Inspiration For Life

Every family has an Aunt Edna. She’s the one who’s always cranky and never has anything nice to say. She’s the one who always points out those ten pounds you gained at Christmas and lets you know how your sweet potato casserole could have been better. Aunt Edna is the one who is difficult to get [...]

Just tried a new banana muffin recipe from CatCanCook.com and they turned out perfect. I used mostly whole wheat flour, four bananas and a handful of walnuts and the kids loved them. They took them to school for their snack time. The recipe says that they freeze well. I’m looking forward to trying the recipe [...]

I love to watch Food Network on Saturday and Sunday mornings to get new ideas for healthy meals. You can get a lot of great ideas that can be made into healthy meals just as they are and some may need a bit of tweaking. This weekend I was watching Guy’s Big Bite and saw [...]

I’m always looking for ways to get more vegetables into my family’s diet. One quick and easy way is to prepare them stir fried in a bit of olive oil. This is a different way to cook them and the kids just may like it. Try the following recipe or make up your own stir [...]

Here is a great video on making whole grain blueberry chocolate chip waffles and chocolate chip muffins. Kids love waffles and this is a great way to make them without resorting to the frozen waffles in the store with all the preservatives. You can add in blueberries or walnuts and top with maple syrup or honey and you [...]

Eggs are a great item to have for breakfast because they are so versatile. I like to eat boiled eggs, toast and a smoothie for a quick energizing meal. When you want to do a little more with eggs a scramble is great. A scramble allows you to add in any ingredients you like to [...]