I love lemon. In fact I “love, love, love” lemon (thank you, Daniel Tiger…). Lemon desserts are the perfect spring or summer sweet treat. Sweet and tangy, these desserts have the perfect balance of flavor. I don’t know about you, but I’m not really a fan of super sweet things (I like to feel like my ...
Archives for June 2020
8 Luscious Lemon Desserts
6 Parenting Books That Have Saved Our Sanity
When you're about to become a parent, everyone has advice. We decided early on that we were going to stick to one set of parenting systems and take advice from people we trusted who followed the same systems. While we've only been parents for a short time, we have found a small library of parenting ...
Perfect Roast Chicken
It was a bucket list item last year, learning to roast a chicken. To me, learning to execute a perfect roast chicken meant that I had achieved the next level of adulthood. This recipe is adapted from one by Ina Garten, the queen of the perfect roast chicken. The skin comes out crispy, and the ...
Quick & Easy Fish Tacos
Taco Tuesday at our house usually means fish tacos. We absolutely love these easy fish tacos, and they're so easy to make! We don't have a complicated recipe, just a simple method for a quick, delicious dinner that the whole family loves. Since the fish takes no time to cook, I get all of my ...
5 healthy dinner ideas (that aren’t chicken)
When the weather starts warming up and the produce aisles grow more brilliant with seasonal bounty, I start craving healthier dinner options. This year, it really had nothing to do with knowing that I needed to wear a swimsuit. It felt more like a natural transition. Being the modern mom that I am, ...
Why Diversity in Children’s Literature Matters
The most common questions I am asked as an educator center around getting children to read. How do we teach our children to read? How do we foster a love of reading in our children? What if my child can’t read before kindergarten? All of these questions, maybe with exception of the last, are very ...