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Last week I shared Miss H’s rainbow first birthday party! And while I officially planned the party for a couple of months, the idea and planning for the cake was rolling around in my head for much longer. It was something that I wanted to do myself and I wanted to do it well. While [...]

I’m back with some new lunch posts! I am happy to report that we have dramatically changed our lunch habits. We’re eating greens at nearly every lunch, and we’ve cut out processed snacks like chips and cookies (on the other hand, we’re still plowing through the Easter candy at an alarming rate.  But chocolate is [...]

When I set out to make a healthy smash cake – one made with whole grain flour and free of refined sugars – the cake itself wasn’t a problem. I had the perfect banana cake in mind, and it took only a little tweaking to get the recipe where I wanted it. The frosting, on [...]

Mr. Confetti has been traveling for work these days, which means that I have had quite a number of days of what Mrs. Stroller describes perfectly as solo momma time. While I have the emotional and financial support that comes with a relationship, I spend many weekdays flying solo with Little C.  Add the puppy’s [...]

Mr. Tricycle is still out on disability following his ACL surgery, so he’ll occasionally watch daytime TV. The other week he happened to catch Alton Brown on the Food Network and decided to make the Brown Rice Crispy Bars featured on the show (he knows Rice Krispie Treats are one of my favorites – smart [...]

What I eat comes and goes in phases – predictable preferences that align with the seasons. It seems about the time I fall into a food rut, the weather changes and along with it, my cravings. This is the time of year when winter’s braises fade from view and my focus shifts to salad and [...]

We are on the cusp of spring, which means rhubarb is plentiful! Rhubarb is one of my favorites. I have such fond memories of strawberry-rhubarb pie, and spreading rhubarb jam on toast. I wanted to devise a recipe that showcased this vegetable without drowning it in sugar. Here’s what I came up with! It is an [...]