life hacks by now as I am.  I’m not the least bit bothered that I’ve been taking my shirt off the incorrect way my entire life because, well, I’ve been making do.  I refuse to cut my cupcakes in half and stack before eating because frosting on the nose is just a part of eating cupcakes. That’s what the zigzags on bobby pins are for?  Interesting, but.. habit prevails.

Artichokes with Lemon, Garlic, Olive Oil, and Butter

But the FeedFeed artichoke hack?  This is a hack I can get on board with.  I experienced a major grilled artichoke fail a few weeks ago and stumbling upon this oven-steamed tutorial couldn’t have happened at a more perfect time.

Oven Steamed Artichoke in Parchment Paper

The best part of the recipe is that the drippings are reserved as a dipping sauce. And the close second of a best part is utilizing the artichoke stem, which tastes much like the heart.

Click here for the full recipe and video tutorial.

Filed Under: recipes Tagged With: artichoke, dairy free, gluten free, oven steamed

{Grilled} Chicken Salad

October 13, 2015 by Kristin

Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe

For someone who’s spent a lot of years talking about how chicken is oh so boring, I’ve been really into chicken lately.  Specifically pounding it with a meat tenderizer, generously seasoning it {with salt, pepper, and garlic powder}, and throwing it on an extra hot cast iron grill pan.

Cast Iron Grilled Chicken

There’s just something about that sear that amps up the ordinary.  And then I got to thinking..  If I already love ordinary chicken salad, would I love chicken salad made with grilled chicken even more?

What to add to chicken salad

The answer was yes.  Grilling the chicken doesn’t change the flavor of the salad dramatically, but it does add enough smokiness to set it apart from traditional chicken salad.  I also added a lot of stuff to my salad: grapes, nuts, celery, and onions.  And just enough mayo to bind it all together.

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Filed Under: Dairy Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Main Dish Recipes Tagged With: chicken salad, dairy free, gluten free, grilled chicken, recipe

Meyer Lemon Pudding

September 30, 2015 by Kristin

Meyer Lemon Pudding_

Lemon curd is one of my all time favorite eats. The love stemmed from baking lemon meringue pies with my grandmother every Thanksgiving and Christmas from the time I could balance on a step-stool to reach the stove. My little arm would get so tired from stirring the thick and bubbly filling. And I’d always pretend I scraped as much of the filling as I could into the pie shell, but really I’d leave a fair amount in the pan so I could eat the rest with a spoon.

Meyer Lemons

Years later {and thankfully while living alone}, I discovered that lemon meringue pie filling and lemon curd were the same-ish.  I started buying a fancy brand of lemon curd and eating it by the spoonful, similar to peanut butter, for dessert.  But knowing how much butter is in lemon curd, it was a habit that needn’t continue.

Meyer Lemon Pudding 2

This meyer lemon pudding recipe is a hybrid between lemon curd and stirred vanilla pudding.  Tart like curd, creamy like pudding, but without any of the dairy that’s common in both.  Made with coconut milk and coconut oil, this dessert is completely dairy free and completely delicious.

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Filed Under: Dairy Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Sweets Recipes Tagged With: dairy free, gluten free, lemon curd, meyer lemon pudding, pudding

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