Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a classic chocolate chip cookie that will bring back all the wonderful memories of childhood while still being free of dairy and eggs!

Somersaults Sunflower Seed Crunchy Bites

Sometimes, you want something more than chips. Maybe more substantial, maybe something with more flavor, maybe just something different. This is when we turn to Somersaults!

Earth Balance VEGAN Cheddar Squares

A mainstay snack for kids (and let’s face it, for a lot of adults) is cheese crackers. Cheez-Its, Cheese Nips, Better Cheddars… I have always loved them. And working in the nursery at our church has seen me giving lots of cheese crackers to lots of little kids during snack time. For those with a dairy restriction,…

Pumpkin seeds!

‘Tis the season of the pumpkin.  It is ubiquitous this time of year.  Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice cereal, pumpkin pie candles… I’m pretty sure I saw a pumpkin pie car air freshener at the auto parts store yesterday. In our house, pumpkins typically mean pumpkin carving.  We love carving pumpkins.  In years past, Michelle…

Teal Pumpkin Project

It’s October, the time when the minds of little ones (and not-so-little ones) turn to the fun and festivities of Halloween.  Whether Halloween parties at school, trick-or-treating with friends, or doing Trunk-n-Treat/Harvest Festival at a local church, it’s a time of costumes, fun, games, and most importantly… CANDY! I loved Halloween as a kid.  I…

Vegan Soft Pretzels

Soft, chewy, German-y… just the way a pretzel should be! When I was in high school, my best friend and I  both worked at the local mall.  In our free time, we would go hang out at the downtown mall. As an adult, however, I have come to a realization.  I hate malls.  People walk…

Watermelon Pineapple Ice Pops

So simple…. and so delicious! You guys.  Seriously.  These ice pops…… Ok, so it’s summer in the American Midwest.  If you aren’t familiar with Midwest, let me clue you in.  It’s hot.  I mean, HOT.  Now, I know we’ve got nothing on Arizona or New Mexico in the heat department, but they cannot compete with…

Cherry Blueberry Ice Pops

Who knew cherries and blueberries could be so good? We just got back from a family vacation to the western part of Michigan (specifically Grand Haven and Muskegon).  The kids had a blast.  I’ve been to Lake Michigan before, but I had forgotten how beautiful that area is. Two things Michigan is well-known for are…

Mint Melon Ice Pops

Beat the heat of summer with homemade refreshment! “Daddy, can I have a pockidle?” This is something I hear on an almost daily basis. Maybe some day they’ll learn how to properly say the word “popsicle,” but I’ll enjoy the adorable mispronunciation while it lasts! We always have ice pops in our house (and almost never Popsicle…

Eating Isn’t Always Easy

Eating Isn’t Always Easy is a book about a kid with EOE.  It was written by a child psychologist (Dr. Nancy S. Rotter) and a pediatric gastroenterologist (Dr. Qian Yuan). It begins simply.  The first few pages establish the child (named Ben) as a normal kid, one who rides his bike and has a sister. It…