When you’re a parent, you’re automatically incredibly busy. This busy-ness is compounded if you also work, or if you’re a single parent, and, if you also have dogs to take care of. It can all feel very overwhelming at times. This can lead to problems, and sometimes something has to give. Because taking care of […]
Author: Lilly C.
Life Lessons to Teach your Kids
If there’s one thing that all parents have in common, it’s that they want nothing but the best for their child. Raising children is hard work, as you have to play many roles such as parent, friend, nurse, and teacher. It can be difficult to know when to ‘let kids be kids’ and when to […]
A Quick Guide to Balanced Meals for your Family
Balanced meals are one of the most important components of keeping your family healthy. However, with everything many parents are juggling, especially these days, it can be very difficult. This quick guide will help you to figure out how to balance these meals in the easiest most efficient way possible, with the extra perk of […]
Time-Saving Tips For Quick Home Cooking
It’s hard to beat home cooking. It’s a great way to spend quality family time at mealtimes and make sure everyone eats a tasty, hearty meal where you know what’s exactly in your food. It’s also the perfect opportunity for you to flex your cooking skills! But as we all know, life can get in […]
Tips On Staying Healthy Within Your Busy Lifestyle
Okay, so here’s the thing. We should never let busyness take priority over health matters because, as you well know, we do need to take care of ourselves. However… There are still days when we can all be super-busy. There’s the school run for starters, and we might have a day at work ahead of […]
Creamy Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
Serves: 4Ingredients• 1 medium cauliflower• 1 tbsp. cream cheese• 1 tbsp. sour cream• 1 tsp. chicken bouillon• ½ tsp. salt & pepper• 1/4 cup shaved parmesean • 2 ½ tbsp. salted butter• 2 potatoes (russet or yukon gold) Directions Peel potatoes and chop cauliflower and potatoes. Boil veggies until soft. In large bowl, add veggies […]
Tangy Tuna Salad
There are so many ways to make tuna salad and this is an itemmost of us usually have in our pantry. Of all the combinations I’ve made, this is my favorite! The crunch of the roasted almonds coupled with the tang of the pickled red onion is so good! You can eat this on a […]
Quinoa Salad
I love quinoa since it is easy to make like rice but unlike othergrains (it’s actually a seed!), it is a great source of protein and fiber. This gluten free grain also has a low glycemic index which is good for blood sugar control. You can add any veggies you have on hand to this […]
Chicken Sausage Pasta Bake
This one dish meal is so easy to prepare and will impress! Thisrecipe only requires 6 ingredients, two of which (pasta & pasta sauce) are easy pantry items to stock up on. It takes less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish and if you don’t have sausage on hand, you can use […]
Tomato Soup
Are you tired of eating the same canned soup over and over again? This recipe is a way to level up your pantry soup making it more flavorful and healthier. You can use any pantry canned soup you have on hand if you don’t have tomato soup. Serves: 3-4Ingredients:• Store-bought Tomato Soup (20-32 ounces)• 1 […]