Celebrate Fall How are you celebrating the first day of fall? We dove head first into the most anticipated drink of the season. Hashtag PSL. The girls tried their first Pumpkin Spice Latte on the way to school yesterday. Of course, we’re still blasting the air-conditioning and sporting flip flops in Austin. But, we had to mark the day with the…
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Banana Vanilla Oatmeal
Littlest is particularly fond of oatmeal. She loves overnight oatmeal and baked oatmeal. Now that she’s in kindergarten she’s eager to show off her measuring and mixing skills. Banana vanilla oatmeal is currently her favorite way to make breakfast for herself. If you have little ones in the house, let them experiment with this easy breakfast recipe. If not, don’t be intimidated…
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The Best Granola
I’ve posted this recipe for homemade granola before, but it’s just so good I had to share it again! We’ve updated our original recipe since going gluten-free and are very grateful for Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Old-Fashioned Oats. With our without gluten, this granola is simply delicious. Don’t just take my word for it – make this granola for…
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Overnight Oatmeal
I don’t know about you, but breakfast isn’t always our most important meal of the day. Trying to feed four, sleepy Littles breakfast at 6:30 am before they rush out the door to school puts a damper on the whole make-breakfast-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day theory. I’ve been thinking a lot about the foods we are eating and how I can do a…
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Cranberry Oat Crumble Bars
I can’t believe I’m going to do this. I’m going to share my coveted Cranberry Oat Crumble Bar recipe. Which is a double whammy because not only is it not my recipe (there I said it), but it comes from a source I’m a tad embarrassed to admit The Cake Mix Doctor. Stop snubbing your noses. I know you are…
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The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Husband blew out his back a couple of weeks ago. Actually it was the morning we took Littlest to have her spinal MRI at Children’s. He ended up missing the procedure and was flat on his own back in excruciating pain. He’s battled chronic back problems for his entire adult life. Sports injuries and a stint as a power lifter…
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