I have a hard time with oatmeal. It takes a while to make if you're using rolled or steel-cut oats, the dirty dishes are hard to clean, and I am not a fan of the texture. Oats are a fantastic grain! If you life in a region similar to me (southern Wisconsin), you can probably … Continue reading Baked Oatmeal
Hi y'all! Are you tired of *every*single*smoothie* having banana in it? Bananas are delicious and make smoothies very creamy (in fact, frozen bananas make great ice cream all on their own!). If you love creamy smoothies but you're looking for a little variety in your smoothie repertoire, let me introduce you to the Butternut Smoothie. … Continue reading The Butternut Smoothie
Hungry Siblings Podcast, episode 3! This week we're talking about ways to keep things simple so that the healthy choices in our busy schedules are a lot easier to make. Things like quick grab-and-go snacks as well as cooking big batches of food and healthy meals ahead of time can make a world of difference. … Continue reading Busy and Healthy Part 2: Quick Snacks and Cooking Ahead (Hungry Siblings Podcast ep. 3)
One big problem holds a lot of people back from eating lots of vegetables: They just don't taste good. I know this is debatable and depends on how much the other foods in your diet disrupt your taste-buds, but let's be honest: most vegetables are naturally bitter (although the bitterness is part of what makes … Continue reading Make Your Veggies Taste Good
Madison is an amazing cook. I am a marvelously average cook. What can a marvelously average cook contribute to a food blog? Well, I'm really good at slicing bread and putting stuff on it! Everyone loves toast, right? It's the best thing since... well. Okay, no more *crumb*-y jokes. Here are my top 4 ways to put stuff on … Continue reading 4 Plant-Based Toast Recipes
First and foremost, this is not a post about gluten. I understand that people have serious sensitivities and autoimmune reactions to gluten. This might be a hard post for my GF lovelies to read. (I certainly don’t like reading articles praising cheese, which I have a sensitivity to.) But bear in mind that bread does … Continue reading In Defense of Bread
What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast, Henry? Oatmeal. Why's that? Well, just let me tell you! The last two posts were all about oats, so why not keep the theme going? I eat oatmeal almost every day because it's delicious, nutritious, and extremely versatile. Oatmeal has the benefits of any whole grain dish, … Continue reading Henry’s Oatmeal Formula
Here's an abbreviated list of my reasons for making oat milk. Far less water (than dairy or nut milks) Far less Greenhouse Gases No additives! Less packaging. You can buy oats in bulk and use reusable containers No need for fancy cloth or equipment (which is kinda necessary for making nut milk at home) It's … Continue reading Madison’s Oat Milk Recipe
As a dancer, I burn a lot of calories throughout the day, but I do not always have a lot of time to cook up elaborate meals to meet my caloric needs. It is easy to turn to processed food/sugary junk food when I am hungry and in a rush. I have found that smoothies … Continue reading Tofu Smoothie Recipe
There are so many benefits to jar salads. Off the top of my head... They enable you to cook ahead one of the trickiest things to cook ahead - salad! Take care of all that chopping on the weekend, get the dishes done, and you're good to go for the week to come. When you … Continue reading Cooking Ahead: Jar Salad Rules
